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  1. Christian Darrall

    Installing Linux Distro Without CD-Rom Drive HELP

    Windows is to much of a faff... updates, antivirus, firewalls all that stuff, this is my main PC but having the ability to do work on the move is alot better then sitting at home, linux has alot more freedom then windows i feel, and also most of its software is smaller in size compared to...
  2. Christian Darrall

    Installing Linux Distro Without CD-Rom Drive HELP

    Thanks for all the help folks. jobs a guden. debian installed fine. ive now managed to use G parted to remove the windows partition and merge it with the linux. Im now free from Billy Microsoft
  3. Christian Darrall

    Installing Linux Distro Without CD-Rom Drive HELP

    i have a wireless router setup but weather the laptops capable of PXE i havnt a clue? is there anyway of running the setup under windows because then i can redirect it to an empty partition? fter a bit of googling ive found this http://community.linuxmint.com/tutorial/view/171 will this...
  4. Christian Darrall

    Installing Linux Distro Without CD-Rom Drive HELP

    let me explain my perdicament. I have an Aspire one laptop which has no CD-Rom and i dont have a USB Stick. is there a way of installing a Linux Distro onto a partition directly from Windows 7 Starter. My objective is to completly remove Windows and have linux as being the main OS...
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    burning dvd HELP

    Try using a different encoder. i use nero and it works flawlessly everytime. i dont know if it will make a difference but make sure you have buffer available? you could try having a look at the settings, you never know but there might be a tick box somewhere saying "sync audio"
  6. Christian Darrall

    Watt Usage Question

    i had a 1000w running a pentium 3, its always best to have more power then needed so it doesnt stress the power supply
  7. Christian Darrall

    Dual Monitor Setup Questions...

    size shouldnt matter really should it? i dunno i thaught it was mainly the resolution that was the important factor. yeah you shouldnt need software or to use graphics drivers/software windows has it all there for you, just need to play around but my first comment in a nutshell was to keep...
  8. Christian Darrall

    Added new heatsink/fan today, same temps so far.

    well thats not bad? mine idles at 40*c i dont think youll get it much lower without some serious coolers
  9. Christian Darrall

    Want to clean and resell old hard drive

    theres always one :( his got a hard drive he wants formatted. he hasnt got the laptop but must have a computer to log onto here to ask a question? now without having an adapter to connect it to the PC how is he going to format it?
  10. Christian Darrall

    Added new heatsink/fan today, same temps so far.

    i think airflow is probly the best thing to look at how many fans have you got atmo?
  11. Christian Darrall

    Want to clean and resell old hard drive

    well he hasnt got the laptop anymore has he? so he will need a laptop with a spare hdd space wouldnt he? he just has the hard drive.
  12. Christian Darrall

    Can't see other computers on xp homenetwork

    try disabling the firewall just for the time being, it could be something to do with the way its set up? try connecting to the other computers from the one thats suposidly not working (a bit of backward thinking) it maybe that you get a popup asking to allow microsoft networks. apart from...
  13. Christian Darrall

    Dual Monitor Setup Questions...

    I know i KNOW (Puts hand up) Now ive got experience in muli moniter for gaming. Now the trick is to have the one screen playing a movie or film or music but the other to play a game What you have to do is have the screen your playing the game on (or plan to play on) as the default moniter...
  14. Christian Darrall

    Video Ram for Future Dual Monitor Set up.

    I have a GTX260 with two 18" HD moniters it only has 800MB of VRAM and that manages to play crysis 2 and a HD film on the other with no lag, the only problem ive found doing this tho is GPU temps do rise, so the best thing i would suggest is to run a normal video along with a high graphical game...
  15. Christian Darrall

    video compression software

    Well first of all i would check to see what file format the camera is recording? AVI/MPG etc i believe (i could be wrong) but mpg is smaller then AVI but google is your friend :D i just typed in "how to reduce video file size" :D http://www.wikihow.com/Reduce-Video-Size
  16. Christian Darrall

    Tool to log how much total a program has downloaded?

    Try this free little program called NETORX http://www.softperfect.com/products/networx/ NetWorx is a simple and free, yet powerful tool that helps you objectively evaluate your bandwidth situation. You can use it to collect bandwidth usage data and measure the speed of your Internet or any...
  17. Christian Darrall

    Backup Software

    well google it? it came baqck with millions of results but this seemed good http://download.cnet.com/Second-Backup-Free-Edition/3000-2242_4-10405044.html its called second backup free.. it can be set up to backup only modified files (providing the backup media is plugged in)
  18. Christian Darrall

    Added new heatsink/fan today, same temps so far.

    Well you can make sure the fans are clear of wires etc (anything that might prevent hot air escaping) Try increasing the fan speeds either by using a Fan tool or the BIOS. Also try reducing the processes the less processes the less work the processor has to do thus reducing the heat...
  19. Christian Darrall

    Want to clean and resell old hard drive

    You can always try to connect the hard drive to another computer VIA usb. google laptop hdd to USB, once its connected you can try a windows format. which should remove the data, but for a small cost on your part. i believe your looking for a 2.5inch IDE to usb converter (i maybe wrong tho)
  20. Christian Darrall

    XBOX Keyboard and mouse

    its the first xbox not a 360? dont worry i sorted it, you can only run one USB device over one controller port, so connecting a controller will make either the usb device work or the controller, not both together. I did try connecting a HUB and it didnt power up :(, ah well
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