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    Problem with Asus Z97 motherboard

    Been having issues with an Asus Z97-e since I got it just over a month ago. Programs will start to load up, then just freeze with the logo up. I'd reboot, then I'd be stuck at the "Asus...In Search of Incredible" (ironic). My keyboard and mouse won't work, can't get into the bios. If I...
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    Urgent question regarding Transmit/Receive link rate

    Been searching for an answer to this for weeks and haven't found anything. Early this month I bought an Asus RT-N66U. When checking speed using my wireless adapter app, it tells me my Transmit Link Speed is 300Mpbs at 40mhz and 144Mbps at 20mhz. But my Receive Link Speed is 240 (or...
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    GPU fan too loud, can I replace with case fan?

    The fan on my fXf 4870 video card is driving me nuts. I contacted FXF about it ages ago and they can't replace the fan but wanted the entire card. Would cost me more than its worth to ship so I've tried doing what I can to fix it which isn't much (there's no opening to apply oil, etc). Will...
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    Why do all my tracert end in "Request timed out"?

    I've run a bunch of tracert searches and they all end with about ten "Request timed out" replied then "Destination net unreachable". Yet I can reach all of them in my browser. Any ideas?
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    My next SSD question, Intel's ISRT isn't working

    I'm having the same issue as this person, I also have RAID setup in bios and installed the RAID drivers during Windows 7 installation: Any ideas how to fix it?
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    Kingston HyperX 120 SSD drive, what I'm I doing wrong?

    Just put this new drive in my system, bench market it and I'm getting about half the speed that people in reviews and elsewhere are getting. I'm hoping I'm just doing something wrong. Here's an sample: Uploaded with ImageShack.us When I first tried to install Windows 7 (64 bit) it...
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    What does it mean when Chkdsk says....

    ..44 reparsed records have been processed? I get this every time I run Chkdsk, even after a full reinstall of Windows. Its a Kingston SSD drive, btw.
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    Which is better for airflow, wide or narrow case?

    I have a very narrow case, about 7" across, and I'm tempted to go with another case but don't really want the extra expense. Was thinking that maybe with less space for air to be sitting, a narrow case might actually be the better option. No? This is the case...
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    Memtest won't load

    I've run Memtest+, the lastest version no problem but Memtest, the lastest version won't load. It takes me to the bootup window giving me two options, the current beta version or the older version. If you choose either, it says its loading but never goes anywhere. config: Gigabyte...
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    New Z68 install blue screening

    Configuration: Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H i5-2500k G.SKILL Ripjaws X F3-12800CL9D-8GBXL 8GB 2X4GB DDR3-1600 Bios configured to auto and default settings except RAID. I'm going nuts here. I got Windows installed today but I keep getting blue screened (points to hardware issues or the setup...
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    Gigabyte Z68 Motherboard disaster

    Been looking at the Z68 motherboards, like the idea of using the SSD as cache, but don't see any good deals on any right now so can I add the SSD later without having to reinstall Windows 7? Second question is, if you have a SSD installed, and it dies, do you have to then reinstall Windows?
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    Upgraded build

    Looking to upgrade my son's computer: 1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Mostly gaming 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread Under $500cdn 3. What country YOU will be buying...
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    "No Response" freeze up, is it my SSD drive?

    Installed an SSD drive about two months ago, all worked fine but then one morning wasn't able to get windows (7) to boot from the drive. Reinstalled and from that point on, programs such as Firefox, Thunderbird and a few others when loading anything I get the message "No Response" at the top of...
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    Prime95 Question: Workers show different start times?

    Running Prime95, started it at 10:30am and its now 4:30. Its a dual core processor (AMD Phenom ) and I notice that Worker #1 shows it started at 10:30, but Worker #2 says it started at 1:45pm. What's up?
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    System not stable w/basic settings, no overclock

    Can't seem to manage to put a system together without running into problems. Gigabyte MA785GM-US2H (F5 firmware) Phenom II X2 550 Crucial Ballistix 1mbx2 Radeon HD4870 (9.12 drivers) Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit This is the second time in less than two...
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    Win7 on a netbook? Don't!

    Installed Win7 on my Samsung N120 netbook, this is the result: 1. The system is slower, much slower than with XP. 2. The battery runs down twice as fast, from seven hours to four hours. 3. Can't see any improvements over XP other than cosmetic. Feel free to post your own experience.
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    Ubuntu 7.10 & ATI x850 Resolutions?

    I'm basically at Linux newbie. Just installed Ubuntu 7.10 and I can't get the native resolution for my Dell 24" monitor, 1920x1600. The highest it goes is 1600x1200. Ideas?
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    Ubuntu 7.10 & ATI x850 Resolutions?

    I'm basically at Linux newbie. Just installed Ubuntu 7.10 and I can't get the native resolution for my Dell 24" monitor, 1920x1600. The highest it goes is 1600x1200. Ideas?
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    System won't boot bootable DOS utilities

    Can't get my new system to boot DOS tools for testing hard drives. I've tried WD Tools, Seagate Tools and both start booting the give me a blank screen. With Hitachi Tools, it loads up, and start detecting drives then stops with a loud screech from the computer speaker. Its not the...
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    Slow WD SE hard drives?

    Took delivery on a WD5000AAKS 500gb WD drive this week. Tested it with HD Tune, and while I got decent throughput numbers, what surprised me was the access time. It was 19.1ms. Check with others online and found just about everyone who's bought this drive up until recently get 13ms. Even my...
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    Laptops without Windows disks?

    Here's my problem. I bought an Acer 5100 that didn't come with a Vista disk but has one of those hidden partitions I hate so much. It appears from reading their help file that the backup disks it produces would be useless for putting on a replacement drive, it has to already have their preset...
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    Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L and Ballistix PC2-6400 timing?

    Returned a set of these and want to make sure this time I have everything setup for a stable, fully within spec system. I'd like to know what settings to use to acheive this. Looking for info like this: CPU Clock Ratio - Auto CPU Host Frequency (Mhz) - 266 (for 1066FSB CPU) 333 for...
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    New buld, CPU fan doesn't spin!!

    Forget it.
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    Questions as I put my system together

    Hoping you guys can help me out. Its been a while since I've put a system together. My old system, an Asus P4P motherboard had a twenty (20) pin ATX connector and a four (4) pin ATX 12v connector. I had to plug in both for the motherboard to boot. Now I have a Gigabyte P35-DS3L, and it...
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    New cheap gaming setup

    What do you think of these components? 1- GeForce 7900GS XT (already bought) 2- Antec Smart Power 450w (already own) 3- Intel E2180 (hear its good for o/cing) 4- Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (high rating by users @egghead) 5- Mushkin HP PC2-6400 HP2-6400 (cheap and Mushkin) 6- Antec Sonata (old...
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    Newbie AMD 4200+ question

    I'm trying to figure sort of ram I should get for this AMD 64x2 4200+ processor? The motherboard it is in is a MSI K9AGM2-L, so it has no voltage or speed adjustments (at least, none that I can see). Its an AMD 690V chipset apparantly. Here is the link to the board...
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    See any flaws with this setup

    Sold my Macbook and gave my son my PC which we now share. This is the base system: P4PSE with 1gb, 3.2ghz, ATI x850xt. On his 'system', he boots using a Maxtor 200gb IDE drive, using a logitech LX duo and into the ATI card using secondary display onto a 19" Samsung CRT. To boot into...
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    Visa Home Premium Networking

    With Windows Home, you could only have, I think, six people network to the computer. How any can you network with Visa Home Premium?
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    New problem with Ubuntu

    First problem solved, please look down for new issue in my adventure installing Ubuntu. I've downloaded Ubuntu 6.10 and Ubuntu Ultimate and when I try installing on boot it gives me the choice of how I want to boot, I choose install and it takes me to that page with the bouncy bar thingy, and...
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    Question for Seagate 7200.10 320gb owners

    I'm a little afraid to ask this question, because I know any time someone mentions that their drive makes a sound they haven't heard from a drive before, they say "back it up and RMA it". I don't think I've had drive in the past ten years that hasn't made unusual sounds, and I've only had one...
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    SATA2 drive on Asus P4P board?

    Just bought a Seagate 320gb SATA2 hard drive to put in my old P4P800SE board. This motherboard, as far as I know, supports SATA1 transfers. Is it necessary to actually change the jumper to make the Seagate a SATA1 hard drive? I have it installed now as SATA2, and it seems to be working (not...
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    Upgrade for son's computer

    Decided to give up on upgrading my system at this time, and will upgrade my son's system instead. This is what I'm considering: ASUS M2NPV-VM mATX AM2 GE6150-NF430 1PCI-E16 1PCI-E1 2PCI SATA2 Video Sound GBLAN 1394 Motherboard Mushkin EM2 PC2-5300 1GB 2X512MB DDR2-667 CL5-5-5-15...
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    Would this be a significant upgrade?

    Would I notice a significant improvement by moving from this machine: - Asus P4P800SE w/ P4 3.2ghz - 1.5 gb DDR (Mix of Mushkin black and generic) - ATI x860xt - Maxtor 100gb SATA - Maxtor 20gb IDE To: - Asus P5B w/ E6400 - 2gb DDR500 Mushkin Redline - ATI x1950 256mb -...
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    Odd 'defect' with 20" LCD

    My wife gave me a LG L204 wide screen LCD for my birthday a few days ago. Its nice even compared to my Dell 2405 sitting next to it. It has no dead pixels, hardly noticeable backlight bleeding, incredible whites (the Dell's white looks yellowish compared to it) and it was cheap ($349cdn)...
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    WD "My Book" external drive sound

    Got this WD external drive last week. About ever hour, it makes a loud "click" (kind of a thunky click) sound with a bit of a buzz. I check it out with the WD tools, and it came out okay. Wonder if I should be concerned or be taking it back? Oh, and when I go to certain websites, it seems...
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    ATI and serial numbers

    I've noticed that many ATI cards I've come across end with 000001. Just wonder if that signifies anything?
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    Logitech RMA LX700 for an MX700?

    I was given an RMA today from Logitech on my MX700 Duo. They are planning to send me an LX700 mouse for my MX700 mouse. Well, there is no LX700 mouse on their site, so I assume its the LX700 Duo. The mouse that comes with the Duo is the SmartClick Plus with some differences. I'll have...
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    Hate my Logitech mouse

    Sortly after I bought this MX700 mouse, I noticed I couldn't go more than a couple days without having to charge it back up. Called them to see if there was an easy fix, they said to RMA it. So, I don't. I figure I'd be without the mouse for weeks so I'd try to live with it. So now six...
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    Touch-up paint for Antec Sonata?

    Just pickup an Antec Sonata display model on clearance that has a number of scraps on it. Wondering if there is an ideal paint to use to fix this up?
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    Advantages of 19" over 17" LCD?

    Since a 17" and a 19" LCD display do the same resolution, is there really any advantage of going with a 19"? Any drawbacks?