Recent content by Ike0069

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    New SSD Install - Did I skip something important?

    I performed a fresh install of Windows 7 64bit on a 128Gb Samsung 830. Here's what I did: Changes BIOS to AHCI Installed Windows 7 That's it, did not use Samsung magician since it was a fresh install. I was a little over zealous and forgot to check the firmware to see if I had the...
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    Probably about 100 GB of games/programs. Some are games I no longer play, so I've just decided to do a fresh install and reload the programs I will be using.
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    HDD is 750 GB. C is 75 GB D is ~ 650 GB
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    That's what I want to do, but the SSD is only 128GB, so I can only clone the Windows partition. That leads to the problem described above.
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    I'll try to keep from sounding dumb here, but I'm not completely following you. I'm not familar with "symbolic link". Here's what I did: Put in BF3 DVD and click custom install Change the C: to D: and the rest of the path is the same, then install. It installs everything on the D drive...
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    Example: I have BF3 installed in D/Program Files. Will I have to reinstall BF3?
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    Fried multiple GPU's, running out of clues.

    It does sound like "dirty" power could be the culprit, but not sure why it would only take out the VC and nothing else.
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    Mobo or GPU - Which one is failing - Help please

    Did it shutdown, crash/lock up, or power off? If it was the VC it would likely crash or lock up and require you to manually restart it. If it powered off, that would seem a power issue and being that it did it with a different PSU would lead to think you might not be getting enough power...
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    Windows 7 Samsung 830 128 GB
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    Image Windows partition to SSD - Reinstall all programs?

    I have a HDD partitioned into C and D, with C for Windows and user files, and everything else on D. If I add a SSD and copy my current C drive image, do I have to reinstall all programs? Adding the SSD and making it C would push HDD partitions to D and E, so I'm not sure how this would affect...
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    Computer won't power on at all.

    Best to take out of case and see if it starts with only one HDD, VC, CPU/fan, one stick RAM. Or you could just unhook everything but the above mentioned, including case fans and ALL case connections (front USB, pwr/reset buttons, etc.) and see if it powers up. This will not eliminate any...
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    Solved!! (I think)-- On startup, fan spins and stops, have to unplug.

    I don't plan to replace it, just leave it unhooked.
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    Solved!! (I think)-- On startup, fan spins and stops, have to unplug.

    First BIOS rev I think. I don't typically change BIOS unless I have issues and this board ran 100% stable with a moderate OC for over a year. That battery idea is interesting though, I had not evey thought of that. I'm currently running with the same OC settings I had previously and have...
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    Solved!! (I think)-- On startup, fan spins and stops, have to unplug.

    Ok, I'm fairly confident I found the problem. I say "fairly" only because I still have a few odd issues and I will wait on my HDD drive swap to see if they disappear also. After going completely barebones and then connecting things one at a time, every restart was working fine until my final...
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    Solved!! (I think)-- On startup, fan spins and stops, have to unplug.

    I have reset back to default BIOS settings and same thing. Another thing I found is that instead of unplugging, simply pressing the CMOS reset button on back of case restarts the PC normally also. Discussing with Asrock suppost and they want me to remove from case and go with barebones...