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    DDR2 dual channel vs. 3x1GB ?

    Is 2x1GB @ dual channel better than 3x1GB w/o dual channel? I'm about to purchase an item on newegg and can get it for much cheaper ($18) IF I buy it with hardware. So, I can effectively get this 1 GB for < $10. Thanks for the replies!
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    DDR2 dual channel vs. 3x1GB ?

    Hi all, I have had 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) RAM for 2 years now and was wondering if it is safe and/or beneficial to add a third, new, identical stick of RAM to my system. 1. I am currently using "dual channel" and wasn't sure if the 3rd stick would be worse than this. and, more...
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    DHCP client service not working

    So I backed up everything I wanted to keep on my computer and I put in the Vista reinstall disk and it says: "Windows could not load required file WinSetup.dll. The file may be corrupt. To install Windows, restart the installation. Error code: 0x45A." !!! I found this article where this...
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    DHCP client service not working

    thanks for replying.. I tried flushing dns.. result: "Could not flush the DNS resolver Cache: function failed during execution" I tried using some program called "Drive Health" by Helexis to check disk drive health and it said it was working fine.. though after closing it and trying it...
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    DHCP client service not working

    Hi I have Vista premium 32 and recently had a problem when the computer was turning back on from sleep mode. I could tell something was wrong because it was running extremely slow. It was so slow I couldn't even bring up already open programs so I restarted.. 1. Now I can't get...
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    New laptop, same router, how to connect wireless?

    I've go an SSID, channel 11, enabled Wireless access point, allow broadcast of ssid, access control off, 128 bit shared key WEP... What else is there? I don't understand why it says the router isn't responding when i try to connect
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    New laptop, same router, how to connect wireless?

    I think the key to my problem is that it says "No response from the wireless router or access point" I tried out those pages with no luck.
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    New laptop, same router, how to connect wireless?

    Sorry for such a basic question, I've tried searching and can't find much of anything for any help so I figured I might as well ask. I just got a new HP laptop with Vista on it.. I've had a Netgear MR814v2 Router for years and have only depended on it for direct connection and have never used...
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    Lost all Audio

    Hi, I have had the XtremeGamer card for about nine months now and yesterday began experiencing problems. First the left speaker was putting out no sound and now neither speakers give out sound. Nothing can be heard using different speakers, headphones etc. Nothing can be found to be on mute...
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    Windows Aero quit working. please help!

    That was my problem, Aero was not an option as a Color Scheme under personalization. Only basic or worse.
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    Windows Aero quit working. please help!

    UPDATE: I fixed it by doing a system restore to 2 weeks ago. Also, after getting on my old settings and using my internet browser (Opera) It asked me if I wanted to upgrade to version 9.26, I forgot I also installed this yesterday. I'm not sure if this was the problem but - beware!
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    Windows Aero quit working. please help!

    I have no idea what you mean? I can't get any of that to do anything I opened command and tried typing those individually and nothing happens
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    Windows Aero quit working. please help!

    Absolutely nothing is hacked on this machine, all legit. Legit keys, Vista bought with the PC from dell when I got this March 2007. Graphics, RAM, and Audio card all added a long time ago.
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    Windows Aero quit working. please help!

    Hi, The title explains it mostly.. I like the transparent and glass feel of Windows Aero, however it no longer remains to be an option for a Color Scheme. Only Basic or worse. At no point does it ever enter Aero, not even at bootup. No programs (to my knowledge) are running that...
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    Audio device disappears/stops working

    SB Audigy 2 ZS Win XP- 2 OS's one on one HDD, one on the Other. Problem only occurs on ONE system. At boot up, Audio works completely fine but quickly goes away. Problem started when using BF2, sound would work fine until the main menu loaded then it would be gone. Driver seemed to...
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    Vista internet problems and program failures

    I got vista back in mid March on a Dell XPS400 and I have always had internet problems with it. -Every computer on my home network runs fine so I know it is not router related. -I once blamed McAfee for it, and disabling some of the filtering helped for a short while. My problem used to...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    hahahahha
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    Crashes during gameplay

    You are prrobably right, i just have a lack of motivation, plus i dont really know what im doing... and i just ran into another problem, im running norton right now....... everything quit working again and this time the box came up... AH i got the ****** worm any priceless information on...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    woah that was weird, a few minutes ago i was listening to music(itunes) and on the internet and when i was loading a page it kinda stopped loadin and sat there,,, the music continued playing through each song but i couldnt click on anything but the pointer would move. keyboard lights didnt...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    gaaah i cant even get it to boot, gaaay but i got the blue screen of death>> http://xs412.xs.to/xs412/07073/computercrashed.jpg
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Ooops make that a 6800 xtreme I have memtest on a disk now, and I tried booting from disk but i first have to change my settings from boot from hdd first to the drive... and i can't get the setup menu at the beginning (is it called bios settings?) i think the screen that tells me what key to...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I think we can take out the possibility of the graphics card, I got a brand new one (xfx nvidia geforce 9800xtreme) replacing the 9800 pro and the problems persisted.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I didn't mean it like that at all.... What i was saying was a question.... Can windows XP recognize that it needs to turn off a program due to a lack of power?
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I was just wondering if thats possible... PSU is bad so it tells the computer to shut off that single program? Because if that's not how it works then i dont see how it does
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Okay I will work on that And Could a bad PSU be causing crash to desktops while playing battlefield2? It is so aggravating not being able to play that game; it used to be my life. Now when i get on a server after waiting 5 minutes for it to load the map and i start working into the...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I have the memtest package on my desktop but i dont know how to put it on a CD-R so it will be bootable at startup.... my floppy is broken.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    hahha I'm still watching... I can't afford any computer hardware right now so this is really hard for me... I want to end this but If i buy the wrong thing then i screw myself over. The reports from windows say RAM and you say PSU..... aaah
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Sometimes when I turn on my computer the computer turns on for 1/2 a second then dies. The only way to get it to work again is by flicking the power supply switch off until the motherboard light goes out then I can flip it back on and boot up the computer.... Repeat until it stays on.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I still havent messed with anything yet, and i should, and i will soon but... another symptom.... my computer is running on a never ending LOOP of "system has recovered from a serious error" one after the other. WOW. annoying... reporting this problem comes back as a RAM issue.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I havent had time to mess with memtest yet, i reckon i will do it tonight
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I installed my geforce 6800xt a few hours ago and i havent had a single problem since! Edit: Spoke too soon. Now, i can no longer guess on my own what is going on... something else is messed up but I can't determine what is messed up MOBO, or PSU or who knows something else. All the...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    My floppy has been broken for a while... can I do it on a cd?
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I ran 3dmark05 and I dont know what to tell you but it ran? and i got a 2000 something number... Screen shot : http://xs511.xs.to/xs511/07013/Benchmark.jpg I dont know how to use memtest86, i looked at the read me and it only gave instructions for linux installation
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    Crashes during gameplay

    I bought a new Video card yesterday... xfx geforce 6800xt... I'm going to swap that out once it arrives. Just downloaded memtest and 3dmark, will let you know how those go.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Can't find the file anywhere. Even searched for the file. Nothing.
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    Crashes during gameplay

    just got it again Using CPU #1 Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer. Press Stop to end this test. Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using 1024K FFT length. FATAL ERROR: Rounding was 0.5, expected less than 0.4 Hardware failure detected, consult...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Ran Orthos Blend for less than 10 minutes and got this. Using CPU #1 Beginning a continuous self-test to check your computer. Press Stop to end this test. Test 1, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922945 using 1024K FFT length. Test 2, 4000 Lucas-Lehmer iterations of M19922943 using...
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    Crashes during gameplay

    Sorry, Typo--- its actually 3ghz I'm not over clocking anything air circulation hasnt seemed to be a problem, havent tested anything out though. one on top letting out air one on the side blowing in
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    Crashes during gameplay

    MOBO: Asus P4R800-v deluxe video: 9800 pro 1 gig ram 3.00 ghz pentium 4 processor integrated audio HI My computer was recently crashing due to out of date BIOS in addition to a faulty power cable. Now, a new problem has arisen. While playing Day of Defeat source for instance in game...