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Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage (More info?) Hello, What are the softwares used to install new system on computers with same hardware. I think it is called a 'master'. Thanks.

Maybe a dumb question? I have had a rash of h/d failures lately that I *thought* was maybe a virus - but, now I wonder if the real culprit might be these removable trays that I run my h/d's from. Overheating? Has anyone else suffered loss of h/d's when using these removable trays? They go...

How? New drivers, but which? I tried to run the trial licenced win2k3 just to check it out.. and yes, amongst a lot of new features; it also supported udma 6 for my 2nd maxtor (read sig.) on the i865PE-82801EB I/O controller. And I found my bandwidth at 105mb/s (on udma6) instead of 85mb/s (on...

i am running windows xp on a dell demension 4400 with the main drive a 40 gb and secondary drive as a 160 gb. i would love to reinstall and start fresh (system not running as good as it should)i have recently installed norton works, spybot, and adaware and now things seem worse so i wanna start...

I need a 3.5 Hard drive to fit into a 5 1/4" internal bay. Can someone point me to a few sites that sells these? I can only find ones with built in fans

Hi! This morning I was shutting down my computer and it froze, so I just pressed the start button as usual and thought nothing of it. Well, later in the day I started it up again and it gets to the Goback screen and gives me an error that I must restart my system because of a CPU problem...

Hello, i plan to buy a laptop for using .net 4 + sql server 2005 i see intel p6000 and intel core 2 due procers laptops with one is best for me

I was wondering, say you get a raid controller, can you hook up one hard drive to one channel and another hard drive to another channel without having to raid them? Say a 40 gig on one and a 60 gig on the other? Would that work? I think it will, but i just want to make sure that it will. Also...

I just got all my parts to build my new Athlon system. MOBO ASUS A7M266, TB 1.333G, etc. The only real question I have is what to do for my drives. 1 - Plextor 10x12x32x CDRW - IDE 1 - Creative DVD-ROM - IDE 1 - ZIP 250 - IDE 1 - Maxtor DiamonMax 60GB ATA100/7200 - IDE OK ... how do I make...

Hello, is it possible to have multiple monitors with one going in the gpu and the other going in to the motherboard? will it still work proparly? I want to install 3 screens in total is that possible? I have a Asrock extreme3 motherboard and a MSI R7850 Power edition GPU.

I'm looking to get a WD 200GB 8mb cache SATA HDD. Someone on this forum suggested I check out the Seagate HDD with NCQ... I was just wondering what you guys think is best ...oh.. and what is NCQ and what does it do???? Maybe some advantages/disadvantages... thanks Luke

I just bought a 3570k and the Gigabyte Z77x-UD3H and was wondering what would be good ram to use for gaming that is compatible with my new mobo! Im wanting 2x4g so later on I can upgrade to 16g if I decide I want more ram.

Hey guys, so I was gonna run SLi but one of my GTX 460s is broken, so I am returning that and getting a GTX 660. I was planning on running the GTX 660 as a main GPU while the GTX 460 runs all of my Physx. I don't think that I need a SLi bridge to do that, but would I need it to have the cards...

I formated the hardrive useing format c:/s before i did fdisk running win 95, to load win 98 se , anyway now i get both start up screens and then loading win 95 then error ntldr is missing press key to restart, all i get to is a c:\ promt ,and it wont load from a rescue disk, ? , any help would...

My power supply is a "smart I T - 2045 S+" (450 Watts) and my motherboard a "gigabyte g31m-esl2 i installed my gtx 550 ti on it but then when i switch on my pc i cannot see anything ....the screen is just black......nothing happens............ m really frustrated............ i have checked...

Hello, I'm Using a l22dvdb20 monitor with a Nvidia Gforce 440 Graphics card on a windows 7 with a hdmi cable. The general screen is fuzzy with a glow around the text . I have updated my graphics card drivers.

what is difference between pci express ddr, ddr2, ddr3,( my mother board is Intel cor2 duo ddr2 support . ddr2, ddr3 express card properly work. but some mother board not support ddr2 pci-e, but it support ddr3 pci-e card)

Current specs. i5-2500k 2 x Gigabyte GTX-560 1 GB Gigabyte GA-Z68MA-D2H-B3 4 x 4GB (16 GB) Memory DDR3 - CL9 I currently only play BF3 at 1980 x 1080. I find that even with the SLI setup I cant run it on ULTRA and every once and while the frames slow down a bit. I know that's a limitation of...

Hii, just recently got my new comp however for the past 2 weeks its been making a squeaking noise.. its not continous but happens once or twice every 20min for a sec. Everytime the squeaking noise comes up the my screen slightly freezes the same duration. Im guessing its the graphics card not...

hi guys, i recently assembled my new pc, everything works fine but when i installed few games i found out that i get some laggin on the gameplay, is anyone go any advice? games installed driver san francisco borderland 2 dishonored the amzing spiderman pc spec amd 8150 8 core crosshair v...

Hello, On start up all of a sudden I get the following alert PCI express opperating x1 mode, press F1 to continue or F2 for set up, How do I stop this message

Hi, I need help regarding ATI radeon 7850 connectivity. I bought this card recently and it provides with 1 single link dvi, 1 double link dvi , 1 display and 1 hdmi port. What i want is to connect my pc which has above card installed to have output on my television, since my television is...

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp,microsoft.public.windowsnt.terminalserver.client,microsoft.public.windowsxp.work_remotely (More info?) [Followup to microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.csharp] Hi, I have developped a Windows applcation (in C#) that allows, among...

I was wondering if my new computer would max crysis 2 I have: nVidia Geforce GTX560 OC 2GB AMD FX-6100 6-Core 3,3 Ghz (Turbo 3,9) and 8 GB Ram PLEASE HELP MEEE!

Hello, I'm an 18 year old who still lives with my mom. My mom set up family safety when I was 13, and never told me the pass to her account or how to remove it. She hid the family safety application from me, and I don't know how to delete it. If I click to open it, it asks for an administrator...

Hey! i just recently brought my self a radeon 4870x2 and a new 750w psu and 4gb ram. Everything seems fine with the card. But when i load up games like Diablo III and others my computer restarts it's self after loading it for 10 secs maybe a little longer! I've checked the GPU temp thats fine...

We're still waiting for an Atom-powered smartphone to show up in the United States. Meanwhile, Intel has 10 designs in more than 20 countries. The company hopes a platform refresh called Clover Trail+ renews interest with better hardware and new features. Intel Clover Trail+: A New Smartphone...

Hey everyone, I'm a student who's building a gaming PC for using in his hostel. The budget for the build is $1550. It'll be made in Mumbai,India and timeframe will be July. I want to start checking out the various options and prices while i'm on holiday and finsh the build as soon as i can...

Hi Guys, I have been planning to build my 1’st system for a while now. I have been checking out everyone’s response for about a week on this forum. I really learnt a lot from you guys :) , which helped me make up my mind. My last pc was from Gateway purchased in 2004, in Canada. I know this...

hi there, I'll be using a Western Digital 74gb raptor for my C: drive. I need another drive that's sata2, about 100-200gb in size. any recomendations? what are all the good HDD brands?

Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.configuration_manage (More info?) When I open a new window it only opens half the window. When I expand it and close the window and reopen it, it opens again as a half window. How do I set the configuration to open all windows as full windows...

So I recently got a new 600w PSU and a radeon 7870 GPU System i7 860 @ 2.80 ghz 8GB ram GPU/PSU listed above I have been having problems with the GPU, it seems to be faulty and Ive just had nothing but problems since I got it. I RMA'ed it to newegg for a refund not a replacement...

would I see much of a difference between these two cards while gaming? I'm planning to buy the ones from Zotac...

Hi all! I am one of these user that always hace problems hehehe. My computer was running fin for months but now since last week a weird thing is happening. When i play max payne or a game that requires a big gpu effort for 20 minutes, a black screen appears and the gpu fans starts to run at max...

I can't decide between the Galaxy GTX 670 GC, the eVGA GeForce GTX 670 FTW, the eVGA GeForce GTX 670, the MSI GeForce GTX 670 Twin Frozr IV Power Edition, and possibly the Gigabyte Windfoce. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814162109...

Right now, I have a reference GIGABYTE 7970. I am thinking either of Crossfiring it or selling it and upgrading to 680 GTX/690 GTX. The only thing I am suspicious about is only 2GB of RAM on current 680 GTXs, not sure if it's gonna last that long even for 1080p resolution, especially with 3D on...

Hello, I'm wondering if I can damage my GPU by not grounding and getting rid of static electricity when the gpu is still in the wrapper? this is a quick question - because I'm not going to get the rest of my components until later this year and I want to be able to insure that I didn't do...

I'm scoping out a new build, including an i5 3550, most likely, with an H77 or Z77 motherboard. Wondering which GPU you'd recommend for 1680x1050 resolution, perhaps using Skyrim as an example "target" game. Otherwise, I'm not a heavy gamer but like to enjoy it from time to time. My current...

Hello everyone i'm currently waiting for my 5670 card to arrive i have a question. my previous card 4670 is dead (No display don't know why) i tried it on a different PC and it didn't work so i assume that it's the Graphic card's problem anyway i already have a catalyst for my XFX radeon 4670...

Intel(R) Pentium(R) D CPU 2.80 GHz 2.79 GHz, 2.00 GB of RAM DC power supply: 280 W 1 PCI Express X16 Slots I want to upgrade graphics, GeForce 7300 LE is in good standing but i want something better, with only 280 W, what are my options.