Recent content by irondoom

OK I will give that a try when I get a chance. I do have a Linux partition on this computer I can boot into and then try to wipe the drive from there, so I might try that first. It's just really strange to me that not only can't I just wipe the partition from Windows 7 diskpart but it...

I have a 3.5 internal SATA drive 250GB that I used on a Linux box, formatted to EXT3 with a single partition. Trying to use it now as extra storage for Windows 7 but I can't format it or delete the Linux partition. When I try to format it using Disk Management (I have tried quick and normal...

I also have this problem. The monitor defaults back to HDMI AV whenever it sleeps or I start a game. Annoying to constantly be having to switch it to HDMI PC manually. Anyone know if this can be fixed?

Hey guys guess what: RTFM! It works! Turns out there are two display settings for HDMI input on my monitor: HDMI (AV) and HDMI (PC) So, after going into my menu and changing the input from HDMI (AV) to HDMI (PC), now everything is really great! I'm still not sure why there is a difference...

Hi a friend just gave me a new monitor : Viewsonic vx2260wm. I have a ATI Radeon 5870 HD. So I plug in the new monitor through HDMI port (HDMI -> HDMI). Defaults to 1920x1080 resolution. Everything seems OK, but then I notice that the text is way blurry, so bad its hard to read and gives...