Recent content by mightycw

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    Installing more RAM in a Lenovo T430s--how to?

    IN THE COMPUTER. Okay, I finally realized what you mean; the ram sticks are basically on top of each other. Finally got it installed. Thanks, and buy yourself a cookie on my behalf.
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    Installing more RAM in a Lenovo T430s--how to?

    Not sure I follow...below the stick in picture 1 is the battery bay... Explain what you mean like I'm a complete idiot, which is seriously how I feel after staring at this for the last damned hour.
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    Installing more RAM in a Lenovo T430s--how to?

    I feel dumb having to ask this because I've added memory to my old Macbook and several windows desktops in the past, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it on my Lenovo 430s. I've got 4GB, trying to add another 4. According to Crucial I should have one slot available. So when...
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    New HTPC Build -- Corrupt image with latest AMD drivers

    Hi, I'm in the process of building an HTCP and am running into a very strange problem. My build is the following: Mobo: ASROCK FM2A75M-ITX CPU: AMD A4-5300k OS: Win7 64-bit Connected to monitor via HDMI for now After getting Windows installed without any problems, I downloaded and installed...
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    Sporadic boot issue: Blank staticy screen

    Thanks. The only thing is, if it were booting properly I'd expect to hear the startup chime when Windows loads, but I should have mentioned that it never seems to. Regardless, it can't hurt to update that driver so I'll see what happens. Then I might try a few cold boots to see if I can...
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    Sporadic boot issue: Blank staticy screen

    Hi, I've been having a strange issue with my hold-built system since I first assembled it about four months ago. Every so often, I haven't timed it but it must be about every fifth-tenth boot, the computer will boot straight to a black screen with static artifacts. No BIOS splash screen or...
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    Macbook Air + SATA optical drive as an external disk drive: is it possible?

    I just got my shiny new Macbook Air, and I'm going to need an optical drive for it soon. I know there are plenty of decent external drives for $20-$30 but I've got an internal SATA drive just sitting around from a recently-deceased PC. Are there SATA/USB converters that would let me just use...
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    HTPC on the cheap.

    Hi, newb to the forums but pretty handy with the computer machines and couldn't find what I'm looking for via search. Hopefully this is the right place to ask: I'm looking for an HTPC solution, either DIY or from a barebones/mini, for as close to $200 as I can swing. I'm planning to just put...