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    Pause before Booting up

    When I turn on the computer, I hear the fans activate for 1/4 a second and then they stop. The pause lasts for about 2 seconds. Afterwards, everything fires up and runs normally. It's like the capacitors or something need a moment to get charged up. Is the pause when I turn on the...
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    cpu-z memory question

    does the 833.3 mhz mean that i'm running at 1666.6 mhz ddr? I have the samsung low voltage ram. I'm having a hard time oc-ing them.
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    how do i overclock?

    i got a biostar tpower x79 + i7 3820 combo. I can't find the FSB option to manipulate. So i'm lost. There' something called the based clock, which gives me 100mhz, 125mhz...etc. When i try to select 125mhz, computer fails, even though i've up the cpu and ram voltage. the multiplier seems to...
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    Thoughts on Intel i7 3820 and Mushkin Redline 2133

    I want to build a system around the Intel i7 3820 core. I am looking at the reviews for the Mushkin Redline 2133 ram, but all the reviews are from people with AMD setups which confuses me. I intend to overclock. Would these ram be appropriate for my setup.
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    Free: cpu mobo ddr400 soCal

    making room. I prefer local pickup. I'm located in Fullerton, southern California. I will ship USPS flat-rate on your dime. I believe the rates are something like: - $5 ram -$14 mobo + cpu 2x 512 Geil -DDR550 3-8-4-4 MSi Neo 2 865 PE + Intel 2.4c mobo LInk...
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    ignore

    I need 25 posts for the stupid sig Making an end run around the rules for your own benefit - never a good idea here. admin allisolm
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    internet routing issues

    i have yahoo att dsl dialup. I just connect my pc to the modem, and it dials out automatically (as if i had cable internet). when i connect my dsl modem to my router, my router doesn't get the ip and all that good stuff. In my router, i've tried changing the settings to DHCP (the setting for...
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    brower freeze on cold boot

    quad 2.4 (default voltage) intel D975Xbx2 4gb ram (corsair xms 5-5-5-12 2.12v) gigbyte 8800 GT 750w windows xp corp sp3/ vista theme ATT DSL Every time i turn on my pc, it will freeze when i fire up an internet browser like explorer or firefox. The music or whatever appz will still be...
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    vga cooler for x800?

    are there any good ones?
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    will x800vivo flash to XT?

    http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/simprod.asp?pid=11139&ad=pwatch I saw this and was wondering if it will flash over.
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    questiong about Antec Tower

    Recenly, I was giving a Antec Full Tower. However, I can't quite figure how to install the optical drives. There aren't screw holes for me to screw in my dvdrom.
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    going to buy a notebook

    thinking pentium m 1.6ghz. I know everyone favors Dell above all, but I'm cheap and I like Acer's prices. Has anyone heard anything about them? what is as good chipset to look for?
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    160gig reads as 149gigs??

    I have the WD 160 drive installed on a Western Digital TX100 IDE adapter, and it will only read the drive as a 149giger. What happened to the other 11 gigs?
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    stupid Linux Questions

    Okay, I'm currently running Mandrake 9.1 with KDE. 1. when I install a program, where does it go and how do i launch it? it doesn't add any shortcuts or anything to the menu.
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    mandrake 10 nocd boot

    Is it me, or does Mandrake 10 not wanna boot from the CD. Now, where do i get a boot floppy for it?
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    noisy raptors

    recently, my Western Digital 36gb Raptor has become very noisy, and as of late, my computer has been crashing. Do you guys recommend any frewares i can use to run tests on the hard drive?
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    survey

    It seems nowadays that the standard for the amount of memory is at 1gb. I have never gone anywhere near that. I've encoded movies before but still keeping it under 512. who hear as actually found 1gb of memory useful?
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    special drivers for SB Audigy?

    I've seen hacked Drivers for the Audigy2 to turn it into the Audigy2 ZS. Are there any drivers of that similar nature for the Audigy card?
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    4.5 ATI Driver Release Catalyst

    http://www.ati.com/home/online/CatalystXPdriver.html downloading it at the moment.
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    i want to play psx2 backups

    is there a way to do it without buying a mod chip? Let's say a gameshark2 game enhancer maybe?
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    where's the mem divider Neo2?

    I can't seem to find the memory divider in the bios of the msi neo2 865 board. I would post this on the official msi neo2 thread... but there was no reply button.
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    problems installing BSD5.1

    boot from CD 1.. choose option 1. default... hangs .