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by JA on February 05, 2010, 07:57:12 AMMy mobo has 1 IDE and 2 SATA connectors. Computer has one HDD and one optical drive.
I will open the case to check, but am assuming the optical is on the IDE.
Can I get a SATA optical to replace my dead DVD burner, then?
Am not going to add an HDD, so 2nd SATA... 119 Views | 22 Replies
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by LugwidVanB on February 02, 2010, 05:03:46 PMI have a toshiba hdtv 32av502r which has 2 hdmi ports and a pc port to connect to the computer; on the pc I have a nvidia geforce 6800 xt. The os is xp. I was using one of the hdmi ports with an adapter to connect to the computer and the picture was great. Nice color but no sound. I just got in a... 62 Views | 4 Replies
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by Ace on February 02, 2010, 10:52:27 AMWhile awaiting the parts department to send things, I do have a question on grounded electrical outlets. And, no, I don't need to see a video suggesting I should spread Arctic Silver on my finger before inserting it into the plug...
In our neck of the woods, we have just... 179 Views | 25 Replies
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by LugwidVanB on January 30, 2010, 10:52:05 PMI mainly use hotmail but I recently installed gmail due to a problem with hotmail. I use craigslist a lot, often just to ask a question. Postings in cl have a link to send a message. When I click on it my hotmail send to box automatically opens. I type in the message and send it. I have discovered... 75 Views | 5 Replies
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by JA on January 29, 2010, 02:28:34 PMFirefox 3.6 update has cool themes.
Am enjoying a panorama of a sunset under the URL area. It makes browsing easy on the eyes. Very nice. 40 Views | 0 Replies
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by Bill on January 29, 2010, 01:58:42 PMBefore I started everything with a plug was attached to two daisy-chained surge protectors, and all from one wall outlet. I was concerned that any further expansion had the potential of creating a hot box in the wall. So the first task was to split the load between 2 different outlets... 52 Views | 2 Replies
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by LugwidVanB on January 28, 2010, 03:46:48 AMI bought an hdtv and it has connections to connect both video and audio from the computer. It has 2 video options: connect the computer’s video card to the tv with an analog rgb 15 pin cable. I don’t have the cable so I used the other option, connecting the video card to one of 2 hdmi slots,... 88 Views | 6 Replies
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by JA on January 27, 2010, 08:33:57 PMSpybot Search and Destroy's HOST file access was evident when I was in the file.
System Mechanic had also altered it, even though I have not used SM for a while since the sub ran out.
Instead of updating the HOST file manually every month, I am leaning towards... 30 Views | 0 Replies
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by LugwidVanB on January 26, 2010, 07:34:45 AMHas anyone checked out this western digital media player? Ran across it while researching something else. It appears good but I haven't figured it out yet. You apparently dl movies, tv shows and other videos to your computer with this device. You then plug in a usb drive, transfer to it, then... 46 Views | 0 Replies
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