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    computer stopped booting, need help!

    ok, so here is my issue. Today i was bad and was installing a pirated copy of photoshop cs4. I went thru all the motions and the install froze my computer near the end. after rebooting it i get a black screen with a movable cursor. I went into safe mode and turned off the Adobe items listed in...
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    Need help with my new rig and sound

    I just built a new system yesterday and it operates great except the sound. I'm using the RealTek HD integrated that came with my EVGA 750I FTW board. I have the Logitech Z5500 speakers. I'm not able to get sound on all my speakers when playing games and such. I connected the speakers to the PC...
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    Issue with WMP

    everytime i click on a video i get this weird message ive never seen. here is a picture http://home.datacomm.ch/xenatlas/!host/weird.JPG
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    hardware/network problem..??

    you my friend are a god :)
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    hardware/networking problem?

    (this is in general hardware aswell) i am unable to connect to the internet all of a sudden. last night it was working fine, i woke up and it no longer works. the pc hasn't been shut off in about 5 days. my first guess is there is something preventing me from getting on. i shut down all...
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    hardware/network problem..??

    i am unable to connect to the internet all of a sudden. last night it was working fine, i woke up and it no longer works. the pc hasn't been shut off in about 5 days. my first guess is there is something preventing me from getting on. i shut down all unrequired processes, was a no go. i checked...
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    remote access to my home pc..

    my plan is to connect to my home pc, then run the application on my laptop just using the connection. it should work if i can just use the internet. i dont want to run the app on my home pc, that would be dumb with a game like wow.
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    remote access to my home pc..

    i dont see how using VNC is very good considering i want to run applications like world of warcraft etc which would be painfully slow. i just need remote access to my home internet connection
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    remote access to my home pc..

    could you tell me how i can use vpn to access my internet connection? i can connect to the computer but i am unable to access the internet via that connection.
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    remote access to my home pc..

    hey all. thanks for reading this. i want to be able to access my home internet connection from my laptop at different locations (using hotspots). I could use VNC but i just want to be able to use the internet, not execute things on my computer. I want to have freerange of the web at different...
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    BIOS Updating problem

    top...again
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    BIOS Updating problem

    top before i hit the sack :P
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    BIOS Updating problem

    I switched my ram sticks as i realized i was only using one channel. Booting up i got an error saying BIOS ROM checksum error. I can not access the BIOS settings as it says Award BootBlock BIOS v1.0. It then tries to load my CDROM and my Floppy drive. It will load awflash.exe from the CD ROM to...
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    Having a problem with RAM, help would be appriciated.

    I realized today i was running dual channel ram on single channel. I read that you need to put the RAM in slots 1/3 or 3/4 on the Asus A8N-E. I do that and i get a Bios Checksum error and it tries to boot from CD rom, looks for a floppy and then sits there after it can't find a floppy. As i...
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    i bought a multimeter (which i will return tomorrow :P) Can you tell me what to set it to be able to see whats being outputted? it has OHM (rx10 rxik) DCV (500 250 10) ACV(500 250 10) 500u 10mDCA 250m 1.5v 9v battery. Went to the store and the clerk said those have never been verified in canada...
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    ive tried multiple outlets. any idea what the 3 prong>2 prong plug things would be called? i couldn't find any on ebay.
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    so your saying one of these 3/2 connectors would do the trick for now? im thinking of taking it to a friends and trying it there. house is about 6 yrs old so the wiring is modern.
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    i returned the 1st case and got a 2nd one, so its definatly not defective. i do have it plugged into a 3 prong connector into the wall. Is there any way to tell if my wiring is grounded? I rent this place and it is an old house so it could possibly be that. Ill have to plug it in at a friends...
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    can you tell me what sort of reading i should get? where should i test the VM? not sure what you mean by ac ground common to the case, put it in simple terms for me? :P
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    Need Major help... Please Read

    I built my own computer 2 weeks ago. My case has a mild electric current when you touch it. It doesn't shock me but it feels kinda ticklish. I pulled the mobo out and made sure all the pegs are inplace. I have tried having the tower on carpet, barefloor, cardboard etc and it doesn't help. I...