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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

    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

    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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    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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    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

    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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    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?

    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

    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

    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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    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...