2 120mm fans on Asus z87-a motherboard?
hey :) before I get a motherboard, I'm between the z87-a and the z87 pro. I have 4 case fans, and on the z87-a, there's only 3 care fan headers. Would it be bad to run 2 120mm fans off the same header...
View ArticleA question about RAM compatibility
Pardon me up front, this is a total noob question, this is my first build. :o I just got a new ASUS Maximus VI Hero Intel Z87 motherboard, and I was wondering if anyone could help me figure out if dual...
View ArticleCM Elite 430 Black vs K380
Hi :) Right now i have Cooler Master Elite 430 Black Mid-Tower Case... Now i have my eyes on CM K380 Mid-Tower Case... Tell me is it any better than Elite 430? Reason i'm asking coz i can sell out my...
View ArticleA bit complicated...
(I've read all the threads in the forums here, and in countless other sites, but wondered if anyone could help.) I got a netbook for free, perfect condition, but it had a black screen of death. After...
View ArticleLooking for a durable mouse and a temperature question
Hey guys, currently looking for a durable mouse, since my old one is getting broken due to a modding tool. A short backstory of it, more than a week ago, I reinstalled the C&C General series, and I...
View ArticleSolved Hard Drive PCB fail
Hi guys. Ex top rated Ubuntu forum guy here. I had my sata HDD in a USB caddy, but then the power supply went out. Apparently, the PCB is dead now because of the power surge. I need to access my files...
View ArticleWhat PSU should i really get for i5/XfX7850??
Hey guys as you may have seen on my page that i am soon going to build my first PC as the one i have right now i got from Cyber power/ Big mistake :(/ but any way i have spent a month looking on all...
View ArticleDevice Manager - Other Devices USB Controller driver not installed
I have a 64 GB USB flash drive that is not recognized on the USB 3.0 ports but is on the USB 2.0. I have 2 USB 3.0 external drives that work fine on those ports. When it is plugged in the light flashes...
View ArticleUnable to add printer in Windows 7 Embedded x32
Hi, First post, so if I'm in the wrong place. Feel free to scold me :-) Onwards! I have a Win7 Embedded (x32) device at work and it needs to be able to print to somewhere. The printer in question is...
View ArticleSolved Hot-plug external drive = forcibly dismounts internal drive. Why??
Hello all, This is an ASUS P5P43TD-Pro socket 775 Q8400, latest BIOS release. Works normally in all known other aspects. Windows 7 Enterprise, x64. 16GB memory. BIOS settings all "auto", i.e. no OC or...
View ArticleASMedia Controller?
Hi guys :) I'm looking at getting an Asus z87 Pro mobo for my first build. I see that there are 2 SATA ports on the mobo that are controlled by the AS Media Controller. What does this mean? What does...
View Articleupgrading system
need help i have a homebuild pc p45 neo motherboard msi 4gb corsair ddr2 ram e8400 dual core cpu nvidia grahics card 8400 1tb seagate sata drive windows 7 ultimate i want to upgrade the system with the...
View ArticleWorking wireless pci-e card causing system freeze
Hey there guys I have a TP-Link wdn4800 pci-e card that I am attempting to install in my computer. The computer is fully built, has fully updated drivers and updates and is a fresh install (and new...
View ArticleSolved Extremely slow startup after using/uinstalling iObit products.
Hey, First of all, my english is not that great, hope it's understandable! As said in title, my startup is unbelivable slow after using three iObit products; Driver Booster, iObit Malware fighter and...
View ArticleProblem with hdd dual boot
i had installed win 7 ultimate on my pc...i have graphic card which is not compatibile with win 7 so i decided to try to install win xpsp3 on created new partition of 40 gb..i did shrink c drive from...
View ArticleOdd problems with RAM and AHCI
Hey guys. Just got on my computer after a while and when booting up, at the post screen, it says AHCI device 1 support failed. I am also having some problems with drives not showing up and not wanting...
View ArticleWin 7 Pro changing printing default setting
Hello, please apoplogise my bad english. Win 7 pro updated, on tower, Printer Epson 2880, How changing and stay change the printer pref, paper size, type and quality. I was try by the option fax and...
View ArticleSmall print size on HP printer
Dad called today to say his HP printer is printing much smaller than before. It may be IE10 which is pretty new there. I connected to have a look and it is mainly internet printing - using Yahoo Print...
View ArticleLogitech G500 Cursor Locking Up Periodically (Windows 7 64-bit)
About two weeks ago, my Logitech G500's cursor started freezing up along with whatever action was being done. (This is on Windows 7 64 bit) For instance, this was first noticed in a video game I play...
View ArticleMemory compatibility question
I just recently built a new computer, installed 16GB ram (two 8GB strips).... Crucial Ballistix 8GB 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model BLT8G3D1608DT1TX0 Newegg also sent me...
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