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Link Width issue -> new graphics card.

I've got the link width issue, my card is coming up as 2x instead of 16. This isn't a troubleshoot post, I've tried about everything to try and get it working. My options thus far are replace the motherboard or the video card. My previous video card worked fine with the motherboard...
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- Nov 13, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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How do I get files from my old desktop to my new vista HD

RebateMonger has the correct answer. It will work and is the correct solution (for your question 1)). My parents had this problem when I built them a new rig. It is because the Desktop folder is stored on a per-user-account basis. Thus, other users don't have access by default. Lucky for...
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- May 6, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can I use A Can Of Compressed Air To Clean

You have to be careful with anything that moves the dust around.... all that force is going to move the dust somewhere, and there's as good a chance it'll go somewhere you'll never get it out, and where you don't want it, than anyplace external to your components.
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- Post #10
- Apr 30, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Developing / gaming rig suggestions

Thanks for the recommendation on the fans & vcard. I am fairly set on a Q-core, I can afford the extra expense even if it is just an advantage on paper, and there's just something about seeing four core-usage meters. As far as the power supplies go, I agree with you, but I've gone through...
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- Apr 28, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Developing / gaming rig suggestions

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Developing, gaming. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread ~$1500 or so, budget isn't really an issue, but I'm not the sort to drop an extra $1k...
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- Apr 28, 2008
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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type and var name with same name

If you're using C#, Visual Studio's refactor functionality should work at least as well as an external program... Though it's not always the most adept at deciphering conflicting naming schemes.
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- Sep 5, 2007
- Forum: Programming
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How hot is too hot? (Q6600)

Man... slagging through all the 'crap' in this thread is tough. Back to the OP: Yeah...Were I you, I'd start looking for a better aftermarket solution at ~70*. Especially if you aren't OCing.
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- Post #37
- Aug 31, 2007
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Unreal Tournament 3 -- Preorder it for $40?

The special edition will almost certainly sell out, though probably not by enough to be worth reselling, but the game itself shouldn't have any trouble being available.
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- Post #2
- Aug 20, 2007
- Forum: PC Games
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Re-thought build

I'm fairly certain all C2D & C2Q's are 64-bit architectures. I would like to know where you heard this, if it's from a reliable source. Bunk always makes a good read.
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- Post #8
- Jul 29, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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ººººº--§§§§§§§--The Freebies thread--§§§§§§§--ººººº Part Cinq.

Not that it belongs in this thread, but to save the both of you the trouble: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_AMD_Athlon_microprocessors
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- Post #263
- May 19, 2007
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Please help me find this watch for her - for LESS money

Looks like female bling...
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- Post #16
- Dec 8, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Is 1680x1050 a standard High Def resolution?

About 1/2 - 3/4 inch black bars on both top and bottom. Not really a big deal, and a hell of a lot better than a 4:3 screen. ( I dual 20" wides =) )
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- Post #11
- Dec 5, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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HEROES

And It seems like the Haitian guy is able to Absorb, not steal, erase or whatever.... absorb powers, not into himself, but tunnel them elsewhere. reflect? That doesn't make any sense. It certainly doesn't fit all the cases... what about when he rendered Sylar incapacitated when they caught him?
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- Dec 5, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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HEROES

QFT -- I'm pretty sure Sylar couldn't steal powers with a gunshot. It seems like he has to kill them a certain way.... though maybe not, considering the flashback to the first guy.
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- Dec 5, 2006
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If everyone paid their dues when they went to the hospital...

Fixed.
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- Dec 4, 2006
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Paypal Question: What is my risk in this case as a seller.

Paypal is TERRIBLE. I bought an item off ebay, the seller never shipped, took my money and ran, the jackass lives 2hours away from me, but paypal didn't do anything. They acknowledged that the claim was in my favor, then said they couldn't get my money. Thanks, paypal.
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- Dec 2, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Just curious

Your survey doesn't make much sense... If you are going to college full time, you don't have time to make jack.
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- Dec 1, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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RMA'ing a CPU

...If you don't get a post beep, and everything spins up, it's either your CPU, mobo or PS.
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- Post #5
- Nov 29, 2006
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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What do you consider an acceptible frame rate for games?

You guys are spoiled.... FPS: 25 RPG (like WoW) 15fps RTS: lol... you care about their framerates? All the RTS's I play are made by blizzard, and so aren't a challenge (SC, WC3, etc) My 9500p just doesn't cut it anymore =/
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- Post #49
- Nov 28, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Yeah, I ended up reinstalling. I entered the drivers, that's the only way you can get into the Recovery console with the sata array installation. However, there never was an option for a repair install. I've done it before with installs on PATA drives, but it never seems to come up as...
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- Nov 28, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Multiple ISO's --> 1 big ISO?

I have several cd versions of games (HL2, UT2k4, WoW, etc), and I have the hard drive space to store them as ISO's. What I'd like to do, is convert those 3-5 CD ISO's to one big ISO, and I don't care if it'll fit on a dvd, I just don't want to have to mount them over and over every time I have...
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- Nov 28, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Windows
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JOIN THE BOYCOTT FOR BATTLEFIELD 2142!

I will boycott it.
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- Nov 28, 2006
- Forum: Windows
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Maybe...it wasn't on either of my 2 drives ( pata or sata array). Anyway, thanks for your help, Nothinman. I'm about to reinstall though... At this point, it's not worth fighting. This makes me sad. Instead of giving file IO to the recovery console: You have to do this. Instead of...
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- Post #15
- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

I don't see why the drive numbers should have changed... There were entries for both drives, one of them should persist, even if they did change. Of course, if windows tries to parse every entry before displaying the screen... well, that'd be a bad implementation. Regardless, I can no...
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Okay... I've tried a few things, and unsurprisingly have managed to hose it up. First: moving ntldr and ntdetect.com and the boot.ini (rather, copying them) didn't do much. I can't do a repair install, as the glorious Windows OS refuses to locate the install located on my RAID array, even...
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Haha -- Ahh.... Thanks SiliconImage, for these delightful drivers. I think I'll still rather copy ntldr and the boot ini before doing a repair install. Windows has a nasty habit of 'fixing' more than what's broken.
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

IIRC, you can boot to recovery console to run the fdisk command -- perhaps not, but I'll test it later today. One thing I would like to avoid, if possible, would be trying to screw with the sata raid array in linux -- I've had less than good luck with it back when I tried to install FreeBSD.
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Hmm...here's hoping the windows utility somewhat resembles the unix fdisk I'm used to. Do ntldr.dll and boot.ini reside in system32?
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

It seems like it should be simpler than that... after all, it's just a bootloader =p
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- Nov 27, 2006
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Switching Windows Bootloader Drive ?

Here's what happened: Long ago, I installed windows on a PATA drive. PATA drive began to die, I put Windows on my Sata Array. I installed on the Sata array with the ATA drive hooked up, so Windows just added my Sata Array install to the bootloader of the PATA drive. Now, my Sata array is my...
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- Nov 27, 2006
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- Forum: Operating Systems
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WoW 60 day game card $20 @ BB

Get off your high horse. Best Buy has screwed enough people over that nobody should take any offense it. See: http://www.bestbuysux.org if you don't agree. Granted, it's impolite to rag on employees, but perhaps you should look to your own spelling and grammar before you knock anyone else...
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- Nov 3, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How do I get my $$ back from Half.com?

WOOOT!!! Dear <my name>, You recently ordered the following item(s) on Half.com: Transaction ID Item Title Item Price + Shipping XXXXXXXXXXXXX <textbook name> $60.96 We've determined that the seller of these item(s) has not followed through on their commitment to you. We are...
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- Oct 6, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do I get my $$ back from Half.com?

If you do the chargeback, you forfeit all your claim to half.com's insurance policy.
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- Oct 4, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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McDonald's Monopoly 2006 Game w/ Best Buy Bucks

Which basically utterly negates the 40% you're saving in the first place. .70 on the dollar will pay for postage & supplies...
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- Oct 2, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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How do I get my $$ back from Half.com?

Okay. At least nobody so far has posted 'not' receiving their money. Back in mid-september I ordered it from ecampus.com. Still waiting. I'm going to be super-pissed if I get burned twice on the same damn book. From here on out, I buy exclusively from Amazon / ebay (100+ feedback)...
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- Oct 2, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do I get my $$ back from Half.com?

So back in august I bought a textbook off Half.com, to the tune of $60. About a week later, I noticed the seller was no longer a registered user, and his most recent feedback was a 'did not ship' type negative. After 22 days passed they FINALLY allowed me to file a claim, since they...
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- Oct 2, 2006
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- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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ATI 128mb 9550 AGP $3.99 AR Shipped

=p I'm kicking it with a 9500 pro.... think it's time to upgrade? =( makes me /cry when I can get a nearly similar card for under 5 bucks. o.0
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- Sep 27, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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So...the 2001FP/2005FPW...I don't get it.

Sigh.... I have a 17" 1701FP side by side with a 2005FPW. It's beautiful. [][__] , and plenty of real-estate for everything... IMHO, if you can't afford a 2405 AND a 2001fp or 1905fp, dual a 17 and a 2005. the dual monitors make up for the small loss in real-estate. Honestly, I don't...
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- Apr 11, 2006
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Hot? refurb Radeon x800 XT Platinum Edition AGP = $229

Good deal -- this is about what used cards go for on the eBay (so don't buy to resell ;) ), but this way, you get a 3yr warranty. Nice.
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- Mar 13, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Free Starbucks Coffee!

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- Post #29
- Mar 12, 2006
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways

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