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    Windows 10 Monitor issue.

    I upgraded my Windows 7 PC to Windows 10. It has a i7-3770 processor, Intel DH77EB motherboard and a Radeon HD7770 video card. It was running very well under Windows 7 with few issues. The PC has 8GB ram, SSD for the OS and two hard drives. After the Windows 10 upgrade was finished, I did a...
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    New Computer Unstable

    My new PC that I built when Ivy Bridge was released has been the most unreliable and troublesome PC that I have ever had. I have been getting Bluescreens with ntfs.sys, memory_management, SYSTEM_SERVICE_EXCEPTION stop screens. Video card driver crashes, Microsoft Image Composite Editor...
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    ntfs.sys error

    I have a Ivy Bridge system with: I7-3770 processor Intel DH77EB motherboard Win7 Pro Crucial Ram 4 Drives: SATA Port 0 - Crucial M4 256GB - Disk 0 in "Disk management" - C: drive SATA Port 1 - Hitachi 2TB HDS723 - Disk 1 = Z: drive SATA Port 2 - Optical - Lite On - ATAPI HAS32 -CD-ROM 0...
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    USB 3 issues

    I recently built a new Ivy Bridge system and I am having trouble with my front panel USB3 ports. My motherboard is an Intel DH77EB and my case is a Fractal Design define R3. If I plug in any USB device to the front panel USB 3 port Win7 64bit gives me an error stating "Power Surge on Hub...
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    Fast Hard Drive & ssd cache or Slow HD and Big SSD

    I am planing a new Ivy Bridge system and I am trying to decide how to partition my SSD/HD drives. I currently have ~130GB(windows + programs + stuff that programs insist on installing in My Documents) on my system drive and loads of data on my data drive. I would like to get a ssd in my new...
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    Strange Laptop Wireless Issue

    I have a Compaq F730US laptop that is my second system. Recently the wireless adapter has intermittently stopped working. When it is not working it appears to be disabled and is not recognized by Windows 7. I can go into the bios, reload the defaults and the wireless adapter will work until...
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    How to tell if system is clean?

    I let a friend borrow my flash drive and the first time that I plugged it into my system after getting it back Microsoft Security Essentiasl found "Worm:Win32/Emold.gen!D". I told MSE to clean it and it was successful. I then updated Malwarebytes and rebooted my PC. During the reboot Windows...
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    Management Engine Interface?

    I plan to upgrade my Vista 32b system with a Intel DP35DP motherboard to Win 7 64b soon. Microsoft's Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor claims that the Intel management Engine Interface is not compatible with Win7. I have looked this up online and some things claim that all it is only used for some...
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    Best place to buy hard drive?

    I am planning to buy a new Western Digital Black hard drive soon. I have read several bad reports on shipping practices on hard drives from NewEgg and Amazon. So which store will properly ship the drive? I even looked at Western Digital own store and they are out of stock.
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    Prevent Shutdown?

    I have a PC with Vista Home Premium 32. My three year old has discovered how to power down the PC, Using the power down icon on the start menu or on the log on screen. Usually this is not a problem, but sometimes I have stuff running in my account. He already has a limited user account, so is...
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    PC with Windows 98

    My wife's friend gave me a Celeron 433 with Windows 98 on it to "fix". I really don't know what is wrong with it mainly because I don't have a PS2 mouse and keyboard around so that I can look at it. So is it worth it to do anything with this PC? I know that she wants to get online with it and...
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    Hard Drive Recovery Help

    My friend gave me a Western Digital WD5000AAKS eStata 500GB hard drive and said that it failed and he needs his pictures off of it. I have never attempted serious data recovery before, but I thought that I could try GetDataBack and see what happens. But, when I put the drive in the PC, not...
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    time for new camcorder?

    I currently have a several year old Panasonic GS120 miniDV camcorder that is still working great. Only problem is that I am tired of dealing with the stupid tapes and I would really like a flash memory model. I even end up using my sd880 movie mode a lot because it is much more convenient to...
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    Intel brand vs Asus, Gigabyte, Abit, etc

    I am going to be building a new system soon and wondering if the Asus/Gigabyte/something else motherboard will have any advantage over the Intel Branded DP35DP if I don't plan to overclock? I like the DP35DP and it has the features that I need like firewire and eSata. I will not be running...
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    Funny Dell Reviews

    I was comparing the prices between a Dell and self-built and came across what I thought was funny user reviews on the Dell website for the XPS 420. 2 user reviews, dated Jan 15 & 16 both state that the system has locked up or frozen, and they still gave the system 5 stars. I find this funny. Do...
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    OEM drives and mounting hardware?

    I am planning my new PC and most of the Hard Drives and DVD Burners that I find are OEM. Do these drives typically include the screws to mount them to the case? I will get a Seagate drive and I am undecided on the DVD burner. If not are these screws usually included with the case? I will...
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    Computer related careers?

    I currently have a two year electronics engineering technology degree that I received about 15 years ago and I have been employed as a technician with one of the medium to bigger semiconductor companies since I received it. I have finally realized that I can't go much further with my current...
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    +5v problems

    I have an P4 2.6 GHz PC with a Antec True300 PSU & a Intel D845PEBT2 motherboard. Lately it has trouble recognizing some devices plugged into the USB ports. I measured 4.57v on the 5v pin on one of the USB headers with a DMM. I can't get to the 5.0v on the main motherboard power connector...
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    Stupid Networking Security questions

    I have a XP home PC and a new vista laptop connected to a linksys router. The network is set up for WPA encryption with a strong password. The router does not have the default admin password. Is it safe to share folders on the XP PC without a password? Assuming that it will never connect to...
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    Best Stable and reliable P35 Motherboard?

    I am looking for a stable and reliable P35 motherboard, processor will probably be a Q6600. I really don't care about overclocking. I would like to have built-in firewire, but I will get a firewire PCI card if necessary. In the past I know that a Intel branded board would of been great, but I...
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    Site that uses Google Maps?

    I remember a while ago a website came out that was popular for a while, that would let you add your business, home or whatever to a map that I think was powered by the Google maps API. I remember an article or post or something when they had 1 Million items or something added to the maps...
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    External NAS Enclosure?

    I am looking for recommendations on a external hard drive enclosure with a network port. I have looked at several on newegg, but they all seem to get poor reviews. I just want something that works and I am not looking for the cheapest solution. thanks
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    Best anti-virus/firewall for clueless users?

    I suppoort several PC's for my family members and my church. Most of these users do not have a clue about computers & security. What is the most automatic/silent/don't bug me unless it's a real problem anti-virus/security suite? It does not matter if the solution is free or not. I just...
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    (Internal HD + Enclosure) OR External HD?

    I am looking for a quick & easy backup solution for my PC and I would like to go with an external hard drive. Should I get a internal hard drive and install it in a USB2 enclosure or should I just go the easy route and get a External Hard Drive? I am looking for about 160GB of storage. I am...
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    HL2 demo and Steam account.

    I started to install the Half-Life 2 demo today the installer told me that my current valve games would be converted to the steam format and I must be connected to the internet to play them. What kind of <censored> is this? I have a legitimate copy of Half-Life 1, so if my net connection...
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    Good PC Manufacturer?

    I am looking for a decent PC for my church. This PC will only be used for office stuff &amp; I would like to have something that will be as problem free as possible. I would like to get at least a P4 or Celeron D with an Intel chipset or a Athlon/Sempron with an Nvidia chipset. with 512MB ram...
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    Product Activation Again w/ no Changes?

    Today after I powered up my PC and tried to log in the "Let's activate Windows" screen appeared. Only problem is that I activated Windows 1.75 years ago when I built the PC. I could not log into my account or anything. There has been 0 product Changes in the past 2 months. The only hardware...