Recent content by fossil123

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    Mechanical hard drive broken or corrupted data OS

    OK, here's the story. Moved away 5 years ago and didn't bring my PC with me. Took it apart before I left and put all the components in their original boxes and stored them in a safe dry place. Just went home after 5 years and retrieved my PC and assembled it a couple of days ago. IMPORTANT...
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    Hello all on tom's HARDWARE - USB, PS/2 Ports Lose Functionality Upon Reaching Windows 7 Log-In Screen

    Actually, gbryan I have not come across that information you linked, and I find it very interesting. In fact it might end up solving my problem. I mean I hope it does, as of right now I'm in the process of creating a bootable version of Ubuntu on a flashdrive like how quicksand suggested. Oh...
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    Hello all on tom's HARDWARE - USB, PS/2 Ports Lose Functionality Upon Reaching Windows 7 Log-In Screen

    First off, Hello Tom's Hardware, I just joined this site/forum, and this is my first thread...ever...on any site...hope it ends well. System Specs / Info: Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-X58-USB3 CPU: Intel Core i7 950 GPU: EVGA GeForce GTX 470 1280MB...