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Ext hdd not recognized in 3.0 USB?

I have two external hdds (2.0). I thought they could be plugged into a 3.0 USB, but it wasn't recognized. I thought they were backward compatible. Just thought I could get faster speeds.

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HP DV7-7135US - USB 3.0 ports not working at all

I've got an HP DV7-7135US that is causing me some serious headaches. For the past month or so I've lost complete access to my USB 3.0 ports. They do nothing - NOTHING. I've gone the route of...

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RAM Question!

I have 8GB DDR3 1333 MHz ram installed in my laptop and currently I am using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit and today when I went to my cousin's house he had built a new desktop PC and it contained 8 GB...

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Issue with new power supply

The power supply on my PC works, but the fan is making an intermittent "tic-tic-tic" noise, so I decided to replace it. After installing the new power supply, I got nothing. No LEDs, no fan, no hum......

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Solved External Hard Disk Not Detecting

Hello. I have a Seagate GoFlex 1TB External Hard Disk. I had been using it for quite sometime without any problems. Now it doesn't get detected in "My Computer" window. I checked in Computer Management...

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Disk read error occurred.

So, about 2 weeks or so ago my PC was working perfect, no issues whatsoever. Then about 2 - 3 days after I went on my PC and things just froze up, I couldn't shut down properly because it was just...

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Can't Extend Volume Partition on HDD

Hi All, I just got a new 60GB SSD and a new 3TB HDD for my computer. I planned on using the SSD as my boot device and the HDD for my storage device. I installed Windows 7 on the SSD with no problems....

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A Corsair AX 750 PSU Will be Enough?

This is the computer that i'm running at the moment, but i would like to know if my PSU is supporting it well, or if i'm losing some performance because of it. System Manufacturer/Model NumberImage:...

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Upgrade time - I have...

I have a failing CPU fan so it’s time for an upgrade, existing is: Asus M2N-SLI motherboard with AM2 socket Processor AMD Athlon 64 x2 Dual Core Processor 5800+ 3.00 Ghz 4.00 GB memory 64-Bit Windows 7...

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Samsung Galaxy S2 Hardware ID missing

Hi, When I plug my Samsung Galaxy S2 smart phone in via USB2 socket the drivers laod ok but a Windows pop up reports the 'Hardware ID missing' and that I should contact the hardware manufacturer. Is...

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How to install drivers from a removable drive?

I have backed up my drivers of my dell pc to a external hdd. Instead of going to device manager and selecting each drive and directing it to my external hdd, is there a software that can do it...

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What is the difference between the i5's and the i7's?

Exactly what the title says. Thanks!

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laptop for £200

Just needs to be able to run MS word. What do you recommend?

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Slow file transfer speed from DVD drive to any local HDD

Hi there, I know that someone already opened a thread similar to mine but in my case the issue is s bit different. I had WIN7 since the end of 2009 with my old machine, I formatted it alot since then...

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ASRock Z77 EXTREME4-M and ASRock Z77 EXTREME4 difference.

Hello, i'm building budget gaming Pc, and i so decided to get ASRock Z77 EXTREME4-M instead of ASRock Z77 EXTREME4. The ( -M ) version costs 30$ less and that's ALOT in my country. And i just can't...

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Can't start print spooler

Windows 7 Home Premium Canon Pixma i1700 printer. Printer working until December 28. December 29 try to print. Get message to install printer. Get proper sounds when printer turned on and off. Try to...

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USB devices not recognised

Hi, I am running windows 7 ultimate x64, acer aspire laptop 5742. I have 1 USB port that works with whatever i plug into it, the other 2 i have on my computer do not work, one is un responsive and does...

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Memory speed - wrong memory???

Hi. I am hoping you can help with an issue I am having with memory in my sons PC. It does not seem to be running as good since I installed 16gig of memory. Motherboard - ASUSTeK Computer INC....

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New CPU cooler for my PC

Hi all, I have my computer specs filled in for reference. What I would like to do is replace the stock Intel CPU cooler that came installed with my i5 2500K. I monitor my CPU temps with Core Temp...

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Solved WHow to change this HDD from a dynamic drive ??

My WIN7 home Prem won't install on this new disk. Says a "dynamic" HDD is not suitable. I don't know what I did wrong. When I format it appears as a dynamic disk. At present I have deleted the newly...

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