Recent content by albey1

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    BIOS on HP Envy 1414 (Can't access - THIS IS CRAZY!)

    Yeah, I've tried removing everything from USB, optical drives, hard drive, and all that fun stuff. It should at least get the bios. I don't know. I'm kind of at a loss. Guess it's time to just bite the bullet and say it's a piece of crap and buy a new one. It sucks because I just bought it...
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    BIOS on HP Envy 1414 (Can't access - THIS IS CRAZY!)

    I'm wanting to try something that I have never done. I've really never had a reason. I'm wondering if there is a way to (pre-install windows 8) on a hard drive. Here is my idea. Take the hard drive from my system, connect it to my working system as an external drive, and then pre install windows...
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    BIOS on HP Envy 1414 (Can't access - THIS IS CRAZY!)

    That's great information, IF i can ever get to the BIOS screen. That's the main problem that is something I haven't seen. It WILL NOT get to the bios screen even hitting F10 or any other configuration. It's like the BIOS will not allow the graphics card to work. The graphics card is good. I...
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    BIOS on HP Envy 1414 (Can't access - THIS IS CRAZY!)

    I have an OEM windows 8 disc as I am a Microsoft Member and I receive every piece of software microsoft has. But, it simply will not boot to the dvd drive. This has me stumped. It makes no sense at all. I know all the components are good. I have never had one that had good components that would...
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    BIOS on HP Envy 1414 (Can't access - THIS IS CRAZY!)

    I just got an HP Envy 1414 desktop. The system had windows 8 on it. I removed the hard drive, connected it to my other system and used killdisk on the drive to remove everything. (In retrospect, that might have been a mistake, but I am where I am now). I placed a windows 7 dvd in the dvd drive...
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    Wireless Networking Large House and Outside

    I just purchased a large house with 5 acres of land. I am interested in setting up wireless networking in the entire house. Currently the WiFi signal will not carry in all rooms of the house. I am thinking of adding two wireless access points on the interior and two exterior wireless access...