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Sorry about the double post. I tried to edit/delete the post and got: "tom's hardware You are not allowed to edit this message!". Question 5. should be "four hours" rather than "fours".

1_What is your budget? Not of concern; the price of the laptop must simply be within reason of my described uses. 2_What is the size of the notebook that you are considering? 13.1" to 14.1" with the latter preferred. 3_What screen resolution do you want? WXGA+. Nothing lower than that. The...

I was a bit weary of recovering using my Linux partition...but I found a neat Windows app (ZAR) that was able to identify the previous file structure and restore everything including directories and file names. So it's as good as new, now.

Bumpidy!

Not normal. As cjl, they're basically silent--I can't hear mine whatsoever.

Hi, I ran DBAN (hard disk wiping software) on the wrong hard drive for about half a second and now Windows recognizes the drive as "Unallocated Space" and wants to format it. I tried running chkdsk on the drive, but I got "CHKDSK is not available for RAW drives." None of the data should be...

Hey, I'm about to order a new build, and I just wanted you guys to check everything, just in case there may be a different part you recommend, etc. I know the 4870s are out of stock, but I already have two :P...

Hey, I'm buying either the X3350 or the Q9450. I've been trying to find conclusive evidence of the advantages of either or, but haven't really found anything... Apparently with the Xeon, some mobos aren't compatible, do you think it will work with the ASUS Rampage Formula? I've also read that...

Hey, I'm looking for a mobo that has the X48 chipset. Currently, I have my eyes set upon this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131284 Are there any better alternatives? Any other recommendations? I plan to overclock my E3110 to about 4GHZ, so the board needs to have a...

Any other opinions?