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    xp rebooting on shutdown command

    you read that i un-installed the av software, correct?
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    xp rebooting on shutdown command

    this is an interesting suggestion. i'll try it and let you know if it works.
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    xp rebooting on shutdown command

    i have an xp system that reboots when i issue the shutdown command. this problem was not occurring prior to uninstalling symantec antivirus. at this point i just need the quickest solution to prevent windows from rebooting. i.e., is there a registry setting that will completely disable...
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    best approach to fix a failed partition shrink

    i have a laptop that has a 40 GB hard drive with approximately 38 GBs allocated to a primary NTFS partition. the NTFS partition has approximately 9.5 GBs of actual data. i attempted to shrink the partition to 10 GBs using partition magic 8 but the process failed with this error message...
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    Asus M2NPV-VM: Experiences?

    well, it's easy to say my suggested ram is way over priced when you are comparing a current price to a price that i posted four months ago. ram prices have a tendency to drop fairly rapidly. price aside, you were still comparing apples and oranges. the ram i linked to is ECC ram. the ram...
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    Network Solutions, say it ain't so

    The Planet is a problematic host. while i'm glad to hear hardforum.com has been moved to a new host, i'm pretty skeptical that Network Solutions (the Devil) was a smart choice.
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    portable air conditioners

    i need to purchase a portable air conditioner. a 12,000 BTU unit should be just the right size (just a bit larger than i actually need). i'd like the unit: - to be well built - have replaceable parts that i can order - to be energy efficient here are a few i'm interested in...
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    Asus M2NPV-VM: Experiences?

    Crucial 1GB kit (512MBx2), 240-pin DIMM, DDR2 PC2-5300 memory module http://www.crucial.com/store/mpartspecs.aspx?mtbpoid=004AC672A5CA7304 is all i've used on a number of systems built around this motherboard. at ~$125 this gigabyte (512 x 2 = dual channel) of ecc ram is more than worth the...
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    microfly audio

    good grief. i spent 45 minutes plugging and unplugging those front panel jack leads every which way. thanks a ton for that heads-up. i guess i'll plug in the headphone and the mic and live with the poor recording quality until i get a replacement from ultra. i don't feel like telling my...
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    MicroFly - front panel audio leads -> AAFP

    thanks for alerting me to that thread. that was my problem exactly.
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    is ecc passe?

    i've built systems with ecc memory longer than i can remember. recently i read a comment somewhere where a person stated that the original premise regarding the frequency of ram errors was skewed too high and that the errors were in fact so rare that there was no need for ecc. i believe this...
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    asus' website sucks

    <rant> there was a time, a long time ago, when asus' website didn't suck so so hard, although it was not great. for the past few years however, the insanity of asus' website leaves me reeling almost every time i visit the f'ing thing (which is quite often because they are my primary motherboard...
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    MicroFly - front panel audio leads -> AAFP

    i've built a system with a MicroFly and an Asus M2NPV-VM. the M2NPV-VM has an AAFP (HD audio) front panel audio header with a pinout that does not match the markings on the leads connected to the headphone and mic jacks on the MicroFly front panel. i've tried myriad permutations and still...
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    Heatsink Help

    another great case is the Ultra Products MicroFly: http://www.ultraproducts.com/product_details.php?cPath=13&pPath=439&productID=439 it's one of the roomiest micro-atx "cube" cases with good airflow. it ain't perfect but i haven't found another i like more. -- david
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    Asus M2NPV-VM: Experiences?

    i've built a couple systems with this board. haven't seen any serious problems. one reason i like it is because it fits nicely into a microfly with a ThermalRight XP-120. i need to mod the microfly slightly to get the XP-120 to fit. the mod actually seems to make the case sturdier. i do...
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