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    ide controller not working

    I recently installed an IDE controller in a PCI slot. I installed the driver for the card and it was recognized on Windows XP. I then moved my hard drive from the motherboard controller to the IDE controller. When I booted up it the computer would stop just before the XP splash screen appears...
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    upgrading computer

    i've been using the same rig for the last 5 years and thinking of upgrading, things that i need are: motherboard processor RAM video card i have no idea what's the ideal standard for computer these days but i want my computer after upgrade to be able to play the latest game, operate...
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    monitor display went out, HD constanly accessing

    just got this problem few days ago, was using the computer when all of sudden the display went off. monitor is still on, just no display. CPU seems to be functioning properly but HD was constantly accessing. had to restart and all seems to be normal but won't last for 5 mins until the problem...
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    windows XP won't start up properly

    so last nite my computer was functioning properly, this morning however when i boot up the computer, windows XP would not start up, instead, it gives a message saying that one or more file required for start up is missing. i decided to boot up from windows XP cd and run check disk. check disk...
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    blue screen when trying to shut down

    i did not install any new software nor did i make any major tweaks in the past few days but recently, my winXP could not shutdown appropriately. blue screen appear when it try to shutdown, showing it's doin physical memory dump. wat happened???
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    lock out from window and an outlook question

    recently i enforced windows password to access my computer but i think i might have mistyped a wrong password during te inital setup and so i'm unable to access my own computer. i'm stuck at the password screen. any idea how to reset the password? another thing, how do i migrate the emails in...
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    comp auto-shutdown after installing new RAM

    i was using amd athlon xp processor with memory ram of 256mbx2 pc2700, fsb was set to 166. recently i purchased 512mbx2 pc3200 in hope of increasing the fsb to 200. all was fine on initial boot up but then my comp auto-shutdown after 3mins or so. the same thing happened after repeated boot up...
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    desktop display looks too big

    i tried with the desktop display properties setting, change it to 1240x1048 but it looks like 800x600. i'm using a samsung lcd display n thus tried the automatic configuration and still no avail. in fact, display is so big that some edges of the display is partially cut off.help pls....
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    problem with nero v6

    i own a new lite on dvdrw and have no problem, burning to dvd media so far. however, when i tried to burn vcd using nero v6, burning is complete after 100% but the lead out process seems unable to stop!! how do i correct this error?
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    slave HD is acting strange

    i'm currently changing a new comp case and during my first boot up, it's detected but did not display the SMART info which it usually does. upon entering winXP, device manager detect the HD and says the device is working properly, however, in "my computer", it does not display the HD. sometimes...
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    not a valid windows image??

    so like after switching on the computer this morning, i opened outlook and a pop up appear saying that one of the file in outlook is not a valid windows image. then i tried checking using norton systemworks and the same message appear. mind u, the programs works fine but the message keep...
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    ECS K7S5A user....

    is there any option to set the IRQ for PCI slots? if so, how?
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    winXP home edition upgradable to PRO???

    well?
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    how to sleep mode in winXP??

    title says it all..... somebody told me to press F8 when comp boot up and that brings me the boot up menu. it gives me 3 options that is to boot from A drive, C drive or from CDrom but nothing about sleep mode. any alternatives??? btw, i'm using winXP home edition with service pack 1
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    problem with modem driver?

    recently i purchased a new internal modem to replace an old one. after installing the card in mobo slot and updating the driver that comes with the modem, modem works perfectly fine. however, after restarting the comp, device manager shows that the modem is unable to start properly (error code...
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    transferring saved emails in outlook

    i saved some emails in my outlook and recently i installed a new comp with winxp. my question is how do i transfer my saved emails in the old outlook to the outlook in my new comp. in which folder does outlook store our emails and its attachments??
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    no sound from ECS k7S5A

    i want to use the onboard mobo soundcard but after installing the appropriate driver for the it, still no sound. i enabled it on the bios and after checking device manager, everything is fine. did i miss something? is there any jumper to be set? i'm using windows xp.
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    thoughts on shuttle AN35N400?

    i can't seems to find online review for this mobo. does anybody own this??how izzit?? how does it compare to the ultra version??
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    question to klipsch 5.1 pro user

    i'm thinking of getting a wall bracket or the stand for my rear speakers. question is, for the wall bracket, is there any drilling required??? also, i assume the default speaker wire is not long enough to ocver the back of the room so i'm also thinking of getting the monster cable. are they...
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    problem with HD??

    so i got a HD from friend. when i boot up the comp from it, Bios can't detect the drive but when i boot up from win2000 cd, win2000 can detect the disk during initial installation of win2000. wat should i do???
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    hooking up 3 HD

    i have 3 HD. two of them are 80G IBM deskstar and western digital and the other one is 120G maxtor. i'm using ECS K7S5A with AMD XP2000. i already hooked up two fo the harddrive and was wondering is there anyway i can hook up another drive, making a total of three HD to the system? my friend...
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    computer being hijacked???

    the start up page for my IE is set to about:blank but this morning, when i start my IE, it loaded some shaddy search engine site. when i tried to change by accessing the internet option, it says that the action is cancelled due to restriction in effect on this computer. it ask me to contact...
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    restoring win2000 previous setting??

    ok, here's the problem. initially, my win2000 has a bit of problem, one thing is that one of the svchost.exe create an error which cause win2000 to shut it down. after discussing with friend, he told me to use the win2000 cd to try and repair it. so i popped in the cd but i guess i did not read...
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    setting u ftp server?

    i want to set up an ftp server from my computer but how do i do that?? i'm running win2k and at the moment, i'm using thsi proggy called serv-u ftp but there's seems to be problem with it....and i know win2k is server ready...how do i access it??
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    accessing laptop hardisk from desktop??

    is there anyway to do that??? perhaps i need to hookup some hardware?? i'm trying to access a stand alone laptop harddisk using my desktop computer but how?? any ideas??
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    need help to keep out nosy roomate...

    ok, here's the deal. i usually leave my computer running cos i'm a heavy downloader. i usually just switch off my monitor when i'm away from the computer thus leaving the computer to download away. here's the problem, i have a roomate who like to snoop using my computer and reading my documents...
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    how to change vidcard fan??

    i was wondering if there's any step by step guide on how to change the fan on a video card? the bolt that attached the fan to the card looks nasty to deal with.
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    how to set up ftp server??

    i'm wondering if there's step by step instruction on how to set up ftp server? do i need a webspace? do i need to buy a server??
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    overclocking crw1632??

    recently somebody mentioned that aopen cd-rw drive model 1632 is overclockable. it currently 16/10/32 and is overclocakble to 20/10/40. anybody know hoe to do that??
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    no sound from right channel speaker

    i have audigy 2 and i plug it to my home theater system so sound from computer heard on the home theater speaker but problem is there's no sound from right channel speaker. wats wrong here?? the soundcard is brand new.
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    computer unstable??

    recently my comp frequently hang/freeze, sometimes happening twice in an hour or none overnight. if while the comp is on and i switch off the monitor, monitor will display check signal the next time i switch it on again. also, sometimes when i start up my comp, monitor will display check signal...
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    problem with new cd-rw drive

    just got a new buslink 48/12/48 cd-rw drive. the model is rw4848. the problem is whenever i try to burn a cd, the buffered reader will stay at a steady 94-97% but towards the middle of burning process, the buffered reader will drop to around 7% and went back up to 97% and drop again. this goes...
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    recovering a hardrive?

    one of my harddrive is suffering bad sectores. when i boot up the comp, window200 went into check disc and identify the bad sectors then it boot into window. when i tried to access the drive, it says the drive in inaccessible or possible corrupt. is there anyway where i can recover the data on...
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    harddrive name mixed up?

    recently i purchased an additional harddrive and after installing it, it works fine but there's something wrong with window display of the drive. my older drive is named C while the new one is F. my dvd and cdrw drive are named D and E respectively. why is that? anyway to change this?? both...
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    floppy drive light stay on

    the light on my floppy hard drive stay on as if it's reading something but i did not put in any diskette. wats wrong with it? does this has something to do with the ide cable?
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    rw4848 overclockable??

    just got a buslink brand crw recorder drive. it's an aopen generic drive and it's model is RW4848. i was wondering if this drive overclockable from it's current speed of 48/12/48??
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    windows clock not working

    the clock display in the windows task bar seems not working. after setting the times and dates, i check back later and it's seems the clock is not working at all.
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    recommendation for xp1800+ fan?

    i'm using amd xp1800+ processor and the highest temperature it will go is 50 celcius. is that ok? i'm currently using thermaltake fans but i would likre to improve on it. so is there any recommendation for a quiet and cooling fan?
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    2 os on one harddrive??

    i have two 80gb harddrive and each is installed with win2k. anyway, i reformat one of the harddrive so there's only one os operationg from one harddrive but everytime i reboot the comp, the comp will ask me which os i want to boot, which both are win2k. wat i don't understand is why the comp...
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    hard drive dying?

    i have two hard drive and both of them IBM deskstar. anyway, when i connect both hard drive, comp will not recognize one of the drive, let's name it drive 1. if i just connect drive 1 alone, comp will recognize it but then it will give message that comp have failure reading the drive and thus i...