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  • Full System Over Upgrade?

    Hey, I have just got my copy of the Windows 7 Upgrade disc. I'm upgrading from XP 32-bit, and every time I attempt to upgrade I get an 0xC0000005 error, as I have previously posted on the Windows 7 forums. I didn't get anything that helped me, and I was wondering if it was worth it to sell it and get the entire Windows 7, or format my HDD and ...
    Posted to Windows 7 (Forum) by Nickum32 on October 27, 2009
  • External Hard drive improperly identified by Vista

    I am using an Dell Inspiron E1705 laptop with Vista Home Premium. I bought an external USB hard drive from Western Digital. It is Model #WDE1U5000N and it supposed to be a 500 Gb drive. When I received it, the instructions stated that the drive was preformatted for NTFS file system. All that was needed was to connect it to the computer and ...
    Posted to A+ Hardware Support (Forum) by Bullmar on August 14, 2009
  • USB HDD not recognized as volume

    I took the hard drive out of my PS3 and replaced it. Now I want to re purpose the PS3 drive for short term backups. When I connect the 2.5'' HDD to my PC drivers are only loaded for a USB mass storage device, and recognizing the device by some serial number. The most important function though doesn't work. The drive isn't assigned a drive letter, ...
    Posted to A+ Hardware Support (Forum) by Brainiacxiii on August 4, 2009
  • Acer not honoring free Win 7 upgrade on new laptop

    I just bought a new Acer laptop for my daughter's college graduation present.  I bought it on June 26, the first day of the Win 7 Upgrade Option program.  I made sure to buy a system with Vista Home Premium, so that it would qualify for upgrade to Windows 7 Home Premium.  I saw that Acer was a participating manufacturer in this ...
    Posted to Windows 7 (Forum) by ptmcg on July 5, 2009
  • New build:AMD720be,Biostar790x and Vista 64bit

    Hello, new to the forum here, sorry if this ends up in wrong sub forum...seemed the closest....am building new PC: AMD720be, Biostar790xAM3,2x2gb Mushkin ddr3 1333. I have questions about potential issues with Vista. I do have XP pro....I hear it won't upgrade to Vista Premium 64bit(?). So am considering OEM....if that will do. I hear that if I ...
    Posted to Computer Building & Upgrades (Forum) by oldBF on June 17, 2009
  • Vista OEM install, do I really need OPK?

    I am building a new PC and decided to save a few bucks on the OS.  I bought Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM version.  The package says I need to install it with the MS OPK.  After reading lots of stuff on the MS site and downloading the OPK image, and some instructions, I am more confused than ever.  It looks like a long process ...
    Posted to Windows OS (Forum) by EScott on June 8, 2009
  • Vista Installation Won't Identify Hard Drive

    So I just recently put together my new rig which can be sceen below. Anyway - everything checks out fine. Computer turns on, Power and HDD LED lights come on, all integrated devices check out in BIOS (including the HDD). However, during the beginning of the Vista 64bit installation, it cannot see the hard drive to install on. I've tried installing ...
    Posted to Operating Systems (Forum) by solodude23 on June 2, 2009
  • AMD 720 and Vista Compatibility

    I recently purchased an AMD 720, to try it out on my current system. ASUS M3N78 Pro (rev 801), AMD 9950, 2 G-Skill 4 Gig sets, Vista Ultimate 64 When I installed the 720, Vista consistently received errors with ''digital cable registration'' and media sharing. Programs such as Zune would refuse to launch without instantaneous errors. Put the ...
    Posted to CPU's / Processors (Forum) by KireXion on April 22, 2009
  • Re: New Computer: Weird Boot Problem and Lock Ups

    Hi. First of all, thanks very much for the help. I ... think ... I have fixed both problems so I wanted to report back. 1. Intermittent Lock-Up Solution This turned out to be a bad RAM stick that was diagnosed by running the  Memtest86 as recommended by GmsCool. I had to run it a couple of times, including overnight, to find the problem. ...
    Posted to Computer Building & Upgrades (Forum) by dextercowley on April 17, 2009
  • Is This Normal? 64bit Box = 32bit DVD?

    I bought an OEM copy of Vista Home P. 64-bit and when I opened it, the DVD says ''This disc contains 32-bit software only''. I thought it was a typo or something and proceeded to install, only to find out everything is in 32-bit... Am I supposed to use Alt. Media on this 32-bit key or is the 64-bit installation 'hidden' on this DVD?Thanks for ...
    Posted to Software & Media (Forum) by aPC on April 9, 2009
  • Runbook: Linux.Sharing in a LAN using NFS

    Last updated 4/4/2009 @ 11:21 CST   Goal of the post To share a folder on a linux computer out onto the LAN (<10 clients) with both Linux and Vista (Enterprise/Ultimate Editions) machines.   Requirements A single subnet'ed LANDebian based Linux ''server'' already configured for the LAN (most distro's these days do this during the ...
    Posted to Unix/Linux OS (Forum) by root on March 27, 2009
  • New build, Opinions please.

    This computer will be used mainly for high end video editing and the target price was between 1250 and 1500. He wants to have an i7 and 1tb of hdd space and 6-8gig RAM and run VISTA. What do you guys think about it? Only thing I am worried about is the PSU as I am unsure how to calculate how much wattage is needed but I think 500 should be enough ...
    Posted to System Builds (Forum) by KainRacure on March 27, 2009
  • i7

    Is the core i7 processor(s) worth buying yet? Will it help with Windows Vista performace? Will I need more than standard cooling?
    Posted to CPU's / Processors (Forum) by edwardhardy0x14 on March 23, 2009
  • RAID

    before I buy I want to know if the motherboard ASUS P6T6 WS Revolution LGA 1366 Intel X58 ATX Intel Motherboard could hold a hard drive config of: HDD 0 & HDD 1 in RAID 0 while HDD 2 & HDD 3 in RAID 1 while the HDD 4 is not in any sort of RAID? for refence HDD 0 & 1 are OCZ Apex Series OCZSSD2-1APX60G 2.5'' 60GB SATA II ...
    Posted to Storage (Forum) by edwardhardy0x14 on March 23, 2009
  • New build HDD/RAID1 issues

    I'm a first time builder here.  I managed to get my system built and I installed Vista 64bit.  I'm close (I think) to having this thing set-up but I'm stuck with a HDD/RAID 1 issue!  Here's what I'm trying to do: I have 4 HDD's: 150GB for the OS, 150GB for App's, and two 1TB data drives to run in a RAID 1 config.  As soon ...
    Posted to Storage (Forum) by beachhead2 on March 22, 2009
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