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    Why bother with rebates?

    On my last system build I came away with a total of 7 gift cards, majority of which were AMEX and a couple Visa. I have been trying for two weeks to find a way to cash these as none are over $30 so it limits the single purchases options. Does anyone have an idea what to do with these that I...
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    Problems with burning DVD's and CD's

    Hello all, I am having a lot of problems with burning DVD's and CD's in my last system build. I have tried an LG 20X Multi and Memorex 16X DL, both with comparable results. They seem to read CD's and DVD's fine, but when I try burning I get: a. Communication Failure b. Failed. Disk at...
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    Cannot get past 2.55GHz with E4300?

    Hello all, My first question was answered after a night of reading up on the subject. I have come to another block, but am not sure what I am doing wrong exactly. I can only get my E4300 up to 2.55GHz (282x9 @ 1.325v). If I go over that even by one MHz, the system either does a hard reboot...
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    Connectivity problems with OfficeJet 7410

    Hello all, I have been having an issue with an HP OfficeJet 7410 printer over the past few weeks and no one (from HP or Linksys support anyway) has any answers. My setup: Toshiba notebook with internal wireless Windows XP Home w/ SP2 Linksys WRT54G Wireless-G Router HP OfficeJet 7410 -...
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    Possible symptons of virus?

    Hello all, A few days ago a friend of mine received an alert from NAV that a variant of the Sasser virus had been found, but in the activity log it showed access was denied and it could not be removed. It also was not listed in the quarantined list. Soon after, the system begin to operate...
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    No data/information transfer on dial-up

    Greetings all, I was setting up a dial-up account for a friend of mine yesterday and ran into a problem that really has me stumped, so I was hoping someone here may have a suggestion. :( I can connect without any problems to the ISP, however there are no bytes being sent from the system...
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    Clients' defective parts (that can be RMA'd)

    Hello all, Although I have been reading the forums for awhile, I have not posted here very often so hopefully I selected the correct forum. :) I have a hypothetical question for those who repair PCs (as a job or business). If a client comes to you for a hard drive replacement, you order the new...
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    Network problems (XP Home & w95)

    Hello all, I am trying to network two systems together to share a printer (on dial up so no internet connection sharing is needed). The test installs on my Windows 95 and XP Pro system worked without any problems, but tonight when I tried setting it up at a friend?s house, I could never could...
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    Recommendations needed for upgrade

    Greetings all, I have been researching and contemplating upgrading my video card for the past few weeks. I?ve narrowed my selection down to two cards, so any input on the best performer (or if there are less expensive cards) would be greatly welcomed. EVga GeForce FX 5700 Ultra, 128MB DDRII...