Recent content by Robtl

OK- first a caveat! This works for a Toshiba Qosmio X70a (my machine), but it may get you there: In order to boot using UEFI from the Windows 7 installation media, follow this procedure: -Shut down Windows 8 while pressing the Shift key to completely power off. -Power on and press F2 while...

Karcsi, I currently use a Coolermaster X3 to cool my Toshiba Qosmio. The Qosmio has a bad reputation for running hot. I took the hard drive cover off the bottom of it and when I render video or something else that is demanding I turn on the Coolemaster. The Core I7 cpu has never gone above 90...

Hey TheFacts: Go start -> Run and type dxdiag and hit Enter. On the first screen (the 'system' screen) it will list it under "Memory"

RealBeast, thanks for your thoughts! I did these tests because I had "heard/read" that the manufacturers "op'd" 7% of the drive and that it was hidden. I follow your rationale on the enterprise situation being different. I find it interesting that Samsung's "Magician" program grabs an additional...

Hello All, I currently have two Toshiba Qosmios, both of which boot from an SSD. The earlier one is an X505-Q870 that I "built" about 4 years ago using an Intel X25M 128 gb SSD. It uses a 750 gb 5400 RPM conventional HDD for data storage. The processor is an Intel Core I7 1.6 gig and it has 8...