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Some 300 series motherboards don't even include or mention Windows 7 or 8.1 on their support pages, and installing Win7 requires some fooling around with USB drivers and other stuff... Same for recent AMD mobos... So how long until new motherboards completely strip away any legacy OS support...

My Lenovo Thinkpad P40 runs Windows 10. I wanted to try out Linux for the first time, so I made a bootable USB drive and attempted to boot from that USB. After using Fn+F12 to access the boot menu, I selected the USB HDD but the screen just flashed black and then went back to the boot menu. I...

Hello! Whenever I start up my computer, the settings under CSM (Compatibility Support Module) under my BIOS keep resetting back to "Legacy Only" even though I manually set CSM to be disabled. View: https://imgur.com/CJjIp61 I replaced the CMOS battery that came with the motherboard with a...

hi, my cpu i5-4670k, gpu - zotac 1050ti mini, mobo- gigabyte z87x-ud3h, bios version F10b, psu corsair cs650m , ram 4x4gb @1600 mhz, MX 500 500gb ssd, WD 1TB sata internal hdd, AHCI,windows10, i bought that ssd 2 days ago and i'm plaining to clean install my windos 10 on that, i'm gonna use...

ok so i just removed my gtx 1050 ti and have put it in an anti-static ziplock bag, but im afraid i might have allowed some air to remain in the bag before sealing it , i tried to open and seal again 5 times , but still am afraid about air<< will the air do harm to my gpu , because i will only...

Hey all, so I will start with my PC components: CPU: Intel i7 7700K Motherboard: Asus Maximus IX Formula RAM: G.SKILL TridentZ RGB Series 32GB (4x8GB) DDR4 3600MHz DIMM F4-3600C17Q-32GTZR (On the G.Skill list for this motherboard) Before I explain my issue, this is a new build and I...

I'm a casual gamer so don't require anything crazy but I do enjoy my FPS games like Battlefield series. I just noticed that my rig is the exact minimum requirement for the Rainbow 6 - Siege. This means it's time to think about upgrade. This is what I have right now: motherboard: Gigabyte...

When I bought my laptop before 2 months everything was fine. Then when the techies update came, my fps dropped terribly, and I think they did something, some updates that almost fixed it and today I get the latest patch, which <mod edit> up my game, 30 fps and 20 fps in battles... Unplayable...

Having major issues on installing windows 7 64bit onto my new gaming rig. I never have done a Legacy UEFI build before and have no clue what type of hard drive settings and format I should have in the bios so windows will work with my hard drive. I'd love any suggestions on bios settings to get...