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    Wizardry 8

    I have been trying for days to get a copy of wizardry 8. I finally managed to find a copy (like pulling teeth trying to find this game) and got it up and running. I got it installed, got it configured etc. The game seems to run well. I got characters made and then tried to play it. It plays fine...
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    RAID 1 Troubles

    Ok, I double checked . In \Windows\system32\diskmgmt.msc it says that my 'source' disk in 'Basic' and when right-clicked it offers me the choice to convert it to a 'Dynamic' disk. So why would the Migration Wizard tell me that my source disk is Dynamic? Does anyone have any idea at all...
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    RAID 1 Troubles

    Hi, I have a Dell XPS 400 that came with a Western Digital 160 GB HD. I just bought a second WD 160 GB HD, the exact same model number. I want to configure them to RAID 1. I installed the second drive, I enabled it in the BIOS, I enabled RAID in the BIOS too, no problems with any of that...
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    Need a temp monitoring solution

    Well I tried Mobile Meter. It showed my HDD temp only unfortunately, although I liked how quick and unobtrusive it was to run. I tried Speedfan 4.32. This is exactly what I was looking for as fars as features go: full of all sorts of cool tools and interesting pieces of info. Unfortunately it...
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    Need a temp monitoring solution

    I tried CoreTemp, It doesn't support my processor, so it shuts down. I tried Everest, it does not work with Dell computers apperantly according to it's product page's FAQ. I tried BIOS after a restart. I checked everywhere in there, I saw absolutely nothing even resembling a temperature...
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    Need a temp monitoring solution

    I have a Pentium D 820 processor. I?ve been trying to find some sort of utility to check the temperature of my CPU. I?ve tried TAT, that didn?t work; I?ve tried a few others too. None of them seem to give me any readings on my CPU at all. I?ve heard about temperature probes etc, but I don?t know...
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    Removeable Storage service

    Hi, I just got a Fantom Titanium 500 GB external HD( USB). I plugged it in and my XPS 400 recognized it no problem. I formatted it to NTFS, again no problem. When I went to use the Backup Utility in: Start/ All Programs/ Accessories/ System Tools/ Backup. It says that ?The Backup...
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    Pentium D to C2D in XPS

    I have a Dell XPS 400 and it has a Pentium D in it. Right before the C2D came out I called Dell and asked them if my computer would be able to handle a C2D upgrade. The lady said no. Is this true? I mean it has a 775 LGA socket, won?t this fit a C2D? If I am not able to upgrade, does anyone know...
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    System no longer boots, power supply dead?

    I am not an expert but I have had almost this same exact thing happen to me. I just got up one morning and the puter wouldn't turn on. I had homework to do so I rushed the computer to the shop; turns out it was my memory. I had just installed an aditional 2 gigs and as soon as they computer guy...
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    CPU temerature software?

    I always thought that you needed specific hardware (temp monitor) for the CPU to get its temperature. I know that many HDs come with the temp monitor already built in, that may be why that's the only temp showing. I have a similar setup. I use System Info for Windows to check stuff and under...
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    External Soundcard?

    Well, I decided after looking at all the enclosures etc that I?d rater just get a new tower with a bunch of room and swap everything out. I have never done anything like this?the most I have ever done is swap out a PSU and GPU and upgraded my memory. Are there any problems I need to watch out...
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    Best thing(s) to upgrade to improve Oblivion performance

    There are ways to tweak the performance of Oblivion to better suit your specific comp. Check out this guide: http://www.tweakguides.com/Oblivion_1.html It helped me to customize my Oblivion config files to improve the performance quite a bit. I hope this helps! P.S. This guide will...
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    External Soundcard?

    Hey Everyone, I am interested in getting this soundcard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16829102189 The problem is: I don?t have a free 5.25? drive bay on my comp. Is there any way that I could make this work somehow without losing any performance? (like from...
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    Weird HDTV problem

    I have the same native resolution. I don't know if this is the same problem, but when I first got the monitor, I had lines at the bottom of my screen that were only really noticable when I watch movies that were dark. It turned out that all I needed to do was adjust the position of the image in...
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    Can I hook up a video game console to my video card?

    I'm not 100% sure but I wouldn't think so. The s-video connector on your card is an output only as far as I know.
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    Hybrid Hard Disk

    I read in a magazine that the new ?Hybrid Hard Disks? (HHD) are supposed to really boost performance if you are using Vista. I have heard that they will make such a difference that everyone will want one right away after trying a comp with one in. I have also heard that because the start and...
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    Vista on the cheap

    Hello All! I am new to computer building and since, if you buy Vista Ultimate before 7/07 you can buy additional Vista Home Premiums for $50; I want to make the family computer able to run Vista w/ all the bells and whistles. I don?t mess around on that computer so I don?t really care...
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    Cant log on to windows

    Yeah. I tired that, it didn't work either. If I cant get through this what are her (my friend's) options? Would she need to get a whole new operating system? I want to have something to tell her when I talk to her again.
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    Cant log on to windows

    That was a good idea. I thought sure it would work, but no such luck. I tried Administrator and administrator, left the password blank. It says: "The sytem could not log you on. Make sure your User name and domain are correct, then type your password again. Letters in passwords must be typed...
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    Cant log on to windows

    My friend has a Dell Dimention 8100. She just bought it for $100 from a garage sale or something. The problem is that when I start the comp (it starts up fine) it goes to the screensaver, there is a small window in the middle of the screen called "Log On to Windows". It has a user name and...
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    Video Card Problem

    Maybe the monitor is bad?
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    533 MHz vs. 677 MHz

    I'm going to purchace more ram soon and my mother board supports both of these types of memory. If I were to get 677 MHz memory, would I notice any diference with my setup? Property Value Number of CPU(s) One Physical Processor / 2 Cores / 2 Logical Processors / 64 bits Vendor GenuineIntel...
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    Does anyone know how to disable that memory advertisment?

    Wow thanks everyone! I don't know what happened but that ad is gone now. I didn't do anything, it's just not there anymore. So much nicer now. Sorry for the double post, I'll refreain from doing that in the future. :o Thanks again!
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    Does anyone know how to disable that memory advertisment?

    Does anyone know of a way to permanently disable that advertisment for the Patriot memory, or at the very least stop it from blinking? I'll uninstall the flash player if I have to, it bugs me that much, :shocked: but I thought I'd ask if anyone know of a way to disable it. :D Thanks in advance...
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    Is it possible to disable that flashing memory advertisment?

    Does anyone know of a way to permanently disable that advertisment for the Patriot memory, or at the very least stop it from blinking? :shocked: I'll uninstall the flash player if I have to, it bugs me that much, but I thought I'd ask if anyone know of a way to disable it. Thanks in advance for...
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    8800 GTX or Playstation 3

    Wow! thanks everyone for the great responses. Each of you make valid points. My original plan was to get the 8800 GTX. Truth be told, I spend far more time on my computer than I do console gaming. I really liked my PS2 for games like FFXI (before I got the PC version). The only reason I was...
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    8800 GTX or Playstation 3

    Well it's not only to run Vista, I game a lot too. I want them both, just havn't decided which to get first. I just wondered if DirectX 10 would really make that much of a diference to Vista.
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    8800 GTX or Playstation 3

    I just thought I'd ask. I will be able to get one or the other soon. Which one would you get? I have a 7900 GT (512 )at the moment, but I will be upgrding to Vista soon too. Will the 8800 make that much of a diference to Vista?
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    PC Cleaning

    Thank you very much, that's exactly what I wanted to know.
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    PC Cleaning

    Can one use a standard household vacuum cleaner with hose attachment to clean dust etc. out of a tower case without messing it up? I'm wondering if it will cause static electricity or something and fry the comp. Does anyone have any experience with this?
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    Dual channel 533- and 667- MHz DDR2

    Thanks very much for the advice. That's a good idea, I'll try both configurations and see whats happens. Thanks again!
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    XPS 400

    Hello, I am very new to this. I have a dell XPS 400. I was thinking about slapping on some aftermaket enhancments. I 'm wondering: Does anyone have any suggestions? Do dell xps 400s have any known issues that could be helped by adding or replacing some parts? The only thing I've ever done...
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    Dual channel 533- and 667- MHz DDR2

    Hello, I am very new to all of this, but it looks like a lot of fun. I have an XPS 400 and it came with (2) 512 PC2-4300 sticks of memory that I think run at 533 MHz. The mobo has (4) memory connectors and supports both 533- and 677- MHz DDR2s. My question is this: Can I get (2) 1...