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    VGA to DVI...loss?

    I wasn't really thinking when I bought my graphics card 8 months ago now, but it has 1 DVI port and 1 VGA port. What I am thinking about is going dual screen. Is using a converter, VGA to DVI, totally pointless? Analog can't be up-converted to digital, can it? Will the (if there is) decrease...
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    Desktop icons move

    I tried that, but no luck.
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    Desktop icons move

    I have these 8 desktop icons at the most bottom right corner of my screen. Whenever I log off then log back on, 4 of them that were in the top row have moved all the way to the top right corner of the screen. I don't know what is causing this, probably an awful Windows bug. If I turn off "align...
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    Bum computer

    That's also a problem. The only other video cards I have are AGP, and my board is PCI-E. I'm just going to go ahead and RMA it.
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    Bum computer

    That's a problem also, I don't ever remember my mobo beeping when it should have. I found it strange. Do all mobo's have err...speakers? beepers? Anyway, I have yet to turn on my comp after I turned it off two days or so ago. Will post when I do.
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    Bum computer

    Ok. So I was playing a game, then my computer crashes. The first thing that happened was my monitor went blank, as if it were switching resolutions (I have a CRT) and then it said there was no input signal. I said to myself, "just a glitch" and hit the reset button on my computer. But instead of...
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    Sluggish response when using console/tuner

    I have an ATI TV tuner box for my PC, and recently hooked up my Xbox to it to play it on my monitor. When I started playing a game, the FPS called Halo 2, my controller response time was EXTREMELY delayed. This never happens on my TV, and I noticed this was the same problem I was experiencing...
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    Changed icon, but doesn't change

    I have a program shortcut on my desk, and with a recent update for it it got a new icon. Now, the day I installed the update it displayed the new icon, but today it displays the old one. I tried changing it to the new one again, but it stays on the old one. Do I have to delete something in my...
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    Wireless signal drop out

    I have been having this problem for quite some time now. I am running my computer on a wireless connection, and every few hours or so, it will lose the connection for a second and then reconnect. At first I thought it was my wireless device. So i returned it and went back to using my other one...
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    Router problems & Ventrilo

    I did try updating the firmware, once a long time ago, and recently when I reset. I do not think it works, since the date of the firmware does not change to the later one. Version numbers are still the same. I recently tried an older version of the Ventrilo server, 2.1.2, which works without a...
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    Router problems & Ventrilo

    For the past month or so, I have been trying to run a Ventrilo VoIP server on a computer I hardly use. I have a router, so I have to forward ports for everything (of course). Recently I had reset my router to factory because I couldn't get into it via web browser. Then I added the port I needed...
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    That's exactly what it was set on. I turned it off now. Thanks! I also turned off WakeOnLAN on my other port, but that one wasn't a problem.
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    [Solved] Ethernet port...but wireless

    Well thanks for the sarcastic remark, but I already knew that. And no, that's not what I'm looking for. But I solved this problem already on my own terms.
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    Samsung drives don't burn .CUE's?

    I have tried two trusted .CUE sheet burning programs with my drives, and none of them pick them up. One of the drives I have in this rig now used to be in my old one, and programs on there didn't pick it up either; they did pick up however, the second drive in there that was made by a different...
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    Router not accessible

    Somehow, it just magically fixed itself now. Even so, I am fed up with my router, and would like to buy a new one that i can rely on 99% of the time. I was looking into LinkSys' WRT54G, made by the networking people themselves. Highly recommended?
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    Router not accessible

    I have now reset my router at least 3 times, triple checked settings, but I still can't get into the device by browswer to configure it! You would think resetting it would fix most problems (which it usually does, for me), but no. This time it had to stop letting me in completely. Any ideas...
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    I think I found the culprit. I have been having some major networking discrepancies recently (not this comps fault), so I tried using my NVIDIA nForce network port, instead of my Marvell Yukon, and viola. It shuts down and stays off. Would you recommend updating my Marvell drivers?
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    [Solved] Ethernet port...but wireless

    Ok, you know how if you're runnnig WinXP on a laptop with a wireless card, and you have your little signal strength, network name etc icon in the system tray? Well since this is plugged into my ethernet port I do not get that. I would like to get that functionality. Are there any free programs...
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    [Solved] Ethernet port...but wireless

    This may seem like an odd situation...because it is. Here's the story: I originally got an MN-740 game adapter off of eBay, for exactly what it's meant for. Then I built a custom PC, and wanted Internet on it of course, but upstairs where there's no modem. So I took the MN-740 off my game...
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    :( Did not stay off. I have no clue what is causing this.
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    Modbin/Modbin6/CBRom

    I was wondering if anyone knew anything about these programs, and how they work in hand with BIOS modding. I have downloaded my current bios, but none of the Modbin programs open it. I don't have the first clue how to work Modbin6, but Modbin 4.50.80 only picks up .BIN files. If I'm correct, to...
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    Ok, i flashed to latest version. Lets hope it stays off now.
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    I checked my wake-ups, everything was disabled. Should I try updating my BIOS? Or use that as a last resort?
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    Despite the fact that I do use it everyday, I would like to save a little on my electric bill for the 8 (hopefully) hours i sleep. And 6 hours every day that I'm not home.
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    I can find wake up events in my BIOS right?
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    Computer boots BY ITSELF

    This is really starting to weird me out a bit, because every time (or 95% of the time so far) when I shut my new custom built pc down, it stays off for about 5 secs, then comes right back on. And I don't even touch a thing. What is going on, how do I solve it? I'm not sure if this theory is...
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    Reset defaults?

    Cmon I know someone here knows how to do this, excuse me for being a noob. Do I have to clear my CMOS; remove the battery?
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    [Sort of resolved?] CD in = no computer functionality

    Interesting. I got a bunch of Warnings from "cdrom". Details say errors reported during paging operation.
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    [Sort of resolved?] CD in = no computer functionality

    Thanks for the suggestions. It stopped doing it now, but it has always been a problem, and could start up again any day. I can't tell if it's the drive or drive+windows or meda. Disc is pretty much scratch free, very new. I'm leaning towards drive though. It's my Samsung DVD/CD burner :( I...
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    [Sort of resolved?] CD in = no computer functionality

    Ever get that problem where you put a CD in your drive, and it keeps constantly reading it for no apparent reason, locking down your PC? No? Well that's the problem I have. And I would like to know how to solve it :)
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    Reset defaults?

    I was wondering, since I hit "Load Optimized Defaults" on my motherboard (though it didn't appear to do anything), how can I restore the "true" defaults on my motherboard?
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    Gaming Monitor..?

    When you play BF2, is your screen stretched due to widescreen, displaying a more awkward than usual visual? Also, I heard that LCDs lose about 30% of color quality. Is this true and is it improving?
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    Gaming Monitor..?

    I'm mainly a video editor, but I do play a lot of games. I was thinking of getting two Dell Ultra-Sharp 19"s, since it would be excellent to have a dual display for editing, but then since I play games as well I thought I should go with a single, widescreen LCD. Your suggestions (even if it...