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cyclist (well, ex-cyclist), inventor, backyard engineer, power-gamer, machinist

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mechanical/structural engineering
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As7v8x-x MB 256 RAM Athlon 1.33 CPU 5x Western-Digital HDD's, varying capacities
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Alright, here's the problem A girl on my floor came to me for computer help and i've tried everything i know to try. She has a Dell laptop and her keys were acting up. At first it seemed like it was the "Fn" keys, but then i realized it wasn't …

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I have a Gateway 500MHz machine which works perfectly fine with exception to a windows GUI. Works fine in DOS mode, in DOS, it seems as functional as it was meant to be, but will not function when switched to a windows gui, despite several different versions including XP, 98SE, …

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Whats a good temp for a PC to be running at, mine is currently at 84F.

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My store bought computer (emachines, 2004) wont start. There is no LED light when you hit the start button on the front, no noise, no nothing. The external power protector is working fine, the monitor comes on and gives the check your PC message... but nothing else. I bought another …

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Hi there, I've had troubles with my computer for the last three weeks or so, first background story. My hardware 3weeks ago: MSI pt890 neo Intel Pentium D 925 Geforce 7600 GT 2x 1GB DDR2 RAM My computer crashed three weeks ago, and had some motherboard/cpu related heat issues, the …

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current kit: MB: as7V8X-X Athlon 1300+ CPU (?) 256mb RAM Western Digital Caviar HDD (3x) 40gb/20gb/4gb c/d/e respectively. At any time, from during POST to hours after startup, drive 1 will randomly park and re-init for seemingly no reason at all. I have tried in vain to duplicate circumstances to …

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Alright guys, this is going to be long, so sit back and crack open a soda. Windows 98 SE. I was always having trouble with my comp. Unable to access files or folders like My Documents, My Computer, Windows Explorer, Control Panel, etc. Whenever I'd try, 9/10 it would go …

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I am running win98SE (fully updated) and often have the problem of retaining my desktop resolution (1600X1200x32) when certain games crash. Upon reboot, windows plays stupid and actually thinks I want a 320X240X16 display, or whatever the last video mode was. I realize I am using a far-outdated OS, but …

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If anyone is familiar with the video game console Wii, I'm having trouble trying building an infrared bar for the controller to work on my pc. For those who don't know, the IR bar works as a reference point by constantly emitting IR light. Currently I'm getting a weak signal …

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Hi, I just bought a new linksys Wirelss G Broadband Router. I've picked up wireless internet on my pc in the past, but I'm having trouble now. My laptop is a 2218RS Presario. There is a wireless button on the front of it that is supposed to light up when …

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hey guys a mate has a laptop with a 25pin to 9pin converter plugged in to it which he plugs a ecu managment for a drag car into the problem is the ecu software doesnt even reconise it being plugged in is their anything i can do make it scan …

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Hello! My spacebar is not working so to separate words I'm hitting Enter. How do I fix this? It was working this morning but all of a sudden it stopped. Could any of you help me? Thanks

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Hi, I formatted my HD and reinstalled WIN 98. I'm OK with that part but when it came to answering the question about all the devices it found, there were no drivers that they could use from the system. I've spent much time going around the 'Net downloading all kinds …

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