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    Toshiba Equium L350

    Im thinking its a hdd issue. But when I plugged it into my mates desktop pc. computer management picked up the hdd and allowed me to even format it. so i duno ?
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    Toshiba Equium L350

    Hi all. This is the error message I keep getting on my laptop. I've played with the BIOS settings and this hasn't changed anything. I am trying to install Windows onto the hard drive but keep getting that error message. Hdd has been taken out and put into a pc and formatted. I've...
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    Installing Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd

    Nah VinylxScratches. It doesn't show up there. I'm gonna have another search about and see what drivers I can come up with. :)
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    Installing Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd

    Right, Ill give that a shot and see. I'll let ya know what happens. Ta Techmanc Edit: Im running Windows XP on that system, does that matter with them drivers. I noticed in the url it mentions Vista drivers... Edit 2: Chipset Detected Chipset: Intel(R) 945PL Express Chipset Family...
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    Installing Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd

    Intel Celeron 2.6Ghz 3Gig DDR2 Ram 1x IDE hdd (80gig) - Primary Hdd 1x SATA hdd (320gig) - New Hdd drive to be installed as secondary. nVidia Gefore 7300SE Mobo... MS-7187 (Either MSI or Gigabyte)
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    Installing Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd

    I havent done anything to the new hdd drive as of yet in regards to formatting. I took it out the box and wired it straight up. Regarding to mobo drivers, i dont have the disc anymore and struggling to find the drivers online for the board too.
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    Installing Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd

    Hey there, Just got myself a new Western Digital 320gb SATA Hdd and I'm having trouble getting windows to pick it up. I am currently running Windows XP SP3 and my main hdd is and ide drive. Working fine and everything Ive connected the power and data cable for the new sata drive and it...
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    Esitmation of value?

    Hiya all... hope all is well. I'm a bit behind with selling second hand pcs now-a-days and was just wondering if anyone here might have some idea on how much I should try sell the following pc for (as a whole system, no separate selling of parts)... I'm needing to sell my pc to get some money...
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    Word 2007 to OpenOffice

    Okay, so I've paid for my stupidity... I decided to google it, no idea why I didnt try it first. Lol. Anyways, I was having problems with "Docx-Converter.com" so I tried "http://www.zamzar.com/" and had no problem at all converted to .doc and opening with OpenOffice AND it managed to keep font...
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    Word 2007 to OpenOffice

    Thanks for that nace186. But when I get the email and click the file, I get the following message: Not Found The requested URL /converted/1205510310-469/Ass3Fit.doc was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to...
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    Word 2007 to OpenOffice

    Hiya all... I've browsed the topics and read the posts but I couldnt find an answer to my question... My college works with Office 2007 and Ive got a few assignments that I have brought home to work on. The only problem is that they are .docx files. Is there any way for me to open them...
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    my bitlord wont connect to anything

    my bitlord wont connect to anything any ideas please ppl.
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    victim of windows counterfeiting

    windows asking me something about downloading plug ins. shall i download?
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    Compatibility problem

    I'ved decided to go with everything except the memory and opted for the http://www.ebuyer.com/customer...aWV3&product_uid=63618 instead
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    Compatibility problem

    Hey all, Im planning on getting these components and I know they are bottom range, but Im just planning on getting my pc up and running and was just wondering if you think they will all work with each other. I have looked and it seems ok, but just want to double check as cash is kinda low at...
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    System Failure

    Reseting the CMOS... That would be taking teh battery out for a while, then putting it back in. I dont think my speaker is broken. I think its the mobo. And I've tried with 2 different PSU as well. I might just sent everything to a repair shop where they've got the tools to check everything.
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    System Failure

    Thats the thing though. There are no beeps. And I don't have the mobo manual either. It all really kicked off when I was trying to upgrade my mobo to a new one. I installed the new one and got every ready turned it on, and then it would do the same thing. Run for about 10-30 sec then turn...
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    System Failure

    Hey all, I've been trying for ages to fix my pc and nothings worked so I thought I'd give y'all a shoutout and see if anyone knows what the problem might be... Its a long story, so Ill keep it short. My pc is now not working. When I turn it on, the monitor goes into stand by mode, but my...
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    Monitor Always "Power Saving"

    Just for reference, nothing happens with the monitor, it just stays blank when you turn the pc on...
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    Monitor Always "Power Saving"

    I dont get any beeps, ever. I've reset the cmos, rebuilt the pc 4-5 times at least and still same problem. I'm pretty confident that I havent "knocked" anything off the motherboards and I haven't noticed anything missing/broken on the gpu.
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    Monitor Always "Power Saving"

    Sup Anandtech Team, Got a bit of a problem with my pc and I think that I have got a general idea on the culprit. I was trying to install a new motherboard and things didnt work out, so I thought that I would put my old motherboard back together. So, I connected everything up and...
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    Installing new motherboard

    Yeah, I think I'll do something like that deadseasquirrel, but as a last resort though. Thanks for your input, really appreciate.
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    Installing new motherboard

    But wouldn't that still mean that I would have windows installed on the master drive AS well as on the slave drive... Isn't there something about having 2 same operating systems on 2 drives at the same time, slowing your pc down... Or was I hearing/reading things...?
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    PC Freeze when downloading...

    What, all the "known-cleaning" software? You think he should uninstall all of that and just have a few installed like... Ad-aware, Reg Mechanic, Spy-Bot Search and Destroy and his Antivuris?
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    New motherboard faulty?

    Nah, no fluke. I've tried 3 or 4 times already over the past month or so when Ive had time a way from work. Looks like I'll have to send it back. Gutted. Didn't really wanna have to do that. Makes me think about the company though, because I need to send a 1Gig DDR2 module back to them as that...
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    New motherboard faulty?

    Upgrade from the old one. Old one still works, thats what Im using at the moment to get online...
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    New motherboard faulty?

    I'll give that a go, but I have a funny feeling that it wont work... All I had connected was 1 memory module, GPU and CPU.
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    PC Freeze when downloading...

    Yo, My mate is having a bit of bother with his pc, and this is his story... "Seem to have a problem ladies!!! everytime i download a torrent (using azerus) after 10mins of downloading my pc crashes, and the screen freezes, after i restart the pc, the freezing will occur anytime, i have ran...
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    PC Freeze when downloading...

    Yo, My mate is having a bit of bother with his pc, and this is his story... "Seem to have a problem ladies!!! everytime i download a torrent (using azerus) after 10mins of downloading my pc crashes, and the screen freezes, after i restart the pc, the freezing will occur anytime, i have ran...
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    New motherboard faulty?

    Hi there, I've got a new motherboard and was putting it into my rig but when I turn on the pc, its powers on for 1 sec - 2 sec max and then turns off... I've tried it with 2 different power supplies so I know its not that. Everything else works as well, cause I've been using components from...
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    Installing new motherboard

    deadseasquirrel - I might give that a go, just need to buy a copy of Windows XP. When I bought my current rig, it came with Windows pre-installed and I never got a windows disk, just the cd on a sticker on the side of the case. Beachboy - Getting a new hdd... Was thinking about that. But I...
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    What do you all think about the NZXT Zero Black?

    Well, Ive just got the case and it looks ok. My new motherboard fits in perfectly which is what I wanted. Didn't know about how many fans it had when I bought it so thats an extra. Not like Im going to connect all of them at once. Its like a server case as well in size regards. Its got decent...
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    Installing new motherboard

    Hi there, I've got myself the Asus P5N32 SLI Premium Wifi Edition motherboard and was planning on installing it today but I just want to check something. If I put the new motherboard in my tower and connect everything up, will I have to format my HDD or will it just start working normally...