Recent content by smittenkitty

Have definitely tried booting with other the VelociRaptor but also unable to reach the BIOS screen. Haven't tried clearing CMOS, but I'll try that tonight.

Sorry for the previous confusion. I have now unplugged all HDDs except the SSD and booted up. I got BSOD right as the Microsoft status bar began to appear onscreen (i.e., same error at the same place as my original post). Computer automatically rebooted, but this time I was able to boot...

I figured out what was going on, because it didn't make any sense to me as well. I have a third HDD connected that has a copy of Win XP installed on it so it must be booting that even older copy of XP up. Which means that I still have not booted from the SSD since I removed the gfx card. I'll...

When I previously said I unplugged the gfx card, I meant I unplugged the power supply to it, but did not physically remove the card from the slot. When I booted up the machine, I could hear the fans (presumably) of the gfx card emitting a very high pitch. The first time, Win XP on the...

Here's a link to the mobo, gave you the wrong information previously: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813130569 And here's the power supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16817104155 I have not booted with the VelociRaptor with this hardware configuration. I did...

Specs: - Core i5-2400 - 4GB RAM - MSI R5770 HAWK Motherboard - ATI Radeon 5770 - 60GB OCZ Vertex2 SSD (boot disk) - 150GB WD VelociRaptor - Win 7 Pro I have had this for about 2.5 years now and have never really had any problems until now. Today, Chrome (which has been giving me...

Thanks for the input, TheStu! Has anyone had any experience specifically swapping an IBM Thinkpad hard drive?

Hello All, I currently have an IBM X40 and I am looking to change the hard drive ... the current one is dying (having trouble reading data). I was wondering if anyone has any experience with changing an IBM hard drive? I'd like to keep some of the IBM software and infrastructure, not to...

I thought about that and it's still an option. Just figured that if I could get a good keyboard with a USB hub, I could kill two birds with one stone and not have an extra thing lying around on my desk.

Ever since I started using the Logitech Revolution mouse, I have been searching for a new keyboard to go with it. I was going to hold out for the Optimus, but since they sold out with no color and a ridiculous price tag, that's out of the question. I have found, however, that because my tower...

OK, found out what was wrong with the CPU ... fixed. However, still don't know why the RAM went down ... any suggestions or thoughts?

Here's the deal: I just changed the MB on my old PC ... not sure what the old MB was, but I do know that it was socket A nforce 2 based ... changed to an ASRock SiS741GX chip MB ... CPU is an Athlon XP 2400+ ... after new installation, the CPU has suddenly turned into an Athlon XP...

Oh ... hmm, okok ... that's going to be a bit of a pain, but I can do it ... THANKS!

But didn't reformat HDD ... do I need to, or can I just power on and install new mobo drivers? THANKS!

What would be a good way to test my processor?