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Can't install Win XP, bluescreen during installation

acpi causes headaches too, try switching modes or doing a bios update. You might even have to just use apm and forget acpi features.
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- Post #6
- Feb 21, 2007
- Forum: Operating Systems
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OK to mount hard disks upside down?

most oem's with custom cases for matx board mount the drives very weird. Just look @ shuttle. I can't say turning an hdd while in motion is good, and I can't imagine the effects that gravity would have on the arm if it was sides would be great either, but upside down is likely fine. I ran an...
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- Post #9
- Jan 11, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Newegg wants to conquer Europe...What about Canada?

Yeah, so much for the FTA, we should tax the bejesus out of the power and water we will/have given them. Not even to mention the oil. It's not just newegg, so many retailers (zzf) are just too lazy to open a shipping depot here. I really don't see the point of any trade agreements between usa...
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- Post #13
- Jan 11, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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I need to send ISO file

are u @@*)#$)*(& SERIOUS? Msn is garbage for talking, why would it be any better for files!!!! FTP, SFTP, SSH, VPN, Even ICQ pwns msn @ file xfer. easy ftp server for windows Xp is the easiest decent ftp server for windows and for client I use smart ftp or fireftp (extension for firefox)...
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- Post #8
- Jan 11, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do you open the case of a sony VAIO pcv-7772?

on my old sony there was a little tab by the top of the power supply (on the back of the case). If you pulled this little tab out of the case further the side would pop off. Believe you me, there are MUCH worse cases than sony's, i repaired a pc for a weird hp model one time that took me 2 hours...
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- Post #2
- Jan 11, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Playstation 3 question

weird i/o from ps3 to crt/lcd monitor (not tv monitor, just dvi/d-sub) is possible but its costly. Its cheaper to get a small lcd 720p/1080p in 17->21 inch than it is to frig with the copy protection crap and hdmi stuf. I also don't think blu-ray will come out if u did this because hdcp is...
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- Post #4
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is my CPU dead? Edit: NO! It works!

just because no cpu is the same as cpu doesn't mean its cpu. a socket A cpu is like 20 bucks though and are handily avail here or on ebay. Ive never heard of a chipset not backwards compat with ddr2700, some dont like 2100 but usually 2700 is safe. I've never had a cpu die on me. I had a mobo...
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- Post #8
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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What does virtualization mean to me?

Really, VT allows you to run the KVM kernel modules. This allows virtualization on the fly between OS's without modding any OS. It take a perf loss, but thats ok i guess if your xp speed is comparable to half of your c2d speed, its still good enough for webdev stuff:) Xen is still faster than...
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- Post #5
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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At what point will we no longer need sound cards?

wow. I can't even stand onboard for music. I download all flac and mp3 320. I can't handle the slightest of artifacts. Running music on onboard is like using a record player and then using your bose 802's on a 900 watt yahama amp from a cd when you use audigy. Not even to mention the lack of...
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- Post #20
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Everybody ready for the E4300!

im already on board, now to decide which cheap mobo oc's the best. AT favour the ds3 but im still torn, the ab9 does 410mhz every single time with almost every c2d. I can only imagine there modified ab9 quad and ib9 totally fix the previous limitations and problems with the ab9. The ib9 is on...
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- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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What must I do to transfer 1 drive completely to another

partition magic can't copy your current root drive succesfully. You need a 3 or 4 gig drive with win 2k and PM installed on it, then copy the drives around with total install+expand. I still find windows fails to boot sometimes when you use partition magic. It's sketchy at best and I'll have...
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- Post #7
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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abit AB9, Gigabyte GA-965P, or asus p5b

thanks
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- Post #3
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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do you "Safely remove hardware"?

haha not if drive caching is enabled tho;) For small volumes window disables write caching, but i have a 4gb drive and in win2k, it didnt disable write caching. I learned the hard way when i pulled it out, left only to find everything intact except the new files i pasted had vanished and...
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- Post #11
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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abit AB9, Gigabyte GA-965P, or asus p5b

I think it?s safe to say of the 965 boards on the market abit, gigabyte and asus have gotten all the attention. I've not heard of a dfi 965 board. I'm interested purely in stability, overclocking and reliability. I have heard some boards don't like some ram (due to voltage issues). I am a...
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- Thread
- Jan 10, 2007
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Value of hard drive rpm

o and to add to the whole 10000rpm thing: higher rpm is better, but only marginally. 7200rpm is decent for desktop use and most users won't even notice the difference. Enough home PC's have raid 0,1,0+1/10 so they could use two 7200rpm in a striping setup and achieve more performace (and space)...
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- Post #9
- Jan 10, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building

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