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  1. tinkertech

    Linux RedHat on SATA

    I am installing Linux RedHat 9.0 on a dual HDD SATA system. I fear I may have some problems with the installation and wanted to check with this site if anyone had ever done this install and if any problems were incountered? Is the setup of RedHat will be as simple as it was with a regular ATA...
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    Installing XP on a two-hdd system

    I am building this system with removable SATA drives. I installed XP while only one drive was hooked up to the system, now when I hook up the second HD, XP will not recognize it. I tried FDisk but XP doesn't support it. Any ideas on how to add my second HD to XP. I have done this tons of...
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    Password Issue

    Got a PC running Linux REDHAT 9.0. My first time using this OS. As I explore the different areas of this program I keep coming acrosss a password request prompt. Example: "You are attempting to run "gdmsetup" which requires administrative privileges, but more information is needed to do so"...
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    Unable to change password

    Got a station at work running XP-Pro. Only one user set up and is set up as administrator. I want to change the password but won't let me. Says "you don't have the permissions to change the password". How do I over-ride that line. I must change PS for security/privacy purposes? If at first...
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    Can't Edit Word Document

    I have this word document that I can open and view fine but when opened, I can't navegate though the document using arrows or enter or space bar. The cursor just hangs around the second line of the document. It came to me from work in an email in rich text format then I saved it as word...
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    Wireless Configuration

    I have a wireless network at home. Lay out is Cable modem to Wireless router, wired to My PC (Win2K Pro), wireless to my laptop (Win XP Home). On network neighborhood, both computers can see each other but when I try to transfer files from one to the other, I'm ask for a user name and...
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    HD not full size format!

    Got a news 160GB by WD. I am now formating it in Win2K NTFS, but it says its formating 131 Gigs. Why the loss of space? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
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    HELP! Win2K PRO MAJOR FAILURE

    My PC has taken a major fall and I can't recoop. Every action outside of windows explorer I am given an "program error" windows. I can't get to my IE Exploter, email or any other program! For whatever program I initate, I get this message "???.exe has generated errors and will be closed by...
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    Linux RedHat on Dual Opteron System

    I have been requested to install Linux RedHat on a Dual Opteron system with nVidia's SLI dual graphics cards capability. Can such a system be built? Where do I check for compatability issues when it comes to Linux applications. How can I tell the RedHat version I need? I am told to used Linux...
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    NVidia Chipset

    I am asked to build a system with nVidia SLI, the Dual graphics card on PCI-E slots. I can't get any help from nVidia so I come here. Just because a mainboard has two PCI-E slots does it make it nVidia SLI compatible? Or does the mainboard must have an nVidia chipset to work? Thanks. If at...
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    Ad bug in my system

    Two weeks ago two of my young neices stayed a few days with us and they ask if they could use my PC to surf the net. I said yes of course. Shortly after that I am getting multiple pop ups on my screen at all times. I have tried spysweep and adaware and they find junk which I delete of course...
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    Edit an HTML File

    I have Win 2000 Pro on my pc and I have an HTML file that I want to edit. How do I go about it? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
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    Win XP Pro Embedded ???

    Can any one tell me what Windows XP Pro Embedded is and how do you do this on a PC104 module? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
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    CManager

    Every time I boot up, the following message appears on the screen and frankly I'd like to fix it or keep it from coming up at all. "Unable to connect to the CCD" CManager? What is that? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
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    nVidia SLI Bridge Clip

    Can any one tell me where I could purchase the nVidia SLI bridge clips. I have found site where they describe both the pcb type and the flixible type but not mentioned is a place to buy them at. Can any one point me in the right direction? thanks in advanced. If at first you don't succeed...
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    KVM Switch Questions

    I have been asked to create a rack cabinet with 6 PCs, 6 LCDs and two KVM switches for two operators to switch back and forth between all these devices. I was under the impresion that the purpose of a KVM was to have one operator manage two or more systems. Any ideas on how to accomplish this...
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    Permanent and Complete HD Erase

    Can some one point me to a utility I can used to permanently and completely erase a hard drive. I am about to upgrade my HD and I don't want any of my old drive stuff to be "recovered" since I did taxes and other personal data on it. If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
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    Networking Win2K and WinXP

    I have a PC with Win2K and a Laptop with XP on a wireless network but I can't seem to be able to access one another. Can some one point me in the right direction? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
  19. tinkertech

    Intel Celeron

    Is the Intel Celeron Processor a 32-bit devise? If at first you don't succeed, reboot!
  20. tinkertech

    Wireless LAN Security

    I have a wireless LAN at home. My main PC with cable modem and wireless router access point upstairs and my laptop downstairs with a wireless PC card. I can check email and access the web from both points. I would like some help in securing/encripting my LAN. Can someone suggest a site that...

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