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    external HD conundrum

    Toshiba laptop 1.86 Pentium M, winxp media center edition service pk3 Hello, i purchased a WD 1TB my book external HD and then i reformatted it and changed it from fat32 to ntsf. its working fine except when i try to backup the my documents folder by drag and drop, i repeatedly get error mess...
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    help with reinstall

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    passwords

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    harddrive letter

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    MB cleaning.

    Hello, I've spilled soda into my laptop. Toshiba p25s607. its working ok except for the keyboard. I've ordered a new keyboard but want to cleanup the laptop before i install it. I've taken it apart, now I'm wondering what i should use to clean the sticky mess off my motherboard. just a cloth...
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    editing registry

    !Hello, i recently purchased the book!pcmag windows xp speed solutions. interesting! book but im having some problems. the book tells how to change the way the prefetch folder acts by editing the registry. i follow the instructions exactly and reboot and then go back into the registry and check...
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    help with reinstall.

    hello, my laptop is a toshiba p25-s607 running window media edition. i'm wanting to reinstall the os but both the keyboard and cd rom are broken. i overcome the broken keyboard by using an external keyboard, it connects via ps2 but i put an adapter on it to so i can plug it into a usb port...
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    help with reinstall

    hello, my laptop is a toshiba p25-s607 running window media edition. i'm wanting to reinstall the os but both the keyboard and cd rom are broken. i overcome the broken keyboard by using an external keyboard, it connects via ps2 and i put an adapter on it to so i can plug it into a usb port...
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    modem recomendations

    hello, looking to purchase a reliable 56k v90 or v92 internal PCI modem for my aria, any recomendations?
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    bios question

    hello, in my bios (intel d865glc mb, with usb 2.0), on the advanced tab, under usb configuration, are 4 listings. usb function ( set to enabled), high speed usb (set to enabled), legacy usb support (enabled) and lastly, usb 2.0 legacy support, with a choice of full speed-12mps or hi...
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    antec aria and HD placement

    hello, im building an aria with northwood 3.2, 2gig ram, nvidia 5700le and seagate baracuda sata 160 gb. im thinking of placing the HD on the right side in the vertical position, (over the ram), instead of horizontally in the center position. my reason is to make more room for the tangle of...
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    good way to test memory

    hi, just installed 2 gig kingston ram. 4x512. what test can i run to test these to make sure theirs no problem and there working correctly? ive run sisoft sandra but im hoping for something better. i know of one test but it requires a flopy drive and i have none. thanks, tom.
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    speed check

    hello, anyone know of a way test usb to be certain its functioning at 2.0 and not 1.1 speeds? ive been into the bios and it says usb2.0 is enabled but id like to be certain. im trying to use a external usb modem. after the modem calls out and connects it disconnects after 30 sec. ive tried it on...
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    harddrive letter

    "No, pay attention during the text mode part after booting off of CD. You will see the drive letters that are assigned there" just to be certain, during the text mode when i see the drive letters that are assigned, will i be able to change them?
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    harddrive letter

    yes its a sata drive. so are you saying if i reformat my drive and reinstall winxp pro, ill have the ability to make sure drive is assigned the letter c? i dont remember being able to choose the first time. thanks, tom
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