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Hi all, I'm currently stumped with my wireless network, and wireless networking is NOT my bag so I'm hoping I can rely on somebody in the Networking forum here to help guide me through this. :o My router+cable modem (it's one integrated unit) is located on one end of the house, and I have two...

Hey guys, I quit gaming a long time ago but I've come back just to experience the sheer win that is BF3. So my rig dates back to hardware that, even 3 years ago when I built it, was mediocre at best. AMD Athlon X2 4850e Some old Gigabyte AM2+ Mobo Crucial 4GB DDR2-800 ATI Radeon X800 I know...

I found an old tube of Arctic Ceramique out in the garage. It must have been sitting there for years because it's been so long since I've done a build with Ceramique. What I want to know is, is it safe to use on a new build considering it's been sitting in the heat of the garage for years? I'm...

This semester I'm going to be taking a "The Unix Operating System" class. I just got my textbook today and I've been thumbing through it, and there's no mention of distros anywhere. I know enough about Linux to know that there are a multitude of different distros. Does the same apply to Unix...

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My parents are always grumbling about their 6 year old Dell with its 2GHz Celeron (I know right :o) so I'm gonna surprise them with a brand new PC. It doesn't need to be blazing fast. They operate a business from home, so mainly they use their computer for internet/e-mail and Quicken. Here's the...

Cleaning time! Getting rid of some old stuff here. This is all stuff that I used at one point or another, except the RAM -- I got it from Kingston under warranty, and ended up never using it. Everything is sold As-Is but I am sure everything was in working condition last time I used it. 1...

My computer (XP Home) has been operating WAY slower than usual lately. It's an old machine to begin with, but it's been getting ridiculous lately -- for example, if I'm watching a youtube video in firefox and I click on an AIM window, the youtube video along with firefox will freeze up. Browsing...

Forceware 158.27 PNY GeForce 6600GT I have a Viewsonic 19" widescreen LCD (VG1930wm) and an old Optiquest 17" CRT (Q71), both plugged into DVI (the CRT is on a VGA-DVI adapter). What I want is simple. I want to run the LCD at 1440x900 while the Optiquest is running as a secondary monitor at...

I recently switched from a 17" CRT to a 19" widescreen LCD (Viewsonic VG1930wm to be exact). Ever since I switched I've noticed that the LCD has been torture on my eyes. After 45-60 minutes of sitting in front of it, even with small breaks, my eyes start to twitch, get teary, and sometimes I...

I've got a Dell X51v that I would like to use as a music/video platform. I really don't like the included Windows Media Player. Are there any third party media players that are worth downloading, preferably freeware?

I recently encountered a strange error while overclocking. If I take the HTT of my Sempron 2600 over 255MHz, the clock speed that is reported during the POST gets all messed up. At 260MHz HTT, the overall clock speed shows as 40MHz. At 256MHz, the overall clock speed shows as 8MHz. However, I...

I want to move my Steam installation, with all the games, custom content, etc, from one computer to another. Simply re-downloading all the games on the other computer is not an option because I have a ton of custom content I want to keep. If I just move the whole Steam folder to the other...

Alas, my quest for a good BF2 server seems to eternally continue. All I want is a server that bans idiots who do stupid stuff like C4 ramming and flying while commander, and has polite and fair admins. I thought I had found a good one, called 3Guns, and I had been playing on that server for...

I've been having a very odd problem for the past few months. Whenever I download large amounts of files simultaneously, such as browsing photo threads on forums or downloading more than one big file at once, my internet connection stops responding for 5-10 minutes and I can't do anything that...

I've started to experience a strange problem. If I have any USB storage devices plugged in, such as my iPod, flash drive, or flash card reader, my computer will freeze at POST and completely stop responding. I've tried all 6 of my USB ports and the same thing happens with all of them. I can...

My ancient 128MB iRiver IFP-180T finally just bought the farm. I'm in the market for a new MP3 player now. Money is tight right now and I am willing to spend $100 at the very most. I haven't been keeping up with what's new on the MP3 player scene, so I would be grateful if anybody could...

I just got a Plantronics Audio 90 headset. I like it a lot, except for one thing that's really annoying. Whenever I have the mic turned on and I talk into it, I can hear myself talking through the headphones. This is probably a noob-ish question, but is there a way to stop this?

I just got BF2 a few days ago. I figure, it's Saturday, I'll sit down for a nice long session of BF2. Well let me tell you, I'm considering getting a refund right now. Not because of any flaws in the game, but because of the morons who play it. I started off playing on an urban map. Strike at...

I run a teamspeak server on a computer I have that's on almost 24/7. After seeing the convenience of having my own server, I added a ventrilo server as well, and then the strain on the computer started to become too much and voice chat starting lagging terribly on my servers. I want to build a...

I have a Logitech Internet Chat headset. It is my second. I got it (and the first one) because it was pretty cheap, at about 10 dollars, and was from a very good company. The first one I got fell apart within weeks. At first, the sound from the left side would drop out at random times, then...

Okay, so about 6 hours ago I got a little teeny tiny bit of coca-cola on my keyboard. Really small amount. It was on the left side where caps lock/tab/shift/control are. It did go under the keys, but I didn't think it would do that much damage being such a small amount of soda. I tested all the...

My aunt has a Toshiba P35-S609. It has a full-blown desktop P4 at 3.2GHz. She's been complaining about the short battery life (about 2 hours on full charge). I was thinking about getting the Pentium M 735 and putting it in the P4's place. Would this work? Would it increase the battery life?

I'm stumped. From a sudden feeling of nostalgia, I dug out my BF1942 CDs and got BF and Desert Combat installed. I've got BF42 patched to 1.61, and Desert Combat is version 0.7. I use Teamspeak. I can't imagine playing an online game without it. In the time it takes to type out "look...

Odd question... I remember that there is a website that allows you to compare the technical specifications of almost any video card in existence. I do not remember what it is, however. I'd really like to compare two cards right now, and that website would be the best way. I google-searched...

I'm a traditional keyboard-and-mouse gamer for every type of game, and some people have told me that getting a joystick or a gamepad would be beneficial in racing games, fighting games, and most importantly, FPS games. I can't really see how you would use a joystick or gamepad for an FPS game...

I'm in the market for a sub-$100 video card, which will be used for gaming (yes, I know, nobody would ever recommend a cheap video card for gaming, but I don't have too big a budget). I'm looking to upgrade from my 9200, and I have it down to the Radeon 9600XT or the Geforce 6200. I read that...

I'm running Windows XP Home, and I've been experiencing some difficulty with the clock in the taskbar. A few hours ago, at around 3 o' clock, the thing read 11:00 AM. I thought "Wow, it's early" but then I remembered that I had been playing CS: S from 10AM until about 1PM, so it couldn't be 11...

I read somewhere that AMD was going to support both Socket 939 and 754 until M2 was released, meaning that 754 is still gonna be around for awhile. The fastest processor they have for 754 is a 3700+ though. While a 3700 is no slouch, it's been around for awhile. Aside from the Semprons, does AMD...

I just got a new Seagate 80GB drive, SATA, to replace my IDE Western Digital. I've wanted to dual-boot with Windows and Linux for a long time, so I made two partitions - 70GB formatted as NTFS for Windows XP, and 10GB left unformatted for whichever distro I pick. I decided to try Mandrake 10.2...

Okay, I have never in my life owned an Intel processor, so I don't know a lot about them. I have a few questions for you Intel experts. My parents have a Dell Dimension 3000 with a Celeron D at 2.4GHz. They've been complaining about how slow it is after having used my Sempy 2600 system in my...

I've been thinking for awhile, and I've decided to build a file server. I have enough spare parts; all I need now is a hard drive and a case. It would just kinda sit there, lonely, in the corner or in my closet or SOMEWHERE where it's gonna be safe and undisturbed, and hold backups of all my...

See, for the longest time, I couldn't figure out why my system temps would skyrocket if I had the side panel on. My CPU would idle in the 50's (Stock cooler, Arctic Silver Ceramique) if I had the compy all closed up, but drop down to the high 30's, low 40's if I had the side panel off. Well, I...

Okay, here's some background that is probably part of the problem: About a month ago, Windows stopped booting. It would get to the "Windows XP Home Edition" screen with the little green scrolling bar, then it would reboot to the POST screen. I tried reinstalling Windows, but it would always...

I'm looking into buying a new video card, and am willing to spend around $100 at most. I do a lot of TV-watching and analog video capture on my current TV tuner card, a Leadtek TV2000XP. However, I am building a Linux HTPC and am moving my Leadtek card to that computer, leaving my main computer...

I'm trying to install this remote control software on my friend's Dell Axim X5. I put the install file on a CF card, put the card in the PDA, navigated to it, and opened the .exe. Whenever I do that, however, I get a message saying It should work, because the software was recommended to me...

Would I be able to find a PDA with all of the following for under $100? - Color screen - CF or SD/MMC card slot - Media player software & headphone jack I've been wanting to get a PDA for some time now, but I don't even know where to look. :confused:

After upgrading my system to a Sempron 2600, I had an Athlon XP 2000 laying around with no use at all. Being the buddy that I am (:p), I upgraded my friend's computer from a 1.8GHz Duron with it, requesting only the Duron for payment. Hence, I am now in possession of a 1.8GHz Duron, Applebred...

Are there any pics of naked X2's yet? I'm just curious to see what it looks like under the IHS.