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Help with cooling?

you also need to give the thermal compound a few heat cycles before you will get the lowest temps
- wcoffey
- Post #7
- Nov 7, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Data Recovery Software ??

thanks for the links. i went to each site, looked at the content and then bookmarked about 10 of them. i was hoping that the choice would be easier but this is exactly what i expected. where i have been employed we used "get data back" but with the owner going absent i'm sure that it is a very...
- wcoffey
- Post #3
- Oct 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Data Recovery Software ??

my wife and i are opening a pc business and received some great idaeas in these forums. now i have a new question for you. what data recovery software have you used with good results ??? the software i have used worked ok but there were always glitches. i don't mind paying for something but i...
- wcoffey
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- Oct 14, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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new pc store

a service contract is something is something that others have shown an interest in and i didn't expect it. i will not get into a race to see who can build the cheapest pc. the industry that i started in called it trying to "out-stupid" each other. if a part is not something i would use in my own...
- wcoffey
- Post #45
- Sep 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

depending on the situation there may be a fee for installing small items but i'm thinking like $5 and that will include blowing out fans, heatsinks and a vacume job. if they bought the system from me or a local competitor and the ram from me it will go in free. i really need to feel out what my...
- wcoffey
- Post #41
- Sep 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

can i beat on-line prices?? that is a definite maybe. with coming to me you will have no shipping but you will have tax. if i have it on the shelf you will avoid any down-time waiting on a return. will i stoop to tiger.... prices?? NO! will i have quality products with full warranties and a...
- wcoffey
- Post #39
- Sep 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

the rma problem is geting out of hand with a lot of vendors. they will only take returns for 10 - 30 days and only if the item is doa. after that you need to go straight to the manufacturer. if i wanted to return it to the manufacturer why didn't i buy it from them in the first place??? where i...
- wcoffey
- Post #36
- Sep 12, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

i haven't sold any abit boards in a while and i didn't raelize that they only had a two year warr. if a customer would request an abit i have no problem building a system around one. the store i have been at had zero rma's on intel boards for several years and then we started to a few, my own...
- wcoffey
- Post #24
- Sep 11, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

also as an option i want to offer linux as an os so if you have any suggestions let me know
- wcoffey
- Post #18
- Sep 10, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

thanks for the help so far, almost everything brought up is covered in my business plan. the store i had recently worked at was intel only. i don't like to locked into a single provider. i plan on systems based on amd and intel, retail boxed only and if a motherboard has less than a 3yr...
- wcoffey
- Post #17
- Sep 10, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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new pc store

my wife and i are opening a new pc sales and service shop in our hometown and i am looking for advice. what would you like to see in a local pc shop and what would we need to do to keep you as a customer?? please keep things realistic. we are in the final stages of setting things up and i...
- wcoffey
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- Sep 10, 2005
- Replies: 48
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Random Reboots During Boot Up Process

check the bios version. there are three revisions. the first revision fixes a reboot issue
- wcoffey
- Post #4
- Mar 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do Dell Latitude notebooks compare to IBM Thinkpads?

overall i think it's hard to beat the mid to high end ibm laptops. we see very few failures except the power adapter plug and if you do have a problem it's easy to find parts. to find a better setup i would look at one of the smaller vendors. alienware would be at the top of my list. you can...
- wcoffey
- Post #3
- Mar 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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performance of Ultra memory?

actually 2 were "maverick" motherboards, one was an "msi". all were bought in one of the packages that are VERY cheap. we purchased a gigabyte m/b and a new processor dedicated to test these systems. there were a couple of months that i fixed a string of systems bought from this vendor. it got...
- wcoffey
- Post #8
- Dec 24, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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computer runs, but does not post

friends should not let friends buy from tiger direct. with the thousands of vendors out there why do people buy from them. even some one that has been burned by them will go back and try it again
- wcoffey
- Post #20
- Dec 19, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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performance of Ultra memory?

i have worked on three systems that had ULTRA memory. all three were built with tiger direct components. out of six sticks of ram i had to replace 5 because of system stability problems. the one stick that worked only lasted another 2 months and the owner came in and bought a replacement. i...
- wcoffey
- Post #6
- Dec 19, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Cooling included with parts

stay with the retail boxed processor for the warranty
- wcoffey
- Post #3
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Front USB Ports

some cases use a cheaper usb port on front panels. these do no have the ability to supply enough electricity for some devices. go to a powered hub to fix this issue
- wcoffey
- Post #5
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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lite on

lite-on has a good war. but you may have to pay the shipping to get it there for them to look at it. insured shipping can be almost as many $$ as a new drive
- wcoffey
- Post #4
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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good set of headphones?

i have Altec-Lansing's with the built on mic. i think i paid less than $50 at bestbuy. my stepson plays on line games a lot and he is going to get a pair for himself. the only bad thing i can say is that they seem a little warm after a couple of hours
- wcoffey
- Post #13
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Logitech MX510 mouse wheel problem?!

how about uninstalling the mouse and drivers and reinstalling. it looks like the newest drivers are from 01-2004. do you have it plugged into a hub or the motherboard. if you use a hub make sure it's a powered version. i use a microsoft mouse and the wheel changes weapons so fast it's almost...
- wcoffey
- Post #4
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Mice
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Hard drive problem.

it sounds like you added the second hard drive after windows was installed. when xp loads it sees the drives and assigns the drive id's. i think it's possible to manually change and/or assign drives but it is a royal pain. my choice would be backing up your data,format,and reinstall windows with...
- wcoffey
- Post #4
- Nov 27, 2004
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Very bad hard drive performance, need help

if there is no important data on the ibm "deathstar".remove it from the chain. i would say that 50% - 75% of all the drives we replace are this type. that is why the pet name applies. i would also suggest seagate drives because they are true sata not converted ide drives
- wcoffey
- Post #8
- Nov 20, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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eh... I used sand paper on my CRT monitor... now its blurry.. should I wax it?

it's never going to be the same again but with a lot of rubbing you can make it better. use a soft cloth and plain white toothpaste,no gels,no fancy stuff, just old fashioned toothpaste. do a small spot at a time. good luck
- wcoffey
- Post #12
- Nov 20, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building

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