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    Recording Doom Run

    Hey there, I wasn't sure if this was the place to ask this question but here goes: Me and my buddy are trying to record a Nightmare difficulty run of Doom. We beat it co-op and we want to record it again the next time we beat it to put on YouTube. The problem is that most screen...
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    Question about RAM

    Hey, I am building a new cpu, and I have some questions about DDR ram. First of all, can you use any kind of DDR ram in a new motherboard. Are most new motherboards compatible with even the generic DDR stuff? I ask this because I am thinking about buying some of the cheaper DDR ram pieces. I...
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    Fixing speaker wire

    Noooo i just broke my speaker wire on my stereo. It is a dual wire, one black and one red, which clips into the stereo. The black one is severed. How do I fix it? Thanks for your help.
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    Fixing Speaker Wire

    Noooo i just broke my speaker wire on my stereo. It is a dual wire, one black and one red, which clips into the stereo. The black one is severed. How do I fix it? Thanks for your help.
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    Pizza hut rocks!

    I dunno if my earlier post got through but I just paid 25 bucks for 300 dollars worth of pizza coupons at Pizza Hut from a promotion. Not sure if its nationwide or just local. Now here is what i just bought tonight for dinner, *there are 4 of us* Large pan pizza with green pepper Large...
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    1.4 GHz processor question.

    Hello I am upgrading my processor. I have an MSI K7T Pro2-A. Here are my motherboard stats. What is the fastest computer that I could possibly put in it? It says it supports up to 1.2GHz but could I put a 1.4 GHz T-Bird in it and "overclock" it to 1.4? Mainboard Features CPU l Socket A for...
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    Stupid Processor Question

    I know will sound stupid to some of you, but will a 266 FSB T-Bird 1.4 GHz chip work in a Msi K7T Pro2-A? Or do you need a 200 FSB Chip?
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    Please help with old cpu

    I have an old Gateway 233 Pentium 2 I am trying to get to work correctly for my brother. The specs are 233 MHZ Pentium 2 STB Velocity 128 3d AGP LINKSYS LNEPCI II Ethernet Adapter Quantum Fireball 4.1 Gig HD Windows 98 SE When and only when I am downloading things, either my computer freezes...
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    Thank You

    I'd just like to thank everyone at AnandTech. I have learned a great deal about computers since I first joined in January. Thanks for a great site and forums.
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    ATI Radeon LE + Counter-Strike question

    Do you guys use direct 3d or open gl with this card in cs? I have these annoying lines, something to do with the buffer refresh or something like that? How do you fix this?
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    Drivers in Windows XP question

    Ok I got it insalled. Now do I need to update my drivers? It seems as if all my hardware is working perfectly fine. If I do have to update, should I get the Windows 2000 version of them? Or the 98 version? Thanks for your help. This is the place to discuss the latest computer hardware...
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    Radeon LE Help Please

    I just bought a Radeon LE. I went ahead and flashed the bios and OCed it to 183. Hyper Z is also enabled. Then I go to test it out in 3dMark 2001 and get a sh*tty score of 2126! Then I go to play Diablo2 and get average of 20 frames or less! Is it my processor? I have a duron 700, MSI K7T...
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    Windows XP Users

    I ordered the beta of Windows XP. I still have the option to download RC1 or RC2. Should I go ahead and get RC1 or wait for RC2? Thanks for your help.
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    Monitor Question

    I bought a Hitachi 751 CE 19in refurbished monitor for buy.com a few days ago for 187.00 shipped. It still hasn't shipped yet. I saw the deal for the Samsung 955 DF for 150 shipped (new). Is it worth it to buy this monitor and return the Hitachi? Or should I just keep the Hitachi. I know...
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    Hard drive gone?

    I was playing everquest and listening to winamp. All of a sudden, I hear the winamp sound looping. While the sound is looping I heard, (what must have been my hard drive) go CLICK CLICK CLICK then it rattled. I quickly shut off my cpu. Then I tried to boot, and it just went to a blinking...
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    Crap!

    I can literally feel electricity running through my computer case while its on. I touched it and felt it. Why the hell is it doing that? Am I going to die if I touch it again?
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    Audio connector help please!

    I would like to connect my sound card to my stereo system. Is there some kind of audio cable that will do this? I have no idea what kind of cable I would use. Thanks for any help!
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    Overclock Help Please!

    I am a newbie at overclocking and I need some help. I have been trying to overclock my Duron 700. I have an MSI K7T pro2-a and I'm using windows 98 SE. I have tried overclocking the FSB using Fuzzy Logic 3, and the highest I can get without freezing is 110 MHZ without freezing. I have tried...
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    WIN DVD HELP!

    I have just got a new Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop computer. I have video out on an ATI 2x AGP 8MB RAGE Mobility?M-1 3D video graphics card. It is S-Video. I have WIN DVD 2000 installed on my notebook. I bought an S-Video connector to hook the lap top up to my TV. I can see everything fine even at...
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    WIN DVD HELP!

    I have just got a new Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop computer. I have video out on an ATI 2x AGP 8MB RAGE Mobility?M-1 3D video graphics card. It is S-Video. I have WIN DVD 2000 installed on my notebook. I bought an S-Video connector to hook the lap top up to my TV. I can see everything fine even at...
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    WIN DVD 2000 and TV-OUT Help!

    I have just got a new Dell Inspiron 3800 laptop computer. I have video out on an ATI 2x AGP 8MB RAGE Mobility?M-1 3D video graphics card. It is S-Video. I have WIN DVD 2000 installed on my notebook. I bought an S-Video connector to hook the lap top up to my TV. I can see everything fine...
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    Hard Drive Problem.

    In my device manager, under Hard Disk Controllers the Secondary IDE controller (dual fifo) has an exclamation mark next to it... What does this mean?
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    Counter-Strike Help!

    When I join a server in Half-Life Counter-Strike, and try to escape out of it, my system locks up. Normally it would take me to a screen that says "Could Not Complete Connection" but it simply freezes. This also happens where there is a ADMIN-BOT that has a few reserved spots...
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    Help Please!

    When I join a server in Half-Life Counter-Strike, and try to escape out of it, my system locks up. Normally it would take me to a screen that says "Could Not Complete Connection" but it simply freezes. This also happens where there is a ADMIN-BOT that has a few reserved spots...
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    Memory Error?

    I have got this message two times now. EMM386 has detected error #á9 in an application at memory address 100F:00CD. To minimize the chance of data loss, EMM 386 has halted your computer. For more information, consult your documentation. To restart your computer, press ENTER. I have...
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    MEMORY ERRORS?

    I have got this message two times now. EMM386 has detected error #á9 in an application at memory address 100F:00CD. To minimize the chance of data loss, EMM 386 has halted your computer. For more information, consult your documentation. To restart your computer, press ENTER. I have...
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    Memory Error?

    I constantly get this error message- IEXPLORE caused an invalid page fault in module <unknown> at 0000:8b0008c2. Registers: EAX=014e4c00 CS=017f EIP=8b0008c2 EFLGS=00010246 EBX=0252e8f4 SS=0187 ESP=0252e7f8 EBP=0252e828 ECX=01823e60 DS=0187 ESI=01823e60 FS=2cff EDX=00000010 ES=0187 EDI=00000000...
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    System locks, please help!

    Sometimes, usually when I play a game such as Diablo II or Counter-Strike, my computer freezes. My whole system locks up. There is no blue screen of death. The program and computer simply freezes, and I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse command works. When I try to repeatedly type...
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    System Locks please help!

    Sometimes, usually when I play a game such as Diablo II or Counter-Strike, my computer freezes. My whole system locks up. There is no blue screen of death. The program and computer simply freezes, and I can't do anything. No keyboard or mouse command works. When I try to repeatedly type...
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    network help

    I have 2 computers on a windows 98 SE network. One has a Linksys Ethernet combo card, and the other has an old isa network card. They are networked to a hub, which is uplinked to my cable modem. Both network cards work on the internet. I can also play games on the lan. My only problem is...
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    network

    I have 2 computers on a windows 98 SE network. One has a Linksys Ethernet combo card, and the other has an old isa network card. They are networked to a hub, which is uplinked to my cable modem. Both network cards work on the internet. I can also play games on the lan. My only problem is...
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    Networking Problem

    I have 2 computers on a windows 98 SE network. One has a Linksys Ethernet combo card, and the other has an old isa network card. They are networked to a hub, which is uplinked to my cable modem. Both network cards work on the internet. I can also play games on the lan. My only problem is...
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    Nero + TDK Velo CD 12x10x32

    For some reason, this burner only burns at 10x. It starts at 12x for like 2 or 3 seconds, then bumps down. I have a decent system, check out my rig if you don't believe me. I don't know if it is speed that is causing it to slow down, or is it Burn-Proof? Does anybody know?
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    Backing up dreamcast games

    I need to back up some of my dreamcast games. Does anybody know of any good sites that show how to do this? I have a tdk velo-cd 12x10x32 burner and a few games I'd like to back up. Any help is appreciated.
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    Memory Problem?

    I have a &quot;generic&quot; piece of pc 133 ram that I bought from upgradeplanet.com I tried to run it at CL=2. It worked fine in windows. When I run a game like Half-Life Counterstrike, in the middle of playing, it will simply close. No error messages, no evidence as to why it closed. It...
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    Memory problem?

    I have a &quot;generic&quot; piece of pc 133 ram that I bought from upgradeplanet.com I tried to run it at CL=2. It worked fine in windows. When I run a game like Half-Life Counterstrike, in the middle of playing, it will simply close. No error messages, no evidence as to why it closed. It...
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    VOODOO 3 2000 PCI IN COUNTER-STRIKE

    I have a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI video card, a Duron 700, a quantum 40.0 gig 7200 rpm hard drive, 256 megs pc 133 ram and all the latest drivers...My question is, when I play counter-strike for half-life, I am maxed at 75 fps. My res is 640x480 and I have my max_fps set to 100 in CS...Does anybody...
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    VOODOO 3 2000 PCI FRAMES IN COUNTER-STRIKE

    I have a Voodoo 3 2000 PCI video card, a Duron 700, a quantum 40.0 gig 7200 rpm hard drive, 256 megs pc 133 ram and all the latest drivers...My question is, when I play counter-strike for half-life, I am maxed at 75 fps. My res is 640x480 and I have my max_fps set to 100 in CS...Does anybody...
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    TDK Velo CD 12x10x32

    Does this CD-RW support overburning? For some reason, NERO shows the max amount I can burn as 650 megs on a 700 meg cd-rw. Does anybody know how to burn full 700 mb cds? Thanks.
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    VOODOOo 3 2000 HELP!

    I am having problems with my Voodoo 3 2000. The left side of my monitor flickers. I have no idea why. I tried changing monitors, but it still flickers on the left side. It's not so bad that I can't see what I'm doing on that side, but it's bad enough to be annoying. I am using the latest...