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    Sometimes only 1 CPU detected during boot

    I've a E6850 CPU, normally the bootup display shows 2 CPUs, but sometimes it only shows 1 and then would get stuck in that stage and not continue POST further. Strangely disconnecting one of my USB HDs seems to help it get beyond this stage, after a reboot, though I'm not 100% certain whether...
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    Stuck in BIOS

    Just recently whenever I leave my PC off overnight, the next day when attempting to power up it would get stuck during POST just after showing the CPU. Then mysteriously after a random number of retries it would boot up as normal again. There has been no change in terms of hardware or BIOS...
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    How to make Vista Photo Gallery ONLY preview images?

    Some questions are just so particular that it's really hard to google for an answer. If you keep videos and images together, such as film covers, when you open an image in Photo Gallery/the default image preview, and scroll through them by arrowing left and right or whatever, the preview...
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    Good gig-e wireless routers?

    It seems really difficult to choose a router nowadays. I currently use one of those boxy Netgear RangeMax things. Reviews are average at best as I found out, and controls are minimal; however I do get really amazing P2P performance (up to 1300 KB per sec on an allegedly 3.0M cable...
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    When are REAL Blu-Ray burners expected for PC?

    One that can play movie discs, and burn full capacity discs (50/46.6G, dual layer).
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    Please recommend a RAID 5 solution for me

    I know that RAID != backup, but for home use it just seems too expensive to have that much backup capacity for data that changes weekly, which leaves me only RAID 5 to consider in terms of expense and capacity and redundancy. I need at least 2T of accessible storage, preferably 2.5 or 3T. I...