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    Question re: Rendering videos - is it supposed to take so long?

    Depending on: - your computer, - the quality and length of the video you are rendering, - and how many effects you have added during editing, yes, it could take a long time. How good of a computer you have makes a big big difference. For example, I still have a 7 year old Pentium 4 2.6GHz...
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    Laptop battery - I need advice on what to buy

    Thanks for the input, guys, Yeah, I think I'll stay away from non specified batteries. I'll look into getting an Acer battery - perhaps a 9-cell if they make them for my laptop (haven't seen them from Acer).
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    Laptop battery - I need advice on what to buy

    I have an Acer Aspire Timeline 4810T laptop. I'd like to buy a battery for it to have as a backup. An original Acer 6-cell battery costs a little over 100 dollars. Other no-name compatible batteries on Amazon and ebay cost 50 dollars for a 6-cell and about 75 dollars for a 9-cell. I don't think...
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    Looking for Software for mounting images

    Check out these options. I don't know if one single app (from the choices below) will create and mount. You might need one that creates and another one that mounts. I've never used them, so I can't give you much info. These are all portable and I believe they are all freeware - but check for...
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    32-bit Win 7 shows 2.5 GB RAM installed but 2.0 GB usable

    The BIOS only shows 2 GB of memory. Strange that Win7 says 2.5 GB installed, but then it agrees with the BIOS and says 2 GB usable. I still don't know why that is. All modules are DDR 400 (PC 3200). I thought the video card might have something to do with it, but I'm not sure. I would have...
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    32-bit Win 7 shows 2.5 GB RAM installed but 2.0 GB usable

    I just checked that and it was not ticked. Any other thoughts?
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    32-bit Win 7 shows 2.5 GB RAM installed but 2.0 GB usable

    I know that a 32-bit system cannot see more than a little over 3 GB of RAM although my motherboard takes max 4 GB. But I'm confused about something else (I think). I have Win 7 32-bit with 2x 1GB modules and 2x 256MB modules running in dual mode (accoriding to CPU-Z). However, Win 7 system...
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    what is best way to combine ram modules in the dimm slots?

    Thank you. I did that and it shows it in dual mode. :) I have another question, but it's a bit different topic (RAM recognition) so I'll make a separate thread for it.
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    what is best way to combine ram modules in the dimm slots?

    Thanks for the reply. I don't have the manual for the mobo. It is a Medion PC Pentium 4 @ 3GHz and it will take up to 4 GB of RAM. That much I know. I can tell you that from the four slots, two are purple (dimms 2 and 4) and two are green (dimms 1 and 3). The pre-installed RAM was installed in...
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    what is best way to combine ram modules in the dimm slots?

    I have a desktop pc with 4 dimm slots. currently it has: dimm 2 and dimm 4 each 256 mb ram I want to add 2GB of ram (2x 1GB modules). Does it matter where I plug the new modules into? I am planning on installing them on dimm 1 and 3 but I wasn't sure if it is better for dimm 1 and 2 to have...
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    Dual boot Win7 RC and RTM - now I can't access My Music

    How can I do that? I mean, there is only one account on this computer - the administrator account created during installation.
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    Dual boot Win7 RC and RTM - now I can't access My Music

    I had been using Win7 RC version until I installed the RTM version as a dual-boot. I have My Music folder (in both of the Win7 versions) set to a custom folder on my music partition. Now, in RTM, when I try to access that folder it tells me that I don't have permission to access that. It will...
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    How to make .img file of my episodes?

    If they are regular .avi files (with divx or xvid encoding) or any of the common video files, then you should be able to simply burn the files directly to the DVD (as a regular DVD data disc). Most DVD players today will play .avi (divx, xvid etc.) files it finds on a disc. You can even sort...
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    progam files

    kimsland is right - so check his post. I just wanted to add, that in the future, if you plan on doing something on your laptop that might wipe it, then you should use a program like Acronis True Image to create a backup image of your entire drive (i.e. operating system, drivers, installed...
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    Brightness control software

    See if this works. It is called DimScreen and it is freeware. It will dim the display in increments of 10% (from 10% to 100% brightness). However, this is exactly what my Fn key will do on my laptop. So, I don't know if it will be any different for you. Count how many brightness increments you...
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    batch renaming

    Like lubo4444, I would also recommend RenameMaster (from joejoesoft). I have been using it for several years. It's great! And it's free! Another good freeware is Renamer. You can find it here. It has some nice features, although I find that it is not as intuitive to use as RenameMaster. But I...
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    Installing a SATA-II hard drive into SATA-I Mobo

    Yeah, I need a new PC. Mine is 6 years old, and although it does fine for general home use, it is beginning to show its limitations with computer power and compatibility with newer technology. I just can't justify spending the money at this point. But... soon, hopefully. :) If you run drives...
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    redundant storage setup help

    Check out this episode. I just saw the headline and it might help you. http://revision3.com/systm/unraid
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    redundant storage setup help

    1. I don't know of any software that will automatically monitor a drive and backup files when it sees a danger of failure. I'll look into it a bit and see if I find anything. In the mean time, maybe someone else here can point you in a good direction. 2. Okay, so it does seem that the...
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    BIOS freezes on boot when my 1TB usb drive is connected

    Yeah, I don't know why it never dawned on me. :rolleyes: That'll be the first thing I'll change.
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