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    HP Laptop Problems

    Hey guys this is the first time having problems with a laptop so i am completely surprised at my lack of options. I was playing a game today on it, then bam the screen goes black. I shutdown and restart and basically - everytime i hit the power button, the lights go on, i hear a fan and/or maybe...
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    xbox live NAT settings

    i needed to port foward all the NAT so i could play live with my buddy at Rutgers. I fowarded: 88udp, 3074both, 53both, 80tcp on .102. I set xbox to manually connect to .102. But it seems whenever i reset my xbox it doesnt work... perhaps its still dynamic ip.. but when i reset my router, it...
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    low quality xbox headsets?

    I've tried searching but i havn't found much... am i the only one who thinks the xbox 360 headset is complete trash? For $20 i can barely hear people and likewise. Perhaps i'm spoiled and used to a high quality ventrilo when playing pc games but even with a $2 microphone it sounds way bounds...
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    Xbox Live with no harddrive?

    I decided to splurge and get a xbox 360. I'm not really a console gamer so. I don't care about downloadable music or demos... so i thought i would be fine just getting an arcade for $200. The guy at the store says i really won't be able to play live without a hard drive. I got the new 256mb...
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    laptop spill!

    Well today i was sipping on a nice orange gatorade beverage and i somehow managed to knock it over for a second and some of it spilt onto the laptop keyboard. I didn't think much of it at first, grabbed some power towels it really wasn't that much. I am playing a video game while this happens, i...
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    Network Engineer or System Administrator

    I'm looking at two different jobs. and im wondering about which career to persue. If anyone has any serious info about either, i'd like to hear it! What does each job entail,etc etc.
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    VGA cooler for 6600gt?

    I need a fan for my 6600gt agp. Looking at the arctic cooling site, none of their nv silencers are compatible with the 6600gt agp?
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    amount of ram needed?

    im building a new rig for gaming. My cousin says i only need 1 gig really (for xp) because only vista and a few games make use of 2gig of ram?
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    15.4" vs 17" laptop

    Im buying my Hp laptop today, but i just cant decide which size of monitor to get. The 15" is obviously lighter, smaller, and thus more mobile. It is also $200 cheaper. Is it much harder to carry a 17" then it is to carry a 15"? Also, does having a 17" effect battery life dramatically?
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    how long should my naps be?

    I sleep 12-6 every day during the night, but i've also started taking naps afterschool. Normally i go to sleep like at 3 and set my clock for 5. I remember reading thought that there are certain phases of sleep, and it's unhealthy to wake at certain times (during REM?).. or to nap for too long...
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    network problems?

    Yesterday when i got home, and went on my computer my internet wasn't working. I didn't care much and went to do some homework. Our network is just a my computer connected to the router via cable, and then the router is obviously connected to the modem. And then the router is wireless, and it...
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    neck sore from accident

    Yesterday me and my friends were goin to a pizza place for lunch. I was in the front passenger seat with one of my friends, and then my other friend behind us was driving 3 other people. It was rainy, and all of a sudden the two car infront of us stops quickly to make a left turn suddenly, we...
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    becoming a cop?

    Hey im interested in possibly becoming a cop, preferablly in my hometown (a suburb in NJ). I'm a senior in high school. What can i do to help me get the job and/or get to know more contacts in the police. Do they have interm positions,etc anything at all that i could do? Also, do most police...
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    license plates

    Just bought my first car yesterday, and i've just insured it. I'm going to to the dmv tomarrow to fill out forms so i can get my license plate, how long will it take for my plate to arrive? i live in new jersey.
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    good site for fantasy football

    hey if anyone here plays in a fantasy football league, or just likes to read lots of stuff about fb.. what are some good sites where i can get articles/previews/stats,etc. ? i'm willing to pay about $10/mo. How is rotowire.com?
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    beer/drink holder things?

    what are those things called that bars give you to put under your drink, so it doesnt drip over their tables,etc? made of paper? i just cant think of what its called
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    passing my drivers test

    i got my permit late, so i had to wait 6 months after that minimum to take the drivers test and you have to be 17.. so august 7 i am allowed to take my NJ drivers test. hows the test like, and any tips that you guys can give me? i've been driving with my dad a couple times a week so driving...
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    reccomend me a good mobo

    i need a new mobo on my brothers comp because his current mobo doesnt have a agp slot.. reccomend me something good? his proc is socket 478, 2.8ghz + 512 ram. Pretty much im just looking for a cheap mobo ($50 or less?) that has a good price for the quality.
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    worth upgrading routers?

    I have an old BEFSRW41 wireless router. the newest firmware for it is may 2004. my friends laugh at me when i say theres no option to disable DMZ,etc. will i get an extra protection/features ie is it worth upgrading to a newer router?
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    cloaking "sent to" in an email

    I want to send an email to for example, 3 different people. one email, and i want all 3 to receive it.. but in a way so the 3 see that the email was only sent to them.. ie. they dont see the other 2 email addresses the email went to. how do i do this?
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    racing videos

    haha alright.. well aside from computers i have to admit i am quite the car enthusiast. so one of the things i love doing is digging up racing, drifting, and all kinds of videos.. anyone else do this? a few good sites where i get all my vids: www.streetvids.com and www.streetfire.net are two big...
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    hide email?

    how do you hide your email?
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    dell comp.. no agp?

    about half a year ago my dad got a dell comp, reasonable hardware.. 3.4ghz p4, 512 ram, but w/ integrated graphics (no need for anything else) for his office. now he got a newer computer so he gave this computer to my little bro. so i opened it up, and tried to stick my old gf4 ti4200 into it...
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    file names in a txt?

    i need a program, if such a thing exists, that it will take my list of songs for example in a folder and take all the names and throw it into a txt file. how can i do this?
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    6600gt+plug into psu?

    my 6600gt came with a psu cable, and the manual says i should plug it into my psu. Is this required? optional? Does it help?
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    cheap hosting?

    can anyone reccomend any cheap hosting? only need a month, reliable but cheap - and you can pay through paypal.
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    you need a cc for ebay?

    trying to make an ebay account, and it won't let me w/o typing in cc info? i just want to use non-cc paypal to purchase a few things.
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    The Comp Sci Degree

    I'm in the process of choosing a major, and currently computer science is probably my top pick. Though i hear wages,etc. are going down due to outsourcing, can anyone working in the field currently give me their opinion on the whole situation, in addition to how the future is for comp sci...
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    a64 temp problems

    My a64 2800+, ti4200, vnf3-250, samsung 512 2700, antec 350w smartpower comp seems to be running really hot. My cpu fan/heatsink is a zalman cnps7000cu which was suppose to be a really good and cool solution. My cpu temps are normally around 60c ambient or 70c on load. I reseated everything...
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    trying to get tv on my comp

    Hey, could someone lead me to some good beginner articles? I have never tried this. What i'm looking for, is some help on what to do / what to buy to setup some tv on my comp. Looking for just local satellite, all i need is a tv tuner card, software and an antenna? would anyone reccomend...
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    best prebuilt?

    My dad has been looking to upgrade his office work home pc. I told him i could build a computer for him and it would cost alot less than what dell costs,etc. Hes pretty stubborn and his "computer expert friends" said to buy a dell refurb. I looked at the comp he was interested in buying.. a...
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    chaintech motherboard warranty?

    is anyone aware or has went through warranty with chaintech? i purchased a vnfs3-250 mobo a few months back and it's died on me. Do they supply warranty, if so where can i contact them? the only information (about warranty, or contact) was a technical request form on their website, no phone...
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    good mobos for a64?

    well i think my mobo is dead, post here if you have any ideas http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...atid=27&threadid=1570560&enterthread=y anyway, my rig is as follows: ¥ Athlon 64 2800+ ¥ Chaintech vnfs3-250 (fried i believe) ¥ Nvidia Geforce4 Ti4200 ¥ Samsung PC2700 512 ¥ Zalman...
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    no boot no post

    My rig: ¥ Athlon 64 2800+ ¥ Chaintech vnfs3-250 ¥ Nvidia Geforce4 Ti4200 ¥ Samsung PC2700 512 ¥ Zalman CNPS7000B-CU Before i was using a somewhat generic raidmax 300w psu and all if a sudden it would not boot. This has been almost two months ago now, so the details are a bit fuzzy. I...
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    memory module failing?

    I have one Samsung pc2700 512 stick of ram in my 64 2800+ / vnfs3-250 comp. I've getting critical errors and sometimes blue screens in various games (wc3,etc.). Recently i purchased World of Warcraft, and now i am constantly getting errors and i am unable to play. At first i though this was a...
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    vnfs3-250 agp/pci locks?

    does it have it? how do i turn it on?
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    memory problems?

    I recently got a new A64 2800+ with a vnfs3-250. I'm using samsung ram pc2700 tcb3 512mb. I get critical errors and programs crash every once in a while, i havn't done any overclocking. I think i know my problem, the 2800+ runs at 200 x 9 so its 1800mhz default. I have ddr333, so its suppose to...
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    Mwave a64 2800+

    about to buy, anyone know? the mwave combo http://www.mwave.com/mwave/vie...x?scriteria=MB-BA20095
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    754 or 939?

    My old p4 2.4 cpu got damaged (dont ask), and it was a 2-3 year old pc so i'm going for a new mobo/cpu upgrade, and i'm taking advantage of this moment and going AMD for gaming. After alot of research and reading, i've chosen the A64 2800+ & Chaintech vnfs3-250 combo (with far cry) for $209...
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    64 over mobile?

    I am looking for a machine that will run games such as far cry, wolfenstein and various graphic programs. I do want to be able to overclock each as much as i can. I am trying to spend as little as possible, to gain as much bang for the buck as possible. But basically, i still want a great...