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There are the dump files from the minidump folder. It's new build and only had an uptime of about 10 hours: OS: windows 7 64bit Pro CPU: Q6600 as standard RAM: Corsair 4GB dominator 2x2GB sticks DDR2 HDD:2x WD caviar blacks 500GB GRAPHICS: 1GB ATI 4870 MOBO: gigabyte ep43-ds3 SECURITY...

Hello, I fairly recently built my own computer and it has been working great except for the occasional BSOD on shutdown. I will shutdown the computer, and it will hang on shutting down for quite some time.. 15+ minutes, and then it will go to a DRIVER_POWER_STATE_FAILURE BSOD. I use the program...

I have updated to Windows 7 64, from XP, from a clean install. I have had an issue getting windows to use all 8 gigs of the PQI TURBO 2GB 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 667 (PC2 5400) ram that i have installed in my ASUS V3-M2A690G, that I built myself about 2 or 3 years ago now. My bios, and windows...

Hello guys, I need some help please. Put together a computer and started the W7-64bit installation and as soon as it gets to the screen where it asks for the HD to install windows on, it does not detect my HD and keeps asking for a Driver, which i cannot find it anymore. I tried the Driver on...

Ok, I am in a bit of a pickle here. I recently built a new computer, installed my Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit along with 100 different programs I have on my new 1TB HDD. I would really like to take advantage of getting another identical 1TB HDD and have them in a RAID 0 configuration. Of course, I...

I'm having a problem with installing windows 7. I start the computer and boot from my dvd-rom and it gets past the "Windows is loading files..." screen occasionally i get to the "starting windows" screen with no logo over it. other times i get a random blue screen. I've read a bunch of different...

Hello all, this is my first post. I need some help with my computer I built myself. I want to format and/or reinstall windows 7 fresh. I have a couple problems though. I haven't made any system image disks nor do i have recovery disks. What are my options, or is it even possible?

I'm having problems installing Windows 7 on my new PC. I just build the computer using these parts... Not sure if that matters, but there it is. I have set up the two 500GB HDDs in a RAID-0 (the install can see the drive, so I do not think that is the problem). I purchased an upgrade version on...

So I built a new computer and am running Windows 7 Ultimate (32bit) and have been plagued by problems since day 1. First, I have updated all drivers for all hardware (motherboard, video card, etc.), and have run memtest on both sticks of memory both together and separately (no errors after 10...

Hi all, I just built my first computer - I'll try to be as detailed as possible, but if I miss something please feel free to ask. I am using an ASUS P7P55D-E Motherboard, Intel X25M 80gb SSD, and a WD 1Tb HDD. I do not have an optical drive, so I installed Win7 + ran other installation CDs...

Hello there, I just built myself a brand new computer and I haven't been able to use on any regular basis without Win7 crashing with a BSOD. I decided to start over and had a friend re-install it again a few days ago but I am still crashing. Since the re-install I disabled the auto-restart so I...

Hello, I built a new computer with the following specs nVidea evga gt210 512 mb video card amd phenom ii x2 550 chip Barracuda 3.5-inch SATA 5900 RPM 1.5TB Hard Drive gigabyte ga-790xta-ud4 CORSAIR XMS3 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1600 (PC3 12800) Desktop Memory Model I originally...

Hi everyone, I've assembled a new computer and everything is good, but when I put my Windows 7 Ultimate disk the Windows Loading is starting then the animation, but since then the screen is completely black. I waited at least half an hour. I tried to replace the disk drive and the IDE cable...

Hello. I have been trying for quite some time to get win 7 to install on my computer. I tried the beta when it came out and I couldn't get it to work, so I thought it was just b/c it was beta. I have since built a new computer and purchased the full version of win 7-64 bit and I am having...

Hello: I searched the forums for 32 and 64 and oem, but had no luck finding an answer to this so... I just finished building another computer system. Since I bought all the parts needed to build the system, I was able to purchase the OEM system builder's version of Windows 7. However, the...

Hi guys I am hoping I can get some assistance troubleshooting a new computer build and windows 7 install The system specs are as follows: P55 mobo Gigabyte P55A-UD3P i7 1156 2.8GHZ 8GB Kingston DDR3 10600 2 x 1TB WD Green Drives 7200rpm Heres my problem I go to install Windows which albeit...

I built my new computer and the only thing I need now is a wireless adapter. I have a Linksys N router that is located on the first floor of my house and about 50-80 feet away. Since I can not hard wire with an ethernet cable from my room which is on the second floor, I need a wireless card. I...

I just built my first computer. Specs are in my profile. I can get into BIOS and the motherboard's onboard OS. BIOS recognizes both my HDDs, both my optical drives, all of my RAM (3x2GB), my CPU, etc. I have the most current version of the BIOS. I can not install Windows 7. I have tried 3...

Ok, I built this computer myself half a year ago, and it has been working perfectly since, except for my 2nd harddrive and I figured out that it was time to fix it. You see, I got two identical harddrives (WD Caviar Green 1 TB) but only onw of them is showing up in "My Computer" Spec: I am...

I started my new build consisting of a processor- 3.2 ghz pentium 4 prescott Ram- OCZ Reaper HPC 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 1066 (PC2 8500) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory Model OCZ2RPR10664GK motherboard- GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard haddrive 80gb...