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    SteelSeries Ikari Laser Mouse vs. Logitech G5

    I tried using IE. Same result. As to the two posts, of course I blame Steelseries. Their mouse is the problem. After doing some searches I see that many others have reported almost identical problems with the Ikari. I feel I should warn others that their site doesn't work, and that they...
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    SteelSeries Ikari Laser Mouse vs. Logitech G5

    Don't go with the Ikari (or any Steelseries product) unless you don't mind the fact that they have no customer support, and there are numerous reports of problems with double-clicking problems with them, as I recently found out myself. My Ikari's mousewheel recently started sending multiple...
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    Which gaming mouse to buy?

    I would second this. Avoid Steelseries unless you consider the mouse disposable after the warranty runs out. That's assuming you can even get an RMA from them, which I doubt. My Ikari Laser just crapped out after about 18 months. I created an account on their site, and whenever I try to go...
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    Video Problem with Windows Server 2003 [resolved-ish]

    Ok, the problem seems to have fixed itself somehow. After booting into safe mode to check the event log, i found no errors, and after rebooting again the problem still existed. After rebooting twice more (hard resets), it just suddenly started working again. Hopefully it keeps working long...
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    Video Problem with Windows Server 2003 [resolved-ish]

    I've got a Dell Dimension 9150 running Win Server 2003 R2 that has suddenly started having video problems. I say video problems only because I'm not sure how else to describe the issue. Basically the monitor stays in standby/powersave mode once it boots into windows. The BIOS screens and...
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    C Drive became D drive

    Yeah. I'm gonna start backing stuff up and get the drive ready for RMA. The second drive is never the one that drops out of the boot order, just the WD drive. Since it is my OS drive, that probably explains the spontaneous reboots.
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    C Drive became D drive

    Been running Memtest86+ for a few hours, it's on pass 6 now. Not sure how much longer it will run. It's apparently just running whatever the default set of tests is. Are there any other tests or options in it that I should have it run? If the memory checks out, then that pretty much leaves...
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    C Drive became D drive

    Ok, looks like I'll be testing my HD again and my RAM as well. I wish I had a way to test the PSU too. Thanks for the advice. I'll report back after I get it done.
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    C Drive became D drive

    Ok, I've experienced 3 more spontaneous reboots in the past 24 hours. The WD drive hasn't disappeared from the BIOS settings any of these last 3 times. Each time I went into the BIOS as it rebooted and checked, and each time it was there and still set as the boot drive. So the main issue now...
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    C Drive became D drive

    I checked the connection a little while ago. It seems to be connected fine. The cable came brand new with the motherboard. I'll see if I can find another one to switch it out, but I'm doubting that that's the problem.
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    C Drive became D drive

    My C partition is on the WD drive. I ended up reformatting and reinstalling when I replaced my motherboard. Didn't lose any data since I was able to back up what I needed from the C drive by using a BartPE disc, and my other partitions were still intact.
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    C Drive became D drive

    Well... I thought I'd come back and follow up on this. I replaced my motherboard and everything went fine for a couple of weeks. Then it happened again. This time I was near the PC when it happened. I had just been browsing the web and went to grab a drink. As I was coming back to the room...
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    Error after installing WinXP

    PSU is an Antec TruePower Trio 650W
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    Error after installing WinXP

    I borrowed another XP CD from my stepdad, so I've tried 3 different XP CDs now. I haven't tried a full format yet, so I'll try that next, if I can get my keyboard and mouse to respond during the boot sequence. Right now they aren't responding at all. No lights, nothing. They worked up until...
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    Error after installing WinXP

    Not sure if it's the same error message or not. The first set of numbers inside the parenthesis are different on mine from that article, but not sure if that matters. I do have only one drive hooked up right now, and the installation seems to go fine, until after reboot I get this message.
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    Keyboard and Mouse problem

    The printer power is on, but other than that I don't see it doing anything when I boot. The keyboard and mouse have been working during bootup up until now....
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    Error after installing WinXP

    I tried replacing my SATA DVD with my old ATA DVD drive and also tried two different XP discs, neither of which seem to have any scratches or marks on them. However, I couldn't seem to get anything to work, and even my keyboard and mouse don't seem to be getting power and lighting up. I'm...
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    Keyboard and Mouse problem

    Ok, in addition to the other problems I've been having, now my keyboard and mouse seem to be unresponsive when power on the system. No lights on the keyboard or mouse (mouse is a Razer Diamondback which has an LED inside). I tried unplugging all the other USB things I had (printer and monitor...
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    Error after installing WinXP

    Hmm... so nobody has any ideas on this one? Am I really that screwed? Is there any way to rule out the motherboard as the problem?
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    Error after installing WinXP

    After my recent problems with being unable to boot into XP, I ended up trying to do a repair install over the old one. When that didn't clear up the problem, I did a quick format of my C drive partition and re-installed XP Pro SP2. The installation seemed to go fine, but after it reboots, I...
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    C Drive became D drive

    One more thing to note... I am considering trying to reinstall WinXP by doing a repair install. Has anyone done this? How likely is it that my applications and settings will remain intact? Should I try hooking up both drives first (since some apps are installed on the Maxtor too), or should...
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    C Drive became D drive

    Ok, quick rundown on the partition situation. The WD 500GB drive has 2 partitions, one for my C drive which is 100GB, and the rest which used to be my E Drive. The 300GB Maxtor has 3 partitions which were my D, F, and G drives. I ran the diagnostic tools. The WD extensive scan came back...
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    C Drive became D drive

    Ok, this is very strange. My PC was working just fine a couple nights ago, and then I woke up yesterday morning and it was showing a boot screen with "ntldr is missing" at the bottom. It made some weird clicking/clunking noise when I tried to reboot it a couple times. It isn't doing that...
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    RAM or MB problem

    When I bought my motherboard (Asus A7V), I bought a 128MB PC133 dimm from Crucial to go with it. Later I bought another 128MB dimm, also PC133. I tried installing it. Seemed to work ok at first, but then my computer started acting really weird and crashing. I lost some data because my FAT...