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    P5WDH Deluxe will not detect boot disk on twin PC

    Hi, recently i bought a new PC and i loaded XP64 on it it installed fine without me having to install 3rd party SATA drivers the computer found my hard drive in the sata 1 slot no problem. MY friend got the same computer AS me and using the same hard drive and every thing. the board will not...
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    what happens when you try to save the environment

    Hi, I'm from Ireland My mother board is an ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe which needs a 24 pin and 4 pin 12v connection to run, does the Black Diamond Power Supply 12cm Fan, 20/24 Pin, SLI 2x6pin, 500Watt have a 24 and 4 pin connector or just a 24 with detachable 4 pin for 20 pin and seperate 4 pin...
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    OS choice for a intel duo E6600 machine

    Below are some of the cons of vista X64 i.ve heard it runs very slow also, i know may system is be no means old are low end. but i'm wondering will affect gaming to use Vista x64? Digital Rights Management Another common criticism concerns the integration of new forms of Digital Rights...
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    OS choice for a intel duo E6600 machine

    Hi, just bought some parts for a machine but don't know which version of XP to load it with SPEC: ASUS p5wDH Deluxe Intel Duo E6600 core 2 Western digital SATA 2 500gb H/h x 2 Sapphire X1950pro 2gb DDR 2 Crucial PC2-6400 etc dvd drive......... should i use 64 bit XP or what...
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    looking for a newer card to replace Radeon 9600 PRO EZ for a budget pc

    thanks , i may use it sometimes to play games when i'm at home. i mean it's not a bad rig i can still play games on it now, but i guess that card will do
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    looking for a newer card to replace Radeon 9600 PRO EZ for a budget pc

    Hi i currently have a PowerColor Radeon 9600 PRO EZ AGP i'm selling it and want a similar card to replace it for about 100 euro for my parents home, i am about to buy a new computer for myself, i was wonderin what a good AGP card would be for my old one spec below I was looking at this one...
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    Power supply advise

    Hey i'm the guy Conor026 is getting info together for, I was wondering is it worth buying the Antec earthwatts 500W PSU or any 80 Plus PSU if plan on playing games on the system, i read a review of the PSU and all the guy seems to say was he didn't like the look of the power supply (something i...
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    I need yur expert advise on an AGP video card of an old system

    Hi, thanks for all the comments, based on what you guys have been talkin about i've decided to upgrade my machine, i jus got payed so i'm budgeting myself for about 1000 euro but this is flexible for a new mobo,ram, graphics card and case i'm in ireland so i'm gonna get shafted by the online...
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    I have a PC that will not power up no matter what

    you were right thank a million, but why was the power LED still lighting with the borken power supply? and i don't know how it broke as the pc was idle
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    I need yur expert advise on an AGP video card of an old system

    Hi, Video card Question for all you buffs who will roar PCI-Express until I'm deaf. I'm just wondering firstly is it safe to get a GeForce 7800GS 256MB video card for my system as you can see in the spec below there's a lot of stuff plugged into it, I know it recommends a 350w Power...
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    I have a PC that will not power up no matter what

    Hi, I have a PC that will not power up no matter what, but I've ruled out a lot of things (I think). I had been using the machine before Christmas and plugged it out and left it idle for about a week while using a better machine. Then I hooked it back up again, the power L.E.D...
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    will a new sata 2 drive work with my Mobo

    Hey i hear that my board had difficulty with SATA 2 is this true, i have a Western Digital Caviar SE SATA200GB , and i'm planning on buying a Western Digital Caviar SE16 320GB SATA2 16MB 7200RPM reloading my machine using the new HD as master and the old one as slave. can this be done? if not...
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    Broadband and long extensions

    Hey everyone, I a have a DSL connection (BT Ireland 2Mbps) registered to our family business which is on the main street of our town, but our home is on the outskirts of town. the main phone line is in the business premises and we have an extension set up that we switch to the house each day...
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    Avi crashing explorer problem

    This is a list of my codecs maybe it's just a few of these i need to delete do any of these stand out as a problem. (MCI) CD Audio (MCI) Microsoft Video for Windows (MCI) Midi Sequencer (MCI) Sound Cinepak Codec by Radius Inc. Creative Audigy Audio Processor (WDM) DivX 6.2.5 Codec...
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    Avi crashing explorer problem

    i really appreciate your help so don't take my caution as an insult but is it dangerous to system stability to uninstall these codecs and when i do uninstall them. will fddshow reinstall all of them as they were. thanks this sounds like it will work thanks a million
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    Avi crashing explorer problem

    thanks for the help i did download from that site. I unistalled rebooted, updated and scaned found only tracking cookies. explorer is still crashing. some people suggest uninstalling all codecs on the machine and reinstalling them. where would I begin. it only crashes with Avi, MP3...
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    Avi crashing explorer problem

    i'd like to know is this a serious problem i've been trying for days to find a solution and i can't find one. i heard ffdshow would fix it i installed in no change. it all worked fine even xvid but the day after i install xvid i got Vundo and a few other problems on the pc like the paracite...
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    Avi crashing explorer problem

    hey, i've installed Koepi's XviD-1.1.0-30122005 (stable) i've done searched the web and repaired exploer i've tryed to click on avi files in a folder without previews but nothing works the second i highlight an AVI file explorer "generates errors and must close", this is really annoying...
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    Printer with invisable ink

    Hey, thanks for readin this I have a friend who has a friend........... he has an Epson CZ3650 printer. He had the pritner ink carts refilled in a store a while ago then when he put them into the printer and tried to print a page the page comes out blank. He knows the carts are full but...
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    Query about broadband and 2 pcs

    Hey I have two pcs one with mobo A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo and the other has a similar asus mobo they both have the same wire LAN slot anyway. The router I got from my ISP (BT Ireland) is a ZyXEL prestige 600 series it has a usb, a LAN and dsl slot what i am wondering, is it possible to connect...
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    Is there anybody willing check Hackthis log file

    firstly thanks for your help. The problem I am having is that advertisement webpages keep popping up constantly. These are some of the pages I am getting: http://www.yourtruths.com/t123861065.html http://www.newsalone.com/t111391115.html...
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    Is there anybody willing check Hackthis log file

    Hey thanks for reading this. heres a copy of the log file is any of this stuff dangerous and should be remove Logfile of HijackThis v1.99.1 Scan saved at 13:09:45, on 23/07/2006 Platform: Windows 2000 SP4 (WinNT 5.00.2195) MSIE: Internet Explorer v6.00 SP1 (6.00.2800.1106) Running...
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    DSl conection loss

    Hey, I am in Ireland the last bastion of crap telecom companies who rip people off and get away with it. But anyway I have a DSL connection, it's a "2mb" connection. I get at best 200Kbps downloading is that normal or crap?. But the real problem I have is that I lose my connection when...
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    Is my cpu running to hot

    hello, i'm using a Thermalright SI-97A heatsink Panaflo 92x25mm Medium Speed 1 8.45 8.45T fan Arctic Silver 5 paste on a athlon XP 3200+ socket A with a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo i'm getting a reading of 40C in the bios for the CPU temperature with Q fan control on full speed and...
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    16mb and 8mb cache what's the difference

    sorry i forgot to say that i'm in ireland so newegg is not a option, i hear there's uk portal for newegg opening but it ain't there yet so anyone got any other good places to buy pc components?
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    16mb and 8mb cache what's the difference

    using IDE/133 just wondering what's the difference between 16mb and 8mb cache in a harddrive is the extra cache only usful on a faster computer i'm putting together an old pc for my mother, heres the spec athlon XP 1.3Ghz Asus A7V8X-MX-EAYZ TwinMos pc2700 512mb FSB333 one stick using...
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    Processor Fan choice

    thanks for all your help i found a site in the uk with the heatsink and the thermal compound, but i don't know anything about which fan to buy there is a list of 92mm fans here http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/department?...4&sort=0&filterId=288&filterValue=92mm i promise this is the last...
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    Processor Fan choice

    sorry i forgot to mention that i'm in ireland, i wouldn't mind ordering from the U.S. but the svc site doesn't deliver outside which sucks cause they have a really good deal, any other ideas?
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    Processor Fan choice

    i understand what your saying but i'm buying for socket A so i can't get the XP-90 that's for socket 939 etc. and when they say i can use a 92mm fans does that mean i can get any 92mm fan. Does the fan fit onto the heatsink or do i have to cut holes in my case (i really don't wanna do that)...
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    Processor Fan choice

    thanks for the reply looks great but it won't fit in the space i have if it sits the way it does in the picture and if i used that heat sink would i need to cut a hole in my case for a case fan?
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    Processor Fan choice

    Scott i really appriciate you taking the time to give me all that info but the processor i have is an athlon xp 3200+ Barton it's not 64 bit. I'm worried that it will be a probelm to get a fan cause i'm using a ASUS A7N8X-E Deluxe mobo and if you look at a diagram there is a diamond shaped...
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    This computer is Driving me Nuts

    Hello, I have a computer that I use with some bands Im in to record demos the motherboard is an ECS Elite group K7S5A which Im told is unstable (and danm it that certainly true). I have one stick of Ram the code on it is 7M8RE-SA when I looked this but on the net this code corresponds to a...
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    will this Memory work with this motherboard

    Hello All, I was wondering if Crucial PC2700 DDR-DIMM 512MB CL2.5 6ns Unbuffered, Non-parity, 2.5V, 64Meg x 64 would work with a Matsonic MS8157E Via KM266 chipset Motherboard Thanks for reading this
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    Processor Fan choice

    sorry i don't understand what you mean by "OCing or no? Want passive?"
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    Processor Fan choice

    Hello, I was wondering what would be the best choice of processor fan for an AMD athlon XP 3200+ from the fans on this page http://www.komplett.ie/k/kl.asp?bn=10467 i am using a desktop case so the height of the fan may be an issue.
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    What Fan do i use do i need a new one

    I was wondering if anyone knew if i could use a standard fan from an AMD athlon XP 2200+ with an AMD 3200+ athlon XP thanks for reading this
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    Athlon Xp 3200+ confusion

    thanks for the advice everyone i appreciate it say i didi have some cash say about 350 dollors how would i fair converting to 64 bit could i keep my AGP card, or would i have to change to pci express i.e. is there boards with AGP and pci express
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    Athlon Xp 3200+ confusion

    I was just wondering about Amd's Ahtlon XP 3200+ i know it's old tech and 64 bit is the way to go but for us poor guys with no money that's not an option, so i was wondering does anyone know where i can buy an athlon Xp 3200+ with out having to bid on e bay that seems to be the only place they...
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    Compaq serial and modem Fiasco WHY MEEEEEE

    i tryed reseating everything and i can't check the power suply with another normal pc because the compaq's power supply has 14 pins and a normal power supply has more. compaq's website redirects to HP so with is all the one thing the product information and the forums are the same i've already...
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    Compaq serial and modem Fiasco WHY MEEEEEE

    Hello, I have a friend who has a compaq deskpro, i've tryed to find a serial number on it's case but can't find one only these: PD1010 L2CC70E6J10JLJ it's was made Nov 1999 its a small case when i search on compaq's site using pd1010 it get 400 results and the compaq forums were no...