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    Asus M2N4-SLI Does not boot!!

    I have the asus m2n4-sli with dual corsair ddr2 ram and a sapphire x1550 ddr2 pci-e video card. I've had this setup for almost a year, and it worked fine. Then, the other day, it decided to stop booting and just beep. When i press the power button, nothing comes up on the screen, and i get 1...
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    Cool/functional micro shelf home audio system

    I am in the market for a new micro shelf home audio system. I don't want anything super fancy because this is just for my bedroom. But i do want it to look cool. I've searched all over the internet, but was not able to find exactly what I was looking for. I'm sick of the regular stereo...
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    Booting from SATA hd on Asus M2N4 SLI

    I have 1 IDE drive and 1 SATA drive on the mobo. When i disconnect the IDE drive, and set the bios to boot from my SATA drive and reboot, it gives me an error "insert system disk". when i connect the IDE drives, and then go into the bios to set it to boot from the SATA again, as soon as i...
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    Asus M2N4-SLI SATA HD boot

    Hello world, I have an M2N4 SLI. I have 2 IDE drives and 1 SATA. I set the boot order in the BIOS to boot from my SATA drive by default, but every time i boot up the computer, it boots from the IDE drive. When i go into back into the bios, the default in there is set to boot from the IDE...
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    XBOX won't boot

    Hello world, I have an original xbox that i modded. I installed evox slayer on it, and it worked fine. Recently, i went to turn on my xbox, and the light around the power button flashes different colors and then the xbox just reboots itself continually. I've tried booting of the slayer...
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    Radar Detectors

    Recently, after getting a speeding ticket, I decided to get a radar detector. I've been doing some research online and trying to find reviews, and it seems that the two leading contenders are the Escort Passport 8500 X50 or the Valentine V1. They both have pretty much the same specs (according...
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    Radar Detectors

    Recently, after getting a speeding ticket, I decided to get a radar detector. I've been doing some research online and trying to find reviews, and it seems that the two leading contenders are the Escort Passport 8500 X50 or the Valentine V1. They both have pretty much the same specs (according...
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    New LCD Monitor

    Hey guys, I'm looking into getting a new LCD monitor. I want to spend around $200, want it to have DVI, and of course want it to be good quality. I've been researching monitors on the Egg for the past couple of days, and have narrowed down my choices down to only 4 monitors. I wanted to...
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    Hauppauge PVR-150 sound

    I currenty have an old ATI AIW card, i think it's a 7000 or 7200. i tried installing the drivers and software for it in vista 64 bit, but it didn't work. i also heard that the ati card doesn't work in linux. and i wasn't happy with the ati software. so anyways, i've heard good things about...
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    AMD X2 Brisbane 4000+ 2.1GHz overclocking

    Do you guys think it'd be ok if i overclock the 2.1GHz to 2.5GHz just through the mobo (Asus m2n4-sli), without using any special heatsinks or fans or anything? Or how about the Brisbane 1.9GHz overclocked to 2.1GHz or 2.2GHz, again without anything special? I'm not planning on upgrading...
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    AMD 3600 vs 4000

    On The Egg, they have the Brisbane 2600 1.9GHz for 69 and the 4000 2.1GHz for 99.99. That's a pretty big price jump for what i think is a pretty small cpu power gain. What do you guys think? I'm probably gonna use this on an Asus M2N4-SLI board. I don't think i'll be overclocking this...
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    RAM on mobo

    If the spec for a mobo says it supports DDR2 800 memory, does that mean it's backwards compatible with all the DDR2 ram slower then that (ex. 667, etc)?
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    Hyper Thread and Hyper Transport

    I've read about hyper threading and hyper transport. Does AMD support Hyper Threading, or do they just have Hyper Transport? I don't think i've seen any AMD chip that mentioned Hyper Threading. Also, if an AMD chip supports Hyper Transport of 2000MHz, doesn't that mean that's the FSB...
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    Intel Pentium D vs. Intel Core2Duo vs AMD 4800+ Brisbane

    I was just looking at the Intel processors, and I noticed that a Pentium D 935 Presler 3.2GHz sells for $90. I compared the specs for that with a Intel Core2Duo E4400 Allendale 2.0GHz ($139), and while the D has slightly less L1 cache, it has way more L2 cache. Besides that and of course the...
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    XBOX Evolution Dashboard

    Hello world, I have an original model of the XBOX (not the 360...i'm old skool). I've been trying forever to get EVO on it, but the xbox won't read any of my media. i tried 3 different cd-rws and a dvd-r. I have downloaded the dashboard installation files and all, but xbox just won't read...
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    Radar Detectors

    Hello good people of Anandtech, I'm finally thinking of getting a radar detector since I've recently started driving a lot for work. I've read some reviews and buying guides that i've randomly found through google, but nothing beats personal experiences. Anybody can suggest any other...
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    digital camera and GPS navigation system

    greetings, i need a digital camera. it is for myself. not for my (or anyone else's) mom or grandma. i was actually looking at either sony cybecshot t9for 345 (+20 for 128mb flash) or the canon powershot elpd sd500for 315 +20 for 256mb flash. i'm not gonna be a professional photographer, but...
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    Booting off a USB Floppy

    I need to low level format my WD hard drive. I downloaded their tool and made a diskette from it. I then changed the settings in the bios for it to boot from a USB Floppy. But it doesn't actually boot off the floppy. The boot order is : 1. usb floppy 2. disabled 3. disabled When i reboot...
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    Boot into USB Floppy

    I need to low level format my WD hard drive. I downloaded their tool and made a diskette from it. I then changed the settings in the bios for it to boot from a USB Floppy. But it doesn't actually boot off the floppy. The boot order is : 1. usb floppy 2. disabled 3. disabled When i reboot...
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    Ubuntu VS. Gentoo

    Hello, Like many others, I've tried linux before (the usual suspects...suse, red hat, mandrake) but have always gone back to windows. In the past 8 months, windows has failed me twice causing me to lose major amounts of unbacked-up data. Thus i decided that while i have a 2 week break, i...
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    Sony Vaio laptops

    I currently have an HP laptop and it's pretty good. I've had it for 3 years now and ...besides for the fact that it gets so hot you can't put it on your lap for fear of becoming sterile and that i already had to replace the battery... i like it and have no complaints. So i'm thinking of giving...
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    Dell 2001FP pissing me off!

    I have a Dell 2001FP monitor with an ATI AIW card, using DVI. The problem is...if i turn off the monitor, i can not wake it up afterwards. No matter how much i press the keyboard or move the mouse, nothing happens. When i try pressing the menu button on the monitor, it says "Monitor is in...
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    Where can i get DDR??

    I've been searching all bit torrent sites that i could possibly find. I need to get topspin and DDR and maybe some other good games, but these 2 are the only ones i care about for now, but can't find it anywhere. Anybody know a good bit torrent site where i can find these games? Please...
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    HP Pavillion ZT1000

    I have the above HP. I used to have linux installed on my comp also, and then i just deleted the linux partition and it messed up my mbe. So i tried to restore it from the win xp setup disk. That didn't work. So i got into windows safe mode and ran the windows restore, which surprisingly...
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    HP Pavillion ZT1000

    I have the above HP. I used to have linux installed on my comp also, and then i just deleted the linux partition and it messed up my mbe. So i tried to restore it from the win xp setup disk. That didn't work. So i got into windows safe mode and ran the windows restore, which surprisingly...
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    Tennis Rox0rs

    Does anybody know where i can find a good forum to talk to people about tennis? Something good like AT? I really want to buy a stringing machine, but don't know what to get. I also tried looking for sites where people have posted reviews of string machines, but have not been able to find...
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    Verizon, Cingular and Cell Phones

    Dear fellow forum readers, I currently have cingular, and yes, it does suck. I'm thinking of switching to verizon this weekend, possibly a family plan. I looked up their phones on their websites, and they all look pretty crappy. I have the motorolla v60g right now, but i cant use it with...
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    Seagate 160GB hd for $49.99!!

    Seagate 160gb It's 99.99 regular, but 49.99 after rebate. No tax, but my shipping came out to 7 bucks. Still pretty good. That's about .36/gig with ship and after rebate.
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    Seinfeld DVD seasons 1-3 $40 seperate or $57 for gift set at Coconuts

    Linky It's 32.99 for season 1&2 -10% off and FREE shipping for first time orders - $10 rebate = $19.69!! (+tax) Same thing for season 3. They have a Seinfeld Re-Gift Set, whatever that means but it looks like it's the gift set. That's 79.99 - 10% off and free shipping -$15 rebate =...
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    Plextor 712A and media

    Well, after comparing the NEC 3500A (oem) with the Plex 712A (retail) for about 3 months now, I finally decided to go with the Plex. I've read A LOT of reviews on both, and i noticed a many people complained about nec support and the fact they don't have firmware updates often. I checked out...
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    Plextor 712A and media

    Well, after comparing the NEC 3500A (oem) with the Plex 712A (retail) for about 3 months now, I finally decided to go with the Plex. I've read A LOT of reviews on both, and i noticed a many people complained about nec support and the fact they don't have firmware updates often. I checked out...
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    Abit KV8 Pro-3rd Eye

    Does anybody know when and where this board will be available in the US? I just searched everywhere and only found it in available in the UK. Thanks.
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    Abit KV8 Pro-3rd Eye

    Does anybody know when and where this board will be available in the US? I just searched everywhere and only found it in available in the UK. Thanks.
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    Abit KV8 Pro

    :thumbsup: I'm thinking of getting two of these for 2 amd 64 3200+ i'm building. My only problem is that these don't come with firewire, but i'm thinking that by the time i decide to use something firewire the add-in cards will be really cheap. So is this good board, or should i go for...
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    Plextor 712A or NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive

    I'm thinking of buying a dvd burner. I hear the plextors are really good and quite and reliable. I'm between the Plextor 712A ( http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-326&depa=1 ) and the NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive (...
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    Plextor 712A or NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive

    I'm thinking of buying a dvd burner. I hear the plextors are really good and quite and reliable. I'm between the Plextor 712A ( http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=27-131-326&depa=1 ) and the NEC 16X Double Layer DVD±RW Drive (...
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    ATI OEMs

    I'm looking to buy an ATI card, but besides the actual ATI cards, which are the best makers of cards with the ATI chips. There's a ton, like Sapphire, ECS, Gigabyte, Chaintech, Abit, Asus, and lots of others but from different reviews and articles I've read there's definitely a diff between...
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    Help with components for new comps

    Hey guys, I'm building two new computers right now. I've pretty much decided on all the parts, but I wanted to post them up here to see what you think. Please let me know if you have any comments/suggestions, especially if you have personal experience with any of the things i'm buying. Thanks...
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    DVD-RW burning software

    I just got a Pioneer DVD-RW, but i decided to save 10 bucks and get the OEM version instead of retail. When they finally shipped out my order, it hit me that i need the software because i can't burn to a dvd-r with the regular. Does anyone know of any software that i can get that will allow...