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    Reset Dell Bios Password?

    So, my friend's son messed up his Windows installation. You can't boot into anything. No F8 Safe Mode or anything gets past a few seconds of boot without a hard reset for no reason. I'm sure my friend could fix this for her son, but he put a password on the BIOS and doesn't remember it. The...
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    Does Fujitsu MHW2160BJ 160GB 7200rpm 2.5" have a freefall sensor

    Does a Fujitsu MHW2160BJ 160GB 7200rpm 2.5" have a freefall sensor? It came in my Vostro 1700, but I thought only Seagate and maybe Samsung drives had the sensor from what I can gather on Google and Fujitsu's website.
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    Windows XP SP2c - What files actually changed?

    I recently purchased some spare parts to build myself a clone of the main computer I am using right now. I used trueimage to clone the hard drive, so I could keep the larger 500GB in my main machine, and the 250GB in the backup machine. I then tried to use magic jellybean to change the key of...
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    Hitachi 500GB

    What is the difference between these 3 models T7K500 P7K500 E7K500? All have 16MB cache, 7200rpm, SATA 3.0Gb/s. I'm looking at 3 different 500GB drives at newegg, the first two are $99.99 and the last one is $150.99, so what is the difference?
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    Annoying RAM trouble

    I built this system back in July 2006 with 100% parts from newegg, including Windows XP Pro. It has an Abit KN9 SLI socket AM2 board with an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ (windsor) and Crucial Ballistix 1GB (2x 512MB) DDR2-800 RAM. I had to manually put the RAM voltage from 1.8v to 2.2v in the BIOS, and...
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    42" LCD: Sharp Aquos vs Westinghouse vs Samsung?

    So I'm considering getting a cheap 42" LCD to replace my 27" CRT, and considering these two models. The Westinghouse LVM-42W2 isn't available in stores as far as I can see, so I have to order from Amazon, which is a big minus. It is only around $1300 though compared to the $2000 the Sharp Aquos...
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    Abit KN9 SLI does not work with OCZ RAM?

    Just purchased a Althon X2 4200+, KN9 SLI, and 2x512MB 4-5-4-15 2.1V OCZ DDR2-800 RAM from newegg, but the ram is really flaky -- one stick boots in slot 2 or 4, but the system doesn't turn on, and doesn't beep if it is in slot 1 or 3. The other stick just beeps as if no memory when in any slot...
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    Asus EN7600GS SILENT

    I'm looking at the choices at http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductLi...790717&Submit=ENE&Nty=1&SubCategory=48 The Asus EN7600GS SILENT 256M says the memory runs at 800MHz, but the 512M version says 540MHz. Is that right? If so, which would I want for about the same price? Faster memory, or...
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    What board for a new Athlon 64 X2 system?

    I'm building a brand new system, and will order everything from newegg. I'm looking at an Athlon 64 X2 4200+ which is basically the same price for 939 or AM2. The price gap between DDR-400 and DDR2-800 doesn't seem like very much to me either. I'm not sure which motherboard to get though. I've...
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    Cleartype in portrait mode?

    Say you rotate your LCD 90 degrees, then go switch the desktop layout to match, the text suddenly becomes pretty bad looking, and I suspect it's because the subpixel layout for the fonts is now all wrong. Any way to fix that?
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    Gaming with Samsung 912T?

    I just built a new system for a friend with a Athlon 64 3000+, 1024M DDR400, GeForce 6800, etc.. and put a Samsung 912T on it. Why? Basically, no 17" Samsungs (at newegg at least) had DVI input, so I only looked at 19" Samsungs with DVI (6 choices at newegg). The 912T was the cheapest, had...
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    Which LCD to buy for programming + gaming?

    So looking at newegg, I found a few decent choices, such as: Hyundai L90D+ 19" 8ms 300cd/m2 700:1 $329.99 ViewSonic VX724 17" 4ms/6ms 300cd/m2 500:1 $299.99 ViewSonic VP171B-2 17" 8ms 300cd/m2 500:1 $329.99 ViewSonic VX924 19" 4ms/5ms 270cd/m2 550:1 $378.99 NEC LCD1770NX 17" 12ms...
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    Schedule Internet On/Off to block kids

    So my dad (who I don't live with) finally got DSL after SBC lowered it to $14.95/month, but he wants a bullet-proof way to keep the other kids (ones I'm not related to..) from using the internet, particularly AIM, past midnight. He got some D-Link (DI-524?) router with 1 WAN, 4 LAN, and...
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    Ghost 120GB to 250GB Windows 2000 SP4

    Just got my new 250GB drive from newegg today, and Ghosted all the data (one big partition, disk-to-disk) from my old 120GB drive using Ghost 8.0 which supports >128GB drives. I can boot from my old 120GB drive and see the entire 250GB as D: just fine, even without creating that EnableBigLBA...
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    Battery Life

    I got a laptop with a 2.53GHz Celeron D and XP Home. When its fully charged windows estimates the battery life at 2 hours but then it ticks down real fast and estimates only just over 1 hour after a few minutes. How can I extend the battery life? The laptop is brand new. I'm hoping to at...
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    Buying a cheap new laptop

    I've never had a laptop, but always build my desktops from parts. I want to get a laptop but not spend a ton. There is a deal on Gateway's page http://www.gateway.com/index.shtml for $899 that seems good. 2.53GHz, 512M, 15", 802.11b/g, 10/100, plus an extra $65 for a carrying case. I also saw...