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    Premium Earbuds Worth-while?

    I listen to my iPod (1g touch) a quite a bit on a daily basis. Probably 2-4 hours a day, mostly while sitting still at a desk. I've become dissatisfied with the quality of the standard ipod headphones, and I think I'm willing to drop $150+ dollars on some premium earbuds, given I get my...
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    Stuttering during dvd movies

    I am getting some stuttering while playing dvd movies on my pc. It occurs in the dvd menu AND during the movie. I've tried replacing the drive with a different brand. My drivers are up to date. It happens with all dvd movies. I dont have any problems playing dvd games The drives are...
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    Ways to improve wireless reception?

    Ive got a wireless network set up at my 3 bedroom home. There is a pc in each room with a wireless adapter, but only the pc in the same room as the router gets good reception. The other pcs get a very weak signal. Moving the other PCs is not an option, nor is moving the router. Can anyone...
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    Help: Total size of all files != used space on disk

    Im using a single 120gb HD (IDE) for all my files and folders. Only one partition. When I go into "my computer" and click on the drive it says there is 102 GB (110,xxx,xxx,xxx bytes) used out of 111GB (120,xxx,xxx,xxx bytes). However, if I highlight all the folders at the top level in the...
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    any precautions one should take before removing a processor?

    So im about to separate the processor from the motherboard, and I was wondering if there were any precautions I should take before doing that - like how a bare processor should be stored maybe.
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    first time psu troubles - help

    Last night I think my power supply failed. The PC had been on for about 20 minutes, then out of no where it shut off. No mobo lights, no drive spin, no fans, and it wouldnt turn back on. It was a 2 month old rosewill 400w psu that came with the case. I picked up a generic PSU from staples...
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    Problems finding wireless network - HELP

    I just finished building my first pc and amazingly everything went fine the first time I pushed the power switch. I installed windows XP and service pack 2 immediately, and then the drivers for all my devices. Everythings working perfect EXCEPT my wirless network card - it's unable to find...
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    First boot - need help

    Heres what I have: seagate 120gb 7200 rpm IDE drive DVDrom cdrw combo drive (made by AOpen) Chaintech VNF3-250 mobo Athlon64 3000+ Everything powered up and ran after I pressed the power button, but after a few seconds the bios gave me this message: >Boot from CD: > > > >PXE -E61...
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    need help setting up a vnf3-250

    This is my first build and Im trying to be careful. I purchased a chaintech VNF3-250 and an athlon 3000+ 64. Most pc build guides on the net refer to pcs from 2002 or earlier; pcs with jumper-dependent mobos. Theres not much in chaintech's manual about jumper settings, so I want to know if...
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    do the washers go on top of or below the mobo?

    Am I supposed to put the paper washers underneath the mobo, sitting on the spacers? Or on top of the mobo, between it and the screwheads? Sorry for the noob question, I am building my first pc