Recent content by Diano

Hello, Mr. Drea.drechsler. THANK YOU VERY, VERY MUCH! I had the problem for almost 6 moths. And sought for help on 9 forums. No one said anything about the CONTROLLER. Based on what you have said, I made an assumption: Another edition of Windows 7 on a new disc could install...

Thank you. Looks that I would have to give up. For 2 reasons: Motherboard G45T AM2 V:1.0 in the Acer aspire M5700 I bought is in fact different from the the motherboard layout of G45T AM2 V:1.0. Do not know whether it is proprietary or modified by Acer. As usual, Acer would not supply any...

Thank you. "How was the replacement motherboard tested to assure it was functional?" The motherboard was bought from a store selling used computers and parts. The store keeper and I did an assembling of the hardware and installation of Win7 Home and ran the OS for a few minutes. "If it was...

Thank you. "Is the PSU new or used?" It is from an acquaintance who is gamer. The 650W PSU was insufficient for him. The RM650x was replace by more powerful PSU and it was laid on his shelf for a year or so.

Thank you. "ignore windows if not even bios detects your harddrives, they might be dead" No. I do not want install any Wiondows OS. But want to learn what exactly causes the issue that Windows installer finds no any hard drive drivers. I do want to install a light weight Linux distro onto a...

Thank you. "W7 will not let you install on a removable drives if that's what you mean by "3-4b. Target drive." 3-4b. is talking about installing Linus distos. "Target drives were USB flash sticks, 4gb to 16gb and momory card, 32gb. " Not the way you can make a Live linux distro." I have been...

Thank you. What happened is as the following: Episode 1. 1-1. The hardware: PC: Acer aspire M5700, running Win7 Pro 32b. MB: G45T AM2 V:1.0 CPU: Intel Core2 Quad 2.40 GHz50x RAM: DDR2 800 SDRAM 4G PSU: LiteOn 6301-08Ak GPU: On board Intel® G45 BIOS:American Megatrends V.02.16 1-2. The...

Thank you. I tried to install Win7 from a CD to a HDD. An accident happened, the HDD was connected to a loose SATA power connector and caused the accident, the HDD was literally burnt. Changed the HDD, used another HDD, tried to install the same Win7 on the same CD, the installer said that...

Thank you. Very good teaching. Appreciate very much.

Are hard drive dirvers stored on motherboard? Where? Thanks.

A power supply has 6 cables, one for 24pin motherboard, one for CPU, one for GPU, and three more. These three are confusing, one has a SATA power connector and a 4pin connector large and a 4pin connector small; another one, same length, has a SATA power connector and a 4pin connector large; and...

Thank you. "Stock CPU fan?" It is the CPU of Acer Aspire M5700, a 2008 product. The CPU is the original CPU of this PC. "If so, get a cheap air cooler that has LGA775 support on it" Can not find one.

My CPU fan doesn't spin anymore. The CPU is Intel Core2 Quad. Its fan-fasteners are 4 screws with springs. Can't find it. There are fans for the same CPU on eBay. But the fan-fasteners are plastic with clip or tenon heads, the push in type. I'm thinking to buy one of them and replace the...

Thank you. What I am playing with is not a normal PC. Only some parts left over from disused machines long time ago. MB : G45T AM2 V:1.0 CPU: Intel Core2 Quad RAM: DDR2 800 SDRAM 4G PSU: Corsair RM650x GPU: On board Intel® G45 BIOS:American Megatrends V.02.16 Flash stick, 2GB USB2 Monitor...