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    Network problem

    when you put that new card in, did you make sure that you reset the dns servers to the card and did you make sure that you made the computer a part of the domain you are trying to access?
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    Internet Problem; Reformat

    have you checked to see if the drivers where even installed, therefore maybe the system doesnt see that you even have a network card installed? go to "device manager" and check.
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    first time network questions

    most of those settings are way over a basic persons head, meaning you should not have to configure it. also the DNS server settings from your isp you shouldnt have to configure. it should all be automatic. nonetheless, if you can connect to the internet, on the machine that connects, type in...
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    connect 2 windows xp without a hub

    I'm not quite understanding the link to the document. that would be setting up a workgroup, but says nothing about how to setup WITHOUT a hub. to answer the actual question, you could use a cross over cable. these are easily made with some cat5 cable, some cat5 jacks and a crimper; if you...
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    Windows 2003 Server & Security

    id have to disagree with this. Grendiazer, my question to you is, why would you run a server on top of xp? if this has something to do with learning the software or something, I suggest you just put XP on your system and buy Virtual PC, and test and learn using that. W2K server is NOT the...
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    Drives Don't Show In My Computer

    what kind of hard drives are you running? if IDE...and your 3 DVD ROMS (why this many i have no idea...)....then you are hooking up too many IDE connection to your motherboard...
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    Random freezes and lags

    make sure that there are no more bios flashes available, there are times when a bios upgrade is made and a patch for the upgrade is needed...
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    nero crashed my system

    this could be an application conflict. there could be other processes or programs running in the background that could be conflicting with nero and crashing the system. try shutting down some background applications (know what you are doing, dont just end a process you dont know what it is...
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    Graphics/ Display problems. Blue dots!

    could be your refresh rate. please try changing your refresh rate to a lower setting.
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    my monitor isnt responding

    alrighty, first off...please...PLEASE ...please?...do not start taking components out of computers and testing them on other things if you don't know what is going on. You could have fried your friends components, this being said because it has nothing to do with your RAM, this is a video...
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    CD drive

    1) there would be no drivers, it would be firmware...please check to see if there is a firmware update for the cd drive. 2) yes check device manager 3) if there were loose cables, the drive would not even show up 4) if it was on the wrong ide cable and/or jumpers it would not show up, and if it...
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    Stange Artifacts

    you need to re write your post and give more details insead of writing a paragraph of jargon as if the people on this forum actually know what you are referring to and such...all i know is it has something to do with a video card and you trying to get a game to work... please be detailed, give...
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    Toshiba Satellite: DMI Strings Readjust

    yes you might be able to do it yourself. First off, this is an advanced process and you would have to run the risk of screwing up your laptop and voiding your warranty...but here you go you would need to run the test and diagnosis utiltity (http://download.toshiba.com/sam33t1.exe) and refer...
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    cyclic redundency check (crc) error

    what you should do after each time you burn anything, is check to see if it works...whether it is data or not. also, to cut down on CRC errors, try to burn at a lower speed; this used to happen to me to, until i lowered the speed one increment.
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    Computer Completely Down

    first question...does POST even run? Do you get that far with the new hardware installed?
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