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    my fans are loud!

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    LAN ideas?

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    snow and a camera

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    messed up partitions

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    dual monitor question

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    argh, audio issues

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    looking for a PDA to do specific things, new to everything

    i'm looking to purchase a PDA or pocket PC that i can run the program Fruity Loops Studio for Windows on. i really don't know much about PDA operating systems, so i'm basically wondering if its even possible to run the programs i run on my WinXP setup on pocket PCs. are most programs operating...
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    FS: Wacom 4x5 tablet, slim PS2 (backups), Ibanez 10w amp, Randall skateboard trucks

    i'm looking to trade my 20gb Creative Nomad Jukebox Zen for an iRiver H10 or Creative Zen Micro. any color (some exceptions), any size is fine, if anyone is interested please let me know! 20gb for 5/6gb if you want more space. Wacom Graphire3 4"x5" drawing tablet - went to ebay -purcahsed...
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    wireless network suffers in new house

    we moved from a house that was a lot smaller than this one, only 2 floors...our modem and wireless router (linksys WRT54G) were in the basement where 1 of my brothers had his laptop, and the signal reached my computer, my other brother's computer, and my mom's laptop on the 2nd floor just fine...
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    need pda reccomendations

    i'm looking for a pda i can find used for cheap that will be fun to mess around with. i want something i can load my own OS on, hopefully it should come with wireless connectivity, i want to be able to hold some MP3s and play games and write/type, just basic stuff like that. i've been looking...
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    FS: shuttle motherboard & parting out an older but useable system

    -amd k2-300mhz processor with unknown atx motherboard they work together, i have a generic heatsink with a 60mm fan glued onto it that i've been using for cooling. guaranteed non-doa. $25 plus shipping. -50x cdrom and floppy drive if anyone really needs these, i'll let them go for $10...
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    diamond tipped drill bits

    i'm looking for a diamond tipped drill bit that can drill through glass, i want to buy it online. anyone know shops that sell these? i'm looking for a 1/2", or preferably a 14mm one. any help is appreciated.
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    cheapest, highest quality case?

    i'm just looking for a good deal on newegg, preferably a black case...power supply is not needed. what do you guys go for when you don't have a lot of money, but still expect performance and quality? i've gone for those $20 cases one too many times, i'm tried of lifting it and feeling it bend.
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    quick nf7-s question

    do i need a fan plugged into where you hook up the 3 pin cpu fan? i want to attach my cpu fan to my fan controller, but i'm thinking it won't boot without a cpu fan plugged in. anyway around this?
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    i worry every day about my power supply

    i have the rig in my system currently being powered by a generic codegen (i think?) 300w power supply, and every day i feel worried that its going to crap out and take some components with it. its been working fine, and i guess i have no reason to beleive its bad, other than i've always read...
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    steam/counter strike errors

    all of a sudden, after playing counterstrike for a good week, it started throwing errors at me and now steam decided not to work at all. i tried to load cs one day, and i got a floating point error, not allowing me to run anything at all. i uninstalled and reinstalled atleast 10 times, nothing...
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    anyone dealt with talisman?

    i'm working on completely redoing my desktop, the one thing that's bothering me is the En icon in the system tray...is that part of talisman, or is there anyway to get rid of that? please let me know. http://brian.cancerkills.net/screenshot.jpg
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    i want to run a dedicated counterstrike server

    me and my two friends all run 3mbit comcast internet, very good for gaming. all 3 of us also play counterstrike a lot, and we're looking into setting up a server for us. i have an old ~350mhz amd system (128mb ram, nic, 17gb harddrive, pci video card, no os) that i'm wondering about. is the...
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    lapping my northbridge heatsink

    i had these 2 scratches on the bottom of my northbridge heatsink, i needed to get rid of them so i decided to lap it. i got wet/dry sandpaper in 600, 1000, and 2000 grit. i was able to get most of the scratches gone, but i'm really only seeing progress on the edge. as you can see in the...
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    begining of my first case makeover

    recently i went ahed and ordered some new parts for my existing ones; i purchesed a new motherboard (abit nf7-s) and harddrive (wd 80gb special edition) from newegg, along with a new case. i skimped pretty hard on the case, and got a generic looking $22 powmax case (with power supply)...
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    as ghetto as they come...

    today i got bored and wanted to turn my external usb compact flash card reader into an "internal" one. i took a spare 5.25" bay cover, and hacked at it with a utility knife until i got a hole in it: then i took those extra usb ports you get with your motherboard that come on a pci card...
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    adobe acrobat sucks

    my mom reads a lot of PDF documents for her work, her clients and people she works with always send her PDFs, she checks her bank statements online in PDF format, and acrobat reader never works. before it'd take around 5 minutes to load, then i did the trick where you move all the plugins into...
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    running 2 fans off one rheostat

    http://www.bit-tech.net/article/56/ this is the tutorial i'm using to build my own rheostat, i'm gonna have 3 different knobs - one for cpu fan, one for 1 rear fan, and one for my 2 front intake fans. if i want one rheostat to control 2 fans, do i just solder them both onto the same...
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    problem with sapphire 9600np

    my nonoverclocked sapphire 9600np was working fine, i went into the ati control panel to change the aa/af settings to try to get bf1942 to look better...i saved the settings and tried to load the game, it seems my monitor turned off while everything else was still running. i reboot and i can...
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    deleted windows activation folder

    i accidentaly deleted the folder that holds all the files needed for activating windows xp, my days around counting down and i need to get the files back to activate it. are there any ways i can get the files back?
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    first time overclock needs help

    i'm running my barton 2500+ at 200x11 (3200+ speeds) so i have 2194mhz out of it, right around 2ghz. pretty good i think, but my temps stay around 45-50 degrees celcius. i'm using generic thermal grease i want to trade for some decent arctic silver 5, would that help with temps? in my bios...
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    random shutdowns

    in the past 10 minutes my computer has shut down 3 random times for no reason. my cpu is a barton 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ speeds, but the temp was at 42 degrees celcius when it shut down. the lights and fans on my box stay on, but my monitor turns off. what could cause this? could it be...
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    my fans are loud!

    i just put together this new box with 50/50 old parts and new parts. it runs great and i'm happy with its performance, but the one thing i can't stand is the noise. i've got 2 intake fans in the front, 1 exhaust in the back, 1 exhaust in my power supply, a cpu fan and a northbridge fan (stock...
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    f-lock key registry patch

    i used to have a registry patch that inverted my f-lock key on the microsoft multimedia keyboard, so that when it was off, windows saw it as on. it made it easier so i didn't have to click the key every time i started windows. anyone know where i can download the patch?
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    problem getting my build to boot

    i just rebuilt my system with some old parts and some new, i'm having trouble getting it to run. the bios screen comes up and it immediatly freezes, i can't get into the options or anything. the last line says "detecing ide drives..." and it freezes. specs: athlon xp 2500+ abit nf7-s...
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    dumb fan question

    i currently have my other computer taken apart and i'm rebuilding it. if i have 2 case fans in the front of my case, with the label on them facing towards the front of the case, will they blow air out of the case or suck it in? i forgot which way i need to have them :\ are the labels on all...
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    splicing fans

    i plan on adding a different fan to my power supply, and i was wondering if i could just twist the wires together, or do i need to solder them?
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    laptop harddrive problem

    http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=776066
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    FS: Motocross Madness 2 & Call of Duty

    both games are in good condition. i have the jewel cases for both...Call of Duty comes with 2 cds and the serial number, Motocross Madness 2 comes with one cd and the serial. both are uninstalled from my system and should play perfectly. Motocross Madness 2 - $5 shipped Call of Duty - $15...
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    problems with an old laptop

    my friend has an old gateway laptop he wanted me to mess around with before he left for boston, he's there for 5 weeks this summer at a music college for bass guitar lessons. he needed to be able to type and run AIM and what not, he had a laptop he wanted me to clean out. it was his brothers...
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