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    strage, pc will not shut down when pci modem is installed.

    i was given the task to upgrade my cousins pc.......i put in a new MB and cpu....got everything running.......blah blah blah. long story short is that when ever the pci modem is installed, the computer will not shut down. start>shutdown, goes through the process of shutting down then right at...
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    how far do u sit from your montior and what size is it?

    just got a 24in lcd......its about 2 feet alway and i hate it. the text is either too big or too small and the pics are way to small. ohhhhhh i might even go back to the 7 year old dieing crt.
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    advice on a new monitor(19-21)

    my 10year old crt is cracking and poping like crazy, its on its last leg...looking for a good montior. i dont game alot, but i do game. i want something clean and crisp for browsing the web and movies too. does anyone have any advice on specfic models and also what should i be looking for...
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    is this a mb issue? no video, just powers fan......

    ok here is my problem, when i turn on my pc i get no video,beeps etc. the only thing that happens is the fans run. i disconnected all hardware that wasnt needed. i tried an old pci card, still no video. i tried another ps, ram, still no video. the only thing i didnt try another of is the mb and...
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    pc will not enter windows or install windows

    my pc will not enter windows. everytime u start it up it goes to the screen where you can start windows normally start in safemode or last know config no matter which option you pick it will just reboot and take you to the same screen. so i then tried reinstalling windows, and it always...
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    win2k3 question with vit mem and defraging...

    easy question, but im a newbie......i want to defrag the main drive...i changed the vitural mem setting, and its always hitting the hdd now. so i was going to turn this off, reboot and defrag the hdd and turn it back on. my question is if i turn it off, will it still work and enter windows? i...
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    is this a bad hdd....or mb??

    i went to turn on my pc the other day, and it took a very long time to go through post, then it came up with some boot error, replace etc etc. the motherboard does not even see the hd, which is an old rapter. no settings were changed but i went into the bios and reset defaults just incase. same...
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    my p4 3.4ghz shows 2 cores under task man...

    i just built a new server and it dual boots xp and 2003. its a standard mill 3.4ghz p4. both windows shows 2 cores under task man. i thought it just might be a bug, but both "cores" are actually being "stressed" at different times. any ideas? im thinking maybe it is really a p4 D 3.4ghz and was...
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    asus p5k del board keeps crashing...p35 chipset

    just upgraded my mb/ram/cpu...and now i keep getting a bod saying something like irql is not equal or greater or something...i googled this and read that it could be caused from software running so i disabled all software and still same thing. ive read that a reformat useally does not fix it. i...
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    fans run, all leds light up but nothing happends!

    this morning i woke up, went to turn on my montior but it was a blank screen. My pc is always running......so i thought no problem ill just reboot. hold the power button, it shuts off and i restart it. same thing, nothing on the montior. i notice all the leds are on, power, hdd, and cdr is lit...
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    upgrading cpu/ram/mb....keeping old hd

    i should beable to just switch out the hardware right??? holding off formating till i upgrade to vista.
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    current 7900gt vs 8800gts 640m

    ok im upgrading my cpu/mb/ram.........i have a 7900gt and im tempted to upgrade to a 8800 640meg....zzf has one for 330$...i can sell the 7900 for prob 100 on ebay. what would u do? im getting a c2d with 4gig ram/xp. (got a good deal on pc28500,$210bucks a/r for the 4 gigs)i plan on upgrading...
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    does q4 run in vista 64??

    do you have any issues in running quake4 with vista64bit?
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    would u keep a 1meg pci video card for a server.....

    ive had this thing for yearsssss....always stayed when i upgraded. im upgrading again....any downside to keeping this card? the server is, a pure server. pumping out html and files running win2k3. i found a cheap pci e card for 33$. dont see the point in upgrading the video though. what do you...
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    so when are p35 boards coming out??

    i know intel releases them on the 21st, but do the boards come out then?? im waiting for a asus board.
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    can i put ddr2 8500 in my asus p5ld2

    im going to upgrade my server, and i was wondering if i could put my current ddr2 in there, and replace it with ddr2 8500+. the mboard(asus p5ld2) only supports 800mhz and i know the ram wont run at its full speed, but can i still use it? this way when i upgrade my main pc i wont be left with...
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    Highest availability.....raid or manual backup???

    ok here is the deal, i have a personal server.. i plan on building a new one, im running out of hd space and its kind of acent. the server is my file server, and i also host a few personal websites of mine and also host some biz sites for a few local biz/friends. i dont know if i want to go...
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    i turned on my PC, 2 secs later it shuts off.

    it wont turn on. it powered on, and died before anything could even show up on the screen. the motherboard led is lit though. i dont know much about this stuff, im guessing it is the PS? can it be anything other then the PS? MB maybe? i just got this PS about 2 years ago and paid 100$ for it...
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    logitech Ultra Vision webcam

    looking at a few logitech cams, and it seems like they all come with stands that fit flatscreens only. looking at the Ultra Vision, it looks like the stand is even built into the cam. does logitech include another stand for CRT's or to place it on the desk?
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    are you able to config a wireless router from anoter pc???

    like once everything is set up, would i beable to config the router from any pc, or would i have to go to the pc it is connected to?
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    how to remote print to another pc via the internet.

    on the pc i want to print to, i enabled "sharing" on the printer. then from the other pc i typed in the public ip address of the print "server" ie, http://ip/printername but it could not find it. i know im missing something simple here, what is it? both pcs are running xp.
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    signs of key-logger?

    i downloaded azureus the other day, and i never have any virus alerts, but once i installed it with in mins i was getting alerts for trojans and other things. anytime i get a pop up i say do not trust or it deletes it depending on the alert. i just noticed when i type, where ever the mouse...
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    question on pix 501 "outside" 10base-t

    i am trying to put the things i learn in school into good use and i have a question. my connection is 30/5 and i wanna run a web server and protect my network with a pix. it says "1 x RJ-45 10Base-T Auto-negotiating Outside", so this means i wouldnt beable to use all of my bandwith, which sucks...
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    can i get IE favorites(links) to show on the whole screen?

    i have lots of favorites, and its a pain to scroll alllllllllll the way to the bottom of the list to get that last one. can i have it show a few lines on the screen, like showing programs does?
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    why does kingston value ram say not "dual channel combatable"

    i have some pc2700, x2 of the same sticks. why do the boxes say that? i thought the only thing you had to worry about was if they are the same thing.... is this just a marketing thing so you can buy one of their kits?
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    quake 4: after few mins video goes funny...

    hey, just upgraded everything(fresh install of xp too). video is 6800 gt. i can run quake 3 just fine, but anytime i run q4 after maybe 5-10mins the video gets all funny. if i do a video_restart it is fine again for a few mins. overclocking does not affect the problem, if system/gpu isnt...
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    all of a sudden, I.E 6 crashes when ever its opened!?!?!

    im running xp with ie and since today when ever i start ie it crashes. dunno why. i would like to know if anyone knows a fix or how do i fully delete ie so i can reinstall it? im on firefox now and too much getting use to......
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    is this possiable.......net to pc(server),then to client,then net access to another client?

    ok here is my set up....i will be adding the second client shortly. i have a xp box that is hooked up to a cable modem. this is using the xp networking program as the "server". then the xp box is hooked to a win2k3 server box as a client and it gets net access. I have it this way for my...
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    need help picking settings in a raid..........

    heres the deal, im doing mirroring and havnt set anything up yet but the asus motherboard book explains the setup proccess but there is some settings i dont understand what they do. 1)it shows block size: 16k, 32, 64, 128k, 256k. what is this? what should i set it at? 2)transfer mode...
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    not a deal, but what software shows up on your microsoft retail online trainging site?

    i couldnt find a fourm to list this under so i thought this would be the best place. anyone that belongs to the retail training site, do you have any nice software that shows up? its like if i dont have enought points i will train then go to buy it and the damn thing isnt there. a few weeks ago...
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    2 pcs networked together..how to get internet to server from client?

    heres the deal....i have 2 computers with a crossover cable. The server is win2k3 and then a client computer with internet access. The connection/network works good. But is there a way I can take the clients internet connection and share it with the server?
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    Is it possiable to get DD 5.1 sound with a Audigy 2 Zs??

    If so how?!?! Heres the thing, on my old pc I ran creative's mpeg2 decoder card that had a digital connection to my creative 5.1 speakers...i forget which ones these are but these are the first 5.1's they made and are the white ones. When I ran a dvd movie the dolby digital light would go...
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    when are the new p3s desktop ver due out, and they support 440bx boards right??

    when are the new p3s desktop ver due out, and they support 440bx boards right??
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    I have office 2000, can I just purchase frontpage upgrade??

    and just upgrade frontpage?? or will it not work because it came with office and wasnt bought by it self?
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    omax.com XP plus free iomega update!!

    I called them to see that the items they were shipping one by one was not charged their full price to my CC because the invoices listed them as full retail price. So the kind lady explained that the usb zip was out of stock and that the order it was canceled. She said it was canceled because she...