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    2.5" HDD to a IDE

    Hey all, just had a quick question regarding connecting a 2.5" laptop hard drive to a desktop via a 40->44 pin converting unit. I have it hooked up and it will show on the bios and will show up as a drive when I boot into windows. As soon as I click on it, however, it just hangs and will...
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    ATOT Effect for a friend....

    Hey everyone, one of my best friends directed a short film for the Stranglehold contest and I was hoping all of you could help him out. Thousands of videos were submitted to (unfortunately) myspace for a short film contest celebrating Stranglehold, a video game sequal to Hard Boiled. Judges...
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    Halo vs. Metroid

    http://www.gametrailers.com/umwatcher.php?id=57998 Very awesome video, author obviously spent a lot of time on this.
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    D-Link's DGL-4300

    My current router is finally going the say of the dodo and am looking for a nice wireless G replacement. I saw D-Link's gaming router at Fry's yesterday and wanted to know what people thought of it's fabled network gaming optimization. http://games.dlink.com/products/?pid=370&#DGL-4300...
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    Video distortion

    Recently I've been getting some problems with 3d distortions when running any sort of 3d accelerated game. It'll get some odd flickery artifacting and have things that look like long spikes or tears running out from stuff. It's prevelent sometimes in games like World of Warcraft, but shows up...
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    Voltage oddity

    Just a quick question about mobo voltages; my positives are pretty much on target, but my negatives are waaay off. Is this a really bad thing and what could it do to my computer? Pos: 3.3v = 3.31 5v = 4.97 12v = 11.78 Neg: -5v = -8.78 -12v = -1.5 As you can see, my pos numbers...
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    Your top 10 video games

    What are everyone's favorite games of all time? We're talking games that sucked your life away, that kept you up late at night for just "one more level" In no particular order: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past Super Mario World Starcraft Unreal...
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    RAM slots gone bad?

    I'm using an ASUS A8N-SLI Deluxe and have been running 4x512megs of Crucial memory. Recently my computer stopped booting, and after tweaking with the ram, discovered that my first two ram slots are borked. I can put any combination of the 4 sticks into slots 3&4, but if any are put into either...
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    7800GT SLI vs 8800GTS

    So I'm wanting to upgrade my current eVGA 7800GT, but I can't decide between dropping a second in SLI mode or just popping up to one of the 8800 GTSs. I could always then get a second 8800GTS, but since it's taken me so long to even consider SLI for this card, that's not a large deciding...
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    Very slow Windows log in

    I am having problems with my Windows install. My computer boots up fine, goes through the splash screen fine, but then when it gets to the desktop it will hang for 2-3 minutes. If I move my mouse over the start button or the task bar it gives me the hourglass. I can access things directly on...
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    Bad ram slots

    Hey I just had a quick question about the slots for my ram going bad. I have an Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe and had 4x512 Corsair XMS3200 filling all 4 slots on it. A bit ago my computer stopped booting, and after a bit of tinkering I pulled some of the RAM out and it started booting up fine. At...
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    Letter to Dr. Laura Schlesinger

    On Laura Schlesinger's radio show recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination, according to Leviticus 18:22, and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following response is an open letter to Dr.Laura, penned by a US resident, which was posted...
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    Program to convert DVDs to iPod format?

    Hey all, I've recently decided I should start putting some shows on my iPod, and just wondered what programs you all used to do this. I tried Cucusoft, a program a friend let me use, and it seems rather antiquated. It basically just runs the whole show, and "records" it as it goes. I was...
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    Retreiving data from a Wordpad document

    I was copy/pasting information into a Wordpad document, and accidently erased some stuff without noticing. It's been saved, and then closed and opened a couple times. Is there any way at all to get this information back, or is it permenantly lost? Thanks!
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    question about 6800GT

    So I'm installing an eVGA 6800gt that a friend bought used from another friend into her computer. She has an old power supply and it does not have the 6 pin connector to run into the back of the power supply. Is this somethat that the card needs to run, or is it only needed for SLI mode...
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    Burn in on LCD

    I am the (mostly) happy owner of a Dell 2005FPW. I play a large amount of World of Warcraft (damn addicting games). I dont know how many of you play it, but there is an action bar at the bottom of the screen that has 30 of the most commonly used spells and actions. Recently after exiting the...
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    What kind of motorcycle?

    Ok, so in a month I will be taking my motorcycle training course and soon after that I would like to purchase a used one to zip to and from work/school on. I like the look of crotch-rockets (Ninja, CBR, etc) but am wondering if I would be better off getting a cruiser type bike as my first one...
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    YAGT

    Ok, so a bit of backstory first. I've been dating this gal for a little over a year. We get along well, share a fair amount of the same interests, which is a step up from my previous girlfriend. She's good looking (but no pics, sorry :) ) In a month, she'll be moving away for school; it...
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    Help with wireless on my new laptop

    Hey all, so I just picked up a Dell e1505 with an Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/g Mini card and it's been giving me some problems. When I turn my computer on it will work fine and access my network. I can get the internet and access files on other networked computers. Then, after about 6-8...
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    Help with wireless on my new laptop

    Hey all, so I just picked up a Dell e1505 with an Intel PRO/Wireless 3945 802.11 a/g Mini card and it's been giving me some problems. When I turn my computer on it will work fine and access my network. I can get the internet and access files on other networked computers. Then, after about 6-8...
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    Interested in a new laptop......

    Hey all, so I'm wanting to get a laptop to replace my very old, very slow one I currently have. I have a powerful desktop that will be my everyday guy, and a SFF Shuttle that I can take with me if I'm going somewhere for multiple days. I'd like a laptop to have on my desk that I can use at the...
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    Safety of USPS Money Orders?

    So I posted an item for sale on Craigslist.com and had a person respond that they would like to buy it from me, using a postal money order as payment..... I've heard a lot of stories of people getting scammed, and wanted to know if this was a safe form of payment if I took it to a post office...