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Zorg,i think u missed the Video,because there arent any links in your post,plz edit it 
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| Maziar wrote : Zorg,i think u missed the Video,because there arent any links in your post,plz edit it |
That's odd, it appears in Firefox for me. It wasn't linked it was embedded. Do you have flash blocked, or maybe it's blocked in a pop-up blocker? Here is the link.
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Message edited by Zorg on 09-10-2008 at 10:34:05 AM
No i have flash installed, i tried with IE, and i saw a white box with nothing in it 
i think the vide site that u have used to upload is filtered in IRAN 
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Couple tips.
When you install the motherboard, make sure there are not any extra screws or offset screws under the board. Extra metal components under the board can ground it between the case and board, and short it out. Very simple/easy to prevent though.
Be prepared for the computer to NOT start up properly the first time you hit the power button. Never fails, you're likely to forget something really simple when you finally get it all installed. Simple stuff like connecting the CPU Fan to the motherboard, plugging in the PCI-E power cable to your video card, connecting the cord from the power button to the motherboard in the first place usually helps. 
I usually just forget to turn the power supply on. There's a switch on them typically, with an "I" and an "O" that switches power on and off. I usually leave it off while I'm playing with parts.
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| Zorg wrote : It's YouTube. |
so thats why,its blocked here
Message edited by Maziar on 09-11-2008 at 07:53:50 AM
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