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I was able to log on as an administrator in safe mode and it hasn't blue screened yet. I found it in the disk management window. It says not initialized and wants me to initialize it but gives two options MRB or GPT. Which should I use and if it initializes, then can I do the reset and then...

I need to perform a complete system reset according to two different Microsoft techs due a problem that bluescreens the system if an administrator account signs in. I have backed up all data on an external drive. Once this is done, I would like to install a 250GB Samsung 850 EVO. The SSD will be...

Just completed a refurb/upgrade and the front panel USB 3.0 ports are not working. Old - i5 3330 CPU, OD, 1 TB Seagate HHD, 6 GB RAM (4+2), Windows 8.1 OS New - ASUS P8H77-V MoBo, Corsair CX600M PSU, Zalman Z9 u3 case Instead of running the USB 3.0 front panel cables on the new case to the back...

This build will be used mostly by my son (hence the case and lights) for minecraft with recording and uploading video and some mid-level gaming. I will use it mostly for internet surfing and MS Office and still and video image editing and management. Anything excessive or lacking? Hope to get...

What do you guys think? This will be a first build with my 12 year old. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Bluegrassdude/saved/HcM48d This build will be used for my son to do some gaming, mostly minecraft with video recording and YouTube uploading and some other mid-high end games as he gets older...

The computer is not under warrantly. I went through all the steps below with no change...black screen with HP logo, no key lock light on keyboard and no beeps except for removing the RAM. I removed each RAM card and tried them in each slot. All with no change. When I remove both RAM cards, I get...

Anything I can do at home to tell which component is bad? Does it sound like the motherboard? How can I test it? HP Pavilion p7-1420t PC Foxconn HP-Joshua-H-JOSHUA-H61-uATX Intel Core i5-3330 3.0G 6M 77W CPU 6GB DDR3-1600 DIMM (4+2) RAM Intel HD Graphics (Sandy Bridge) Window 8.1 64-bit...

I'm looking to build a system for the kid's den with my 12 year-old son so he can learn more about computers. He has been wanting to build one since our old 2005 Lenovo died 2 years ago. In the meantime I purchased an HP Pavilion p&-1420t with the specs below. I believe the motherboard crapped...