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    C++ : Is using stl containers like this safe?

    m_values is a std::map<int, Structure> Structure& structure = m_values[KEY]; structure.setValue(whatever); Basically, does stl gaurentee that the Structure& reference will always be valid, or does stl internally copy around members under certain circumstances?
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    M3A78 - Really dumb question about memory

    Bought a M3A-78 and a Phenom 9600 for a budget box, and intended to overclock it. I have an original scythe ninja (bought a AM2->478 retention bracket convertor) whose clip was pretty poorly designed, and is currently interfering with the memory. I need about .25-0.5cm of room for this to...
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    Old socket 939 HSF -- Any way to use it with AM2?

    I have a Scythe Ninja rev. A that I've been using with my socket 939 forever. I am building a new AM2+ system and want to carry it over. I am wondering, is this possible? Really, I can see a couple possible scenarios: 1. The retention mechanism of the original ninja (pdf warniing ...
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    Quick C++ Question, can't erase from a std::string

    Hello all. I am writing a quick and dirty parser. I have code that wants to consume everything up to the end of a tag. I write this to find an #INDUCTION tag: myCopy.erase(0, myCopy.find("#INDUCTION") + 10); This works wonderfully, unless myCopy.find("#INDUCTION") == 0. Then it erases...
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    Having trouble finding an absolute minimal Linux distro.

    Hello all. I've been trying to find a linux distro that pretty much contains the absolute bare minimum required s.t. I don't have to bootstrap a compiler. Pretty much just partation tools, gcc, the kernel, and a shell (preferably bash). Does such a distro exist? The closest I've found is...
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    Turning off write cacheing enabled by default for removable drives in Vista

    By default Vista has write cacheing enabled for removable drives (in this case, as USB thumb drive). I am trying to figure out how to change the default to "disabled." Or, failing that, how to get vista to "remember" that the particular thumb drive I am using should never have write cacheing...
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    Gigabyte P35 Motherboards -- Please explain the price to me

    Hello all. Really simple question. I need to pick out a C2D motherboard by tomorrow morning, and was looking at the Gigabyte P35 boards. I cannot for the life of me figure out why one board is more expensive then the other. Can someone who is more knowledgeable then me look at the two, and...
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    Completly new build, won't post, keeps rebooting -- UPDATE need some more help

    Hello all. I am in the middle of building a brand new system, and am having severe problems. The system, as it stands right now, is an Intel P35DPM Motherboard (P35), Intel C2D 4400, a eVGA 8600GT, 2Gb of Corsair DDR2, and an Antec 380W powr supply. I have no other components connected to...
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    Vista NTFS -- Is there a tool to reize NTFS partations?

    Hello all, a simple question, but a surpringly hard one to answer. I am building a new vista system, and want to copy the files over from the old (win2k, ntfs) system. Considering the old system only has a 20 gig hard drive and the new one a 320 gig drive, I was just going to copy the...
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    Quick Vista Question : Can you install 3rd party RAID drivers w/o a floppy drive

    Hello all, I am planning on building my first system with Vista as the OS, but need some info. I am using a dedicated RAID card which will host the OS, which does have Vista drivers available but not included with Vista. The motherboard I want to use does not have a floppy connector. In the...
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    Question about Raid1

    Hello all. I'm building a computer that's going to store some pretty important data, so in addition to weekly backups I wanted to have two drives in raid 1. I know how this should work in theory, but I have some questions about how it works in pratice: 1. The first option is hardware...
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    Socket A motherboards /w PCI-E?

    Hello all. My question is simple -- do these exist? If they do, what chipset did they use? I've been trying to google the answer but I haven't had any luck with it at all.
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    Problem with x1900xt 512MB with Asus P5NSLI board

    Hello all. I recently built two identical systems, and they are both having the exact same problem so I know it's hardware/driver related. They are C2D systems using the ASUS P5N SLI board /w Sapphire x1900xt 512MB boards. Latest drivers and BIOS updates. Antec 500W power supply...
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    Geforce 4 440 Go -- When did they disable the vertex shader?

    Hello all. To make a long story short, I updated my video card drivers on my laptop which uses a GF4 440 Go. I lost vertext shader support, and as a result my framerate in WoW was cut in half. After a lot of googling, it appears that at some point the nVidia's drivers had a "software...
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    Need an LCD suggestion for business use

    Hello all, scanned that computer parts guide up there for LCD reccomendations, however saw nothing, so creating a thread here. My dad runs a small business that is currently using monitors literally 10 years old, and they suck. He wants to replace them, and asked my advice. The monitor...
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    Building a system, hope to order tonight. Critique please?

    Hello all, I am in need of a new computer thanks to an . . . accident and have specced out the following. Please critique it! Bold is what I'm going with, but non-bold are alternatives I've considered. Reasoning below some choices is given below. I am trying to get this ordered tonight, so...