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    Dear people that use PS3 controllers:

    Motion in joy worked fine for me until my internet went down, offline mode simply brought up a broken webpage and i had no way to go online to fix it. Couldn't get the controller to connect through bluetooth, it did work while connected through usb but like others have said no analogue.
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    720p vs 1080i

    I have a TV that has the same resolution as yours, but also accepts and downscales 1080p. In the playstation XMB the text is a bit blurred in 1080p, while 720p looks a lot better. I have not tried 1080i. I assumed 720p was always better for HD Ready (1366*768) TV's because there was less work...
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    Laptop screen issues - backlight or graphics card?

    Thanks for the helpful advice guys. He has decided to simply continue using it as a desktop.
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    Laptop screen issues - backlight or graphics card?

    This is not my laptop, but a friends. A while back his backlight stopped working. It would turn on for a second or two when the screen was opened then turn off. The monitor would still be trying to display the desktop just without the backlight, and his external port still worked fine. Same...
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    Laptop in Standby mode: is it bad?

    My laptop turns itself on after a while if placed on standby. I usually hibernate instead if I'm only turning it off for a short while. Memory is saved and resumed to the harddrive so it takes up some room and is a bit slower at turning on and off. I occasionally do a full reboot to clear out...
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    The BSOD - New System unstable (Prime95 Error)

    hmmm, IRQL errors are normally RAM. Try running just test 5 in memtest, it seems to pick up errors a lot quicker than cycling through all the tests for me. I think the key combination to get it is c - 1 - 3 - 5 - enter - 0 or something like that. But the fact that prime95 fails when you run it...
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    I have a novie that was ripped in .mp4 and the sound is 350ms out of sync

    If your looking for a temp fix, ffdshow has an option to change delay on audio while your playing the file back.
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    Either BitComet or uTorrent is so full of spyware, malware, etc...

    http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php http://www.safer-networking.org/en/spybotsd/index.html try running these two.
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    TF2 running with extreme video lag - can't even navigate the menus.

    I think tf2 is a more updated version, though yes it is essentially same software. Try defrag tf2 files, probably not the problem but can't hurt (either through normal defrag or steam can do it if you right click on game > Properties> local files > defrag cache files). Verify integrity of game...
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    How much of your income do you spend on rent?

    30%. However a lot of my income is student loan which will need to be paid back at some point in time :(
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    AHPI in Bios means BSOD - help! Gigabyte

    Have you tried this? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/922976
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    IRQL NOT LESS OR EQUAL BSOD... Help!

    iirc that BSOD usually points to bad memory (on windows XP it did anyway, been out of the loop for a bit)
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    Sudden drop in hard drive performance

    Might be that your hard drive is in pio mode. Has an automated script thing but its really not that hard to do yourself http://winhlp.com/node/10 Microsoft article on it. http://support.microsoft.com/kb/817472
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    Changing Partition Size in XP **FIXED**

    You could try running check disk and seeing if it fixes anything. (right click on drive, properties, tools)
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    Post the best prank calls here

    http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/tags/mr-bergis/ http://www.break.com/index/hot...t-desk-prank-call.html
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    Windows XP acting sluggish on older computer

    Try making sure that the hard drives are in ultra DMA mode. Check Your IDE Port Mode First check what mode your secondary IDE port is currently working in. Go to Device Manager: right-click on My Computer, select Properties, click on the Hardware tag, click on the Device Manager button...
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    CPU-z accuracy?

    Maybe its just to early for me since I found your post hard to read. Just ignore me if i seem to be talking rubbish. Anyway i am assuming that cpu-z showed you with a lower multiplier? This happens because the multiplier is lowered at low cpu usage to decrease power consumption. At higher cpu...
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    Can't get to 3.0 ghz on Q6600 (Striker Extreme)

    What motherboard do you have? What's the highest cpu voltage you have tried? What cpu temperatures are you getting?
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    Confused about nVidea MB driver selection & lack of audio driver

    found this http://www.foxconnchannel.com/...l.aspx?ID=en-gb0000611 what you were looking for?
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    Has anyone here played F.E.A.R. Perseus Mandate?

    Well, i have only played the demo but it didn't really impress me much. Critic reviews havn't been favourable either. http://www.metacritic.com/game.../pc/fearperseusmandate
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    installing ubuntu

    By hang do you mean when you try to boot from the cd you just get a black screen (without getting to the live desktop?) If so try going to the edit boot options and remove "quiet" and "splash". This is what i had to do to get it to load on my desktop machine but it was still quite buggy, the...
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    P35C-DS3R Stuck at 267 fsb

    After updating bios you did do the "reset to optimal settings" thing in the main menu (i think the button is f7). Not sure whether it makes a big difference, but gigabyte reccomend doing it after a BIOS flash. Does your computer instantly reboot? The motherboard will reset itself to default...
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    £1000 Gaming computer

    Mobo + Memory + CPU £300 (£315 if bought individually) Hard drive £60 DVD drive £18 Case £23 Grafics card £235 CPU cooler £28 Monitor £217 PSU £62 Keyboard £7 Mouse £5 Postage £20 = £975 But i also bought a USB stick, some CD-R i needed and some mice so with that included was...
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    £1000 Gaming computer

    Yeah, their special deals can be confusing, the £300 price was because it was a bundle and included a motherboard and memory. Anyway, got my stuff today. Most of it was from scan except for the monitor and PSU. I ended up getting some cheapo zalman CPU cooler for £25 because i wasn't willing to...
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    £1000 Gaming computer

    I'm building a gaming computer in the UK with a roughly ~£1000 budget. Will be reusing an audigy 4, headphones, possibly some case fans and a spare windows XP disc from an old computer. Have tried overclocking before but not had much luck, so i'm unsure if i want to spend a lot more on better...