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XP 2000+ and MSI K7T266 Pro 2-A @Fry's $139.99

Hello, Esquared is correct on his statement...... I currently live in Sacramento, CA and previously leaved in the Bay Area. The Sale ads for Fry's are not always the same. I remember a couple of months back purchasing some Mushkin memory for $59 in Sactown and figuring that I would be going...
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- Post #5
- Sep 3, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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I removed the fan from the powerunit!

Hello, I agree with Paulson.... I don't mind the noise.... It's a great wife thing... I could be in my computer room and my wife will call me to do something and....hehehe low and behold I heard nothing. ;) Hey ....fans can also be your friends too... :) I make it a point to always have a...
- dawbs
- Post #17
- Apr 24, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with DVD decoder and SB live!

Hello, Sigma Designs made that card for Creative Labs... You could try their drivers... seems like their beta too... it might or might not work, but worth a try.... :) dawbs Windows 2000 & XP drivers
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- Post #7
- Apr 24, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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what is the different between Category 5 and Category 5e internet wire?

hello, Why not use firewire....400 megs per sec Only limitation is cable can only be 15 ft long.... per pc But that is SMOKING" comparied to 100 megs.. I have it setup and it really fast.. just my $0.02 dawbs
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- Post #5
- Apr 24, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Samsung hard drives... How Reliable are they ???

Hello, I'm thinking of purchasing 3 new hard drives... in the 80 gig range and noticed that Samsung has 7200 rpm drives. I was wondering on the quailty and reliability of these drives. I also saw that there is other size models also, so possibly the information on those would also be...
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- Apr 21, 2002
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Computer Building
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Do the Athlon Palomino MP 1.0 and 1.2 Gig CPU's have .....

Hello, Do the Athlon Palomino MP 1.0 and 1.2 Gig CPU's have the QuantiSpeed architecture ??? I am think of purchasing them through a neighborhood computer shop. I can get them for $55 and $65 . Thanks for the help. dawbs
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- Apr 19, 2002
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Free smoothies April 16th- 20th from Jamba Juice

there is 8 locations in my general area of Sacramento.........mmmmmmmm The closest is rractically in my back yard... Smoothies everyday till Saturday !!! dawbs
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- Post #26
- Apr 16, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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Shot-gunning ADSL??

lastig21, You can have have DSL on every "GOOD" working cable pair to you house or place of residence. If you have a DAML (which is 2 numbers on a single cable pair) you cannot have DSl at all, until your line is re-provisioned by your local phone company or carrier. dawbs
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- Post #7
- Apr 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Shot-gunning ADSL??

NOOOO...this cannnot be done...each dsl account is tied to 1 number and your DSL is started at your Dslam port (too much detail to explain)(this goes around the switch at the centeral office). You actually do not have to have dial tone to have DSL... dawbs
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- Post #4
- Apr 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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LAN and fibre optics question

I agree with DUG.... with wath your hard drive can process.... after saying that .. my neighbor is running his lan using firewire and it is very stable and fast... I will be setting mine up this weekend... your only limitations are hard drive and cable length (15 ft) of 6/6 cable ...
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- Post #10
- Apr 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Smoking hot!!!!!DSL for 29.95 month from SBC Ameritech Detroit,MI maybe nationwide

Hello, I feel for everyone in regards to your DSL problems.... I actually work for SBC Pacific Bell..... I used to work as a DSL installation/maintenance tech... but I 'm now current back with the mother company... The SBC internet has gone to .... I cannot actually type it, for I am at...
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- Post #32
- Apr 10, 2002
- Forum: Hot Deals and Giveaways
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lines in monitor

Hello, I have 4 KDS AV-195TF Monitors .... After I had them a couple of weeks, I thought they were all bad from shipping, because of the same two lines you have mentioned. I emailed KDS about 2 years ago and this was the response from their tech support... Because the monitor display is an...
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- Post #7
- Apr 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is It Possible to Use Two Cable Modems on one PC?

Hello, I forgot to mention that,I, at the time, had 2 different cable companies with cable Internet services..... My home oweners association and AT&T.. dawbs
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- Post #5
- Apr 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is It Possible to Use Two Cable Modems on one PC?

Hello, I did it before with netswitcher..... dawbs
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- Post #4
- Apr 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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do any of you use thumbscrews to mount your drives?

Hello, I agree with QTPie... I use them on all my PC's and PC's that I build that are not screw-less.. My previous employer was going to throw away 2 packages that had about 500 of each of the floppy and hard drive screws.. He was mad because they were "thumb type" and could not be used with...
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- Post #9
- Apr 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need Help Building CHEAP system...

This right off of NewEgg's Website?. Aopen P4 Mid Tower ATX Case Model KF45A w/250Watt $28 CPU PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.0AGHz 256K L2 Cache FCPGA Processor "Retail" 3 year warranty $65 no need to buy cpu fan? Dane-Elec DDR 128MB 16X64 PC-2100 RAM - OEM $33 Teac 1.44MB 3.5...
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- Post #31
- Apr 7, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Linksys BEFSR41 - imopressions and questions

Hello, This is some what of an answer to your question too.... You can have one (1) IP address seen from the out side by using... DMZ in the advanced configuration. This is from Linksys's WebPage Q:What is DMZ? A: Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) allows one IP Address (computer) to be exposed to...
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- Post #4
- Apr 6, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Newegg going rotten?!

Hello, I have always been impressed with NewEgg.... I have spent over $50,000 over the last 6 months with them and have only had "2" bad experiences (if you could call it that). 1) Purchased 15 MAXTOP CSX-3688K 350W Power Supply Mid Tower PC Cases in January. I have never checked the cases...
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- Post #14
- Apr 5, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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XP uNLocking Made Easy

hello, I use conductive paint (from a pen) to connect the L1 connectrs...sorry to not mention that.. dawbs btw... Steve (CompuWhiz) is back to selling cars in Sacramento... he emailed my a couple of weeks ago
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- Post #15
- Apr 5, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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XP uNLocking Made Easy

Hello, Just my $0.02 on performance on unlocking AMD CPU?s. I unlocked my MP1600 with no problems and have seen significant performance and actually more stability with my computer. I was running the FSB @ 133 then unlocked my MP. I ran it @ 1400for about a week and noticed that it was running...
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- Post #14
- Apr 5, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Newly built raid 0/1 sytem does not restart leaving windows and is slow to boot up

Hello, I setup a new computer yesterday and have noticed that it is slower that my other pc?s running at the same speed at start up. Once it is loaded to windows 2000 is very fast though. I have it set to raid 0/1. I have loaded the Via 4in1 drivers, video drivers and sound. The system...
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- Apr 3, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: Computer Building
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Slow boot up to POST screen or NO start up at all and will not Restart from Windows 2000

Hello, I setup a new computer yesterday and have noticed that it is slower that my other pc?s running at the same speed at start up. Once it is loaded to windows 2000 is very fast though. I have it set to raid 0/1. I have loaded the Via 4in1 drivers, video drivers and sound. The system...
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- Apr 3, 2002
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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CPU Multiplier is not reading correctly... Will not boot.... Help plz.. Thank you

what is your FSB set at?? IS it set at 133x2=266 or something different??
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- Post #2
- Mar 12, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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You guys with slot load DVD drives.

<< I think slot loads are limited to full size cd's only. I don't think it has the capability to grab 3" cd's to load and unload them. Pioneer's website may mention capabilities to handling smaller cd's. ~tdawg >> If I remember right there is something you put the 3 " cd in and then put it...
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- Post #34
- Mar 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is this the right conductive material to un-lock the MP or XP Processor???

Hello, Thanks for all the response. This morning I though I would just put it in to see what it would do....... guess what???... It works like a champ. Just to let you know about the MP's, they are lock, but not like the XP's. Just a little conductive paint (just my way to un-lock them) and...
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- Post #4
- Mar 11, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Would Like my Athlon MP processor un-locked... Question about Conductive Pen...

Hello, Thanks for all the response. This morning I though I would just put it in to see what it would do....... guess what???... It works like a champ. Just to let you know about the MP's, they are lock, but not like the XP's. Just a little conductive paint (just my way to un-lock them) and...
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- Post #6
- Mar 11, 2002
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Just how good is the Thermaltake VOLCANO 7 ??

Hello, I have it on one of my systems and it never on it's own goes above 2900 rpm. If I put the heat sensor between my thumb and forefinger it goes up to 4000 rpm and that is it !!! Does anyone else have a simular problem with these fans?? I have other Thermaltake fans so I know they make...
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- Thread
- Mar 10, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Would Like my Athlon MP processor un-locked... Question about Conductive Pen...

Hello, I pick up some of this conductive silver paint today... This is what is reads on the label: Silver-Microtip Conductive Pen - For precise repair & modification of conductive traces. Cat.# 8420-P........ This is made by MG Chemicals. The company has a Web-Site: This pen is right on the...
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- Mar 10, 2002
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is this the right conductive material to un-lock the MP or XP Processor???

Hello, I pick up some of this conductive silver paint today... This is what is reads on the label: Silver-Microtip Conductive Pen - For precise repair & modification of conductive traces. Cat.# 8420-P........ This is made by MG Chemicals. The company has a Web-Site...
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- Mar 9, 2002
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Computer Building
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is the pinnacle video capture , studio DV ver 7. is also a tv tuner?

Hello, It is just a firewire or IEEE194 controller card....... With editing software... dawbs
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- Post #2
- Feb 27, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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i hate maxtors man!!!!

Hello, I had a simular problem a couple of months ago with the same chipset on a EPOX 8kta3, but with WD 40 gig hard drives, and I was overclocking my processor even before I had an OP installed. Are you overclocking from the get-go, from 100 Mhz to 133 Mhz or higher?. I remember there was a...
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- Post #36
- Feb 18, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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BEST MP3 Player for under $100?

In today's Fry's ad in Sacramento, Ca advertised is a: D-Link DMP-110 Portable Audio MP3 Player ... for $39. It is not the newest and best, but is brand new and at the price you cannot go wrong. Here is DLinks Webpage for information on the unit...
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- Post #12
- Feb 15, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Is it true all Athlon MP processors are "FACTORY" unlocked ???

So....... They are "ALL" unlocked and I can feel better about my purchase?? Even though I do not see the dot's connected?? If so... then cheers to all dawbs
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- Post #8
- Feb 5, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Best way to overclock my Athlon 1.4 AYHJA ??

Hello, I have been tolded that my processor can be over clocked to a higher speed. I currently am running an Epox 8k7a, 512 Megs of Crucial memory ( (2) 256 meg modules (registered) ), Leadtek GForce 2 GTS video card, and have a Valcano 7 cooling the cpu which is a 1.4 Athlon (Stepping...
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- Thread
- Feb 5, 2002
- Replies: 2
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is it true all Athlon MP processors are "FACTORY" unlocked ???

No... I'm not that good... :) What I was explaining is there seems to be two (2) rows of dots (2 across and 5 down) and not 4 solid bars, like on my Athlon 1.4 AYHJA Processor, so I just thought that the bridge was not unlocked..... I bought these through Newegg.com...since I had a $125...
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- Post #6
- Feb 5, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building
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Are ALL Athlon MP Processors "FACTORY" unlocked @ the L1 ???

I just received two Athlon MP1600 processors in the mail today and was looking at the L1 cache... It seems like it is not connected like my Athlon 1.4 AYHJA processors are ?? I remember reading that the MP was accidently left connected or just for future use. I think is was the MP 1.0 & the...
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- Thread
- Feb 5, 2002
- Replies: 1
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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Is it true all Athlon MP processors are "FACTORY" unlocked ???

I just received two Athlon MP1600 processors in the mail today and was looking at the L1 cache... It seems like it is not connected like my Athlon 1.4 AYHJA processors are ?? I remember reading that the MP was accidently left connected. Does anyone have any input on this? Thanks for any and...
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- Feb 4, 2002
- Replies: 11
- Forum: Computer Building
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Need help with choosing the best editing card for video...

Hello, In two months my wife and I will be having our first child. She is allowing my to spend $300 - $350 on a video (editing) card. It will have to work with my DV camcorder. I can use it as my main video card also if necessary. Thanks for all inputs. dawbs
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- Jan 29, 2002
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Need help with choosing the best Video Edit Card...

Hello, In two months my wife and I will be having our first child. She is allowing my to spend $300 - $350 on a video (editing) card. It will have to work with my DV camcorder. I can use it as my main video card also if necessary. Thanks for all inputs. dawbs
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- Thread
- Jan 28, 2002
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Computer Building
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How do you fix bent pins ontop my motherboard?

Hello.... Needle nose pliers or even tweezers will do..... dawbs
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- Post #3
- Jan 25, 2002
- Forum: Computer Building

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