Recent content by jollywolf

So, I went into the power settings and recognized it was set to eco-balanced. This must have caused the processor to underclock itself to save power. I ran it again and came back with a smooth 3786 rating on the CPU mark. :)

OK, so I didn't know the TDP was such an important value. It is a laptop vs a desktop, so that makes sense. But, I'm still baffled because even the comparison for the i5 in the link you provided is 3544... my bench was 1426 and 1396 when I ran it a second time! Why on earth is my score less...

The answer might be obvious in the hardware, but I don't get it. I thought this computer was pretty decent until I ran a benchmark test on it and it came back with surprisingly low marks on everything. I was only curious because it the browsing seems considerably slower than my desktop with a...

Late last night, I noticed my mouse was hanging up on the screen. This NEVER happens, the PC has a solid 8GB of ram, and I didn't notice the CPU pushing past 60% load. I heard a clicking noise coming from the tower, so I assumed something was wrong with an HDD. But, my first instinct is...

Can you show me the 6TB Seagate 7200? The one I see on Amazon is supposedly 5900, even though it doesn't explicitly state the drive speed.

Sorry guys, I made a mistake. The reviews I was reading were also piled in with older models, and the specific review I read on Amazon was about a 1TB model. That being said, does anyone have a preference between the Seagate 6TB and the WD Red 6TB? BTW, I won't be using it with RAID or a NAS...

I'm reading some bad feedback about the 5-6TB Seagate Internal HDDS. Something about a known firmware problem. Can anyone should some more light on this. I was ready to purchase one, but now I'm scared.

I actually did order an SSD to upgrade my HDD with the laptop. First time using an SSD, it's very nice.

Overkill is my middle name! Thanks gents.

I just got this little guy on Amazon for a nice sale price of $449, and it's got some pretty decent specs: 5th gen i5 core, 8GB Ram and a 1TB HDD 5400. If anyone's interested, here's the link: http://www.amazon.com/Toshiba-Satellite-C55-C5240-15-6-Inch-Laptop/dp/B00VFY8LY2/ref=zg_bsnr_565108_1...

Well, I tried your suggestion everyday for the last few days and no luck. Thanks for trying to help. Much appreciated. I went ahead an bought myself a nice budget value notebook -- the Toshiba Satellite C55-C5240. It's a nice little upgrade, so I'm cool with everything. :)

So far no luck. I took it into the Geek Squad, and they seem to believe the motherboard is shot, because they tried plugging in their AC adapter, and none of the power-light indicators was doing anything. He suggested I leave the battery out overnight and give it a shot tomorrow, so I'm...

Well, I tried the method, but no magic... :[ So you think I shorted the battery somehow? You don't think it's something more serious like the motherboard? I'm getting ready to take it over to GeekSquad.

Yes, I did put the old memory back and tried that as well. Sorry, this is a laptop yes. It's a Toshiba Satellite L875-S7110

Hi all, any help would be greatly appreciated. First thing I did was unlock the battery, but then I placed it back in like a neophite, so I didn't remove it like I was supposed to. I removed the old memory and placed the new one inside. I closed the hatch, turned it over.... and it won't...