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I did and i am still getting the same issue. It is a samsung drive.

I went to play a DVD from Region 1 (US) today on my new computer and windows media player gave me an error saying something along the lines of: "Device needs system region setting of 1 your current setting is 8" So I right clicked on my device properties and it said that I had 3 attempts left...

Just a quick update that you all might find interesting. I decided to try one more thing before I pulled the heatsink to make sure all variables were fixed before executing my last option. I updated my motherboard bios (aBit IP35 Pro) from 14 to 16. Presto all temperatures are within 7...

Sorry this might be a completely noob questions, but by delta do you mean difference in temperatures? Also, any tricks for applying AS5, because like I said we took great care to make sure we set it down square. So if I am going to do it again I'm not sure how I could do it any better...

Here is my setup: Q9300 (Only running at 2.3 Ghz - Need a bios flash) Zalman 9500A w/ Artic Silver 5 thermal paste. It should be known I am new to overclocking, but I have read the sticky and understand the basics. Here are my results...

Well I've decided to go with a Quad-Core that I can overclock to 3.0 Ghz . What are your thoughts on the Q6600 vs. the Q9300 ? I was leading towards the Q9300 for the 45nm technology and cooler running speeds. Any reason why I wouldn't want to get the Q9300 over the Q6600 other than the...

I am about ready to pull the trigger on the system I got advice on a few days ago. I am still really up in the air on what to do about the CPU. This computer will deffinatley be used 75% of the time for gaming and browsing the web. The rest of the time I will be using it for photoshop and...

I heard some horror stories of installing Windows from SATA drives. Any truth to these? I'm still a noob to the computer building scene (only built one before), I was familiar with IDE so thats what I went with. If SATA is easy to instal an OS from then I have no issues with it. On...

1. What YOUR PC will be used for? -This will be a gaming computer. I plan on playing games such as Crysis, Age of Conan, Oblivion, and anything new that catches my eye. 2. What YOUR budget is. A price range is acceptable as long as it's not more than a 20% spread -My ideal budget would be...

***UPDATE*** O.k. this morning when I woke up I figured that I would try something. When I am at college I never kill the power to my computer with the surge protector/outlet strip. However, when I am home I always kill the power at night because it lights up my room enought to annoy me...

What should I be doing to try and fix this problem?

Title pretty much explains my problem, let me give you a quick rundown of the issues. My computer was working fine until I came home from college. I have checked all connections, and everything looks to be in order. When I press the power button on my computer my fans and lights flash on...