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    Question Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 (rev. 2.0) VS Lenovo IS7XM ?

    Hello, I am seeking some insight on two motherboards I have. My current PC is a Lenovo m92P with the IS7XM Q77 Chipset motherboard I picked a Gigabyte GA-H61M-S1 (rev 2.0) H61 Chipset from a buddy of mine. I am curious if its worth swapping my CPU & RAM & GPU to this Mobo ? It has less ram...
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    [SOLVED] Xeon x3220 motherboard with DDR3 & SATA

    Decided to sell it to someone else. Thanks for the reply !
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    [SOLVED] Xeon x3220 motherboard with DDR3 & SATA

    Hello ! I happen to have a couple of Xeon x3220 laying around id like to do something with. Does anyone make a Motherboard that can house a Xeon x3220 and has DDR3 & SATA ports ?? Xeon x3220 2.4ghz 100w LGA 775, 4 cores 4 threads Just looking for an interesting project / build. Asus...
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    [SOLVED] Can't install win 10 on older pc ?

    FINALLY, I managed to figure this out. I tried rufus, it failed everyway it could. GPT or MBR didn't matter. Because the BIOS was so old, I had no option to shut off secure boot, or change to legacy boot. after many tries with updating the bios I finally found a way to get it done. I download...
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    [SOLVED] Can't install win 10 on older pc ?

    I only have 1 drive connected 160 gig intel SSD and I have a USB flash drive with windows 10 home on it plugged in
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    [SOLVED] Can't install win 10 on older pc ?

    in the BIOS under Security Setup password power-on password password options device security usb security slot security network boot system IDs system security drivelock security I must format the USB as a gpt or ntfs ? like I say this all brand new to me.
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    [SOLVED] Can't install win 10 on older pc ?

    Hello everyone, I have never built a PC before, neither have I ever installed windows on any computers either. I am brand new to both, I got some older computers so I can learn how to build a pc and program one. The computer I am working with will not let me install Windows 10 Home via USB. I...