Recent content by aram444

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    [SOLVED] Pluggin in new empty SATA SSD to a computer that uses M.2 NVME SSD and my PC is no longer able to boot

    After doing some more reading late last night I stumbled upon the same conclusion. I put the 128GB drive back in and noticed that the System Reserved is on the 128GB. I googled how to move this over to my 1tb NVMe but it doesn't seem simple and quite dangerous. I am trying to avoid reinstalling...
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    [SOLVED] Pluggin in new empty SATA SSD to a computer that uses M.2 NVME SSD and my PC is no longer able to boot

    My computer that is relatively new has been working fine. Specs are 980 SSD 1TB (MZ-V8V1T0B/AM) M.2 NVMe Interface PCIe 3.0 x4 internal SSD with V-NAND 3 bit MLC ASROCK B550 Steel Legend AMD AM4 ATX Motherboard Ripjaws V 32GB DDR4-3200 GTX 3070 Ti C750 Watt 80 plus Ryzen 5 5600x I bought a...
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    Coffee Spill on Asus Laptop

    Hey fellow peoples of tom's hardware. Hope your day is going well. So it's been about a day and a half since I spilled coffee on my laptop, it spilled over my left half of my keyboard and some on screen. I cleaned it up closed it, went to class and saw more coffee had leaked onto the screen /...
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    Blank screen after new Mobo and CPU

    I have solved the issue, turns out my CPU was not fitted properly and a pin was bent. I unbent the pin and fit it correct and all went well.
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    Blank screen after new Mobo and CPU

    Shaun I came home from work and school and did everything you said. I took out the CPU , reapplied correct paste amount, I put RAM sticks in the correct order following the manual, I mounted 2 more motherboard standoff screws that were missing . I made sure both 24pin and 4pin connectors are...
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    Blank screen after new Mobo and CPU

    Hello I recently upgraded my PCs Mobo and CPU, previously I had an Asus Phenom B55 and if I remember correctly an ASUS M468n-t. I upgraded to an FX-6300 and an ASUS M5A78-Lm. After installing the new mobo and CPU my computer starts up and I hear the fans spin, but no beeps from the mobo and...
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    Help with DirectX 11.1 and Nvidia GPU Boost 1.0

    Alright thank you guys for your help. I wish I could pick both of you as solution/best answer but I don't know how to do that.
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    Help with DirectX 11.1 and Nvidia GPU Boost 1.0

    Im on Windows 8.1 pro 64bit. I have a EVGA GTX 660 FTW 2GB GDDR5 card as my GPU. The card says it has DirectX 11.1 support but when I run dxdiag it says my DirectX is 11.0. So my question is, how do I get DirectX 11.1? Also for the Boost situation. My card has Nvidia GPU Boost 1.0, but I don't...
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    Need help with GPU Upgrade (Please)

    Ok thank you!
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    Need help with GPU Upgrade (Please)

    Final question I have is checking these 2 cards to see which one is better. The FTW edition or the SC ediiton. FTW: http://www.frys.com/product/7940210?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG SC: http://www.frys.com/product/7573456?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG I was a reading another thread discussing this...
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    Need help with GPU Upgrade (Please)

    What about the differences in Directx. How much better is it getting a DX 11.2 card than a DX 11? Also what card is superior in terms of effectiveness?