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    Laptop overclock

    Its an acer 5610z notebook with an inteli943/940gml chipset. Its already proped up on a cooler.
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    I need a recommendation

    I dont know much but I would save some money and go for the samsung even though the processor is a little slower.
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    Laptop overclock

    I always like to try different things, like new beta software. tips and tricks. Even on my new phone I tried a beta os knowing that I might brick it. Guess Ill never learn.
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    Laptop overclock

    Far from being a kid, just like to experiment like some others do. Guess Ill leave it alone though.
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    Laptop overclock

    lol good one. But people overclock their computer all the time just because. Everyone that does is taking a chance. I just want to take a look and see what I could do.
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    Laptop overclock

    But if I wanted to try anyways what software would I use. If it screws up its a good reason to get a new lappy.
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    Laptop overclock

    May be a stupid question but thought I would ask anyhow. Is it possible to overclock a laptop. Is there software that may help with this?
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    laptop random shutdowns.

    less than 2 years. Might try and buy a laptop cooler.
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    laptop random shutdowns.

    It started a couple of weeks ago. I would be surfing the net and the laptop would just shut down. Just installed windows 7 7000 and it seems to be doing it more. Any ideas? Is it the laptop or the new os?
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    CyberPower 425VA UPS $19.99 after $10 easy rebate

    Funnny the Best buy guy tried to sell me the $100 monster surge!!!!! I bought my apc battery back up instead and had to explain things to the wife.
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    Compter just turns off.

    So far it appears to be a bad cpu. It didnt run all the time causeing the computer to shut off from heat. My sister will hit me back tomorrow.
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    Compter just turns off.

    Got home this afternoon and my computer won't work. I turned it on and it loaded then shut off. Waited a few minutes and tried again and it barely started and just shut off. Do you think this could be the power supply or something simple that we could do ourselves? (Also, it doesn't sound to me...
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    Error on startup

    I belive its the z730. The drivers are downloaded direct so I assume its the newest. It was already uninstalled , redownloaded and reinstalled once.
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    Error on startup

    Trying to help diagnose an error for a relative. At every start up they get this error. C:\Windows\system32\spool\Drivers\W32x86\3\LXCFtime.dll Did a google searcg and everything came up as a trojan or something. Any help would be appreciated. This is for windows vista and occured after...
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    Does anyone use a CPAP and how has it changed your life?

    I snored alot and keot my wife up many a night. I had surgery and then got a cpap. It mostly stopped me from snoring. I dont always get a better nights sleep because of other issues but it helped. In a sleep study they hook elctrodes up to you that monitor your o2 stats , when you move and when...
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    help me pick a new router

    Its just slow sometimes. I went with a linksys wrt54g t mobile edition with the dd-wrt firmware. So far its been great for me. I just got rid of a dlink wbr2310 and a netgear wgt624.
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    laptop wireless card

    oops , thought I was in networking.
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    laptop wireless card

    The connect speed of my wifes laptop compared to mine is slow. I have the newest firmware and drivers. Is it possible to swap the card for a better one? Her laptop is a toshiba m55-s3293 running win xp with newest updates. To be honest its not slow, just not as good as my acer laptop. I am using...
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    Why do Comcast techs hate my amp?

    Think they are just being a pain in the butt. I had some decent splitters and when comcast came out he agreed that they were fine but if I ever did have a problem they would blame it on that. He replaced all of them. Had problems for months. My modem says I have 0 dbvv 40 dbvm Also...
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    trojan,virus or something

    thanks
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    trojan,virus or something

    Sorry noob, what is that?
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    trojan,virus or something

    My wifes computer is acting weird. You click on something and something else will open.I opened a program and need to press a 1 and a funky character comes up. I used spyware doctor, avg antivirus and nothing comes up. Any ideas?
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    Linksys WRT54G problems... can't admin my router

    Was gonna start a new thread but my question kinda pertains to this also. Hope the OP doesnt mind. I just bought a linksys wrt-54g flashed to a gs witg dd-wrt. I can access the setting but it never saved any changes. It also says it has an ip but I can not connect to the internet. Alot of the...
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    8gb flash drive

    I checked the propeties and it says 7.98 gb. its goes some really weird stuff. I checked once yesterday and it said something like 27tb. Anyway thanks for the replies but its going back today.
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    8gb flash drive

    Ive tried other usb ports. My 1 gb pny works on the same port. I just got a reply form the ebay seller I bought it from and he said send it back. I formatted it. Tried resending the same info a couple of times. Weird.
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    8gb flash drive

    I just purchased an 8gb flash drive and it doesnt always work. Ill transfer files and it says the tranferred but then Ill click on them and it says corrupt or they dont work. The files work fine on the hard drive or work when I transfer them to my pny 1 gig . Any ideas? Moved from General...
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    New router recommendations

    I just bought this one, what do any of you all think? This is a NEW WRT54G-TM, flashed with DD-WRT and has the following features: Hardware: CPU Speed: 200Mhz RAM 32MB Flash Memory...
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    D-Link wireless router problem

    I have the same router. It works great and has twice the download speeds of my netgear. But here is my probelm. I try and secure the network and I cant access the internet. Didnt matter if I was using xp or vista. Im now trying to determine the replacemnent.
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    Network password protect?

    I have a dlink wbr 2310 wireless router. Everytime I try and enter a password and serure it I cant get back on the internet. The router itself takes the password but when I enter the same password in the windows settings it doesnt work. I bought a netgear router and my download speed were almost...
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    windows vista laptop to windows xp

    Thanks for the link but what about the problem of gettng an error in the middle of the install? Did you have to slip stream sp2?
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    windows vista laptop to windows xp

    The hard drive is partioned into 3 seperate. Will that work?
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    windows vista laptop to windows xp

    No got it before sp2. Will that make a difference? If I have to Ill buy a new copy of win xp. Better than buying a new laptop.
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    windows vista laptop to windows xp

    I have an acer 5610z laptop that came with windows vista home basic. My wifes laptop is in the shop and her stuff is not compatable. I tried to install xp on my laptop but get a pci.sys error every time. Can this be done or do I have to buy a new laptop with xp already on it? I talked to a local...
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    windows media player in vista

    Thanks but I already tried that and no luck.
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    windows media player in vista

    I have an acer laptop that came with windows vista. All of a sudden media player wont work unless I uninstall the sound driver . It ofcourse then works but no sound. I get a message saying the driver isnt suitable for vista contact acer. If its the one that came with the laptop why now. I tried...
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    acer dual core replacement ?

    bummer, thanks for the reply.
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    acer dual core replacement ?

    I have an acer dual core laptop. Is it possible to replace the 2 cpu"s with faster ones?
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    Computer ? memory install !

    Cant do much now as Im no longer at my parents house. Dont know the timings of the ram but the speed is faster. I didnt see anything in the start up menu and the only other thing that starts with the computer is norton antivirus.
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    Noaccess to BIOS

    F2 , F10 ?
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    Computer ? memory install !

    hmm bummer. So what do I do? Go to the emachines website(do they have a website) and check their timings compared to what I got? I got generic or whatever office depot had on sale last week.