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I work in IT Tech support (Hardware & Networking) so have a fair bit of knowledge and experience but this one has really got me stumped. I got a tower running XP Pro on IDE 0 with DVD RW and on IDE1 I got 2nd data HDD. Both are Maxtor …

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I'm not sure if this is possible but I'm kinda stuck in the middle. For my script I need to calculate the server load and the mysql cache usage both in percentage. Does anybody know of any scripts I can use for this. There are probably open source things that …

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Ugggghhhh! Tried upgrading my Dell Dimension 8100 from 128 MB to 1Gb (2x512 cards) Got the cards, put them in, got 3 long beeps, no monitor screen and 2 orange lights (instead of green) under my keyboard plug in. Oh, now my old memory doesn't work either. After this happened, …

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Hi I was told by a sales guy that Intel i7 is better than Intel Quad Core. He said it is just not double the cores but increase of internal cache, etc... Could you give me a better explanation pls in terms of performance over price? Thisara SNIP

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I put togther a computer with the Intel DP35DP motherboard. Had it running with two separate 1gb 800mhz memory chips. I bought 2 sets and I was only able to get 2 of the 4 to work. Memory had a lifetime warranty so I sent all 4 back in. The …

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hi can any one tell me the difference in architecture of dual core and core-2-duo processor? which one is better? plz reply to both the questions. thnx

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when we are install vista in laptop it has succesfuly install when we install window xp we have received error

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Im not hi tech with computers but i know fr sure my computer is working lol my computer beeps 1 time and when it turns on sometimes the mouse doesnt work or the keyboard or sometimes it just says no signal i ahve an acer monitor and my cpu is …

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dear tema how can increase systen speed i ahve try to increase virtual memoyr delete temp. files remove unwanted program in control paneel stop unwanted services in stsrtup tab disk defreg. disk cleanup but no effected

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hi to all i need to buy 64 bit motherboard and its compatable processor and 4 gb ram ddr 3. can anybody tell me the product name(model number) for upper mention confrigation preferbly intel thanx i need it urgent waiting for response regards vishal sharma

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ok people, here is the specs for my machine and i would like to know which power supply would be best for my machine (working with below 50 dollars here) and where. EVGA 680i premium motherboard 1x2 Gig 667Mhz RAM (trying to expand to 4gig) 410gig storage 2.4ghz q6600 quadcore …

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Here is dilemma I`m facing with my PC which is a HP m7350la model. I feel like upgrading its RAM for the new Windows operating system coming, Windows 7, and also making it more efficient. I read in the product configuration of this specific model that([url]http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?docname=c00596250&lc=en&dlc=en&cc=sg&lang=en&product=1838346):[/url] Memory Component Attributes Memory …

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Alright I've tried posting this to many places and have yet to receive any solutions. My computer seems to lock up when I play games. I can play for about a minute if that and the game will completely lock up my computer. No alt tabing out or hibernation or …

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Hi Im Phil, got some problem here. I've got a processor which is quite old.. purchased last 2002. Intel P4 2.0G but the problem is I have to change my m/board and I have a compatibility issue before buying a m/board. Is this board ok for my processor? Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2C …

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This just has to be one of the best pieces of news ever - there is agreement for a standard for mobile phones. It's really as simple as that. Here's the story, [URL="http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_8124000/8124293.stm"]on the BBC's junior site[/URL], would you believe. I just can't work out why it has to be …

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[URL="http://www.intel.com"]Intel[/URL] acquired [URL="http://www.windriver.com"]Wind River[/URL] for $884 million to boost Linux adoption in the Intel Atom market. Obviously Intel sees Wind River's embedded Linux market as new opportunity for its Atom processor family. There's also buzz about multi-core processor offerings from the two in the near future. I see this as …

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Microsoft has kept it fairly quiet, no press releases or launch trumpeting, but it now looks like the Xbox 360 has been upgraded with the new Jasper motherboard. The new Xbox 360 has been spotted in the wild by the eagle eyed [URL="http://www.xbox-scene.com"]Xbox Scene[/URL] chaps and as a result we …

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John Tu is the President and Co-founder of Kingston Technology which just happens to be one of the biggest providers of memory products on the planet, so when he talks about trends and developments in the memory market a lot of people start listening. Especially when he does so against …

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It’s not a new snack food and it’s not a plan to help save the Earth. The low power chips are a series of application processors and digitial signal processors announced in July by Texas Instruments that consume significantly less power than predecessors and prolong battery life of the devices …

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Could it be that Apple, [URL="http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20080702PD209.html"]having placed an order[/URL] for some 50 million 8Gb flash chips, is planning to sell rather a lot of the new iPhone 3Gs? At the very least it will mean that the competition, such as Samsungs other customers, will have to go hang. Indeed, Samsung …

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Amidst the carnage that is Wall Street this year (the Dow Jones Industrial Average is down 20% since last October, classifying the stock market as being in official “bear” territory), there are glimmers of good news, and a good portion of it is coming from the tech sector. The latest …

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Tom Wolfe once wrote that “you can’t go home again.” In the computer world, at least, Wolfe has been proven wrong. Prodigal son Steve Jobs was shown the door at Apple and returned to strike gold with the PowerMaC, the iPod, and the iPhone. Now it’s Michael Dell’s turn to …

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Interesting news from a new study of 112 homes in the Seattle area that shows a 10% reduction in home energy bills through the use of "smart grid" technology. The study, conducted by the U.S. Department of Energy, and reported on CNet News this morning, says its GridWise Project not …

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Firefox ticks many boxes, but the one big cross it has had to bear over the years is the memory leakage problem that many users have experienced. Here's how it works: user has Firefox browser open and visits websites, Firefox slurps up some system resources, user continues to keep Firefox …

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For those who may not have heard, former network leader Novell (who owns SuSE Linux) made a deal with Microsoft exchanging some intellectual property rights. Those in the business-end of IT know that Microsoft is busy applying for thousands of patents concerning Intellectual Property -- have a look at Network …

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[I]I’m the trouble starter, notebook instigator. I’m the Dell addicted, Sony illustrated. I’m a fire-starter, notebook fire-starter. You’re the fire-starter, notebook fire-starter.[/I] With apologies to The Prodigy for ruining a perfectly good lyric, but it does serve to highlight the problem de jour: that of flaming laptops. If you thought …

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What Caused Microsoft to Create DirectX10? It all started with the Windows Error Reporting Tool. Microsoft was collecting hundreds of Bugs per day only for its Operating System. Microsft Found out that 70% of all errors and bad user Experience in Windows XP comes from Graphic Display drivers. First, Microsft …

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Intel officially announced the introduction of 10 Core 2 Duo and Core Extreme microprocessors for desktops, workstations and notebooks. Intel said it has over 550 customer system designs underway, with the CPUs built on 65 nanometre technology. Machines using the desktop chips will be available in early August, while notebooks …

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After months of possible merger information it finally happens and I am surprised at the amount of money that AMD had to spend on this. This is a huge step for both companies. Currently Intel is the lead manufacturer of microprocessors, semiconductors, and graphics chips with AMD being the second …

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American chip maker [URL="http://www.freescale.com"]Freescale Semiconductor[/URL] has today announced the development of a magnetoresistive random-access memory (MRAM) chip which can maintain data using magnetic properties and not the traditional electrical charge methodology. Think of it in terms of storing data more like a hard drive, albeit a very small one indeed, …

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