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    PC Peripherals Electric shock on touching the cabinet

    It is found that there is electric shock when I touch any metal part of the cabinet. Over the last several years and through several upgradations I never had such an issue. What may be the reason and solution? The first thing I did on finding the issue was to check the mains earthing using a...
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    Antivirus for Nokia 5320?

    I am using a Nokia 5320 and I have enabled GPRS yesterday. Now a pop up message says that the the phone is infested by virus and suggests to download and install antivirus. I clicked no but the download started and I have switched off the mobile. Is it possible that it is already affected? I...
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    Security Software KIS - unusual behaviour noticed.

    For the last few days I have been noticing something unusual. Normally, with each update the the total number of definitions for malware etc. goes on increasing. In my case few days back the total number of malware was 33 lakhs plus . Nowadays, with each update the total number is going down and...
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    CPU/Mobo power surge on Hub Port - pop up balloon

    From today I am repeatedly getting a pop up balloon titled "Power surge on Hub Port "and saying " A USB device has exceeded the power limits of the hub port. For assistance, in solving the problem, click the message." Only two cables of camera and phone were inserted without the devices. Even...
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    CPU/Mobo XP booting problem, starts working after two rebbots

    For the last few days when the PC is started, it beeps once, restarts, beeps once and then again restarts, beeps once and loads windows as usual. It had been working perfectly well for nearly two years. The configuration is- E 8400 MSI P45 Neo-F Corsair 2x2GB Asus 6200 graphics Antec Smart Power...
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    Car & Bike Car GPS Magellan Maestro 4210 suggestion requested

    I am thinking of buying Magellan GPS "Maestro 4210". Please give advice and suggestions regarding which Indian maps will be compatible with it? (MMI etc.) If it will not be compatible, suggest any other PND in the range of around $100.
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    Free PDF Editor - Please suggest

    Please suggest a link to any good free pdf editor. The Foxit Editor shows a demo watermark. I need it urgently for filling the ITR Form for submission of income tax returns.
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    PC Peripherals Problem with Laser Printer LBP 1210

    My Canon Laser Printer LBP 1210 has been working without any problem for the last two years. For the last few days the prints were in a very light shade as in the economy mode. Later, edge portions were absent too. Fearing that the toner might have exhausted, I replaced the cartridge with a new...
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    Problem with Dataone

    For the first time in 3 years I am having a problem with Dataone. Yesterday I upgraded my mobo and CPU and did a fresh install after format. (which btw, I do every 2-3 months) Now, in addition to the dataone icon in the task bar, there is another similar one with an exclamation (!) in a yellow...
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    XP OEM activation after upgrade?

    I have been using legal XP OEM for the past 3 years. I had formatted and reinstalled several times and there was no problem activating again. Same with occasional hardware changes. Now that I am upgrading almost everything other than HDD and ODD, is it likely that I may face problems? And if so...
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    CPU/Mobo MSI P45 Neo-F - any problems?

    I have ordered MSI P45 Neo-F (+E8400) and expecting it within two days. But there seems to be lot of complaints on the web reg the mobo, for eg., @ newegg.com like difficulty in Bios update, problems with Nvidia cards etc. Those of you using it pl post their own personal experiences.
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    PC Peripherals VX922 not switching on!

    My Viewsonic VX922 is having problems the third time and after two replacements. After booting up the PC, the monitor is blank and the LED on the switch on button keeps blinking. Pressing the button switches it off. Repeating it several times makes the monitor work normally. I am fed up with...
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    Problem writing DVD DL, low disk space

    My attempt to copy a DL DVD (The Sound of Music) failed. Then when I tried to create an image, it is found that the problem was low disk space. I have total of 10 GB in C and only > 7.5 GB is free. Is there any way out, other than repartitioning? Or can I resize C without need for re...
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    Problem with System Restore in XP

    I had installed "Tux Paint" after creating a system restore point. Today I tried to restore the system to that point so as to remove the programme. Everything went smoothly, the stem rebooted but the programme with its components was still there. Again I tried to restore to an even earlier date...
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    Low cost mobile with max talk time

    Pl suggest a low cost mobile phone with maximum talk time from Nokia or SE only. Any other feature is not essential. (After all these years my wife agreed to keep one :hap2: and I am having both personal and official ones.)
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    CPU/Mobo Thermal Compound - how important?

    This is an excerpt from anandtech- "For consistency of test results, we use a standard premium silver-colored thermal compound. In our experience, the thermal compound used makes little to no difference in cooling test results. This is particularly true now that processors ship with a large...
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    price of M2 card 1GB &2GB

    Can somebody tell me the current price of M2 card (1GB &2GB)? Also is it true that the market is flooded with fake M2 cards?
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    Storage Solutions New HDDs from Samsung

    Newer and better HDDs from 160GB to 1 TB have been introduced by Samsung. Read tomshardware review- Samsung Spinpoint F1 HDDs: New Winners? | Tom's Hardware
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    CPU/Mobo Thermal paste with chipset, A8N-E

    I would like to know whether any of you have tried thermal paste with the chipset heatsink of A8N-E board. I wish to try since it is always hot and the fan spins at >6200 rpm and thereby noisy. Whether AS5 or MX2 will make it run cooler and if so how exactly to remove and reinstall the HSF?
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    Storage Solutions DRU 810 tray coming out & going in

    My Sony DRU 810-A had worked well for almost exactly 2 years without any issues. But from yesterday the tray is coming out and going in on its own every few minutes, without any disc in it. What may be the cause and any possible solution?
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