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    wrong forum - please delete

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    How do I turn off this external HDD?

    I picked up an maxtor external hard drive today, and there is no buttons or anything to turn it off, even when I shut my computer down its still on and spinning, ive checked the manual and website but I cant find anything on how to turn it off, anyone have an idea?
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    best wireless usb adapter?

    what is the best wireless usb adapter out right now? Im moving into a house thats going to be equipped wirelessly and my shuttle doesnt have an PCI slots, so I was just wondering what you guys would suggest would give me the best range, speeds, and consistancy. thanks
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    best wireless usb adapter?

    what is the best wireless usb adapter out right now? Im moving into a house thats going to be equipped wirelessly and my shuttle doesnt have an PCI slots, so I was just wondering what you guys would suggest would give me the best range, speeds, and consistancy. thanks
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    decent 3d mark 05 score?

    I was just wondering if my 3d mark 05 score is around what it should be...it's up 1250 points over the same system with a X850XT. Shuttle SN25P AMD 64 3200+ Venice (Not OC'ed) 2GB OCZ Platinum (2-3-2-5-1T) eVGA 7800GT (445/1070 stock) 3D Mark 05 - 7216...
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    nvidia - clock speeds?

    I just got my 7800GT and I was wondering how can I check the clock/mem speeds? I thought you can check them with nvidia drivers...
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    7800GT vs X850XT?

    How much extra framerates would I expect from a 7800GT over a X850XT on games like WoW and BF2? My system is a.... Shuttle SN25P 3200+ Venice 2GB OCZ Platinum
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    SATA to Power adapter?

    Is there an adapter that I could find that could convert a SATA power adapter, to a 4 pin male molex? Reason is because my shuttle system has a PSU that has 2 dedicated SATA power connectors...
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    question about the 6 pin adapter that came with my X850XT...

    I got a X850XT and it came with a 6 pin molex adapter, there are 2 4 pin molex connectors, one male and one female, do both have to be plugged in to get full power?
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    X850XT issues...

    I just got a new MSI X850XT today and Ive had 2 lockups when Im playing games...ill be playing for a good 20-30 minutes, the game will just lockup and a blue screen will come up, nothing else though, just a blank blue screen and looping sound clips....anyone know what could be the issue?
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    How can I check if my PCI-E Card is getting full power?

    I just got a X850XT today and hooked it up and it was working great, untill I realized that I didnt even hook it up to any power source, the molex connecter that I thought was power was just a splitter..everything seemed fine though, the fans were spinning and everything..how can I check now...
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    How much faster with one ram module?

    I have a shuttle SN25P, it only has 2 RAM slots for dual channel, I currently have 2 512s in them. I was wondering how much performance hit will I take if I just put 1 1GB stick in for now, and upgrade to 2GB later? tia
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    Help with X800XL and Component In

    I have a MSI X800XL and it has this adapter with some component in ports, i was wondering how do I use them? I hooked up my xbox to them but I dont really know how to get it working, if anyone has suggestions that would be appreciated, thanks.
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    Better framerates with DVI?

    Do you get better framerates with DVI over analog?
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    help with dvi cable!

    so I bought a Samsung 930B today and it doesnt come with a DVI cable so I went to a local store and bought one, when I went home I notice that the DVI cable wont go into my LCDs port, in the picture below you see on the left side where you see the flat input, then the 2 on top and two on the...
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    Best 17" LCD?

    I'm in the market to get a LCD because I am moving next summer and I would like to just bring an LCD along instead of this clunky CRT monitor. I play games the most on my system, so I need one with good refresh rates, 12ms or less, which monitors should I look at? And also, how would dual...
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    Ux Theme and SP2 Final Build

    Anyone know how to get Ux Theme to work with the final build of SP2? Im using Ux Theme 1.5.1 This is not General Hardware related. AnandTech Moderator
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    help with UV cables and UV CC

    Okay, Im in the middle of modding my case, I just got a side window for it, 2 blue led fans, a blue kingwin thunder cc light, now I want to get some blue UV ide, floppy, and sata cables... now is there some kind of Blue UC Cold Cathode? Or is it just that one color, and if I put the UV light...
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    Monitor settings keep getting messed up?

    For some reason whenever I shut down my computer for the night, the next morning when I bootup, my monitor is out of alignment for some reason, and I have to readjust it through the menu of the monitor, anyone know why this is occuring?
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    Performance boost from higher refresh rates?

    Will you get any kind of performance help in games when you up your refresh rate from somethin g like 60h to 70hz?
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    monitor help

    I have a new monitor, NEC FE771, running @ 1280x960 right now, in the refresh rate tab, when the "Hide modes that the monitor cannot display" is ticked, 60hz is the only one, but if I untick that, and choose 70hz, and click my monitors menu button, it shows running at 69.9 hz or whatever...
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    Can a NIC cause a cable modem to reset?

    The past few days I'm getting random connectivity drops, but I'm not sure if its my NIC (onboard) or my cable modem..heres what happens 1.When Im surfing the internet or playing games online, itll just randomly stop, at this point my cable modem lights are responding normaly. 2.about 10...
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    Out of these 2, which monitor should I get?

    http://www.viewsonic.com/products/desktopdisplays/crtmonitors/graphicseries/g71fplusb/ or http://www.necmitsubishi.com/products/ProductDetail.cfm?Product=206&ClassificationFamily=2&Classification=1
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    CD-IN Cable..

    What is it used for? Is it needed?
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    XP Skin - Without a Shell

    I'm looking to get a skin for XP, I want everything the same as the default ones, but just a black theme, I dont want to run any 3rd party shell programs or anything like that..is this possible?
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    good brand PSU?

    what are the best brands to look for PSUs? My new 350w antec psu started to fry so I need to get a replacement....400w psu.
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    Are my HDD benchmark results normal?

    Seem kinda slow to me.. AMD 64 3000+ 512MB PC3200 80GB SATA 8MB Cache 7200rpm http://home.comcast.net/~teh534/fsbench.jpg
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    best stick of PC3200 RAM for around 120?

    on ZipZoomFly or Newegg, which would be the best 512MB PC3200 RAM I can get for around $120 and under?
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    PC3200 vs PC2700

    How big is the difference between PC3200 and PC2700..especially in terms of gaming, maybe a few frames?
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    turn off AA and AF for 9800 pro?

    Is there a way to just turn off AA and AF period? I dont want it set to 2x, then "application preference" because some games dont let you choose how much AA and AF you want..
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    SiSoft Sandra RAM Tests showing slower than it should..

    SiSoft Sandra's Memory Bandwidth test is reporting my PC3200 RAM @ only 2700MB/s, shouldn't it be runnning @ around 3200MB/s?
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    AGP Fastwrite, on or off?

    I have a 9800 Pro and in BIOS theres an option for fast write, what is it? And should I have it enabled or disabled?
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    stress test for system stability?

    is there a program out there that will run my computer at very high load so I can see if it's stable?
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    CPU-Z, why is it reading my memory @ 200MHz?

    I downloaded CPU-Z program, and my RAM should be running at DDR400, but in CPU-Z it's saying the frequency is 200mhz..whats up with this? And also, is there any other programs besides SiSoft Sandra that can tell me how fast my ram is running?
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    new motherboard works great, but reporting that my CPU is around 50c at idle?

    okay I got my motherboard its a MSI K8T Neo FSR, in BIOS it seems to be reporting my CPU at 50c, which is way too high for idle, and motherboard monitor 5 reports it was 120c!! why is this?
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    is it required to reapply thermal compound when taking off a heatsink?

    Okay, Ive been having issues with my new motherboard so Im going out to get another model, the CPU is an AMD 64 with stock HSF, I just popped it on a few days ago, now is it really necessary when I transfer the CPU and HSF over to the new motherboard that I have to clean it, and reapply it? If...
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    AUX Power Connector?

    I got one of these connectors on my PSU, but what is it used for?
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    K8T Neo FSR vs FIS2R

    are these 2 the same in terms of performance, I know that FIS2R has a Promise SATA Controller and Firewire, but are they both just as fast?
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    12v reading at around 11.7x, normal?

    is it normal?