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Excessive drive space used after XP repair

I damaged my motherboard while installing a fan, and I replaced it with one that uses Geoforce2 instead of KT600. I used my Windows XP Pro disk and performed a repair (automatic) as opposed to a full reinstall. The repair worked, but I lost a lot of personal files. I was able to recover...
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- Nov 28, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Operating Systems
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ATI crushes Nvidia in Barbie Mermaid Adventure

My daughter uses the onboard video for Barbie Mermaid adventure and she has had no problem with it. Now Candyland, Mr. Potato Head, Barbie Princess Bride, Zooboomafoo, Furby, and Barbie Royal Horse Show are a little sluggish. But she looks so cute with her little crossed-eyes...and not to...
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- Post #12
- Aug 18, 2004
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Extreme CRT flicker/wobble

I use an LCD (Samsuing 910t) with no problems, but when I hook up a CRT (Samsung 997df) at a refresh rate greater than 60mHz, I get an extreme screen flicker or wobble. It's more of a wobble around 70-75, but then turns into a a flicker (or a very quick side-to-side shake) at higher response...
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- Aug 18, 2004
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Building a system - maybe....

I just re-read jdogg's post about removing the HP bloatware. I may try installing a clean version of XP. Out of curiosity - why does removing all the extra programs slow down a system? Does XP Pro offer much advantage over the Home version? I've noticed quite a few people who use it. If...
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- Post #16
- Aug 15, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Maxtor or Seagate?

After reading posts, reviews, and guides, I narrowed my choices to Western Digital or Seagate. I bought a Seagate Barracuda 160G IDE this morning at Bestbuy for $69 after rebates. At Bestbuy.com it is back-ordered, but they had one at the store. I don't have the SATA choice, but I seem to...
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- Post #16
- Aug 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a system - maybe....

Yeah, I admit to being a noob! I bought the HP system at Microcenter and paid about $479 after rebates and being approved for a Microcenter credit card [EDIT: I added the Radeon 9200 and the Radeon TV Card (VE) for $51 and $29 respectively]. When I got the computer the first thing I did...
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- Post #15
- Aug 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a system - maybe....

Edit: Deleted stupid question. I understand about adding the additional drive just for video files. The less data on that drive the faster it will perform. I just re-read you last post and you said second channel OR SATA. I'll check out the system in the morning and figure out the best way...
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- Post #9
- Aug 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a system - maybe....

I don't game much and really only went with the 9200 for the DVI to run my lcd monitor. I thought that video editing was not really dependent on the video card. The encoding is CPU intensive and there is a large amount of data transfer to and from the hard drive. I'm upgrading the ram because...
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- Post #7
- Aug 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a system - maybe....

It's been more sluggish than I had expected. But like you said, adding the ram and upgrading the drive might get it up to speed. Man, way to rain on my parade...just as I had almost convinced myself that I could justify spending the money to build another system, you go and post reasonable...
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- Post #3
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building a system - maybe....

I am trying to maximize my system performance for video editing, but don't have a huge budget. I currently have an HPa520n with: MOBO: ASUS A7N8V-LA (BIOS does not allow overclock) CPU: AMD Athlon 3200+ (Socket A) Memory: 512M PC2700 RAM (I've already ordered 2 512M sticks of the Corsair...
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- Aug 13, 2004
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Computer Building
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17", 500:1, 320 nit, 16 ms...$335

Got the monitor and video card installed. Nice picture - bright and BIG with no dead pixels. It's going to take me awhile to get used the the 19" screen. It's going to work just fine for me! I have my old crt set up as an extension to the desktop and am watching TV on it through an ATI VE TV...
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- Post #17
- Aug 12, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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17", 500:1, 320 nit, 16 ms...$335

UPDATE: Newegg dragged their feet on getting my order processed, and in the meantime I rethought my purchase. So I cancelled the Sony and ordered the 19" Samsung 910T from zipzoomfly ($569). I figure the 19" with DVI will serve my video and photo editing needs better, and I really didn't...
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- Post #16
- Aug 10, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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help me choose between these 2 cameras!

It looks like they have the same lens. I would check on the battery life between the two and the brightness of the lcd. Also, the Sony's use proprietary battery packs which can be expensive. But if all things are equal, I'd go with the larger lcd. I have a couple of digital cameras. My...
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- Post #15
- Aug 7, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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17", 500:1, 320 nit, 16 ms...$335

Yeah, I decided to go with the SONY SDM-S74/B you posted yesterday after looking through the selection again. Pretty good price ($437), decent specs and good overall reviews. I was able to talk the wife up to $500, which could have gotten the Samsung, but by going with the Sony I was able to...
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- Post #15
- Aug 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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17", 500:1, 320 nit, 16 ms...$335

Thanks. I saw that one too, but then I saw the Samsung SyncMaster 710T right after it. I might just have to put the hard sell on my spouse to get up to $499 ($479 + 20 shipping). Zipzoomfly had the Samsung for $467 with free shipping, but they're out of stock. Post what you think about...
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- Post #11
- Aug 4, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building

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