Many shift plus (key) shortcuts don't work, certain keys mute compy...
I'm having a problem with my keyboard here. First of all, most shift plus (key) shortcuts don't work, which is a pain because I often use the curly braces (which is shift plus [ and ]) and plus signs...
View ArticleNew HDD initialized - MBR???
Seems I have messed up a simple task. Bought a new internal 3.5" HDD & on installing it asked to be initialized. Without paying attention I just clicked away. Now I have created a problem. Its 3TB...
View ArticleHow many times do you upgrade PC Parts ?
I upgrade in the following CPU Every Second Release as performance is normally 10-15% better with AMD :p Graphics Upgrade When Needed/ Meaning If i notice capability issues and/or Problems with games...
View ArticleSwitching ( C: ) Drive 60GB SSD to 500GB HDD Because SSD is full
Hey I have just realized i have almost completely filled my C drive SSD, i only have 4GB left. I have another 500GB HDD that i would like to replace my SSD with. What is the cheapest way to do this...
View ArticleAsus AI Suite II Showing interesting MOBO temperature
So I was playing Amnesia the dark decent not long ago, and during some time when I alt tabbed out of the game the AI Suite was showing me a warning on the right of my screen. So I opened up the suite...
View ArticleSolved recommendation on an internal DVD-R/W drive
Ordering the last parts for my build. My Sony DVD-R/W has been acting up (slow read times). Is the Lite-On iHAS124-04 any good? LITE-ON Model iHAS124-04 DVD Burner - Bulk Black - Newegg.com...
View ArticleBoot Manager Error
Ok to start off i had a UEFI windows install on two SSD's which were raided and left them disconnected. I was booting off my other SSD in AHCI. I decided to redo everything and erased my array and...
View Articleacer aspire 5733 fails to start after system restore.
Hi guys, Just looking for some help regarding my Acer aspire 5733 its only around a year old now and haven't had a problem like this with previous laptops/desktops. The problem started a few days ago...
View ArticleA question about a usb number pad on a laptop
I have a usb number pad on my Gateway md2614u laptop, os Win7 home 32 bit. Normally in a chat prog, a text prog (like word) if you type " alt + 0176" you get the degree sign. Why won't it work with the...
View ArticleNew PCIe Card not Recognized on Cold Boot, Works Perfect on Restarts.
Need some help figuring this out. I have a Startech PEXUSB3S400 PCI Express USB 3.0 Card StarTech.com...
View ArticleXeon Dual Core 2.8GHz, can I easily upgrade to Dual Core 3.2GHz ?
I have got a Supermicro X5DA8 mainboard with two Xeon 2.8 GHz processors. Would two of those processors Intel Xeon CPU Processor 3.2 GHz 533 MHz 1MB 604 SL72Y as offered on ebay Intel Xeon CPU...
View ArticleWindows Explorer and directory-navigation problems
Hi all, I've had some problems in the last few days with Windows Explorer. Windows Explorer decides to freeze (often causing me to hard-reset, though not all the time) whenever I right-click on an icon...
View ArticleDell Printer
My cousin bought a dell 2155cdn printer(i think a lexmark) at work and on several of the computers, both windows 7, always have problems with printing to the printer. When you go to control panel,...
View Articlehow to increase PCI bus speed?
how can i increase PCI bus speed other than overclocking? or increase pci bandwidth?
View ArticleInstalled windows 7 on two HDD, now i can't format one
I want to format the second HDD so i can use it to put random files in. Whenever i try it seems that my second HDD has the system boot files that the first HDD uses, so it's not letting me. Pic...
View ArticleSolved How to find a suitable HDD for my PC
Hello I am trying to buy a new 2TB Hard Disk Drive for my PC... So how to know that if that HDD is suitable for my PC.. like there something like SATA & all...
View ArticleDXdiag says I have 4 cores, is this with hyperthreading?
On DXdiag and control panel it says "4 cpu's" and when I open up task manager it also shows just 4 boxes. Doe sthat mean I have 4 physical cores? Or is DXdiag counting my threads as physical cores?
View ArticleLooking for advice on a new (partial) system
Hello, Recently it seems my motherboard is dying and its a pretty old one, so Im currently looking for a new (partial) system. Unfortunately, Ive been out of touch on computer hardware since I...
View ArticleHow to migrate windows xp printer to windows 7
How to migrate windows xp printer to windows 7? i know there a way from windows 7 to windows 7. but if xp to 7 how can i do it ? i try search online all the article i found is to download printer...
View ArticleStart up beep meaning
Odd beep when logging in to Windows 7, 3 short low tones, couldn't find definition in manual, on Thinkpad W500, 64 bit, any suggestions, it doesn't always make this sound on startup; thanks
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