CPU usage is below 40%, but my laptop's CPU is hot or maybe overheatin
Dear forum, I need your help and suggestions on what should i do about my laptop. specs: core i7, windows 7, 6 gb ram Before, my laptop can last for 4+ hours with 100% battery. But now, it can only...
View ArticleMotherboard Choices
I want to upgrade my current system and have decided to go for an 'Intel Core i3-3220 CPU' . My choice of Motherboard is 'Gigabyte Z77 -D3H'. Is this a sensible choice?. Is the Asus P8Z77-VLX a better...
View ArticlePioneer BDC-207DBK won't play Blu Rays
I have a Pioneer BDC-207DBK BD-ROM drive and I cannot play Blu Rays. I have bought Roxio CinePlayer and downloaded a trial version of PowerDVD and neither of them will play the disc. Windows recognises...
View ArticleComputer goes to sleep, but can't wake up.
I just installed a new HDD into my old Inspiron 15r n5010 laptop which I am giving to my sister for Christmas and took my old SSD out for my main computer. When I was testing the new HDD in my laptop,...
View ArticleWrong BIOS installed.
I need help fixing my computer I installed the wrong BIOS so every time i trry to turn it on it wont boot u i get a blue screen and the computer keeps restarting i already tried system restore and safe...
View Articledvd-blueray righter/hard drive dissappear from system
my dvd / blueray writers dissappear from my system after the computer has been on for a while or i startup and try to burn a dvd/blueray...now here is a hint i recently removed the dvd and installed a...
View ArticleThe Active Directory Domain Services is currently unavailable
Hi - Fixing my elderly father's W7/64 desktop. Attempting to print form MS Word to an HP3390 does not give any errors but does not print, either. Attempting to "find printer" from MS Word gives "The...
View Articleneed advice on SSD
I'm getting a SSD sometime after the first of the year and was wanting anyones input on what the best SSD or ones preference for an SSD. I'm looking at a minimum of 256 GB but looking at the the 512...
View ArticleBIOS Update - Boot Loader Missing
I am for sure gonna get kicked out of this forum for being so annoying. I hope not, because some of the smartest people I have found are in this great forum. Anyway, I did something I know was...
View ArticleUSB 3.0 Port on HP Dv7 - Four Port 3.0 or 2.0 Decision?
I have a functional USB 3.0 port on my pc. It is connected to a 2T WD MyBook. Moves GB's at lightning speed. 1)Would like to get 4 port 3.0 external hub to plug into one of the 4 pc ports. 2)However -...
View ArticleHDD not appearing in Windows Explorer
I just got a 1TB WD Blach HDD, and I plugged it in fine but it's not showing up in Computer. Going into Disk Management shows an unnamed HDD with that amount of space, so it's detecting it but not as a...
View ArticleExternal drives--flavor significance?
Now that I almost have the new Win7 machine ready to replace my wife's XP I'm ready to start looking for an external drive to connect to one of her USB 3x ports for our additional backup media. I use...
View Articleconexant sound driver no stereo mix?
i dont find the stereo mix in my laptop sound option there
View ArticleUSB PCI card not recognized
Hello, I installed this USB PCI card: 5 Ports High Speed USB 2 0 PCI Card Expansion Kit 4 External 1 Internal for PC | eBay...
View ArticleNeed help on picking the right battery
Hi I bought a wireless mouse and keyboard that have fallen short in the whole "durable battery" aspect. I don't know if its because i bought a refurbished version of them, but right now i think i need...
View ArticleUSB Wireless Mouse was working, now not working. 2nd PC - same result!
Hi, I installed a (plug and play) Visenta Cobble USB wireless mouse to my Samsung Series 5 notebook running Windows 7, 64, Home Premium Service Pack 1. Worked for about a week (two or three reboots...
View ArticleTransferring to SSD help--read errors
I just got a new SSD and I need to transfer the files from old HDD (laptop with no windows install disk) The problem I'm having is that the old HDD is damaged. I can still boot the old HDD and it works...
View ArticlePfn list corrupt
Bought the xfx 7970ghz edition today, tried fitting it and it just doesn't work. Formatted my hdd so its nothing to do with drivers. If i boot from cd, it blue screens and does what the title says. I...
View ArticleDrive Letter's Make/Model? How to check it under Windows 7
How can I check what make/model is a certain drive under Windows 7? I already tried under Device Manager > Disk Drives but it only indicated the make/model but not the drive letter assignment. I...
View ArticleYo please help me with this 3tb drive.
I got wdc 3tb drive for christmas and it only shows ~700gb but earlier it was showing 1.99tb. wtf is going on?
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