WD Passport external hard drive not being detected
Hi, my 80GB WD Passport is not being detected by my laptop when plugged in (by USB). A LED at the side of the external hard drive indicates that it is being powered on even though the computer shows no...
View ArticleCPU Speed Query
Ok, first of all it's on XP Pro x86 (i know this is a win 7 forum, sorry) I've just upgraded my mums PC with a AMDAthlon II X2 250 (3GHz) & 4GB of ram etc.... but just as i was leaving, i noticed...
View ArticleRun two external hard drives?
I can only run one at a time instead of two. I would like to copy my 1.5tb over to my 2tb so I have a back up. My laptop only holds 200GB of remaining data so I can't use that hard drive or I would....
View ArticleSACD via Pioneer BDP-140: Can I extract or listen with headphones?
I got my blu-ray player today, the Pioneer BDP-140, and listened to my SACD with it. I usually prefer to listen to my music through my headphones. I'm wodering if there's a way to get the high quality...
View ArticleDoes a cooler have to match the CPU or just the socket?
It fits the socket but does it have to support the CPU as well? I want to buy a cooler and i see in the description that other than the socket they also list what CPUs are supported.
View ArticleSometimes when I start my pc my keyboard and mouse dont respond
Hi, Some of the time when I start my pc windows loads but when the desktop opens the pc wont recognise any movement form my keyboard and mouse. The light is on on the mouse so it has power but the num...
View ArticleSATA Mobo cluster full. What are my options for more ports?
*My Asus Crosshair IV SATA cluster is full. 2 SSD's, 3 HDD's and 1 of 2 Blueray drives connected. Need to connect at least 2 more SATA* *devices* *and power them. I have a open E1 sata port that is...
View ArticleGigabyte H77-D3H motherboard problem w/ video drivers
I'll try to keep it short: I'm was/am building this new rig: Gigabyte H77-D3H motherboard. i5 - 2500k 16gb g.skill ddr3-1600 pc3-12800 4gbX4 Sapphire HD 6950 2gb First I tried to install Ultimate 7 64....
View ArticleSolved USB generic driver problems
Hi Anyone else come across the problem with the usbhub.sys? Everytime i plug in a hub it tells me that there was a problem installing the driver for the hub. Im running 7 x64. any ideas thanks
View ArticleWindows 7 Dual Monitor Problems Please Help!
I am currently using an external monitor, it is an HD cinema display for Apple computers that is hooked from a DVI to HDMI and then into my laptop. I am using an Asus laptop with Windows 7. My dual...
View ArticleWarning - HWEA-Logger - Event 17 ; every 3 seconds and counting...
Hi, I have some unusual and unsolved pc freeze for 1 1/2 years now, always the same and has never been fixed, reformat, sent in, new drives, updates, everything. Just once in a while during normal use...
View ArticleMaxtor 60GB HDD Error Code
My mates Maxtor 60GB HDD is showing an Error Code of: "0200 Failure Fixed Disk 0" press F1 to Resume press F2 to enter setup. can somebody tell us if this HDD or would it still be possible to get his...
View ArticleUSB Keyboard not working after unplug until reboot
Hi everyone, I've got USB keyboard for my Ideapad Y570 running Home Premium 64-bit and every time the keyboard is unplugged or the machine sleeps and wakes, the keyboard doesn't work anymore. I can see...
View ArticleMy webcam is gone!
I use a zinox laptop with a built-in camera but whenever i tried to switch it on using my webcam installer, it tells me "no camera device" or no "chicony setup file". I downloaded a setup file but...
View ArticleThe driver detected a controller error on \Device\Ide\IdePort7.
Hi. does anyone know which possible HDD this could be or how I would find out which drive is connected to IdePort7? Everything is SATA and I have: 1xSSD 2x2TB HDD as RAID0 1x3TB HDD 1x500GB HDD
View ArticleShould I be concerned about the 59 deg temperature reading
Attachment 224195 (http://www.sevenforums.com/attachments/hardware-devices/224195-should-i-concerned-about-59-deg-temperature-reading-sensor.png) Strange, the last time I checked it was 23 deg....
View ArticleHow to check Hard Drives
This morning my pc started acting up for some unknown reason. After numberous attempts to fix it, I decided to restore from a restore point. It said it did restore but things got even worse. I then...
View ArticleSony Optiarc AD7261S OEM drive failed after erroneous flash to v1.03
Thought I was doing something good and proper, and I did know it was an OEM, and I did see the warning on the Sony website (I'm a dunce, I know; I just didn't think...didn't think...) to not flash an...
View ArticleProblem with power up on external
A neighbor has just brought round two 1TB externals - LaCie's One powers up and I have it in diskpart and have labeled it an can now see it in My Computer with all his video stuff and data. So no...
View ArticleDVD Drive stopped working
I have hp g42 laptop and all of a sudden the dvd drive stopped working:confused:. my drive was working fine two days ago.The light on the eject button is also off.I think that it may be a power...
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