Carol-Anne says they're here

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The other box showed up with the mail. I gotta open it up.
 

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No, Twentynine Palms by Robert Plant (Principle Of Moments)
 

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I slept awhile, dug around and finally found my new VGA cable I had, because I looked in the box and all I found was a DVI cable plus none of the CRT monitors I have had detachable VGA cables.

I have a DVI card in a box but this is installed on the laptop for the moment. So I put it on before I lost track again and that's how I can see to type...

Thank you very much, John and I'll get the Dell Dimension running later today.

Steven
 

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I've got all the settings 1/2 way figured out so the colors and brightness look okay as well.
 

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Check the box again, there should be both a DVI and VGa cable. It may be shoved into the styro foam packing materials. Glad you are figuring it out. :thumbright:

Your welcome.
 

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Re: Carol-Anne says they're here and it's finally online

There was a SURPRISE that I couldn't have duplicated in 30 years amd it sidetracked me, almost speechless for just under an hour.

John, that was beyond nice! Thank you!!!

I have to install the monitor driver but first the Windows stuff and later my programs. I can add 80-110 gb more disk space too.
 

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You might need a paper clip to open the drive tray as it sometimes doesn't want to open. I think the belt is slipping, but the drive still works.

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If all else were to fail I do have optical drives out the wazoo.

I bought the DVD of Family Values Fall Tour '98 two daze gone and I have a Warped Tour disc too!

Hmmmmmmmmmm
 

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If all else were to fail I do have optical drives out the wazoo.

I bought the DVD of Family Values Fall Tour '98 two daze gone and I have a Warped Tour disc too!

Hmmmmmmmmmm

I forgot about the little surprise, so it surprised me too. I'd go with the Warped Tour disc myself. ;)
 

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gimme a hmmmmmmm


Well, party people, I've got me an H-L Data CD-R/RW and a Pioneer DVD-ROM from 1999 stuck in the tower, the CD isn't registering yet, have to look at that...

and the Pioneer keeps freezing at a certain area.

I want burners on both ends but at least I'm making progress...

both are powered.

I had hoped I had a PC game for FF. It was Cabela's Big Game Hunting 6 by Activision but then I realized it was only the first disc (install) and I have no further discs but this one in the Pioneer drive. Crap.

Here are some pics of that MATX Compaq.[attachment=6:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja.JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45][attachment=4:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja (5).JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45][attachment=3:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja (8).JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45][attachment=2:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja (9).JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45][attachment=1:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja (10).JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45][attachment=0:11zx0m45]Compaq ninja (11).JPG[/attachment:11zx0m45]
 

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Hmm, I can hardly see the case it is so well camouflaged.

I can see it now Orange and Schwarz stalking through the rain forest with Compaq's on their backs. :D
 

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Brinly Schwarz Jon 'Bermuda' oh that's TZ or I'll be (paying) back (support) Honky Tonk Running Man Arnold?
 

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Re: Carol-Anne says they're here and looky!

I had to scavenge the Evo for the DVD burner I wanted and the Audigy 2 ZS and the 120 GB main drive. This could be something, once I'm done. A capture device would really help.

I need to finish loading and give the computer x-ray specs to see it has that second hard drive and then it's ~240 GB.
 
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