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    Which 1TB Sata Drive?

    Hi friends, So I've been evaluating which 1TB SATA drive to buy. I had it narrowed down to the Samsung F1 HD103UJ given its apparent performance over the others and less platters but then I found out heaps of people are having problems and needing RMA. So, is the Seagate Barracuda 7200.11...
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    Basic Ethernet Network Questions

    Hi everyone :) Sorry for asking some basic stuff, but to be sure Ive got the understanding right: 1. The theoretical fast ethernet speed on my calculations for 100mbit works out to be 12.2 megabytes per second? 2. Is that 12.2megabytes per second inclusive of full duplex, or is the actual...
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    DDR2/3 800mhz 2GB Stick ECC?

    So with x38 coming shortly I want to get 4GB of ram for Vista x64, but importantly I want ECC ram in dual channel mode. I want fast low latency ram. When I look around I dont see any ddr2 800mhz rated in 2gb sticks. Or even ddr3 spec in ECC and 2gb sticks. Anyone know what the story is?
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    How To Test Video Card?

    I would like to know please what the *definitive* test is for testing a DX9 video card? I am having ongoing problems with the mmorpg LOTRO where I get: 1. Crash to Vista desktop in LOTRO 2. Vista reports video hardware error - typically this is where I'm running LOTRO where the VPU will...
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    Bitlocker TPM in 680i?

    I want to run bitlocker in TPM mode with two factor authentication. Are there any 680i motherboards with TMP module and bios support? All I see so far is Asus on 965???
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    Crisis - PC Wont Boot

    Giving my first born child for any help :) Wintel system, abit ic7-g, HT'ed P4, corsair ram, ati x800. Working last night. Didnt turn off after shutdown. This morning woke up realised it didnt turn off. No monitor signal. No response from power or reset switches. Pulled the power cord. Left...