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external optical drives

thanks for the responses. corkyg, do you think you can give me a link to such a device? i dont plan on using the drive often, only to install some software; as the laptop itself has no optical drives. appreciate it
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- Post #4
- Mar 16, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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external optical drives

hi, i plan on purchasing a toshiba portege m200. this computer does not contain an optical drive. i have a spare cdrw from my home pc, could i purchase one of those usb external enclosures that usually go for 15-20 bucks, and connect it to the laptop via a USB port, or will i have to...
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- Mar 16, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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sata raid controller

thanks alot for the response zepper. i got an 80gig SATA drive as a gift and i saw that the sata controller, and the sata raid card were around the same price. now i know i can get the sata raid card and look to expand to a raid configuration later on when i pickup another drive.
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- Post #4
- Dec 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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sata raid controller

bump?
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- Post #2
- Dec 6, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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sata raid controller

i currently have an epox 4g4a+ and there is no built in sata support. could i use this : http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=15-124-020&DEPA=0 or http://www.newegg.com/app/view...=16-126-001&DEPA=0 its a sata raid card, but i only want to install 1 hdd for now (just to use...
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- Dec 5, 2004
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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blurry lcd

i tried this thing: http://www.monitorsdirect.com/toolkit/index.shtml and it helped improved the blurriness abit, i changed a control called "phase" on the monitor settings.
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- Post #10
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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blurry lcd

the problem right now is, my geforce ti4600 died on me so im using an old crappy geforce2mx untill i can get a new card. would the DVI make THAT BIG a difference? thnks
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- Post #8
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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blurry lcd

thank you klah, i j ust found the link myself on another site :) hmm, maybe i should return this monitor and get a better one. even after the cleartype, its still making me dizzy compared to the crt i have.
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- Post #5
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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blurry lcd

i am running it at that res, its still has really blurry text. in fact im getting dizzy as i type this.
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- Post #3
- Aug 13, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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blurry lcd

hi, i just purchased my first lcd (princeton vl1716 17in 25ms DVI from costco) but the text is blurry as hell. i heard there was some setting to tweak on windows or some profile to download from microsoft that helps improve the text visibility. does anyone have the info for this? thanks
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- Aug 13, 2004
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Computer Building
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2510a detecting as 4x?

im using 6.3.1.17 any advice?
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- Post #4
- Jul 31, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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epox 4g4a+ pc3200 problem

any suggestions of what to do? my only option is to run the ram underclocked?
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- Post #5
- Jul 31, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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epox 4g4a+ pc3200 problem

yea but the thing is, this DDR400 wont even run stable @ 333 !
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- Post #3
- Jul 31, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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2510a detecting as 4x?

btw, using ritek ridata 8x dvdr from newegg.
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- Post #2
- Jul 31, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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epox 4g4a+ pc3200 problem

hi i have an epox 4g4a+ (intel i845g chipset) and a 400watt fortronpsu the mobo officially supports pc2100 and unofficial pc2700. i had one stick of 512 pc2700 corsair xms in there and just replaced it with 2 sticks of 512 pc3200(ddr 400) corsair value select. with the pc3200 in there, it...
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- Jul 31, 2004
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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2510a detecting as 4x?

hi, i just installed my nec 2510a and it detected as a 4x burner in nero 6. how do i get it to detect as 8x? its set on master and 2.15 firmware. i flashed to 2.16 firmware and the same problem still exists. anyone encounter this? can anyone help? thanks
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- Jul 31, 2004
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking to upgrade: Which Intel P4 board is best?

im also intrested in these three mobos. what is the best i875p mobo for a 2.8 northwood?
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- Post #6
- Jul 23, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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using a laptop as a PC display

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- Post #5
- Jul 14, 2004
- Forum: Laptops
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using a laptop as a PC display

here are some links ive found: http://www.altiris.com/products/carboncopy/#ss http://www.keepmedia.com/Register.do?oliID=225 anymore info would be much appreciated.
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- Post #4
- Jul 13, 2004
- Forum: Laptops
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using a laptop as a PC display

hmm.. im not sure thats the type of solution im looking for. ideally, id just like to harnass the computing power of my PC while saving space and using my laptop as a display or areplacement for the monitor.
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- Post #3
- Jul 13, 2004
- Forum: Laptops
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using a laptop as a PC display

hi, i am purchasing a new laptop and i am wondering if it is possible to hookup the laptop to my PC and use the laptop to display the info coming from my PC effectivly replacing my giant bohemith table realestate hogging CRT monitor. would something like this work...
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- Jul 13, 2004
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Laptops
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Determining USB speed of a device

i recently purchased a dell keyboard from a 3rd party vendor (directron.com) the keyboard itself is a usb device and it also has 2 usb ports on the top of the keyboard. my motherboard, an epox 4g4a+ is USB2.0 compliant. i plan on using the 2 USB ports atop the keyboard for transferring music...
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- Jun 30, 2004
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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adding HDD question

thanks for the help.
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- Post #7
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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adding HDD question

eeyore, so i can simply connect a single hard drive to the RAID controller and it will perform like normal? is it that simple? i dont have a spare hdd at the moment, i was hesitating until i figured out what it would require. but if it is that simple, it should be great. thanks for the...
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- Post #5
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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adding HDD question

so are you saying there could be a way to disable the raid controller and use those connections like a normal ide drive setup? how do you guys go about getting those extra drives in your system?
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- Post #3
- Mar 24, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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adding HDD question

hi, i have an epox 4g4a+ mobo with two 80gig hdds on the ide controller right now. i have 2 optical drives (one cdburner, one dvd player). i have only a few gigs of hdd space left and i want to add additional hdds but there are no more ide spaces left (they are taken up by the 2 hdds and 2...
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- Mar 24, 2004
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Computer Building
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WARM: Canned Air 10oz $1.50 OTD YMMV

i steal these from work :D
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- Post #3
- Jan 22, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Dell 2001FP 20" LCD for $749 no rebates IS BACK!!! [thru 2/9]

sigh, still too expensive. any word on organic light emmiting diode technology? and when it will be ready for consumer markets?
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- Post #36
- Jan 22, 2004
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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I LOVE MY CAR!!! sort of racing stories...

mmmm GN owns Z in terms of HP. and for that matter of fact, turbos. 350z turboless. 300zx = twins. and to someone mentioning the Z4 i think this guy is talking about his nissan.
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- Post #45
- Oct 27, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

what is this teflon tape you guys speak of?
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- Post #43
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

thanks for all your feedback guys. i think ive settled on the mx500 because i dont really need a cordless (mx700) and i do like the side buttons. now to find a good deal on it. 40$ seems a bit pricey for me. hopefully some coupon stackin deal comes up. oh and now to get rid of this dell...
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- Post #40
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

i just found the mx700 for 30 bucks. this seems fairly reasonable considering it has a cradle to recharge, this way you wont need AA batteries. what i really like is the mouse buttons on the side (this functionality is good for ventrillo users like me) im debating between the mx310 and mx700...
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- Post #22
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

mmm go away.
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- Post #17
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

mac baine, not really, sometimes ill run around and my character will look to the sky and start spinning in circles cause my mouse spazzes out.
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- Post #12
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

thanks no sox. ill look into that. ive also hear alot about those logitech mx mice.. do any of you guys use those for gaming?
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- Post #8
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

what are the prices on these things btw? any links?
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- Post #6
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

errrrr, not really.
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- Post #4
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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YACT: If you could have any car in the world...

one word, enzo :D
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- Post #11
- Oct 26, 2003
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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gaming mouse

hey guys, whats a good mouse for FPS games? i have a 10$ logitech optical and it really sucks for games. what do you reccomend for a reasonable price that is?
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- Oct 26, 2003
- Replies: 43
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Free shakers vodka free gift

stoli on the rocks please!! i enjoy a finlandia vodka occasionally as well. absolut = overrated overpriced.
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- Post #17
- Sep 29, 2003
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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