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I was connected to my router's 5G. I switched to the 2.4G connection (same IP and all), and the problem went away. Now, I have no idea why that would make a difference, but it fixed my problem.

I have a laptop that is connected to a corporate network via LAN / hardware vpn (no config access for me). By itself, all is working well. At the same time, I want to connect to my local network via WiFi, to share printers, drives, keyboard switch etc. This used to work until last week, and...

Thanks for all the suggestions. The problem just showed up a few months after I built it. All stress / burn in tests were fine, and are fine even now (see memtest etc). Manufacturer's recommendations for the type of RAM are 2.0-2.1v. I had it set to 2.0 ever since I built the box. I've changed...

Hey Folks, last year I built a computer for light use (surfing, VoIP, managing digital photos etc). It's running great except for the random lockups. The computer just freezes (no error messages / BSODs or such), sometimes when in use, other times just all by itself). It might lock up right...

Thanks for the comments. Good point on the cooler noise, I have a Thermaltake Vulcano on my overclocked +2800, and it's been driving me nuts for years now. hehe Maybe I'll see how the stock cooler holds up, I hear the one that comes with the E8500 retail is halfway decent and pretty quiet. I'm...

Looking to build a new rig for the wife, mostly for light duty digital imagery (not vids), and light gaming. I might sneak some games on there as well since it'll be faster than my old box, so I don't want to totally cheap out. I've built and sold many boxes when 386-40s were hot sht...