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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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    USB 2.0 Problem - This device would function faster if... Help!

    I'm also having this issue with an MSI K8T Neo2-FIR, Windows XP SP2, running the latest (as of April 2008) Hyperion drivers from viaarena.com. Even the ports on the motherboard's built in I/O backpanel have this issue, so I know it's not my Antec Sonata II case. The other thing that irks me...
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    Sanyo Katana II (SCP6650) - custom ringtones possible?

    Well, it would seem that the phone uploader website I used with my previous phone (Samsung A840) works with the Katana II also. It's at http://rumkin.com/tools/sprint/index.php for those who may be curious.
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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 looked into Hymn before but last time I looked into it the word around the internets was that it had no iTunes 6.x support. Has this changed?
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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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    can a computer run without a video card?

    The sound card? /me runs away quickly
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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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    BFG 6800GS AGP is identical to BFG 6800GT AGP?

    My assumption for the moment is that it has something to do with the fact that since it's necessary to use the non-WHQL driver for the card to work, and since Rivatuner does not officially work with the 82.12 ForceWare, that is has something to do with how the driver recognizes the card after...
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    BFG 6800GS AGP is identical to BFG 6800GT AGP?

    Just wanted to chime in with some relevant information for anyone considering this card. I purchased the BFG 6800GS OC AGP from mwave.com last week, and so far I have been thoroughly pleased with it. One minor issue, the current latest WHQL driver available on NVIDIA's website (81.98) does...
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    Back to previous saved point in Microsoft Word?! (Office XP)

    Negative, sir. Not unless you kept a backup copy of the document saved as another file.
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    WINDOWS XP HELP NEEDED

    Sounds like at a minimum you have a bad stick of RAM; possibly a bad motherboard too if it's not even POSTing now. Warranties are your best friend in these situations.
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    Installing AMD Athlon 64 Cooler Set.

    No, he's most likely talking about the plastic arm on one side of the heatsink retention clip. Athlon64 heatsinks attach to the base bracket in much the same fashion that older Socket370 and Socket A heatsinks did, albeit with the aid of a (usually plastic) arm attached which helps you lock it...
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    Tablet Problem..Need Help

    Was it perhaps part of "some of the junk" that came from Toshiba? That would be my first guess.
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    Can I change CPUs without formatting?

    Yes. Assuming your motherboard supports the processor you intend to install, all you should need to do is drop in the CPU and you're done.
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    How do I uninstall Sun Java, i can't find the uninstall option anywhere

    The free virus scan at http://housecall.trendmicro.com should be able to get rid of it for you. Or, as mentioned above, just empty the Java cache.
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    Asus A8N-SLI Premium & 4400+ = No Post

    Honestly I'm not sure if it's supposed to still work with just one core or not, but the only way to know for sure is to drop a single-core CPU in there and see what happens. If you have a PC Club or Fry's or somesuch near where you are, take your motherboard over there and ask them if they...
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    Asus A8N-SLI Premium & 4400+ = No Post

    Most likely reason: the board does not have the newest BIOS which supports dual-core processors. You will probably need to a.) get your hands on a single-core A64 so you can drop it in & flash the BIOS, or b.) get a new BIOS chip from Asus. If you ordered the board at a brick-and-mortar...
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    Relaying not permitted? Outlook problem...

    Many ISPs do not permit relaying mail (sending mail to somewhere off their network via their SMTP server) when you are not physically on their network, for anti-spam/anti-spoofing reasons. My ISP (Cox) is one such provider. I cannot send mail to non "@cox.net" addresses via...
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    BSOD appears intermittently

    Highly unlikely that it's a virus; viruses don't cause BSODs, as a rule. 0x0000008e is one of the more common BSOD stop codes. A bit of searching on Microsoft Support Knowledge Base should turn up some possible causes & solutions for you. And there's always Google at your side.
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    Computer in a Loop at Start up and won't load Windows

    You're getting a Blue Screen of Death. The problem is, in their infinite wisdom the folks at Microsoft decided that users don't need to actually see the BSOD, and set Windows XP to reboot automatically whenever one occurs, and you never actually see the error unless you dig through the System...
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    Any idea why I get this screen on start up?

    I suspect malware is the cause. I recommend a full scan with the free Trend Micro Housecall virus scanner, followed by a full scan with Ad-Aware, Spybot, and/or Microsoft AntiSpyware. As always, after installing the anti-spyware programs, you'll want to run them in Safe Mode w/Networking.
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    BSOD appears intermittently

    Please post the STOP messages and error codes (the 0x_______ numbers). Without those, it doesn't really give us anything to go on for figuring out what possible causes would be.
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    Computer won't turn on

    Could be something as simple as the button on the case not closing the circuit properly and triggering a power-on. Try shorting the pins on the motherboard that the power button connects to with a small screwdriver and see if it turns on. I like to use this trick when building a new rig just...
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    VNC Enable/Disable

    Glad to help.
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    I've got a resolution issue with San Andreas.

    See what happens when you play with no other applications running in the background, including anything in the system tray. The resolution issue sounds similar to what happens when another app steals focus, or when the game crashes out to desktop, and doesn't get a chance to re-set the...
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    DAEMON Tools problem

    Have you tried uninstalling & reinstalling Daemon Tools?
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    my screen will not shut off

    Press the button on the monitor when you walk away from it? That's what I do.
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    Memory running at low speeds

    More specifics please, with some numbers?
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    lockup problem

    The heatsink is not what you need to replace. You need the plastic mounting bracket that screws on to the motherboard. Any computer parts store should have these for about $5.
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    lockup problem

    You need to replace your heatsink bracket, for one thing. It needs two clips for a reason, to keep enough tension on the heatsink to make contact with the CPU and pull heat off of it. Every single time I've seen a P4 box with one clip missing or broken, it's unstable as all hell because of...
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    Hard drive problem

    If you happened to have an identical (meaning same exact brand, model and capacity) drive lying around that worked, you could try taking the controller board off of the defective drive and replacing it with the board from the working drive. The symptoms sound like the problem is with the...
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    Can't install Fedora Core 4 on Virtual PC

    Would not be surprised if Virtual PC just doesn't like Fedora Core 4. Virtual PC and VMWare tend to be quite picky about which Linux distros they'll play nice with as a guest OS.
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    VNC Enable/Disable

    Easily done with a batch file. Services are started and stopped via command line using the command net start "service name" and net stop "service name". First, go into the Services control panel (either from Administrative Tools, or Start -> Run, type services.msc). Set the VNC service to...
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    INACCESSABLE BOOT VOLUME

    Glad to help. :)
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    Internet Problem

    I highly, highly doubt that (in case you can't already tell :P). But if you want confirmation: download and install Firefox, and see if the problems occur when using Firefox instead of IE.
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    New system - Games broken?

    omg speed hax0r!!!11 d3i!! ....but in all seriousness; that is quite odd. Have you downloaded the latest drivers for all your hardware?
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    Weirdest freezing problem ever

    What else could have caused it? The toaster? :P If it's still freezing randomly, I would have a look at the hardware. Make sure there's no domed/bulging/leaking/crusty capacitors on the motherboard. If those check out, run MemTest86 (will need to make a boot floppy for this or download...
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    New system - Games broken?

    What games? Explain what you mean by "faster than normal" - are framerates just faster than they were on your old system (which they should be, of course), or is it the actual pace of the game, where things are happening faster than they should be? When it starts slowing down/freezing the...
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    Internet Problem

    But you said that the download corruption problem goes away when you use the Marvell network port, yes? Therefore, the problem is with the network port itself (or its driver), not IE or any applications. Application problems would persist regardless of which NIC you used.