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Recently, Lenovo has completed moving the old IBM Thinkpad Support site (usually at the www-307.ibm.com domain) onto the support.lenovo.com domain....

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Configure BIOS on a M55e

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by chermesh » Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:10 am

My sandra checkup recommended a BIOS configuration to be both shadowed and cached.
I entered my BIOS using Ctrl-s but failed to find a way to...

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Wed Apr 25, 2007 5:10 am
Cooling IBM NetVista case

Last post by leoblob « Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:21 am
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by stevezasycho » Sat Apr 21, 2007 12:11 pm

Hey all.. Haven't come around very often because of failing hard drives, having to move, work, etc..

Welp, I have an IBM NetVista here (Type...

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Sun Apr 22, 2007 10:21 am
IBM ThinkVision Monitor 9516-B23 Flickers Off And On, Ideas?

Last post by jamiphar « Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:08 pm
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by jamiphar » Tue Apr 17, 2007 6:55 pm

I have an IBM ThinkVision 9516-B23 LCD monitor that I've been having a little problem with. I plug the power and BNC cables into it and turn it on,...

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Thu Apr 19, 2007 4:08 pm
IBM Netvista all in one new hard drive running at DMA mode 2

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by fefrie » Wed Apr 04, 2007 12:39 am

I've got a netvista where I installed a new drive. and for the longest time it was runing at dma mode 4 which is 66mb/sec. Not fast, but adequate....

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Sun Apr 15, 2007 11:04 am
PC300GL turns on by itself 5 mins after being plugged in

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by leoblob » Tue Mar 27, 2007 10:39 am

I do believe the power supply in one of my 300GL's is no good. The weird thing is, I plug it in, and after about 5 minutes, it will start up all by...

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Thu Apr 12, 2007 10:36 am
300PL with a 160GB HDD?

Last post by losmeme « Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:23 pm
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by joester » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:50 pm

Trying to upgrade my son's 300PL, and not doing well....

It has 1GB RAM, and a 40GB HDD, but we want to add a 160GB as a slave. The BIOS doesn't...

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Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:23 pm
Netvista 6571 Boot Problem

Last post by losmeme « Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:48 pm
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by Drumtochty » Sat Mar 03, 2007 3:45 pm

Netvista 6571
Pentium 3 900 MHZ, 512 RAM
Existing 30 gig drive is towards the end of its life.

Removed a booting 40 GIG drive from a 500 MHz Compaq...

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Sun Mar 04, 2007 10:48 pm
DVI connection to ThinkCenter M55e

Last post by chermesh « Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:40 pm
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by chermesh » Wed Feb 21, 2007 7:39 am

Hi,
I bought a new pc system, a Levono M55e desktop and a Samsung 940BW monitor. The M55e system includes an Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950....

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Tue Feb 27, 2007 3:40 pm
AMD vs. Intel, Which do you like better?

Last post by tomh009 « Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:06 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Wed Nov 16, 2005 11:36 pm

I was wondering what everyone here liked better, the AMD Athlon or Intel Pentium. Or if you have a different choice such as Sparc, Alpha or PowerPC...

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Sun Feb 25, 2007 8:06 pm
First IBM Desktop

Last post by JimmyD « Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:08 am
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by JimmyD » Wed Feb 07, 2007 5:50 pm

Well , I've bought myself a Netvista 8307-63U. I thought I'd check-in here and get a little insight from those that are familair with them.
Spec's....

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Tue Feb 13, 2007 8:08 am
Thinkcentre 8705 installing troubles

Last post by liliggyracin « Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:32 pm
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by liliggyracin » Wed Feb 07, 2007 2:22 pm

Machine type 8705-D6U

Heres the deal. I am trying to put a fresh copy of windows XP pro on this machine however it does not read my SATA drive. So I...

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Wed Feb 07, 2007 3:32 pm
Removing Sticky Primary Partition on used HD

Last post by mattfromomaha « Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:14 pm
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by dnw » Thu Jan 25, 2007 10:37 am

I am new to much of what I am attempting, so please bear with me.

Netvista 8306-KCU Win XP Home SP2, all updates, 40 GB HD plus added 30 GB HD.

I...

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Last post by mattfromomaha
Tue Feb 06, 2007 9:14 pm
Upgrad Netvista X-40 6643

Last post by fefrie « Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:12 am
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by rssb » Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:52 pm

Hello,
What are my possible options to upgrade a Netvista 6643 series computer with 866mhz pentium 3 with PC133 support.

Are they any later...

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Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:12 am
Noticable benefit from upgrading ATA-66 to ATA-100??

Last post by fefrie « Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:08 am
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by leoblob » Sat Jul 08, 2006 10:11 am

The hard drive controller in my PC300GL runs at ATA-66. There are any number of inexpensive ATA-100 controller cards available. Any opinions on...

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Wed Jan 24, 2007 5:08 am
Netvista Experts out there?

Last post by schen « Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:36 am
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by schen » Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:09 pm

I have a Netvista 664x, that I've been piecing together to serve as a digital picture from along with a 15 LCD. I've put together innumerable...

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Wed Jan 03, 2007 12:36 am
M50 memory

Last post by T22 4me « Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:34 pm
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by T22 4me » Fri Dec 08, 2006 11:09 pm

Just bought a M50 on Fleabay to replace my M42 which has given me excellent service;but,the kids need a faster computer.And I still refuse to buy a...

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Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:34 pm
Terrible Experience with Lenovo Desktop

Last post by lizblue « Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:27 pm

by lizblue » Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:27 pm

After spending all of 2000 with IBM Thinkpads, which I luv luv luv luv luv, I held my breath and ordered a desktop because of RSI- repetitive stress...

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Wed Dec 27, 2006 2:27 pm
Scrambled Hard Drive

Last post by t-rex « Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:55 pm
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by t-rex » Wed Dec 20, 2006 9:08 pm

Hello,
i bought a used machine off ebay, great deal ibm think centre 2.8ghz $142u.s no O\S
i know this is a laptop catagory. i'm cheating but this...

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Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:55 pm
IBM PS/2E aka 9533 seeking help

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:34 pm
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by tghlk » Mon Jul 24, 2006 8:36 pm

Someone has one of these models running OS/2 and it's failed with a 118 post error. I know that's the system board, but is it a correctable error?...

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Thu Dec 21, 2006 1:34 pm
thinkcentre M51 recovery disks

Last post by ckaufman « Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:42 pm
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by ckaufman » Thu Oct 12, 2006 4:06 pm

Hi
I just got an M51 thinkcentre. I am in the process of making the (CD)
recovery disks, The first 5 in the series took a normal amount
of time to...

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Tue Nov 28, 2006 9:42 pm
How upgradeable is the A52 Desktop?

Last post by gonzy « Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:33 pm
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by HamTard » Wed Aug 10, 2005 11:20 am

I'm looking at an A52 with the X700, but I'm wondering if the X700 is a PCI-Express x16 card. If I want to upgrade in the future to a better video...

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Last post by gonzy
Tue Nov 28, 2006 1:33 pm
Intellistation E Pro 6836-22U

Last post by losmeme « Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:39 am

by losmeme » Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:39 am

Hi;

Anyone have any experience with this model? It is a desktop, which was uncommon during this period, most were towers.

VIA motherboard, with...

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Mon Nov 27, 2006 6:39 am
PC Doctor 5 Hard Drive Test

Last post by christopher_wolf « Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:33 pm
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by jdhurst » Sun Nov 05, 2006 8:38 am

I installed PC Doctor 5 on my NetVista A30 desktop (uninstalling the old version first) to check it out.

It ran fine with the exception of the main...

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Sun Nov 05, 2006 5:33 pm
IBM NetVista 6266 Question....

Last post by jdhurst « Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:16 pm
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by hitech444 » Tue Oct 10, 2006 11:38 am

Hi,
Does anybody know if you can make the machine to boot from the CD-ROM drive?
After some fiddling with the BIOS settings I didn't see that...

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Tue Oct 10, 2006 2:16 pm
Strange Lenovo Desktop Behaviour

Last post by jdhurst « Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:17 pm
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by jdhurst » Wed Sep 27, 2006 10:19 am

A new Lenovo Desktop (ThinkCentre A50) exhibited some strange behaviour, and I am still having trouble explaining it to myself satisfactorily.

I...

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Last post by jdhurst
Thu Sep 28, 2006 7:17 pm
PCI 2.1 vs PCI 2.2... how to tell which one(s) you have

Last post by leoblob « Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:06 pm
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by leoblob » Wed Sep 13, 2006 11:21 am

I've looked thru the documentation I have for my PC300GLs, and I can't find if its PCI slots are PCI 2.1 or PCI 2.2 compliant. Anyone know?

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Last post by leoblob
Mon Sep 25, 2006 3:06 pm
M51 External modem problems

Last post by SgtZeke « Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:03 am

by SgtZeke » Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:03 am

I can not seem to get a new USR 56K external modem to work on the M51 towers. I have tried a pci serial card which did not work either. The best I...

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Last post by SgtZeke
Thu Aug 31, 2006 8:03 am
Lenovo to use Athlon, Sempron CPUs in Thinkcentre PCs

Last post by chubes « Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:22 pm
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by BigWarpGuy » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:27 am

Raleigh (NC) - AMD scored another design win today with Lenovo announcing that it will build Athlon 64 and Sempron processors into a...

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Last post by chubes
Sun Aug 27, 2006 2:22 pm
Other IBM Desktop forums?

Last post by RfromR « Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:31 am
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by jtreble » Thu Mar 10, 2005 8:53 am

Hi,

Anyone know of any other forums/usergroups (aside from this one) **dedicated** to IBM Desktops? There's a small one on CNET but I haven't found...

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Fri Aug 18, 2006 11:31 am
1st NetVista

Last post by 7a7Thinkpad « Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:48 pm
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by 7a7Thinkpad » Fri Jul 21, 2006 12:32 pm

Hello All,

I've purchased my first IBM Desktop, its a NetVista 6794. I picked it up for what I'm hoping was a deal. However that really doesn't...

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Last post by 7a7Thinkpad
Sun Jul 23, 2006 7:48 pm
M51 only restarts

Last post by SgtZeke « Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:24 am
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by SgtZeke » Wed Jul 12, 2006 3:34 pm

I have an M51 model 8113 that will not shut off. It instantly restarts after it shuts down. I have checked all the obivious power settings and...

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Last post by SgtZeke
Thu Jul 13, 2006 7:24 am
Quick POST = OK. Enhanced POST = Error + Halt

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:04 pm
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by leoblob » Tue Feb 07, 2006 1:03 am

My PC300GL runs perfectly, and until recently, I've only booted it using the fast ( Quick ) POST.

The other day, I changed to enhanced POST, simply...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:04 pm
First Desktop

Last post by jrw « Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:08 am
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by AlphaKilo470 » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:29 pm
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Just like we had a First ThinkPad thread, I felt like having a first desktop thread.

My first computer ever was a circa 1994 IBM PS/ValuePoint. It...
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Last post by jrw
Tue Jul 11, 2006 1:08 am
F20 iCoke?

Last post by christopher_wolf « Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:06 pm
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by BigWarpGuy » Mon Jul 10, 2006 7:49 pm

There is news of a Lenovo F20 iCoke . Does anyone know more about it? Apparently is only available in China? or the Lenovo.com site? (I saw nothing...

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Last post by christopher_wolf
Mon Jul 10, 2006 8:06 pm
Seeking: IBM desktop god

Last post by leoblob « Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:29 pm
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by bencho » Tue May 23, 2006 10:29 am

Hi,

I am currently in Hong Kong and was helping a friend add a dvd drive to an IBM desktop that is about 2 years old. There is no manual and I...

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Last post by leoblob
Sat Jun 24, 2006 2:29 pm
Power supply unit (PSU) upgrade?

Last post by leoblob « Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:29 pm
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by dclee012 » Fri Jun 16, 2006 2:30 am

Hi,

I need to upgrade a power supply in a ThinkCentre computer. Are there any compatibility issues I need to be aware of with non-IBM power...

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Last post by leoblob
Wed Jun 21, 2006 1:29 pm
Net Vista 6266-RRL Desktop Question

Last post by jdhurst « Sun May 28, 2006 1:41 pm
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by sweethookup » Sun May 28, 2006 1:17 pm

i recently got a free netvista desktop from work because they were throwing them out and i was wondering whether or not i could upgrade it to a...

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Last post by jdhurst
Sun May 28, 2006 1:41 pm
A51 CPU upgrade

Last post by bill bolton « Sun May 21, 2006 7:37 pm
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by zachsandberg » Wed Apr 12, 2006 3:03 pm

Hello, I am new to this forum, although not new to IBM/Lenovo PCs (Have 2 thinkpads) and was wondering exactly how big of a pain it would be to...

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Last post by bill bolton
Sun May 21, 2006 7:37 pm
M52 PC 4200 PC 5300 DIMMS Blue Screen

Last post by RiverFly « Tue May 02, 2006 9:33 am

by RiverFly » Tue May 02, 2006 9:33 am

I have had a couple of reports from our break-fix area of ThinkCentre M52's having intermittent blue screens that they have traced back to a possible...

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Last post by RiverFly
Tue May 02, 2006 9:33 am
Resetting the security chip on an M51

Last post by dexterryu « Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:35 pm

by dexterryu » Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:35 pm

Hey guys,

I got a loaner M51 in for our PC deployment that my company is planning in a couple of months and when I loaded a fresh copy of XP and...

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Last post by dexterryu
Thu Mar 16, 2006 12:35 pm
Video Card Swap

Last post by T22 4me « Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:21 am

by T22 4me » Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:21 am

Bought a used 6578 RBU Netvista for kids.Video ram appeared to be inadequate.So I bought a 64mb ATI Radeon 7000 and put it in my 6792 2DU Netvista...

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Last post by T22 4me
Fri Mar 03, 2006 4:21 am
comprehensive list of available desktops

Last post by ghanwani « Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:59 am
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by ghanwani » Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:26 pm

Is there something similar to tabook.pdf (which is for Thinkpads)
that lists all available desktops?

Thanks,
Anoop

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Last post by ghanwani
Mon Feb 20, 2006 1:59 am
i wonder if anyone can help on this one

Last post by stevezasycho « Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:39 am
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by cat69 » Wed Jan 11, 2006 3:22 pm

i have this which keeps popping up on my anti virus W32/FUrootkit.D and it says it is in the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\orans.sys,my anti virus tell me...

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Last post by stevezasycho
Sat Jan 21, 2006 1:39 am
Desktop- I want a newer IBM one

Last post by leoblob « Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:18 pm
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by stevezasycho » Sun Jan 08, 2006 1:11 am

I am actually thinking of pickin up a newer 1GHz or faster IBM Desktop PC.. I have been lookin at the Net Vistas.. We use them at work (Best Buy.....

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Last post by leoblob
Mon Jan 09, 2006 6:18 pm
IBM NetVista

Last post by T22 4me « Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:56 am
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by jasonj » Sun Dec 25, 2005 7:55 pm

I'm a life-long lover of IBM computers (notebooks as well as desktops) and I wanted to share this pic of a NetVista I was given for Christmas!

P4...

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Last post by T22 4me
Mon Jan 02, 2006 12:56 am
Intellistation Security errors - how to resolve

Last post by huffstet « Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:51 pm

by huffstet » Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:51 pm

I have an Intellistation E Series (model 6893). I'm now getting an error 176 at boot and a message that the system has been tampered with, the...

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Last post by huffstet
Wed Aug 17, 2005 7:51 pm
A52

Last post by AlphaKilo470 « Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:21 pm
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by HamTard » Mon Aug 08, 2005 11:26 am

What X700 is included with the A52? I assume the base version, but does anyone know if the base version also has 8 pixel shaders and 6 vertex...

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Last post by AlphaKilo470
Mon Aug 08, 2005 12:21 pm
Can't boot from CD on PC300GL

Last post by leoblob « Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:30 am

by leoblob » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:30 am

I just did a clean install of WIN2K on my PC300GL (6563-99U). I could not get it to boot from the CD. The BIOS showed the CD as the third boot...

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Last post by leoblob
Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:30 am
BIOS Update for PC300GL 6561-SMP

Last post by doodles113 « Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:41 pm

by doodles113 » Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:41 pm

Hello,
I'm having a lot of problems with an PC300GL recently refurbished from 3 ohter unis i have here.
I need to update BIOS to a newer version, due...

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Mon Jul 04, 2005 9:41 pm
Who has the slowest desktop?

Last post by verktyg « Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:55 pm
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by AlphaKilo470 » Wed Mar 16, 2005 1:28 pm
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Just as I had a slowest laptop thread in the off topic forum, I'm posting a slowest desktop contest here. As with the slowest laptop contest, I'll...
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Sat Jun 25, 2005 2:55 pm

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