Upgrading Motherboard. Is a reformat required?
Hello guys. As you can see, I'm planning on upgrading my motherboard from a gigabyte a75m-s2v to an ASUS F1A75-V EVO motherboard since it seems to have a better overclocking potential with the UEFI...
View ArticleChange a Dynamic/Invalid Hard drive to Valid
Hi I have new PC and when I attach my 2TB external USB attached hard drive it does not show up in explorer, it does show in Disk Manager where it says it is Dynamic and Invalid. How do I make it Valid?...
View ArticleAdvice please re speaker hook up
Am just doing a pre build mobo test (Asus P8Z77-V) and I cannot be absolutely sure of where to plug the speaker in. On the board it lists speaker as the two pins as marked but it seems to bridge over...
View ArticleIssues with Logitech K400 keyboard not working in win 7
hi. i have logitech k400 wireless keyboard with touchpad. it works fine in bios and in xp but on some reason it does not work in win 7. it detected the device when i plugin the small wireless device...
View ArticleBig disappointment
Have just tried a test power up on the new Asus P8Z77-V board and the error light adjacent the 24 pin stays on. Now thinking it was a RAM stick I changed out the stick for the other one - same result....
View Article[HELP]CPU Temperature TOO HIGH
(Sorry for bad english:o) Dear admins, readers, please help me solving my pc back to normal. while using winrar (compressing) or other app/games, my cpu temp is so high (97°C) but when im not using,...
View ArticleHard Drive Disk is not detected in laptop - No bootable Device Found
Hi, My friend's laptop (Acer Aspire One 722 - Windows 7 x64) has been shut down after opening an email and Windows never started up again. When you attempt to start up the windows, it stays the black...
View ArticleDDR2 Not Detected in BIOS/Windows 7
Hello Everyone! I recently purchased a DDR2-667/PC2-5300 memory module to upgrade my Asus notebook RAM (X50RL) from 1 GB to 2 GB but it seems like the BIOS (during startup) and Windows 7 (My Computer)...
View ArticleMouse hangups Using Windows 7 64 bit Professional
My mouse pointer was freezing on screen.I was using an IOgear Model #GKM502 it had 32 bit drivers. I changed mouse to the one that came with my Power spec computer which is Microcenters OEM brand. Well...
View Articlewindows 7 compatibility with hp laser jet 4 plus
my hp lase jet plus 4 printer is not working with windows 7 printer displays "ready" and windows shows "printing" but it doesn,t print please helppppppp:)
View ArticleW7 USB Device Not Recognised - Unable to supress notification
I am not sure if this is hardware or software ... so I tossed a coin and here I am. So I was happily unzipping files from an external HDD all last evening. This morning I came to continue, and I'm...
View ArticleBest way to reset used SSD to "new speed"?
Greetings. What is the best way to put a SSD back to speed as it was when it was new in Windows 7? It it enough to just delete all partitions and then make new one? Or must some other program take over?
View ArticleXBOX 360 Controller problem?
hello everyone! I just bought a 360 controller for my pc.now my problem is when I try to use left or right analog stick in up or down direction,it goes diagonally by very small margin.so far this...
View ArticleSolved: Synaptics Touchpad Doesn't Work Sony Vaio
Here's how I re-enabled my Synaptics Pointing Device touchpad functions - Use a mouse to carry out the task below: Click Start > All Programs > Vaio Control Center > Keyboard and Mouse >...
View Article{PROBLEM} I can't use keyboard and mouse in BIOS
Hello SF Members! :) Now, I'm back from long holiday, and have to ask something and have problem. Like title say : I can't use keyboard and mouse in BIOS. That problem start some days ago. Before this...
View ArticleBudget Gaming Build
This build will also be used for Homework,Skype, For now Minecraft(Better games after buying the graphics card) and internet browsing please feedback on the parts and components CPU - AMD Fx-6300 -...
View ArticleRAM slots
Hi, Is there any impact on the performance of a laptop under the following scenarios: 1) 6GB of toal RAM - 2GB in one slot and 4GB in another slot OR 2) 8GB of toal RAM - 4GB in one slot and 4GB in...
View ArticleUSB Bluetooth dongle not installing when connecting to devices
As the title states im having issues with a bluetooth dongle. Simple plug and play generic one I've had for quite some time. The issue now is connecting it to my iPhone4. Connecting to my Samsung...
View ArticleExternal 2nd monitor screen position cannot be changed.
I have tried searching the forums but have not found exactly what I need to know. If there is a thread please direct me to it. At work I have a docking station with a Dell display and that works fine....
View ArticleProblem with Lite-On SHW-1635S DVDRW drive
I can see that a lot of people have had problems with their DVD/CD drives and Windows 7 but I couldn't find one like my issue, so here goes. My DVDRW drive is a Lite-On SHW 1635S. A while ago I burned...
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