Recent content by coppertrail

You could try resetting the upper and lower CD ROM filters: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

I would copy all the data on the 2nd partition to an external drive. Then, using a partitioning program, delete the 2nd partition and resize the 1st partition using all the free space reclaimed by deleting the 2nd partition.

I've been a Dell person for many years and bought an Asus netbook last spring. I'm down to a couple Asus models for my next notebook.

Maybe they need XP mode or domain membership or network backup functionality. I wouldn't call those differences nill if you need/want them. If one needs/wants bitlocker and/or multiple languages across user profiles, then they'd go with Ultimate. The reason I mention this is because I'm...

I upgraded to a 500 GB 5400 RPM drive in my "portable" laptop for battery life. For my work laptop, which is bigger and on which I want faster disk speed, I went with a 7200 RPM model.

Have you tried deleting your upper ald lower filters? http://support.microsoft.com/kb/314060

The i7 is the newer high end mobile processor from Intel. Are you going to be gaming with this or just want a higher end PC? I'm on the fence. I'm looking at an Asus i7 model. A core 2 quad model is only a few hundred bucks cheaper but ships with Vista. By the time I do a Win7 upgrade, I might...

I have a DIR-655 router running the latest firmware and I use OpenDNS for my DNS servers on the router. When I ping a host on my LAN, rather than resolving to the 192.168.2.x NAT address, it resolves to a DNS server. The problem this presents is that I have to Remote Desktop to the LAN IP of...

So for my new build, components here. I've decided to go with the Corsair 850HX power supply. Based on the components I've selected, some of you may say this PSU is overkill as I'll be running 2 SATA HDDs and one NVIDIA GTX 275 card. I don't plan on running more than 1 video card and I'm not a...

I initially said I wasn't going to OC my 920 and then did some reading. I ended up choosing the Noctua NH-U12P SE2 for my CPU heatsink/fan(s). I believe this is a smart move so when I do decide to OC, I should be set for cooling. I also purchased 2 optional fans for my case, side and front, to...

I was set on an EVGA board for my i7 build, now I'm going to look at this one as I too will only be running 1 vid card (NVIDIA GTX 260) and will not be gaming. $100 price difference is pretty significant.