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    BFG 7900GT - Supports VIVO?

    I'm at a loss to find this information - the manual, BFGs site, reviews of the card, but basically I have a BFG 7900GT in my computer. In addition to the 2 DVI ports there a port with a breakout cable/box to let you connect s-video/composite video/component video. My question is if this is a...
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    Ultra lightweight Core2duo

    How light and what price range? Several of the Asus ultralight range use Core 2 Duo, I think the lightest is the 1.43kg (3.15lbs) U5F (I don't think Asus has a lighter C2D model without an optical drive yet).
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    1.6 Centrino always at 300mhz ??

    Ah, that's why there is such a gap. I'm on the 533 bus, so even with the same multiplier it results in a higher minimum speed.
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    1.6 Centrino always at 300mhz ??

    That's the way it should be running. The processor changes it's speed depending on use - if you start playing a heavy game, it will run at maximum speed. If you are just running a web browser, it will run at full speed for a fraction of a second to load pages, then slow back down. Basically CPU...
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    Dumb Question - How Do I Get Into the BIOS on my Toshiba M45?

    I would try holding down any of the following keys during bootup: Del F2 F10 F12 Failing that, see if the manual says what key is used to get into the BIOS (keep in mind that most laptop bios are pretty bare, they aren't designed to let you softmod the voltage or bus frequency)
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    Can i upgrade a yonah celeron laptop to core duo?

    You can have a chip that uses the same "core" (i.e. Northwood/Woodcrest/Dothan/Yonah/Merom) as another processor, yet uses a completely different pin arrangement (socket). For example the current "Merom" Core 2 processors uses Socket M, yet next year Intel will be releasing more "Merom" Core 2...
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    Can i upgrade a yonah celeron laptop to core duo?

    Socket M and Socket 479 are not the same thing. They both have 479 pins (perhaps leading to confusion), but they are arranged differently. Pentium M/Celeron M on the left, Core Solo/Core Duo on the right. Note the pins at the lower right hand corner. Edit: Oh, and just to confuse you...
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    Good notebook to watch 720p/1080i movies?

    I'll confirm that it's the processor (and to a lessor degree harddrive speed, and to a lessor degree bus speed) that matters. Unless you are playing back MPEG1 or MPEG2 content on a video card that has MPEG hardware assist (and modern processors are fast enough that it won't matter), the video...
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    Mobile video cards availability

    I assume plan B is installing it yourself, and if that's the case I'll only worn you that install a laptop graphics card is likely not going to be easy (depending on the model there is a good chance it's like changing the wireless daughter board, which involves taking just about the entire...
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    Mobile video cards availability

    You can't just drop a "mobile" graphics card into a laptop. While newer laptops have begun appearing with a "common" connection for graphics cards, the actual form factor and thermal profile is not standard - the common connection exists solely to allow notebook vendors to offer several video...
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    Thinking of getting a laptop

    Dell, Asus, "IBM" (owned by Lenovo, though stick to the "IBM" branded models and not the Lenovo 3000 series), Apple if that's your thing. Hp maybe. Unless you are trying to be really cheap (such as if you think the laptop is going to be stolen/destroyed and want something "disposable"), avoid...
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    GPU - Hooking up to an external 24" or 30"

    The two options are a dual dvi notebook, or an external adapter, like a DigitalTigers SideCar FX Elite (basically an NVidia Quadro FX 600 in a box the size of a DVD drive connected through the PC Card slot) http://www.digitaltigers.com/sidecar-fxelite.shtml A SideCar Elite is about $2300...
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    Can I swap Centrino Processors in my Dell laptop?

    You should be able to swap without changing settings, assuming the cpu wasn't damaged with or by the old motherboard. There is a chance that the CPU won't work when you put it in, and a smaller risk that it not only won't work, but will damage the new motherboard (if the old motherboard damaged...
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    Aftermarket Memory won't work?

    Both sticks are likely good for their specified speed . However laptops are not really designed to be easily over/underclocked (not really a concern when its difficult to upgrade anyway and needs to follow a strict thermal guideline). The laptop is trying to run at its expected front side bus...
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    Toshiba Satellite - What can I upgrade on it?

    You can't upgrade the video. You can't install a Pentium 4 (that's just silly) You can't install a Pentium 4-M, in addition to being a horrible mobile processor, it won't fit in the socket. You can likely install a Pentium M (it's a Celeron 380 Dothan, meaning 400mhz fsb), potentially...
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