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    DVD dropping out

    I have a Plextor PX-708A ATAPI DVD. When I boot up it shows in "My Computer" and in the Device Manager. I can use it to read a DVD but as soon as I stop reading the DVD it stops showing in "My Computer" and the Device Manager and it will not eject the DVD. When I reboot it will show up again...
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    CDR DVD problems

    I am having problems using my CDR and DVD drives. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Even when they indicate that they are working. My DVD often just drops from "My Computer". I have to reboot to get it available. My CDR will show on "My computer" but if I put a CD into the CDR to...
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    Lost Sound

    My PC has an ASUS A7N8X-E main board that has an onboard sound card. This has been sufficient because my hearing is bad. All at once I lose my sound capability. I have checked every thing including accidental muting. I installed new drivers. Still no sound. I know that the speaker system is...
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    Wireless Broadband Router question

    My PC uses a wireless internet provider 100Mbps. In line from the wireless antenna, I have a LinkSys 2.4 GHz Wireless Broadband Router WRT 54G V8 that services my wife's laptop. I would like to take advantage of this wireless router for my PC. My fairly old PC has an ASUS main board that has...
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    Direct TV no land line

    How do you get Direct TV if you don't have a land line? We use all Cell Phones in our house.
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    Cell Phone unlocking

    Would some one explain to me the details of unlocking a cell phone. I can buy a new cell phone from my current provider (the contract ran out long ago), however I have to buy one of theirs that has a SIM lock. My understanding is that cellular phone unlocking is now legal. I can buy the same...
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    CPU Replacement Plan

    I believe that my AMD Athlon XP2800+ is failing. I use my system mostly for Flight Sim. I do not want to do a full system upgrade till mid summer. I need a review of this plan: I plan to upgrade now with a Athlon 64 3800+ and use a ASUS A8N5X MB since this board will allow me to upgrade to a...
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    Upgrade CPUPresent CPU failing

    I have a AMD Athlon XP2800 running at 2.08 GHz on an ASUS A7N8 X-E deluxe MB. I think that my CPU is trying to fail. I run mostly flight sim, and want to upgrade my system in about six months. For right now, in case of CPU failure, I would just upgrade my CPU to the fastest that this board...
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    Userenv what is this?

    I don't have enough experience to deal with this problem. In my Computer Management\System Tools\Application I have several warnings on the Source Userenv. What is this, and how do I take care of this probelm? I have run Jv16 Registry Cleaner and it doesn't show this. My bootup is real slow...
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    DVD Data writing software.

    I have a Plextor PX-708A. I use it mostly for playing DVDs (gaming) and writing backup DVDs for data. I don't do any copying or editing. Just Data. This PX-708A came with the basic Roxio Easy CD and DVD Creator 6. I don't like it as it can give problems. For instance if you inadvertantly...
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    Windows XP Log On

    I recently updated my graphics card drivers. I have Windows XP Home. In order to clean out the old drivers, I had to go to Safe Mode. The drivers installed and work fine. But now, each time I boot up I have to go through the Windows Log On window. I am the only one who has access to my...
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    Upgrade question

    I continue to prepare to upgrade right after US tax time is over. I am going with an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mother board. As you know, this board has two SATA ports and 1 each Primary and Secondary IDE ports. What I want to do is this: Using round cables I want to connect a new SATA hard drive...
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    Flight Sim crashing

    I realize that this is not a flight sim forum, but this is where the brains are. I am having problems with my system crashing, only in Flight Sim. I started the flight, and would run about ten minutes into the flight. Now it is only a minute. Doesn't make any difference how complex the...
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    Upgrade CPU

    I am going to upgrade the CPU on my MSI KT3 Ultra2 Mother Board from an Athlon XP 2100+ to an XP2800+. I take it that I will have to go to the BIOs and make sure that it recognizes the new CPU? No way that it will automatically recognize it, Huh?
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    Addon Hard Drive

    My wife has a four-year-old Micron Millenia MAX GS133 PC that she only uses for e-mail and surfing. It has a 30GB ATA Hard Drive that is getting fairly full. We are not ready to buy her a new PC as yet. Would we be able to add another similar HD, and if so how should it be connected so that we...
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    RAM Latency Question

    I am getting ready to order components to put the following rig together: ASUS A7N8X Deluxe, Athlon XP2800+, Western Dig 120GB SATA hard drive. I want 2 sticks of 256 MB PC3200 DDR DIMM Memory. Something good but cheap. I am open to suggestions. My question is: I notice that the price for a...
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    PU Fan Speed

    I have a MSI KT3 Ultra2 Main Board with a XP2100+ CPU. I have a Thermalright SLK97 Heat sink with a 90mm Panaflo fan. The fan is a three wire. My problem is the MSI Alert utility shows that the fan runs mostly at 3125 RPM and spikes at 6250. I think that there is no fan control on this MB...
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    XP2500+ vs XP2600+

    Putting OC aside for a moment, I noticed on zipzoomfly.com that I can get an XP2500+ @ 1.83GHz for $90 free shipping. Or I can get an XP 2600+ @ 2.08 GHZ for $105 free shipping. It appears that it would be a good buy for $15 more to get that much more GHz. Am I missing something here? Is...
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    Refresh rate relationship

    My Radeon 9800np has a refresh rate of 75 Hz. My Viewsonic monitor is set at 75Hz. The manual on my monitor says that I can go as high as 118 Hz @ 1024 X 768. Is there any benifit from setting the refresh rate of the monitor higher? What is the relationship between the refresh rate of the...
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    Video Card Driver Problems

    I made a clean install of windows XP. I reinstalled my Radeon 9800 np card. In FS2004 the scenery had an overall "twinkle" for want of a better word. Every thing else appears to be OK. Although I reinstalled the drivers off the installation disk, My Catalist Software display Windows did not...
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    Printing problem

    I am trying to print a tutorial from another web site. The text lines are much too wide for my printer to print portrait. I loose the right edges. I know that this is a simple problem, but I have no experience in the settings that would allow this to print. Help appreciated.
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    XP Startup Disk Problem

    I am trying to follow an online tutorial on making a startup disk for XP Home. It tells me to go to "C" Drive and copy these files: BOOTSECT DOS File, NTDETECT, boot Configuration Settings, and ntldr System file. I cannot find those files even using "Search". Could I have missed something...
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    Memory Kit question

    I am shopping for memory, but I have a question. From what I have seen, I cannnot get a clear understanding on memory "kits". They often show a package of two sticks of memory, but the price appears to be what one stick would cost. Do some vendors price this way?
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    Help with Explorer Favorites

    I am going to clean install MS XP Home tomorrow. I now am running 98SE. I want to save my MS Internet Explorer Favorites to a CD so that I (hopefully) can reinstall them. I am using "Click and Burn" which has always been a good application. When I copy the files over to Click and Burn I get...
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    Memory help

    I am getting ready to order a ASUS A7N8X Deluxe MoBo and I don't know enough to order the correct memory. I know that I want at least 1024MB in Kingston Hyper X. Probably PC 3200. I do not know how to determine the latency that I need. I am going to stick with my AMD XP2100+ for a while as I...
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    Hardware installation Questions

    I am getting ready to purchase an ASUS A7N8X Deluxe mother board and have a qouple of nooby questions. I am getting ready to put a new rig together, using some of my old components. I will be installing Winows XP Home. I have a Pioneer DVD-116 (IDE), and a Yamaha CRW2100E CD-ROM (IDE) that I...
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    Changing OS question

    My present system is a MSI KT3 Ultra 2 main board, with a XP2100+ CPU, not OC'd, and Windows 98SE. After the first of the year, I plan on upgrading to an ASUS A7N8 Deluxe main board and a new hard drive. I want to upgrade the OS to windows XP at that time. I had thought about saving my hard...
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    Norton Ghost question

    I am planning on upgrading my hard drive. I read on one of these forums about Norton Ghost. In researching, it sounds good. One question that I did not entirely understand. If I backup my present FAT32 files, can I partition the new drive in NTFS and I will be able to reinstall my FAT32...
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    Advice on MB upgrade

    My present rig has a MSI KT3 Ultra2 main board with a AMD Athlon XP2100 1.73 GHz and I am using a Radeon 9800 video cad. I mostly play with flight sim. My wife has an old Micron with a 600 megahertz CPU that she mostly uses for e-mail and web surfing. What I am thinking of making this change...
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    Mother Board upgrade advice

    My present rig has a MSI KT3 Ultra2 main bvoard with a AMD Athlon XP2100 1.73 GHz and I am using a Radeon 9800 video cad. I mostly play with flight sim. My wife has an old Micron with a 600 megahertz CPU that she mostly uses for e-mail and web surfing.. What I am thinking of doing is: move my...
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    CPU Question

    Treat me nice here. I just know enough to get into trouble. I have a MSI Ultra2/ARU Main Board with a AMD Athlon XP2100 CPU at 1.7 GHz. I recently flashed the BIOS, and in spite of my ignorance, I think I got away with it. One problem that I think is connected, however. Sisoft Sandra and...
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    Control Panel

    Never mind! I found it. thanks
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    Radeon 9800 control panel

    I have installed my Radeon 9800 np and every thing seems to be OK. One problem. I cannot open the Control Panel. The ATI icon is in the systray, but when I click it, the Control Panel is not listed. I checked and I know that it is installed. I need a little newbie help here. Thanks
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    9800 Loose HSF

    I am setting here looking at my new Radeon 9800 np. I just got through reading many threads at the Rage3D forum from guys that are having heat problems with the 9800 from loose heat sinks. Naturally, I check mine and it is loose. I don't see any point of installing. Most customers are...
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    Installing 9800 np

    OK. I have my new Radeon 9800 np laying here on the table with cables and installation CD. I installed the present GPU which is a Radeon 7200. I still just know enough to get into trouble here. Do I need to uninstall the present 7200 driver, or does it just install over? Is there anything...
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    Radeon 9800 Question

    I just received the Radeon 9800 GPU that I ordered from Gentech. I noticed that the protective envelope seal has been broken, and that the driver is for the Sapphire 9800. Should I be concerned about this? I have not re-broken the seal to determine if it really is a Sapphire version. It was...
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    Win98 SE to Win XP Pro

    This question belongs in the beginners section if we had one. What is involved for me to upgrade from my present 98SE to Windows XP Pro. What are the pitfalls? Can a beginner like me do this without getting into trouble? an I take a chance with a OEM?
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    9700 difference

    What is the difference between an ATI Radeon 9700, a Power Color Radeon 9700 and a All in Wonder 9700?
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    Radeon 9700 questions

    Since Radeon has brought out the 9800 PRO, the price of the 9700 is down to around 300 bucks, and hopefully should fall further. Has anyone had experiece with this 9700 Pro? I have windows 98SE installed. CAN I RUN THIS GPU WITH WINDOWS 98 SE OS???
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    Radeon 9700 question

    Since Radeon has brought out the 9800 PRO, the price of the 9700 is down to around 300 bucks, and hopefully should fall further. Has anyone had experiece with this 9700 Pro? I have windows 98SE installed. Can I run this GPU with that?