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So I've had a bout of nostalgia and I'm trying to throw some spare components together to build a system that'll run windows 98/xp like it's 2001. ;) Army Men (1998) or Commandoes : behind enemy lines (1998) anyone? Anyway, I'm missing an IDE optical drive. Anyone local (Dallas, TX)...
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- May 19, 2012
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SnapStream

It may or may not work.. just depends on performance of the firewire chipset. I tried to use an external usb2.0 drive for the buffer, and it caused issues. I've been using Beyond TV for almost 2 years now, and it works the best with internal IDE or SATA drives.
- DrCool
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- Mar 26, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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I'm about to throw my new Lanparty out the window :/

Yeah, seems like you've already come to some pretty logical conclusions. The way a given motherboard behaves with a given module varies. Your issues are most likely memory / motherboard related. Don't use auto settings for the memory and instead go into the bios and manually specify all...
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- Post #14
- Jan 21, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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AHHHHHH!! My hard drive crashed, is there anyway I can retrieve the data?

First download http://www.hitachigst.com/hdd/support/download.htm Drive Fitness Test, either the floppy or the iso for cd. Run the quick test.. if it says your drive is failing, your looking at Professional Data Recovery Services. If it passes, you can try.. GetDataBack...
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- Post #5
- Jan 12, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Windows Application for phpBB messageboard

If anyone has every used the Private Message Notifier ( http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview...hreadid=1455111&enterthread=y&arctab=y ), they know how convienent of a tool it is.. i'm looking for something very similar, but that would allow you to post to a phpBB messageboard.. If anyone...
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- Jan 5, 2006
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Windows
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Harddrives

The fact that you built your own computer and cant answer this question greatly disturbs me .. :Q but i digress SATA is the TYPE of cable, SATAII is the SPEC EIDE is to SATA as ATA/100 is to SATAII understand now?
- DrCool
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- Jan 4, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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I have $550 and an old P4 system...

Abit NV8 (skt 754 / nf4-x / pci-express / single channel ddr) AMD Sempron (skt 754 / 64bit / 128k L2 / 2600+ 1.6GHz) XFX 6600 DDR2 pci-express total $264 budget gaming, done! ;)
- DrCool
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- Jan 4, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this rig balanced?

Not to mention your Skt 939 board would be a pin short to support that processor.. Maybe Opteron Guy just wasn't paying very close attention to that detail. :D
- DrCool
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- Jan 4, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this rig balanced?

Your old PC doesn't suck, it just not a gaming system anymore.. ;) The problem with building anything right at this moment, is AMD is in the midst of a socket change. Any day they are going to release their new socket standards, so that will make upgrading in say a year or two almost...
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- Jan 4, 2006
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Building my first computer
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- Jan 4, 2006
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Building my first computer

Wow, thanks for your words of wisdom... You think your recommendation could be any more outlandish? He is already planning on spending $300 on a video card, and $200 on a processor, but you would have him spend another $99 on his processor? that would mean he'd be spending $600 on TWO...
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- Jan 4, 2006
- Forum: Computer Building
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how can you reinstall XP on a HP laptop using the MS serial code that came with laptop?

you need the OEM verison of whatever the Product Key is for. The product key on any OEM laptop/desktop (ie Dell / HP - Compaq / IBM / Sony / Gateway) gives you legitimate access to one copy of the OS on that device. if you have access to an OEM copy of the OS (ie XP Home OEM, XP Pro OEM)...
- DrCool
- Post #9
- Nov 13, 2005
- Forum: Operating Systems
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You're fired!

dang! he fired 4 PEOPLE at the same time! dang!
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- Post #8
- Oct 27, 2005
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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If DFT showed even one error would you trash the drive?

here is what you should do ... don't replace it, instead go with your gut and store all your family photos, tax documents, and any other really important data on that drive.. that way when it totally dies, and you lose all your data, we can all ROFL because you thought you knew better then...
- DrCool
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- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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What laptop is in your mind with these factors in mind?

i'd say 90% of current consumer laptops are junk (ie VERY poorly made) ever heard anyone say anything bad about their thinkpad? and afforadble none the less.. Certified Used IBM Thinkpads
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- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Laptops
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Annoying high frequency-type pitch whine coming from the back...

found this one out myself with my NF8 it's sadly become fairly typical among all board makers. disable the onboard sound! and use an addin card. you'll notice the noise disappear..
- DrCool
- Post #11
- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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memtest 86

memtest is the defacto standard for hardware memory diagnostics.. you failed to mention your brand of motherboard, and what form of cooling your using. memtest stresses all major subsystems, so memtest errors can also be a sign of processor and motherboard issues. if you want to avoid...
- DrCool
- Post #7
- Oct 6, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Who makes the best USB thumb drives?

did you forget to take computers 101? RAM which is most commonly found in your Desktop computer, stands for Random Access Memory and is used for temporary data storage, as once its external power source is removed, it no longer maintains the data it has stored. ROM which is used in...
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- Post #16
- Jul 29, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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a7n8x problem

well, looks like you might have just experienced the vaunted BIOS death! pay a visit to http://www.nforcershq.com/forum/ for an entire category dedicated to this board, and its quirkyness
- DrCool
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- May 16, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Good PSU?

hmm.. maybe if this question gets asked every 30 seconds, we'll finally get the REAL answer! for all the NEWBS: SEARCH IS YOUR FRIEND, use it!
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- Feb 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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What online computer hardware retailers offer usps shipping?

USPS priority is the least expensive / fastest shipping method you can use. I wish more major e-retailers offered it (especially ones in my same state) Directron does ( http://www.directron.com ) just a fair warning, their customer support blows, but as long as you never have to deal...
- DrCool
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- Feb 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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I Just Got an Idea

then i thought, "i think dave is killing me, because i'm laughing so hard it hurts!" then i thought, "DrCool your so handsome!" and I was RIGHT
- DrCool
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- Feb 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Tip/Sticky??-- Heres a relatively easy way to clean out a gunked up Keyboard

all I have to say is you guys have WAY to much free time on your hands! my keyboard doesn't get THAT dirty, but once the keys get overly slick (like EmperorRob mentioned), it's usually time to replace it anyway. I apply the same philosophy to my mouse!
- DrCool
- Post #35
- Feb 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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TV Tuner and sattellite

short answer - YES! go here for MANY more details! http://forums.freytechnologies.com/forums/
- DrCool
- Post #6
- Feb 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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How can I transfer files from one comp to another?

you can even use a male to male parallel cable (used to carry this in my toolkit back in the day), it's slower then ass, but it works. options: a) parallel cable b) parallel zip drive c) parallel cd-rw (ooo the memories!) c) usb cable d) usb hard drive e) usb flash drive f) usb cd-rw...
- DrCool
- Post #12
- Feb 26, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Disappering Partitions

I just purchased a new Hitachi 250GB PATA hard drive, and I'm having a really strange issue. I first formated it as 1 large partition, 232GB NTFS using partition magic. I'm using the drive as a video storage drive for my HTPC.. two days go by of recording to the drive, and suddenly I...
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- Feb 26, 2005
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- Forum: Computer Building
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BIG TROUBLE! Please help ASAP!!!!! I'm Begging!

he mentioned it was a clean xp install, with no service packs.. win xp requires service pack 1a to recognize drives of that capacity. so, he could have just installed service pack 1a, instead of sp2
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- Feb 20, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is my 3DMark03 score on par with the system?

i'm assuming you read anandtech, since your posting on the anandtech forums.. http://images.anandtech.com/graphs/corsair%204400c25amd_01030580108/5942.png dual channel - stock DDR400 speeds!
- DrCool
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- Feb 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is my 3DMark03 score on par with the system?

yeah, your score is on the low side.. download sisoft sandra, and run the memory bandwidth benchmark. you should get somewhere in the 6000 range, if your not, you don't have something setup correctly. i'm getting 8087 with half the memory on a nForce3 board (single channel)
- DrCool
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- Feb 4, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Have LCDs caught up with CRTs yet for gamers?

i've been using a Samsung 17" 712n (12ms / 600:1 contrast ratio / analog) for about 2 weeks now, and comparing it to my 17" Samsung 793MB (.20mm/1280x1024).. i've had the opportunity to use quite a few LCD's over the years, and distinctly recall ugly ghosting on all of them, in any FPS pc...
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- Feb 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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MSI's RMA dept. , A+ ....packing job F

what was the initial reason you sent it out for service?
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- Feb 3, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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MSI's RMA dept. , A+ ....packing job F

your package has been delieverd, btw! yeah, under two weeks is really good turn-around time.. but Jan is usually a slow business month, so it's not too surprising. my ASUS rma took about 3 1/2 weeks but that was with the christmas right in the middle of it.. so what'd you do to your...
- DrCool
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- Feb 2, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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best socket 754 mobo?

i've directly compared the msi k8n neo and the abit nf8... and the abit nf8 is the better buy overall!
- DrCool
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- Feb 1, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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The impossible to remove Dell case.

hmm.. i just got a really novel idea, check DELLs website? http://support.dell.com/suppor...sm/remmt.htm#rem_cover Dell used to actually have their act together, and luckily still mantain the extensive documentation on the older models
- DrCool
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- Jan 31, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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the ultimate "do i need a 24pin PSU ?" thread

as sauro mentioned.. its notched so it will only fit in one way
- DrCool
- Post #8
- Jan 28, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Sempron 3100 (754) 90nm in stock?

although it's possible, it's not very likely that they actually have them in-stock. I was reading on theinqurier that AMD recently released these in Japanese markets, but don't think they've hit the US quite yet..
- DrCool
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- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Hero Status to you if you can answer this...

I'm just making an assumption here, but you did take the motherboard completely out of the case and try running on a desk / cardboard / wood, right? if you had a grounding issue, it would look exactly like what your describing, and if you weren't smart enough to do this, you'd think the...
- DrCool
- Post #11
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is there something that can turn the extra P4 board connector to a couple more 4 pin molex connectors?

you could just use a y-connector on an exsisting 4pin connector.. you couldn't go hog wild with these though, as the power supply is designed with only so many for a reason. if you need more then like 1 extra, you should be purchasing a new power supply, as using to many y-connectors could...
- DrCool
- Post #6
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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VERY hard to insert RAM into mobo???

lol, most panaflos come untailed.. most places offer tailed and untailed versions, but you have to make sure you specify
- DrCool
- Post #7
- Jan 27, 2005
- Forum: Computer Building
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MSI K8N NEO4 - INSTOCK!!

zipzoomfly has finally got the MSI nForce4 board in-stock! check it out: http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/...jsp?ProductCode=241158
- DrCool
- Thread
- Jan 26, 2005
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building

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