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    10 mbit Cable Modem - Suggestions Please

    Greetings, I have 10 mbit cable service. However, they do not have any cable modems to buy, so I am renting a modem. But rental only does 5 mbit. I am going to buy a cable modem. Either new or off Ebay (new or used). So what are the best cable modems out there that serve 10...
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    Zyxel X-550 connection to cable modem

    Help. What am I forgetting? Zyxel x-550 router. Charter Cable modem. Router was working week ago before I moved with DSL. Wireless and wired. But now, working connection from PC to Cable modem works. But plugging in NW cable to router LAN and then PC to router jack 1-4 and I get no...
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    Help me decide - New HDTVs, but what brand & Size?

    Greetings, I need some help from those that have been spending time in the HDTV arena and know what is going on. First up I need an HDTV that will fit in a 45" diagonal (49" H x 33" V - has some molding hence the 45" diag limit. Cost is not the primary concern, but we do not want...
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    Sound help please - HT Omega Striker 7.1 voice echos

    Greetings, Abit IP35 MB was using OB sound. Turned off in BIOS. Removed and uninstalled drivers, even cleaned out Registry. Have the latest drivers from Omega Audio Driver Ver is 5.12.01.0047.3 Karaoke turned off. Effects- if set to generic sounds absolutely horrible. Set to living...
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    RAID 5 rebuild

    So, I have Abit IP35 and 3x 320 Seagates .10s. 3 HDs. 1 bad. Not sure which one. So I swapped out #1 for #4 (new blank) HD. Rebuild went fine. However, I still have a bad HD. #2 or #3 is still bad. So, what happens if I swap out #2 for the previous #4 with old data on it...
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    Is RAID 5 Installed? Question on RAID 5 set up

    Hi, I am trying to set up RAID 5 on my new system. ABIT IP35 + 3 HDs and WinXp. I put the drivers on floppy. Started WinXP install. F6'ed for RAID drivers. Then it started OS install. Formating drives. Question is: When, How do I get to set up the RAID 5 specific or do you not do...
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    ? - What is heavy metal ring thing comes with Chassis

    Maybe this is silly, but I have no Idea what this heavy metal ring is for. No directions show its use. What is it? Thanks.
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    SATA HD?

    Greetings, Just wondering about cables on the new SATA drives. I have some extras from older 1.5 SATA drives. Might as well buy OEM for significantly less if cables are the same. Guessing they are, but would not want to fail to order if it were the case that the the older cables are...
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    CPU Upgrade (or Maybe CPU & MB) - What and When?

    Greetings, Looking for some help here as I am not fully up on current CPU's and boards, etc. I am building a new rig, but I understand there are some new Intel chips coming out in June? When I build MY PC in a few months it will just be a good Core 2 Duo. But that is not the topic...
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    Rebates - FTC

    rebatesworkshop@ftc.gov Send an email to the above. Tell them you can not send an Original Receipt to 3 different companies from one purchase of multiple items. How about Thermal Paper Receipts fading and unreadable. Peace and Blessings ==================== While this...
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    Help Please - New system, choices, etc.

    Greetings, First, please let me say this. I appreciate any help, suggestions, advice, etc. I need to build a new system and would like a good one. I also just lost my 7 year old daughter 8 weeks ago. She was killed by a car in front of the whole family. I dont have a lot of energy or...
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    How Do I PAUSE the console?

    I did a quick search, have looked at the docs and I dont see this. I would like to pause the processing when I am gaming so that it does not bog it down. How would I do this? Do I use a command? A switch? Thanks!
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    Folding@Home

    BF2 would just die and go to desktop once I started it. I uninstalled and works as if it was never there. I.e just fine. 2.8 gh 2 gig ram 160 Sata ATi 9600xt Would love to do it, but not if I can not use the PC.
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    No post - Help please

    Greetings, I really need some help here. Maybe the answer is what I think it is, but... I bought 4 of the GigaByte GA-81915p Duo-a, p4 3.0, GT6600 PCIe, 2x512 kit (Corsair & Kingston - Bot sets matched pairs) I built 3 systems and they boot and are up and running. The 3rd system will...