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    Best monitor for reading with sensitve eyes?

    I would suggest to check out this page: http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/articles/flicker_free_database.htm. I think you want to get a monitor without PWM. The page I referenced above has a link that explains what that is. Hope this helps.
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    Dell Computer Keyboard keys sticking

    I have successfully cleaned my keyboard in the dishwasher. I spilled some coffee on the bottom left, and the keys were sticking. The keyboard is KeyTronic Lifetime Series. I have searched the web, and some recommended disassembling the keyboard prior to putting it in the dishwasher. Mine...
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    Latitude D630 memory upgrade

    All, Thanks for the replies. I'm going to find out about RMA, and try another stick. Does anyone have a D630 with upgraded memory? If so, which one worked? Thanks, -- Alex
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    Latitude D630 memory upgrade

    I have a couple of months old D630 which I got with a single 1GB memory stick. I decided to add another 1GB to it. I ordered this module from newegg: GeIL 1GB. I got it today, and installed it. However, as soon as I turned the machine on, I got the first screen with the Dell logo scrambled...
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    PS2 to USB Keyboard

    I don't think you need a driver, I believe you need this adapter. Not all adapters are created equal. I have this combo and it works fine either directly connected or via USB KVM. I used it with old AT mechanical keyboard going into PS/2 adapter and then into this PS/2-to-USB one. -- Alex
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    XP Pro OEM and Update to Vista

    bigdaddy51, That's what I suspected as well, i.e. needing to install and activate XP prior to 3/15. Thanks.
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    XP Pro OEM and Update to Vista

    I will need a computer for a specific task a few months down the road, and it has to be running XP Pro. I'm thinking of just buying XP Pro OEM with Vista upgrade from Newegg or ZZF. The OEM versions they sell there have a deadline of 3/15/07 for a Vista Upgrade. If I buy the XP Pro OEM before...
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    Free Office Pro 2007 and Office Groove 2007

    I went to the event in Rochester, NY and got the Resource Kit CD with the product keys for Office and Groove. However, I'm not completely sure on one issue. I don't have a computer (PC1) which I'm planning to put this copy of Office on. Am I allowed to put it onto another computer (PC2) I...
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    UPS Usage

    MWink, That was exactly my worry. I thought that plugging a surge protector into a battery outlet may present issues. I've looked through the house and I have a few power strips/surge protectors. However, I'm not sure if they are just power strips w/o surge protection. If it says...
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    UPS Usage

    It actually happend a while ago, we lost power and the internet was fine since my cable modem (RoadRunner) ran of the battery. I think that's what TimeWarner is doing in those areas where they do offer their digital phone with battery backup, i.e., even if the power is down in a small locale...
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    UPS Usage

    I have a UPS which has 4 battery powered + surge protected outlets, and 4 just surge protected outlets. However, I have a need to support more than 4 devices in case of power outage: 1) Cable modem 2) Router 3) Network switch 4) PC 5) Monitor So, I plugged a surge strip into one of the...
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    nVidia IDE driver??

    To all those who shared their experiences with drivers for nVidia M/Bs, thanks. What I did is to run nForce4_amd_6.70_winxp2k_english.exe that I download from nVidia's website. When running the install, I specifically deselected everything but the network driver. Perhaps, some drivers are...
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    nVidia IDE driver??

    EDIT: Reply to doanster What do you mean by the chipset drivers? I downloaded the chipset driver set from nVidia's site, and when I ran the install the only thing I installed were the network drivers. I installed the sound card drivers off the sound card's manufacturer site. Other than that...
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    nVidia IDE driver??

    I actually had a problem which I'm relating to the nVidia's IDE drivers, although I'm not 100% certain but close to it. I don't have the same M/B though. The problem was that the open dialog box would freeze when I was trying to go into a folder that had a lot of relatively large multimedia...
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    Playing DVD from computer to TV

    Just to share my experience... I've got a T30 that has S-Video out, however, my 20" TV has only component inputs. So I bought this S-Video to RCA adapter. For getting the sound on TV, I got this audio splitter. I was able to stream TV shows I recorded and DVDs off my NAS box through T30 to...
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    Old school type keyboards? I love that 'click click' sound!

    You can also find some (although not cheap) IMB model M keyboards at www.clickykeyboards.com. I bought from them once, and the transaction was fast and smooth. -- Alex
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    USB KVM's with built in hub-ish thing?

    Take a look at these from Raritan. I have SwitchMan USB, and it allows me to share USB keyboard and mouse, speakers, monitor and provides a 4 port USB hub. I'm actually sharing a USB keyboard and mouse, and making use of the USB hub by having my printer and scanner plugged in into it, and switch...
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    Some questions on Nero 7 Ultra Edition

    So does the OEM suite come with the full versions of Recode, Burning ROM and Vision Express? These are the apps I'd be interested in. Thanks, -- Alex
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    Some questions on Nero 7 Ultra Edition

    shoRunner, I presume that 6.6 suite contains the same set of applications as 7 does? Would you recommend a place to purchase 6.6 from? Quite a few places sell older versions of various software titles, but I haven't dealt with any of them. Thanks, -- Alex
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    Some questions on Nero 7 Ultra Edition

    I'm thinking of picking this one up Nero 7 Ultra Edition, and have a few questions. Firstly, on the rebate -- it says to send the title page of the manual of a competitive software. I have Pinnacle Studio 8, so do I just tear off the front page, and include it with the rebate form? Next...
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    NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder and WMP10/GB-PVR

    Velk, Thanks for the link. It's a nifty little program. I ran it, and gave NVIDIA's PV audio and video decoders the highest merit but PV was still not invoked by WMP when playing a MPEG2 stream. I guess I can try to uninstall everything but PV, and then there would be no choice which one...
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    ATI/Sapphire Elite 550PRO tv tuner card problem

    I believe that Theater 550 has the hardware encoder to encode into MPEG2. As everyone mentioned you need a decoder to watch the recorded content as well as DVDs. I'd suggest giving CCCP (Combined Community Codec Pack) a try. I installed it on my machine, and can watch DVDs through Windows Media...
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    NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder and WMP10/GB-PVR

    Wreckage, I do get PureVideo to work with my ATI card, but that happens only when I watch Live TV in GB-PVR after having manually set NVIDIA Decoder as the choice for video and audio playback in GB-PVR settings. I cannot get PV to be invoked when using Windows Media Player, so I was wondering...
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    NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder and WMP10/GB-PVR

    Firstly, about PureVideo. I installed it after I installed the CCCP codec pack, and when I used WMP10, PV wasn't invoked. However, I don't want to uninstall CCCP codec since things are working fine, and I just wanted to try PV. It had to really be much better to what I have in order for me to...
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    NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder and WMP10/GB-PVR

    DAPUNISHER, thanks for your response. The ATI card I have is Asus Radeon X300-based. How do I know if it's a BBA card? I also tried to install Avivo, but I am not sure it worked. When I run Windows XP Video Decoder Checkup Utility I see 4 entries there: MPV Decoder Filter NVIDIA Video...
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    NVIDIA PureVideo Decoder and WMP10/GB-PVR

    I recently posted the same message on another site's forum, but didn't get any responses after 11 days :( So, I'm hoping someone can shed some light on this. Just recently rebuilt the computer I'm using as my multimedia machine. What I do on that machine is PVR-ing, if there's such a word :)...
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    Installing a single SATA drive

    Everyone, thanks for your replies. I'm running XP Pro + SP2 with all the latest patches installed, so I guess I'm all set. -- Alex
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    Installing a single SATA drive

    Wow, such a fast response, thanks! Sounds good, I already checked the BIOS, and everything seems either enabled or on auto there, and RAID is disabled. So I guess, I'm all set, just have to wait to receive the drive :) -- Alex
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    Installing a single SATA drive

    I ordered my first SATA drive, and I'd like to know if I need to install any special drivers first. I did a search, and it seems like all the hits I found we related to setting up a RAID, but I'm not doing that. I have AOpen nCK804a-LFS nForce4 motherboard, and will be using the onboard SATA...
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    Old PC fails to boot

    bendixG15, I couldn't run the memtest b/c I couldn't get into the BIOS to change the boot sequence to boot off floppy or CD-ROM first. redbeard1, I was thinking about resetting CMOS myself. So, I figured out how to do that on this M/B. I tried to move the jumper but I couldn't get to it...
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    Old PC fails to boot

    redbeard1, Thanks for a prompt response. Overclocking is done in the BIOS, and I cannot get in there :( The CPU was working like this (overclocked) for several years without a single glitch. I upgraded that PC, and just put the M/B with the CPU and memory on the shelf until yesterday. I...
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    Old PC fails to boot

    I had some old PC parts around, and decided to build a NAS out of them. Here're the parts I have: -- ABit BX6 M/B -- Celeron 300A overclocked to 450 -- 3 sticks of PC100 RAM (I'm guessing 2x64 + 1x128) -- Hitachi CD/ROM -- Mitsumi Floppy -- 8MB AGP card -- Netgear NIC -- 8 GB Maxtor...
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    Please Advise Me on Rechargeable Batteries

    I think you should get Ni-MH and not Ni-Cd. I'd suggest this charger. What's nice with this charger, that it has 2 separate circuits, and you can charge 2 AAA and 2 AA at the same time. It also can rejuvinate old batteries, and has trickle charging. Edited: So you can get 4 AAAs and 4 AAs...
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    SATA II drive on M/B with SATA only support

    Guys, Thanks for your responses. I guess I'm "safe" in getting SATA II drive if I do find a nice deal on one vs. SATA or PATA drives. -- Alex
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    SATA II drive on M/B with SATA only support

    I have AOpen nCK804a-LFS motherboard that supports SATA (1.5) but not SATA II (3.0). Having looked at the hard drives on the market now, I see many more SATA II drives than SATA ones. Will there be a problem of using a SATA II drive with this motherboard? Is it just a jumper setting on the...
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    SnapStream

    I wonder if you could record to the internal hard drive, and then just transfer the files to the external one if needed. You can even have a small script that would do that automatically at some scheduled times. I'd suggest just doing a small experiment. Record a program with the file being...
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    Digital Camera Choices

    I'd suggest going to DPReview.com and checking out their Canon forum. This topic (especially A610 vs A620) has been beaten up to death there. The point PurdueRy makes is valid, however, from what I understand A610 and A620 use the same size sensor, and with A610 having fewer MPs, that makes...
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    Buy.com LCD return policy

    I purchased many things from Buy.com. Never had to return anything but came close once, so I can tell you what I know. I purchased a Samsung laser printer. When I received it, the box had noticeable water damage (we had some heavy rain over the weekend, and I believe the UPS truck/facility...
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    Where to get a good mechanical (clicky) keyboard?

    I also had a very nice mechanical keyboard that was PS/2, and wanted to use it with the new KVM switch I got which had USB ports. I ended up buying this adapter with the cable: IBM model M ps/2 cable USB adapter + short cable Even though my keyboard wasn't IBM's (NMB with mechanical...
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    Bluetooth Mice

    Check this thread out. I posted my experiences with Kensington PilotMouse BT. I'm quite satisfied with it. -- Alex