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So I just picked up a new 2 TB drive (Seagate 2TB 32mb cache 7200rpm) To toss in an enclosure and use as a backup for files - it would nice to have the drive useable by all my computers Gaming Rig / Windows 7 MacBook Air / Mountain Lion Work Computer / Ubuntu Sandbox CPU / Linux Mint...

So my current keyboard line up is - IBM Model M (1984) - prefer to save it from gaming abuse. - Original Logitech G15 (random keys are dead and the back lighting is spotty at best..) So I want a new keyboard to replace the Logitech - something mechanical and maybe ten keyless - will be...

last year i put together a new cpu build and at the time i only had 2gb of ram... this week i purchased a set of gskill 2x2gb ddr2 pc6400 and when ever i try to run 2 sticks the computer will freeze and lockup - i have tried different combinations of ram slots my motherboard is gigabyte...

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so i just finished putting together and installing everything for my new build, seems to be running pretty good but now randomly the computer will lock up and freeze... the image will remain on the monitor and a steady beep or shriek will come from the speakers... any ideas ? intel q6600...

for both of my previous builds the Lian Li PC65 was one of the top picks for computer builds at that time... i am now about to upgrade my hardware and i was wondering if you think this case would be able to handle cooling a quad-core q6600 build. thanks

well my cpu and motherboard finally bit the dust while playing left4dead ... so its time for some new parts, i would like to stay around 600-700 total, i already have a 22 and 19 in LCD - Case --- Antec 300 (or i can reuse one of my Lian Li PC65's) ... how would cooling be ? - Motherboard...

im looking to set up acouple external hard-drives - 1tb - drive for home backup - 320 or 500gb - 2.5 portable drive and im not sure if i should buy something ready to go out of the box, or would it be better to put the drives together myself with some enclosures. what brand drives do...

I just got a ds and I'm looking for some games - what do you guys like? I am currently playing some old gameboy titles that does not use both screens

i am looking for an OLPC XOlaptop in decent shape, it does not need to have the tmobile internet active, i also dont mind if the original OS is still installed also thinking about the asus eee pc ... thanks !

i was wondering what you guys recommend for remote desktop sharing ? thanks

so im trying to install ubuntu on my new laptop and i get the following error after clicking the install option bin/sh: can't access tty; job control turned off i have tried googling around and i have not found an answer :confused: any ideas

i just got my new laptop this week and i cant stand vista so i am going to reformat back to XPpro... since this will be a fresh install i want to create a dual boot with Ubuntu Linux. my questions - should i install XP or Ubuntu first ? - how should i partition the drive ? Windows will be...

i have been thinking about selling my laptop but i want to make sure all the data or past data is off that drive before getting rid of it ... is there any way to get the information off without destroy the drive? special software to do an extensive format ? worst case scenario i put...

right now i have a dell inspirion 9300 (17inch widescreen) and i realized i need a smaller laptop to have with me at school .. this is just to big to be as portible as i want im looking for - 13inch .. (i can do 12 or 14 .. but 13 seems perfect) - great battery life - great wireless...

im looking for a cingular phone with the following - able to use a sim card - battery + charger - camera phone - good condition - paypal payment thanks

Yesterday we had some nice weather and i did some spring cleaning on the garage and I took a load of stuff to the dump. While waiting in line I passed the "electronics" bin and sitting on top of the huge pile of beige :) was a new looking silver HP Pavailion :confused: it was basically smiling...

i have been using this samsung 204b for sometime now and it has been great, but recently i have noticed in the upper right hand corner, a small area is yellow/green , about the size and location of the X and max/min button when a fullscreen browswer or application is open. i tryed new drivers...

my friend had a - Intel Pentium D 820 Smithfield 2.8GHz LGA 775 Processor Model BX80551PG2800FN -laying around that he never was able to put into a computer and let me have it. now im looking for a inexpensive board to slap this in, around 50 bucks ? alittle more if needed - must have AGP...

i started going to the gym pretty much everyday and i noticed the headphones i have for working out are starting to fall apart. do you guys recommend any headphones for working out / sport activities ? - in ear or over the ear , either is fine - foamless would be a bonus - prefer to...

i recently put Ubuntu on my back up computer and i love it so far... i was wondering if anyone has been able to get STEAM (Half Life + Mods and CS 1.6 or Source) to work with these versions of linux ? thanks !

i want to be able to have a video chat with my brother who moved away. we both purchased USB camera's and tryed it out with AOL AIM.. it worked but the picture was only about 2inches wide and it could not be re-sized. does anyone know of a program which will allow for better quality video ...

i want to switch to my own Linksys router instead of the Actiontec router they provide. when i switch over all the lines to the new router i have no internet. i remember the install tech telling me i have to release the IP from the old router so that the new routuer can be assigned one . has...

lately i find my self playing alot of older pc games / which require a controller. currently i am using a "Microsoft Sidewinder Game Pad Pro" .. very nice controller but the D Pad is horrible ! would prefer one with the seperated 4 direction dpad rather than the 8 direction kind, around 40-50...

i am in the process of editing a wedding video for a friend and burning the video to a dvd. i made a small test video and when i burned it to the dvd with pinnacle studio the audio is very crunchy and it hicups every few seconds. do you know of any free or inexpensive dvd video creation...

this past week one of my computers began to restart when i did a normal windows shutdown. no hardware changes have been made recently. because it was my internet/aim computer i slapped a version of ubuntu on it to see if something was wrong with windows. the problem still accurs :confused...

recently my father upgraded to a new 21inch LCD and the crappy card in his computer could not go up to the native resolution of the new monitor. SO quick fix i put the 9600xt from my media computer into his machine.. now i need a new card for my computer (agp) , would probly lean towards...

well i recently picked up a LG 19inch widescreen to go on my other computer, it appears the older card will not go past 1152x864 and the new monitor recommends 1440x990. the current card is an ATI All in Wonder 128. i would like another card that has the TV capabilities of my current card but...

well my dad appears to have uninstalled his CD burning software from his computer, and of course he can not find the installation CD I DO NOT want cracks or any of that nonsense ect ect ect my question, is there a free to run, or open source program that is a very basic cd burning program...

i have a dell inspirion 9300 with the 7200 speed drive and the drive is starting to make funny noises on power up and down , also on file transfers and downloads... so i take it the death will be shortly behind.. what kind of drive do i need to order as a replacement ? size / connector type...

so i just had my fiber internet installed (15mb) :D but my main computer is not getting the full 15 .. im only getting around 8300. my laptop and my other computer both get the full 15200. ther computer which is only getting 8mb is the newest and fastest.. i installed a new NIC thinking it...

recently i built a new computer and the video card i went with was an ATI x1800xt 512 that card is great but from what i hear the fan likes to "power up / power down" depening how much load is being put on the card ? is there a way to make the fan spin at full blast or another preset...

so i ordered my parts from newegg and slapped them together asus a8n-e motherboard amd 3800+ x2 ati x1800xt 512 sound blaster audigy zs enermax 500w modular power western digital 250gig hd when i originally put it together i had used the stock heatsink (doh i know now) and everything...

im looking for a good hockey game, pc or xbox1 does not have to be 2006 or have current players, looking for solid game play and physics thanks

well i am planning to get a voice chat server up and running to use when my friends and i game. i had a couple questions - do you recommend any good hosting companies ? - teamspeak or ventrilio ? not sure which to go with / im leaning towards vent right now - planning on 30-50 slot server...

so i got a new dell 9300 and im trying to get a uxtheme working after i replaced the .dll and restarted the computer when i go into my properties i dont see any of the themes in the desktop appearance properties ?? do i need to setup some special folder to drop them in ? mine are in...

well the chipset cooler on my abit nf7-s rev2 motherboard just died :( so im in search of a new one that will fit. (i dont see my motherboard listed on the abit site to get a replacement) anyone know of a decent cooler they recommend for this board . my computer is not overclocked so i dont...

got my sennhieser hd 497's this afternoon and they sound alot alot better than my old sonys ... but i have acouple questions 1. would i notice a differance if i plugged them directly into the back of my sound card .. rather than the headphone port on my speakers ? 2. is there another set...