Battery weirdness
Hi I'm having some weird issues with my battery. No idea why is this or what should I do... So lets see. I charge it to 100% and disconnect the charger. Then it starts to drain, but sometimes the...
View ArticleLifespan of USB flash drives?
I want to buy a dedicated flash drive just to store the Vaio Recovery Media in case I need to reinstall Windows in the future. Will leaving a flash drive stored somewhere for a long time untouched kill...
View ArticleSolved latest firmware/driver updates for my Samsung 840 120GB SSD
I've updated the bios on motherboards and dvd burners but, I'm not sure if I have the most up to date firmware/drivers and am not sure how to go about doing it on this ssd any help will be appreciated...
View ArticleSolved Maximus VI Hero or Maximus VI Formula
Maximus VI Hero or Maximus VI Formula What motherboard has more features and is most worth it I will be using 2 GPUS and overclocking the haswell i7 4770K
View ArticleLaptop won't start up after i disconnect and reconnected cmos batter
Laptop model is: toshiba satellite p100 pspadc-ma305c It had this BSOD the other day http://i.imgur.com/rV1jMkO.jpg so i searched it up and seeing that it's mostly due to overclocking i decided to...
View ArticleComputer Plug was pulled
I came in the office and tried to swap out a computer. I wasn't aware that the computer was on and I started pulling all the plugs. I heard some electrical charge or discharging sound. Since then, the...
View ArticleRAM Memory Compatible
Does anyone know a good deal from Amazon - 4GB RAM - that will work with my computers? I used Crucial's scanning application: Memory upgrades from Crucial.com - Determine My Memory Needs...
View ArticleToshiba satellite s55-A5274 - Decent laptop for the price?
Hi, I am a highschool student looking to buy a laptop that will incorporate all my needs for a relatively low price - which I know is hard to come across. I would like it to be powerful and preferably...
View Article2.5" HDD in external enclosure not detected
I have a 2.5" 120GB hard disk in an external enclosure (unbranded Chinese make). This external disk is detected perfectly on both my laptops, but it is not detected in my desktop. There is no...
View ArticleM/B Gigabyte--GA-EP45-UD3P Rev 1
I want to install MS7 on new h/d.I was thinking of --- Toshiba 2TB Internal Serial ATA III Hard Drive for Desktops --.I will be getting hew desktop in 6-9 months and will use this h/d.The sepc say--2x...
View ArticleSolved Is my corsair m60 mouse dieing on me?
Hey guys so this issue started yesterday and has persisted through to today so my m60 now moves jerkily when I try to move the mouse I will try to fraps it but fraps is playing up but when I use a...
View ArticleSolved Question about ssd
Does my new ssd need to have the box checked for indexing files in order to create a mini dump file in the event of a BSOD? Thanks! :)
View ArticleComputer is freezing up.
Hi, I have a Windows 7 Home premium 64 bit system. In April I was having trouble with a BSOD and we installed a new motherboard and power supply. The mother board was "ASROCK Z77 Extreme". Formatted,...
View ArticleNo Sleep with Thuderbolt
Hey Guys, its a known issue when you have a thunderbolt connection WIN 7 SLEEP is disabled.. Has anyone found a FIX for this??? Thanks in advance!!! Using Thunderbolt with Boot Camp and Windows 7: This...
View ArticleDell Hard Drive Error 0146
Hi All, I have a Dell Optiplex 360 that failed to boot a year or two ago. It was put aside until recently now that we could use the system again. Since it wasn't booting again, I wipe the drive and got...
View ArticleExternal Hard Drive not safely removable
I have a Dell Vostro 400 using onboard Intel G31/G33 graphics. When I log into admin user and try to remove my Western Digital My Passport it gives me a message that it could not be removed because a...
View Articleusb devices
Hi is there any way i can fit a usb 3.0 in my acer 6930g i have usb 2.0 but i would also like the newer version
View ArticleIntel Pentium D 2.8 gHtz Socket 775 reports it's an AMD 64x2 !
Hello Fellow Nerdist. I have an odd one here. I have a P5LP-LE motherboard that was shoehorned into an older HP A1412n Case. it is socket 775 and has a Pentium D 2.8GHz processor. In windows 7, Linux...
View ArticleDVD drive: Now I see it, now I don't!
Win 7 64 on a custom built. I installed Win 7 2 days ago. After start-up, I can see the dvd drive icon (ATA device) in "my computer" and in Device Manager. As soon as I put in a disk, the drive is...
View Article64 bit windows is detecting only 2gb of the 4gb ram installed
Hi guys, i have 2x2gb corsair make ram sticks installed on my 64bit windows pc but since yesterday windows is only detecting 2gbs of ram, while the bios and sw like rammon detect 4gb installed have...
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