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    What is inside a heat pipe??

    Don’t try to mod them, your chances of success are minimal. The heat pipes are depressurized and have a vary small amount of water in them. If the heat pipe is cracked, it will not longer work.
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    ASUS Eee Box EBXB202

    It uses two 512MB 400MHz standard notebook SODIMM modules. I would recommend upgrading to 2GB and turning memory paging off for improved performance for your application.
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    Digital Camera Recommendations

    I would suggest you look into the Olympus FE-310. It's 8MP and has 5X optical zoom. I've seen it on sale for $90. But $110 or so it typical. 1GB SD is <$10.
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    Temperature monitoring

    I use Probe II under Vista 64 without issue. Have you tried launching it via "run as administrator"?
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    Core 2 Question

    1) Either install with MB in the case or build a standoff with cardboard. If you try to install the HSF on a flat surface you will break the pins. I built a standoff so I can quickly check the installation on the backside of the MB. You install in a X pattern, push the two opposing pins at the...
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    need help with networking.

    Have you thought about using a wireless router which can accept an EV-DO card for uplink? D-Link offers the DIR-450 which should work with your card.
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    Q43/Q45 Chipset

    The Q series also has vPro for remote management.
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    Best Brand for Laptops ($600 to $800 range)

    In that price range you should consider this Acer Aspire - 2HGz Core 2 Duo T5750, 3GB RAM, 320GB HDD,15.4" LCD
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    Random Connection Issues - help

    I would try changing to channel 1 or 11 on your wireless router.
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    Need a board for linux, 45nm, intel

    I suggest you look into a nice G31 MB like this one.
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    can send but nor recieve packets

    Could be the WiFi receiver H/W has failed.
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    Help me pick which USB Flash drive I should get!

    Of the three, the A-DATA is best value. However for raw performance, suggest you look into the Memina Rocket.
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    Packetloss possibly from spyware?

    The issue may be in the IP stack rather than ethernet. For fun, on the desktop strart > run > cmd > ipconfig /release and then ipconfig /renew and then rerun the line quality test.
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    Fingerprints on "New" Asus p5q pro

    I purchased my P5Q-Pro when it was launched so I'm pretty sure it was not a return. My static bag was not sealed but I didn't notice any finger prints or residue on the MB. Were your cd's sealed in their envelopes?
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    Flash Drive Advice

    Actual 30MBs on the write will be tough. I own a Memina Rocket which is very fast. But suggest you also look into the Corsair Flash Survivor GT and the Patriot Extreme Xporter XT Boost.
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    EVGA 9600GT SSC - $60 after MIR @ Frys

    OP, it's online now. http://www.frys.com/product/5706532
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    Q9450 Overclocking

    Well, I was stable at 3.704GHz with 1.3625V on a P5Q Pro. I don't want to go any higher on Vcore, but you have some room.
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    32" panasonic LSD TV

    The problem is that the only movie that actually plays well on the 32" panasonic LSD TV is "Yellow Submarine". :cool:
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    Q9450 58C Idle, Whats wrong ?

    Could be a stalled heat pipe(s). Is it possible for you to lay your rig down on it’s side with the tips of the heat pipe pointing straight up. Then check your temps again.
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    Have any of you any experience with this case?

    I guess some designer in China think's that case looks "Alien" and would compete against Alienware.
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    Anyone install Windows on a solid state drive?

    Actually I see your question in three parts. First, yes I’ve installed Windows XP on a high performance military grade SSD and benchmarked it. Boot times were improved by 12% - 15%, far from “instant on” that a lot of people expect. Second, I’ve never used the OCZ SSD, so no specific comment...
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    I want the best MB that has Intel CPU and supports Crossfire.

    Well it's water under the bridge now, because it appears you have already purchased your MB. But with dual 4870x2 cards, I would have probably gone with a X48 MB. The P45 is excellent, but in CF it's X8. The dual 4870x2 cards would have benefited from X16 on the bus...
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    New build, anything I have forgotten?

    I would suggest you make sure that memoru is on the P5Q-E QVL. Everything else looks good. Welcome home.
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    Can someone give opinion on these OC settings.

    If you look at the specs for Q9550 processor you'll see that the acceptable voltage is 0.85V &#8211; 1.3625V. So, your voltage is not below spec if that's your question.
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    best looking motherboard of all time?

    I swear I think most of the MB outfits have someone on staff responsible for ensuring their boards look as ugly as is humanly possible. I would like to see a carbon fiber looking MB with copper heat sinks and heat pipes. All other interfaces in either dark grey or black.
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    WD6400AACS vs WD6400AAKS

    They are kinda tough to find at the moment.
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    WD6400AACS vs WD6400AAKS

    Actually the WD6400AACS is also 7200 rpm. But the difference is that the WD6400AACS is from the "Green" line and uses ~6 watts. The WD6400AAKS from the WD "Blue" line uses ~9 watts.
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    Protecting Portable Hard dives/Flash drives

    That would be cool.
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    Best free flash video player?

    Which one are you using that you don't care for and why? I've used a few and they all did what I wanted them to do which was to play flash videos.
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    All I can say is... WOW! The one 'good' thing about the Apple Store

    Not sure about Apple specifically, but a lot of sites are run on servers located in an Internet data center. These data center provide Ethernet LAN connections to routers which have multiple Internet backbone connections. The Level3 backbone, for example, uses multiple OC-192 Sonet or 10 Gb/s...
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    Protecting Portable Hard dives/Flash drives

    Yes, there's this thumb drive. You could also combine it with this thumb drive physical lock.
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    Vista wireless is terrible

    Are there any other background processes running? You may try and disable indexing as well as virus scanning as a test.
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    Solid State Drive (SSD), is it worth it?

    But I wonder why the technology fell off the radar for so long? Had we kept investing in it over the decades things would look very different today.
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    Powerline Networking

    There's no PLC standard presently, ITU G.Hn is in development. If you stick with the same brands then it will have the best chance of working. Interference can effect PLC performance, noise on the powerline such as motors or HAM band radios. So YMMV.
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    SSD drive question

    Its only 2.6GB, that's not much for a media PC.
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    High Def. flash video recorder/camcorder v.recommendations?

    The Samsung SC-HMX10 may also be worth a look.
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    Solid State Drive (SSD), is it worth it?

    That technology is 50 years old... http://members.optusnet.com.au/intaretro/1401Core.htm
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    TIM application questions

    I use strips from a coffee filter (lint free) and alcohol to clean the surfaces. I let it air dry. Cheap and effective.
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    Vista performance rating crash?

    When I run windows performance rating my screen flashes to black but returns. Then I get a wierd AI Suite error. But the benchmark will complete. If you have AI Suite running, you may try disabling it for the test.
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    Long Distance Networking

    Do you have "right of way" to run fiber from your home to your business? If you don't, fiber is not an option. Does your telco offer naked DSL (DSL without phone service)? If so, perhaps you could order residential naked DSL so that it wouldn't be tied to your business line.
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