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    serial to usb cable

    I just got a serial to usb converter cable from newegg. I'm trying to hook me Skycaddie/GPS up to my new computer which doesn't have a serial port. I installed the driver and it appears to be working in the Hardware profile list (shows as a port on com4). It will not connect to the skycaddie...
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    Yes Finally a Machine

    I finally get to build a new Monster! I'm running a 2000+ POS right now I'm moving to a DELUXE apartment on the eastside! YES we moving on up!! Anyway here's what I'm looking at. Fell free to give me input if you think I should change anything for what ever reason. MotherBoard DFI Lan...
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    Best Bang for the Buck CPU

    Ok I'm building a new system. I've read as much as I can about Dual core and single core AMDs. My brain has just exploded! I'm looking at spending around 1500 on my system. I do not need a monitor or drives. What is the best value right now? I'm looking at either a 4200+ X2 or would a...
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    Cable Modem

    Which is faster the ethernet connection or the USB connections. Finally bought one tired of getting ripped off by the Cable Provider. Thanks
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    Liteon 411s or 811s???

    Is the 811s worth the extra 50 bones? It is only adding 4X to the +R side of the house. From my reading here -R media is the way to go. They both burn -R at 4X. What to do? Buy it or not?
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    Computer Depot in S.D. just ripped me off

    I got screwed over a piece of paper. Yes I'm mad yes I'm venting. Here's the story. I bought a new P/S on 02/24/03. I put it in and it ran fine until Sunday night 03/09/03. My temp. warning came on and as I was pulling the case off the system shut down. I felt the P/S and you could fry...
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    Cable Modem- EitherCard or USB 2.0

    Question should I run my cable modem through an eithernet card or through a USB 2.0 port? Which do you think would be faster? I'm only getting around 2 mb a sec. so I'm thinking they would be about the same.
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    New Nvidia driver error

    I just installed the new NV 40 drivers. When I rebooted my computer I got a error loading NVQTWK (rundll error) Invalid access to memory Location. Now I get this error every time I start or reboot my computer. I know the driver are working because my 3Dmark went up about 1100 points. Anyone...
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    Wierd Motherboard Problem

    Here's the problem. When I turn on my computer for the first time each day. It will run just until the monitor switchs on from sleep mode(15 seconds), then is shuts down. It will do this two or three times. Then is starts up normally. Once I get a good boot. It will start up and shut...
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    CD-RW Problem

    I just installed a new Asus 4012A CD-RW drive. It reads burned and origional cds fine. When I try to burn it tells me to check the cd it maybe full. I've tried 3 different brands of CDRs. Even the one that came with the drive will not work. These are brand new CDRs fresh out of the case...
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    Another GA-RVXP bites the dust

    I was sold by the hype!! All the tech sites raved about this board and I was sold. My new system: 350W PS AMD XP 2000+ GA-RVXP ver 1.1 512MB PC2700 (Samsung) 80G IBM HD AOpen G4 Ti 4200 I didn't know anything about the G4 problems but I alway flash to the newest Bios so I was running 8F...
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    XP eating up HD space

    What up with XP and HDs? I just built my new system and installed XP. I have an 80G HD. I partitioned it in to 3 drives. One 40G, and 2 at 20G each. I'm hoping this will make defags easier along with keeping games, mp3, Apps, on different drives. Anyway, XP eat up over 4 gig. XP is...
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    GA-7vrxp bios settings 2000+ XP

    Ok call me stupid. I can not for the life of me get my CPU to register correctly. It's a 2000+ Xp on a GA-7vrxp mb. I've changed the bios atleast 15 times and XP is still say I have a 1.26g processor. The dos boot screen doesn't show XP 2000+ either. What the hell should my bios settings...
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    MS SideWinder JS and XP PRO

    My friend is having trouble getting his SideWinder Joystick to install under XP pro. He says he installed XP P with Administrator rights. Any idea why XP will not detect the joystick?
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    Power to light LED

    I bought the wrong size LED to change my case lights. The LED I got is about twice the size of the one I need. Will my mother board put out enough power to light it? I have a GB GA-7vrxp motherboard? I also have a cheap neon light that came with my new case. I have lighted switch laying...