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    odd behavior after installing Radeon 4850 x2

    I just got my Saphire Radeon 4850's and am just freakin amazed at the performance boost over my old Geforce 8800GTS but I have an odd issue that has cropped up. When I boot the system, rather than going to my hard drive to boot, it is trying to access my DVD drive (no disk was in the drive). It...
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    what to do with old drives

    Hey guys and gals. I have (2) Western Digital WD800s that I am not using any more. I took down one of my servers and pulled the twin 500 gigs from that and figure that should do it for me for a while ;) but now what should I do with the old drives? I have a 40 gig that I am going to use as my...
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    question about creating services

    Thought I would throw this out here because SOMEBODY has to know how to do it. What I need to do is run an application as a service so no windows open up. This program needs to run at startup and does background copying to a database but what is happening is people see the item in the task bar...
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    now what happens to the iPods?

    now that the G3 iPhone is announced...what do you think is going to happen to the iPod line? I have talked to a couple of friends that still work there and they are waiting as well. If you look at the current price structure, 8Gig iPhone at $399 and the 16Gig at $499 (IIRC) 8/16/32Gig Touch for...
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    fairly HOT: HP CP1215 Color LaserJet Printer $99 after MIR

    found this last night but I am not sure if its a local deal or not but its a new HP Color LaserJet CP1215. regular price is $299 but they have (2) $100 MIR that Office Depot is sponsoring. Toner is about $64 each for 2200 prints so it isn't GREAT but it isn't that bad either. I printed out some...
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    where to purchase

    I am working on a project and I am looking for some high power LEDs...and when I say high power...I am talking 200-400 lumen. I have found a couple but need to see other prices. Any assistance is appreciated
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    firewall recomendatation

    I was going to search but that isn't working and I have checked the first 13 pages and haven't found anythig...I am currently running ZoneAlarm and don't want to go to the Pro version for this one little feature...it is called Passlock so you can stop all internet traffic but if an app has been...
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    points don't look right

    ok....I have a question about the kind of points I should be seeing from my system. I just got this box up and its a C2D E6550 with 2 Gig of Ram running XP SP2. I got F@H on it earlier this week and when I checked my stats I see I only have 1800 for the week?!? I see people should be getting...
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    who wants a DEAL

    I have a deal out there for anybody who wants it...I was going to be using this for a folding garden but unfortunately that isn't going to happen now (don't ask) but I have my old XP2400 stuck in a Shuttle SK41G mobo and all it needs is a heatsink and fan and it should be good to go....system...
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    time machine and network drives

    hey all...have been looking for this info for a while and maybe I am just too tired...but I am in the process of setting up a file server that I want to use for both a video server and time machine backup server for my 2 macs. currently I have (2) 500 gig drives and one of them is partitioned...
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    looking for advice on NAS enclosure

    Howdy all...I am looking for a CHEAP external HD enclosure with NAS capabilities and am not sure where to find a decent one. I would like to put a 750 Gig drive in it so it will have enough storage to back up all our comps but I need it to hang off the network. I have found decent 750 Gig SATA...
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    PSU #*$&%^!

    ok...had a problem with my Antec SL350 and it is just dead...won't power on even when jumped...so I get a nice new Antec SP350 and it will power on for a second and then shut off. If I jump it, it does power up so I know the power supply is good but I am not sure where I should be looking now. I...
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    FT: (2) 256 DDR2 667 SODIMM and....

    FT: (2) 256 DDR2 667 SODIMM (from my MacBook) and (1) Corsair 512 PC2100 SODIMM I am looking for a 1 Gig PC2700 184 Pin DIMM (need to upgrade the wifes comp and will be glad to also trade the 512 that is currently in there. it is also PC2700 in a single 512 stick)
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    MacBook ordered

    weeeeeeee, it is on it way from China as we speak...should have it by Monday or Tuesday and the 2 Gig of ram will be here from newegg Monday so I will be ready to run with it...now since I have the new one coming, I will be selling my iBook and you can find it in the For Sale/Trade section at...
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    FS: iBook 933 G4 14"

    Hey all, I have finally upgraded to a MacBook and am selling my iBook. It is in great condition (picutres available upon request) now for specs G4 933 640 meg RAM 60 gig HD Airport Extreme Bluetooth Combo Drive have all the parts and pieces that came with it and still even have the...
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    WTB: PCI 802.11G network card

    Hey all...I am lookin for an inexpensive 802.11G solution for my PC. Needs to be PCI and not a PCMCIA type
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    the Crack has arrived

    well it has arrived and almost all is well..the only issue I had is the Tiger DVD that came with the mini won't mount but I know the drive is fine because it will take other DVDs...oh well..I will just bring home my copy from work and load it...might call AppleCare or go upstairs and talk to one...
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    cheap boxen

    cheap boxen found HERE I found this in the Apple thread and for the price it looks like it would be a decent boxen for a decent price ($150 shipped) and thought I would bring it to all of your attentions
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    xGrid and Folding@home

    howdy all...I don't know how many of you Fold and even worse...how many know/work in OSX but here is the question...with the release of 10.4 xGrid is built into the OS and I was wondering of anybody has though of what it would take to get xGrid to work with [email protected] am asking because I...
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    jumping voltages

    Hey guys..interesting thing I have seen here and I am not sure if it is a software or hardware issue here but I wanted to bounce this off you just got my Sempron 3000 and DFI K8M800-MLFV mobo and I noticed an odd thing when looking in CPU ID...my core voltages are jumping wildly from 1.6-2.7...
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    looking for [H]elp from the [H]oard

    ok guys and gals here is the deal...the wife wants a new keyboard and we have found the one she wants BUT she does NOT want a cordless one and I can't find a corded version of it...THIS is the style she wants and it is a sudo ergo layout...it is not as extreme as a true ergo but just enough and...
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    odd error message

    hey guys...got up this morning and wanted to check things and realized my client wasn't running anymore on my main box...quit the client and restarted it and came up with the following error [14:17:50] Folding@Home Gromacs Core [14:17:50] Version 1.81 (April 6, 2005) [14:17:50] [14:17:50]...
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    didn't see it asked bout mixing SATA and ATA

    I did check the stickies and tried to do a search on this but is it possible to use both ATA and SATA drives in the same system? I am cheap and don't want to give up my current drives (ATA) and want more storage so in my next upgrade I will probably use SATA as it is easier to hide the cables :D...
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    xGrid

    ok...now HERE is something I hope we can take advantage of on the Mac side with 10.4 since the client is built into system prefs... I can see easy borging or farming here :D
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    how to kill a protein

    ok...I have my wifes POS celeron 366 cranking away and it looks like it is stuck at about 5% on P1406...has a start date of 4-2 and I have a strange feeling it isn't going anywhere....SSSSOOOOOO how do I kill this protein and have the client go get a new one
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    Sempron question

    I was looking at the Sempron's at the egg and saw something that just doesn't look right...for the Palermo core and the Multimedia Instructions it only lists SSE2 and 3DNOW! but if I look at the Paris core shows MMX, SSE, SSE2, 3DNOW!, 3DNOW!+ any idea why that is?
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    FS: SK41G Parts

    Hey guys...I have transplanted my xp2400 from my SK41G and have some left over parts that you might be interested in: Front ports including cabling (2) USB 2.0 (1) Fire Wire Headphone jack Microphone jack SPDIF Parallel printer connector Power/Reset assy with cable...
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    ideas about dual comps/1 case

    maybe THIS would be better suited here hey all...well my SK41Gs PSU went belly up and I am exploring a few options here 1) break down and just buy a new damn PSU for the comp 2) get a new case (non ssf) and see if I can transplant the guts into that 3) get a new system with a large...
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    has this been done/can it be done?

    hey all...well my SK41Gs PSU went belly up and I am exploring a few options here 1) break down and just buy a new damn PSU for the comp 2) get a new case (non ssf) and see if I can transplant the guts into that 3) get a new system with a large enough case to also put the guts of my SK41G...
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    too many CPUs...head will explode

    Ok..I have been doing some reading on this as I had been looking at a new system (see current in sig) and my current system is starting to piss me off (blew PSU this weekend) so now I am seriously considering upgrading my system. My issue is I have been out of the loop long enough that I am not...
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    2 folding questions

    Ok...I have started folding again and have all of 2 questions. I am running the OSX version on my work box Dual 1.25 G4 but for some reason it doesn't look like it is taking advantage of both CPUs? I have run it before and had both maxed out not problem but now they are either running at 50% or...
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    Dutch cracking down on file sharing

    BMR you may want to read this one since I know it is legal to fileshare in Sweden...who knows for how long CRACKDOWN
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    iPod Shuffle rip off

    well I had a friend send THIS to me..could be interesting
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    new ipods?

    been seeing some rumors around that there might be a new release on the ipod minis...lets see what happens tomorrow
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    got my shuffle

    well I got my 1Gig iPod Shuffle today...it is going to be fun...already been playing with it and haven't had many issues so far...system did freeze a couple of times when attaching it but i don't know if it was the ipod or something else going on...transfered 117 songs (460meg) in about 4-5...
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    Static guard question

    Hey all...I am not sure if this is the right location so if a mod finds it please move to the appropriate place ;) What I am looking for is an anti static wrist band BUT it has to be of the design that does NOT have to be attached to a grounding plug or are the heel straps and works off of a...
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    Creative labs shooting for iPod mini

    take a look at THIS
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    new Single 1.8 PowerMac G5s added to lineup

    guess the title says it all...we have put the single 1.8 G5 back in the PowerMac lineup now I am not sure but it looks like the price may have come down on the iBooks as well
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    10.3.5 is OUT

    hey guys...10.3.5 has been released...come and get it!!!
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    FS: Plextor 40x12x40 CD-RW

    well the title says it all. I am finaly replacing my Plextor PX-W4012A with a DVD-RW so I am putting this up for sale. I am not interested in any trades as I am set on that part and will ship (in original box no less) for $40. I paid close to $125 for it a couple of years ago and have never had...
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