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    Darn you best buy -- HP ipod anyone?

    well i dont know about the ipod qusetions but i do know about the service plan for im a bby tech & yes u get a MP3 player worth a value of your purchase price, also see if they can get your whats called Custmer fullment. Thats where they order the Ipod for u & have it shipped to your house. Just...
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    Need Help Making a boot Menu Floppy

    Thx all who helped i got it via CD shell & works great nu2.nu aka barts site showed me the way
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    sp2 + ut2k4 = pwned?

    did you try changing the firewall setting or disabling them even in one on one bots it mihgt try sending out a 127.0.0.1 loop & casue the crash it mean its real easy to do it it not like having to uninstalled directx or anything also look into the encription bit is turned off can cause problems...
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    Need Help Making a boot Menu Floppy

    OK so i got it to boot the CD but i cant get it to go back & boot the HD any ideas. here is the config.sys on the floppy [menu] menuitem=HD, Boot to Hard Drive. menuitem=CD, Boot to CD. menudefault=HD,30 menucolor=7,0 [HD] device=multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS [cd]
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    Share your Spyware/Virus Removal Procedure!

    Step 1 Boot into safemode with Netowrking Step 2 Log-on as Admin (not my main user account) Step 3 Delete each user Temps, Temp Internet File, Cookies Step 4 Run Spy Bot S&D Most Up to Date & clean what it finds Step 5 Run Ad-Aware SE Most Up to Date & clean what it finds Step 6 Run Trial...
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    Need Help Making a boot Menu Floppy

    Ok i needed to make a boot menu like you see when you go to install windows 98 you know option 1 is boot to Hard Drive & option 2 is boot is CD for install. well i needed to do that on a floppy disk & then it a bootable CD with nero. Most of the time the Hard Drive has XP on if that make it any...
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    Norton Ghost drive copy, PATA to SATA, Windows XP does not load

    im not a very big ghost user but when i use it i always run sysprep b4 i do something like that you might want to try it, also have you tryed safemode & what not im guessing you have but if not try it & try removing the IDE drivers & see if that fixs it just idea might not be the best but...
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    Anyone know when WD is going to be haing NCQ

    Well im looking at builing a new system & I like the idea of NCQ & sata2 but i also like the rapter drives but no NCQ, Does anyone who has there ear better to the ground know if or when they plan on doing that to the Rapters the NCQ thing or another company like seagate makeing a rapter type...
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    Which anti virus suite is the least taxing on a PC?

    NOD32 never bought an anti-virus till i found them & had to pay for it after using it becuase it just that good
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    Did i get the wrong stuff?

    Ok im also a Bestbuy emp. & got that same intel deal im going with 1gb of Ths stuff , also i would looking in to getting a 36gb raptor & a larger 7200 SATA drive (200GB) To answer the question of going from the old POS to the new you will see & feel the different but your not using the most...
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    DDR2 Questions what to buy

    Ok im building a new system & im kind of stuck with DDR2 (new intel system). I think i have narrowed it down to two im going to be getting 1gb (512x2) so im thinking of these's Crucial Ballistix 240-Pin 512MB DDR2 PC2-4200 or PQI 240-Pin 512MB DDR2 PC2-4200 . I don't plan on...
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    Hardrive locked a folder

    your buddy had a password on his profile & there for you cant get at it. I think it uses the ntfs protection so you might want to try knopix & see if you can copy it that way dont know just an idea
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    Chrome Plating Aluminum Case

    i think im going to get a extra side panle & test the whole polish thing out along with some other different things i want to do with the case thx for all the input & good to see the great one bonz posted love the fan grills
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    company that sold glowing plexi case bases?

    i dont know if this is what your looking for but here is a place that has stuff for under the cases http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=130_133&osCsid=6f452a772a1ae7632c2561093a7b4dc4 Cooler maser base
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    Chrome Plating Aluminum Case

    Im going to be getting this Cooler Master Case & was thinking about getting it chrome plated. I cant say that i have seen anyone with a chrome plated case i have seen anodized & painted. I know you can normaly plate aluminum wheels but is a computer case materal different is the...
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    Black Friday Question (Price-Matching)

    & when you put blinder on a horse he cant see to the side to understand what else could be around him & take a safer path.
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    How many people have a UPS

    now the best question is of those people who dont have one how many time have you needed to replace bad hardware like hard drives & power supplys. I cant rember having to replace any part in any of my PC & i live in FL & an old house build in 1930 hell when my AC turns on all the light in my...
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    Cooler Master or Fortron Blue Storm

    Yea it should last me like my last one about 4 year my last one is this spec with no chane the whole time Amd 1800+ (1.7) 1gb of 2700 MSI KT333U Geforce 4200 TI now this unit is starting to fall behind cant play the HL2 in 1600 x 1200
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    HL2 release time

    yea not many ppl know about that i ahve all 5 year on DVD & own a few of the books that i never read
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    Cooler Master or Fortron Blue Storm

    new system will be Intel 550 (3.4) Intel "BOXD915PBLL" 915P 200gb WD 7200 sata 36.7gb WD rapter sata 6600 gt 1 gb of ddr2 2 slientx fans plextor 716A dvd burner sony DVD-rom
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    Black Friday Question (Price-Matching)

    As for BB online its different then in the store so no you cant buy it online & pick it at that BF price also i know because i work at bb instore pick-up on bf items are not able to be done. we have a meeting this weekend about black/green friday i will ask that question & see what the answer is...
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    Cooler Master or Fortron Blue Storm

    i think im liking the cooler master because of the PFC: Active. & im going to be cutting off all the cables neways so them being presleved might be a probem for me.
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    Anythins bad about the Intel D915PBL

    Ok im getting the retial edge deal if you dont know about it im getting a Intel® Desktop Board D915PBL, Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 550 & Microsoft Windows XP Professional all for 200. I want to know if i should find a way to get rid of the mobo if there is know problem or A far far better...
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    NForce 4 Availability

    Before 2005 NO my bet is feb
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    HL2 release time

    hehe i hate that steam is part of it, I work for Best Buy & my hands found them self on a copy last week & it came home with me then but i cant realy play it because of steam check to see if it legit & its not out yet so its eatting a big hole in me
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    How many people have a UPS

    Just want to see what type of UPS you have along with if you have one at all. I have a 800va APC & a 500va APC.
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    My computers a hard drive killing machine...

    this may sound a little off topic but how clean is the power your giving your system & or your power supply. I have an office with over 60 unit & this one system killed 3 HD in under 1 year so i replaced the HD, The power supply & the UPS, 6 month still no problems. After seeing the power gird...
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    Does anyone have the Plextor 712SA

    it depents on your motherboard from what i read & what i see on plextor site some system are not using raid boot type thing so XP clean install can be done with out it or you could make your own XP cd with that & all your drive in the CD when you make a slip stream sp2 CD
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    Does anyone have the Plextor 712SA

    Im just wanting know if the Sata is worth it on the optical drive im going to be building a new system almost with in a month. I will have a set-up of 2 raptor in there & one Pata drive for game images & ram page files. Any info or review would be great i have looked & didnt find anythat...
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    Cooler Master or Fortron Blue Storm

    Ok im build a new P4 (550) system & i dont plan on OCing it. I do plan on keeping this system running 24/7 & having the system last me a good 3-4 years like my old one. Im going to be moding the unit some make it like the NEO Power & putting in T connectors. So here is my...
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    Best DDR2 for around 300

    Ok im going to be building a new system a P4 550 & a intel mobo ( retail buying plan ) anyways im needing some (2 X 512) DDR2 that i dont needed to OC but has nice lower Latency 3 maybe even 2 if they dont go over the 400 mark in price. I was thinking maybe this...
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    Question about this HTPC thing...

    I would say that it would need the PVR function for a true HTPC. I never though how much i could do with a HTPC till i gave in & built up an older system, I have PVR250. I dont have a HDTV but i do work alot at night & day & i love that i can burn that TV show/shows to a DVD & arcive them &...
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    Vote which workstation is better!

    Stresstest wins mine cleaner & the mood coloing puts it over the top
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    PVR 250 remote

    yea i guess its something new in 10 i just got teh card about 2 months ago & did a freash install & updated everything & 10 was part of it. & i dont watch live TV with it but my saved DVD mpg play in wmp10 with no problem ill try grider
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    PVR 250 remote

    Ok i am a poor collage kid with a computer & a pvr 250 & a 21 sony CRT & i watch tv with it but when i rec tv i use windows media player 10 & the remote isnt or cant work in it is there any other apps (free ones) that i can make a long play list or shows & still use the remote thx for any help JT
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    Where on earth can I buy a black lian-li PC6X side panel?

    well i hope this will work they seem to be one of the only place i have found real side panels & not the pre mods http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?cPath=103_130_158&osCsid=27aae448818f03527b4e6ad972e8d47a hope its good
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    Where to get extra side panels

    Im looking at getting a new case (the wave master frame) & modding it but i want to have extra panels to change out or when i mess it up. I have looked & even e-mail cooler master & they replace we dont sell parts for case. Is there a place to get them or should i just go with a Lian-Li that i...
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    Are there Next Gen Power Supplys

    Ok im building a new system sometime before chrismas waiting for the Nforce 4 & the san fran amd 64 to hit the market. At that same time im wanting a power supply to last me 3 year like my old system. I live in FL & power is very very dirty i have a server line UPS for cleaning it up. I like the...
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    Can all ram run in Duel Channel???

    ok looking at building a new system in a month or so. I have 2x512 3200 i got about 2 years about running on a system that cant do Duel channel. With my new system duel channel will be there do i needed new ram for it to work right.
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    5900xt Vs 9600

    not higher but closer i mean my system is a little over 3 year other then my video card (got it this weekend) his is only like 6 months i just was thinking he should be close
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