What is it that's booting up my external hard drives?
Hi, I currently have two USB hard drives (1TB WD - 1TB Maxtor) which both power down after 5 minutes of inactivity or so. However, every now and again one of them will boot up and begin spinning while...
View ArticleUpgrading cpu. need info on dell motherboard.
Hey, im after info on the dell motherboard model 0u990c to find out what cpu i can upgrade to. I read any core 2 duo would work but not exceeding 800mhz fsb. also ive read that i cant exceed 4 gb ram?...
View ArticleMaxtor 3200 USB ExHDD issues with recognition...
Hey all, The external hdd was working fine for the longest time, then it seemed to go out, but I realized that it was the power adaptor. After replacing it, it only shows up under Device Manager as !...
View ArticleHelp with my new build pc..
Hi there, I had such an old machine before this one.. which I built myself and fully proud of this fact, except I have a problem with SM bus controller and universal bus usb controller. These have...
View ArticleSolved Hope someone can help me with "Other Devices" in Device Manager
Did a clean install yesterday on a hard drive that was empty. Today, I noticed 3 items as problematic in Device Manager. * Ethernet Controller (windows can't find driver) * SM Bus Controller (no...
View ArticleMonitor blurry
Hi, my monitor have been blurry. I start noticing it about 5 hours ago. Already tried uninstall drivers. Had no effect. At first I thought it was software problem. But soon I realized it was only...
View Articlemarvell 91xx sata 6g controller. This device cannot start. (Code 10)
Hey there, I recently updated my BIOS to a newer version due to BSODs and now it's been running perfectly. Although my system works fine now without any problems, I'm not too sure as to what marvell...
View ArticleI7 HD built in video...how to use
I have been way behind on current tech and I am sad that I have to ask this question...but...I am putting together a new I7 build for my stepfather and we have decided to use the I7's built in graphics...
View ArticleWon't wake from sleep for schedule
The computer goes into sleep (S3), hybrid sleep (S3+4), and hibernation (S4) properly. Wakes on mouse, keyboard and network from all three of the above states. But won't wake on schedule from any of...
View ArticleHDTV tuner card
My internet cable provider sent me a set top TV box and said I can use it to watch basic cable on my PC at no additional charge. Nothing is ever free, I need a way of connecting to the PC. I've looked...
View ArticleMotherboard Problem, IC shorted
My Dell studio laptop 1558 Motherboard ( dell DAFM9CMB8C0) has a problem due to juice spill i had few days ago... by carefully investigating the motherboard, i found that one Integrated Circuit has a...
View ArticleSolved Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller keeps disconnecting - my fix.
So I had this issue where my ethernet connection on my Lenovo B570 laptop keeps disconnecting about every couple of minutes and the link lights would turn off then it would reconnect. So I did the...
View ArticleLG WH14NS40 blu-ray drive not seen by windows 7
Hello, I'm using win 7 sp1 and I have tried 2 LG blu-ray drives. One a LG WH14NS40 the other a usb drive LG CP40NG10. Both won't bee seen by windows. In the device manager it will list both devices...
View ArticleFaint flickering on screen when playing games in windowed mode?
I've actually had this problem for at least a year or more, but has started to become much more noticeable in certain games. Pretty much any time I start up a graphically-intense game and play it in...
View ArticleBluetooth mouse pointer freezes every 3 secs
Hi, I have a new bluetooth mouse connected in my Toshiba laptop (has build in bluetooth). It used to work properly for about one week since I have purchaced it. Suddently, the mouse pointer freezes...
View ArticleHardware changes might not have been detected
I have had a myriad of startup problems now for about two weeks. Sometimes my pc starts up fine, and other times I have to go through the startup repair routine, and do a system restore. When I check...
View ArticleGame controller detected incorrectly, sometimes correctly
Hello, I have recently bought a generic PS3 and Win 7 compatible gamepad (S BOX is the brand if it means anything). When I connect it, I get a "installing device drivers", and "your device is ready to...
View ArticleeSata HD that is on prevents boot in BIOS
I have a SATA HD inserted in a mounting dock, which the dock is connected with an eSata cable to my desktop PC (custom build). Everytime the dock is turned on with the HD in it, and my PC is in an off...
View ArticleCant save word doc to usb
I can't save a word doc to my formatted flash drive (I attached the message it gave me, that I had no permission to save it to the usb. I also attached a screenshot of my other problem, which is that...
View ArticleNew USB mouse powered but not responding
I've been using this older tiny mouse on my laptop since I bought it and I decided to buy a new mouse. I bought a Gigabyte Optical Gaming Mouse. The first day I plugged it in, it installed the drivers...
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