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    HP LP2475W Calinbration ?

    Monitor: HP LP2475W Os: Windows 7 64bit Calibrator: EyeOneDisplay2 Software: Basiccolor Display Before calibrating ------------------------- 1. set monitor to factory default. 2. set brightness to 0 3. the contrast i left as the factory default which was 80. 3. switch color to use...
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    Windows 7 My Computer does not load

    I have an odd problem here. When i click my computer, the icons in that screen will show its searching, but it never finishes and i cannot see my hard drives. When i restart my pc i can access them from my computer just fine. It's only after an hour or more that it starts acting up...
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    Dillema for suitable waterblock for Asus ENGTX285 TOP ?

    I am using the Asus ENGTX285 TOP graphics card and i happened to notice people saying they had problems fitting water blocks for them. Source: http://forums.hexus.net/scan-care-hexus/167531-waterblock-asus-engtx-285-a.html This is the review for my card...
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    Need advise for my first water cooling rig

    Any thoughts about this setup: This is my pc specs CPU: Intel I7 920 Motherboard: P6T Deluxe V2 Memory: 3 sticks of 2gb Corsair Dominator DDR3 Casing: Lian Li PC-A71F This was the suggested package offered to me to resemble this other project...
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    What is the difference between Lian Li PC-A70F and PC-A71F ?

    Anyone know the difference since i just ordered the PC-A71F which sadly does not have a removable motherboard tray. I was wondering if the PC-A70F does :eek: Lian Li PC-A70F review: http://www.pureoverclock.com/review.php?id=799&page=1 Lian Li PC-A71F review...
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    Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch, is the touch pad feature worth it?

    Wacom Bamboo Pen & Touch http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/hardware/ss/wacom-bamboo-2009.htm http://besttabletreview.com/hands-on-review-unboxing-new-wacom-bamboo-pen-and-touch-fun-tablet/ I was wondering if i should invest in this. I can use it to sign my documents, draw some doodles...
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    Lian Li PC-A71F any thoughts?

    This is the newest case by Lian Li. it's a full tower aluminium case. The price seems to put it in direct competition against Corsair's Obsidian 800D. Would be interesting to know which is better. http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=100951 I couldn't find a...
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    Need help calculating usable space for EXT4 formated drive in Raid5

    Ok i'm stuck here. I am planning to get a backup for my QNAP 509 Pro NAS which is equiped with 5 x 1tb Western Digital RE3s in raid5 by the way, however i need to calculate how much usable space i need. My drives are all formated in EXT4. 2 x 2tb in JBOD may not necesssarily be 4tb...
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    Is Windows 7 Ultimate worth getting over Professional ?

    Any thoughts whether it's worth the premium price :confused: What i wasn't sure about was Direct Access, cache and the search thingy.
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    Windows 7 doesn't play nice with other codecs, should i be worried ?

    Someone else posted something about windows 7 not being easy to work with other codecs. Anyone care to enlighten me on this matter ? :eek:
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    What does Windows 7 offer for my monitor calibration ?

    Firstly these are my hardware. - eye one 2 display LCD calibrator - HP LP2475W 24'' widescreen H-IPS LCD monitor - basICColor calibrator software Ok so i used the basICColor software to calibrate my monitor with my Eye One 2 Display. So what exactly does Windows 7 offer that will...
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    Any discounted upgrade for Vista Ultimate users to Windows 7 ?

    Just wondering if there will be any discounted upgrades particularly for Vista Ultimate users to help them migrate to Windows 7. Well before people start thinking this is another freebie whiners thread, please read here to udnerstand at least some of the valid reasons why Vista Ultimate...
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    Ideas for backing up my QNAP 509 Pro data

    Hi I got a QNAP 509 Pro with a single 1tb Western Digital Black Caviar sata hard drive ( unfortunately this isn't the raid edition ). I need some ideas how i can back this up. I know ideally i would get another QNAP 509 Pro, with the same amount of space then make that as the backup...
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    Low framerates in WOW with Nvidia Geforce 285

    I previously had a Geforce 8800 GTS which had this same issue. I however upgraded my card to Geforce 825 but i still get the similar issue. I noticed when you use windowed mode, your fps will drop a lot. But even when i set it to full screen non windowed mode, FPS sometimes takes a bit...
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    Frequent disconnected in World of Warcraft 25 man raids

    I keep getting disconnected very very frequently during 25 man raids. I notice it happens usually during a mob, or boss encounter. When there is no fighting going on i don't disconnect as much. But when theres any fight going on, i am pretty sure to disconnect. Also when i try to reconnect...
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    Is WD Raid Edition R3 and R2 worth it ?

    This is what some bloke said. Source: http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/245822-32-raid-edition-worth So my usage is gonna be using the hard drive for a web server/torrent downloading. My setup will be 5 x1tb hard drives in raid5 mode with 1 spare.
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    QNAP TS-509 Versus Synology DS-207

    I have a bit of trouble trying to decide which to get. QNAP is 850USD is feature rich and great in performance. My worries is about how is MYSQL and PHP going to be kept updated ? Also will it be able to use transmission/rtorrent/wtorrent/torrentflux ?? The review...
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    Vista 64bit Sp1 color calibration not loading properly ?

    I just recently read some other Vista SP1 64bit user and they reported the following. http://luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=25185&st=0 Could this explain why sometimes my calibration results are different when i review with basICColor after a while even though i...
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    RGB calibration question

    I calibrated my Dell 2405 FPW lcd monitor RGB to meet the color temperature of 6500k, gamma 2.2 and luminance 220 This is my result OSD settings to achieve the targets above are the following. red 17 green 22 blue 50 Brightness 90 Is it correct that blue...
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    ColorHCFR is it any good for calibration ?

    Source: http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=983943 How does this software compare to the basICColor software ? :confused: Which is better that i should use with my Eye One Display 2 ?
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    Newbie needs help to check whether calibration done correctly

    Hi, i need some help to figure out whether i did my calibration correctly seeing as i am a newbie :D The results I reset to factory settings which were all 50 before i ran the calibration process. I followed the software instructions and set the following below to meet the target...
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    Color calibrating videos ?

    This article claims can you can color calibrate videos you watch by using media player classic. http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=912720 Can anybody confirm whether this is true ? I am trying at the moment to set it up to test this method.
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    Software Calibration Roundup

    I just bought a X-rite Eye One Display 2 calibrator that has the Eye Match software bundled with it. It's good and easy to use but the final result page graph does not show where it stands in regards to SRGB Adobe RGB etc. Also no DE score :X I heard the NEC Spectra View II...
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    Whats the difference between HP LP2480zx and HP LP2475w ?

    Whats the difference between HP LP2480zx and HP LP2475w ? :confused: http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wpa/comparetool/compareProds.do HP LP2475w 24-inch Widescreen LCD Monitor - Setting Up the Monitor...
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    Can 4870x2 run in a nForce 680i SLI motherboard ?

    Currently i am using a Nvidia 8800 GTS, however the new ATI 4870x2 looks attractive. I however have a dillemma. Can the new ATI card run in a 680i SLI motherboard ??? From what i understand a single ATI card would work, HOWEVER the 4870x2 have 2 chips inside it and run in crossfire mode to...
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    How to get new Alchemy to work on Auzentech Prelude ?

    I've been waiting for ages but still no update. Whether it is because of Auzentech or Creative i am not sure, but i would suspect the later ..... :rolleyes: Since SP1 Vista came out, Alchemy didn't work for Warcraft 3 ...... which is why i really need to update my alchemy. I've been...
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    Hovering mouse over the start menu area will make explorer appcrash

    Very odd problem. If i go to start and hover mouse over the menu on the right side my explorer will crash and say appcrash. Anybody with a solution ? :confused:
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    I'm stuck in a room in BioShock Apollo in Hestia !

    Hi. In Fountaine's headquarters floor there are 2 rooms. 1 of them has a plank, whereas the other is to Fountaine's headquarters with a power to the people machine down the stairs inside. SO i blew the planks to the other door, went in then jumped down a hole. In this room is 1 splicer and no...
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    BioShock - How to switch plasmid and get new slots *spoiler

    Chapter 2. Medical Pavilion Ok so, i reached the first Gatherer's Garden after i saved the Little Sister since i'm merciful :rolleyes: *this is near the very end of Chapter 2. Medival Pavilion. I buy the plasmids but then run out of slots. So how on earth do i change to another Plasmid i...
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    How to configure Foobar for XFI Prelude ?

    Hm i'm wondering how some pro would configure Foobar for this sound card :X please any ideas ?? I got the latest Foobar installed, with ape, and asio plugin. :D
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    Auzentech XFI Prelude - Mini Review with Pictures

    SCREENSHOTS OF THE CARD THAT JUST ARRIVED http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/6474/prelude001ma0.jpg http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/5176/prelude002jw7.jpg http://img518.imageshack.us/img518/3161/prelude003nm2.jpg http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9427/prelude004yh3.jpg...
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    Can Creative S750 speakers go digital ?

    Hi i'm kinda a newbie. To my understanding these speakers are analog. Is it possible to use digital connections for this speaker system ? Seeing as the digital features Auzentech will have after a few months in a driver update i was wondering whether i could use them on my current speakers...
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    How to use Creative's Alchemy

    Hi there. Silly question but how do you use Alchemy ? I've got an Audigy 2 Zs so i used the Alchemy A2ZS edition. However how do i know it works ? Does alchemy program need to be opened for it to work ? In Alchemy there 2 windows. One is games installed, and the other is Alchemy...
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    Moogle's Newbie Guide for setting up Vista Router Sharing

    My setup: - PC 1: Vista 64 bit Ultimate - PC 2: XP - Router: Rp614 V1 Netgear router Ok this is what i did. Your Vista PC 1. install motherboard drivers *check if you installed your vista motherboard drivers :rolleyes: *I made the mistake of not installing my motherboard drivers...
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    Tweaking Vista shared folders for network with router

    I got my netgear rp614 to work. Seems that you need to install the motherboard drivers ... *duh. Worked just fine without installing anything but oh well.. Anyway now both xp and vista pc can see each other and share files, but the problem is anyone know how to setup the settings? I have to...
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    Company of Heroes graphics card settings suggestions

    I've done a search but didn't find much on this so... Anyone have any graphics settings suggestions for my rig: E6600 Intel dual core cpu P5N32-E Sli motherboard Nvidia Geforce 8800 Gts graphics card dell 2405 fpw 24'' lcd monitor 1 terrabyte hard drive space 2 gig corsair ddr Vista 64...
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    What sort of router to get?

    I'm thinking of getting a router but i'm not quite sure which. Wired vs wireless router. Wired only routers are cheaper aren't they ? Is there any reason to get a wireless router for the extra cost ? Cauz from what i read you get all sorts of problems to worry about whether someone trys to...
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    Vista router problem

    Anyone else having problems with thei router ? I can't seem to access my Netgear RP614 settings to do port forwarding. So whenever i try to access it using the browser, it simply just says "Firefox can't establish a connection to the server at ....." Source...
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    Vista internet problem for browsers

    Hm i seem to have a problem with Vista where internet seems to be down for firefox and internet explorer. But utorrent, mirc even my windows live messenger all work :/ I have to restart my pc to get it to work, or like just now waited 10 minutes before it worked again like normal. Anyone know...
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    Cool keyboard with configurable lights anyone

    http://www.earlyadopter.co.kr/brand/Default.asp?mode=read&num=19285&page=1%E2%8A%82=&sub1=&board_id=3&step=1 Says it's a Luxeed keyboard from Korea :D
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