Recent content by Amoninuse

update: my computer is also stuttering now during casual use

I only wonder, why did I get a bluescreen for something like this? Shouldn't my PC still boot just fine? Also, my HDD hasn't been slowing down or anything. I think you are right, that it is a fan.

When I start my PC there is a blood-curdling grinding noise that continues through startup, but once I get to my desktop screen it fades away. I know there's a thousand threads with the same title but I can't figure out what the cause is. One of the more common causes seems to be something with...

OK, thanks to everyone who responded. After a bit of fuss I was able to snap off the front cover and pull the drive out. APPRECIATE YA

This is a considerably old PC running Windows XP that I found in my dad's attic. He told me I could try to get it working if I wanted to. Anyway, pretty much all the parts have stopped working so I'm trying to just get the HDD out of it and into another computer. I unscrewed the visible part of...

Solved this by restarting, not sure what happened.

For some reason a 3840x1080 img won't set on dual 1080 monitors. I've been using this image for a while and never had an issue, not sure what happened. I've tried every type of fit, and for some reason tile isn't doing the trick anymore. Tried a couple different images as well, every time it...

Do you know whether or not it might be a specific program starting it? Even a background program you wouldn't expect to could be causing it. I know for some games even if you don't allow exclusive privileges for applications they will still do this. Some Ubisoft games and Black Ops 3 in...

Are you sure there isn't an application you're using that's adjusting it? Going to recording devices, right clicking on your microphone, selecting properties, then going to advanced should allow you to stop programs from making changes to your mic's settings. (uncheck the bottom boxes)

I have tried two different hard drives, and whenever I boot either Windows 10 (from flash drive) or Windows 8 (disk), they will never detect any drives. I can, however, see them in BIOS. Any help would be deeply appreciated, I have spent countless hours trying to figure this out. Edit: Okay...

Having issues w/Corsair K70. Earlier, it would work for about 30 seconds, then become completely unresponsive, repeating whatever key was being held when it happened. It restarted the cycle every time I unplugged it and plugged back in. The backlights never died, but if there was an animation...