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    WD TV Simplifies Personal Content Playback on Any TV

    And how is this different than the current WD TV Live device they sell?
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    Microsoft To Fix Critical IE Bug

    IE8 comes with Windows 7 so support for it probably ends when support for Windows 7 ends.
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    Added second monitor. GPU temp went up 20 degrees.

    I have an Nvidia Geforce GTX 460. Usually, my GPU idles at 39 degrees. I just hooked up a second monitor and now my idle temp has jumped up to 59 degrees. I know a temperature increase is normal when running 2 monitors, but I didn't think it would be this much. I have a Core I7 2600k on a...
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    Asus P8Z68-V - HPET broken in latest bios releases?

    After upgrading the BIOS of my Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3 motherboard to version 0302, several system devices in Windows 7 were redetected or changed. A few of these, including the High precision event timer were redetected, but the driver installation for some reason or another was incomplete...
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    Asus P8Z68-V - HPET broken in latest bios releases?

    I have an Asus P8Z68-V PRO and an Asus P8Z68-V PRO/GEN3. After upgrading both systems with the latest BIOS version (3202 for the GEN3), the High precision event timer driver now shows the following: Currently, this hardware device is not connected to the computer. (Code 45) To fix this...
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    ASUS Official Z68 Chipset Motherboards - Support Thread

    After upgrading my motherboard to the latest BIOS version (3202), even though HPET is enabled in the BIOS, the High precision event timer driver in the Device Manager now shows up as not connected. Does this mean I no longer have HPET support? I have searched online and cannot seem to find an...
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    ASUS P8Z68-V PRO powers itself down and back up again several times on startup

    I just purchased an ASUS P8Z68-V PRO and a Core I7 2600k CPU. Whenever I tried to enable any of the automatic overclock settings of the motherboard, it will power itself down and back up again several times when cold booting the machine. Is this normal for this board? I'm assuming the board is...
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    How do you hook up a 120 hz LCD and get true 120 hz refresh?

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    Are my hard drives defective or is this normal?

    I can definitely RMA them, but I would rather not unless absolutely necessary. Anyone know if Seagate sends back new drives or recertified ones?
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    Need Help.. Think I may have damaged my CPU.

    I thought about that, but the CPU was running stable at stock speeds, even with the excess compound.
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    Airflow and cooling questions.

    Thanks for the feedback. I checked my UPS, and when idling, I am drawing around 280 watts. This incudes my PC and at least 1 of my displays. I can't remember if the other is hooked up to the battery or not. I'll check when I get home to see what is being drawn at full load. I'll definitely...
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    Are my hard drives defective or is this normal?

    I just recently purchased 2 Seagate 7200.11 1.5 TB hard drives. These are newly manufactured ones that do not have the bad firmware on them. I just checked the SMART data on these hard drives and noticed that the Reallocated Sector Count has already increased on both these drives. One drive...
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    Airflow and cooling questions.

    Also, since I no longer have an intake fan on the side panel near the CPU, would covering up the spot where the fan goes help with the airflow in the case or would this not make much of a difference?
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    Airflow and cooling questions.

    The power supply is fairly new. Is there something specifically wrong with this model that I should know about or do you dislike Ultra models in general? The CPU heatsink is also brand new. Because of budget constraints, I get what I can afford. I got the heatsink for $20 and I already had...
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    Need Help.. Think I may have damaged my CPU.

    Great. I already cleaned up the extra. Took about half an hour and 20 Q-Tips. I don't know what I was thinking when I put that much heatsink compound on there. I'm 99% certain this was what was causing the computer to lock up and prime95 to fail. The heatsink never felt warm so I don't think...
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