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How do retailers sell New textbooks so cheap ?

Believe me, I know how difficult it is to find ISBN numbers, but it can definitely be done with a little legwork. If nothing else, just go into your college bookstore and copy them down. The thing is, whoever sold me the accounting textbook I bought, he probably got for around $50, if he was...
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- Dec 10, 2002
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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How do retailers sell New textbooks so cheap ?

I just bought a textbook from an Amazon Z-shop seller brand new for 60 bucks that normally foes for 120 on Amazon or in the school bookstore. The businessman in me started thinking that I could make a pretty penny if I could get access to textbooks that far below retail. I already have...
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- Dec 10, 2002
- Replies: 4
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Working Hard Drive won't show in old PC

Problem solved. I guess some older BIOS' don't read hard drives bigger than 32gb, so you need to use the alternate jumper settings. More info here: http://wdc.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/wdc.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_sid=8o4Bmftg&p_lva=&p_faqid=83&p_created=1005001469&p_sp= -Cameron
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- Post #2
- Nov 2, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Working Hard Drive won't show in old PC

I just got a new hard drive, so I put my 60gb Western Digital into an old PC I had laying around. The old PC is a Pentium II, 333. I wanted to use the primary IDE channel as master, but when I turned on the computer, the BIOS wouldn't detect a drive. I tried every combination of slave and...
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- Nov 2, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Maxtor 80 gig 5400 rpm Hard Drive $57 - $62 after tax and rebate

Here is how to do this online. 1) Follow this link L=Office Depot]http://www.officedepot.com/promo/redir.asp?AdID=9634[/L] you'll get a 20 off 75 coupon in your cart. 2) Click "Order by item #" and enter 923521 this will add the HD to your cart, although it may not be available for next day...
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- Post #26
- Jul 10, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Need to Repair NTFS.sys, but Windows Setup won't run

Update: I still get the same error message when trying to enter windows setup, but I get a new error when trying to load windows. Now whether I select safe mode or normal mode, I get an error about my BIOS not being fully ACPI compliant. I'm not sure why because I have the latest BIOS for my...
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- Apr 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need to Repair NTFS.sys, but Windows Setup won't run

Oops, sorry bout that. To answer the question, there really isn't anything I've done lately out of the ordinary. I've been having some trouble with a filesharing app (eDonkey) so I've been installing different versions of that, but I really don't think that has anything to do with the problem...
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- Apr 20, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need to Repair NTFS.sys, but Windows Setup won't run
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- Apr 20, 2002
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Need to Repair NTFS.sys, but Windows Setup won't run

I'm running WinXP, and when it loads I get the screen informing me that the last boot attempt was unsuccessful. If I select Boot Normally or Last Good Configuration, the system hangs. If I pick safe mode, the various files start to load until it attempts to load NTFS.sys and then it says there...
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- Apr 19, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Computer Building
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Not enough memory to install RedHat 7.2?

I have an old comuter that I salvaged before it got thrown away. After finally figuring out how to bypass the cmos password, I went to install RedHat 7.2 and got a not enough RAM error. There are 16mb, in there. I know RAM is cheap, but I don't really want to go through the hastle of getting...
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- Nov 8, 2001
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Sound in Headphones but Not Speakers

Oops, I did misstype there. What I meant to say was because I can hear the TV on my HEADPHONES. You did however diagnose the problem I think. What you're saying is that the signal from the TV card is analog, therefore the onlyway to hear it coming out of the soundcard is to use the analog...
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- Nov 1, 2001
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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Sound in Headphones but Not Speakers

Well sort of. I have a WinTV tuner card and a soundblaster live x-gamer (not 5.1) I also have a 2.1 Soundworks speaker system. To listen to TV, I ran the audio out from the TV Tuner into one of the audio inputs on the subs. I've decided I'd rather run the audio through the soundcard, so I...
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- Nov 1, 2001
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Headsets and Headphones
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My Plextor started burning coasters.

I have a Plextor 12/10/32a that has been working great for about a year. I'm using the same cdr's I always have, and Nero 5.5.4.0. I'm running Win XP Final. Everything has been running smoothly, but now I've been getting fixation errors. The CD gets to a 100%, but it never closes. The cd's...
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- Sep 18, 2001
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Peripherals & Components
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Cell Phone Question for any LA Residents

I'm really off to bed now, but still have no idea. From the newsgroups, it looks like some say yes for sprint, some no. Some say ATT, others say Verizon cause they have towers on campus. I think I'm gonna take back my phone to Office Max, and just wait to see firsthand what reception the...
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- Sep 6, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Cell Phone Question for any LA Residents

It must be late, I'm not thinking clearly. Of course they wouldn't accept the phone back with a big whole in the box where the upc should be. That link is very helpful, now maybe I'll go with ATT.
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- Post #9
- Sep 6, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Cell Phone Question for any LA Residents

Thanks everyone. RossMan- I think I may have a class with professor Lew this year, weird to see his name mentioned on an AnAndTech forum. I think I'm gonna go with sprint, but I'll wait to activate it until I get closer to move in day so that I can cancel if service sucks. Thanks for linking...
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- Sep 6, 2001
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Cell Phone Question for any LA Residents

I'll be starting UCLA in a couple weeks, and I don't want a dorm phone, I just want to use my cell. What providers have good coverage in LA in general, the Westwood area more specificly? I have a Sprint phone, but it's not yet activated so it can still be returned. Any advice? -Cameron
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- Sep 6, 2001
- Replies: 14
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Formatting XP??

Wow, fast reply! I was just coming in here to say that I had found a solution (the same thing you mentioned) but you beat me to it. Thanks, Cameron
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- Post #3
- Sep 4, 2001
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Formatting XP??

I installed XP (Retail, DevilsOwn rip) on an old computer, but it's too slow to run xp. I want to format the hard drive but I can't! I have the system restore CD, but when I boot into that it reads the cd, but once it loads dos, I can't get to the C drive at all. It's very weird, probably...
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- Sep 4, 2001
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Indecision: MSI K7T PRO 2-A to ESC K7S5A?

Funny you should ask, it's a decision I just made. I just finished ripping out my Pro2a, Duron & Crucial Ram and put in it's place a T-Bird 1400, 512 megs of Crucial DDR, and the ECS board. It was about 250 bucks for the whole thing, but the decision was made easier that I was able to put the...
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- Post #3
- Sep 1, 2001
- Forum: Motherboards

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