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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    Tonight I'll run memtest on one stick, and I guess tomorrow night the other. *sigh* This is gonna be expensive to fix isn't it?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    After running memetest for 15 hours, the same error popped up 22 times over 26 passes. I tried using each stick on its own, and neither seemed to relieve the problems I'm having. Any ideas?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    Can memtest help me identify the problem or is it just to inform that there is a problem?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    I ran memtest for about an hour and a half. Through 4 passes, one error popped up (on the second pass). Where do I go from here?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    That program seems to require use of a floppy disk, and my PC doesn't have a floppy drive.
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    I'm now almost certain the problem revolves around some sort of invisible character limit. If I try to submit a large forum post or edit more text into a small forum post I get a timeout. If I make a short post it'll go through every time. What could be causing that?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    If it is, how do I go about fixing that?
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    No luck after reinstalling Firefox.
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    Computer having trouble with PHP? (Update: possibly RAM problem?)

    Lately my PC has been afflicted with a bizarre problem that I can't wrap my head around. After losing power during a thunder storm, my PC has had trouble dealing with PHP. I write for a website, and in order to get articles up on the site we use a content management system written in PHP...
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    Having some mouse troubles (not the rodent)

    Please can someone help me.
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    Having some mouse troubles (not the rodent)

    Lately (within the past week) my wireless Logitech has begun acting up. Double-clicking when I only single-click. Unclicking when I click and drag something. Makes it hard and very frustrating to do simple tasks like resize a window or rearrange icons. Might there be some dirt or something...
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    PC taking an unusually long time to boot up

    My hard drive of several years recently got sent to a farm in the countryside, so today I installed a new 200GB Western Digital drive. Aside from losing everything I've ever loved, the transition has been going fairly smooth. One rough spot though, is the now ridiculous time it's taking my PC to...
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    PC won't recognize my hard drive

    So if I switched molex connectors, IDE cables, blew any dust out of all connection points, tried the jumper in every possible position, and the thing still goes unrecognized and runs cold and quiet, everything's gone for good? Great. Just great.
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    PC won't recognize my hard drive

    How gone is gone?
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    PC won't recognize my hard drive

    When I start up my PC, my motherboard all of a sudden won't recognize the hard drive I've had connected to it via IDE for 2 years. I can't auto-detect it by going into the BIOS menu either. I get a "BOOT DISK FAILURE. INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER." message. I can go into more detail if...
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    Vid card busted in a weird way, is it a lost cause?

    Quick question, after I solder this, is it okay to pop the card in for a few seconds without a heatsink on to see if it works or will that totally burn it up?
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    Vid card busted in a weird way, is it a lost cause?

    No, for one because I'm afraid of frying it, and also because it needs a new heatsink/fan, which is originally why I got it for free. But I don't want to put $20-$25 towards a new cooler to find out I broke the card.
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    Vid card busted in a weird way, is it a lost cause?

    Not really appropriate for tech support, as it's extremely specific, but I've got an old 9800 Pro I got for free from a friend that's unusually broken. I was planning to replace my 9200SE (laughter) with it, but as I was handling it, a small piece snapped off. Yes that's right. The part that...