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Onboard video with PCiE Video Card ? Biostar Geoforce 6100 m9

I have a Biostar GeForce 6100 m9 with integrated graphics. I added a 7600 Gt and the onboard video card was disabled. Is there a way to enable it to use 3 monitors? So far I haven't been able to find a setting in the BIOS.
- dino8031
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- Dec 16, 2007
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Will a dual core 939 Processor work with an Asus A8V Deluxe?

I have an Asus A8V Deluxe (non-SLI) Board running an AMD 64 3000+. Will dual core AMD processors work with this motherboard?
- dino8031
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- Nov 19, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Advice on quick learning of Mac and PC troublesooting.

I'm thinking of taking a job as Mac and PC tech with my local school district. My background is in a PC and Widows 2000 Server in a 30 PC manufacturing enviornment troubleshooting and administering a very small LAN and doing desktop troubleshooting. I have no Mac experience at all and the...
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- Sep 2, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you install a Mac OS on a PC?

Rats. I was afraid of that. I guess it's off to the used computer store. Any suggestions?
- dino8031
- Post #3
- Aug 18, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Can you install a Mac OS on a PC?

Is it possible to install a Mac OS on a PC? If so, is it possible to setup a dual boot with Windows on another partition? I'm trying to learn the Mac OS without buying another computer. It would be great if there was some kind of tutorial software that would emulate the Mac OS that I...
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- Aug 18, 2005
- Replies: 13
- Forum: Operating Systems
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How do I go about getting an A+ certifications?

Thanks for the CompTIA link. It's an excellent start. One more question. How difficult are the exams? I have a fairly good hands-on knowledge of desktop pc troubleshooting and small scale workgroup networking. I've been your basic self-taught IT go-to-guy in a fairly small engineering and...
- dino8031
- Post #3
- Mar 24, 2005
- Forum: Networking
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How do I go about getting an A+ certifications?

I'm not sure where to post this, but this seemed like a reasonable starting point. I'm interested in getting a couple of different A+ certifications. I've looked at a few sample tests and they seem realitively simple for the most part. My question is, what is a good source for...
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- Mar 24, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Networking
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Asus A8V Deluxe won't run with memory in 3 slots.

Can I assume that since the memory controller is built into A64 chips that this configuration is the norm for all motherboards with 4 dimm slots, or is this just an Asus thing? It looks like I exchange the 512 for 2-256's or else I spring for another 512. I guess that leads to one final...
- dino8031
- Post #7
- Mar 15, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Deluxe won't run with memory in 3 slots.

Well then, How about 4 sticks in 4 slots?
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- Post #5
- Mar 14, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Deluxe won't run with memory in 3 slots.

So, is it not possible to run 3 sticks in 3 slots?
- dino8031
- Post #3
- Mar 14, 2005
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Deluxe won't run with memory in 3 slots.

I have a non-sli Asus A8V Deluxe Rev 2 that I have been running two 512 Meg sticks of Mushkin PC 3200 Ram in the blue slots. When I add an identical 512 meg stick in either remaining black slot I get a message at post saying "system failed due to CPU overclocking". The system is...
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- Mar 14, 2005
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Motherboards
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Outlook 2003 crash and burn

After reinstalling and repairing 8 million times, I get to this point. The Outlook window opens in the background and I get this message. I hit OK and the program closes. "Cannot start microsoft office outlook, unable to open the outlook window. the set of folders could not be opened. the...
- dino8031
- Post #4
- Mar 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Outlook 2003 crash and burn

I've tried running at stock settings, same result. I have Norton Corporate Editon that is updated daily. No bugs detected.
- dino8031
- Post #3
- Mar 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Outlook 2003 crash and burn

I have a unique situation with Outlook 2003. I built a new AMD 64 machine in December and installed Office 2003 with no problems. It ran perfectly for 3 months. Recently the machine crashed unexpectedly due to overclocking while Outlook was open. Now, when I try to open it, I get a message...
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- Mar 4, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Can you buy a stand-alone Outlook application?

Is it possible to buy individual licenses for a stand alone copy of Outlook 2003 or do I need to buy the entire office suite to get it? I'm interested in upgrading or fresh installing around 20 copies. If so, a link to a reasonable reseller would be greatly appreciated.
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- Mar 1, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Windows
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Asus A8V BIOS Problem

I recently updated the BIOS from V1008 to V1009 on my Asus A8V board to remedy a problem with the VIA chip not being able to read and write to a Sandisk thumbdrive. It fixed the problem but now I have had to reduce my clock speed from around 2.5 Ghz to 2.29 Ghz or else I get random crashes...
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- Feb 22, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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Newegg repair RMA

As I understand it, Newegg does not crosship. Your only option is to buy the same item and then send back the old item. They will charge you 15% for the return and you pay return shipping. All of this also has to happen within 30 days of the original sale. It would probably be worth a call...
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- Post #5
- Feb 16, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Printing BIOS settings,

Is there a piece of software available that can produce a print out of your BIOS settings, either in a spreadsheet format or a print-screen? Everytime I have to reset my CMOS or upodate my BIOS I can never remember all of my settings that were changed from the original default settings.
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- Feb 13, 2005
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows
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Canon 300D or Olympus E-300?

The D-70 just came out with a $200 rebate with the excellent 18-70 kit lens. I own one and absolutely love it. It is well worth the extra money over the 300D, which is also a very good camera, but the included kit lens is mediocre at best. The price drop tells me the D70 may also be slated...
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- Post #15
- Feb 7, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Processor usage with USB thumb drives

When I transfer data, either read or write to my USB thumb drives my processor usage jumps up to 100%. Is this normal and is there a way to reduce processor usage during transfers?
- dino8031
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- Feb 6, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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A8V BIOS 1010 BETA

I haven't even loaded 1009 yet. My machine runs beautifully with 1008 so I haven't bothered. Is there any advantage to that version?
- dino8031
- Post #2
- Feb 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Blue screen on XP install

It turned out to be a bad stick of RAM. I switched sockets, then pulled one of the sticks, then switched again and XP loaded like a dream. Thanks guys.
- dino8031
- Post #5
- Feb 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Blue screen on XP install

I'm trying to do a clean install on a Win 2000 Pro Office machine, AMD XP2400+. ECS K7S5A, generic 32 Meg video, generic DDR RAM 2@ 256 Megs. It's been running fine for a couple of years but it is time for a new Win XP Pro OS and a reformat. The install begins fine at boot up, Windows...
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- Feb 3, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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how many optical drives do you have?

I have one DVD Rom Drive and 1- 16x Dual Layer DVD RW Drive on seperate IDE channels with SATA hard drives. I use DVD X-Copy Platinum or Nero 6 for copying DVD's and making data discs. It works very well. DVD Rom's are very cheap and save an extra step in copying existing discs. Two clicks...
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- Post #15
- Jan 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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What's a good $100-200 printer for printing up digital pics?!

I have an IP4000 and love it. The best part is that the ink cartridges are very reasonable. Buy good quality photo paper in bulk packs of 60 or more. HP Premium Plus paper also works fine as the Canon paper is very expensive. The printer is fast, quiet and produces great quality prints...
- dino8031
- Post #12
- Jan 21, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do you pronounce 'Mushkin' ?

I called Mushkin the other day for an RMA. The girl who answered the phone pronounced it "MOOSH-KIN. I would say that is fairly definitive.
- dino8031
- Post #20
- Jan 11, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Blue fonts on all listings on Storage Drive

Thanks Hardlin, I appreciate the information.
- dino8031
- Post #5
- Dec 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Blue fonts on all listings on Storage Drive

I don't have the machine in front of me but I think that is probably it. Is it best performance-wise to have compression enabled or disabled? Storage space is not a problem in my case.
- dino8031
- Post #3
- Dec 29, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Blue fonts on all listings on Storage Drive

I'm running XP SP2 on an AMD64 machine. I have two IDE drives, 1 primary 40 gig that houses the OS, the other designated "Storage" letter D, an 80 gig Samsung, which holds program installations and general storage. When I view the drives through My Computer all of the listings for the Storage...
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- Dec 29, 2004
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Asus A8V Fan monitor Issues

Hmmm... It seems my brain failed to engage on that particular post! It must be a Christmas thing.... I'll just plug the damn thing into a molex connector and have a martini. That should make the whole thing relatively painless and avoid the whole exploding motherboard thing.
- dino8031
- Post #11
- Dec 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Fan monitor Issues

Thanks for the vote of confidence joelslaw, but I'm a long way from knowing what I'm doing! Anyone know if it is possible to plug the yellow sensor wire into the MB chasis fan header with the 3 pin and connect the black/red wires to a molex 12v connector? It's a tempting experiment but I'd...
- dino8031
- Post #8
- Dec 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Fan monitor Issues

By "cut off" I meant cutting the 3 pin female connector off of the chassis fan and replacing it with a molex connector and plugging the tail into an open 12 volt lead. I usually stop short of hacking into a motherboard, but a $5 fan is another matter. The prospect of an RMA for such a...
- dino8031
- Post #6
- Dec 22, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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a8v with cool n quiet

My A8V Deluxe Rev 2 board does the same thing. The little popup always reads the same no matter what. I would also like some information on this bit of strangeness.
- dino8031
- Post #2
- Dec 21, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Thermaltake Silent PurePower, 420W ATX

I've used this PS in half a dozen AMD XP office machines with great success. Stable voltages, no problems, no failures. You can't beat it for the price.
- dino8031
- Post #24
- Dec 21, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Asus A8V Fan monitor Issues

It seems to be a header issue. I plug the fan into another header and it works fine, readings look correct. The PS and CPU readings seem fine, and the Chassis reading has returned to zero. Any suggestions for a fix? The board is flawless otherwise, and even overclocked to 2474.8 it still...
- dino8031
- Post #4
- Dec 20, 2004
- Forum: Motherboards
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Asus A8V Fan monitor Issues

I have an Asus A8V Rev2, Factoryu BIOS 1008 board with the following hardware installed: Athlon 64 3000+ 2- 512 Meg Sticks Mushkin Green Cas 2.5 blue slots, dual channel Nvidia GeNForce 5200 128 Meg Video Antec Sonata with Antec SmartPower 380 watt Case PS sensor is plugged into...
- dino8031
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- Dec 19, 2004
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Motherboards
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ASUS A8V Deluxe Won't Boot

If you're only running 1 stick of RAM, put it in B2. Otherwise, no boot. Good luck. A8V's can be very finnickey.
- dino8031
- Post #5
- Dec 14, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Using an Arctic Cooliing CPU fan with an Asus A8V

Has anyone tried using an Arctic Cooling CPU cooler with an Asus 939 A8V board? The heatsink has a dedicated mounting bracket that requires removing the original stock fan bracket from both sides of the board. I've tried removing the top-board fan bracket and mounting it with the stock...
- dino8031
- Thread
- Dec 13, 2004
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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New Rig in the making...

I'm also a big fan of the Antec cases. They also make a nearly identical model without the front door. You might consider it if you don't like having a door enclosing your optical drives. The Sonata is another good choice for an extra $25.
- dino8031
- Post #9
- Dec 11, 2004
- Forum: Computer Building
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Personal liability of Systems Administrators

It's nice to know that it takes a bit more then an anonymous phone call from a disgrunteled former employee to have US Marshals breaking down your door to shoot you for having an expired evaluation copy of Winzip on your laptop. What I'm hearing is that as close to full compliance as...
- dino8031
- Post #10
- Dec 10, 2004
- Forum: Networking

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