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    If that external drive is attached via a usb 2.0...

    If that external drive is attached via a usb 2.0 (or firewire) connection then the speeds you're seeing are really slow. I would expect more in the 400mb/min (or a bit better) range, even using like...
  2. Thread: Hardrive DEAD

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    Unfortunately even though that is a Seagate drive...

    Unfortunately even though that is a Seagate drive and Seagates have longer warranties the serial number indicates it was not a retail purchase. Instead it was part of a bought system or an oem drive....
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    In other words, your enclosure is a removeable...

    In other words, your enclosure is a removeable drive tray. You have 2 - 5 1/4" external drive bays and 2 - 3.5" internal hard drive bays available in your new system. So if you want to keep your...
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    The problems you're describing are related to the...

    The problems you're describing are related to the quality of the source material or the quality of the encoded output, not the speed you burned the files at.
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    Asrock was initially Asus' venture in to the...

    Asrock was initially Asus' venture in to the lower-end board market. But Asrock was soon spun off altogether and Asus has since distanced itself completely, Asrock is in about the same league as ECS,...
  6. Got to the SoftMenu II Setup screen and set the...

    Got to the SoftMenu II Setup screen and set the CPU FSB/DRAM ratio to by SPD. If your memory is ddr400 then the bios should then read that from the sticks and set the memory clock accordingly.
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    Agree with 104456, the bios is messed up and the...

    Agree with 104456, the bios is messed up and the bios' boot block is kicking in and trying to invoke the bios recovery procedure (looking to load a new, good one from a floppy).
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    Well, first off lets move the starting point for...

    Well, first off lets move the starting point for a write operation up a level. Even though the sector is the smallest unit on the hard drive, OSes deal in clusters. So all writes are going to be for...
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    Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP...

    Compressed (Zipped) Folders in Windows XP
  10. Thread: upgrading psu

    by DrMDJ
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    Just plug things in, no settings need be changed.

    Just plug things in, no settings need be changed.
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    Glad that resolved it. BJ, There are...

    Glad that resolved it.

    BJ,

    There are occassions where a dvd will not play on a pc when they will play in a home player, but the reason is not copy protection issues. It is simply a matter of...
  12. Thread: Rebooting

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    Is the version of XP you're trying to install at...

    Is the version of XP you're trying to install at least SP1? If not, then that is required for 48-bit LBA support (which is any drive over 137gb requires).
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    Copy protection is not play protection, ripping a...

    Copy protection is not play protection, ripping a movie and playing a movie from a dvd are two different things. As a result, copy protection will not prevent a movie from being played (watched)...
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    Maybe people like this should be given no time...

    Maybe people like this should be given no time for the answers they seek. ;)
  15. Thread: Socket 939

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    Taking form a point made in Bistro's quote... It...

    Taking form a point made in Bistro's quote... It is impractical at this time to have DDR2 support for amd64 socket 939 processors, in particular because (as the article says) the memory controller is...
  16. Thread: Amd 3500+

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    You absolutely need to use some sort of thermal...

    You absolutely need to use some sort of thermal interface material, either thermal paste or a thermal pad. If the processor you bought was a boxed-retail version then it should have come with a...
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    Geez! People really need to keep up better on...

    Geez! People really need to keep up better on updates. ;)
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    Keeping with the context of this forum, it would...

    Keeping with the context of this forum, it would be worthwhile hearing some more detailed elaboration on this I think.
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    Well if it is in fact unclear still, or you have...

    Well if it is in fact unclear still, or you have further question, then I'm sure you'll post back.
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    Everything. What the code comprising int 19 does...

    Everything. What the code comprising int 19 does (and it is called repetatively if need be to find the first bootable device) is:
    - Read the first sector of the first track (ie. the boot sector, the...
  21. Your problem seems not to be that you are...

    Your problem seems not to be that you are changing the OS' language, rather that this Japanese image was not from this same pc (notebook) or a very similar one hardware wise. XP (I assume this is XP)...
  22. That's fine, 1.5 is the base default value.

    That's fine, 1.5 is the base default value.
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    May need ya to clarify exactly what it is you're...

    May need ya to clarify exactly what it is you're asking here (or where the confusion is) Hong. But to kick things off and maybe help some, interrupt x'19' is really called the bootstrap loader...
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    Perhaps so. I am going by Asus' information from...

    Perhaps so. I am going by Asus' information from here.
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    OK, did some tracking down... You are right there...

    OK, did some tracking down... You are right there "was" a socket 939 Athlon 64 3400+ available for a while, but only as an OEM processor. That explains why it was not officially documented by AMD,...
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