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"strange power saving mode enabled" error in linux / can't install XP either

I recently discovered that the PSU of my computer was causing a lot of problems (ie, freezing), so I replaced it and the freezing went away. Now, for some reason, things still aren't working smoothly. On the computer, I'm running the MEPIS Linux distribution. However, everytime I run it, I...
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- Feb 5, 2005
- Replies: 1
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pc speaker beeps then mouse and kb lock up!

Hello. I'm running Windows XP on a clean system. For some reason at random times, the PC speaker of my computer will beep once, and my mouse will come to a halt, but then a few seconds later, the mouse will come back to life and everything will be fine. But then, in some instances, after...
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- Jan 27, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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best gaming mouse

I'm in the market for a new mouse and I do a lot of gaming. I don't want a wireless mouse. It must be optical. I'm trying to choose between something from Microsoft and Logitech, but I'm open to other companies if they have good mice. What do you guys think is a good mouse for gaming? Also...
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- Jan 15, 2004
- Replies: 17
- Forum: Computer Building
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Defective ATI Video Card

When I first got the card, I played CS on it for a few weeks. The game ran without any sluggishness from what I remember. Then I didn't play any games for a while and my Windows performance seemed OK, which is why it never occured to me that my video card was possibly defective. As for the...
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- Nov 10, 2003
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Defective ATI Video Card

After having my ATI AIW Radeon 8500DV for over a year now, I've come to conclude that my video card is most likely defective. I bought it from newegg.com and it was OEM. Anyway, the reason I think it's defective is because it basically sucks! I'm running an Athlon XP 2000+ processor with 512...
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- Nov 10, 2003
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Do this RAM work with this mobo

Bump... thanks, but can anyone answer the question regarding how I know in general if a certain type of ram works w/ a certain type of mobo?
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- Post #3
- Nov 9, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Do this RAM work with this mobo

Hello. I am thinking about getting the Abit IC7-MAX3 motherboard w/ a good P4 processor. Right now, I have a AMD system, consisting of a Soyo Dragon SY-KT400 mobo and a Athlon XP 2000+ processor. I want to use the RAM I currently have in my system, which is "DDRAM 512MB|32X64 PC-2700...
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- Nov 9, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI Radeon AIW 8500 and Quake 2 Performance

The settings didn't affect the performance. From what I've been hearing, Quake II is old technology and my card simply doesn't support it. Oh well. Thanks
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- Post #6
- Sep 26, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI Radeon AIW 8500 and Quake 2 Performance

Specs: Soyo SY-KT400 Dragon Ultra AMD Athlon 2000+ XP (1.67 GHz) 512 MB RAM Did you lower stuff like FSAA and Aniostropic filtering? Is your CPU performance reasonable? --> No, where can I do this and what should I set it to? In the BIOS, what you set asd the AGP aperature size? --> Default...
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- Sep 24, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI Radeon AIW 8500 and Quake 2 Performance

I have an ATI Radeon AIW 8500 and recently installed Quake II. Being an old game, I thought Quake 2 would run perfectly and smoothly in OpenGL mode, but it runs quite the opposite. Although it does run the game in OpenGL mode, the game becomes VERY sluggish during battles and when I pass...
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- Sep 24, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building
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Soyo Sy-kt400 Dragon Ultra Problem

Nevermind. My computer turned on this morning fine. Odd, but whatever works, I'll take. One more question: Does anyone here have an AMD Athlon XP 2000+ CPU? If so, what temperature is it running at and what kind of heatsink and fan are you using? Are temperatures in the 50's deg. C dangerous?
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- Aug 24, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Soyo Sy-kt400 Dragon Ultra Problem

After taking out my heatsink and fan from my AMD cpu and cleaning it thoroughly, I put it back onto the CPU the wrong way, and when I turned on my comp, it turned off like 2 seconds later with a long beep. After fiddling with it for a while and clearing my CMOS by shorting JP5 (since I thought...
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- Aug 24, 2003
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Motherboards
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Why is my computer acting so retarded!

To correct a few things about my above post... The downloading issue is actually a problem with my router most likely. I'm using my brothers computer right now and Windows Update is acting messed up on his computer too (it wasn't before). Also, when I download from other websites, it stops in...
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- Post #4
- Aug 22, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Why is my computer acting so retarded!

Hello everyone. Starting about 6 months ago, my computer has been nothing but a headache!!! (I'm almost 100% sure this is a hardware issue, so please don't move this post) First, my system specs: AMD Athlon XP 2000+ w/ retail heatsink & fan Soyo SY KT400 Dragon Ultra Platinum Ed. Motherboard...
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- Aug 22, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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WTH? Someone help!

Hey all. Something really weird is going on with my computer. I might as well embarass myself since it's really important anyway. I guess somehow some pornsite I went to automatically downloaded an exe file called "movies.exe". I have Download Accelerator, so I'm able to tell where the file...
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- Jul 26, 2003
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows
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Heating problems with my computer -- HELP!

Answers to the above posts... I have one exhaust fan which came with the case. It is located under the PSU. Will a second exhaust fan, which can be placed by the front of the case under the HD's, make a big difference? Even when my case is open, it still overheats. I checked the manual of...
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- Post #7
- Jul 5, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Heating problems with my computer -- HELP!

Answers to the above posts... I have one exhaust fan which came with the case. It is located under the PSU. Will a second exhaust fan, which can be placed by the front of the case under the HD's, make a big difference? Even when my case is open, it still overheats. I checked the manual of...
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- Post #6
- Jul 5, 2003
- Forum: Computer Building
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Heating problems with my computer -- HELP!

Hey everyone. I have a custom built system (which I built in October '02) with the following specs: Soyo KT400 Dragon Ultra Platinum Edition AMD Athlon XP 2000 CPU w/ Retail CPU heatsink + fan Antec Case ATI AIW 8500DV etc... This is a non-overclocked system and has never been overclocked. I...
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- Jul 5, 2003
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Computer Building

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