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How to use 1 keyboard between two PCs?

Hey guys I've got a Mac Mini here and a Windows 8 PC, however, I only have one keyboard. It's difficult for me to reach around to re-plug in the USB keyboards so I wanted to know if it's possible to...

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Preparation for clean install of Win 7

Which utility is recommended for completely wiping and reformatting a hard drive for an absolutely clean install of Windows 7 Pro 64 bit? Thanks in advance! MK

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DVD Drive Clicking Noise Dell Latitude E 6530

The DVD-RW Drive consistently makes a clicking noise even though it is not operating with a disc. Then, when a blank disc is placed in the DVD-RW Drive, the blank disc swirls as if being read. This too...

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To unzip or not to unzip..That is the question

Hello. When copying my drivers file to a CD, do I need to unzip them before copying? If so, how do I do that?

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CPU Question

Hello, recently I've been playing a game called Cube World. Been playing it for almost a week now and the cpu usage has been average. Last night, while I was hosting my cube world server, I started to...

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split audio dual monitor

hi. i recently bought a geforce gt 630 graphics card for my pc, and decided to plug in my large hdtv as a second monitor through hdmi. it works great!!! except for one thing...... i cant play a video...

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Which GPU?

Hey everyone. I've been looking for a new GPU. I have considered a few options. I plan on doing tripple monitor gaming so I thought the Gigabyte GTX 770 4gb version could be good. It's come down to...

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Interesting Problem

Hey there everyone. So here is my problem. I bought a new blank hard drive. I installed windows but when I did, I wasn't paying attention and accidentally installed a 32 bit version on my 64 bit...

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Internal DVD R/W no longer recognized

Hello everyone, A month or so ago I updated to Win8, 64bit. That all went fine and everything has been working fine. The night before last the DVD R/W just stopped working. When I open Windows Explorer...

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Gateway NV53 / Keyboard issues

Ok and hello to all, I spilled some liquid on one of my laptops , however I did immediately unplug it and followed all instructions on how to clean it. Left it to dry for about now 24hrs. However...

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Saving data on old hard drive?

I have an old Seagate model ST310211A 10GB hard drive, that was in a PC with a bad mother board. Can I recover the data from it by making it a slave drive and putting it in another working PC. My...

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Can't get two hard drives to work

I have a couple of 1tb hard drives that i want to sell, but I can't get them to show up in windows. I just want to confirm they work and format them. When i used them i had them inside a NAS box with...

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What is "HSF/CLW/WC" referring to?

Hey guys! I found this thread over at THG forums. (THG stands for Toms Hardware Guide, by the way.) The title of the thread is: "Which cpu cooler (HSF/CLW/WC) is the real best for overclocking 3770K?"...

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What's the best socket 370 cooler?

Hey guys! I am searching for an Intel socket 370 CPU cooler for an Intel Pentium III (Pentium 3), 733 MHz CPU. By "best" I mean one that, preferably, has a big heat sink to allow for better cooling at...

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Motherboard or Power Supply

Hi! I have a computer (or maybe had) with an Asus M2v-MX SE motherboard with a dual core AMD processor, running XP Pro SP3. Over the last few months. maybe once every week or 2 weeks, it would freeze...

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Need help in RAID configuring disks

I am building a home server. I had someone put the basic structure and configuration together and am now trying to get it right. Here are the basics. MOBO A8NSLI-Deluxe Sata Back Plane for Disk...

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10 beeps

Hi all Just upgraded my sons computer with a new mother (AsRock FM2A55M-DGS Motherboard (Socket FM2, AMD A55 FCH, DDR3, 6 x S-ATA/600, Micro ATX, PCI-Express 2.0, AMD Radeon HD 7000) ) and a new...

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Which is the better CPU

Which would be the better CPU for an always on Headless server that will idle 90% of the time? Either the Intel® Core™ i7-4960HQ Processor http://ark.intel.com/products/76088/...up-to-3_70-GHz (is this...

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Unable to keep printer online

Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Home Basic, Service Pack 2, 32 bit Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) Processor LE-1620, x64 Family 15 Model 95...

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Hdmi lost after 10 - 15 mins of uptime ...

Hi, im having a problem with my videocard ( i guess) there was a power outage in my area, and my tv couldnt find a hdmi signal after that, but i powered out the computer for a while and held down the...

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