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    Unable to install Windows 7 on a new SSD

    Okay I figured it out. One of my ram sticks was bad. There was a 1 GB Ram stick in slot 1 and a 2 GB Ram stick in slot 2. There was a PC Diagnostics installed that said that one of my ram sticks was bad. I toon out the 1 GB and put the 2GB ram stick in slot 1. I ran diagnostics and it said...
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    Unable to install Windows 7 on a new SSD

    The bios is old. 2010 old. There is an option that was already enabled. SATA controller: Enabled
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    Unable to install Windows 7 on a new SSD

    The old hard drive was failing. It still works but it wouldn't load many things. I saved the important files and I wanted to just do a fresh install of Windows 7. Here's what happens. It says "Windows is Loading files..." When it loads all the way, it says "Starting Windows" Then blue...
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    Unable to install Windows 7 on a new SSD

    When installing Windows 7 via USB on a prebuilt, it blue screens. How can I fix it?
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    Shorted out my first motherboard when attaching front case components. How do I prevent it?

    okay, I read the motherboard and figured it out.
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    Maximus VIII Hero with H110i GTX -- Should I plug into cpu fan header or pump header?

    okay, so I just installed by h100i gtx in to the same motherboard that we share. I don't know how different they are but this is what I did. I plugged the 3 pin from the pump into the mobo right next to where it says water pump. The 2 fans from the radiator, I plugged next to it. there was...
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    Shorted out my first motherboard when attaching front case components. How do I prevent it?

    http://imgur.com/a/9QKZv on the imgur link that I posted, I have the pins placed in the adapter thing that was provided with the motherboard. If anyone can review the cables and verify that I have placed them correctly? I am not sure of the reset cable because my reset cable is 2 pin but the...
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    Shorted out my first motherboard when attaching front case components. How do I prevent it?

    I honestly do not know how it shorted it out. It was working fine without my GPU so I attached my GPU but it needed 16 pins. I only had a 8 and a 6 so when I turned on the GPU, it said to attach PCiE cables or something and I found out I needed two wires because it was 8 pin for each wire. So I...
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    Maximus VIII Hero with H110i GTX -- Should I plug into cpu fan header or pump header?

    is the h100i gtxsimilar to the h110i gtx? I have to same motherboard and I also got the error.
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    Shorted out my first motherboard when attaching front case components. How do I prevent it?

    Just got the replacement in the mail. I have the asus maximus hero viii and my case is the nzxt h440 My setup worked and I was able to install windows. But I tried to plug in the wires so I wouldn't have to always press start on the motherboard to turn on the computer. I took some pictures...