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    question about buying laptop

    It's still a full year warranty. What so bad about WXGA? Does it look bad er something?
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    question about buying laptop

    I was considering buying this laptop from the dell outlet: Operating System: Genuine Windows Vista Home PremiumMemory 2 GB DDR2 SDRAM 800MHz (2 DIMMs)Hard Disk Drive 160 GB SATA Hard Drive (5400RPM)Video Intel Integrated Graphics Media Accelerator X4500HDWeb Camera No Camera 6...
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    Compaq Presario CQ60-420US Laptop: 15.6" Display, Intel T4200 2.0GHz, 3GB DDR2, 250GB HDD @Staples $350AR (Starts 8/30)

    where can you find a $30 coupon that works for laptops at staples? I looked around for awhile and found a lot on ebay to buy and a few for free.. but every coupon has this on it: Offer expires 9/16/09. Valid in Staples U.S. stores, by phone at 1-800-333-3330 or online at staples.com. Limit...
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    Compaq Presario CQ60-420US Laptop: 15.6" Display, Intel T4200 2.0GHz, 3GB DDR2, 250GB HDD @Staples $350AR (Starts 8/30)

    Compaq Presario CQ60-420US Laptop: 15.6" HD BrightView Display, Intel Pentium T4200 2.0GHz, 3GB DDR2, 250GB HDD, DVDRW, 6-cell Battery, Vista $350 AR @ Staples (Starts Sunday 8/30) Starting This Sunday, Staples will have the Compaq Presario CQ60-420US Laptop for $380 - $30 Rebate = $350 + Free...
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    question about buying laptop

    I've been looking for a laptop mostly surf the web and play dvd's without being choppy or anything. I was thinking of getting this one: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...2&ref=dynamitedata.com its 430 after bing and paypal discount. Would this be overkill to play DVD's, or could I go a...
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    Gateway NV5215u as low as $430 at newegg

    newegg has the Gateway NV5215u for $500 & free shipping today AMD Athlon X2 QL-64 2.1G, 4GB DDR2, 320GB HD, ATI Radeon HD 3200, 15.6" WXGA 10% bing cashback for $450 (search bing for newegg and click the promo link for 10% instead of the 6% when you look at the list) also $20 off when...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    ah.. ya.. definatly dont want to be neuter'ed...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    good to hear that I cant damage it that way. I'm not sure how to short the pins, but i'm fine with resetting the battery, so I'll stick to that if I need to. what does upgrading the bios really do btw? give me more options or make it more stable er somethin?
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I've got to head out after this post, but I'm curious. Can the not posting hurt the comp? like fry something? or it just means I'll have to change settings back. the main reason I'm afraid of that is because I thought maybe it could damage something. Thanks much for the help though, I'll try...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    yes, it was working. But.. when I rebooted to change to the next set of options you specified.. It would not post. I never got to try the second set. it booted with the mem 100 cpu clock ratio 10 cpu clock 232 cpu overvolt 5% but when i rebooted to change to the next ones, it would...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    Ok. tis a shame it didn't quite work out the way I wanted, but Thank you very much for all the help though, you're awesome.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I've got all the settings back to default and it boots ok now.. do I still need to redo the CMOS battery? what does removing/replacing it do anyway? I'm kindof weary of changing the settings back to the original ones you told me, cause it was on those when it would not post. I never tried the...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    bad news I think. When I went to reboot and change to your new set of proposed changes, my computer would not post. It merely made 2 low toned buzzing noises. I tried to press the reset button, same thing happened. I turned off my computer for about 5 minutes, kicked it back on and it booted...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    Ok. I've changed these settings. CPU-Z now shows my core speed ad 2320, it was 2200 before. How can I tell if this is stable though and not going to hurt anything?
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I can change them all except the cpu clock to 240, so I exited without saving. under my cpu clock it says: min 200 max 232 enter a DEC number
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    well.. I moved it to 166, but.. after saving and rebooting.. my current memclock still shows 133, even though the max memclock shows 166.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    ok.. it worked.. still posts.. and now the current memclock now shows 133.. So this made my memory speed up?
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    ok.. suppose I'll give it a shot.. wish me luck, heh
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    fsb? Is that the max memclock thing you were talkin about changin to 133 earlier?
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I can't find CAS in there anywhere, even in any sub menu's. All the ones I listed earlier when you said to press f1 seem to be all that was added.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    ok.. I've changed them around.. and the memclock still shows at 100. I'm not sure if this matters, but it used to check the ram every boot up, not it just says 2000whatever kb OK, I thought I had changed a fast boot option er something before to skip the check, but I could not find that option...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I do have access otherwise.. are you asking that so I could come on and be talked through resetting the cmos battery afterward if it does not post? If it could be harmful to my pc I may not want to do it.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    ok.. so I was curious though. The two sets of ram I have in here, does it matter that one is 184-pin and the other 2 are 240-pin? and one says DDR, one says DDR2? mushkin 1GB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Desktop Memory mushkin 1GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM Unbuffered DDR2 400 (PC2 3200)...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    from my order history on newegg my 2gb of ram consists of these 2: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146190 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820146292 I honestly forgot how it was when I first ordered it, but one was added later I believe. Now that I look at...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    mobo is GIGABYTE GA-K8U 754 ULi M1689 ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128292 when I hit f1.. I got a new category called: Advanced Chipset Features: M1689 configuration: sub categories: m1689 Gated clock: Disabled...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    the K8 CPU clk ratio has options for: x4 800 mhz x5 1000 mhz x6 1200 mhz x7 1400 mhz x8 1600 mhz x9 1800 mhz x10 2000 mhz x11 2200 mhz also the CPU clock has: Min = 200 Max = 232 Key in a DEC number and yes, I have only 1 HD, its a WD raptor 72gb SATA drive.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    initial screen at top says: CMOS Setup Utility - copyright (c) 1984-2005 Award Software has categories for Standard CMOS features Advanced CMOS features Integrated Peripherals power management setup PnP/PCI configuration PC health status Frequency Voltage Control then load fail...
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    nope, I pieced this together mostly from newegg about 4 years ago I think, xept the vid card was added a bit later.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    of what parts of bios? or just.. all of it? also, dumb question perhaps, but is there any way to do that without using a camera to take the picture? Because I do not have one, but I could write down any info from there that is needed.
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    help overclocking my A64 3400+

    I've read the quick and dirty A64 clocking guide by Zebo, but I honestly don't understand any much of it. Maybe I shouldn't even be trying to overclock if this is the case, I don't really know much about this stuff and have a hard time learning, and if that's the case its cool. I can't afford to...
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    need some decent speakers, any advice?

    Thank you for the suggestions. Now to do some research and earn points with the wife!
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    need some decent speakers, any advice?

    also.. if it matters.. she her mobo has onboard sound. realtek ALC 888 chipset.
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    need some decent speakers, any advice?

    will be under $100 for price range.. can't afford any more than that. she listens to mostly alternative rock / rock ... she said she loves to hear the bass, current speakers have ... 0.. don't wanna rattle our walls er anything though
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    need some decent speakers, any advice?

    currently on my wife's computer all she has is the PoS speakers that came with her HP computer. She wants some that she can listen to music on without sounding like shit. Don't need anything spectacular, no surround sound er anything, just something that sounds good to play some music...
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    need help with dvi-hdmi stuff

    ah, cool... works for me.. looks fine anyway, saves me money.. thx
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    need help with dvi-hdmi stuff

    I have a Radeon x850 graphics card. It has a DVI-I Dual link output on it. I've always just used the D-sub connector though. I recently got a new hanspree 19" LCD monitor that has an HDMI input on it. my question is, will it make much of a difference if i switch from the d-sub connection to...
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    issue with rebooting while playing games..

    havent run the mem test no.. I'll do that when i get home.. in bios my sata thing is set to IDE mode.. but... tbh... my comp stopped rebooting itself since i installed the older ati drivers... that last debug one i posted has been the only time it rebooted since puttin in the old drivers...
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    issue with rebooting while playing games..

    is there any way to tell if my disks depend on it or not? cant find a more current driver anywhere... its the same one i already have is the newest i can find
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    issue with rebooting while playing games..

    when ye say deleting it... do you mean i could just delete the m5289.sys file? also... the vendor... would that be for the motherboard vendor? i pieced this comp together so all the parts were just ordered from like newegg 'n a couple others the driver is from 12/1/2004 btw actually.. i...
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    issue with rebooting while playing games..

    so uh... what does that mean really... that drivers bad er somethin? i just have 1 HD... i dont have raid setup