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    OCZ Plat Rev 2 Memory went bad. Normal??

    Sorry to hear about the bad luck there Gouds. I'm sure you've already heard the story now, but I ran into this same sort of issue recently. GuildWars would lock my machine down to the motherboard (couldn't reset, had to power the thing down and then back up again). WoW was constantly locking...
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    So I get to start Guild Wars early (like the rest of the beta players)

    I've played in a handfull of beta events, so I'll at least throw out what I know (and of course a few opinions too): 1) no monthly fee. This has been one of many things which set GW apart from MMORPG games (GW is not an MMORPG in the traditional sense of things). You buy the game, and can...
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    Setting up WD raptor

    And just a heads up if it does come with a cable. WD uses their "Secure Connect" cable that covers both the SATA data and SATA power ports on the drive, but only connects to the SATA data port on the MB. Plenty of folks here have already found themselves stumped as to how to properly use this...
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    raptor + a8n-sli = me an idiot

    If you need them at all, they'll be on the cd that came with the MB. You may however find that you don't even need to bother loading drivers depending on which SATA controller you plan on hooking the drive up to. On my Asus board the SATA controller that was part of the nforce chipset didn't...
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    Anyone else have this problem with the Raptor HD's?

    Which drive is failing to show up? If it showing in post but not in Windows, a good step would be to load up a partitioning tool and make sure it is seen there (as well as verify that it has been partitioned).
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    Anyone else have this problem with the Raptor HD's?

    I'm not a big fan of doing the double-up connections on anything with the exception of doing a chain of low-power things. If possible, try to keep all of the higher power draw items on their own connector (drives, video card) and see if you can't double up fans or something rather than chaining...
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    Do I need DVD-ROM drive if I alread have a DVD burner?

    That right there is the main reason. Personally I just stick with a single drive since the technology is still changing fast enough that I usually end up upgrading my drive every year or so either for speed or capability reasons. I then "push down" the drive I'm replacing to one of my other...
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    Sata Dvd Burner?

    Agreed. I believe that most of the "SATA burners" (at least at the time I was looking) were really nothing more than your typical PATA drive with the converter to the SATA interface bolted onto the drive itself. There was nothing really magical about them and it was more a matter of being able...
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    Anyone else have this problem with the Raptor HD's?

    Yep, WD seriously needs to make things more clear with the SecureConnect cable they bundle with their drives. I know several people (myself included) that got really confused as to how to properly make use of that cable. First thought is always "well, it's connecting to power, so maybe the...
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    To All Grado SR-225 owners. Feedback Requested

    Don't recall what address I used, MikeV gave it to me and who is to say where his head was at the time;) All I know is it seemed like a legit addrss, and it didn't bounce. He basically told me you about bought a bunch of stuff the night you were down our way and I wanted to make sure you...
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    To All Grado SR-225 owners. Feedback Requested

    Hey gouda:) Yes, I've already given you my opinion in email, but I'm going to add a few things here so that others can either get my back or knock me down a notch. First off, you are looking at dropping some serious coin on these cans (and down the road an amp to do them justice). How...
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    alienware to mac

    Well, take heart in that OSX is something that you don't need to spend time learning in order to be functional with your new laptop. Everything you would ever need to access is very well organized to the point where I often find myself "guessing" where what I'm looking for is the first time...
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    How well do "tech" jobs pay?

    For those just heading in college, definately give serious weight to those schools which offer a real co-op program. If possible, try to find one which has co-op as a requirement for graduation (they tend to have things organized quite a bit better than those schools who have added co-op on as...
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    Nobody wants trackballs?

    It's a small market. Probably big enough to justify making products but small enough to not be worth any real investment. I've used a trackball for years myself, and most people just look at me funny when I tell them I use a trackball for gaming. Not once have I heard anybody say "yeah, me...
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    Please Help - RAID Not Working on A8N

    Did you make sure to enable the RAID option for that specific chipset within the BIOS? There should be distinct options to enable RAID on the NF chipset as well as on the 3rd party chipset if that board has one (SiliconImage?). Sounds like you are trying to use the NF chipset controllers, so...
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