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Transferring to new drive

OK -- I just went through with this procedure. I used Acronis True Image to successfully clone my bootable IDE drive to the new SATA drive. And thankfully the SATA drive boots great, and is much faster. However, I also have a second IDE hard drive that I used mostly for MP3/lossless. The...
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- Post #8
- Feb 19, 2008
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Mouse randomly freezes up

I've searched the web and tried some things but the problem persists. Can anyone help?
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- Post #2
- Feb 17, 2008
- Forum: Mice
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Mouse randomly freezes up

I recently had to fix the registry on my PC when it suddenly would not start up. Specifically I had to get rid of the corrupt "system" file and replace it with an old backup. After some work, mostly starting up services manually, the PC is now basically as it was. One problem remains; the...
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- Feb 15, 2008
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Mice
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Transferring Dell to other case

I'm now thinking ahead 6 months or so to getting a new Core 2 Duo PC. My copy of XP let me transfer motherboards this time; will it do it again, or is there a limit to how much hardware change it will tolerate?
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- Post #30
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Best gaming mouse out there?

Maybe your old motherboard is USB 1.1 rather than USB 2.0?
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- Post #13
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Mice
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Good headphones for gaming?

That's too bad. Everyone's ears are different, and the K701's are very sensitive to the signal chain involved, perhaps too much so. Fortunately I think I found a perfect combination: E-mu 1212m sound card, connected by homemade silver/copper hybrid cable to a Millett Hybrid MAX tube amp (GE...
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- Post #20
- Feb 9, 2008
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Transferring to new drive

Ha, just realized my work computer had my first login info (this is Frankenhud/Commontone). I'll log into my second account and stop this doppelganger business. I'll see how the XP/new motherboard thing goes. At least, I'm happy to have switched to the Praetorian case. IMO it's the...
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- Post #3
- Feb 4, 2008
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Transferring Dell to other case

No Linux for me, I need to use Windows. I'm actually a happy Windows user. I've had this computer seven years, and have had very little trouble with Windows, even with switching a lot of hardware in and out. Does anyone know of a good source for motherboard screws and standoffs?
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- Post #15
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

Hmmm...I'm sure you're right, Derwen. I guess I just have to decide if it's worth spending $120 (mobo + XP) to use a nicer case. The Intel motherboard BIOS would probably not be so locked up as with Dell; I bet some overclocking would be possible. That's probably worth it right there, I...
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- Post #13
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

I thought of another solution...the Intel D850MV motherboard is only $25 or so on ebay. I could get one of those, which are standard ATX and not Dell, and all problems would be solved. The only thing is I don't know if I could reinstall XP on a different mobo, might have to buy another copy of...
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- Post #11
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

I don't have a camera at the moment, unfortunately. However, I found the pinout information for the front panel stuff at Dell's support forum. Front panel I will try it and see. The strange thing is, according to that thread the 8200 uses a special proprietary power supply, and it must...
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- Post #10
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

(?) Yes, I understand that! My question was about the power switch, and connecting it to the motherboard. "im pretty sure you are screwed on an 8200 as that was not even a standard case (it was sort ofl ike atx with 5 slots)." My Cooler Master case is ATX, and has more than 5 slots...I'm...
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- Post #7
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

Thanks guys...Do you mean the 20-pin power supply connector? Because I'm already using my Blue Storm PSU in the Dell case (chopped part of the rear grill out so it would fit) and it seems to be fine. I looked closer at the Dell case and (this may be what you were referring to) I see it has a...
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- Post #4
- Feb 1, 2008
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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Transferring Dell to other case

I have a Dell Dimension 8200. I also have a nice Cooler Master Praetorian case that is not in use. Hopefully within the next 4-5 months I'll fill that case with a new computer, but in the meantime, I'm wondering how difficult (if possible) it would be to transfer the Dell motherboard to the...
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- Jan 31, 2008
- Replies: 30
- Forum: Cases & Cooling
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RDRAM in Dell Dimension 8200

I remember an incident where one of the major places in the world where RAM was produced burned down or something, probably like 7 years ago. I think that had something to do with RDRAM's eventual demise.
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- Post #6
- Jan 30, 2008
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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RDRAM in Dell Dimension 8200

Unfortunately, I would need faster memory (40ns) to use a 533 processor. However I found a 2.6GHz, 400MHz FSB Northwood that would work with my computer, on ebay. I'd say nearly 1GHz increase in processing speed and twice the L2 cache should do something substantial.
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- Post #4
- Jan 30, 2008
- Forum: Memory and Storage
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RDRAM in Dell Dimension 8200

Hi there, my first post here. I have a Dell Dimension 8200 that is about 7 years old now. It has a 1.7GHz Pentium 4 processor, and came with 256MB of RDRAM. It has a decent video card and some additional drives, but otherwise is the same as when I got it. I'm working on building a PC (I...
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- Jan 29, 2008
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Memory and Storage

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