HDD not there after re-boot
This is on a fresh Windows 7 install with 2 brand new drives...I was running out of space. I have 2 drives in my laptop. The boot drive (C) is a SSD and the data drive ( D ) is a regular old spinny...
View ArticlePC hangs on post screen after doing Windows 7 restart
I just built my computer today, everything is working fine and all drivers are installed from official websites etc. When I start my computer from complete off (cold startup) the BIOS splash screen...
View ArticleSSD for games
I heard somewhere that if the OS isn't also on an SSD, the game's performance won't be any faster if that's all on the SSD. Is that true?
View ArticleDell XPS 410 Failure
***IF I POSTED IN WRONG FORUM, TELL ME PLEASE :)*** Ok so i'm going to get straight in to it :)! My Dell XPS 410 finally hit the dead zone, or did it? So, one day i was fixing my friends laptop, and...
View ArticleHelp finding A/C power for laptop
Hello fellow SevenForumers, the laptop of my family needs a new A/C unit since it's all screwed up in various ways and has to have a spark eject from the cable to make the bugger work. I need to find a...
View ArticleAsus N56VZ Laptop not recognizing 3TB External HDD
I'm not really sure what I'm doing here. Basically, my laptop isn't detecting a Seagate 3TB external HDD. The hard drive works with other computers, and my laptop is detecting my 1TB external hdd...
View ArticleWhy more than one monitor
Look I have just watched a Youtube on the ASUS GeForce GTX 660 DirectCU II 2GB OC as I am going to upgrade after my trip and during the video the fellow mentioned more than one monitor can be used. I...
View ArticleIntel Core i5 3470 Quad for my ga-990xa-ud3 motherboard?
Can my motherboard support an i5?
View ArticleKeyboard layout set properly, only one key missing
Hi, I have the following issue with someone else's computer. There's a USB keyboard with Spanish 101 distribution, as shown here:...
View ArticleDo not understand Thunderbolt boards
Am looking ahead for the next build and saw this ASUS P8Z77-V-PRO Thunderbolt Motherboard and did some reading on what this Thunderbolt tech was all about. I know it is speed but does this mean I have...
View ArticleLiteon optical drive not burning
Hi all, Another problem so back to the gurus here!!! My LG DVD burner died so I buried it down the back with my old dog and bought a Liteon iHAS524-T07 DU. I have been using ConvertXto DVD to convert...
View ArticleI have a RAM question, would be nice for some help.
Ok, so for starters I have a Gigabyte GA-78LMT-S2P motherboard. Now my owners manual that came with the motherboard states that it can support 2 x 1.5V DDR3 DIMM sockets supporting up to 8GB of system...
View ArticleNokia BH-503 bluetooth headset support on Windows 7 (A2DP protocol)
hi, I recently bought one Nokia BH-503 bluetooth headset. It is able to connect my samsung galaxy SIII but not able to visible in my Dell PC running on Windows 7 Home Premium. I tried to search for...
View ArticleCan't connect printer to the network
My printer was working and I haven't (knowingly) changed anything but when I try to print, nothing happens. I ran the printer troubleshooter and it came up with, "cannot connect printer to the...
View ArticleDevices not working in Win 7, Works in Win 8 - Same Hardware
I've come up with a problem, that appears to be a Win 7 problem, as the exact same hardware dual booted with Win 8 works OK. It did work, I switched cases, nothing else, and now the USB 3.0, USB 2.0...
View ArticleHard drive could not detached after format from computer
I am using Windows 7 home premium to format a hard drive. After format finished, I detach the hard drive and Windows could not boot up. A blue screen with errors code keep on recycling. If I attach the...
View ArticleLaptop Won't boot and Acces BIOS after crashed Windows7 Update
Hello Mates, My G75VW was offline for 2 weeks and when it came back on there were couple of Windows updates to be done. Picked some of them>restart. There was this typical ~configuring~please wait~...
View ArticleWindows does not detect any external media.
Windows 7 will not detect ANY external media, if I plug something into a USB port nothing will even show up on the "My Computer" screen, and the same goes for any disks I put in my disk drive (it still...
View ArticleWhy do I have to manually mount USB drives?
I just rebuilt my pc a month or so ago with Win7 and everything works fine except when I plug in either a usb drive or e-sata drive I have to go into Disk Management and manually give it a Drive...
View Articleuse eSATA for external drive?
I'm trying to vet my research results before shopping for a purchase. (I'm pretty new at deciphering specs.) The question here is in reference to the tutorial *Portable OS - Carry your OS on an...
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