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    WiFi vs Wired Speeds

    Hey everyone, I am getting really tired of my WRT54G consistently only giving me 10 Mbps or so when my wired connection is between 40 and 50 Mbps. Is this normal?? I know wifi will never be (until maybe AC routers) as fast as wired, but is such a difference normal?? 10 Mbps wifi on a 50...
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    Dying Router?

    No new electronics in our house, but we live in a condo complex so maybe our neighbors have something new. Will try changing channels/freqs. Thanks!
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    Dying Router?

    Howdy all, I have a Linksys WRT54G router. Its an older version, say about 3-4 years old. Its been great. I have two PCs running off it wirelessly and a third running with a wired connection. Under normal circumstances I get about 10-15Mbps on the wired connection, and up to 28Mbps...
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    32bit XP sees only 2.5GB out of 4GB....

    Nope, 32bit XP. Could a virus cause something like this? No other signs of infection present though... Does the amount of video RAM affect the total XP can see? I have 512 of vid on a GeForce 9800 vid card.
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    32bit XP sees only 2.5GB out of 4GB....

    Good evening gents and ladies... I was surprised tonight when I was looking at my system properties and noticed that it is only recognizing 2.5GB out of the 4GB total. Now, its been awhile since I installed the 4GB, but I am almost positive it previously saw 3 or 3.25GB. What would cause...
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    Gigabyte P35-DS3R

    Something to consider... the P35 is PCI-e 1.0, while the 9800 is 2.0. Supposedly they are compatible, but there are rare instances (like mine) where they just wont play nice. I ended up having to upgrade my mobo. Went with the Asus P5N-D with dual PCI-e 2.0 slots. Seems to be a great mobo...
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    Asus P5N-D Front panel audio not working...

    Ok, it was a BIOS issue. It was set to HD audio. Changing it to AC97 (I think thats it) made it work. HOWEVER... I am still getting the static using the front port. Its really quiet and disappears in the background when playing a game or listening to music, but when just sitting with my...
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    Asus P5N-D Front panel audio not working...

    Hey all, I posted this on the ASUS forums but since they are less frequented than the Anandtech ones, I thought I would post here too. I have just installed a new Asus P5N-D motherboard and everything seems to be working GREAT, except for the front panel audio jack. This jack worked fine...
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    New video card crashing system...

    Definitely the card. I put my old 7600GS back in and it works perfectly. Boot up is speedy and the puter is stable. I dont think there is anything wrong with the card itself though. One of the few times I was able to get it up and running, COD4 looked amazing. I think its just a slight...
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    New video card crashing system...

    I will try putting the old card back in. Can the MOBO be upgraded via firmware from 1.0 to 1.1 or is it a hardware thing?
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    New video card crashing system...

    Howdy all... I was under the impression that PCI-e 2.0 video cards were backwards compatible with 1.0 motherboards. Is this not correct? I have just installed a new video card, the XFX 9600GT Alpha Dog with 512MB of DDR3 ram. Now my computer will not stop crashing. It completely freezes...
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    CPU or video card?

    Its 256MB of DDR2
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    CPU or video card?

    Yep, I was thinking the high resolution was the problem too. Just wasnt sure if a new video card or CPU would be the best solution. I have tried playing at a lower rez and at full screen it looks awful. The Dells look gorgeous at their native resolution but they do not handle downsampling...
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    CPU or video card?

    Thanks for all the responses. Some answers to questions: With regards to my system memory, I am at the max of 4GB. Of course XP only sees 3.25 of that. :frown: I am running the game on my Dell Ultrasharp 20" widescreen display. My resolution is 1680x1050. I have turned the graphics...
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    CPU or video card?

    Howdy I am currently running a core2 E6300 at 1.8ghz with a geforce 7600 video card. I believe its 256 mb of video ram. I'd like to upgrade both but only have about $200 to spend right now. If I want to boost my fps in WoW would I be better served by a new 9600 or a new E6750? I am leaning...
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    PCI Express 2.0 is backwards compatible, but....

    THANK YOU! I am off to Newegg to place my order. =D
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    PCI Express 2.0 is backwards compatible, but....

    ...at what cost? Can anyone tell me if you are losing performance by using a PCIe 2.0 card on a PCIe 1.0 motherboard? I'd really like to upgrade to a GeForce 9x card but I dont want to replace the mobo too. Will I be wasting some portion of the performance the card is capable of? I've...
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    D'oh! Didnt know about the 3GB barrier...

    Ok, so I bought two sets of two 1GB sticks (for a total of four gigs). I didnt know until tonight that Windows only sees three gigs max. Well, 3.25 GB to be exact (according to "My Computer"). My question, is it harmful leaving the extra gig in? Or should I take the second set of sticks out...
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    ITS ALIVE!!!!!! ITS ALIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE!!!!! A gruby ol video card, popped in to the mobo, is working like a champ!!!
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    Ok, very strange. Nothing suggested worked so I tried one of the two common components between the Dell and the new one - the video car. It appears to be that. I cant believe it. Perhaps there is a short on the card and it was preventing the circuit from being complete??? ANyway, it...
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    Vanvock, no this is the powersupply listed in the specs of my original post. I got it to go in the Dell when it went south. When that didnt fix the issue we figured it was a toasted MOBO. Also, are you saying just lay the mobo on the box, plug it in to the power supply and turn it on? If it...
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    Not just laying around. When the Dell originally died, the PSU was my first thought, so this was a replacement. Its only a few days out of the box so I wouldnt think that could be it, though I suppose its as likely as a bad MOBO... SO maybe return the PSU and the MOBO? Anything else that...
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    One thought. The video card was carried over from the last system. That couldnt have anything to do with this though could it? I mean the system doesnt even remotely start to boot so I dont think it could even recognize that a video card was present....
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    Built new system, seems DOA?!

    Ok, so I just built my wife an entirely new system. Well, except for the optical drive and video card. Here's the specs: Rosewill R5601-BK 0.8mm Screw-less Dual 120mm Fans ATX Mid Tower Computer Case Rosewill RP550V2-S-SL 550W SLI Ready-ATX12V V2.01 Power Supply 115/230 V GIGABYTE...
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    Deader than a doornail?

    Thanks for the suggestion. I've had the case disassembled while working on it and I can say without a doubt that everything is connected, but nothing is working. You press that power button and nothing happens except the blinking orange light. One question, will a normal ATX motherboad...
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    Deader than a doornail?

    Hello worthy techies! I am hopeful you might be able to shed some light on an issue I am having. My wife's computer died a few days ago. We were sitting on the couch watching Chuck when it suddenly turned off, flashing an orange light on the tower's power button. It is normally green...
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    Major Problem - Cant Boot

    Hey everyone, my wife's computer has gone lost its mind tonight. It was working fine this morning, but all of a sudden it is unable to boot. When we press the power button the normal Dell, then Windows XP splash screens pop up, but after the initial Windows screen (black background, blue...
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    Major System Issue

    Hey everyone, my wife's computer has gone lost its mind tonight. It was working fine this morning, but all of a sudden it is unable to boot. When we press the power button the normal Dell, then Windows XP splash screens pop up, but after the initial Windows screen (black background, blue...
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    Need advice re: video cards...

    Any other recommendations?
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    Need advice re: video cards...

    Oh yeah I should mention her slot is a PCI-E. Thanks for the recommendation. I will look in to it.
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    Need advice re: video cards...

    Hey all, I recently bought my wife a new 20" widescreen LCD and 256mb DDR2 ATI video card. I was severly disappointed to see the poor performance acheived in World Of Warcraft. The game actually looks BEAUTIFUL on the new screen in the native resolution of 1680x1050, however as soon as she...
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    How to tell if a card is PCI or PCI-E

    Hey all, my fiance's computer says in the device manager that her card, an ATI Radeon X600, is a PCI card. Thing is, my computer says the same thing and I KNOW my card is PCI-E. Both shows just PCI in the device manager properties for the display adapter. Is there any way, short of...
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    Chkdsk Errors Out - Urgent Help Needed

    Ok, well too late. I already booted from the CD and ran CHKDSK in the recovery console (looked like a DOS prompt). Whatever it did, I can now boot to Windows without it going in to CHKDSK. I dont know if I should still be worried or not.... Seems fixed, but....?
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    Chkdsk Errors Out - Urgent Help Needed

    I've run three different diagnostic tools from Seagate. S.M.A.R.T, quick test, and an extensive test. No errors found. I will try to boot from the winXP disc and run chkdsk. With WoW I was getting various errors. Mostly they said there was corrupt data or disk failure. The thing about...
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    Chkdsk Errors Out - Urgent Help Needed

    SMART testing? If you mean, is it getting past the BIOS portion of the boot, then yes. It only enters CHKDSK after I see the Windows XP loading screen. The only reasons to think the drive might be failing are the ones I mentioned. Consisitent freeze at desktop when booting which led to a...
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    Chkdsk Errors Out - Urgent Help Needed

    Hey all, I am in need of some seriously urgent advice. Suddenly today I my PC is going in to CHKDSK everytime it boots, saying one of my drives needs to be checked for consistency. Well it gets to stage 2 of three, about 60-75% of the way through and then errors out saying "an...
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    Incorrect Icon for Jpeg Images

    Oh and previously to the reformatting this was not an issue, yet the setup and programs installed are identical.
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    Incorrect Icon for Jpeg Images

    Hey all, I had to reformat my HDD and reinstall everything due to a virus or corrupted system file. Anyway, now that I have reinstalled Photoshop CS2 the file icons for jpegs should be changed to a PS icon. However, I cant get this to happen. I have corrected the file associations so they...
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    Serious PC Problem!!

    Nope... not done anything. It was working fine all day yesterday and again this morning. Got home from the office and tried to fire it up and all this happened. How would I even start to diagnose which driver would need to be reinstalled?? Go to the device manager?
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    Serious PC Problem!!

    Hey all, as late as this morning, my PC was working fine. Now it has suddenly FREAKED OUT. I cannot boot it up. I get the windows xp screen while loading, I get the welcome screen, then I get to my desk top. As items are being loaded in to the system tray it completely freezes. I have...