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Solved New Windows 7 Home x64 install not detecting External Drive.

So after my prehistoric motherboard finally died, I bit the bullet and did a complete system overhaul, upgrading to my current listed specs in my profile along with a new Windows 7 Home Ultimate x64...

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Boot loop after switching around a few things

My computer goes into a boot loop whenever I try to start it. This began after I got a few 'new' parts (they were new to me) from an older computer I received, namely a graphics card and a power...

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Do I need to put new water in my water cooling system?

So i have heard that some water cooling systems do need new water in them every 6 months, and i have also heard that some never need to have the water replaced, so i have no idea of what brand/kind of...

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Are the colors on the flashing WRT320N icons, correct?

The WRT320N manual says that the flashing icons indicate that there is network activity (at port #1, which is my desktop) and that there is network activity over the Internet port (icon looks like the...

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black screen with blinking cursour

hi, please help my windows 7, computer i was normally on facebook and my computer shut down automatically. i restarted the computer and it came to a black screen with blinking underscore. how can i fix...

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Ignition based on/off for touch screen in vehicle

I am installing a touch screen into a vehicle and want to be able to have it power on and off with the vehicle. The environment/hurdles are as follows: * It's in the back seat, so the driver can not...

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Disabling USB devices - hundreds of them

We're filling hundreds of USB sticks with data. Seems we're not the only ones facing the problem that Win7 does weird stuff to them. After a few 1000, it starts taking AGES to safely disable them. We...

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How do you know if you are on ADSL2 or ADSL2+ ?

How do you know if you are on ADSL2 or ADSL2+ ? I called Sky today and they said they have put me on it but the speeds tell me different, I was getting 9Mbps downstream and 1111 upstream. Now I am...

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Cisco AM10 not recognized as wireless device with Win7 Ultimate

I have two USB Cisco AM10 Valet wireless adapters. Windows 7 Ultimate will not recognize them as anything but USB storage devices. When I run the install program, it says to plug the device into a USB...

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Solved Would RAM DDR3 1600MHz 1.65v run on 1333MHz 1.5V slot ?

Hi, as the title says my motherboard is a bit old which is ASRock G41C-S and its maximum support of RAM front side bus is 1333MHz, so i'm running 4GB of ram with two different modules one is A-Data 2GB...

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Crashing issue at loading screens?

Wasn't too sure whether to put this in gaming or hardware, but hardware seemed more relevant. Anyway, I seem to be encountering an issue where my computer will literally shut itself down while I am...

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compactflash SSD cannot be accessed from iPod.

i had just finished writing out a VERY long and detailed post explaining my problem in depth sparing no details whatsoever and including screenshots to just about everything, explaining all of the...

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Dropped my 2TB data storage HDD

Dropped my 2TB data storage HDD. Cannot see it in disk management. Any chance of there being some program that can see it & recover the data??

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Need an opinion

I'm going to be reinstalling my operating system since the Nvidia BETA drivers pretty much screwed it up beyond repair (color gradients got screwed, not even Driver Fusion was of help), and it's been 3...

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How do I make a camera open only as a PEN DRIVE

Hi, Everytime I connect my cellphone or Camera , usually somethings (drivers?) run and though ultimately the files are accessible in the explorer , they do not exactly behave like a extended pen drive....

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Add USB 3.0 to desktop

I have noticed this, Amazon.com: HooToo® HT-CR001 PCI-E to USB 3.0 Internal Combo - 3 Ports USB 3.0 Hub + 6 Slots All-In-One Card Reader. Can read:M2/MS Micro,High-Speed...

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What monitor should i buy and where?

I want a monitor that has a 120hz refresh rate (1ms response or something as close as that), at leas 1920x1080 resolution, LED or LCD and that is 20 - 24 inches big. Any ideas of where i could buy one...

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Harddrive issue, is my data lost?

Hi. A while back I encountered some problems with my computer. It started with me waking up to a black screen with white text telling me to repair windows. I restarted and there were no more worries....

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SSD (Boot system) Drive sometimes not recognised on boot

Relevant Computer Specification OS Version: Windows 7 Ultimate Edition 64-bit SP1 (Build 7601) Drives: MT-CT256 M4SSD2 (driver 6.1.7600.16385, provider MS) WDC WD30 EZRX-00DC0B0 (driver 6.1.7600.16385,...

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Prior to win 7 boot, checkdisk allows bios time-out

The keyboard lights come on just a second after the system goes into chckdsk attempting to repair the drive. I know the drive is bad and I DON'T want Win 7 to check it. I can't get inside the box...

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