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Computer freezes when network cable unplugged

This isn't really a big problem, but it's a minor annoyance at times when my internet goes out for just a sec. I have a Gigabyte EP35-DS3R and whenever I get "a network cable is unplugged" (happens here and there when my internet connection goes out) my computer completely freezes. Has anyone...
- MrBelvedere
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- May 5, 2008
- Replies: 1
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Question for P182 owners

So i have a newly built system w/ a P182. I have 4 SATA HDDs all in the lower cage. Needless to sya there's a good bit of wire clutter and all in that cramped little section of the lower compartment. Will that one middle fan provide enough cooling, or is it a good idea to add an intake fan in...
- MrBelvedere
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- Mar 26, 2008
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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CPU temp question

So I just built a new system with an E3110. AC freezer 7 pro in a p182. Got it up and running yesterday and everything seemed fine. played cod4 for about 2 hours no problems. Today i just decided to check the temp. Core temp reports core 0 @ 50c, and core 1 @ 34c. Real temp 2.24 has one...
- MrBelvedere
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- Mar 23, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Gigabyte EP35-DS3R loose NB heatsink

So I opened up my newly purchased motherboard, and the first thing i notice is the NB heatsink is sitting awkwardly diagonal, and there is a clear tear in the anti-static package that the heastink is poking through. It looks like it got knocked off, but I looked closer and it looks to have 2...
- MrBelvedere
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- Mar 19, 2008
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Motherboards
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Need help w/ new build

Just a quick question. I haven't purchased anything yet. Sorta just waiting on the C2D prices to drop back down. I see that the 9800s are coming out soon, so I was thinking of maybe holding off. I'm really not interested in the evga step-up program b/c i'm just too lazy, and don't want to be...
- MrBelvedere
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- Feb 28, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help w/ new build

Ok, so i'm considering the following now. Motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813128086 RAM: Need someone to tell me which is better: http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820145184 http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16820231122 Video Card: I...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #6
- Feb 21, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help w/ new build

What's a good 8800 to get? I was thinking of evga b/c i've been happy w/ my current evga 7800GT, but i was maybe thinking of the fanless ECS in the hotdeals forum.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #3
- Feb 20, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help w/ new build

1. What YOUR PC will be used for. That means what types of tasks you'll be performing. Gaming, general purpose web surfing, MAYBE audio recording a bit later. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread. I'd say around $1,000. 3. What...
- MrBelvedere
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- Feb 20, 2008
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

Well, it's been tried on 3 different computers with 3 different cables so that's not it.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #16
- Feb 19, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

This seems like a good idea. Although my friend's computer has no SATA drives. It does have a pci IDE bus though which i don't know if that's doing anything, but nothing i've tried so far works. I tried an fdisk /mbr and got an error writing to disk no changes were made to the mbr error. I...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #14
- Feb 18, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

Well, after contacting seagate support, i'm still convinced it's the MBR. They said their zero-fill utility doesn't touch the MBR, so it only zero-filled the rest of the drive. I'm wondering though, is it possible to do an fdsik /mbr on that disk from within windows ? I don't currently have a...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #9
- Feb 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

Well, I did a zero-fill with the seagate disc utility. Now I can't completely tell if anything is different, but when i booted this time instead of hanging at the windows splash screen it just went to a pure black screen. I let it sit for about a minute and then it went to the splash screen...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #7
- Feb 13, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

I just copied some random files in the root directory. It booted for me at first when it was unpartitioned space. Then I powered down, took it out and gave it to him. Didn't work on his, and now it does the same on mine as well. I'll try the fdisk /mbr. Thanks.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #5
- Feb 12, 2008
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this Hard drive dead?

Ok, i had a 200gb seagate IDE hard drive that i replace w/ a SATA. This hard drive had a 30gb partition w/ linux installed on it, and the rest NTFS partitioned being used for storage when i dual booted into XP. When I replaced it i deleted both partitions, formatted, and then copied some files...
- MrBelvedere
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- Feb 11, 2008
- Replies: 18
- Forum: Computer Building
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Undoing a raid0

Ok, I have an nforce4 raid0 setup. I have 2x250 drives in a striping raid0 setup. The main drive that the OS sits on is a 74gb raptor. I remember when I added the raptor to the system I had to go into the nforce4 raid config and add it as a striped drive b/c otherwise windows didn't see it...
- MrBelvedere
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- Feb 2, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building new rig. Need advice

I'm trying to build a new gaming rig and need some advice on a few things. Processor: I'm thinking of getting a Q6600. Is it worth it to get a quad core, or should I just get a dual core? Motherboard: I have no idea what the good mobos are out right now. I might overclock a little. Not...
- MrBelvedere
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- Nov 17, 2007
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Raptor vs. Raid 0

I guess the main question here i should be asking is. My current setup is 2x250gb WD SATAs in raid0. If you could get a 74gb raptor (barely used) for $50 would you get it?
- MrBelvedere
- Post #33
- Jul 30, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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PC will not power on

A friend of mine is having problems with his rig. it's about 2 years old. he said he came home form work and turned it on and nothing happened. He said he kind of smelled smoke. He replaced the PSU, and that didn't change it, but he said after replacing the PSU the standby LED on the mobo is...
- MrBelvedere
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- Jul 28, 2007
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Raptor vs. Raid 0

I mainly use my pc for gaming. Would the lone raptor be better than my current setup of 2 SATAII 16mb WD hard drives in raid 0?
- MrBelvedere
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- Jul 27, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Raptor vs. Raid 0

My main question if anyone could help me is if one 74gb raptor is faster than 2 SATAII hard drives in raid 0. What benchmark utilities can i use to test the seek/access time of my current setup (the aforementioned raid)?
- MrBelvedere
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- Jul 27, 2007
- Replies: 44
- Forum: Computer Building
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IRQ conflict question

Just installed a wintv pvr150 tuner card. bit of a hassle, but eventually got things working. Tried playing a game of bf2. Eventually i got some artifacts, and then finally bsod and reboot. I looked, and the wintv card was on the same IRQ channel as my 7800gt. I only have 2 pci slots, so i...
- MrBelvedere
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- Jun 10, 2006
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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X-fi vs. Audigy 2 ZS

I meant to say sound quality. Sorry.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #4
- Mar 13, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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X-fi vs. Audigy 2 ZS

I've searched around for this and see alot of varying opinions. I currently have an Audigy 2 ZS, and a pair of Sennheiser HD555s. I do alot of gaming, and listen to alot of music. I watch movies quite frequently too. Will I see a noticeable difference in performance if i upgrade? With the...
- MrBelvedere
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- Mar 13, 2006
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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DVI Male Digital/DVI Male Digital Dual Link 28AWG Cable - 10FT for $3.86 [excl. S&H]

I'm running 1280x1024 @ 75hz on an LCD w/ a single link DVI. Will i see any performance gain w/ a dual link?
- MrBelvedere
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- Dec 22, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Dual Monitor setup question

I just bought a samsung 940B. I was wondering if it'd be possible to play games on the samsung, and have another monitor being my desktop where i could switch to it and IM/browse etc. How do i go about setting that up?
- MrBelvedere
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- Dec 16, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Displays
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Antec Superlanboy fan replacement

I want to replace the rear 120mm stock fan on my super lanboy, but it's mounted via these rubber isolators, and the holes are a bit too small for screws to fit in. How do I go about replacing it w/ a fan of my choice?
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 26, 2005
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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EVGA 7800GT $50 cardpool rebate promo! Starts 10/1

I just bought one of these. Anyone wanna cardpool with me? Email me: wareagle043@yahoo.com
- MrBelvedere
- Post #19
- Oct 18, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Need help recovering data on HDD

It's damn near impossible to get the jumper off the backup to set it to slave. That's why i'm running my good HDD on slave. The other night when i was backing up my HD i got a "disk failure" twice when i was copying to the drive. after which the drive disappeared and i had to unplug/replug the...
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 15, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help recovering data on HDD

Ok I just built a new system, i've got 2 hard drives on one IDE channel. My OS is installed on the slave drive, and the master is everything i backed up. Windows reads both hard drives, but when i try to copy my files from that master HD to my slave i get a BSoD. Any idea how i can copy those...
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 15, 2005
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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Question about resuming torrents

Ok i'm using bitcomet, and I have 50% downloaded of a 4gb torrent. I want to reformat my hard drive. Is it possible to resume the download after reformatting? What would I need to back up if this is possible?
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 14, 2005
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Windows
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attention to all xp 90 owners. help me out!

I was gonna make a new post but i guess i'll just ask in ehre. I just bought an xp90 and accidentally selected the 80mm panaflo instead of the 92mm. Will I see any noticeable difference in cooling w/ a 92mm over the 80?
- MrBelvedere
- Post #19
- Oct 10, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Building new system. Looking for input.

the GT is in the price range i'd like to spend. But other than that is everything good? I'm a bit unsure of the PSU and case. Is that PSU sufficient?
- MrBelvedere
- Post #4
- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Building new system. Looking for input.

AMD64 3700 San diego thermalright XP90 w/ panaflo H1A DFI UT Ultra-D 7800GT (not sure which make) antec superlanboy fortron ax450 450W I'll just be using my current RAM, hard drive, CD/DVD for the meantime. Feedback much appreciated.
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 6, 2005
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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Good cheap case

I'll be buying another PSU. I wouldn't mind one w/ a clear side panel so that I can see my pretty lights and stuff.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #6
- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Good cheap case

Building a new system soon and looking for some case recommendations. I'd really like to keep it under $75. What's the best case i can get for around that price?
- MrBelvedere
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- Oct 6, 2005
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Is George W. Bush a Christian?

Of course it "applies". If you believe Jesus is God then his teachings are absolute moral principles and don't go into abeyance just because of extreme circumstances. If God says thou shalt not kill, it doesn't mean "thou shalt not kill...unless...". I'm not saying pascifism is a practical...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #98
- Oct 1, 2005
- Forum: Politics and News
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Is George W. Bush a Christian?

Well Jesus said if your enemy strikes you to turn to him the other cheek. George Bush said we're gonna hunt and kill our enemies. I'm not a christian myself, but Bush doesn't even look like he makes an attempt to follow Christ's footsteps.
- MrBelvedere
- Post #93
- Sep 30, 2005
- Forum: Politics and News
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Connect 3D Radeon X850 XT Platinum $309AR

can you use the ATI $100 off rebate w/ this?
- MrBelvedere
- Post #4
- Sep 24, 2005
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Cut wasted government spending, end the war on drugs

Yes. I think people have this big conception that if all opiates and amphetamines were legal that everyone would run around doing heroin and crack. Most people use substances in moderation. The prohibition of those drugs is what leads to cocaine and heroin in the first place. Back when...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #46
- Sep 21, 2005
- Forum: Politics and News
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Would you agree or disagree with this statement

Standard oil was not a monopoly. For a short time they were very close, but through natural market forces by around 1910 or so their market share was steadily declining. When anti-trust lawsuits were finally brought against them they were found to only have 60% of the market (and declining)...
- MrBelvedere
- Post #9
- Sep 20, 2005
- Forum: Politics and News

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