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    Recycling Computer Components

    I'm curious how you all recycle your old computer equipment. Personally, I take a lot of it to Best Buy for their recycling program, but I wanted to know if you had any other/better ideas. Thanks, -Calsceron
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    Processor Keychain - How to Remove/Cut Down Pins

    I have an AMD processor that I burned out because I didn't use a heatsink. Technically, it was my "friend's" fault (read: we're no longer friends) because he ran the CPU without a HSF. That said, I want to remove/solder or cut down the pins in order to make the bottom of the CPU smooth so I...
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    Power Supply Issue?

    Issue: Computer will not boot. No POST, no fans, no hard drives spin, absolutely zero happens when you press the power button. If you remove the PSU, and short the wires, the fan begins spinning and the PSU makes an odd humming sound. I don't mean the fan, I mean the actual PSU hums. I...
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    Batch File to Rename Files

    I would like a DOS-based batch script that takes all files within the current directory and renames them with the current date in YYYYMMDD-[Sequence Number padded to 3 digits]- and changes the extension to scr as follows: alpha.txt becomes 20090723-001-.scr beta.txt becomes...
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    2-Sided Print Using 1-Sided Print Capable LaserJet

    If I use a laserjet printer (which is only capable of printing 1-sided print jobs) in order to produce a 2-sided printout, do I run the risk of damaging any printer elements within the printer (e.g. fuser, photoreceptor) when I "flip" the paper over any pass it through the printer a second time...
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    $55,000k Pc

    Who would spend 55K on a pc?! "The trend is covering up and building in technology," said John Wojewidka, a veteran of the custom PC business who started Truvia in response to growing demand for PCs that didn't look like PCs. "People don't want the technology itself to be the centerpiece of...
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    Ping Ponged Packets

    Let's assume this setup: PC1 -- 192.168.1.3 255.255.255.0 PC2 -- 192.168.2.4 255.255.255.0 PC1 can ping PC2 and vice versa. But when you tracert PC2 (assuming you are on PC1), your packets get ping ponged. The path of the tracert looks something like this... 192.168.1.1 192.168.0.41...
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    Certificates of Authenticity Transfer

    When you buy a piece of software such as an M$ OS that comes with a certificate of authenticity, is that certificate still valid and transferrable if you rip it in two? A friend bought a Compaq with the certificate of authenticity on the case. He managed to remove the certificate, but ripped...
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    Bench Tech Software

    I've been involved in some refurbishing work and have to spec a PC top to bottom. What kind of software (and what version) are bench techs using these days to spec hordes of machines? /EDIT: To clarify, these machines have no OS installed. They come in and we have to discover whats...
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