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    Ghosting to avoid re-install ?

    Hi, I would like to ghost or made an exact copy of my boot HDD to a SATA brand new HDD in order to avoid re-installation of my WinXP. Is it possible ? I already know I might have at least 2 issues : 1-Since I have no SATA drive installed, I have to make sure that all drivers are properly...
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    Daily Tech comment poster

    Since Daily Tech hs no forum section and because I believe that many people from here are going to daily tech, I would like to share my experience. 1-I like Daily tech and I read articles every day. I have no complaint about the "main" content. 2-I absolutely dislike many people whining in...
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    Lite-On Combo LTC-48161H problem

    Hi, I just uncovered that my CD writer / DVD reader is damaging my discs so they do not work anymore...or at least where they are damage. The results is clear : a full ring of scratching at around half the diameter of the media. It happens on both CD and DVD. My questions are : Is...
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    Athlon XP 2600+ vs Barton 3000+

    Hi, By looking the old Anandtech article : "AMD's Athlon XP 3000+ Barton cuts it close", I can see that there is only 5% to 10% of performance gain. (while 10% improved performance only happenned 2 times out of 10 benchmark) I know that Barton has a larger cache but the clock speed isnt...
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    XP home edition // File sharing and Network problems

    Hi, First, here is my setup : 1- Linux box as the firewall and the router for internet. IP is 192.168.1.1 2- XP Home edition box with IP 192.168.1.10, appropriate DNS for internet. 3- XP Pro with IP 192.168.1.20 I can access internet from all PCs, I cannot ping every PCs on the network. -I...
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    driver_irql_not_less_or_equal error

    Hi everybody, This is a quite bad story im about to share. Please look at my SCSI rig to see my hardware configuration. I had win98 and win2k in dual boot on the 10k SCSI HDD and everything works fine except that I wanted to have only one OS. So i decided to install XP on a 3.0 Go partition...
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    OT : Win98SE boot sequence so long...what to do ?

    Hi, The win98SE kind of freeze at the black text screen where it is written the Sound configuration, the keyboard configuration.... Is there any way to accelerate the process ? Could it be Plug and Play ?
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    Need help with bual boot and listen to a lucky man !

    Hi all, See the * at the end for my lucky story. Look in my sign to see my system (look for SCSI dream) On that same system I had : Partition 1 : FAT 16 nothing Partition 2 : NTFS Win2k I then decided to install win98SE on the first partition (both under 8Gb). For that, I did activate the...
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    A link to my thread

    Sorry for that but I need a quick answer so here is a link to my thread : Here is a link in operation system Please answer in the other thread, not in this one. Thank you Sword
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    Win2k installation (advanced users question)

    Hi, I made a mistake when I first installed win2k on my computer. I forgot to hide the first partition. Win2k is installed on the second partition but this partition is not "bootable". The "bootable" one is the first partition...(I can say that because the second partition...
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    Is this a good temp ?

    Hi, I have an alpha PEP66T with the 7000RPM fan (too loud :( ) and artic silver II thermal grease. The cpu temp under full load is 3 celsius higher than MB temp. MB temp is around 30 and CPU temp is 33. The cpu temp with no load is 2-5 celsius lower than the MB temp. MB temp is around 30...
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    I need your suggestions on that system

    Here is the system : ATX Full tower ---> any suggestions ? Enermax EG365P-VE 350 Watts Whisper Dual Fans AMD Athlon Thunderbird AXIA 1.333 266 HSF suggestions please MSI K7 Master ATA-100 ATX (MS-6341) with 4x184 pins DIMM Crucial 4x256Mb PC2100 cas2.5 (are 512Mb stick possible) Asus v8200...
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    Plextor ultraplex problems...I need your help...please :(

    Hi, When I try to copy CD-to-CD from my plextor ultraplex40max to my HP9210 I always have the same problem... I use adaptec CD copier and it seems that the software has some problem with my plextor drive. In both CD-copier and easy CD creator it is like if I was doing a refresh in windows...
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    Cannot extract audio...

    Hi, I have a HP 8x4x32 and a Plextor ultraplex 40max in Win2k. I cant convert any CD to mp3 with both Creative Playcenter 2.0 and Creative Digital Audio Center. I have the same error message no matter the type of Recording Mode : Digital Analog CD SPDIF It seems that none of these formats is...
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    o/c questions...

    If I want to try to overclock, I surely need to do this : 1 - unplugged everything except vid card and 1 stick of ram (i use the floppy as boot drive) 2 - make sure the system post before o/c 3 - increase by very small increments and try to boot on floppy for each speed 4 - when the system...
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    Is it possible to o/c a P3 850 E to 8.5 x 133 ? **some other questions**

    The title says it all. I would like to get to 133 fsb because PCI speed would be as normal with that settings (on the BX boards the PCI adjust automatically). The rest of my computer is : Asus CUBX 512 Mb ram ( I would get PC133 if I ever overclock) Alpha PEP66T with delta fan (7000RPM) and...
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    PF790 flashing screen.....my monitor dying ?

    Hi, my Viewsonic PF790 is actually flashing....and it is not the refresh rate. The viewmeter is showing : P6 : 1280x1024 VESA H:+ 91.15KHZ V:+ 85HZ STATUS: OK If I hit slightly the plastic around the monitor, I can see strange wave like the one you see in water. Im almost sure there is no...
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    Anyone knows a good place to buy great HSF in canada ?

    I actually think to stop cracking..... But, I am asking myself if it's my heatsink/fan setup..... The fact is that I personnally put the heatsink compound on the heatsink's base and it wasn't that easy. At work, when testing larger heatsink for electric motor, I had to apply thermal grease and...
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    Access denied to www.anandtech.com !!!!!!!!!!!

    hi I just boot my computer without any change and I cant go to www.anandtech.com.... 10 hours ago i was able...is it my configuration or is it anand web site ?
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    Is there is a way to backup registry ? Or to save each modifications....?

    I would like to know this because I want to replace my actual partition with a ghost partitions with minimum programs. My programs are installed on another partitions so I dont need to reinstall them but if the registry is not setuped correctly nothing will work.... Thx for the help
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    Asus probe tell me my PIII700E has a 800Mhz max speed...

    Hi, See the pic here : The pic What is that max speed ? Thank you BTW, is there a better way to link this pic ?
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    WinNT4.0 sp6 Server service.

    Hi, I have WinNT4.0 sp6 installed on my second computer. Everything work fine ie I can use a cable modem through an ethernet to surf the internet... BUT, I cannot share data and printer through my ethernet card because the Server service isn't started... When I try to start it I have the...
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    Asus P3BF...Cumine ready ?

    Hi, I CANT download the manul from asus site...the server always reinitialize the connection... I would like to know if the P3BF is Cumine ready ? Of course it would need a slot to socket adapter but is the 1.65V available ? Should I need a BIOS update ? Thanks for the info
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    PIII Xeon 256K benchmark vs PIII cumine and Athlon Tbird -> Where to find ?

    I would like some benchmarks, professionnal and gamers, to see the real difference between a Xeon 256K cache vs Cumine 256K cache vs Athlon Tbird. I ask this for 1 simple reason : my boss think that when the word workstation is written on a computer then its faster...no matter what is inside...
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    Top left of screen is not responding...Very strante...Take a look

    Hi, it is not a monitor problem because it is not happening in WinNT4.0 but only in Win98SE. So here it is : On the screen, no matter what is open, bare desktop or any program, the mouse disappear when i move the mouse to top left (about 4.5 inch high and 3.5 inch wide). All my icons are...
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    PCI-X wow!!!

    Link to Anand web news Hip Hardware has posted an article on the upcoming PCI-X standard. Here's a blurb from the article: PCI-X uses what is called ?Register-to-Register? protocol. The Sender, just as before, sends the signal to whichever Receiver it needs to communicate with. Once it has...
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    Video acquisition with V6800 deluxe -> Thank you JeSpre !!

    Hi, Ive tried to acquire video sequence on my game machine : PIII550 katmai ASUS P3BF (UDMA 33) Quantum Fireball CR (ATA 66 5400 rpm) V6800 deluxe I just cant acquire more than 352x240 (1/2) a 256 color if i dont want too much frame to drop. Then ive put the v6800 in my other comp (the one in...
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    Power supply : how to calculate....

    Hi, how can i calculate the total amount of power in max stress that is needed ? Probably that i can look on web site of components to see max power consumption but for the cpu and PCI card im not sure how if these spec are available... I ask this for 2 reasons: -the comp in my sign is...
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    alpha PAL35t FC-PGA + Leufken socket cooler peltier kit

    Is this a good combo ? I have a PIII700E socket. Here are 2 links to illustrate them : Alpha PAL35t FC-PGA cooler Leufken Socket Cooler Peltier Kit Other recommandation ? PS sorry for the double post...but i want feedback...
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    Power supply : how to calculate....

    Hi, how can i calculate the total amount of power in max stress that is needed ? Probably that i can look on web site of components to see max power consumption but for the cpu and PCI card im not sure how if these spec are available... I ask this for 2 reasons: -the comp in my sign is...
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    alpha PAL35t FC-PGA + Leufken socket cooler peltier kit

    Is this a good combo ? I have a PIII700E socket. Here are 2 links to illustrate them : Alpha PAL35t FC-PGA cooler Leufken Socket Cooler Peltier Kit Other recommandation ?
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    Nomad jukebox with firewire ?

    Hi, I would like to know if there is any device like the jukebox (6Gb) that is planned to come with firewire ? For now, the jukebox is coming with USB interface....it is a way too slow for 6 Gb. Any info on such a device ?
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    Explain post status please

    I would like to know more about the status of the message on the forum. For example, why is this thread in For sale/For trade was locked ? who did this ? A locked thread There are yellow icon under status column, blue icon, red icon and maybe more. May I have detailed information please (or a...
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    Build my own level in Q3A ?

    Hi, is it possible to build your own level with your own textures ? Thank you
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    I want my computer work for 1 week...

    Hi, My PIII700 cumine FSB100 has not an unlimited access to internet. For that reason I would like to have enough stuff for my comp to work 24/7. How can i do this and how many packets i need ? Thank you
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    IRQ in WinNT40

    Hi, My internet connection at university is not working now...the tech guy would like me to verify that my modem is really working. The modem seems to work because i can dial without problem and the problem only occur when the connection is establish. In fact, at that specific moment, I have...
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    SCSI HDD cooling devices

    Hi, I have here a Quantum 10K 18.2 U2W and a IBM 9.1 U2W. I would like to know what are the available devices to cool these beast. Some links or any other pertinent info. Thanks
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    Image quality in Q3 arena - come in

    I had some problem with my GeForce V6800 32Mb DDR in Quake III Arena in Win98 with this setup : PIII550Mhz Katmai P3BF 128Mb PC100 V6800 det 3 (6.xx) Quantum Fireball CR ASUS 40x In fact, with the help of this forum and some try i finally found what was wrong : You can setup Texture Filter to...
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    RC5 with same ID on several puter?

    I already joined Team anandtech with my main computer but I would like my 2 other comps to work too!! Is it possible to use the same email for different comp ? Here are my other comps : PIII550 Mhz Katmai 512 kb P3BF V6800 128Mb ram IDE setup P200MMX Gateway motherboard ATI AIW rage pro pci...
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    LPT1 in WinNT40

    Hi, I dont understand what is happening with my computer..... LPT1 and LPT2 are used by something...i dont know what but i cant print and i cant delete them. Is there any other place than printers properties to configure ports ? How can i resolve my problem ? In fact, my printer was working...