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    4 Gigs of RAM on ASUS Server PC only showing 2.75?

    Hi there, I have an ASUS Server motherboard called the DSBV-D and 4 gigs of fully buffered DIMMS. There seems to be an option under my BIOS that reads 4 GB PCI Hole Granularity and has various size option from 256mb to 2 Gb. I'm pretty sure that this reserves ram for some pci function, and i...
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    NEED SOME SERIOUS HELP...lost my business books do to Linux!!!

    ok, i bought a new Asus EEE PC last week and was using the installed linux os to do my work until i put XP on it. I was using the pre installed versions of the linux "OpenOffice.org" to do my business scheduling and saved all my files on that OS. Now, i have XP on the EEE PC and none of the...
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    have a file on my desktop that wont delete!!!

    Its a file that was created from unzipping an archive and one of the files doesnt delete...no matter what. It doesnt even have any info to say that it even is a file too! when i right click it, it says its 0 kb in size, and has no filename either. on the desktop it reads " .affs" or something...
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    Windows XP not detecting my correct RAM amount...

    I have a server PC at my work for doing audio in pro tools. The mobo is an ASUS Server mobo and i have two quad core xeon's with two 2 gig sticks of ram. In bootup, the POST messages say the full 4 gig amount, but when xp loads, it only reads 2 gigs. Now i know it wont read the full 4 because...
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    Motherboard OC ratio question?

    ok i have a q6600 2.4 ghz, 2 x 2 gigs of ddr2 1000mhz RAM and an ASUS P5K-E mobo. What settings do i have to select to achieve a 1:1 ratio? Currently i have it set at 333mhz fsb, 1066mhz on the ram and its a 5:8 ratio, and has some memory blue screens every now and again. I'd like 1:1 for...
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    Do i need to install RAID drivers for fresh XP install if theyre not for my main drive?

    brand new workstation pc... dual quad xeon 2.0 ghz, 4 gigs ram, Asus server board, blah blah blah.... i have one 80 gig main drive and i want a RAID 1 system over my two 750 gig Audio drives. When installing a fresh copy of XP, do i still need to hit F6 and try and install the driver for the...
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    HELP!!! New PC wont start... Dual-Quad Xeons, 4 gigs RAM, Asus Mobo!

    when i hit the power button, the case and cpu fans move for like a second, then stop. After i drain the capacitor by turning the power off, it will continue to happen again and again. Mobo shows green for power. Is it the powersupply? its a 750w dual 12v. brand new. or is it maybe the power...
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    Can't get Ntune to save overclocking setting?

    every time i reboot, its set back to the factory settings. What am i missing here?
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    What was the name of that zombie game?

    i had the demo, it was where they just came at you by the 100s and it was a FPS in a small graveyard and you had different weapons and powerups and stuff you could get. any clue?
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    STALKER poor frame rates?

    i get pretty crappy frame rates in STALKER and i cant seem to figure out why? the reviews at bit tech say that even a 7900 can run it with all settings maxed, but i have to set mine to MEDIUM to be able to play comfortably, and my rig isnt the problem. any ideas or suggestions?
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    Splinter Cell Double Agent Multiplayer options and version number...

    so i have the 1.2 patch installed and single player plays fine and works great, but multiplayer has NO options menu and i cant config controls or graphics. also in the bottom corner it says version 1.0 in multiplayer? anyone know about this? Kevin
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    Metal Gear 2 PC...WHERE ARE THE TEXTURES?

    ok, i know its an older game, but it still should work! DX8! load up the game, 2d screens look nice, menus all good, but there are no textures on 3d objects at all. Is it my 8800? i have no idea. i installed the 2.0 patch, tried playing without the patch, installed a voodoo patch that he...
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    Terrible performance with Adrianne Demo?

    i dont get it, my system is solid, fresh installs on both, this demo crawls. The waterfall dx10 one is fine and all other games run great, but this demo sucks and no matter what setting i select from nvidia control panel, nothing changes, not anything. Anybody know why?
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    Cold sores and girls... (WITH POLL!)

    ok, the girl im seeing now had an outbreak of cold sores for the first time, and weve been dating for like 3 months. Ive never had a cold sore in my life, and dont ever want one, so the idea came across that i should possibly break it off with her. Some people i tell this too agree with me...
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    HELP!!! cant find option to install Vista x64! where is it?

    got the vista ultimate DVD and installed off of boot because you cant go from x86 to x64 with the windows upgrade. When i get to the install screen, there is no selection option to allow a 64 bit version to install. i figured it would see my CPU and just do it autmatically, but no, it...
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    HELP!!! URGENT!!! Dell Inspiron 5100 wont post after bios upgrade...

    hi there. My roomate has on old Dell Inspiron 5100 laptop and i noticed that he had a super old bios version named A06 and the current is A32. In order to get A32, you need to go from the old one to A22 via an MS-DOS flash utility called Bootcat which i got from this site...
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    Lego Star Wars II No video!!!

    to me this sounds like its displaying a res that my monitor cant take. I tried looking for an .ini file to alter it, and found a resolution, but editing it doesnt change anything. Anyone know a way to fix this possibly? I have patched it too.
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    What CD/DVD burning program can override copy protection?

    please, id love to be able to copy games as images to my hard drive so i dont have to keep cds/dvds around, but i dont think nero 7 ultra will let me copy protected media. anyone know a program that will? Kevin
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    NEED HELP ASAP FROM BIG BRAINS OR NET MASTERS!

    i have this ****** report due on the classical guitar on Tuesday and I would totally appreciate it if anyone here who either already knew the answers could post them or knows a link that can lead me to them. Here they are, and thanks for your time: Discuss in detail the transformation the...
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    NEED BIG BRAINS!!! can anyone help me understand Class D amplifiers?

    hi everyone. I have a 26 page paper on Class D amplifiers due and i need as much info as possible. If anyone understands them in detail, id be forever thankful to you if you could help me out, or if you could help find companies that i could contact and they could send me the appropriate...
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    Far Cry wont display video!!!

    me and a friend are trying to play coop over a lan and im missing tons of textures...like A LOT OF THEM! i dont know whats wrong because its happens with 2 different mods and it works fine on his PC whether he hosts or join a server. i also just changed my driver from catlyst 6.9 to 6.8 to see...
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    Ok, Stupid Viewsonic VX2025wm dead DVI problem number 234321...

    im a gamer...thats pretty much my main use of my monitor. I want one at LEAST 20.1" but i think anything over that might show input lag because of the overdrive features or what have you. Anyway, i WAS pretty happy with the monitor until it crapped out on me and now im using my roomates spare...
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    HELP URGENT!!! PC wont boot up correctly NO VIDEO SIGNAL

    hi all. as of last night my PC will no longer boot up correctly and after the windows logo loads goes to a blank screen as my monitor power light goes orange and says "no input signal" right now im running in safe mode fine but id hate to have to do a physical format if i dont have to. Does...
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    Can i use another drive besides floppy to install raid drivers via windows install?

    i dont have a USB floppy drive on me and i need to get a fresh install of XP on my pc but i have raid drives and need to get the drivers installed via the F6 option. Can i use a USB hard drive or CD drive or anything else a little more "modern"? Thanks.
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    URGENT!!! need help finding a topic to do a huge paper on by tomorrow!

    i have a 20 page paper in my audio class due at the end of the semester and i have to have a topic by tomorrow. everytime i try and email my prof with a subject, he keeps saying "needs to be more cutting edge" but the problem is, most cutting edge stuff doesnt have a lot of informational...
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    Help me name that game from the Mid 1990s...

    ok, it was just when 3d was becoming popular with the voodoo banshee from 3dfx and there was this one game i got the demo of that came on a PC Gamer Demo Disc or something. It was set in Medieval times and you fought in a dungeon agaist other soldiers or something like that and fought to the...
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    ATI Tool HELP WITH 1900XTX OCing

    using the most current revision which is supposed to fix x1x00 problems but i cant get my memory to go past 792 no matter what i do! Need help from some experts....is there some way to edit it in a file and will that even help? Thanks.
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    Ok, notebook question... I have 2 grand to spend on a notebook...

    what is the best notebook i can get for 2 grand? here are some that ive looked at so far: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834115226 http://configure.us.dell.com/dellstore/...spx?c=us&cs=19&l=en&oc=E1705RFC1&s=dhs anyone else know any good ones? P.S.- its for...
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    Who knows how to take the HSF off an ATI 1900XTX?

    detailed instructions for a moron would be nice..thank you!
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    I cant get any AA filter with Battlefield 2

    i have a widescreen so i have to force my res via the startup icon to 1680x1050 and now i get no AA filtering and it looks terrible. Im forcing it with ATI Tray Tools and nothing is working. is it because im using the shortcut edit?
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    Does anybody know if Temporal AA works with LCD screens?

    i heard its based off of refresh rate, and since LCDs dont have that exactly i was wondering if it can still "trick the eye" or whatever its doing. Also, ATI Tray Tools has an option for 3x and i was wondering if that would make a difference using an LCD at 60hz. Thanks!
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    NEED HELP!!! just bought a Veiwsonic 20" ws...

    this also happened when i tried playing it on my HD TV a while ago. Open it up...just crashes right to the desktop. It worked fine yesterday when i had my CRT up, but with this display no dice. Anyone know a possible fix for this?
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    When will ATI Tray Tools let you OC a 1900XTX?

    anybody know when they fix that problem so you can actually overclock with ATI TRAY TOOLS on a 1900xtx? please let me know!
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    Is it worth OverClocking the PCI Express Bus?

    so are there any pros to say bumping it up to 105 mhz in my bios? just curious to see what others have found or if its just a waste of time and makes the system less stable. Opinions and experiences please:
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    Is there anyway to OC a 1900XTX with ATI Tray Tools?

    its all in the title. I love ATI Tray Tools but it really pisses me off that i can't OC with it. CCC overdrive sucks and limits me so much, and i cant seem to figure out ATI Tool so is there any way to use this program...possibly an older version maybe or something?
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    Need help finding good overclocking program for ATI 1900XTX

    Hi all. Im trying to overclock my 1900XTX and coming up short in one way or another every time. While using the 6.6 drivers the CCC wont let me go above 689 core and 792 mem and has no fan control either...so that sucks. ATI tool just sucks because i cant find any fan control at all and the...
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    NEED HELP WITH MY GIGABYTE WPKG PCI CARD

    ok so i have the Gigabyte WPKG PCI WIFI card and it works awesome for downloading and surfing the net, but the only Multiplayer game i have BF2 doesnt work so well with it. About every minute, i get a hickup that says "there is a problem with your connection" and then it quickly goes away but...
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    NEED HELP WITH MY GIGABYTE WPKG PCI CARD

    ok so i have the Gigabyte WPKG PCI WIFI card and it works awesome for downloading and surfing the net, but the only Multiplayer game i have BF2 doesnt work so well with it. About every minute, i get a hickup that says "there is a problem with your connection" and then it quickly goes away but...
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    Cant get chuck patch to work with oblivion?

    First time ATI user here, like it so far, IQ definately a big step up, but cant seem to get the AA+HDR working. Using CCC 6.3 with chuck patch afterwords. Need help here!
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    Is it worth upgrading my HSF to an XP 120 with fan from my current HSF?

    i have an awesome rig at the moment and am wondering if its worth the investment. The one i have now seems ok, but ive heard great things about the XP 120. also, if i did go this route, whats a good 120mm fan to place on top? Kevin