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Salvage files from IDE drive
My dad brought home some IDE drives from work he wants me to get files off of. They are IDE though, and have XP installed on them. I have Vista, Mac, 2000. Would adding them into these systems do anything? Could I access the files that way? Wh...
My dad brought home some IDE drives from work he wants me to get files off of. They are IDE though, and have XP installed on them. I have Vista, Mac, 2000. Would adding them into these systems do anything? Could I access the files that way? Wh...
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Are my memory dividers set up correctly?
I just installed a stick of Wintec 1GB SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400). I already had 2 sticks of 256 MB RAM totaling 512 MB RAM in my computer, and these were both PC-3200. Below I have included links to screenshots of my system's CPU-Z profile (Slo...
I just installed a stick of Wintec 1GB SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400). I already had 2 sticks of 256 MB RAM totaling 512 MB RAM in my computer, and these were both PC-3200. Below I have included links to screenshots of my system's CPU-Z profile (Slo...
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32mb cache drive plus 16mb in a raid?
hi, Can I put a 32mb cache drive and a 16mb cache hard drive together in a raid array? I bought a 16mb cache drive already, a samsung, and I'd rather not have to go to the bother of returning it. I just want the two drives, as two 50...
hi, Can I put a 32mb cache drive and a 16mb cache hard drive together in a raid array? I bought a 16mb cache drive already, a samsung, and I'd rather not have to go to the bother of returning it. I just want the two drives, as two 50...
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Top hard drive/ram for gaming?
I was wondering if getting 2x WD Raptors is a smart thing to do? I was planning to use it for gaming, and use the additional 150gb for a faster processing. Secondly, is the OCZ ddr2 cl4 4gb any good? Thank you
I was wondering if getting 2x WD Raptors is a smart thing to do? I was planning to use it for gaming, and use the additional 150gb for a faster processing. Secondly, is the OCZ ddr2 cl4 4gb any good? Thank you
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Upgrading to 4gb of RAM
Alright, I have a HP Pavilion dv2500t currently with 2gb of RAM and an Intel t7500 processor (2.2ghz). I am currently debating whether to upgrade to 4gb of RAM mainly for gaming, but I have a couple of questions. Are there any downsides...
Alright, I have a HP Pavilion dv2500t currently with 2gb of RAM and an Intel t7500 processor (2.2ghz). I am currently debating whether to upgrade to 4gb of RAM mainly for gaming, but I have a couple of questions. Are there any downsides...
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hdd upgrade question
I have a compaq v6210us laptop (amd a broken wrist so sorry of spelling) with a TOSHIBA MK8034GSX harddrive. I want to upgrade it, and i need to know what kind of harddrive i can upgrade to. web sites say my hd is a sata hd, but i need to know ...
I have a compaq v6210us laptop (amd a broken wrist so sorry of spelling) with a TOSHIBA MK8034GSX harddrive. I want to upgrade it, and i need to know what kind of harddrive i can upgrade to. web sites say my hd is a sata hd, but i need to know ...
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External Hard drives
Hello, I am considering getting an external HDD, but I have an old computer with only USB connectors(USB 1.1 for that matter), it would be used mainly as a backup and as a way for me to remove some things from my current HDD. But I'd like to...
Hello, I am considering getting an external HDD, but I have an old computer with only USB connectors(USB 1.1 for that matter), it would be used mainly as a backup and as a way for me to remove some things from my current HDD. But I'd like to...
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Raid 0
does raid 0 increase your performance ie load times, startup times
does raid 0 increase your performance ie load times, startup times
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dual memory
To get dual channel memory, do you put the sticks in the slots next to each other, or the same color slots? Im not sure if my cheap dell supports dual channel, but i put hte sticks in the first 2 slots (all 4 same color, but the clips go black,...
To get dual channel memory, do you put the sticks in the slots next to each other, or the same color slots? Im not sure if my cheap dell supports dual channel, but i put hte sticks in the first 2 slots (all 4 same color, but the clips go black,...
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I don't know where all my hard drive disk space went :((
Hi, I've talked to so many people, none of which knew what to do, so I really hope you guys here do.. I just bought a VAIO laptop, it's got 160 GB, 140 showing on "my computer". However, only 85 seem to be left and I don't know why...
Hi, I've talked to so many people, none of which knew what to do, so I really hope you guys here do.. I just bought a VAIO laptop, it's got 160 GB, 140 showing on "my computer". However, only 85 seem to be left and I don't know why...
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WD7500AAKS vs. HD753LJ vs. ST3750330AS
I'm in the process of deciding which of the following drives would be the better option for me. The primary use of the drive would be storage of large video files (2~10 GB x264 mkv's) and subbed anime. It would be placed in an external enclosur...
I'm in the process of deciding which of the following drives would be the better option for me. The primary use of the drive would be storage of large video files (2~10 GB x264 mkv's) and subbed anime. It would be placed in an external enclosur...
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Seagate vs. Samsung vs. Western Digital HDD's
Here's the options on a 3.0gb/s SATA drives: Seagate vs. Samsung vs. Western Digital Which is going to offer the best reliability? All offer latency and seek times well within what I need, and all are 16MB cache, and all are priced the same...
Here's the options on a 3.0gb/s SATA drives: Seagate vs. Samsung vs. Western Digital Which is going to offer the best reliability? All offer latency and seek times well within what I need, and all are 16MB cache, and all are priced the same...
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RAM not going to dual channel
I just purchased 4gb of ram for my gateway M-6307 laptop. I got the correct type, 667mhz DDR2 SO-DIMMs... and I know vista only shows up to about 3gb of it, but its only using 2gb. The BIOS settings show that all 4gb are in and it reads it,...
I just purchased 4gb of ram for my gateway M-6307 laptop. I got the correct type, 667mhz DDR2 SO-DIMMs... and I know vista only shows up to about 3gb of it, but its only using 2gb. The BIOS settings show that all 4gb are in and it reads it,...
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windows Xp (32bit) and 4Gb of RAM
well, I just got 2Gb of RAM, making it 4Gb total. but, when i put it in, it only sees 2.71Gb in windows. I thought Windows 32-bit supported up to 4Gb of ram, doesnt it? anyway, is there anything I can do about this? (because it does ki...
well, I just got 2Gb of RAM, making it 4Gb total. but, when i put it in, it only sees 2.71Gb in windows. I thought Windows 32-bit supported up to 4Gb of ram, doesnt it? anyway, is there anything I can do about this? (because it does ki...
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PC4000 and PC3200, assistance? :)
My pc has 2 sticks of 512 mb DDR PC3200 currently, I ran a test on crucial.com and it said that it also supports DDR PC4000. It has 4 memory slots in total (2 being used right now of course), and I just got my PC a few weeks so I'm still figuri...
My pc has 2 sticks of 512 mb DDR PC3200 currently, I ran a test on crucial.com and it said that it also supports DDR PC4000. It has 4 memory slots in total (2 being used right now of course), and I just got my PC a few weeks so I'm still figuri...
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Is optimization software really necessary?
I called a major online store today to order 1 gb of ram to add to my destop that already has 1 gb. He said that is a good idea but to get the true effect of the additional ram, I should buy optimization software. He said it is regularly $60 bu...
I called a major online store today to order 1 gb of ram to add to my destop that already has 1 gb. He said that is a good idea but to get the true effect of the additional ram, I should buy optimization software. He said it is regularly $60 bu...
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Do I really need 2gb?
I have a desktop(Acer Aspire T180) with with 1 gb (2x512). The performance I want to improve is opening folders with alot of files. For example my scanning software has 50 to 100 scans in a folder and seems to take for ever to open. My Outlook ...
I have a desktop(Acer Aspire T180) with with 1 gb (2x512). The performance I want to improve is opening folders with alot of files. For example my scanning software has 50 to 100 scans in a folder and seems to take for ever to open. My Outlook ...
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CAS Latencies
I often see RAM with timings such as 4-4-4-12 or 5-5-5-15. I know that the lower times are better, but what does each individual number mean? Also, why is it normally that the first 3 numbers are generally the same and then the last number is 3...
I often see RAM with timings such as 4-4-4-12 or 5-5-5-15. I know that the lower times are better, but what does each individual number mean? Also, why is it normally that the first 3 numbers are generally the same and then the last number is 3...
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Ddr3
Is it true that Corsair fumbled the ball when making the transfer to DDR3? And that Patriot is owning the RAM Market now?
Is it true that Corsair fumbled the ball when making the transfer to DDR3? And that Patriot is owning the RAM Market now?
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Help needed, difficulties in solving low disk space
Hello, i am completely new to computers and keep getting a low disk space warning on my laptop. I have uninstalled several programs through add/remove programs but its only cleared 1GB of space ( this includes 3 games - football manager, mon...
Hello, i am completely new to computers and keep getting a low disk space warning on my laptop. I have uninstalled several programs through add/remove programs but its only cleared 1GB of space ( this includes 3 games - football manager, mon...
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external hard drive
I'm looking for a external hard drive for my grandmom to backup her computer to preferably around 80 gigs or so and it has to have a setting in it that it backsup the computer automaticly
I'm looking for a external hard drive for my grandmom to backup her computer to preferably around 80 gigs or so and it has to have a setting in it that it backsup the computer automaticly
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RAM memory for games
I have no knowledge about this, so when it comes to this I'm a complete idiot. Anyway, let's get to the problem.... I installed my game FIFA Manager 2008 into my computer. When I try to run it, there was an error saying the computer needs 6...
I have no knowledge about this, so when it comes to this I'm a complete idiot. Anyway, let's get to the problem.... I installed my game FIFA Manager 2008 into my computer. When I try to run it, there was an error saying the computer needs 6...
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RAM making pc slow
I bought a 1gb ram, to make my pc a total of 2gb. There were already 2 x 512mb installed on the first 2 slots. So I installed on the next slot to it. They have 2 different colors, first color is taken up by the 2 x 512mb. The next color has the...
I bought a 1gb ram, to make my pc a total of 2gb. There were already 2 x 512mb installed on the first 2 slots. So I installed on the next slot to it. They have 2 different colors, first color is taken up by the 2 x 512mb. The next color has the...
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Hard Drive Question?
Hello Everyone, I just got a new computer today and I want to get all my info off my old hard drive from my last computer and put it on this one. Now I have the hard drive installed in the new computer (not sure if it's right though) how wo...
Hello Everyone, I just got a new computer today and I want to get all my info off my old hard drive from my last computer and put it on this one. Now I have the hard drive installed in the new computer (not sure if it's right though) how wo...
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disk space dissapearing
every time i open windows explorer, there is less and less free space on my hard drive. i haven't downloaded anything and i've already scanned for spyware, defraged the disks, and cleaned it up. i also even checked my folders and they're the sa...
every time i open windows explorer, there is less and less free space on my hard drive. i haven't downloaded anything and i've already scanned for spyware, defraged the disks, and cleaned it up. i also even checked my folders and they're the sa...
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Cheapest VS Most Expensive RAM
Has anyone had the benefit of buying the most expensive memory and the cheapest and switching them out and noticing a difference? I bought the cheapest memory I could cuz I spent all the money on other components, and I'm just wondering if i...
Has anyone had the benefit of buying the most expensive memory and the cheapest and switching them out and noticing a difference? I bought the cheapest memory I could cuz I spent all the money on other components, and I'm just wondering if i...
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What's the best network storage
What would you guys suggest for the best network hard drive? I'd like a RAID with Gigabit ethernet. I was looking at the Iomega StorCenter for about $400 or the LaCie EthernetDisk for about $850. Both are 1 TB but the LaCie has 4 drives as o...
What would you guys suggest for the best network hard drive? I'd like a RAID with Gigabit ethernet. I was looking at the Iomega StorCenter for about $400 or the LaCie EthernetDisk for about $850. Both are 1 TB but the LaCie has 4 drives as o...
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any program to checkthe hdd for errors?
I have concerns about my hdd beeing working correctly, so i was wondering if there is a program to check that? (windows sometimes having weird errors, and WoW freezes sometimes) I know you can 'check' a hdd with windows... but i mean somethi...
I have concerns about my hdd beeing working correctly, so i was wondering if there is a program to check that? (windows sometimes having weird errors, and WoW freezes sometimes) I know you can 'check' a hdd with windows... but i mean somethi...
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Help me before I seriously kill my computer...
Specs: E2140 P31-DS3L hec Orion 585W HD3850 Rosewill Case 80GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII Samsung DVD Burner PROBLEM 1: Install windows. Everything fine. Download ATI CCC and other crap... MOM.SYS load failure due to no Netframewor...
Specs: E2140 P31-DS3L hec Orion 585W HD3850 Rosewill Case 80GB Seagate Barracuda SATAII Samsung DVD Burner PROBLEM 1: Install windows. Everything fine. Download ATI CCC and other crap... MOM.SYS load failure due to no Netframewor...
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Anyway to "clone" my harddrive
Hey I'm sending my HDD to RMA and I have a spare one of the similar size. I REALLY don't want to reinstall my windows and all the software.. Is there a way I could just transfer everything from my old HDD to a new one? I mean operating system, ...
Hey I'm sending my HDD to RMA and I have a spare one of the similar size. I REALLY don't want to reinstall my windows and all the software.. Is there a way I could just transfer everything from my old HDD to a new one? I mean operating system, ...
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