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Device driver installation will not see the hardware

Briefly, any attempts to reinstall network adapter driver for onboard component and also for the just-bought-and-installed in PCI-E slot network adapter results in the message: Cannot install drivers....

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how to replace motherboard without re-installing windows 7

how can it be done because i don't want to have to re-install everything plus i have a very slow internet connection n i have a pretty big steam game list that took me forever to download i just want...

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(HDD not initialized) the media is write protected

Hi, everyone I have a problem that i couldn't find a fix to it, it is really annoying My External WD HDD 640GB not initialized, but the big problem is that when i want to initialize it i get an error...

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Computer not straing up

My Ivy Bridge crashed last week following what I am assuming was a software failure. It was followed in quick succession by the LC pump failing. Have installed a new Coolermaster TX4 today but am not...

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Hard disk failure warning - Samsung HD103SJ

Hello, I have issue my with current HDD, which is Samsung HD103SJ, where I keep getting a hard disk failure warning for every 20min or so.. and wonder if there any fix for it rather than buying a new...

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Router question for mainly wired lan

I need to get a wireless router, although the wireless is just mainly for a couple tablets. Everything else is wired throughout the house. I was looking at a couple different ones: the ASUS RT-AC66U...

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Waking up from hibernation, SATA HDD not detected

I'm not sure, if it is the write place for this thread, because I think it's completely hardware related. But possibly I'm wrong and it is about the OS too. So my problem is, when I wake up my PC from...

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Thermal Pads for 7870 GPU

The GPU is MSI Twin Frozr III I want to replace the thermal pads due to they have a lot of dust on them which is causing problems with heat I'm just lost on thermal pad thickness any help

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i3 vs i5

Im currently upgrading my PC, atm im upgrading the cpu and motherboard, now im wondering if i need to spend the extra cash on an i5 if an i3 is that much different. I play alot of games on my pc, so im...

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Solved External Keyboard Shut Off

An elderly friend of mine has an HP Smart Screen PC with a wireless keyboard and mouse (running on a shared USB.) The other day she got a message stating that the keyboard batteries needed replacing...

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Dell Laptop CD drive no longer works.

I have a Dell Inspiron 1545 With windows 7. Mostly add music and photos on it & read articles on the internet. The icon of the PC has a flag, and no other devices are shown. When I go to device...

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Bluetooth mouse problems.

Alright so, about a week ago I got a new bluetooth mouse (rapoo 6080) I added it to my devices through the -control panel - add bluetooth device option however today when I was moving my laptop to a...

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Why do CD drives spin up when a flash drive is plugged in?

It's not really annoying, just has bugged me forever. Every single computer I've ever used weather it be Windows 98 through 7, OS X, Ubuntu, laptop or desktop. If you plug a flash drive in the CD...

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What is the cheapest price on a 250gb SSD to install into laptop

Hello My laptop has two regular harddrives, one of which I rarely use. So I am thinking to transfer the files and documents that I don't regularly access to the unused harddrive and transfer the OS and...

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Upgraded main HDD and now a secondary HDD is showing Unallocated

Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit As the title says... I tend to upgrade my Main C Drive which currently is a 256GB Samsung SSD 840 Series once every 6-12 months or so for performance as the price of SSD's...

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Solved Can't assign Drive Letter.

Iv made it work befor but i cant find on google why it isnt working this time. these where both bootable os's of windows or google chrome and now i cant reset them back to flash drives they arent...

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CPU Temps way to high please help

Hello, so randomly yesterday my cpu temps jumped to around 90c min and 90c max (way to high for what i have read) and that's at idle, My pc: Windows 7 64-bit CPU: Amd phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (4...

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Desktop Hard Drive not always recognised on start-up/after reboot

I have been having issues with my Seagate Desktop Hard Drive (STBV2000300), pretty regularly either on start-up or after a reboot my Seagate won't be listed in My Computer and will require a reconnect...

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preposed build log for my new under 5 k computer system build

CASE - Rosewill Gaming Super Tower Computer Case BLACKHAWK-ULTRA primary drive ssd - Samsung Electronics 840 Pro Series 2.5-Inch 512 SATA_6_0_gb Solid State Drive MZ-7PD512BW sound card - ASUS...

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what motherboard would be good for these parts?

CPU Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 @ 2.93 GHz Conroe 45nm Technology fsb: 1066 MHz RAM 3.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR2 @ 333MHz (5-5-5-15) Graphics X203H (1600x900@59Hz) 1023MB GeForce GTX 550 Ti (Gigabyte) Hard...

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