CPU temperature, which is most accurate?
maybe this belong in software section but I have a couple of program here to test CPU temp in windows. - core temp - PC meter - Hwinfo64 - real temp - throttlestop core temp shows about 8-10 more C...
View ArticleWindows Error, Possible RAM issue?
I have had this problem for a while now and resorted to using my laptop to avoid having to fix it but i can't let such a powerful machine go to waste. Over two months ago my operating system just...
View ArticleI cannot access my external ssd drive (ex-bootable drive)
Hello, my SSD drive was suddenly inaccessible after a reboot, so I put my backup spindle drive into my laptop to get it started. Because I have important files I need to access from my ssd I put that...
View Article"No Speakers or Headphones are plugged in" (Acer Aspire M5 481tg)
Hi all.. Please some one help me... My volume icon keeps saying no speakers or headphones are plugged in, I can not get any sound from my laptop. When i click volume icon / sounds nothing is there in...
View ArticleCould my Motherboard/Cpu temp Sensors be broken?
So I finally went away and upgraded my hardware from FM1 to FM2, the performance is great as stock. However, since I got an unlocked chip, I want to overclock it. Before this I wanted to stress the CPU...
View ArticleUsing my Panasonic HDTV as a second screen.???
Hi. Me and my friend are about to collaborate on some electronic music. To be hunched around my PC monitir is not going to cut it. It will make things more difficult than they need to be. What i...
View ArticleShould I Compress My Data on Extra Hard Drive or not?
Hi, I just bought an Internal 3 TB HDD to use as Storage ONLY!!! I will not be using it as my OS. My question is, Should I compress my Data on this drive, or just put it on there normally? I can do...
View ArticleVideos cause power failure
As stated in the thread title, whenever I play a youtube video on my PC, it powers off. Originally I thought it was a problem with the browser or the flash plugin, but after doing some research, I...
View ArticleExternal Harddrive not connecting to Computer
Hi, I have a _Serial ATA Bridge Ultra Speed_ external hard drive that has been very reliable for the past 5 years. As of the last Windows 7 update my Desktop computer (Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit) will...
View ArticleDell Latitude D600 Display Flickering (random horizontal lines)
Hello all. I have a Dell Latitude D600 and at random times the display will flicker with horizontal lines. I can sometimes agitate it by gently twisting the LCD and it will flicker. I've done some...
View ArticleFan Controller Software
Hello everyone. My first post here, thought I would..introduce myself with a question for you all. I am looking for fan controlling software that is not Speedfan. Why? I am running Speedfan right now,...
View Articlehelp with new mother board!!!!!!!
So I just bought a new mother board for my dell studio 1458 laptop and it was a direct replacement except the graphics card is different. I put everything back together, and went to boot. The screen...
View ArticleHighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL Strange Issue With RAID
I have a HighPoint RocketRAID 2720SGL card in my system. It has been working great since October with no issues at all. Today I was booting into windows and the GPU driver on my GTX 580 kept crashing....
View Articlexbox wireless reciever doesnt work
I have a official xbox wireless receiver for windows and i cant get it to connect to the controller. I have installed all the drivers from the microsoft website and tried all the guides on the...
View ArticleHP DC5800 : no option for sata native mode???
guys this is a common and good business machine: HP DC5800 SFF, processor E8400 dual core. all I'm trying to do is make sure sata is in native mode before fresh install of Ultimate x64. I have two...
View ArticleUnder performing RAM
Okay so I have another post going in graphics, this might be related it might not be. I ran a PerformanceTest 8.0 and the Memory Mark is really low. 16GB Corsair XMS3 DDR 3 Bench mark test sets it at...
View ArticleShould I continue to use my old M11x laptop battery?
My Dell M11x laptop battery had very little life left and would only run for about 20 minutes when unplugged from the adaptor. I purchased a new M11x battery...
View ArticleMouse pauses in vertical movement for a second but never horizontall
My mouse will pause for a second every couple minutes or so. However it will only pause when moving up or down. Will not pause moving sideways. When it pauses moving up or down I can move sideways....
View ArticleEpson DX8450 Error
My printer keeps giving me the error messasge "A printer error has occured, turn off the printer, then press on button to turn on. See your documentation" I have unistalled it held down the on button...
View ArticleReplacing CMOS battery
How often should the CMOS battery be replaced in a laptop.Have a Toshiba Satellite Pro L300-1FK which was three years old last August and is working fine.I contacted Toshiba to ask what type of cmos...
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