Recent content by ElFred

How "secure" is this erase?

Yes, it's horribly hard to find free alternatives that actually work, so I think I will purchase the Parted Magic software to do the trick. I am disappointed the UEFI does not support Secure Erase for this model, as may other Lenovo models have the option :(

@SkyNetRising The SSD is a SAMSUNG MZVLB512HBJQ-000L2, but Samsung's support pages haven't been any help. I tried their "Magician" tool, but that one says the drive is not supported. Hence I was looking for the option in the BIOS / UEFI, also with no luck.

I want to sell the mentioned laptop, but before I do I would wipe its original SSD drive clean and reinstall Windows on it. I found that some Lenovo (including IdeaPad) laptops have a Secure Erase option in the UEFI settings, but this specific model does not seem to contain that option. At...

I have an older HP EliteBook 8560W which currently holds a i7-2670QM CPU (Sandy Bridge). I am looking into upgrading the CPU with a cheap i7-3740QM CPU (Ivy Bridge). Can I safely swap those CPUs, is the 3740QM compatible with the motherboard? At least the socket is a match, but are there...

Is it possible to use a Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse and Keyboard with a Smart TV (brand Philips) ? Each have their own USB receiver. Thanks!

Just to close the thread: I went with the SST-ST60F-ES Silverstone 600W, Strider Essential, ATX 2.3, 80 Plus. Seems to work like a charm and leaves me some room to update my hardware further, if wanted :)

Problem was solved after all by selecting a different PCI-e slot. Can't quite figure out what exactly did the trick, but I think having the drivers pre-installed and then plugging the card to a different slot seems to be the right solution. Case closed :)

Yes, I have... :(

No luck with the BIOS update / reset either... Some more information: the network adapter apparently does show up in Device Manager as "Realtek PCIe GBE Family Controller". I've tried to change the drivers with the manual method "Have Disk", but none seem to work. I keep on getting the error...

There is an updated BIOS version available since 12/03. I'll try your suggestions and report back! Thx!

True, it does have 2 slots. I overlooked it because the other one is hidden behind the graphics card, which takes 2 slot spaces. I'd rather not move that one though :) I tried with another PCI slot, but Windows 8 throws exception errors during boot-up :(

It's plugged in the small slot (PCI-e x1), there's only one of those...

Hi! I just installed a new wireless network card (Asus PCE-N53) to my PC with H87-PRO motherboard. The PC fails to recognize it, and none of the lights on the hardware are indicating any activity. Installed the latest drivers, but since the hardware is not recognized at all, it didn't help...

Or then this also popped up, although no overkill I hope? Silverstone 600W, Strider Essential, ATX 2.3, 80 Plus