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    Memory running at 400mhz instead of 800

    System: DFI Lanparty 790, AMD phenom 9550, two HD radeon 3870's in Xfire, 4gb A-DATA ram, and 550w PSU. Can anyone help me? I have 4gb of A-DATA RAM at 800 Mhz dual channel settings. But when I run AMDOverdrive, it states that my RAM is at ~400 mhz and only running in single channel mode. It...
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    Vista media center - DVD navigation menu slow with remote

    I know this sounds like a goofy problem, but I've got a old P4 3.0 that I'm using as a media center, running Vista Ultimate. It plays analog TV fine, plays DVD (video) just great, but when I put a DVD in the drive, and the DVD menu loads up, moving from one choice to another is increadibly...
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    Reconfiguring my corporate network, need new vpn / router / firewall solution

    I'm redoing our firewall at work (we currently use a linux box with IPtables for routing and firewalling). I was wondering if you guys have any recommendations. I think I have two directions I could go: 1. Linux firewall that connects to a Microsoft ISA server. I believe this would give...
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    Free alternative to windows backup (for small business server 2003)

    I'm sick of the lack of features of windows backup. I can't even find a way to be notified of success / failure. I'm looking for a free replacement to it to backup my server (I'm backing up to a single tape drive BTW). Any ideas? Thanks! Terry
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    Need to reformat, want to backup data first

    A friend installed service pack 2, and now can't boot into windows. I plan on going over tonight to help out, and was looking for some tips. I plan on trying safe mode, last known good, then recovery console to repair the existing install. I then figure it will be reinstall time, but need...
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    Need more juice for my USB devices

    I've got a little shuttle computer that I love, but I'm having issues getting enough power out of the usb ports. I've got about 3 usb (bus powered) hard drives that I'm trying to use, along with other things (joysticks, etc) and I always get the "there was a power surge on usb port" message...
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    Computer locks up constantly

    I was given a computer, because it locks up all the time. I took the guts and threw them into a new (cheap) case, formatted and installed XP - now I get the same thing. It's a 1.7 ghz celeron. I believe the problem is either the ram, the processor, or the motherboard. It will lockup...