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    Maxtor/Epox compatibility problem?

    I?m having a problem with my system and I think it has to do with the motherboard rather than the HDD. When one of my DiamondMax SATA drives is hooked up everything works fine. However, every once in a long while my computer will freeze and I?ll have to open it up and move the SATA connection...
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    Will Linksys WAP54G work in Japan?

    I'm in need of a wireless router and am looking at the WAP54G. This router does not state a channel for use in Japan and I see some routers do. Will it really make any difference? The Navy Exchange on the base where I work sells some wireless routers that people buy and use all the time and I...
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    How much of a difference with Dell SXGA+ Display

    I'm going to get a laptop for my wife to use and am looking at the Dell E1505. The display upgrade for the SCGA+ is $100 and I'm wondering if it will make much of a differnce for her. She will use it for surfing the net and emailing mostly and will probably not use it for more than an hour at...
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    Optical drives not working because of driver?

    Both of my optical drives are down after my pc froze and I had to power it off using the power button. Right now they are not showing up in My Computer and there is an exclamation mark next to them in Device Manager. Both have the following message in properties "Windows cannot load the device...
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    Trouble installing Office 2000 Premium on XP Pro X64

    I'm trying to install Office 2000 Premium on my new system with XP Pro X64, but I'm having trouble with it. I can install disk 1, but there is no prompt to insert disk 2 (or disk 3 and 4). I've tried installing disk 2 by using the Windows installer, but I get an error message from it. I've...
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    Trying to get pc to boot from different drive

    Hello all. Last night I had my first crash and it was ugly....well, I was anyway since it scared the crud out of me. I ended up re-installing Windows and figured I'd just go from there. Once I got rebooted I found that all my data was still on my hard drive, but the drive that my pc used to...
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    How can I type Japanese in Firefox?

    I installed the language support package from MS and then installed IME from WinXP, but I still can?t type in Japanese on my computer. I can read it, but can't type it. I have the language bar on my toolbar and I switch it to Japanese and still nothing. Any suggestions on how I can make it...