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Hi,
I don't know what group would be best for this, but it's hardware
related so I chose you. (I hope you...
mm
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07-13-2010 11:11 PM
Paul  | 1 | 307 |
 | | I'm looking at 2 new mid-tower cases. One has I/O jack that supports
AC97 audio and the other supports HD Audio. I'm confused as to which
one is most...
Motor T
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07-13-2010 03:56 PM
Motor T | 2 | 27 |
| | | PC WIZARD tells me that this CPU is:
Intel Pentium XE 820 @ 2800 MHz
I have researched the XE 820 and wonder if my CPU is double core?
How would I...
jw@eldorado.com
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07-12-2010 01:33 PM
Paul | 2 | 25 |
| | | Stephen Wolfram's book, "A New Kind of Science" gives us three (3)
very important facts:
1. Mathematics can only explain simple things.
2. You need...
fitz
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07-11-2010 07:32 PM
J G Miller | 1 | 23 |
| | | I am working on an eMachine T5062 which originally had 32 bit Vista
installed on it. The owner wants XP and provided a new XP Pro CD to install
it...
Lil' Abner
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07-11-2010 07:34 AM
Lil' Abner | 4 | 27 |
| | | The Spacebar, due to its distinctive shape and length, is probably the
most prone to sticky substance (e.g. Coke)-caused slow responsiveness,
as a...
Yao Ziyuan
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07-08-2010 11:20 AM
Yao Ziyuan | 2 | 33 |
| | | What is the simplest software that would get them
talking to one another?
It seems that there are numerous ways to do this
but lots of petty details...
JD
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07-08-2010 12:54 AM
JD | 27 | 86 |
| | | The yellow shield offers the following two updates, which appear to
install in the usual way :
Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 Update for Windows...
Steve Giannoni
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07-06-2010 09:40 AM
Steve Giannoni | 15 | 46 |
| | | Hi all,
I guess it's impossible, but I have an old IDE hd (Quantum Sirocco), without
jumpers - so set as Slave - I'd like to read on a motherboard...
Alessandro
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07-05-2010 05:14 AM
Brian Cryer | 6 | 25 |
| | | I have this 11-year old PC and I am thinking about upgrading it by
installing an SSD (SATA).
The motherboard is a TYAN S1854 Trinity 400 Rev. 1.07. ...
Tiziano
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07-04-2010 08:15 AM
Gerard Bok | 8 | 39 |
| | | Are there any motherboard manufacturers that make some sort of BIOS
interface that blind users can utilize?
ShadowTek
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07-03-2010 05:41 AM
Andrew Hodgson | 34 | 116 |
| | | I posted to this group many years ago, needing advice on a cpu cooler
for a Intel Pentium 4 3.2GHz Prescott cpu. I received the advice to
purchase a...
jbspc
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07-02-2010 03:11 PM
noi ance | 4 | 26 |
| | | I have a friend who is the IT guy for a company. Recently he was tasked with
disposing of several EOL (for them) laptops and company policy for them...
~misfit~
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07-02-2010 09:26 AM
mbegz@noaddress.com | 9 | 29 |
| | | I have an old AST Advantage 6075 computer I bought from Future Shop
in 1995. I have restored the thing to the original software, including
the...
Motor T
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07-01-2010 06:51 AM
Motor T | 2 | 20 |
| | | Hi all,
I used tapes aplenty back in the 1990's. They were a relatively cheap
way to save your data; obviously, slow if you had to access it....
Boris Epstein
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07-01-2010 05:15 AM
Brian Cryer | 6 | 32 |
| | | The core i3 chips have graphics chips built into the package now. If a PC
has an external graphics card, I presume it is possible to switch off...
GT
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07-01-2010 12:15 AM
Paul | 5 | 25 |
| | | When I start up my desktop computer, it doesn't connect to my wireless
internet. I have to go to "connect to" and do it manually, then it
works...
Lockwood Smith
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06-30-2010 09:24 PM
Grinder | 2 | 14 |
| | | My son is in trouble. He knocked his girl friends's laptop onto the
floor and smashed the screen.
God almighty!
Anyway, all I have here are...
jw@eldorado.com
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06-30-2010 07:55 PM
~misfit~ | 15 | 48 |
| | | Hi Experts,
Yesterday was a bad one for me. I added a plug from a second computer to
a robust Trip Lite Super 10 strip and a computer that was...
JD
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06-28-2010 02:36 PM
JD | 18 | 53 |
| | | My computer boots after the power supply restarts twice.
It seems that I have to unplug it for a while before restarting again.
I tried replacing...
Christopher M.
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06-28-2010 01:41 PM
Christopher M. | 7 | 21 |
| | | Good morning,
I had my PC repaired recently; the guy who came replaced the motherboard and
the graphics card. Afterwards, I found that he had put in...
bj
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06-28-2010 11:04 AM
Brian Cryer | 4 | 19 |
| | | I am after a laser printer with scan and copy capabilities, home
use. Some newbie questions:
any brand/model to avoid?
I don't need colours, but if I...
l
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06-28-2010 05:43 AM
Brian Cryer | 1 | 19 |
| | | Motherboard Monitor for Windows Vista 32-bit
Folks, I'm looking for a motherboard monitor for an
ECS board with the following markings:
MCP61SM-GM...
C. M. Burns
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06-24-2010 02:44 PM
GMAN | 1 | 22 |
| | | I need some help please, I have an X2 Intel SSD(80gig) installed in my
Acer Aspire Laptop and when i do benchmark test all i get is SATA1
speeds for...
Mikehe
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06-23-2010 11:37 AM
Mikehe | 2 | 26 |
| | | Joel wrote:
Thanks Joel for your comments. The following link
has a good explanation
of setting up this...
JD
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06-21-2010 08:00 PM
JD | 3 | 22 |
| | | Folks, I'm new to the 'driver' game, so I'll throw
this one to the veterans: What's a good/safe site
for downloading the latest drivers for...
C. M. Burns
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06-21-2010 04:30 PM
C. M. Burns | 4 | 28 |
| | | WANTED BUSINESS & TECH COMPUTING TELECOM AND NETWORKING EQUIPMENT &
SOFTWARE
WANT TO BUY$
Has your business downsized? Gone out of business?...
network buyer
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06-19-2010 09:12 AM
network buyer | 0 | 23 |
| | | Flaky Dial-up Connection Using Agere Soft Modem
I recently switched from an 'old' (Windows Vista)
computer to a 'new' (Windows XP) computer....
C. M. Burns
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06-18-2010 04:11 PM
Paul | 1 | 34 |
| | | 2 system updates are offered for installation repeatedly, as if not
installed properly. Running the subject utility cures the problem for
the...
Steve Giannoni
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06-18-2010 09:57 AM
Steve Giannoni | 5 | 24 |
| | | I'm confused about terminology used for SSD devices and would
appreciate clearing up what I'm overlooking.
If a SSD has no moving parts, then why...
John
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06-18-2010 09:12 AM
John | 2 | 21 |
| | | A yellow icon shield is now showing in the task bar along with the
time and other small icons. Clicking reveals the "updates are ready to
install"...
Steve Giannoni
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06-17-2010 04:00 PM
Steve Giannoni | 60 | 134 |
| | | I'm trying to figure out how much power I could generate from a peltier
device from a given temperature difference. With water as the medium on...
GT
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06-17-2010 03:41 AM
GT | 3 | 22 |
| | | I have a DELL Dimension 4600 Desktop without any setup disk for
installing drivers, In particular I need the internet connection,
video, and audio...
jw@eldorado.com
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06-17-2010 03:03 AM
Tinkerer | 13 | 43 |
| | | http://www.workstationspecialist.com/
I have no affiliation with this company but noticed their add in my CAD mag
and thought you guys often ask...
Mark Opolo
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06-16-2010 12:55 PM
Mark Opolo | 0 | 21 |
| | | On each of 2 separate systems the following occurs. The yellow shield
icon appears in the task bar and indicates that updates are ready to
install....
Steve Giannoni
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06-16-2010 11:44 AM
Tinkerer | 13 | 26 |
| | | Hello,
a friend of mine has a Gateway PC with Windows XP on it. When he connects
his backup external HD (USB), after some time the CD drive (D) stops...
Petrus Tax
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06-16-2010 07:27 AM
GT | 1 | 21 |
| | | I've just turned it on in the BIOS of my T60 ThinkPad running XP Pro on a
T7400 CPU.
I just wondered did I do the right thing? I notice no...
~misfit~
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06-15-2010 02:38 PM
Paul | 12 | 37 |
| | | Anyone else have trouble with Epson Artisan 810 Paper Feed?
Good golly! It insists on grabbing ten-twenty pages at a time when
printing multiple...
jw@eldorado.com
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06-15-2010 06:39 AM
Jan Alter | 1 | 25 |
| | | If all target features are met by different motherboards of
reasonably recent technology, does the particular chipset used
make any significant...
pawihte
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06-14-2010 01:01 PM
pawihte | 0 | 24 |
| | | Hi friends,
Do u need Windows and Linux Tips?
Please visit the following site:
http://windowsandlinuxtips.blogspot.com/
Pavel Haque
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06-14-2010 10:44 AM
Grinder | 2 | 28 |
| | | On Sat, 12 Jun 2010 09:17:28 -0400, John McGaw <Nobody (AT) Nowh (DOT) ere>
wrote:
Thanks. I think I will buy two batteries. Haven't checked...
jw@eldorado.com
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06-13-2010 11:34 AM
jw@eldorado.com | 2 | 32 |
| | | P-IV running Windows XP Home. Windows appears to be shutting down as
the screen goes dark, but the "turn off" has to be done manually. Any
help will...
Steve Giannoni
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06-11-2010 04:04 PM
Steve Giannoni | 21 | 121 |
| | | I want to buy a spare SD Card. I want it to be compatible with older
devices. (So I don't want SDHC.)
What is the maximum capacity SD card I...
may tee
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06-11-2010 11:30 AM
Brian Cryer | 2 | 42 |
| | | On 6/10/2010 6:00 PM, Joel wrote:
Actually the speed is now down to 7x. The read starts at 7x and stays
there. The situation is that when I was...
coltrane
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06-11-2010 07:46 AM
coltrane | 4 | 31 |
| | | Just recently my niece got a second hand desktop that still had these
deep freeze software remnants which is annoying( having a flashing x
in the...
Roy
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06-10-2010 08:31 PM
~misfit~ | 3 | 28 |
| | | Is it just me or am I the only one who thinks Paul is the smartest
guy in the whole world!?
Motor T
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06-08-2010 02:24 PM
Grinder | 10 | 99 |
| | | A friend has a laptop and some zip disks, and a good zipdrive in a
broken computer.
Is there an external case available that he can mount the zip...
mm
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06-08-2010 11:08 AM
kony | 13 | 107 |
| | | Does anyone know what the diameter is on a (sort of) standard hex
motherboard standoff? One that looks like...
Grinder
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06-07-2010 10:29 PM
edfair | 3 | 34 |
| | | Has anyone heard of this modem?
The specs seem very impressive
Remstream REM-8200 DOCSIS 2.0 Cable Modem
w/Ethernet, USB & 2 VoIP Phone Jacks
- 40...
JD
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06-07-2010 05:09 PM
Paul | 1 | 31 |
| | | My CPU fan has started to vary in speed. At least I don't think it
did before.
It's no big deal to take off the fan again and clean it better,...
mm
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06-06-2010 12:08 AM
mm | 4 | 29 |
