Recent content by mtoddvan

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    Hard drive docking problems

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    Hard drive docking problems

    Happy to respond! First clear up we never really determined if in fact the gpt & mbr conflict is a cause since not knowing his partition was never discovered. Secondly original post stated that the dock worked on his other computers it was just the one that he was having a problem on. Third...
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    UPGRADING - Coming from a EVGA X58 MOBO

    You can go here & mix & match till your heart is content! Just remember to search before buying for problems & common issues. http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder?tab=MBD
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    Cant's install windows 10 from USB on Gigabyte z170x-Gaming 7 motherboard

    Here is what I would do. 1. change the bios from legacy to UEFI 2. CSM enabled 3. Windows 8/10 Features enabled it is defaulted to Other OS (why I do not know. 4. Try & install windows 10 64 5. If you still can not install mirrior files from usb to Hdd can use a pre os program...
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    Laptop toshiba satellite l55-a5284 new, no charge

    Bad Battery. The battery is detectable by the system if it says no battery it means that it is not communicating or it is a bad battery. Battery13  4cell/43Wh Lithium Ion battery pack (non user replaceable battery)  Battery Life Rating (measured by MobileMark™ Office Productivity 2012) ...
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    My computer crashes after a few minutes on steam games

    http://www.iolo.com/downloads/download-system-mechanic-pro/ Need more information on your setup to help further above is my choose of antivirus & system performance. You can also try bench marking your system but it may crash during testing. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Software
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    best free software to diagnose and repai windows 10 problems

    Unusual for System Mechanic Pro to not help I have used it for over 10 years. Really at a loss here. Running slow you say? Humm might try this & see if it can show you comparison. http://cpu.userbenchmark.com/Software
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    Questions on the Benefits of X299 7900x vs 7700K SLI

    http://www.userbenchmark.com/PCBuilder
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    Can't Find Hard Drive in BIOS or Change SATA Mode to IED? Please Help, First Time Builder!

    Basics first. 1. Hook Sata cable to HDD & mother board Sata slot 0 or 1 2. Hook power cable up Hdd from power supply. 3. On Sata you will see what looks like three connections 1 is power 1 is Data & 1 is not a connector it is a Hdd priority jumper just smaller than the old jumper & you do not...
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    Having serious FPS issues with brand new build

    Ugh WOW! I play with old GTX560 1Gb 256byte ddr5 & get 139fps average with above average graphics now, before I was lucky if I got 60fps. Here is what I had problem with my hdd it was a 500Gb 7200rpm , but only a 3Gb/s transfer I replaced it with a 1Tb 7200rpm 6Gb/s 128Gb cache Hdd. Zoom not a...
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    PC boot issue