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    Advice needed for updating BIOS for Abit AB9 QuadGT

    I decided to upgrade my dad's computer hard drive. We built the computer about 5 years ago and it is starting to get sluggish. So I bought him an Intel 330 240 SSD. Before attempting to install Windows 8 Pro, I am curious if I should update the BIOS. It appears there have been many updates...
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    New PC for Gaming and light office work

    So I have mostly taken advice from mfenn’s post and a few others asking for advice. But I am just slightly hesitant in case I am missing something. It would be nice if this computer could get me through roughly the next 4-5 years with minor tweaks. I realize toward the end things will get...
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    Permanent Red X over internet connection indicator...

    My internet works fine but my computer doesn't seem to think so. When I place the pointer over the two little computer icons it claims: Connection Status: Unknown No such interface supported I also hit the Diagnose and Repair button and it claims "Windows did not find any problems with...
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    CPU becomming easily overloaded with simple applications

    Overview of the problem The basic problem is that my CPU is too easily overloaded. When i am working in Adobe AI and move simple text around my computer slows down to a halt and it takes a few seconds for the program to move the text to its new location. Or when I open Google Earth my CPU again...
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    Hard Drive failure in Dell XPS M170

    Overview of the problem When attempting to book up WinXP on a Dell XPS M170 an error message is recieved. "Read failure on internal hard drive. No Bootable devices." This is my friends notebook and I am doing a little research about the problem but the situation appears to be fairly simple...
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    Windows Vista Ultimate installtion freezes after "Windows is loading files" prompt

    It appears that nothing was working because my CPU heatsink was not bolted down correctly. And my CPU temps were idling around 100 C. I went back and correctly installed it and now they are at 40 C. This is a lesson in not being impatient while putting new components together. Excuse me...
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    Tried installing two different card readers...

    I first bought and attempted to install the RCR-102. But that didn't work at all, but no problems came from it. RCR-102 When I attempted to install the Dynex card reader. Dynex® Internal USB 2.0 Multiformat Media Card Reader - Best Buy Link It failed to boot while plugged into the...
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    What would cause a Video Card to do this?

    Text Sapphire Radeon X800GTO 256mb Latest Drivers... Though it has this problem with out the drivers installed. It Shows every where. When a white screen is up the colors turn blue. Red when the screen is black. And Green when the screen is blue. I just got this card from Newegg. I...
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    Essential X-Men Comic book readers....

    I can't seem to be able to locate the Essential X-men book for X-men issues 54-93. I was able to find the masterworks version. But I am not really interested in those. Is it not printed yet? Thanks!
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    Building a SFF. Just want the bare minimum.

    I just want a SFF that can be used for just browsing the web, or doing HW or what not. I am also doing it because i want something that i can leave turned on that doesn't make a whole lot of noise. So far i am looking at. UPDATED....with advice from a helpful ATer Case I was kind of...
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    Connecting a Pc to a laptop

    I want to transfer files from my laptop to my pc. Doing it over the wireless network is taking a really long time. And the network keeps failing for some odd reason. I'll get halfway through the 1GB transfer and then the network will just die... How would i be able to speed this up? Thanks
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    I feel like they care about me!

    Was playing around on their website, left the computor came back and found this thoughful message! Pic
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    Is this a sign of my video card dieing?

    I have a 9800 pro 256, that i have used for three years or so. And only during the last couples weeks have I started getting crashes in Counter Strike Source. The only reason why i may think it is the video card is because when CS:S crashes it freezes the frames, and the sound stalls to and...
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    Free Oblivion Plugin Sets....

    Hope everyone enjoys them!
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    The Audio Dilema...

    My current audio setup is: -SB Live! Value...5 years old, 6 bit soundcard or something. Using it to see the difference between On-Board audio. -Realtek On-Board audio. -Kenwood Reciever VR-6050 (Got it three years ago when i got my first job) - 2 RSL 3600 Studio Monitors...
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    Replacing Compaq 5333cl motherboard..Refurbished Or New 478 board?

    I offered to replace my friends motherboard for her after she got a qoute of about $100 from BestBuy. They had diagnosed the computer to see what was wrong with it and i guess after trying a few video cards out on it, they said it was probably the motherboard. I hope they did more than that...
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    Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem

    The whole message right after the mainboard sequence reads: "Windows could not start because of a computer disk hardware configuration problem. Could not read from the selected boot disk. Check boot path and disk hardware." I ran program from issoftware called Sandra or something. To...
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    Has anyone played xbox on the Dell 2001fp?

    I am thinking about to get an xbox and i am wondering if the picture quality is good enough to use on the 2001fp. Just curious if anyone has tried hooking the two up. Thanks.
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    Anyway i can get a logitech mouseman trackball mouse to run on xp?

    I can't seem to be able to get my Logitech MouseMan Wheel Model # cw47 to work on xp. I noticed on logitech website that they really don't give support for it. I would just like to use it when i forget to charge my mx900. Thank you, and I appreciate the help. *and i don't know why i...
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    Picture flickers when playing dvds.

    I have a new Dell 2001fp monitor along with a radeon 9800 pro video card. When i play DVDs through any type of player the Picture flickers rapidly. It doesn't do it when i play games like KOTR or Morrowind. It only happens when i play DVDs. I have all the new drivers. I have played around with...
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    How do i fix voltage problems?

    I downloaded PC Alert for my MSI K8N Neo Platinum board. And there are four monitors for Voltage. There is a VCore, 3.3V, +5V, and a +12V. The +12V is at 2.10V and the rest are within their ranges. So i'm guessing the +12V is a bit low. I'm sure how i can fix it. Any help would be appreciated...
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    Refurbishing a Dell Monitor

    I had just recently bought a Dell 2001fp. Along with a new desk that had a glass top. And to make a short story shorter. The glass shattered and my nice new moniter went straint into the glass. Now it has lovely scrapes over it. Anyone know if it is possible for dell to clean up the screen or...