Mouse locks up on 7, okay on Vista and safe mode
This is long because I wanted to let you know the steps I have seen and tried. My Windows 7 starting locking up while using the mouse. I removed the USB wireless receiver, set aside the wireless mouse...
View ArticleI feel a little bit dirty but need your help !
Ok I confess I'm a AMD guy, but I've ordered my first Intel mobo at a crazy discount ....which is how I do this hobby and why I've leaned strongly towards AMD for so long. So I bought the MSI P67A-GD80...
View ArticleBitlocked external HDD re-locks itself
I have a 2tb external Hitchi drive that is bitlocked. The drive will randomly re-lock itself and i cannot figure out why. I thought it may be a problem with the drive going into sleep mode so i got...
View ArticleExternal Hard drive not working correctly
Hi guys, I have been formatting a few laptops of late, and I have a few Notebooks / Laptops with faulty CD drives to format I went out and bought a Samsung USB EXT DVD drive. I formatted a laptop on xp...
View ArticleMS Wireless Mouse 5000 - Poor scrolling
I have recently bought a MS Wireless Mouse 5000, and the scroll wheel seems to be a bit flakey. It does not happen all the time, and seems to be worse in some applications (for instance, Safari), than...
View ArticleChanged from Spanned Volume to Simple
I stupidly changed a spanned volume back to simple - now the original disk (with about 1.4TB of data on it is showing as unallocated - what can I do to recover the data on this HDD?
View ArticleWhy won't some DVDs play in my computer's DVD drive?
I have a small collection of commercial movie DVDs. Most of them are from the U.S. market place and some are from Asia... *_ALL_* of these DVDs play in my Phillips DVD player that is connected to my...
View ArticleNew SSD
Cruising for some info on G.Skill Ripjaws Z F3-2400C10Q-16GZH 16GB and on the G-Skill site found this G.SKILL- World leading DDR3 computer memory and SSD manufacturer -SEARCH...
View ArticleSend hex commands to printer
Hello, I have been trying to configure a receipt printer, model BTP-R880NP so as to have a center aligned receipt with small margins, but am informed I have to send hex commands to the printer. How do...
View ArticleHard drive problem
Up until recently I have been able to back up to my external hard drive with acronis TrueImage but then it started to timeout. I removed it from its enclosure and installed it inside directly to my...
View ArticleHow to Check Genuine against Refurbished Seagate HDD
I don't know where to start. But here is the situation. Today I called 4-5 PC hardware store to compare the price of 1 TB Seagate Barracuda. 4 out of 5 offered me U$86. Only one of them have the...
View ArticleI think I messed up my Hard Drive, should I replace it?
Hey everyone, I think I might've goofed up my hard drive. My Sager NP5170 can not reboot Windows 7, and I can't figure out why. When I tried, it tried installing (not reinstalling) to the HDD, and now...
View ArticleRemovable disk have used space but it's empty?
I have a removable disk,after deleting files inside it still have used space. There are no hidden files in it,i tried formatting it too but the used space only increased yet the disk is empty. How to...
View ArticleFormat Hard disk Array
Hello all, I am trying to format a 320 GB disk drive as single storage that was once used on a motherboard as a Raid 0 array. I can format the disk drive as NTFS via a USB cable, but when I try and...
View ArticleSpare 500GB Sata Dive
Hi,I have a spare sata 500gb hdd.Thinking of getting a caddy to hold this drive so that I can make use of it,On the other hand I have seen desktop docking station for a hdd. Just want to know which one...
View ArticleOCZ Vertex Plus R2 SSD or Crucial v4 SSD?
Hi, I was wondering which SSD would be better when comparing speed/quality/reliablity, etc. My computer only has SATAII (2) so I don't need a really fast SATAIII (3) one, but I was wondering which...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 External HD gets corrupt on shutdown
Hi, I have a Seagate 2TB external drive for backup up. It is partitioned into W: and X: each 1TB. W: is used only for weekly backups with Windows Backup, and X: is used daily only by FreeFileSync to...
View ArticleLogitech Classic Keyboard 200 keeps disconnecting
Causing me to unplug it and plug it back in again. It happens mostly when it's been idle for some time. I'm guessing it's something to do with the power management? Also maybe a recent update has upset...
View ArticleNeed a USB card for Win 7
On my new Win 7 64 bit PC... I need to find a USB card to plug in to the mobo so I can have at least 4 USB ports on the back side. I don't care if it's USB 2.0 or 3.0, I just want it to plug-n-play...
View ArticleWindows upgrade from XP to Windows Premium Home 7 64 bit, Problem.
Hello recently I upgraded from XP to Windows Premium Home 7 64 bit. Right after that my Brother hl-3070cw told me the factory original toner was low and refuses to print. I replaced the old toner with...
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