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    Best backup option for me?

    I have 1.7TB worth of stuff that I don't wana loose that were stored in 4X500GB HDDs that I just replaced with 2X1TB WD green drives (less clutter inside the case). I moved all the stuff to the new drives, now I want a way to do auto. backups but I'm kinda of nervous that I might loose my stuff...
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    What RAID option is best for me?

    Here's what I have: Gigabyte P35-DS3R latest bios (F12) & chipset, windows vista ultimate X86 with latest updates. 3X 500GB WD SATA HDD's installed and been running in my HTPC for almost a year. The first HDD has 3 partitions, C:/ for OS, D for linux & E for storage, 2nd HDD has one partition...
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    My TV's screen doesn't detect a video signal

    I have my pc hooked up to a benQ 37" 1080i DV3750 TV through dual link DVI for a year with no issues. Now the TV won't detect a signal coming from DVI nor the VGA for some reason. e6750 @ stock, Gigabyte P35-DS3R ( latest BIOS F12, chipset updated ), Gigabyte 8800GTS 320MB @ stock 177.83...
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    Monitor doesn't detect a signal..

    I'm having this problem with my HDTV that I have never had before. I just got this tv back from Benq where they replaced a faulty panel & motherboard with new ones. That fixed some issues I was having with this tv, but since then I started having another problem. I have a gigabyte P35-DS3R...
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    Controller Panels?

    I'm in the market for a 3.55" black controller panel. I'm looking for someting with 3-4 USB ports + HD audio/mic. I've been searching for a while, and I found this Silverstone panel but it has a firewire and my motherboard (Gigabyte P35-DS3R) doesn't have a firewire header, nor do I have a need...
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    A prebuilt desktop

    I was chatting with my cuisine and he asked me to look for a prebuilt desktop for him. He doesn't want to build one, instead just a pre-built one for now. I checked the dell outlet store and I can find pretty neat deals like this one: Inspiron 530 Intel Core2duo E4500 Windows Vista Home...
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    5.35" to 3.5" HDD rack?

    I'm looking for a hdd rack, specifically the ones that fit in the 5.25" bay. I have a generic case that has 4 5.25" bays, and want to use those extra 3 for cooling + moving my 4X500GB drives to. I have 2 HDD's in the HDD cage, 1 is the floppy cage held be a hdd cooler with fans while the last...
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    Need some help finding heatsink+fan

    I'm in the market for a good heatsink and fan for my Gigabyte 8800GTS 320MB. I live in a relativly hot climet area and the gup idles around 67-69 C using th nvidia software (no oc). I have 2 intake fans in the front + 1 in the left panel right next to the gpu sucking hot air out of the case, +...
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    no video signal is detected, when booting up

    I have my younger brother's P4 system collecting dust cause it's been acting up lately. When starting up the system I get " no signal detected" on the lcd screen and I'd have to restart the thing 10 times and uplug/replug the power cord for it to detect the video signal and start up properly...
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    2nd pciex running @ 4x only

    I'm building a system, specs: core2duo Q6600, 2GB ddr2 800Mhz, 2X 8800GTS 320 SLI, 2X500GB SATAII HDDs, DVD-rw drive, 4-5 case fans... I'm thinking about getting this motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128046 It's the only decent SLI motheroard that I can get in...
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    what motherboard to get ?

    hello, i'm looking for a new mobo for my new system, AMD64 3000+ socket 939, 1GB RAM ( 2x 256, 1x 512 ), radeon ati 9800pro 250bit, 3 hard drives, 1 cd-rom.i've been looking for a good deal mobo in newegg.com&zipzoomfly.com, but cause its my first time buying a mobo, cant tell which...