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My Vintage Dream PC by GreenXenon
Hi: My vintage dream PC contains the most advanced motherboard that contains the most amount of 16-bit ISA slots but does not contain any PCI or other non ISA also. It does not even have any EISA or SCSI. Here are the other specs of my vintage dream PC 1. OSes: Windows 3.0 and the most...
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June 30th 09 06:00 AM
by Michael A. Terrell Go to last post
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Something weird going on with DreamPC from 2006, bad smell comingfrom heatsink on north bridge chip ? by skybuck2000
Hello, I am keeping my DreamPC 2006 off for now after I figure out what is wrong with it. (Right now it is producing a very bad smell, like burning oil or plastic and the north bridge chip/heatsink seems to be overheating, it may have developed a short circuit ? it's so hot it hurt my fingers and...
June 13th 21 03:11 PM
by Skybuck Flying[_4_] Go to last post
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Why aren't computer clocks as accurate as cheap quartz watches? by [email protected]
Why do the battery powered clocks in personal computers tend to keep worse time than quartz watches, even the $1 ones? The computer batteries measure fine, at least 3.15V. I thought that the problem was temperature swings in the computers (25-38C), but a couple of cheapo watches taped inside the...
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April 12th 06 01:34 PM
by No One Go to last post
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Vista licence: punishment for frequent upgraders? by ToolPackinMama
Comments?
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November 5th 06 08:51 AM
by Crispy Critter Go to last post
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OEM vs Retail XP Pro by jeh
Is there any real difference between the oem and retail versions of xp pro? I've heard that if you're going to be doing upgrading here and there occasionally you might run into problems with oem versions. John.
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May 9th 05 09:33 AM
by Ruel Smith Go to last post
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PC 4GB RAM limit by Tim Anderson
The cheaper motherboards (ie. most of them) for P4 or Athlon 64 support a maximum of 4GB RAM, even if the motherboards and processors support the AMD64 extensions that can address sqillions of GB. On the other hand, more upmarket boards support more RAM - up to 24GB or maybe more - for Xeon...
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June 3rd 05 03:25 AM
by ModeratelyConfused Go to last post
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Thoughts on Vista by Mike T.
In case you are the last person in the known universe to have heard this, Vista has been released. No, don't run out to Best Buy or Circuit City, you won't find it there. But Beta 2 (build 5384) is in "public" Beta, meaning that soon billions of computer users worldwide will be using Vista. (say...
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January 9th 07 08:30 PM
by John Doe Go to last post
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WiFi security issues? Newbie ? for W7 by RayLopez99
I'm switching to Windows 7 on my new laptop and I wonder if there are WiFi issues I should be aware of. I normally have this machine wired to a hub on a wired modem/router and so I don't use WiFi, but I'm thinking if I do, there should be some gotchas. Yes this is an anti- virus question, don't...
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January 15th 11 06:18 PM
by Steel Go to last post
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new system bootup woes by Adam
Host OS: Ubuntu Desktop 12.04 LTS Motherboard: ASUS Sabertooth 990FX AM3+ AMD SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Computer Case: Antec Three Hundred ATX Mid Tower Power Supply: OCZ ModXStream Pro 600W Modular I am having trouble with power to brand new system. After talking with OCZ tech support...
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December 30th 14 09:07 AM
by DecadentLinuxUserNumeroUno Go to last post
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PCI SERR# Generation by mike f
Hi, I'm trying to figure out what this BIOS option means and when it should be enabled and disabled. Can anyone help? TIA.
June 28th 04 07:40 PM
by mike f Go to last post
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Using a DELL 2600 PowerEdge as a Desktop PC by [email protected]
I picked up a DELL PowerEdge 2600. The system has a 3+Ghz CPU, 4gb of ram, and four SCSI drives. http://s290.photobucket.com/user/Statenislander/media/Computer/Win2000ServerF2_zps54049a5e.jpg.html?sort=3&o=69 I want to use it to store data and do basic things like play Mp3s and DVDs, as well as...
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May 16th 14 06:54 AM
by Flasherly[_2_] Go to last post
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Intel details future Larrabee graphics chip by Skybuck Flying[_2_]
As the number of cores goes up the watt requirements goes up too ? Will we need a zillion watts of power soon ? Bye, Skybuck.
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September 2nd 08 04:32 PM
by Michael A. Terrell Go to last post
318 7,660
Seriously, has anybody ever seen a serious virus problem in Windowswhen using AV protection? by RayLopez99
Seriously, has anybody seen--or even heard--of a serious virus (including rootkit or malware) problem in Windows when using commercial antivirus protection? One of the claims of the Linux crowd is that such problems are legion. But talking so some of the people at alt.comp.anti-virus I get the...
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March 29th 10 12:23 AM
by FromTheRafters[_2_] Go to last post
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Are mains surge protectors needed in the UK? by John McGaw
"Lem" wrote in message ... Are surge protectors on the main power supply actually needed in the UK? here in the UK we have few overhead mains power lines and have a relatively steady mains power supply when compared to many other ...
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July 20th 04 08:19 PM
by Panos Papadopolous Go to last post
177 7,505
Powerline Ethernet, inconsistent performance by Yousuf Khan[_2_]
I've had a powerline ethernet setup for several years at my home. I usually find their performance more consistent than Wi-Fi, especially when streaming video. But right now I'm not experiencing usual conditions. I'm currently using 3 adapters distributed throughout my home. Current iteration...
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October 10th 12 03:31 PM
by Yousuf Khan[_2_] Go to last post
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Solved: Playing Star Wars Battlefront 2 with driver version 0.0.0 bug !!!! by [email protected]
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YES I FINALLY FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET STAR WARS BATTLEFRONT 2 working on the TOSHIBA LAPTOP L670-1JQ iCore 5 The problem is: RADEON DRIVER VERSION 0.0.0...
November 8th 19 07:25 PM
by [email protected] Go to last post
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Ydinvoiman suomalaisia uhkakuvia (& NBRC) by Jyri Jäntti
*Ihan kiva ja asiantunteva firmarypästiedote lopussa! ______________________________________ Lisää aurinkosähköä samalla rahallaAurinkosähkön suuri ongelma on hyvin tiedossa.------- Ongelmasta yritetään irrottautua valoa keskittävillä ratkaisuilla. Valo kootaan näissä tehokkaasti hyvin pienelle...
November 21st 08 11:49 AM
by Jyri Jäntti Go to last post
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Latest driver for Realtek 2832u by Man-wai Chang
Anyone? :) -- @~@ You have the right to remain silence. / v \ Simplicity is Beauty! May the Force and farces be with you! /( _ )\ (Fedora 15 i686) Linux 3.2.13 ^ ^ 01:17:02 up 2:45 0 users load average: 0.00 0.01 0.05 ä¸å€Ÿè²¸! ä¸è©é¨™! ä¸æ´äº¤! ä¸æ‰“交! ä¸æ‰“劫! ä¸è‡ªæ®º!...
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March 28th 12 04:56 PM
by Man-wai Chang Go to last post
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Het zal toch niet zijn wie ik denk dat het is? by Arjen Jongeling
Is het die Ear Youth weer? Nee, het is Arjen Jongeling! Het is een kwestie van geduld voor heel usenet Hollands lult
June 16th 04 11:29 PM
by Arjen Jongeling Go to last post
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Recommend data recovery company? by B00ze
Good day. Got a 15 years old WD IDE hard drive, that was showing ZERO problems in SMART data, suddenly can no longer calibrate (i.e. it can't read anymore.) NOW the SMART data is showing something's wrong. Hard drive "clicks" (heads go back and forth full disk) then quits trying. Have another...
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May 28th 18 09:02 AM
by Diesel[_2_] Go to last post
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