Toshiba C655 USB
My usb ports went out a couple weeks ago and am lost at how else to use USB devices without those ports. Any other solutions to this? I have a ethernet port but this pc is rather basic. Toshiba c655...
View ArticleMotherboard D-RAM LED Flashing
Motherboard is an ASUS P8Z77-M. D-RAM LED is flashing when any of the 3 sticks of Super Talent DDR3 RAM @1,333MHz is installed. However, when no RAM is installed, the LED light is on, but it's not...
View ArticleComputer does not recognize my Seagate external HDD (non-usb)
Now I know that there are a gazillion threads similar to this out there, but I've gone through them and have yet to find a solution. following this link you can see my computer here...
View ArticleHow do I reformat a dual boot drive in preparation for a clean install
I want to reformat my hard drive and do a clean installation of Windows 7 64 bit Pro. It currently has a dual boot setup with Windows XP/Ubuntu. I have two questions: I plan on installing this hard...
View ArticleFX-8320 vs 8350
Hey guys, quick question here. I want to have a definitive system that will last me for some 4 to 5 years without problems. I currently have the system in my specs, and was thinking about moving up to...
View ArticleUsing HP Scanjet 3770
Hi, Just discovered HP are not supporting my scanner in Win7. The Vista 64 drivers seem to work though Import pictures wizard saves the image so I can then Open it, but is it possible to Scan To an...
View ArticleWin 7 tries to boot from the wrong HD / STOP Error 0x00000050
For some reason windows randomly decided not to boot from my C drive where I installed it, but for no reason whatsoever switched to my E drive. Both are 1TB internal HDDs. This setup worked perfect for...
View Articleremoving one of the RAMs
Hi all, There are two RAMs in a PC. One of them is 1GB and another is 2GB. I want to remove that 2GB by opening the PC (case) and simply bring it out from its slot on the motherboard. Is it possible?...
View ArticleUnable to boot into any mode...storage devices not recognized
Woke up this morning to find my HP stuck in a boot up mode with a message about it being unable to find any storage devices...tried safe mode (F8) but no luck...would not boot into safe mode...can not...
View ArticleNeed Advise for Buying New Hardware!
Hello all :) As the new Intel 4th Haswell processors (Socket 1150) are now available in the markets to buy it's time for me to grab the components finally in coming few weeks :D I was on a C2Q LGA775...
View ArticleFound the cause of my BSOD's when install Win7
I was installing Win7 64bit last night on a PC that I was rebuilding. Known good i3-3220 CPU , ASUS P8Z77-V LK motherboard, Corsair power supply, but new RAM and Kingston 120GB SSD. I had numerous...
View ArticleWindows 7 Not Recognizing Raid Drive Data
Heres my situation: I have 4 hard drives in my wifes computer: 3 hard drives setup on a Adaptec 5405 Raid Card (Raid 5 setup) for Data storage and 1 hard drive for the Operating System &...
View ArticleSolved Computer Build - Should I Add Thermal Paste to HeatSink?
I have a new Core i5. I noticed the heatsink already has 3 lines of paste on it. Not realizing it would already have paste I had bought some Artic Cooling MX2 paste. Should I add a dollop of this also...
View ArticleFound this
Probably known about by the older hands but I found this interesting to use. How to See if Your Hard Drive is Dying (http://www.howtogeek.com/134735/how-to-see-if-your-hard-drive-is-dying/) - checking...
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View ArticleMy computer still beeps twice even after I secured the ram
I have a Dell Inspiron 560 and four ram slots: Kingston 1gb 1rx8 pc3-10600u and I secured the cards into the slot and my computer still beeps twice and glows amber, my manual says its that the ram is...
View ArticleAdvice on cleaning a Gateway cooler fan.
I was cleaning our machine the other day and I wanted to make sure how the, I'm not sure what to call it, a horn? is removed from the cooler fan inside the case before I go and break it. I can see what...
View ArticleHybrid memory configuration. Unable to boot while using different RAMs
Hello SF, Straight to the point, I had two G.Skill 2Gb RAM's(1333Mhz and 9-9-9-24 [F3-10666CL9D-4GBRL](4gb because its a 2+2 module), of which one got bad. So consequently I *bought a new* single 4gb...
View ArticleIs this a sign of hardware failure?
Sometimes when I boot into Windows, I am sometimes greeted with white lines across the screen (usually when attempting to chkdsk, etc). This remains and Windows does not boot, I have to either reboot...
View ArticleHard drive problem
Hi I have problem with my computer my pc started to be slow and freezed at some point so I restarted and it will not boot up anymore and different errors appeared that it couldn't bootup like read disk...
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