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Power Supply-Am I OK?

Try this site. It's probablly not 100% accurate but pretty close - but like an artillery round close is usually good enough. Extreme Power Supply Calculator 2.0 Pay attention to the 2nd paragraph there and click that link to get some good reading on power supplies.
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- Post #9
- Feb 25, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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My PC quit, is it dead?

4+ year old mobo (and most likely built rig seeing as how you don't want to be inconvienenced to move it to check it out) - it could be any number of things. Dead CMOS battery, failed power supply, faulty video, loose components, dust bunnies running a muck - any host of things. None of...
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- Post #5
- Feb 25, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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DVI KVM - is there such a thing?

Notice the disclaimer on that one product that actually does sell for under $100. Not intended for use with wide screen displays Since when should a KVM discriminate between a wide screen and standard model monitor? Nocturnal is right - and if you do find a DVI KVM retail for under...
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- Post #23
- Feb 25, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Linux SUCKS and should never be used by human beings.

Today more than ever that is becoming far less of a problem on the desktop. Deciding which of many flavors of applications (on Linux) is proving as daunting or more than not being able to find an application at all (save explicit proprietary software created for target businesses). Some...
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- Post #448
- Feb 24, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Hard drive partition question

I take the multiple drive approach: 1 30GB Raptor to install all my OS' on (multi-boot or wipe and start clean again). 1 medium sized drive to install applications and store data (partitioned). **1 big @55 drive (or several if necessary) to store archivable data (MP3's, video's, and Games -...
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- Post #11
- Feb 24, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

You've never heard of Warren Buffett? Now THAT is the best businessman in the world. Anyone whose stock (Berkshire Hathaway Inc.) goes for $107,000+ a share has to be doing something right. Getting Berkshire Hathaway stock is almost as diffficult to get as getting Green Bay Packers season...
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- Post #32
- Feb 23, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Ballmer repeats threats against Linux

My favorite line from the article: ""We have done very well versus Linux on the desktop and on the server, and I am hopeful that we will build share, particularly in Web servers and high-performance clusters, from Linux in the next year," he told analysts." Done well against Linux on the...
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- Post #17
- Feb 21, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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How do you open the $#&! Vista Box?

That's Microsoft's subliminal message system at work. 1) Make the user question why they bought the damn product if they can't get it open easily in the first place (trying to tell me something here?). 2) Make the user question why they bought the product if after every time they change...
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- Post #26
- Feb 21, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Question for those who had to call Microsoft to reactivate Vista

If there ever was a time that was ripe for someone to come in and threaten Microsoft's dominance in the gaming industry (the PC industry's cash cow) it would be now with Vista's release. Too bad no one is in position to threaten Microsoft, because to be honest the only real compelling reason...
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- Post #10
- Feb 21, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista reactivation with new HD make sense?

You should have Microsoft give you a detailed explanation like that when they want you to upgrade an OS. I'm sorry Microsoft, what was that? You want me to upgrade to Vista? I'll have to put you on hold........{chimes pipe music}.
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- Post #17
- Feb 21, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Linux SUCKS and should never be used by human beings.

Thunderbird doesn't have access to system exploits like Outlook or IE - because Thunderbird CANNOT cross into the local zone - no matter what exploit someone tried to write for Thuinderbird. Thunderbird - and any other MUA for that matter do not have the exclusive access that Microsoft...
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- Post #364
- Feb 11, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Linux SUCKS and should never be used by human beings.

To translate those steps in that article: 1) Unload the Windows system and the driver module 2) Set the pparameters for the YAST software to update the driver 3) Download and install the packages using YAST 4) Update X-Org. 5) Re-start X-org (no need to reboot). How difficult is...
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- Post #362
- Feb 11, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Windows Vienna in 2009

Ask IT departments when they plan on switching to Vista and they are likely to laugh you and I out of the building. Look for a new Server platform to be released (and embraced by IT) before any MEANINGFUL desktop update comes to the market.
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- Post #33
- Feb 11, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Vista forcing me to reactivate after 1 memory upgrade

The evolution of Windows: Plug n Pray - The revolutionary automatic hardware detection system that lets you seamlessly detect and configure hardware within the OS - no more manual configuration needed. It's intent is to make it EASIER for users to add/replace hardware components. Flash...
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- Post #49
- Feb 11, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Linux SUCKS and should never be used by human beings.

Not when that spam is embedded with hyperlinks that are specifically targeted towards Windows Operating system exploits. Those are COMPLETLY harmless to a Linux user on a Linux box. A very good quote comes to mind here - that was made in the documentary "Unforgivable Blackness - The Rise and...
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- Post #358
- Feb 11, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems

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