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    hardware error check

    So is your pc completely dead...or will it boot? Might be your power supply, over the years I have solved a lot of intermittent weird pc issues with the replacement of the power supply...and a lot too have been other issues. in other words it could be anything...you have to be a detective.
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    First Gaming Build Help!

    I just built a quad core using an ASUS P5Q and my video card was a SAPHIRE TOXIC. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814102815&Tpk=SAPHIRE%20TOXIC
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    Building My First Comp

    ...you don't want to overclock?:) what about liquid cooling? I kind of like Asus Motherboards...sort of brand loyalty http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=2010200280%2050001315%201070645357&name=Core%20i7
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    computer Upgrades

    What are you going to be using the PC for? Gaming / surfing the web / doing office type work?. The ram part is the easiest, DDR2 ram right now is cheap, you probably could get 4 gigs for about $60. Is the motherboard in your Compaq proprietary? I just made a nice PC for myself using an ASUS...
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    Need help building me new computer.

    Basically raid 0 creates stripe sets , using 2 or more hard drives. I think it is supposed to be faster than a single disk. Since the stripe set spans both hard drives if one HD fails you lose your data. There may be software to recover like "raid reconstructor"
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    Computer Shuts Down Whole Network

    Is there a time period that within this time that the Toshiba wireless will cause this malfunction of your wireless? ...and if there is , as long as you do not use the toshiba your wireless will keep on working? Have you tried your Toshiba at any local "hot spots" in your town or at school /...
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    How do I connect laptops for a LAN party?

    do you have a router how many ports does it have? how many ppl there will be wireless ? will the router support the wired connections ? also a router has dhcp peer to peer with win xp professional or home version ? basically you need to have the same workgroup name, share a folder and...
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    How do I connect laptops for a LAN party?

    First I would do a dry run b4 you have the actual party try this http://www.overclockers.com/tips1038/ http://www.guru3d.com/tech/lan/index1.html http://www.intel.com/personal/how-to/home/lan-party.htm http://www.tweak3d.net/articles/howtolanparty/...
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    How do I connect laptops for a LAN party?

    what are you going to have in the way of chips and drinks ?:P Are you going to be playing internet games or Local Games running on a pc ?
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    Bsod????

    you would have to see what the error was. In that scenario it more than would be a driver for some hardware. You have 2 choices for drivers on a windows box for a new install, 1. user side 2 server side user side YOU have to provide whether from a cd or the internet server side, built...
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    New DVD writer any suggestions for vista

    yeah I forgot how much my first cd burner costs. It was a 2x, I got it as a present. I think it was like $275. I remeber that the blank 650meg cd-r media was $1.75 each to $2.00 , so 25 cost like $50.
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    Bsod????

    Like has been stated, drivers, bad sectors on the hard drive, bad ram, viruses. ... why does a car stop running ? ...lots of reasons,, right ? The better you take care of your car, the lesser of a chance it will break down. Never check your tires, change the oil, check the breaks, coolant...
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    New DVD writer any suggestions for vista

    LG is an acronym for LIFE is GOOD. Well not really, you get the idea. I have 3 LG PATA super multi drives and 1 LG SATA super multi drive. I also have 1 NEC super multi drive too. Don't stray , do not buy drives like I/O magic on sale at staples , best buy etc. Go here you can get a great drive...
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    Very Unstable CPU Usage...

    do you mean when you do a ctrl + alt + del ? then click the performance tab ?
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    Bsod????

    this one ranks the highest. People equate their PC running slow with it "wearing out " , they need a new one or if it is running slow, the operating system for some reason can not handle the load anymore of day to day chores. So they think OS Upgrade or updates. First I am not a big fan of OS...
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    can i get wireless via modem n router?

    click start click run type cmd hit enter type ping yahoo.com hit enter what was the results also with the comand prompt open type ipconfig/all see what your ip and gateway are
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    Help Me With My Internet Please

    Are you in Canada ? Is this cable broadband ? Have you tried calling their tech support ? turn everything off turn on the modem, see if it has a reset push in the reset button and hold in,,,,, if there is one >>>> wait a few minutes after either turning on / resetting the modem b4...
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    How do I connect laptops for a LAN party?

    Don't they need a network also ?
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    Windows or Mac??

    Not technology , just operating systems. Do you always distort the issue ?
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    Windows or Mac??

    LOL how did you get away with that ? Usually words like that are blocked. oh yeah there are only 3 operating systems to consider windows windows and of course don't forget, windows
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