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    Monitor does not always turn on ?

    This may help power down pc unplug monitor from wall leave unplugged for a minute or so plug monitor back in fire up pc had the same issue with dvi hp w2207h monitor and this fixed it. Also new drivers from nvidia may be a help if you havent updated in a while.
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    New computer start-shut down looping before post screen.

    Secure your mobo with fiber washers under the screws or you may get all kinds of misc issues that will drive ya nuts sound popping, video card not recognized, looped boot bla bla bla ect ect :). If you dont have the fiber washers any pc repair place will have them dont ignore doing this , if you...
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    What is the coolest running cpu out there?

    Love my Q9550 3.8 GHZ OC on air runs night and day no issues have seen this over clocked to 4 GHZ on air but I dont want to thrash it :)
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    Crossfire HD4870 - one card not appearing on device manager

    My Maximus had a few bugs shut it down, swap bios 1 chip with bios 2 this may get ya going.
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    How to disable Powermizer

    It looks to me like we have a notebook, power saving options are first located in the bios and the os second C1E support enhanced halt state, down clock cpu while on battery ect, check power options in bios first ,then mess with the software in windows.
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    dx10 or dx11?

    Hi all :) Not to make any gamers mad I are one, but DX10 on my vista 64 ultimate gets along with some of my games some of the time why anyone would go out of the way in the form of cash for DX11 is kinda beyond me, maybe DX11 is great because Microsoft says so ? Hummm wait isnt that what they...
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    Vista Hard Freezes

    Oh turn off C1E support in bios if you can this has stopped alot of people from having issues I OC my rig so I turn off all the power saving goodies right off the batt to get stable OC.
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    Vista Hard Freezes

    Humm ok sorry to see all the trouble your having see if this Microsoft patch has what you need here is a link http://support.microsoft.com/kb/938194 This fix applies to the mentioned issue hope it helps Ill look all over hell to see if we can find a fix oh if you guys have nvidia cards you...
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    ASUS what lies beneath

    The reason I didnt dump the board quick was simple this board was released with an un refined bios when I bought it. asus builds advertises and brings their products to market before the software is ready, This websites roundup review of this board has this very issue mentioned in the review of...
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    Computer won't come out of sleep mode

    New rule for me I should never post before my second pot of coffee :)
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    Computer won't come out of sleep mode

    Hummmm sounds like Vista and Nvidia at least thats what my rig pulled til I installed vista sp2 beta, even after its not 100% OS bios and chipset software are the bones of this, some PSU'S help or can hurt sleep, and as it's been said graphics card and drivers. Get all your software up to...
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    Vista Hard Freezes

    Oh make sure you have your chipset software installed for the os you are using this can cause your issue. If you are just running off the os install there is alot of stuff that may kinda work until you get the chipset software in it.
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    Vista Hard Freezes

    Do you have all the latest updates from microcrash. Are you running 64 bit vista or 32 ? There is a vista sp2 beta Im running it has resolved alot of my little glitches. Sounds like it tries to go into sleep mode or stand by and wont wake up, the up dates my help also check gigabyte for a...
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    Huge memory usage when burning cds, installing games

    Hope this helps do a google search for vista 64 sp2 beta I'm running it and it seems to have helped alot. Also you should check and see what processes are running I suspect you are running anti virus software usually norton gobbles up everything, if you have norton this may be an issue . I...
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    Machihe won't post after move

    I'm hoping your bios batt is shot I've had pc's that would work forever til I unplgged them then no post due to dead bios batt, the time day would go to defaults. There is another possibilty a distasteful one and that could be a bad capacitor on the MB look for ballooned tops leaking yellow crap...
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    Windows XP Pro install loop

    are the drives clean or is this a reinstall if it is a reinstall try getting a copy of kill disk http://www.killdisk.com/downloadfree.htm this link will take you there get a copy and erase the drive it will write zeros to it and make it possible to do a clean install. Also go into bios...
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    Swapped video cards, now no video signal

    Rookieb do you have at least a boot screen of any kind ? If not Im suspicious of your old motherboard it may have bad capacitors they die without notice look for yellow crap at the base of the caps or bulging tops if you see this you may need a new mother board age and wear and tear is the cause...
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    Machihe won't post after move

    Try pressing delete key to enter bios check date and time if they are wrong reset date time to current go buy a 2032 battery and replace your old one. Some sata II power connectors come loose as well as sata II data cable they look plugged in but they are not. I ship PC'S I build all over the...
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    Swapped video cards, now no video signal

    Rookieb did ya get it running, hope so :)
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    9800GX2 nvlddmkm Whose responsible?

    Hi all, owcraftsman hope I can be of help had your problem before, if you installed Vista with more than one stick of ram installed you can get alot of little bugs appearing everything from install crash to god only knows what after install, second do you have the Vista 64 sp2 beta installed if...
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    Hard Drive Performance

    This may sound nuts , but it might be your trouble , WD erase doesn't really erase all the data on a drive just the boot partition , I think. Like Blain I use Active@ Products if you use Blains link on that site you will find a program called Kill Disk if you use it it will wipe your...
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    Smelly Shoes?

    Run them through a brush chipper, might make good mulch
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    Dual Boot windows vista ultimate 64

    I have used and love" vista boot pro" its good for what i've been using it for windows XP PRO 32 bit, and Vista Ultimate 64 bit, It has tools for fixing boot issues in windows OS so boot to somthing install Vista boot pro and start reading and tweaking . Hope this helps. Oh, and Im not sure...
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    Is this a power supply issue?

    how mutch ram are you using and what version of windows, if its vista and you have more than 1 gig of ram installed or one stick of ram this very issue can happen. Dell used proprietary psu's up til 2004 ? I think it was an atx clone with the wires swapped around. When the 20 + 4 connector came...
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    Cylinder 4 misfire

    Thanks lil nate
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    Heat for stuck bolts?

    Torches are good for taking out rusted bolts but usually it is best to heat one thing or another like a stuck nut on a stud heat the nut not the stud. A bolt heat the area around the bolt not the bolt. One old cool trick on fly wheels for cars and trucks to remove the ring gear for the...
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    Leaking cap on a mobo -- is it possible or feasible to just replace the cap?

    Great article lopri, I keep an old board or two around just for a part here or a part there especialy caps.
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    ASUS what lies beneath

    Thank you chinhng for your input but lets be clear I wasnt looking for somthing for nothing I offered more money if it were necessary to get away from this board, second, all my other hardware is rock solid tested with 2 different OS'S to boot from, here is what my situation feels like for me...
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    Need Help - Very Slow Wireless Printing w/ HP C7250

    Hope this helps check HP they have driver updates for your unit issued this month to fix this and other issues. I have a C7280 its buggy at times but works for the most part I checked your model for the drivers it uses at HP and Im sure your problems will be reduced after this. Good Luck :)
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    I think I might have a virus

    This may sound nuts but try shutting down pc then unplug ac power at your monitor wait 30 seconds plug monitor back in fire pc back up, is your monitor lcd or crt. If your monitor works after this I had a similar problem Windows addressing issue or somthing. Anyhow when I get a monster...
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    Swapped video cards, now no video signal

    I had somthing similar, knowing your OS and monitor would be helpful, anyhow try this you may be suprised, shut down your pc then unplug your monitor from ac power wait 30 seconds or so, plug monitor back into ac power fire up pc. Im not sure why but windows forgot to initiate my...
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    ASUS what lies beneath

    Sure its fair, I dont have an RMA issue with ASUS I have an over advertised featurless motherboard that works after I dumped, turned off, or ignore the features that I paid to have. RMA'ed First board due to the famous non working back up bios 2 chip, not to mention the features that kinda...
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    Cylinder 4 misfire

    Good luck all Im gonna go talk to grown ups now.
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    well my machine killed another power supply, how often do you overclockers go through PSUs?

    This site has great reviews on power supplies whatever you do get a good one the information provided on this site is great for PSU'S. They also specify who built some branded unitis for thermaltake and corsair the 1000hx thermaltake 1.2 kv and 1.5 kv are built by CWT. I can appreciate...
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    Cylinder 4 misfire

    Quote" I reread my post multiple times and I have not found me asking a single question" The embarassing part, quote " If the math I did is funny please point out how" So I did, you read as well as I type.
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    ASUS what lies beneath

    Research was not an issue have well researched tested matched and tried and true components and a q9550 running 3.8 ghz stable as a rock at 33c on air is nothing to sneeze at. Second I dont build based on hype or wooo hooo reviews I've always built by chipset. The advertised features half work...
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    Cylinder 4 misfire

    Since you asked Im happy to give the answer to an honest question the best I can, ignition coils have a primary side and a secondary side . The primary side consists of fine wire wrapped around an iron core. Lets say we put in 12 volts to a coil with 25 turns and for each turn we step up the...
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    Recommend me a case under $200

    Got rid of a thermaltake shark for an antec 1200 and Im very happy and hard pressed to find anything in its class and price thats mutch better for me.
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    ASUS what lies beneath

    My bad luck with an ASUS board is not a suprise it was the complete inability of ASUS to properly answer my request to speak with a manager,Second concern was that most of the features on this board work poorly. I know its expecting alot out of a board to live up to half its advertising why...
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    Cylinder 4 misfire

    I love the funny math turns ratio has to do with the construction of the coil its self. Input voltage times the amount of turns around the primary side of coil then multiply that number by the turns around the secondary side of coil, this gives you the secondary potential. Your product should...