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Discussions tagged with 'fry's electronics' on WindowsForum.com cover hardware purchases and related troubleshooting from this retailer. Users report issues with new computers bought at Fry's, such as Windows Explorer lockups when creating folders, and problems with OEM Windows 7 versions purchased there. Other threads involve video card selection and SLI configuration with cards bought from Fry's, as well as water damage incidents affecting systems. The tag reflects user experiences with Fry's as a source for PCs and components, often seeking help with post-purchase problems.
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    Windows 8 Making new folders lock-up Windows

    Hello everyone, New member here. I bought a new computer at Fry's, when I make a new folder on the C drive I get the blue-circle-of-death and Windows Explorer locks up. Is this a know bug in 8.1? I went to the MS website and downloaded all the updates for Windows, then rebooted the machine...
    • Uncle
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    • blue circle bug report computer issues display model explorer factory settings favorites folder creation fry's electronics internet explorer lockup new computer performance issues reboot system update troubleshooting user help windows 8.1
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 I need a video card???

    I have 2 good video cards Video Card - "NVIDIA GeForce GT 240 - 1 Gig Ram" and a "ATI Radeon 5750 1 Gig" and I need another one for my third computer so I go down and get a "Diamond Radeon HD 6450" which is a total piece of junk. So how do I get a video card that would at least equal my two...
    • lostsoul65
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    • ati budget fry's electronics gaming geforce graphics graphics card gt 240 hardware hd 6450 hdcp msi nvidia pci performance r7770 radeon rage upgrade
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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    Windows 7 Frustrating hardware problems... need help diagnosing

    My rig is positioned under my table, safe from all liquids...or so I thought. One night I was sitting and accidentally knocked a bottle of water towards me. The bottle hit my leg, did a spin, and then all the water shot out towards the back of my rig (my rig is positioned backwards so the...
    • desmond
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    • bsod diagnose diagnostics fry's electronics gaming issues graphics card hardware installation issues intel burn test memory issues motherboard processor repair costs software issues system crash system freeze tech support troubleshooting user experience water damage
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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    Windows 7 Problems with OEM version of Windows 7

    I have been building my own machines since 1980. Over the years, probably 40 to 50 of them. Since about 1990, I have purchased the components at Fry's Electronics, most recently in Roseville CA. In December, I started converting to Windows 7. Over a period of six months, I have purchased the...
    • wGraves
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    • backup components custom build expiration fry's electronics installation intel i7 machine building oem operating system registry retail version software support sp1 system technical issues troubleshooting upgrade windows 7 windows upgrade
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Windows Help and Support
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    Windows 7 9800gtx 512mb x2 SLI on a Old MB (Artificing)

    Hello, AMD 64x2 3800+ 64-bit Win7 (Activated) 2gig DDR 400 I have a old nforce 4 amd/sli Gigabyte K8N-Pro-SLI motherboard... using the latest BIOS that works (F9) dated in 2006... (F10) dated 2008, the board will not post) -- (and of course the latest motherboard drivers are not install...
    • wraithmajere
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    • 9800gt artificing bfg bios blue screen chipset drivers compatibility driver issues fry's electronics gaming graphics card graphics driver hardware motherboard nforce performance resolution sli visual artifacts windows 7
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Windows Hardware
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