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  1. Thread: Tiny Build

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    Ah... While that's still $150-300 more than it...

    Ah... While that's still $150-300 more than it could cost to build a computer based on the Atom processor, it would be much more powerful and (more importantly) upgradeable.

    Someone could...
  2. Thread: Tiny Build

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    Tiny Build

    The Intel Atom processor really seems to be taking off -- the ASUS Eee and MSI Wind are selling in large numbers. The AMD Geode is another (and the original) specialty/embedded processor.

    I think...
  3. Thread: RAM problem

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    I agree.. both could have been from the same...

    I agree.. both could have been from the same faulty batch.

    The voltage settings could also very likely be the problem.
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    I'll take a shot at this, having just built a new...

    I'll take a shot at this, having just built a new computer myself...

    SLi and CrossFire are generally regarded as being wasteful marketing gimmicks. You're much better off buying a nicer card for a...
  5. Thread: dual boot trouble

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    It SHOULD work... but I'm not 100% positive. I...

    It SHOULD work... but I'm not 100% positive. I would use something like System Rescue CD (http://www.sysresccd.org/) to copy anything that you want to save to another disk first. fdisk /mbr...
  6. Thread: dual boot trouble

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    Really? Man, that'd save a lot of digging each...

    Really? Man, that'd save a lot of digging each time I image a machine and see the weird invalid boot sector error that happens as a result of Lenovo using a non-standard MBR size....

    I've tried to...
  7. Thread: dual boot trouble

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    The problem is that GRUB is still installed. ...

    The problem is that GRUB is still installed.

    You'll need to boot with a Win98 boot disk and run the following command:
    fdisk /mbr

    You should be able to download one from...
  8. I think that I'll drop down to the DDR2-6400 with...

    I think that I'll drop down to the DDR2-6400 with 4-4-4-12 timings rather than have to run the DDR2-8500 at 5-7-7-24. Does that sound reasonable?

    The BIOS is reporting the voltage to be...
  9. Ah, I figured that you had to increase the...

    Ah, I figured that you had to increase the voltage or clock speed to tighten the timings...

    What are good timings? I admit that I really don't know much about RAM these days. I'd rather go from...
  10. Yes, it's rated at 5-5-5-15. When I set the...

    Yes, it's rated at 5-5-5-15. When I set the timings to that in the BIOS, my computer hardlocked (froze) about fifteen minutes after boot.

    I spoke with Crucial today and they said that I could RMA...
  11. I think that I'll let it go through the week...

    I think that I'll let it go through the week burn-in period and then see what happens. I did have one hard lock, but that was after changing the timings to 5-5-5-15. For some reason, the autodetect...
  12. gigabyte ga-ep35c-ds3r and crucial ballistix ddr2-8500

    First off, I would like to thank everyone for their advice and Rob for the site in general. It has really kick-started my return to the hardware world. I've been able to buy pretty much all of the...
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    To help clarify a little, do not pick the first...

    To help clarify a little, do not pick the first repair/recovery option that you see during installation. That will take you into Automated System Recovery, which is basically a command-line interface...
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    Single vs. Multi Rail Power Supplies

    Is it better to buy a single or multi rail power supply if the wattage is the same? There are a number of highly-rated supplies that have "single rail; no manual load balancing" as one of the...
  15. Thread: Internet speeds

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    80771 down 16808 up both in kb/s

    80771 down
    16808 up

    both in kb/s
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    According to a cdfreaks.com post...

    According to a cdfreaks.com post (http://club.cdfreaks.com/f34/vertically-oriented-external-hard-drive-pluses-minuses-72256/), it doesn't matter whether the drives are mounted at 0 or 90 degrees.
  17. I have decided to go with either the Zalman 9500...

    I have decided to go with either the Zalman 9500 or the OCZ Vendetta 2. I'll take a review's advice and buy a new/better fan for the Vendetta if I choose that one. They would end up being about the...
  18. That's a very nice article! I'm reading it now...

    That's a very nice article! I'm reading it now (speedreader, so it won't take long :cool:) and will take it into consideration.

    I found this on overclock.net:
    (from...
  19. Zalman 9500, 9700, or Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro

    Which is best and most likely to fit on a Gigabyte GA-EP35C-DS3R in the Antec Sonata III case?

    I know that the Zalman 9500 is suggested as the "sweet spot" on the main page, but the 9700 is now...
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    That makes sense to me. It would likely take more...

    That makes sense to me. It would likely take more power to read from/write to four separate electrical circuits than to just two, even though it may take more power for the bigger sticks.

    Maybe...
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    Can you post the exact brand and model of the...

    Can you post the exact brand and model of the power supply... or the specifications on the power supply label? 650W SHOULD be enough, but the most important part is the +12V current. What is the...
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    Wow, that surprises me. I assumed that spreading...

    Wow, that surprises me. I assumed that spreading the memory out over more slots would allow more addresses to be accessed at once. Guess not!

    I will go with the 2x 2GB. I believe that my upgrade...
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    Thanks! Gigabyte's QVL only had certain models of...

    Thanks! Gigabyte's QVL only had certain models of RAM from some of the top manufacturers, so I figured that someone here would know. I'll look for something that fits the specifications from one of...
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    You'll need to install ffmpeg, libavformat and...

    You'll need to install ffmpeg, libavformat and libavcodec to play most media files (including video). Also, you can try enabling the universe repository and then installing gstreamer,...
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    Ah.. Thanks, that should make things more clear...

    Ah.. Thanks, that should make things more clear for myself and anyone else.

    Am I correct in assuming that memory with the correct voltage and speed "should" (being used in the computer tech way --...
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