Forum: General
February 16th 08, 03:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 17
Views: 651
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Forum: General
February 3rd 08, 10:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 7
Views: 165
printer ink
I was just wondering why printer ink is so expensive.
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Forum: General
January 6th 08, 02:24 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 575
DVD coating
I was just wondering why DVD companies don't put a clear scratch-
resistant coating on the bottom of DVDs. This would help keep the
DVD
from getting scratched. It would be like Scotch tape.
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Forum: General
November 26th 07, 04:08 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 538
DDR manufacturer
I am thinking of adding some RAM to my PC, and I was reading my
motherboard manual about RAM. It says you should try to get 2 chips
from the same manufacturer if you are going to put them in a...
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Forum: General
November 25th 07, 04:33 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 9
Views: 256
mat
Does anyone know where I can get a mat for testing motherboards? I
saw one at this computer shop, but I don't know where they got it.
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Forum: General
November 24th 07, 11:29 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 183
939 socket interface
If a motherboard has a 939 socket interface, does that mean you can
stick in any processor with a 939 interface?
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Forum: General
November 21st 07, 02:50 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 5
Views: 323
PCI Express
Any ideas as to how long PCI Express will be the dominant video
bus type? Is its replacement on the horizon? I don't want to
upgrade
my mobo and then see PCI-E 2.0 everywhere a week later.
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Forum: General
November 18th 07, 09:48 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 4
Views: 383
NVIDIA GS vs GT
What's the difference between an NVIDIA GS card and a GT card?
(i.e. 7600GS vs. 7600GT)
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Forum: General
November 17th 07, 04:57 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 516
audio on Vista
I have a GA-K8U-939 motherboard with on-board audio, and I'm trying to
get audio on Vista to work. The drivers I need are...
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Forum: General
November 11th 07, 09:42 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 11
Views: 574
zero out a hard drive
On Nov 10, 1:55 pm, Keith M wrote:
On Nov 10, 3:09 pm, wrote:
What is the best way to completely zero out a hard drive?
Thanks.
I use...
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Forum: General
November 10th 07, 08:09 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 11
Views: 574
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Forum: General
August 26th 07, 04:46 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 275
LCD monitors
I was just wondering if LCD monitors typically try to refresh
everything simultaneously. It might be easier if they did it top
to bottom since data comes in top to bottom, and
that requires no...
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Forum: General
August 18th 07, 03:19 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 13
Views: 530
Moore's law
Why does Moore's law seem to work?
I would expect computer technology to advance at a more sporadic and
less even pace.
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
July 29th 07, 05:14 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 5
Views: 387
pshufb
On Jul 29, 7:20 am, dave wrote:
wrote:
On Jul 28, 9:23 am, dave wrote:
wrote:
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
July 29th 07, 07:12 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 5
Views: 387
pshufb
On Jul 28, 9:23 am, dave wrote:
wrote:
For some reason, the pshufb instruction does not work on my
AMD Athlon 64. I tried it in 32 bit...
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Forum: AMD x86-64 Processors
July 28th 07, 04:57 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64
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Replies: 5
Views: 387
pshufb
For some reason, the pshufb instruction does not work on my
AMD Athlon 64. I tried it in 32 bit mode, and I get an illegal
instruction message from Windows.
According to...
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Forum: General
June 21st 07, 09:10 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 12
Views: 559
dust
My computer stopped working today. I opened up the case, and
the motherboard was covered in dust. I blew all the dust off,
and it worked again. I was wondering... has anyone invented something
to...
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Forum: General
April 16th 07, 06:46 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 192
complete computer
I was just wondering why a company like Intel doesn't manufacture a
complete computer. They already do so many of the components that I
don't see why they don't go the whole nine yards. I think...
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Forum: General
April 15th 07, 08:49 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 0
Views: 139
USB 2.0 drivers
For some reason my USB 2.0 drivers on Windows XP don't seem to be
working right.
When I use USB 2.0, my DVD drive never gets detected.
Also, when I reinstall the drivers, my computer locks up. Any...
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Forum: General
February 12th 07, 06:15 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 136
DVDs over USB
I was just wondering if DVDs will play better on a USB DVD player
with USB 2.0 compared to USB 1.0.
Thanks.
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Forum: General
January 22nd 07, 03:44 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 1
Views: 336
Programmable Interrupt Controller
I have a D820LP motherboard for a Dell, and I'd like to find the
Programmable Interrupt Controller chip on it and see how it's
connected to the CPU. I've looked all over the board, and I don't
see...
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Forum: General
January 20th 07, 06:48 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 287
USB 2.0
My motherboard says that it has USB 1.1/2.0 ports on it. However,
Windows always seems to think it's using USB 1.0. When I plug in
a USB 2.0 device, Windows says I have a high speed device...
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Forum: Cdr
December 24th 06, 06:12 AM Posted to alt.comp.periphs.cdr
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Replies: 1
Views: 239
LightScribe
I was just wondering if LightScribe is compatible with CD-RWs and
DVD-RWs.
Thank you.
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Forum: General
December 5th 06, 01:48 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 3
Views: 186
CDRW
I was just wondering how many times I can probably write to a CDRW.
Thank you.
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Forum: General
November 23rd 06, 06:56 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware
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Replies: 2
Views: 328
RISC
I am thinking of learning to program assembly on a RISC machine.
Any suggestions as to what type of RISC machine might be best?
I'm looking for something budget friendly and not too hard to learn.
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