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Hi all, Ok, this is wierd....I can't access any webpages at all unless I set my connection settings with my ISP's proxy server, if I go into Firefox or Internet explorer and set it to "direct connection" I get webpage errors, I mainly use firefox though. If select using a proxy server (my...

Hey all, I'm looking to buy a kick ass vid card, something that will give me a noticeable difference in performance definately graphics quality. I currently have a Saphire x300SE 256mb vid card (pci-express 16x) in a system. I'm not sure what to choose from, hope someone can help? Here are a...

Hi all, I'm using Ubunut 5.10, anywyas when I download a program it saves it to my desktop, but I don't know how to install the program, I'm so use to using Win xp, this is pretty much my first time using a Linux distro which I chose to use Ubuntu 5.10. Anyways I don't know the command lines...

Hi all, I just recently bought a laptop, I running Linxu Ubuntu 5.10, anyways, my work has highspeed with a wireless network, my buddy brings his laptop to work and on his breaks he uses our works internet with his wireless connection. My question is, when you use someone elses connection...

Hi all, I just bought a laptop, it's nothing that great, just something that I have to for college, surfing the net, essays, stuff like that. It has a Semperon 2600 cpu (socket 754) and 256mb ram, the cpu is upgradable to the higher Semperon cpu's and also the AMD Turion cpu's which I found...

I'm thinking of buying a laptop, I'm wondering what chipset seems better for a laptop, I know there's like Turion 64 and semperon from AMD. I'm going mid level, so something like a Semperon or Celeron I guess are my choices, what about the mobile xp cpu from AMD is that like semperon, I'd like...

Hi all, I'm thinking of buying a laptop, I'm wondering what chipset seems better for a laptop, I know there's like Turion 64 and semperon from AMD. I'm going mid level, so something like a Semperon or Celeron I guess are my choices, what about the mobile xp cpu from AMD is that like semperon...

Hey all, Which type/name of processors have made, what's power pc, g3, g4, g5, what would be under a g3, someone had told me that power pc is the name of the manufacturer that makes the cpu, like pc's have Intel and Amd, and that the g3 represents the family name, like pc's have Pentium 2, 3...

I'm going to explain this from start to finish so that anyone who replies (thank you for your time and support) will be able to maybe better trouble shoot the problem. I built my 1st PC, all parts are brand new, DFI Lan party Nforce4 Ultra D mobo, athlon xp 64 3000 venice core, saphire ati...

I have a Gigabyte DX7R, it came with easy tune 3, I'm not sure if I could download easy tune 4 and use it with this board...so anyways this is the first time I used it, I have an ahtlon xp 2400+ thoroughbred 'B' cpu, now when I run the easy tune 3 program it says 931.0Mhz, system bus 133Mhz, PCI...

I have a Gigabyte DX7R, it came with easy tune 3, I'm not sure if I could download easy tune 4 and use it with this board...so anyways this is the first time I used it, I have an ahtlon xp 2400+ thoroughbred 'B' cpu, now when I run the easy tune 3 program it says 931.0Mhz, system bus 133Mhz, PCI...

links work now... The links work now if anyone wants to check them out to give me advice, thank you.

http://www.giga-byte.com/MotherBoard/Products/Products_Spec_GA-K8NF-9.htm http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K8N_Neo4-F&class=mb http://www.dfi.com.tw/Product/xx_product_spec_details_r_us.jsp?PRODUCT_ID=3510&CATEGORY_TYPE=LP&SITE=US And is it true that they all support dual...

Hi all, I'm thinking of buying a laptop, I wanted to buy a new one but I also considered buying a used one as long as it was no more than 1 year old, I've been pricing around and since I live in Canada, our prices may be somewhat higher than in the U.S. Anyways a local dealer has 2 used laptops...

Hi all, I'm thinking of buying a laptop, I don't need something super powerful but something that decent and would allow me to do internet surfing and downloading, something reliable and best bang for my dollar.some graphics stuff, 3D drawing, and the laptop would not be for gaming at all!! I...