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    Won't Boot

    I am having some problems with an old emachines computer that I got for free because of the problems it is having. First, I plug in the machine and the computer gets power without even touching the power button. The power button keeps blinking and the hard drive light keeps blinking. I can hear...
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    XP loads but no picture

    I just wanted to see if anyone had any idea on the problem I am having with a friends computer. When I turn on the computer it goes through the POST fine and then loads up Win XP. After that the screen goes black like its going to show the log on screen. But that screen never comes up. The...
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    CRT TV

    I have a 34" CRT Widescreen HDTV. I was just wondering how long it would possibly take to actually burn in an image to the screen. Say if I was watching shows in 4:3 and the black bars were on the left and right sides. How long would it take to burn those bars onto the screen?
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    CRT, LCD, Plasma, or Rear projection

    Alright. I have been searching around the net and these forums for reviews and opinions about different types of televisions. I have checked out AVS forums but couldn't find pros and cons about different televisions. I have been checking out local stores for prices and picture quality. I am just...
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    Reviews on Television sets

    I am starting to look for a new TV for my wife and I. We have no idea what to look for in a TV and I have fallen behind on all of the newest technology. Right now we have a really small 24" flat screen TV. Its got a nice picture and we want something bigger. We were looking into projection TV's...
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    My stupid dishwasher

    I have a question about my dishwasher. I moved into my new house about 5 months ago and the dishwasher was just a nice thing that came with it. It works great most of the time but sometimes it doesn't. During the was cycle I guess the little tab thing with the soap is supposed to come out of the...
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    Viewing CPU temperature

    I am wondering if only some motherboards can show the CPU temperature through the PC Wizard software. Right now I can only view the CPU and system temperature through the BIOS on my Soyo SY-P4RC350 mobo. When I open PC Wizard it only gives me the hard drive temps. Is there anyway to view the CPU...
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    K-Byte memory on Soyo mobo

    I am building a very inexpensive system for one of my friends. He bought a Soyo SY-P4RC350 motherboard from Newegg. I saw some cheap RAM at Staples today but didnt know if K-Byte memory was compatible with the Soyo motherboard. I cannot find the information anywhere on there web sites. Figured I...
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    How to test a motherboard

    I am trying to track down a problem I am having with a friends computer. I was almost ready to give it back to him when all the sudden it just crashed and would not even POST after that. I have changed everything from the PS, RAM, hard drive, and unplugged anything that was unneccesary. Still...
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    DirecWay Internet service

    One of my clients has DirecWay Satellite Internet service. I recently reformatted his computer to try and speed it up and fix an internet problem. The internet problem was that the LAN connection was always saying it was disconnected. The reformat fixed this problem and he was able to go on the...
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    3-Pin fan sensor

    Never have had it before so I was just wondering where you would hook it up to the motherboard and what it would be used for. Also, does it need to be connected? Thanks for the help. Edit: I figured it out after some "lunch-break" searching on google. Thanks anyway.
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    CPU temperatures

    I was just wondering if there was a web page out there that gave a run down of normal operating temperatures of various processors. I am just trying to figure out whether certain temperatures would be too high or not. I would need the information more for Intel processors. I checked out the...
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    Monitor goes to standby

    Alright. I do not know that much about this computer yet because I just got it for my brother in law the other day. I know it has an MSI motherboard with everything on-board. It has a Socket 478 1.7 GHZ Celeron. Its in a pretty generic case (really flimsy). The other day I started it up to put...
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    Program to log user actions?

    I wanted to see if anyone knew of a program, thats free, that would log a users actions. I am reformatting a computer for a friend and they have a young teenager who goes to sites he is not supposed to. My friend wants to be able to track what he is doing and check out a log file when he gets...
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    Firewall blocking network connection

    Its not really a big deal for me, but what would be some reasons why the windows firewall is blocking a network connection between 2 computers running Windows XP? I'm new to the whole networking thing when it comes to adding IP addresses and all that software stuff. When I connect the 2...
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    Boot finds 2 operating systems??

    I am doing a fresh install of Windows XP on one of my friends computer. When the formatting and installation of windows was done the computer restarted and went into windows perfectly. Now after installing SP2, whenever I boot the computer it asks me which operating system I would like to boot...
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    Squeaky Printer

    Hello all. One of my good friends just bought a nice Hewlett Packard printer and the thing just squeaks everytime something prints. Its coming from the rollers that keeps the paper on track. I wanted to know what is the best form of lubricant to stop this annoying squeak? Thanks for the help.