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  1. Darcadian V1

    Bolted

    Recently a pc of mine was stolen :nin: so i decided to find a way of securing my stuff. A few years back when I was in college I noticed that all the computers they had were bolted down with some kind of cable locking system. Bit like a bicycle lock. I was wondring if anyone knows of a...
  2. Darcadian V1

    Softy TFT

    Certainly seems like that would be the best way. Ill give it a try. Although i dont understand why tft and lcd screens dont have a hard surface. Its yet another oversight in modern technology.
  3. Darcadian V1

    Softy TFT

    I got a TFT monitor that needs cleaning. I searched around the net and posted questions on forums about how to go about cleaning it and what with. Most of the results i got back said that cleaning it was a bad idea. Some said use just water with a fine cotton cloth and others just suggested...
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    How long will it take a newbie like me to put this together?

    to be realistic give yourself an entire day to build and the next day to set up. This way you can go slow and relax. Thermal grease wise depends on what processor your using. There should be a thermal pad on the bottom of the heatsink that came with the processor or sometimes you have to...
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    Boot up bonkers

    I guess its worth a try. Where could i get one of these battaries?
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    Boot up bonkers

    i did notice that when i entered windows the time was wrong. it had gone back to the 1st of jan 2004 not 2005
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    Boot up bonkers

    I have'nt change any bios settings and i doubt that it is the battery as it is only about 4 months old.
  8. Darcadian V1

    Boot up bonkers

    Yesterday I turned on my computer and did lots of stuff ie(web design, gaming, surfing, music) Today I turn it on and at the boot up screen the system halts and says this; -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Memory frequency for DDR400 specification...
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    Oh the Pain!

    I gave all the correct information in the wizard. I am using a cat5 crossover cable (i do have a switching hub but im not using it) I have now found that since running the wizard on both computers i can no long run LAN games as each computer fails to connect. This is strange because in the...
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    Oh the Pain!

    I ran the wizard on both computers and all went well. I still cant access the internet through the other computer though.????
  11. Darcadian V1

    Oh the Pain!

    so i dont need to install any software on the other computer then?
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    Oh the Pain!

    Ya know the trouble with the internet is that you have access to all information rather than just what you need to know. :o Ive got an Adsl internet connection using a usb modem. Ive got two computers networked via a switching hub at 100mbs I want to share my adsl connection between the...
  13. Darcadian V1

    Layers in dreamweaver

    My copy of dreamweaver was given to me by a relative who works in the design industry. They recently upgraded to MX 2004 edition I think. Sorry about the confusion between the two pics.They are the wrong way around. The second one is what it looks like in dreamweaver and the first is what...
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    Layers in dreamweaver

    uhh this section looks a bit dead but ill ask my question anyway. Im currently learning Dreamweaver MX (not 2004 edition) while building a website. What I have been trying to acheive is illustrated in the attached pics. Pic one shows an image with text on it. The text is placed on top of the...
  15. Darcadian V1

    Looking for a rather large tft monitor

    Tip: If you can, :crash: borrow a 15" crt off someone and play doom3 for a week with it. Then switch to 19"TFT and find paradise once more
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    Looking for a rather large tft monitor

    One thing to note is how different TFT's can look from one another. I got two TFT monitors. My 19"(oo'er) is immense and has a really comfortable screen finish and a very sharp display. The second is alot brighter by defualt and the image displayed isnt as clear and contrast can be a problem...
  17. Darcadian V1

    amd64 bit or pentium4 upgrade

    Quite simply get a AMD 64 chip. You absolutly cant go wrong. :good:
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    The good old days

    I remember as a young lad staring up at a TV screen and seeing the glowing green background of the Atari ST desktop as my older brother speadily clicked on icons and played games the likes of which were beyond my imagination. :D Well things are quite different today and theres so much...
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    Shim?

    I flicked through a comp mag today and found a section on installing an AMD chip. When i looked at the pics i noticed that they were using a strange copper plate that fitted over the processor. They called it a shim. Whats it for? ive never seen one before and they said that one should be used...
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    3DMark2001 Scores

    Nice one Procal X that sounds like a good idea. Ive also decided to upgrade the heatsink to something a bit meatier. I was thinking of using that huge Coolermaster Jet 7 one what do you think? Oh and ninja i cant remember what drivers im using but i do know their not the latest because they...
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