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    Asus M2N4-SLI Does not boot!!

    I don't think it's the video card. I just took out all the components and disconnected all the cables. Then i connected back one hard drive, and reseated the same video card that i had in there. I pressed power on, and the computer booted up just fine. Then, when it got into windows, i tried...
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    Asus M2N4-SLI Does not boot!!

    How do i figure out what bios my board is using without it booting up? And where do i find what the beep codes are for that bios and mobo? There is nothing at all in the mobo user's guide about beep codes.
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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

    Yes, that's what i've been seeing. I've really been trying to find something for quite a while now, and have found nothing. I'd be open to any suggestions of not necessarily a micro system, but something that looks classy and modern and kind of radical.
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    Cool/functional micro shelf home audio system

    thanks for the suggestions, but it's not really the look i was going for. and i'm not sure why this costs $300 either, based on some reviews the sounds isn't that great, and it looks mediocre at best.
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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

    thanks for the suggestion. i don't know what i did, but all the sudden it started working properly. and it now recognized my sata drive and can boot to it even without any ide drives plugged in. and i didn't install any new drivers or controllers. it's weird.
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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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    Looking for ideas to help with morale at work

    haha, this is a good idea. which made me think of something: give out Dilbert wall or desk calendars for all employees.
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    Looking for ideas to help with morale at work

    Unless you employ kindergarteners, grown people will not be excited by a scavenger hunt. And while i didn't really understand the Name Tag thing, that doesn't sound like it would boost morale either. And, of course, the crazy shirt day will not only not boost morale, but it will make people...
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    XBOX won't boot

    Those are all great suggestions, but how about assuming I'm not upgrading to anything else?
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    Funny posters NSFW

    this one (http://imagechan.com/) has some awesome ones too. but that Blasphemy one was a classic.
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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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    Monitor/PC will not come out of sleep mode

    Not yet. I recently built a new comp, and now obviously have a new and improved (and more powerful) PSU as well as a different video card. Actually i haven't turned on that comp in about 3 months since i now get enough of computers at work, but i've been planning on trying it with my new...
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    Radar Detectors

    In the above linked radarbusters.com review from 2005, the V1 gave a lot more false alarms on one of the bands than the Passport did. Supposedly V1 has fixed that since then, but I am still trying to find a current heads-up review between the V1 and the Passport 8500 and BEL RX5.
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    Radar Detectors

    Yeh, i just called Escort (and BEL) and V1. Neither one has a policy of standing by their products and reimbursing tickets if issued.
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    Radar Detectors

    Really?? Even if you get lasered? That's a pretty good policy, really all the manufacturers should do that. But really the point of the detector is to avoid tickets so that you don't get screwed with points and insurance rates. I also double posted this topic here...
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    Radar Detectors

    Thanks for the link OS. That's a really good review, but it was written in 2005! So it's about 2 years old now. I'm not sure how often the companies actually change or upgrade their products, or how much those changes actually do anything, but i'm sure something has changed since they tested...
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    Radar Detectors

    Why did you need the V1 for the turnpike? Doesn't the 8500 also have laser support and POP? I live in PA and mostly drive on local roads here, but i do drive up to Jersey a lot and take the PA Turnpike and the NJ Turnpike and Parkway a lot. And from what i understand, the laser support is...
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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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    Best current Verizon cell phone?

    sorry, not really on topic but ... does anybody know how to set your phone so that you get the internet on it while just using up airtime?
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    Which phone to get?

    my contract just expired so it's time to get a new phone. those links to the phones you picked out at the top of the page don't work. i tried looking on the verizon page for the samsung 620, but i didn't see it. so when i go there, i'm probably gonna get the chocolate. the gsm version looks...
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    Monitor/PC will not come out of sleep mode

    hmm...that's interesting. i just opened up my case and turns out i also have an antec 380W PSU. but my parents have 3 computers at home, and i'm pretty sure none of them have a problem waking up. i've also tried resetting bios to default, and updating bios, and all that, but didn't...
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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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    Monitor/PC will not come out of sleep mode

    I also have the 2001FP running on an ATI AIW 7000, and i have a similar problem. When the computer is on, if i turn off my monitor, and then turn it back on a while later, it doesn't ever come out of sleep mode. Sometimes i've had luck with hitting my keyboard for half an hour, or cycling...
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    Hauppauge PVR-150 sound

    Great. Thanks a lot nullpointer for checking it with linux. I've read that the drivers for the 150 do come loaded with the latest ubuntu, but i've also heard that it didn't work for some people and it took a little work for it to work ok. I'll check out myth and ivtv when i get this card...
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    Hauppauge PVR-150 sound

    Thanks for the great response. I see you're running Vista 64. Did you have any problems loading drivers and software for the card on it? Have you used this card in linux before? And can you compare the WINTV-PVR-150 card to the ATI AIW 7000 (or another AIW series card)?
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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

    Good call. I'll get the OCZ Gold Series 2GB DDR2 667 for like 10 bucks more (almost same price of the rebate comes through). And reading the reviews on the egg it sounds like it can handle OCing really well. Thanks!
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    AMD X2 Brisbane 4000+ 2.1GHz overclocking

    I'm thinking of getting the XMS2 corsair DDR2 1GB dual channel kit. But i didn't see any spec that said what voltage the ram runs on, and what voltage the board accepts. You know if the M2N4 will work with the XMS2?
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    AMD X2 Brisbane 4000+ 2.1GHz overclocking

    so you think if i get the Brisbane 3600 1.9GHz, i can overclock it to 2.5GHz with just the stock cpu fan and it won't ever overheat or damage in any other way? is the performance of a 1.9GHz cpu OCed to 2.5 exactly the same as that of a retail 2.5GHz chip?
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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

    yeh, i was looking only at the Brisbane x2 65nm chips.
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    AMD 3600 vs 4000

    A retail tforce550 is $80, so i don't save that much. Also, eventhough the Asus board i picked out is SLI, it only has 1 PCI 16x slot. From my understanding, SLI is when i use 2 video cards that are running on PCI 16x, and it just shares the bandwidth between the 2 slots. But if i only have...
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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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    Intel Pentium D vs. Intel Core2Duo vs AMD 4800+ Brisbane

    Yeh, i guess that makes sense and explains the big price difference. So then a 2.5GHz Athlon 64 X2 and the 2GHz Core2Duo are pretty much the same, performance wise? I'm not really a big gamer or a video editor or anything like that, so i'm just speaking in general.
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    RAM on mobo

    I was actually looking at an AMD Athlon 64 X2 board, but the amd and intel boards all list the same DDR2 800 for ram on their mobos. Thanks!
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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)?