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    Linux + SBLive = no sound input via "line in" jack

    I'm running out of ideas on how to troubleshoot this. I don't suppose anyone here has had the misfortune of dealing with a SB Live card under Linux? Normal playback from file or CD sources works fine, but I don't hear anything if I plug in a source via the SB Live's "line in" jack. I've had...
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    Really stupid question

    Is it worth using these old SCSI drives for anything? Five Seagate Hawk 1LP drives - 1.06 GB - 5400 rpm, 9.3 ms seek - Fast Wide SCSI-2 - 80-pin SCA connector Three Seagate Decathlon 660N drives - 545.29 MB - 4500 rpm, 12 ms seek - Fast SCSI-2 - 80-pin SCA connector I hate to just...
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    Who, me? Hiding? Nah!

    How come it seems like I always show up as a "Hidden" user these days? This is a recent thing. What exactly is a "Hidden" user anyway?
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    Hard disk failures

    Rhetorical question: Why is it always the day you've decided to do a complete backup that your hard disk fails? Yesterday, every time I'd power on my computer, after a very short period of time (before even reaching the point it could start booting the OS) the system would lock up solid...
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    Orange? Blue?

    Is my monitor finally dying, or has the text in the column headers changed? I'm having a really hard time focusing on them now ... that fluorescent blue color hurts! :(
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    How quiet is your computer?

    I know this sounds like a joke, but... Q: How quiet is your computer? A: My computer is soooo quiet that I need to find a quieter monitor. Hah hah. Except I'm serious! I've finally got a fully functional x-terminal set up ... and it really is so completely silent that the faint, high...
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    Parallel port hard disk adapters

    Has anyone seen such a thing? Basically I'm looking for an empty box with a parallel port adapter outside, and an IDE connector insided. I honestly thought such things had become fairly abundant recently (haven't I seen ads saying things like, "don't throw your old HDD out, turned it into a...
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    FBI warning just released

    Hopefully this won't pan out: http://www.fbi.gov/mostwant/seekinfo/2-11-02.htm "AS A RESULT OF U.S. MILITARY OPERATIONS IN AFGHANISTAN AND ON-GOING INTERVIEWS OF DETAINEES IN GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, INFORMATION HAS BECOME AVAILABLE REGARDING THREATS TO U.S. INTERESTS. RECENT INFORMATION...
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    PCI master vs. PCI slave

    Hi, Can someone explain the difference between "master" and "slave" with respect to the PCI bus? I've tried to find an answer on the web, but I can only find passing references, with most saying something like, "in the old days, with some motherboards you had to worry about whether you had a...
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