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    bad caps - how long will it last?

    Today I had a problem booting my computer with an older ASUS motherboard because the CPU was too hot. While cleaning all the dust out of the cpu heat sink and fan I noticed that 3 or 4 caps on the motherboard are leaking. The machine is working fine now. Voltages in the bootup screen look good...
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    Raid 0 to Raid 1

    A while back I was putting together a new machine and since the motherboard had a raid controller built in I set up a RAID 0 array of two drives. Since this was primarily going to be a gaming machine it was no big deal if I lost the drive. Since then I started using the machine for actual work...
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    New MS patches causing problems?

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    Dell Dimension 4100 case problem

    Never mind. I found a tech manual for the computer online.
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    Dell Dimension 4100 case problem

    Help! I need to replace the CD drive in a Dell Dimension 4100. The left side panel came off pretty easy, but I cannot figure out how to get the right side panel off to access the other two screws that holds the drive in. Anybody have any experience with this case and can tell me how to get the...
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    Newegg censoring reviews?

    Never heard back from NewEgg regarding this Mod Edit - Not really a "General [H]ardware" topic, folks......djnes got it right: Thanks - B.B.S.
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    Newegg censoring reviews?

    Was your review negative as well?
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    Newegg censoring reviews?

    A few weeks ago I bought a Logitech Freedom 2.4 wireless joystick (not from newegg). After I got it I thought to look at the reviews at newegg. There were several poor reviews of the joystick because of its 2 minute powerdown time. I went back yesterday to add my own review about how much it sux...
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    New MS patches causing problems?

    A client just called me and said his computer was having serious problems after installing the latest security patches from Microsoft. he's running Windows 2000 Professional. Anyone else heard of any problems?
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    Upgrade question

    Thanks.....I appreciate the input...... I've had the cpu overclocked at the maximum voltage for a few years......I've had to clock it down about 50 mhz a week for a while now.....which is why I think that is what is dieing. As cheap as cpu's are these days I still might be ahead by getting...
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    Upgrade question

    Ok......I have an older Abit KT-7 motherboard with an old Duron processor that is failing. Since it is a socket A mobo I am looking to buy a new cpu to replace the Duron. Officially it only supports 200 Mhz (100 Mhz fsb) Durons and Athlons. The FSB can be varied from 100 to 150, the cpu...
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