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    Xbox 360 Motherboard screws

    Hey, I was wondering if anyone had the screw layout or knew what screws I needed for the motherboard on an Xbox 360. A friend recently gave me his that has RROD and apparently he and one of my other friends took it apart. This is a problem in that they don't exactly know anything about hardware...
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    Wonky notebook DVD-RW

    Or...or, maybe I just want it to work properly even if I'm not going to use it frequently? Sound logic, what a novelty, eh?
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    Wonky notebook DVD-RW

    Yeah, unfortunately, that also does nothing :/ But due to that, I suppose it helps diagnose. I figure since trying to eject it via windows doesn't work, it probably means the thing is having some sort of mechanical error. I don't really have the money or want to replace it with a $60...
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    Wonky notebook DVD-RW

    Greetings, I just purchased a used notebook and now trying to use it, the DVD drive refuses to open up. Pressing the button garners no response at all from the drive. I can still insert a paperclip and open it up and then the drive will read cd's just fine, but for whatever reason just...
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    Airfare starting at $10 each way!

    Ditto. I'm in Colorado as well, I was hoping for something cheap from Colorado to Seattle to see a friend for a weekend. Oh well...
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    where to get cheap pc games online?

    Bittorrent? I keed, I keed. Check out Gametap. I signed up a few months ago and it's great. $10 a month, plus they just recently started getting brand new games on it. I'm halfway through playing Overlord on it and they're slated to have Clive Barker's Jericho on release day.
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    *OLD*Official Bioshock Thread

    Perhaps because every other game I've tried in Vista has suffered a massive FPS drop? Just DX9 games.
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    *OLD*Official Bioshock Thread

    I'm wondering if it would be worth it to install Vista x64 to test out the DX10 capabilities of Bioshock? I'm not sure how well it would run under Vista though... Gigabyte DS3 (Rev 3.3) E4300 @ 2700MHZ 2Gigs DDR2 800 8800GTS 640meg Anyone thing I would have an issue? Would it be worth...
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    Actually, I still question as to how to get it off my HDD without burning it. Like, say I wanted to put a show I've recorded onto my flash drive, how would I do that?
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    I mean whatever I record. Say I record "The Office", where can I find it on my harddrive to burn it to a DVD? Or does MCE have the ability to burn discs on its own? Nevermind...figured it out. "duh"
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    Oh, one last thing, actually. Where does VistaMCE save programs if say I wanted to burn them or transfer them to another PC?
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    Nope, thanks for helping me resolve this. Much appreciated. I pissed away a good few many hours today after work trying to figure this problem out. Thanks :D
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    You are just all about making me feel like an idiot tonight, aren't you?
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    Thanks. Now I just feel like an idiot. I can't believe I didn't even think of such a simple thing to do, had no idea why I thought the 150 plugged into the sound card. I connect via RCA cables, so needed the audio separate. Thanks, I can't believe how simple it was. I just feel so stupid...
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    Weird feedback on my PVR

    I finally got everything I need to get my homemade PVR up and running. I have video and everything and the Vista remote works great. But, I'm getting a weird audio feedback on the thing, whether watching live TV or recorded programs. As well, during live tv the audio doesn't match up to the...
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    Is there a place to legally get Descent 1 & 2?

    Not sure where you can get Descent 1, but Descent 2 and 3 are available on Gametap. Excellent service, by the way. Worth the money and then some.
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    9 Pin mini-din to 4 pin S-Video?

    Do you ahve any links to such things? I've looked around on XFX and Nvidias sites, but I can't find anything.
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    Vista MCE will not detect Vista remote...

    It appears that I need a "proper" IR Blaster. Anyone know where I can get one? I've found a few at Best Buy, but I'm not sure if they'll work or not.
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    Vista MCE will not detect Vista remote...

    I bought a Vista remote, figuring it would solve my issues. But god damn fucking Vista MCE STILL wont detect the IR stuff. I plugged the receiver into the USB port, Vista detected it and installed it, but when I get to the IR setup part of the media center TV thing, it says IR hardware not...
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    9 Pin mini-din to 4 pin S-Video?

    It's a GeForce 6800 GS.
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    9 Pin mini-din to 4 pin S-Video?

    It wont work, it appears. I get a picture, but it just flickers.
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    9 Pin mini-din to 4 pin S-Video?

    I can't seem to find a connector that converts a 9 pin mini-din into a 4-pin S-video mini-din. I'm wondering, since, after looking at the connections: http://www.technick.net/public...p_dp=pinconhav_s_video http://www.technick.net/public..._dp=pinconvid_minidin9 The grounds and the color...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Hopefully I'll have this all sorted out in a few days when the stuff I just ordered arrives. I bought the Vista Remote, since I guess that's the only way I'm going to get this working. I tried some of the freeware programs, but they were a huge hassle by comparison with Vista MCE. MCE...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Is there any way to skip the IR setup step temporarily? So that I can just use the mouse?
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Running VistaMCE, it picks up video easily. I just have it auto detect my connection and VistaMCE automatically finds the set top box. I manually configured it as well and got a picture, which, I'm assuming is from the channel I was on. So, I get video quite easily. Just need the audio. I'd like...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Do I need to connect a mini-jack to my soundcard? As in, have the audio input from the tuner card connected to the green out on the sound card and then have a wire in the blue (which I'm assuming is "in") connections on the sound card that splits into the composite R/W?
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    I have not purchased the MCE remote yet, I don't have the extra money at the moment, so I was attempting to just use the Hauppauge remote. Is there any way I can get passed the IR config? It keeps telling me that it can't detect the IR, but wont let me move on and just skip it for now. The...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    I just purchased the PVR-150, but I'm rather confused as to how it hooks up to my set top box. There aren't any instructions that came with it on how to do so. At the moment, VistaMCE is downloading the Tv setup options for my region (taking ages too. Is it supposed to take this one? It's been...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    How do I find this out? I have the Motorola DCT2224 cable box. Oh, I just checked the cable box and noticed it has no S-Video in :/ However, it does have R/W/Y inputs, would I be able to find an S-Video cable that output to yellow-video? Edit: Rather, I see that the P150...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    I didn't realize VistaMCE was an actual program until today when I was poking around on wiki. I just assumed it was yet another version of Vista. How does it work out? I'd ideally like to avoid having to buy a special remote for VistaMCE, how do some of the free/open source PVR programs do...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    In the case of the remote (I discovered that I'm wrong and the 150 does have a remote), I don't plan to buy an MCE remote for an OS I don't even have. I'll probably get that 150 and see how it works out on Vista 64 and if it sucks, I'll go back to XP Pro to use it with. My S-Video output is...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    What exactly is MCE? As well, why should I avoid the software encoding? http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16815116626 I see this, which does that SoftPVR thing, but it also doesn't say anything about Vista 64. Is Newegg wrong, or does it really not support Vista 64 (Just using it...
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Sorry. I forgot this thread even existed. I have no idea what those mean. I just want something simple that will record/playback programs when I want it to. If I can't find anything for cheap, I'll probably just revert back to XP and buy a simple and cheap XP TV Tuner.
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    TV Tuner for Vista 64

    Figured I'd bump this thread rather than make my own, since this one isn't that old. I'm looking for a TV Tuner for Vista 64 bit, but something reasonably priced. I can't really seem to find anything that supports Vista 64 and when I do, they're way too expensive, or have features I don't...
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    Pc Scaling down PCEx16 port...

    It definitely appears to be related to the FSB, because with no voltage changes and setting the FSB to 250, it scales it down...
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    Pc Scaling down PCEx16 port...

    I'm not sure, where do I check that? I have a PCIe variable in my M.I.T. and I have it set to auto as it's always been and it's been fine. I set it to 100MHZ to see if that did anything, but it didn't. It's really odd, because it never did this before and now all of a sudden it has decided...
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    Pc Scaling down PCEx16 port...

    This just started happening a day or two ago, well in it's current form at least. Occasionally, when my PC might crash while playing a game, it would boot back-up and performance would be slow. I somehow discovered that my PCIx16 port was being scaled down to x1, resulting in poor...
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    Normal core temps for e4300

    Perhaps it is entirely normal then. I also have a brand new e4300, with an Arctic Freezer 7 ontop of it. I have a Thermaltake Armor Extreme case with a 120MM fan in the front bottom, a 120MM exhaust fan near the CPU, 90MM fan right above that near the PSU and another 90MM fan ontop of the case...
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    E4300 wont post above 315FSB....

    I was thinking it might be the PSU, but the fellow above mentioned he had this issue as well and it looks like he has a 620W Corsair PSU in his rig. I'll probably still try it anyway though, because I need to RMA my Antec 550W that burned out and see what happens with it then. Is speedfan an...