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    Monitor won't stay on

    I have a Samsung 957MB CRT monitor. The other day after pushing the on-off button, the monitor refused to stay on. If I hold the button in, it will come up fine but as soon as I let go, it goes black and the LED flashes rapidly. The service manual says a rapidly flashing LED and no picture...
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    Help selecting case and PSU

    Hi, I'm looking for a little help building a new system - specifically for the case and PSU. I am not a hardcore gamer but do enjoy combat simulation games. Most of my usage will be with my current monitor which offers up to 1600 x 1200 @ 75Hz. However, I will be purchasing a large 1080p HD TV...
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    Need guidance selecting motherboard

    Hi, I am yet another humbly in search of guidance on motherboard selection. I am not a hardcore gamer but do enjoy combat simulation games. Most of my usage will be with my current monitor which offers up to 1600 x 1200 @ 75Hz. However, I will be purchasing a large 1080p HD TV (58" or larger)...
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    What happened to iWill

    Not more than 6 months ago I updated my iWill BIOS kk266r+ bios and now the iWill site is gone. Anyone know what happened?
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    Building new system

    Hi all, I'm getting ready to build a new machine but will use Win XP Pro rather than Vista for now. I'll be getting a NVidia 680i motherboard. So a few questions: 1. Are the new DirectX 10 cards backward compatible with DX 9? 2. If a card it touted as "built for Windows Vista" does...
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    DVD-ROM problem

    My Lite-On LTD163 DVD-ROM is giving me trouble. It does not want to consistenly spin up. I tried running a cleaning disk through it and at first that seemed to fix the issue but after a few days, it stopped spinning up again. Blowing into the open housing worked briefly, too, as well as laying...
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    ATA 100 vs ATA 133

    I have two Maxtor drives, one is an ATA133 and the other is ATA100. To get the ATA133 speeds I have to use Maxtor's UltaIDE 133 PCI card. My motherboard supports ATA100. So, my question is this: Is it worth giving up a PCI slot for the ATA133 capability or will I likely get all the...
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    Mixing ATA drives on the same IDE channel

    I have a Maxtor ATA 133 card and two 80GB DiamondMax Maxtor drives, one is ATA 133 and one is ATA 100. If I run them on the same IDE channel off my 133 card, will the channel still run at 133 for the faster disk or will it throttle down to 100 for both disks? Assume the 133 capable disk is the...
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    Samsung 957mb or Viewsonic P95F+

    Well after trying the Viewsonic vp171b, I've decided to return it for a 19" CRT. The vp171b was really sharp and did fine with games but I didn't realize that I would end up with more pixilation in images that were less than top quality. Sooo, the Samsung 957mb and Viewsonic P95F+ interest...
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    Videos and photos pixelated with vp171b

    Just got my vp171b. Generally, very nice. I have a couple of questions, though. Playing video files, especially lower grade ones, the images appear more pixelated than on my CRT monitor. Has anyone else noted a similar problem? If yes, for those who could, did switching to a DVI cable make a...
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    Help! System Stopped Powering up.

    We went to turn on my wife's system yesterday and nothing happened when we pressed the power on button. No lights, no fans, drives don't spin, nothing. It was running fine two days early but my wife says she had some trouble turning on at that time which she never thought to bring to my...
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    HP A4032A Monitor Win98 Drivers?

    Anyone know where I can get Win9X drivers for an HP A4032A monitor? It is actually a Sony based workstation display and HP does not list any Win drivers for it nor can I find the Sony equivalent. Thanks in advance. :confused:
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    Komodo K98A 19" Flat Screen monitor

    Anyone out there familiar with the Komodo K98A 19" Flat Screen monitor or other Komodo monitors? Any good? KrexDirect has them on-sale through midnight tonight for $219 plus $27 shipping (that's Illinois to Massachusetts). http://www.krex.com/cart/index.ptml?item=MON-19K98A
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    Komodo K98A 19" Monitor?

    Anyone out there familiar with the Komodo K98A 19" Flat Screen monitor or other Komodo monitors? Any good? KrexDirect has them on-sale through midnight tonight for $219 plus $27 shipping (that's Illinois to Massachusetts). http://www.krex.com/cart/index.ptml?item=MON-19K98A