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    WTB URGENT: HDD Seagate 2tb internal, ready to pay the price of a new one!

    chetansha: thanks, but hardware failure, so need an exact replacement drive to recover data. nishthecooldude: I need not only the same model number, but also the firmware number icube: sorry, I need firmware CC96, appreciate your effort.
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    WTB URGENT: HDD Seagate 2tb internal, ready to pay the price of a new one!

    One of my drives has failed with critical data. I need an identical drive for the recovery process. Seagate 2tb internal hdd Model No. ST2000DM001 Firmware: CC96 Drive has a deep notch on the top right as opposed to a shallow one. (2 platter - 4 heads, not 3 platter 6 heads) I am willing to...
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    Fair Usage Policy For Broadband....?

    airtel = sucker plans change anytime feasibility = fool's gold fup = lowlife way to delay their infrastructure expansion costs
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    Solar Laptop Charger

    What do you want exactly? A ready to use Panel + Charger config? Or are you planning to assemble? What's your budget?
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    Decent 2.1 Spearker with good Sub woofer under 2k --- Please suggest

    Go for the Creative A300. Cost~1300 . Can't go wrong with it. Crystal clear sound. Great bass. Personally find Altec Lansing's sound 'dirty'. [no offense to Altec Lovers]
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    Stabiliser for PC/HDTV buying advice

    The max efficiency of most UPS is 0.7. [there are exceptions] So Numeric 600 VA = 420 W max. Numeric has an inbuilt AVR. You might want to go for a higher wattage. Or, the best is to use an 'Online UPS'. Will mean more investment. But it's the safest. It means that your system will always...
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    Nikon or Canon? Urgent!

    First decide on the lenses/lense range that you will use/buy. Then decide the cam/brand. Good Luck!
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    Need suggestion to buy a telescope

    One good telescope in 7K is well 'impossible-ish'. Please define 'good'. What will you be observing? The moon? Jupiter/Saturn + rings. Plaiedes / Orion. Astrophotography? It is very hard to get a good telescope in India and even so prices are too high. My advice is instead of buying a...
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    Storage Solutions Need a very thin USB flash drive

    You might want to go for Lacie: Kills the others in looks. Is strong. LaCie - LaCie iamaKey USB Flash Drive
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    Storage Solutions Is my HDD dead?

    Hi Ashish, Wonder how it's going? Managed to recover anything?
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    Laptops Laptop external speakers issue

    If your headphones work fine in the same port then it's a jack problem. Is your speaker jack plugged all the way in? Or is some of the metal still out?
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    Laptops issues with dell inspiron 14R

    Your CPU Heatsink probably isn't dissipating the heat properly. Have it reseated. With new thermal compound applied. That should help. As for the GPU, have no idea how hot it should run. Screen going blank, does the temp spike? does it trigger the motherboard safety temperature shutdown...
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    Laptops Is it worth getting a 9 cell battery?

    It's DEFINITELY WORTH IT! I have purchased from Taiwan. 9 cell batteries do cost about $100 on average [can cost much more]. ~4500 Give or take 1000 bucks. It's DEFINITELY WORTH IT! I'm not the penny-saving type, but when you buy something like this. You will ENJOY the backup time! 9 Cell...
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    Laptops Laptop as primary PC. Do's and Dont's?

    If you remove your battery and use: In case of UPS failure, be ready to lose your work.
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    Laptops Warning about cheap USB accessories

    Same goes for cheap bluetooth donglees, some thumb drives and also plugging in USB devices in the front ports of Cheap cabinets. USB 2.0 is directly powered via 5V line. Bad contact/device = fried motherboard.
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    Laptops Netbook stand / cooling pad

    The one from Belkin is very nice. You can buy it here Cheers!
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    Laptops Strategies for getting the most out of your laptop batt

    Don't leave it in a discharged state for long periods of time, or you'll kill it. Lithium Ion have fixed cycles lifetime. Once in a month or two, complete discharge is adivsable [and recharge immediately]. Normal usage, no need to wait for complete discharge, you can recharge at anytime...