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Destroying Hard Drives by Alan Jeffs
I have several hard drives to destroy/completely erase. They are already removed from the computer cases. Dismantling them one by one and sanding the disks is messy and time consuming. Extreme heat comes to mind as an approach. Anyone with any experience putting them on the barbeque set...
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September 29th 05 05:51 PM
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OK...Double post coming up... by Neil Barras
Hi all, 1) Is it worth going with AGP still? How long has the tech got left? I want to get the ASUS P5S800 as it seems like good value for money, and I am trying to put a PC together for ~£350. Rest of system to be: P4 prescott LGA775 @ 3Gig 512 DDR400
September 29th 05 03:50 PM
by Neil Barras Go to last post
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Socket A vs. Socket 939? by Alceryes
Does anyone have any performance comparisons (games/synthetic) between socket A and socket 939? I'm looking for something that uses the same speed rated CPU (like an XP 2800+ vs. AMD64 2800+), same memory, same video card, and same hard disks. I know the socket 939 system will be faster but I'd...
September 29th 05 03:18 PM
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pc3200 on my notebook.... which ram to buy? by stratoboom
Hello, All! i want to upgrade my ram on laptop below there are my specs... can i use pc 3200 with 400 bus? will they work at that frequency? i don't know exatly which kind of ram i can use thanks hp nx7000
September 29th 05 10:34 AM
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vendita online by Gio
Sono alla ricerca di un sito da cui sia possibile acquistare un nuovo pc ed un videoproiettore, magari risparmiando rispetto ad un negozio normale. Grazie a chiunque sappia darmi informazioni a riguardo.
September 29th 05 08:34 AM
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Dell Monitor D1626HT by news_reader
I believe this model had the Trinitron tube, are they good monitors for gaming?
September 29th 05 02:54 AM
by kony Go to last post
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How to colour PC plastic? by Noozer
I know that spraypaint will work, but will look like crap after a few bumps and scrapes - even with a paint and primer specifically made for plastic. What is an easy way to change a beige drive to a black one? How about to silver? Thx!
September 29th 05 12:17 AM
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Dell 650 poweredge can't boot of secondary ide channel by Connor T
Hi, I have a dell 650 poweredge, and have just tried disconnecting c: ( primary channel ) to check it boots ok from d: ( secondary ) however it doesnt. Also there's no option in the bios to boot from d:, so is it not supported? seems a bit stupid to me... Dunno if this is the best place to get...
September 29th 05 12:09 AM
by Bennett Price Go to last post
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dual monitor issue by Bacchus
Hi I just setup everything to run 2 monitors for a larger dektop, which I need badly. I am running Win 2000 and have one video card in the VGP slot (monitor 1) and one in the PCI (monitor 2). I setup everything in the display properties as well. The problem is, all I am seeing is a mess on the...
September 28th 05 11:42 PM
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Does thermal paste go off? by D-Dan
OK - I've noticed lately that my CPU has been running hot ( 50C) - Athlon XP 2400+ - not overclocked. Decided a few weeks back to clean all the fans, which helped a bit, but not much. I assumed the unusually high ambient temp here in the UK was to blame, but it's been cooler today and the CPU was...
September 28th 05 07:53 PM
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picture messed up on 6600 GT by LD
Hi all, a weird error. I was playing Black Hawk Down when the PC crashed. Afterwards, the picture was very distorted in the game, as well as in some videos. Windows GUI looks fine. Tried re-installing the drivers to no avail. I'm on a flat panel, but that should not affect things. Game was...
September 28th 05 07:46 PM
by kony Go to last post
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Raid question - drives of different size by GT
I have no experience of RAID at all. I currently have a 160GB HD which is starting to fill up and I am considering a larger drive, but don't want to bin this one. If I get a new 250GB drive, what RAID options do I have with the 2 drives of different speeds + sizes?
September 28th 05 06:13 PM
by kony Go to last post
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heat sync gel / glue by [email protected]
... this wasn't very bright of me -- i was pulling on the heat snyc (with fan built in) sitting on top of an AMD-K6-2 processor -- I didn't realize that it was held on by some kind of gel or glue -- now it won't "re-stick" (for lack of a better word) -- once I stand the tower up it will stay for...
September 28th 05 06:06 PM
by kony Go to last post
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Memtest report error... by John-Y
I recently used memtest86 after experiencing many serious system instabilities (random file corruption, system crashes). Basically memtest would report thousand of errors in a matter of minutes.Turned out the the problem was caused by a faulty Bios setting (memory was set to 'performance mode'....
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September 28th 05 02:46 PM
by kony Go to last post
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Burning DVD+R9 with NED ND-2510A -- success! by Cyde Weys
So I updated the firmware on my ND-2510A to the latest available, 2.18, and updated my burning program (Nero) to the latest edition, 7 Premium. Windows still wasn't recognizing blank DVD+R9 media, but Nero was, so I decided to go ahead with it anyway. The whole burn took 38 minutes at 2.4X and the...
September 28th 05 08:46 AM
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September 28th 05 08:25 AM
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who invented this crap? by Mr.Bolshoy Huy
I couldnt connect my digital camera to my PC running Win98SE for a few days because the USB was disabled in the BIOS! Isnt Win95 and everything afterwards supposed to be plug-n-play? Why do I have to mess around with the BIOS and IRQ and install drivers for this and that at all? BIOS? IRQ? I bet...
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September 28th 05 08:25 AM
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formatting compaq presario sr1303wm by kevin
I think a system reinstall would be the best option. When you reinstall Windows, you have the chance to format the disk. I'm not sure about the process demounting, but since you want to format the disk (erase everything), you still need to install Windows.
September 28th 05 08:25 AM
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formatting compaq presario sr1303wm by wildiceman
formatting the hd thru c# gives me a option to dismount a running process i have tried the system recovery disk's i have tried system restore..xoftspy.norton av.kaspersky av.avg av. none of these programs restore my system back to the full potential it was when i bought it have used several...
September 28th 05 08:25 AM
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Does thermal paste go off? by D-Dan
Just an update - went and bought a new fan & heatsink. Used paper towels and cotton buds to clean the gunk of the processor and polish the die - applied fresh thermal paste with a rubber glove (just a dot) and refitted. 10 degree drop in the diode temp, and at idle the diode is now 3 degrees below...
September 28th 05 08:25 AM
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