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Buy yourself a goddamned UPS, NOW!

"if i am in the middle of something, i just shut it down - big deal on the DVD burn [i haven't paid for DL yet] . . . and when i felt the need to nef during an extended power-outtage, i'd use my notebook AND a UPS. EDIT: i really DO believe in using a UPS . . . i have TWO small ones - one...
- minerman
- Post #58
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Buy yourself a goddamned UPS, NOW!

If the power drops out while I am using it then I can keep on, keeping on until the power returns,who knows you may be in the middle of burning a DVD, finishing a presentation for work, or kicking a** in a frag match, then the last thing you want is for your monitor to go black and your PS fan...
- minerman
- Post #52
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Buy yourself a goddamned UPS, NOW!

I can't comment on the POS you had Loke but I can say that the 2 APC's and 1 Belkin, that I have owned have been worth every penny invested. Just in the peace of mind was worth the money spent. And you can't really compare the best surge protector out there to the benefits of a good UPS. The...
- minerman
- Post #50
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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ATI Wonder Elite...anyone have it?

Exceptional card I have been using since March and am really pleased with the picture quality, much better than the AIW 9800 and the Hauppage Win TV-PVR-250 that i have used in the past. The only gripe I have is with the software the "Cyberlink Power Cinema 3.0" is really lacking, but I am...
- minerman
- Post #2
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Buy yourself a goddamned UPS, NOW!

A good UPS is more than a surge protector in that it gives you time to shut down your computer in the case of a blackout and not lose data or have it corruppted from a hard shut-down.Most of your better UPS's also monitor your voltage(Constant Voltage Regulation) to protect against brownouts.Low...
- minerman
- Post #48
- Jul 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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What upgrade should I do next???

I agree with Bucks. :thumbsup:
- minerman
- Post #4
- Jun 30, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Two dvd burners in one machine?

Bill I have two burners in my system a Plextor 716SA and a Sony DRU-720A and both work great with no problems what so ever.
- minerman
- Post #4
- Jun 30, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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New Gaming Rig components ordered. What OS!!!!!!????

Hello apopilot, Yes you can use one independent drive as your "C"(system) drive, and run two or more drives in a RAID configuration. I run mine in a striped or RAID 0 for performance reasons, but I eventually intend on adding two more Barracudas to add a mirrored array (RAID 1) to this setup. So...
- minerman
- Post #16
- Jun 30, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Help XP

If I understand you correctly this happened while you were installing XP during the format,partitioning phase. If this is correct, then you do not have XP installed on your HDD,and have no O/S to boot to on said HDD. So if you do as mechBgon suggests and set your BIOS to boot to your HDD before...
- minerman
- Post #6
- Jun 30, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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New Gaming Rig components ordered. What OS!!!!!!????

MCE 2005 is a wonderful O/S. I am an avid gamer and do alot of video editing and have no problems what so ever and everything runs very stale and very quik. I play HL2, Farcry, and Doom3 with a little BF2 thrown in and have no lock-ups no crashing to the desk top no blue screens of death. Like...
- minerman
- Post #13
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Upgrading system hdd, don't wanna install windows all over again...

quik 411: you should really consider using your new faster drive for your O/S, even though you have to reinstall, the performance improvements may be worth the hassle.
- minerman
- Post #5
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Help XP

can you not boot to your XP cd, and then reinstall?
- minerman
- Post #3
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Got a new Creative Sound Audigy 2 ZS Platinum Pro Card! need some help setting it up

1. Im tryin to hook up my home theatre system, I have an optical cable going to the out of the External I/O but i dont know how to Switch it to that, what i want to do is to listen to music and play my games in Digital using my home Theatre system! Go to your start menu and open all...
- minerman
- Post #4
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Quick Question on Power Supply

Hello Crane, it will not hurt your PS or the motherboard to leave the P4 connector unhooked. If the mb doesn't use the connector it will not even be noticed. Just tie it back out of the way.
- minerman
- Post #2
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Gaming on Dell 2001fp

Excellent monitor for gaming. I have had mine for about 5 months now and I am totally satisfied. I play HL2, Farcry, & Doom 3 and have no ghosting no screendoor effect no artifacts and no dead or stuck pixels. Plays DVD's with brite and vibrant colors. I am using the digital input, but I have...
- minerman
- Post #7
- Jun 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building

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