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    ASUS PB238 Odd Issue

    Here is an odd issue that maybe someone here can shed some light on. At work, we are running 23" Asus PB238 monitors on HP T310 zero clients. We've had several zero clients fail with no DVI output (known issue about a bad diode and HP is replacing the affected units) The issue is, we...
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    Best Thrift Store find of the year !

    The cashier said it had something to do with some kids mother donating the parts over some punishment.
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    Best Thrift Store find of the year !

    Check out what I just bought at a thrift store : Asus P7P55 WS Supercomputer Motherboard Intel Core i7 870 2.93GHz KVR1333D3N9K2/4G x2 (4x2gb dimms - 8 gb) How much ? Picked it up for $100 Question becomes, what to do with it ?
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    1/3 of RAM appear as usable, why?

    A bit more info if you want : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3_GB_barrier
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    ATX Desktop case with high HSF clearance

    Anything ?
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    ATX Desktop case with high HSF clearance

    Does anyone know of any good Desktop-style ATX cases with high HSF clearance ? I want to get a smaller case. I currently have a Cooler Master CM690. I'm looking for enough clearance to fit my Noctua D-14, so around 175mm. I found the Cooler Master HAF XB RC-902XB-KKN1. Its close, but...
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    Ingress (Google's Android ARG)

    Looks cool. Waiting for an invite from Ingress. I have a friend whose playing and even though we are in middle of nowhere, Northern Ontario, there are 1/2 dozen people playing so far.
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    Where to get Pre-crimped 100+ ft cat6 Cables?

    http://www.infinitecables.com/ They do custom lengths.
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    Best Raid 1, USB 3, external drive ?

    Perfect solution. Thanks !
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    Best Raid 1, USB 3, external drive ?

    I'm looking into an external hard drive for a small office to store files on. Going to use at least 2 x 2TB drives in Raid 1. Read/Write performance is important. Anyone know the best options out there ? Or at least a good review amongst them ? LaCie, Buffalo, WD ? Thanks.
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    Mozilla Rereleases Firefox 16 After Fixing Critical Flaw

    I just went into Help > About Firefox , it auto-updated just fine to 16.0.1
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    XFX AMD Radeon™ HD 7950 Graphics Card Lucky Draw

    I'm in. Could use this as my main card and relegate my 560 to physx !
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    WTB : Gigabyte I-Ram

    anyone ?
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    WTB : Gigabyte I-Ram

    I'm looking to buy a Gigabyte I-Ram PCI card. With or without memory. Any one have one kicking around ?
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    New OS to try ??

    Thanks ! That looks like a good option.
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    New OS to try ??

    I'm looking for a new OS to try. I'm runing VM's of Ubuntu and Haiku and they seem pretty nice. I'm looking for a lightweight OS to run in place of WinXP on my old laptop (Pentium M 1.7, 1GB ram) Its really just for the internet and easy to use for my 8yr old. (also doesn't' hurt to get her...
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    [H]ardOCP & ASUS GeForce GTX 660Ti DirectCU II Giveaway

    Can't go wrong with Asus quality. With this 660ti , I can devote my 560ti physx only !!!
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    Your home ESX server lab hardware specs?

    Hey ! I'm not the only one limping along with a DL140 G3. Only have 2x5140's and 8gb though.
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    weird DDR2 ECC modules, different connectors

    PC2-5300u = non-ECC, unbuffered PC2-5300e = ECC PC2-5300p = Parity PCs-5300r = Registered PC2-5300f = Fully Buffered I know that FB dimm's end slots and pins are offset from a normal PC2-5300 module. Thats why the pins on the FB DIMM (one with heatsink) don't line up...
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    Trying to find a monitor !

    Does anyone know of any make/model of Monitor (CRT,LCD,LED) That would support 2K resolution (2048x1080) ? Thanks.
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    chrome issues

    Since chrome updated to 19, I can no longer right-click on my bookmarks bar and 'open all bookmarks'. The option is still there, but greyed out. Anyone else run into this or have a fix ?
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    Chrome: Green Screen on Many Youtube type videos

    I just had that. I updated flash and it corrected the problem.
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    bluetooth keyboard not waking up

    no one ? maybe its defective then. Anyone ever dealt with microsoft hardware returns ?
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    audio editing software

    Thanks ! That worked perfectly !
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    audio editing software

    Any one know of any easy audio editing software/freeware ? My 7-yr old likes a song and I want to either strip the lyrics from one part, or cut it out all together. I'm working with an MP3 file.
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    bluetooth keyboard not waking up

    I've got a Microsoft Wireless 6000 using the bluetooth adaptor on my motherboard. (all drivers updated) At least daily I try using the keyboard and it won't respond, nothing types on the screen. I've tried turning the KB off & on, no change. The simplest fix I've found is to right click on...
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    hp to sell touchpads on ebay (December 11th.)

    Cart page opened up .. here's hoping.
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    hp to sell touchpads on ebay (December 11th.)

    Frooition/Ebay shoulda talked to HP about some more servers .. :D
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    hp to sell touchpads on ebay (December 11th.)

    Toasty !!!
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    hp to sell touchpads on ebay (December 11th.)

    it'd be funny hearing of ppl bitching about it if they don't get a price adjustment !
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    Batman AC stealth patch?

    No issues with mine. Is running the same as it was last time I played it about a week ago.
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    Video card or monitor issue ??

    Here's a pic of what I mean.
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    Video card or monitor issue ??

    Not sure if this is a video card or monitor issue. When I resume my PC, it has sometimes displayed my desktop on the first 2/3rds of the screen (from left to right) then the next third shows the 1st third of my desktop (start button, icons etc, will get screenshot posted next time it happens)...
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    socket 1155 question

    AFAIK as long as its a socket 1155 chip, it will work on any almost any socket 1155 motherboard. Usually the only issue if its a newer chip is a BIOS update for the motherboard.
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    dedicated physx card to pair with gtx 580?

    This was done by Tom's Hardware a while ago : http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/batman-arkham-asylum,2465-8.html It gives some interesting results.
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    Confusion about external storage

    The RPC-4220 is just a case. You need a motherboard/CPU/Ram/OS to set this up as a file server. It'd connect to your network and show up as a network drive. There are RAID cards with that many ports from Adaptec or LSI, but they are in the $800-$1000 range. The backplane is just what the hard...
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    P8P67 slow cd-rom

    Different ports didn't matter. I did get a new drive last night and the speed issue is resolved. Any ideas why it only affected the old drive ?
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    P8P67 slow cd-rom

    Ya, its a B3 board. I'll try other ports through. Any reason why that'd work ?
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    P8P67 slow cd-rom

    I just upgraded (see sig, video card will be upgraded soon ...) I realized as I was building the system that my old (reliable though) PATA burner wasn't gonna work due to lack of PATA port on the P8P67. I used an Asus SATA reader that I had and it ran quick enough during windows install, after...
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    can't move window to top of screen

    Thanks for the idea Snowknight26. And you were right. I found this site that pointed me to Dell's DataSafe software. Once disabled that from running, the screens are maximizing fine now. Thanks !
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