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    Buying a new laptop

    I'm currently looking at the lenovo t-500: http://shop.lenovo.com/SEUILib...EB421099C1676099E3EA34 The difference between the modle with integrated and the one with discrete graphics is 400 bucks. I've built PCs before, but never a laptop. Would it be possible and recommended to buy the...
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    Great deal over at dell.com???

    Was wondering if this was a great deal worth biting on. xps m1530 for 1,099 after 518 instant savings. http://www.dell.com/content/pr...19&l=en&ref=hdd3&s=dhs I'm looking for a budget gaming laptop. thanks in advance.
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    Running two hard drives

    I'm running one hard drive on ide channel 2 slave and another master sata. The hd on my sata channel is the one i have my os installed on and such. The other one on the ide channel 2 slave is from another computer. How come I cannot boot into windows with this new harddrive on ide channel 2...
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    Computer boots but no display

    Computer will boot but shows no display. I swapped out the ram and videocard, still no good. The CD-rom/fans/hdd works. The computer makes no post. What could this be? Motherboard? Powersupply? CPU? I'ts a Dell 8100.
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    Bad Pool Caller??

    This problem is driving me nuts. Say if I visit youtube and stream a video. If I hit BACK on my browser my computer will restart. Does not always do this, just sometimes. If I'm chatting on Trillian, for some reason it will restart. Right now I cant send a message without it restarting. I tried...
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    Lag in games

    How come I can download 100+ KB/sec, but when I try to play an online game I get 1000+ms? Even when I had 56k I didnt get this kind of lag in videogames!
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    Good White-noise machine?

    I'm having trouble sleeping due to some unwanted noise, more specifically the bass of people's stereo systems. I was wondering if a white-noise machine would help eliminate some of these noises. I've tried running a fan but I can still hear them. What do you guys think of a machine like this...
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    Did I mess up??

    Is there such thing as a socket A 754? According to HP's site: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu...n&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c00061640 The motherboard is socket A, so I decided to purchase: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813186029 Turns out, the motherboard is...
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    Changing motherboards

    I'm swapping out the micro-atx motherboard from my compaq presario s6900nx for a new one. Will I be able to do this, because I heard motherboards in HPs are proprietary.
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    Buying a motherboard

    My HP compaq presario s6900nx motherboard stopped working, so i need to buy another. Would i be better buying a replacement through hp, or buying an aftermarket board. If so what kind? I believe the board is microatx. http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/docu...n&lc=en&cc=us&dlc=en&docname=c00061640
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    Battery/Cursor problem

    The battery on my laptop no longer works (does not hold a charge). Lately, while in windows, the cursor will skip every few seconds, and it's quite annoying. It only does this when the battery light is flashing. Any way to disable the battery from trying to recharge itself? (I'm thinking this is...
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    Coaxial to CD-player?

    The television I have now does not have the three video/audio inputs (red yellow and white) I dont know what you call them. All it has is the coaxial cable input. I want to be able to connect my cd-player to the television. What kind of adapters would I need to do this? Would I need a cable...
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    HP system restore problem

    I call up HP and tell them I need a system restore disc. They tell me since my computer is not under warranty anymore, they have to charge me 50 bucks to send me a new restore disc. The discs include everything that was originally on the computer when I bought it (office xp suite, xp home, and a...
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    Worth upgrading my sound system?

    I've been using these speakers for about 5 years now: http://slo-tech.com/testi/acs56/acs56.shtml Would I notice a difference in quality (listening to CDs, winamp radio, gaming) to justify buying a new set of speakers? Also, I'm using an creative SB audigy soundcard that is about as old as the...
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    Time for an upgrade?

    Specs: 3.2 prescott running at 4.0 stable asus p4p800-e deluxe asus 9800 pro 256mb 1gb corsair xms 7200rpm 120gb sata maxtor If I'm going to upgrade anything, I guess it'd have to be the video card. Will I end up seeing a significant change going from a 9800 pro to a newer card? Or...
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    LCD Woes

    I just received an LCD monitor from Dell, and I've been having trouble adjusting. I used to use a CRT monitor (for gaming), and I;'ve been noticing more "tearing" on this lcd monitor than I had with my CRT (which is about 4 years old) Also, when I'm playing, if i encounter some fog, or some...
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    Modem drivers for a HP ze5300

    I've searched google and their website, and I can only find lan network drivers, not the 56k pci modem drivers. ANy idea where i could find them? THanks http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/soft...=en&cc=us&dlc=en&product=455045&os=228
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    Selling a cpu with a warranty

    I've sold a cpu over ebay, and I want to make sure if they have problems they can have it RMAed. Does my warranty transfer over to the person who bought it? And do they need a receipt of my purchase of the cpu?