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    Monitor on nForce430 integrated GPU limited to 1280x960 resolution

    My office workstation is running an nForce 430 motherboard which has an onboard GeForce 6100 GPU. I also have a PCIe GeForce 6200, so I haven't previously used the onboard GPU. I have had two identical 19" LCDs (Viewsonic Optiquest Q97) connected to the PCIe card for a long time, both running...
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    Sanyo Katana II (SCP6650) - custom ringtones possible?

    I just purchased a Sanyo Katana II (model SCP6650), which is a Sprint handset. It has Bluetooth capability, and I can get my Mac to connect to it just fine, but I tried uploading an MP3 to it to use as a ringtone and it failed saying the file type is unsupported. OK, cool, phone doesn't...
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    iTunes question - backing up iTMS purchased tracks?

    I have only recently purchased a few things (couple albums and some Battlestar Galactica episodes) from the iTMS for the first time. I like to keep a solid backup of my system, and with digitally purchased music now added to that backup list, I need to know what to do to properly back up iTMS...
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    GeForce 6800GS cards & Dell 3007WFP

    One of the guys at the office is wanting to get a Dell 3007WFP monitor, but he currently doesn't have a video card that will support it. He is also limited to AGP, and doesn't want to have to get a new motherboard right now. I recently purchased a BFG 6800GS AGP, and he was asking me if this...
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    Static DHCP with Linksys WRT54G

    I have a Linksys WRT54G, which in my experience has been the best household router hands down. However, one thing I would like to accomplish, I have not been able to figure out, and I am not sure the official Linksys firmware even supports it: static DHCP. I have my home network set up with...
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    USB 2.0 problem on MSI K8T Neo2-FIR

    Two weeks ago I bought an MSI K8T Neo2-FIR Socket939 motherboard, and I have been noticing with my 1GB Lexar JumpDrive (as well as with a brand new 200GB external HDD I just purchased today) that every time I connected a USB 2.0 device, Windows (XP Pro) popped up the balloon saying "This device...
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    MSI K8T Neo2-FIR overclocking

    Yesterday I purchased an MSI K8T Neo2-FIR motherboard at the local PC Club (a steal at $70 from the open box item table... I love those guys). Everything works amazingly so far, dropped in a 3000+ Winchester and it's running like a champ, even feels faster than my 2500+ Barton @ 11x200 did...
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    WinXP asks for Activation after every reboot

    I have a customer's machine in the shop that has a bizarre problem I had not yet encountered, and for which I have been unable to find a fix online. The machine has WinXP Home SP2 installed, and in all other regards works normally now, save one thing: every time it boots, it prompts for Windows...
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    WinXP: immediate automatic logoff problem

    I had a problem on a customer's machine today that I have not yet been able to resolve, so I am turning to the ever-helpful AnandTech community for some assistance. I have seen this issue once before and one of our other technicians had found a fix for it, but in different circumstances...
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    a different kind of "overclock"

    I have been leaving my main PC running pretty constantly lately, and I have noticed several times in the last couple weeks that the time it displays in Windows sometimes gets 30 minutes or more ahead of real time. This morning I noticed again that it was a good 20-30 minutes "fast", so I...
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    good mobo diagnostic tool?

    Where I work we use a program called PC Check for hardware diagnostics, since it will check all the basic components (CPU, mobo, RAM, hard disk, etc.). However, I often work on systems where I determine that the motherboard is bad however PC Check passes all the mobo tests. Can anyone...
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    delete me

    solved my own problem 30 seconds after posting... please feel free to delete
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    this may sound stupid...

    Hypothetically speaking, what would happen if one were to insert a CPU (namely a mPGA478 Celeron) into the socket while the system is powered on? Just curious as I almost did this today by mistake....
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    MSI K8MM problems

    sorry for double-posting in two different Categories, but I need help very urgently... I am building a barebones system upgrade for a customer and we decided on building him an Athlon64 3200+ system. I picked up the processor, an MSI K8MM motherboard, and a gig (2x512 MB) of Mushkin DDR400 RAM...
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    MSI K8MM problems

    I am building a barebones system upgrade for a customer and we decided on building him an Athlon64 3200+ system. I picked up the processor, an MSI K8MM motherboard, and a gig (2x512 MB) of Mushkin DDR400 RAM. Built the system, installed Windows XP, which went smoothly up until right when it...
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    need sound driver for HP Pavilion 4440

    I am working on a customer's PC that is an HP Pavilion 4440 (about 1999 vintage, K6-2 333 MHz, SiS 5598 chipset), I had to do a clean install of Windows 98 SE, and I have been able to reinstall all the drivers except for sound. I can't seem to figure out what the integrated audio is, any...
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    nevermind...

    nevermind, figured it out myself.. mods feel free to delete this thread
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    Dual-Layer DVD±RW via firmware flash?

    I have a Lite-On LDW-451S DVD±RW drive (4x), and I heard some scuttlebutt via a co-worker today who after a trip to PC Club said the guy there told him you can get a firmware update for certain Lite-On drives that has a 95% reliability of making them able to write dual-layer discs. I was...
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    XP SP2 RC2 issues, will not install

    I attempted to install XP SP2 RC2 this evening on my test rig, and I received an error saying that ATAPI.SYS was in use by another program, kill that program then click "resume" etc.; I was unable to get around the error so I clicked Cancel and the SP install of course failed. Initially I...
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    Internet Explorer file handling problem

    A couple weeks ago I accidentally unchecked the "ask me every time" box when downloading a ZIP file when telling it to open the file immediately without prompting for save location. Now, EVERY time I download a ZIP file it just opens the ZIP and I don't get to pick where to save it to. This is...
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    nevermind, answered my own question
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    automatic entry of Product Key for Windows install?

    I find myself regularly installing and reinstalling Windows on a couple of test environments I'm running, and it is a minor nuisance having to type in the product key during the installation process each time. I remember that at a place I used to work they had their Windows NT install files set...
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    DFI FrontX - any way to connect audio jacks to Audigy2?

    I have DFI's FrontX drive bay I/O box that DFI includes with their LanParty motherboards, and seeing as I will actually be attending a LAN party this weekend and will need easy access to a headphone jack, I have the following question: The audio jacks for the FrontX box look designed to work in...
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    UT2004: possible to make DVDs from the CDs?

    I just purchased the CD-ROM version of UT2004 - 6 freakin CDs!!! I had ordered the DVD special edition from Best Buy but apparently they sold out just before I ordered and the website didn't reflect that fact yet. Damn fine game, but I want to have a backup copy for taking to LAN parties and...
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    DFI Lanparty NFII Ultra OC question

    I am running a 2500+ Barton on a DFI "LanParty" NFII Ultra board (original version). I am wondering how it handles AGP/PCI bus clocking in relation to FSB speeds, because nowhere in the BIOS setup do I see a setting for PCI bus ratio. It simply has CPU multiplier & DDR DIMM clock (FSB)...
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    memory bandwidth question

    I'm running 1 GB Mushkin Level II PC3500 (DDR433) for my Barton 2500+ OC, have it running 11x200 (3200+) hence RAM is at 400 MHz DDR, or PC3200 speeds. I understand that this should be working out to 3.2 GB/sec of memory bandwidth. The oddity: when I run memtest86, it reports my memory...
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    Chipset voltage for NFII Ultra?

    In the quest for a stable OC above 2.2 GHz with my 2500+ I think I need to boost the voltage to my chipset, since my mobo (DFI NFII Ultra LanParty) seems to undervolt everything by 0.05V. Problem is I don't know what the default chipset voltage is because the BIOS doesn't say. So, two...
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    safe vcore & temps for Barton?

    More 2500+ OC'ing questions... What should be considered a safe maximum VCore & temperature? My motherboard undervolts VCore by 0.05V so I need to set it a little higher in BIOS to get the actual VCore I want. Right now I'm running at 11x200, VCore set at 1.75 in BIOS which yields 1.68-1.71V...
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    DFI NFII Ultra LanParty - problem

    For the sake of laziness I'll paste the e-mail I just sent to DFI's tech support. I was wondering if any of you might have any ideas:
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    OCing 2500+ Barton... pls help

    OK, since this is my first real attempt at OCing a system I will naturally have a few questions. In fact, I have one already. First of all, a quick rundown of my core system: -DFI NFII Ultra "LanParty" mobo -Barton 2500+ w/ Thermalright SLK900A & 80MM 32.5 CFM fan (blowing down.. thanks for...
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    2500+ Barton OCing, fan question

    OK, this question has nagged my brain for years now and I've never figured out the answer. But seeing as I'm about to throw a 2500+ Barton in my system and overclock it as high as possible with air cooling (Thermalright SLK-900A and 80mm fan), I would like to know what the general consensus is...
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    CPU fan question - which direction?

    OK, this question has nagged my brain for years now and I've never figured out the answer. But seeing as I'm about to throw a 2500+ Barton in my system and overclock it as high as possible with air cooling (Thermalright SLK-900A and 80mm fan), I would like to know what the general consensus is...
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    making CAB files?

    I am trying to install a program that has its install files compressed in MS Cabinet (.CAB) format, and the installer keeps hanging on one of the CAB files saying it's corrupted. However, I can use Windows Explorer or WinZip and extract the files from the CAB just fine. Problem is, for the...
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    making .CAB files?

    I am trying to install a program that has its install files compressed in MS Cabinet (.CAB) format, and the installer keeps hanging on one of the CAB files saying it's corrupted. However, I can use Windows Explorer or WinZip and extract the files from the CAB just fine. Problem is, for the...
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    Athlon XP multiplier question

    I recently read somewhere in this forum someone saying that NForce2 Ultra 400 boards automatically unlock the multipliers on Athlon XPs. I had thought previously that one still has to either short pins on the bottom or connect bridges on the top to unlock the multipliers, but is it true that...
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    Which Barton to buy?

    I am in the market for an Barton core Athlon XP to replace my current 1.33 GHz T-bird. I have a fairly limited budget to work with and I know there's no way in hell I can afford to spend $450 or more for the 3200+, so I'm planning to either buy a 3000+ to save a couple hundred dollars, or...
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    DFI NFII Ultra - IDE/RAID question

    I will be receiving a DFI NFII Ultra Lanparty board from Newegg.com in a couple days and I have a question regarding the drive connections. The board has the following drive connectors: - 1 SATA connector (which I presume means only 1 drive and not two in master/slave like normal IDE), - the...
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    WD 1200JB - the new "DeathStar"??

    Okay, so I'm on my third Western Digital 1200JB drive (120 GB, 7200 RPM, 8 MB cache, etc.) and not because I enjoy buying them. It's because the first two I had flat-out died. The first one, actually a 1200JB sold white-label under the brand MDT, died within a week of installation - and it...
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    Improving image quality on Leadtek TV2000 XP?

    I recently installed a Leadtek TV2000 XP tuner/video capture card since I do not have space in my current living arrangements for a discrete television set. Overall I like it, very easy to use interface and decent picture quality for TV watching. However, I also am running my Gamecube through...
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    Need a TV card - any recommendations?

    I am in the market for a TV tuner/VIVO add-in card for my PC. Not looking for an AGP card (e.g. ATI's All-In-Wonder) since I already have a Radeon 9700 PRO and don't need/can't afford to upgrade it right now. I'm looking for just a PCI TV tuner and possibly some other VIVO features. If there...