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    diNovo Edge Keyboard Interaction with G

    I have used a G15 for a while and have recently added a diNovo Edge to the system (it's also an HTPC and I want to chill on the couch but still have my G15's functionality and number pad when I'm at the desk). The problem is some of the functionality on each keyboard is compromised for some...
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    How to Output from My PC to My TV?

    I recently purchased an LCD TV with 3 HDMI inputs, along with a VGA/3.5mm Audio designed for connecting to a PC. My video card currently has two DVI outputs, and no HDMI. I'm considering buying a new video card with an HDMI output. I have two questions. 1. If I output from my PC to the TV...
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    I/O Errors on Internal Drive

    I have a relatively new (about a month old) 1.5 TB Seagate hard drive that is giving me I/O Errors. The drive is a storage-only drive (not the one my OS is on) The errors don't occur for everything on the drive, but do occur for the same things repeatedly. Examples are: -dragging a folder to...
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    Replacement HDD for Inspiron 4100

    I'm trying to get my wife's Inspiron 4100 up and running and need to replace the hard drive. After some searching, I found great prices on laptop hard drives on pricegrabber, etc, but none of them are Ultra-ATA. I also found some HDDs specifically marketed for the 4100, but they were really...
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    Windows Media Player won't play more than one song

    I have Windows Media Player 11.0.6001.7000, and for some reason when I play a song from my library, it won't play more than just that one song. It just stops after it's done. I've messed with the shuffle and repeat functions, that doesn't change anything. I can play a whole album from the...
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    Connecting DVI to component video

    I'm trying to connect my computer (which has a 7800 GT with two DVI outputs) to my TV (which has RCA, S-Video, and Component Video inputs). I bought a "DVI-to-Component" adapter, which sadly turned out to have a male DVI connector (the 7800 GT has female outputs). I went to Radio Shack and...
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    Can I run different content on two displays?

    I have a 7800 GT, and I'd like to be able to run on both my TV and my monitor. I have a free DVI port and a free VIVO port. First off, can anyone suggest which of these two ports I should buy a component adapter for? Secondly, I'd like to be able to do different things on each display, for...
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    Windows Vista Power Options

    I recently turned on the option to turn off my monitor after a certain amount of time, and realized it turns off while I'm watching a video on WMP. Any way to make it not happen when a movie is being watched?
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    Media Center PC

    I'm considering building a media center PC and so I tried out Windows Media Center in Vista to see how I liked it. I use Windows Media Player for just about all my other media (except for a few weird video files that only work in VLC), so I figured the transition would be smooth. However, nearly...
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    How can I turn off "Complete PC Backup" in Vista?

    I want to use the "Automatic file backup" function for Documents, Pictures, etc, but don't ever want to do a "Complete PC Backup" (no hard drive space). How can I get it to stop bugging me every week?
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    First Home Wireless Network

    I just set up my first home wireless network. I have a Vista Desktop (JASON-PC) and an XP Laptop (LAURIE) hooked up to it, and both successfully connect to the internet. Both computers can see each other (the vista box shows both computers under "Network;" the XP box shows nothing under "My...
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    Do I need a new CPU fan?

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    Interesting Circuit City Story

    So I totally hate Circuit City, but decided to buy my new wireless router from them, the Buffalo G54 since they have such an awesome deal on it right now. I went to pick it up in store today, and they took forever, then gave me a G 125. I didn't say anything, but just took it, because I thought...
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    First time WIFI Setup

    I'm setting up a wireless network for the first time. I know very little about wireless networking, so I'm just looking for some general advice, or maybe a link to a beginner's guide (haven't been able to find one on my own). I want to create a network that allows me to use my old school...
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    Toshiba Projector Won't Project

    I have a TLP-S71 Projector. When I try to start it up, it lights up the "on" light and the "lamp" light blinks for about a minute. The fan starts turning, and this continues for about a minute (this is similar to its normal startup procedure). Then the "lamp" light stops blinking and the...
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    Why does my MX Revolution feel like it sucks?

    I recently upgraded from a G7 to the MX Revolution, and it actually doesn't feel like it performs as well. I can't quite place my finger on it, but it just seems to lag a little (not nearly as bad as the bluetooth mouse I tried first; boy, what a piece of ******). Any thoughts as to why...
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    Computer won't boot to Windows

    My computer won't boot into Windows. It starts, shows the startup screen, then shows some diagnostics, prints "Verifying DMI Pool Data" and "Backup CMOS OK!" and then goes right back to the startup screen and repeats ad infinitum. This happened after I opened my case last night to look at...
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    Please Help! Windows activation question

    I installed a update via Windows Update a week ago, and it is requiring me to reactivate windows. Every time I've restarted in the last week, it pops up a window that says "This copy of Windows must be activated with Microsoft before you can log on. Do you want to activate Windows now?" If I...
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    One core on Opteron 165 "stuck"

    I just got a Logitech G15 which lets me monitor the usage of both cores through its LCD Screen (pretty sweet). Anyway, I was working with a program calld LCDStudio, learning to make custom LCD displays for the keyboard, and the program crashed. I wasn't doing anything too strange, I had just...
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    Problems loading files in iTunes

    I just downloaded a album from a source other than the iTunes music store and I am trying to open it in iTunes. The files are .mp3 files, and about two thirds of them load into my iTunes library just fine. The others will open iTunes when I double click them, but they don't show in the library...
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    What is a good DVD ripping program?

    I currently have DVD Decryptor, which works well except that it creates a bunch of files. Is there a way I can switch those files into .avi or .divx or something, or just rip directly to one of these formats? Also, is there a "single file" way to encode DVD data that preserves the menues and...
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    How can I not have to log in to Windows XP

    I recently put in a new video card and ever since then Windows XP has made me choose my user name when starting Windows. I only have one user account on the system,. Is there any way I can get rid of this and have it just load Windows automatically into my one account? Don't ask me why the...
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    Problems with games in new system, please help!

    I recently built my first system, and it runs terrifically in everything except games. Nearly every game I've run on it has had problems, and since the same problems have occured in multiple games, I think the problems may be hardware related, so I'm posting here in a desperate plea for help...
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    Questions Re: SpeedFan temps and F.E.A.R. problems

    I just built the system below, and I'm have two (possibly related) questions: 1. I'm using SpeedFan to monitor my temperatures, and I'm not sure what the temperature settings it's displaying refer to. Here's what it displays right now: Temp1: 36C Temp2: 52C Temp3: 49C Temp: 0C HD0: 36C...
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    Problem Installing Windows XP

    I am attempting to do a clean install of Windows XP Professional on a newly built system. I don't have the original XP cd, so I'm using a burned copy that consists of a .bin file and a .cue file. The cd was burned with nero as a boot cd. Here are the other specs on my computer. All the hardware...
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    Can I choose a resolution setting that does not show up on my display properties?

    I have a Dell Inspiron 4100 running XP SP2. I want to connect it to a widescreen monitor whose native resolution is 1680 x 1050. The only resolution options I see under my Display Properties are 800x600, 1024/768, 1280x1024, and 1400x1050. I don't need a resolution as high as 1680x1050, but I...
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    To RAID or not to RAID

    I'm designing my new system, and I'm torn between two hard drive options. Option A is to get the new 150 gig Raptor (which also has a 16MB cache that previous versions did not have) as my primary drive (I'll be using a Caviar 250 gig drive for storage). Option B would be to use two of the old 74...