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    Point and Shoot with decent Video

    I'm in the market for a new point and shoot compact digital camera. My last camera was a Canon S330 which was awesome the day I got it five years ago but I think it has grown old and fat needing to be replaced. Canon treated me well so I'm leaning towards another one but am open to suggestions...
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    Installed SP2 and wala it appeared. Thanks to everyone that quickly replied to my post and provided incite. I would have been pounding my head against wall figuring this out and not installing SP2 because I did not want to waist my time.
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    Lifer - does it ask to re-format or just can not see it?
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    Windows not recognizing 2nd HD

    I was running Win XP as a basic server basically providing my XBMC and a few other PCs with content. The configuration was a 80gb maxtor hard drive that had the OS and a 300 gb Seagate for storage. About a month ago it become apparent that some kind of malware infiltrated my system and a...
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Well it looks like I get to start making a few phone calls to see what comes about from the wonderful world of BUY.com. Since the only Component connection is obvious $#%#. Anyone start putting odds on this getting resolved in a timely matter or at all?
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Sorry about that, I meant Component where I said Composite. And that would explain why the resolution can't handle the HD on Component1.
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    Pretty hot! Sova 32" HD LCD for $520 SHIPPED

    Not too re-open old wounds I need a bit of advice about how to go about/not wasting my time on dealing with this Sova deal. The scenario: Setup the TV in the beginning of Feb. after receiving it mid January and viewing it for a couple of hours upon delivery (held off till I moved into a new...
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    Seagate 300GB PATA Hard Drive for $89.99 Shipped

    My day just got $50 happier! Thanks for the heads up. $89.99 + $11 (shipping) - $50 = $50.99 or 17 cents a gig
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    Is my PSU and CPU fan adequate for the setup with no overclocking or that jazz?
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    How about this? AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard - outpost.com 79.99 ARCTIC COOLING ALPINE64 CPU Cooling Fan/Heatsink - Retail - 12.99 CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) - chiefvalue.com - $65.39 COOLER MASTER eXtreme Power RS-430-PMSR/P ATX12V Max: 400W, Peak: 430W...
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    Ok here is what I'm thinking about getting: AMD Sempron Processor 3100+ & ECS NFORCE3-A Motherboard for 79.99 from outpost.com Genuine AMD Athlon 64X2 HeatsinkFan Socket 754, 939 for $11 from ebay CORSAIR ValueSelect 1GB (2 x 512MB) 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Unbuffered for $65.39...
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    no one's got any suggestions?
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    Media server rebuild and questions

    The currently using this setup is purely for media storage. Without breaking the bank I would like to add the functionality of ripping and storing my dvd collection (no burning needed except for possible backups) and possibly recording TV? We have a modded xbox in our entertainment center and...
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    forget 411 use 800-FREE-411

    Tried the google but its been about 2 min. and hasn't returned anything. I don't think I've ever used the shortcode numbers before but I do have a pretty recent phone with cingular so that shouldn't the problem. Seems like it would be a pretty usefull service if it worked!?
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    Wired vs. wireless

    Thanks for all the information. I try some of those things this weekend and make a determination.
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    Wired vs. wireless

    Installed a wireless-g card on the media server that I have been using that was wired. When transfering a 100 mb file from the wired Xbox to the Wireless server it now took just over 4 minutes compared to 14 seconds when both were wired. With wireless I can't even stream to just my XBox with out...
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    Wired vs. wireless

    Currently I have a media server that connects to my home network with an old network card and ethernet cable. I want to move it and I am wondering if switching it to a wireless card will effect the performance of streaming files? I use this system for media and I stream to my xbox located in my...
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    Storage/HTPC, advice on components and idea

    Thanks for the thoughts people. I think I'll probably just hold off on the DVD-ripping till a later time and pick up one large storage drive and add as I go with the possibility of raid at a later point. Any thoughts on using remote desktop?
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    Storage/HTPC, advice on components and idea

    no ones got anything for me?
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    Storage/HTPC, advice on components and idea

    Here is the deal and is what I currently have in mind for a media outlet in my home theater systme. This is going to be a work in progess and components will be added throughout the process. I am working on building my home theater system around an Xbox (orginal). I have already modded it...
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    Computer off for a few days, now won't get any video

    I have an Epox 8KHA+ and I had the exact same thing happen to me a couple of weeks ago and the LCD also read FF but the manual states "Boot attempt" I got another board a couple of days ago and I am still having the same problem. In my case is it the process that is the problem? The bad thing...
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    Results of a dead CPU?

    Ok received a new Motherboard and it did not fix the problem. Will a motherboard send a signal to a monitor if the CPU is not working?? I'm guessing not but I could be wrong. Also I have a tried a couple of different power supplies I admitt they are all generic pieces that probably max...
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    Results of a dead CPU?

    I do not have access to another motherboard or CPU to test wich one. The computer powers up but does not display anything on the screen. The Epox 8kha+ onboard diagnostic LED reads "FF", which if I'm not mistaken is what it has always read when working. So the dilemna is do I buy a mb and...
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    Video card not working/Advice on MB and next step

    Up a river with no paddle
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    Video card not working/Advice on MB and next step

    memory reseat = nothing So am I to the point that I have to assume that I need to try a different motherboard? How does a system act if a process is not functioning? Thanks for the help
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    Video card not working/Advice on MB and next step

    Went to bad lastnight turned my monitor off like I've done a hundred times again and when I woke up this morning it was not receiving a signal. So I tried a different monitor and two different video cards still nothing. I have never had this problem before. Whats the next step and please...
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    XP question/problem and multi-partitions?

    I realize that the dual partition have no effect on the the programs that I have installed or will be installing I was just stating the dual partition to protect my private data if I end up having to re-install XP. Where is that option to do an "inplace upgrade" on the XP install cd...
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    XP question/problem and multi-partitions?

    I had a laptop that wouldn't let me even get into Windows with XP it was throwing a bluescreen with a missing file. So I just reinstalled XP over top the current XP since I didn't want to lose all the data that was on the hard drive. Now I have access to the data and I have burned everything I...
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    Mic prob in Win 98

    I decided to try and get a net phone to work but some where along the line something is not working with my mic. I plug it in and I can hear the mic over my speakers which I think is kind of strange but it won't record anything in windows sound recorded. Is there a setting that I'm missing or...
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    Windows NT funky prob with dial in

    Ok this is going to sound a bit archaic but hopefully someone will be able to solve this strange quirk. So here goes: My father has an old Win NT 4.0 machine for his business that dials into the internet, but lately we have an idea that employees have been using it for personal internet use...
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    AntiVirus for NT 4.0

    I am looking for some good antivirus software for Windows NT 4.0. I can't seem to find any that works. Norton doesn't support it or atleast the version I found and Pando says they do but after downloading and attempting to install it didn't work. If anyone has used Pando on NT 4.0 and got...