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    Windows XP stopped reconizing optical drives

    http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16827135196 Have two of these, plugged in sata. worked fine for two weeks. all of a sudden, missing from my computer. In device manager, showed with an exclamation point, something about the driver not working. Now, DM shows no optical drives...
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    ps3 controller charging problem

    I bought a ps3 wireless controller (Sixaxis) and tried to charge it out of the package on my computer using a usb cable i use for my western digital mybook. the 4 red lights flashed for 20 mins, then stopped. I tried calibrating the controller using the game controller program in control...
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    Crysis

    Im on a level called ascension or something. I fly over this second bridge an I get sucked down to the ground. I put on the after burners but something pulls the ship down to the ground. What is going on?
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    Computer won't reset from windows

    Opteron 170 @ 2.5 X1800XT 512 slight OC 2G ram 500W power In the last few weeks, my computer won't reboot from windows. I have to hold down the power button and shut down, then hit it again to power on. Could this be a mobo, xp, or cpu problem? Just took my computer from a...
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    Video 'shaking'

    After playing this game I bought, Myst V, over an hour or so, the screen seems to shake, like a small earthquake. Is this due to overheating?
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    80s horror film cant remember name

    and then its tentacles come out while in the car and go into this girls face. what moivie is this???
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    Resident Evil 4 help

    Just got RE4 PC and it gets stuck on this running away from a rock part. I hold down sprint and i just get run over. please help.
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    DVD burner won't read new game

    Bought RE4 for DVD ROM (wanted CD, o well) from amazon. My 8x dvd burner wont read the game. It reads other DVDs. The game will read on my wife's computer. Is this because I have an old DVD burner (about 5 years)? DVDRW IDE1008 0052
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    Gaming Keyboard and Mouse (cordless)

    Trying to decide on a keyboard and mouse. Here are some of the one's I have been looking at. http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...etails/US/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=12134 http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/produ...etails/US/EN,CRID=2464,CONTENTID=10715...
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    Monitor, Keyboard, and Speakers

    Just built a rig last spring and now want to get a new monitor, keyboard/mouse, and small speakers. Monitor: 20-22 inch widescreen. what companies are good? what should I look for as far as contrast ratio and resolution? K/M: Laser or Optical? Speakers: Something simple, 2...
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    Why is ATOT so conservative?

    i have been on this board for about a year now, and noticed a slant toward right wing thinking. i didn't know racists, "religious" christians, and haters in general were so into computers. Edit: yes, not all conservatives are hateful. but the underlining philosophy tends to lean toward...
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    Ready to OC my Opteron 170 with A8N32

    So, I'm at 2.1Ghz (just starting out) with Vcore of 1.35V and Memory of 2.60V, should I leave it be for a week or run prime 95 before I move on to 2.2Ghz? I want to obtain about 2.5Ghz, maybe higher, but I have air cooling only and a hot room. Temps are at 40C.
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    more fan speed problems

    Have 1600 rmp sycthe in the front and back of my tsnami case. front gets 1607 rpm, back gets 1487 rpm. both are 3pin to mobo, and before i had them both 3 pin and 4 pin. pressure difference? I have one 80mm side fan.
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    Spontaneous Recovery and Miraculous Healing

    I am a Naturalist and a scientist, and do genetic research here in California. Married into a Pentecostal Christian family a couple years ago and I am the only secular person in the family. Currently, I am researching information on a book I am writing about Naturalism, Religion, and...
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    which 80mm LED side fan

    http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-226.html or http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-123.html
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    conroe cpu and new video cards

    A friend of mine is building a computer, he wants to know two things: 1. Buy the intel conroe cpu or get amd opteron or x2 series 2. when do the next gen video cards come out for nvidia and ati?
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    air flow intake/exhaust

    1. How important is it to have your intake blow fater than your exhaust, by how much? 2. Why do some fans have BOTH a 3-pin and 4-pin adapter? To read the rpms and get extra power?
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    Evercool 92mm LED

    I bought this to replace my side 92mm thermaltake fan. Says 25dB but is a rocket ship compared to my 120mm 28dB Scythe! Plus, when I put my hand in front of this sucker, I feel hardly any air. I hope Frozen CPU lets me RMA! ps. thinking of buying a 80mm adapter and getting a quieter...
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    Two fans with no plugs?

    I bought two fans from Frozen CPU, one is a Panaflo 120mm, has three wires, but no lead to the mobo or power supply. I don't have a saudering tool, nor do I have the plugs. The other is a evercool 92mm. I guess there is no plug for the psu, just a 3 pin for the mobo. Question is, call Fcpu...
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    Question about fan rpm max

    I bought a Scythe F model 1600rpm, and installed it (very quiet and pushes a lot more air than my thermaltake 1400 fan I had in there stock). I cut out the front grill, so there is nothing in front of the fan. Behind the fan, is 1/3 of the bottom of my HD, there are also the sides of the HD...
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    Improper Heatsink Installation?

    I managed to get my mobo temps down a bit by adding a fan across from the southbridge, but my CPU is still in the low to mid 40C on idle. I have a new AMD Quad pipe heatsink/fan for my non-OCed Opteron 170 on a A8N32 mobo. As some (all) of your know, I reapplied thermal paste (as5) and added...
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    which one of these 92mm?

    forgot, also UV http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/...product_info&cPath=68&products_id=1361 or http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-173.html or http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-54.html can't really find any others that are more quiet w/good airflow
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    ATI Tray Tool - OC

    When I set the atitraytool to standard 625/750, it sets the bar back. OC disabled? I chose not to disable it in install? What gives? Install CCC?
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    CCC 6.5

    I want a different AA/AF for each of my games. I chose my AA/AF settings and then save a profile name, and make a desktop shortcut. When I click on the short cut, CCC does nothing. Still the same settings. How do you do this?
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    PSU issue

    After I replace my mobo, and then maybe my cpu at the same time, if I still have heat issues, and suspect the psu, check this out: http://www.seasonicusa.com/RMABeta/Default.htm if you send it in, and it's not broken, 25$ charge. so, how would I know it is a psu issue or not
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    sending this thing back i guess

    i'm sending it back. i have a feeling though, the heat issues are not from the mobo. i'll tell you why. when I add or subtract a HD, add a sound card, switchsomething, I get different heat issues. this sounds to me to be a voltage or PSU problem. i have a seasonic s12 500W, and i know these are...
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    Side panel with fan vs. no side panel at all

    For one, I think thermaltake put the side fan at the wrong position (across from the cpu fan, and not near the southbridge chipset). I get 2-3C cooler temps with side off, but doesn't the side panel provide the proper air flow?
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    Would adding a sound card affect temps?

    After adding thermal paste, and then installing my old sound card because of onboard sound issues, temps rose 5C. Does adding a componant change a temp? Because I hear adding thermal paste shoild not change temps but maybe 1C.
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    What about these Panaflo's?

    http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-193.html http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-18.html compared to the Scythe I was gonna get, is there a lot of noise difference? http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-206.html and this: http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-212.html
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    SouthBridge fan?

    My southy bridge is always burning up (50C+ on load). Can you use the baby fan that came with this board to cool it? Noticed a sb fn hook up. 3rd party one? My accelero is in the way though...
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    Reapplying thermal paste bunk

    I tried the first step in sloving my heat issues. I took off the amd heatsink and cleaned off the thermal paste, the way instructed my amd. I reapplyed a 3/4 - bb size amount to the center of the chip, and reattched the fan and heatsink on my 170. Now I have even higher temps, great. Was...
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    Oblivion and new may ati drivers

    If I get the newest ati drivers, do I have to reinstall the old chuck patch? If you install the chuch patch on the 6.4 drivers, the driver date is set back until early in the year. Do the new may drivers have the patch included? If not, do I reinstall and select yes for all the overwrites?
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    Thermaltake Tsunami HD chamber question

    TT users: There are five slots in the HD chamber. The bottom slot in under the lowest portion of the intake fan. If I move a HD to this lowest slot, will it be cooled assuming no HD is directly above it?
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    Good cooling combo?

    Exhaust: Maybe Artic Cooling for the Exhaust 120mm Intake: Scythe S-FLEX? SFF21F 120mm (What about the other SFF21 models, is this one loud)? Side: ThermalTake 90mm Smart Blue LED Fan (A2016) What about Evercool? I want a LED side fan) Maybe replace one of these with a Yate Loom...
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    Narrowing down temp problems

    I have tried the following: 1. My voltages were >1.41 on my opty 170, so I lowered them, no really change in temps 2. Lower my accelero x2 fan speed to next to nil. 2C lower temps only 3. Opened the front of my case (all two loyers) about 2C temp drops. So, it doesn't...
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    Undervolt not doing $&!^

    Using the program AiBooster (I like sooo much better than pcprobeII). Lowered my Vcore to 1.3375 in the popup menu but it says 1.39 in the 'speedometer' above. Is there some kinda of overvolt function enabled? Why? Only lowered my CPU temps 1-2C, don't want to undervolt too much. I thought...
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    Prime95

    Once I cool down my sytem somehow, I will be gin to slowly OC. I downloaded Prime95, how do you use it, just run it? How are the result interpreted? What about the program TSC?
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    Ditch Accelero and put back stock fan?

    Should I put back the stock fan on my x1800xt 512? It's gotta be causing some problems with my heat issues. Is it worth the noise?
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    aquazone 7seasdeluxe cpu killer?

    My CPU and Mobo heat up 5C when my screen saver turns on. What is going on here? Opty 170 a8n32 x1800xt 512
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    Thermaltake Tsunami design flaw?

    I don't like how the side 90mm fan blows directly at the cpu heatsink/fan. It needs to blow the south bridge where the videocard blows on the temp sensor. Has anyone moded this case, or is this done on purpose. I want to replace all the fans, but no one has let me know if nexus or another...