Recent content by gazdok

Sad times then...

I have a Transcend TS128GSSD340, which is not recognized by the BIOS or Windows 10 and seems unresponsive. It does get a little warm when connected to a SATA power cable. I have tried the power cycle method twice, without luck. I have not baked it yet. However I have read about a M2 drive that...

Hi, You are looking at the 990 F XA, not the 990 XA.

I have a 990AX-UD3 rev3.0. It is running BIOS "FD". I did have a FX6300 with not too many problems on it and changed it to a FX8350. Now the sysstem needs to be throttled from the bis end - I have turned down the Vcore to stop it running too hot and switching off. Normal temps can be anywhere...

I have 3 HDDs in a PC. One of them, a Maxtor STM3160211AS, is not picked up in POST or the OS. It has power connected and also a data lead - SATA. I can feel that it is huming, Neither different SATA leads nor different positions on the MB make a difference. Is there anything I can do to revive it?

A new instalation of windows7 home premium does not recognize properly formerly functioning DVD drives. The drive names are shown with a yellow triangle. Drivers do not seem ot be available. The Sony-optiarc site has got the 7170 listed for a "flash" procedure. Why can I not get them to work?

Can I put 2 different CPUs onto a dual socket motherboard in General? MB is ASUS A7M266D? The mix would include a mobile Athlon XP.