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    Question Connecting 2nd computer to the internet via usb to ethernet adapter?

    thanks, i might do that, i have an old router maybe I'll turn it into a switch, another solution will be to get a pci ethernet card and connect directly between the 2 computers
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    Question Connecting 2nd computer to the internet via usb to ethernet adapter?

    hi guys, as the title suggests, i'm trying to connect a 2nd computer to the internet (and also get file sharing between the 2 computers), i have only one ethernet cable from the router that goes into my room and into my main computer, i also don't have another ethernet connection in my main...
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    Question Should i upgrade from intel i3 530 @2.93 ghz to i5 750 @2.67 ghz ?

    hi guys, i have a 12 year old computer with intel i3 530 @2.93 ghz hyper threading (in a dh55tc motherboard), and i just got a 12 year old computer from my nephew with intel i5 750 @2.67 ghz (no hyper threading) in a dp55wg motherboard. i wanted to know if i can put the i5 instead of the i3...
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    [SOLVED] how to connect SATA to USB wires to make diy plug and play cable?

    thanks guys, that's what i thought.
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    [SOLVED] how to connect SATA to USB wires to make diy plug and play cable?

    i'm trying to make a diy cable SATA to usb( only the DATA i already have a power cable) i had a USB-SATA bridge PCB but it stopped working. im trying to connect the sata directly to the usb but i need to know how to connect the wires to each other/ i searched for the wiring diagram on line, but...
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    how to move firefox profile to a new computer without reinstalling the addons etc.

    hello guys, i wanted to know if there is a way to copy my Mozilla Firefox profile as is, with the addons installed, the favorites and other preferences onto another copy of windows . i don't want to reconfigure from scratch. also i want to move it from a winxp os to win7 . is it possible? what...
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    Can i use two graphic cards (one being the onboard gpu) on my mobo?

    hi all, i wanted to know: is it possible to use the onboard GPU with my ati radeon HD 4800 GPU? I'm currently using the hd 4800. mainly i need it for gaming , but its giving me trouble - a lot. and i wondered if i can use the onboard GPU all the time and when i play just to switch to the...
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    Looking for bios driver for m2n86-la motherboard

    hi guys i need to update the bios on my m2n86-la motherboard, but i can't find a good source, just junk websites. can anybody post a link to this allusive bios driver? thanks in advance.
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    computer boots up until winxp screen then shuts down

    i did, i smeared new paste.
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    computer boots up until winxp screen then shuts down

    I might replace the fan , just in case.
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    computer boots up until winxp screen then shuts down

    yeah, i think I'll do that. could be not enough power gets to the different components. thanks guys.
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    computer boots up until winxp screen then shuts down

    about the temp, bios is pretty old so it doesn't have that info. as for the caps, i was thinking of replacing them?
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    computer boots up until winxp screen then shuts down

    hello guys, i recently installed on an old computer (motherboard m2n68-la ) winxpsp3 (clean install). now i have this problem that the computer will boot up till the black windows xp screen then shuts down. i found out that if i boot to safe mode and then restart again, it will boot up OK but i...