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    Windows 7 battlefield 3 blue screen

    i just installed battlefield 3 and battlefield bad company 2 about 10 minutes in multi player game i get a bsod i have seen similar topics , and there might be a problem with my hardware drivers can anyone tell me how can i access the crash reports so i can upload them here and see whats wrong...
  2. Windows 7 Installing New Mobo/CPU - Windows 7 Advice Needed

    Hey guys - new to the boards but hope you can help! I currently am running a Gigabyte motherboard and a AMD PII X4 970 CPU. Based on gaming performance, I'm looking to make the switch to Intel (I guess that gamble of waiting for bull/piledriver to blow me away didn't pay off :razz:) Anyways...
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    Windows 7 Problem With System Start Up. Caused By Recent Hdd Fault ? Please Help

    A couple of days ago my OS hard drive has failed. I was using Ableton Live and it crashed, so had to reboot the computer. But instead of loading windows, I got "0xc000000f -- The boot selection failed because a required device is inaccessible" error. In addition to this I have noticed that it...
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    Windows 7 PC keeps crashing randomly

    I have Windows 7 64-bit with all the latest updates. I have a Gigabyte Z77-D3H motherboard, 8GB of DDR3 RAM, intel i5 2500k CPU, EVGA Geforce GTX 570 videocard My video drivers are up to date, all drivers are up to date. I get a blue screen randomly and the computer reboots. Here's the log...
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    Windows 8 Upgrade from XP 32-bit to Win 8 64-bit

    Hi, Not sure if this is the right place to post this one so forgive me if it's not. Apparently you cannot update from a 32-bit version of Windows (XP in my case) to 64-bit Win 8 using the Windows Upgrade Assistant and the downloadable $39.99 version, you have to purchase a boxed DVD set and...
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    Windows 7 been getting IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL for about 3 months now...

    I've been getting an irritating IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL BSoD for a long time now... I've tried almost everything short of formatting and reinstalling everything (it started crashing a few days after I've put the thing together...) specs: Core i7 2600K Gigabyte Z77X-D3H 2x8gb value RAM Running...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 aero theme issue

    Everytime I shut down my computer and turn it back on the windows aero theme reverts back to basic mode. I have tried going to personalize and changing it there but it doesnt do anything and I even went into the registry and edited it and that still didnt do anything. I downloaded the latest...
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    Windows 7 Drives added via expansion cards keep disappearing

    I'm not certain if this has anything to do with Windows, or my motherboard, or overloading my system, or whatever. But I could use some input. I built my current system in the summer of 2009. I tried to "futureproof" as much as I could by putting in a Corei7 processor (the low-end, 2.66 Ghz...
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    Windows 7 BSOD after upgrading computer DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL (d1) ntoskrnl.exe

    Hello, I've just changed motherboard card, memory and CPU to the new one: gigabyte p67a-d3-b3, intel core i3 2120, Patriot DDR3 2x4096MB 1600MHz CL8.0 Viper Xtreme Divison 2 LLK. I changed in BIOS memory to 1600MhZ 8-9-8-24 1.5 V (instead of 1.65V (i couldnt find option to get it to 1.65V in...
  10. Windows 7 Installing windows 7 with an external dvd drive using Gigabyte UEFI DualBios.

    I'm using a GA z77x-UD5H and it has its own UEFI dualBios. I am using an external dvd drive to try and install windows 7 because I just built this pc. I have nothing on my HDD yet. All I am trying to do is figure out how to boot using the DVD drive to install windows.
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    Windows 7 HELP needed with RANDOM BSODs - attchd are all all details

    Hi there, just joined the forum. Have been having lots of BSODs and other issues since I rebuilt the system. Here is the history. 1. System specs are Core I5 2500K processor, Gigabyte Z68X UD3H MOBO, Corsair 8GN RAM, Integrated video and sound, Seagate mechanical HDD, Win 7- it was running off...
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    Windows 7 Lots of BSOD's since building new PC, Various other issues.

    My new gaming PC has been driving me crazy for the past two weeks I've had it. Since it's been built, it's given me windows update errors, blue screens, and everything in between. Last night it said Windows encountered a Critical Error, and crashed immediately. I've ran memtest on my ram and it...
  13. Windows 7 Can anyone help me understand whats going on here?

    Hello all :) Today I turned on my PC as normal (it shut down fine last night, no new installations of anything or any new hardware etc) and windows startup repair popped up saying my computer cannot start. So I let it finish and it said "Windows cannot repair this computer automatically" so I...
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    Windows 7 BSoD When exiting BFBC2

    I have played Battlefield Bad Company 2 for a long time now. I never had any issues with the game. It always ran perfect with no problem. I stopped playing for a bout 10 months. I recently started playing again and I can play the game just fine. Runs smooth, no issues in game. But when I go to...
  15. Windows 7 Test Post for usasma

    This is a test of a new output for the programs that I use. Don't know how it's gonna display here at W7F Age of System: Unknown Recommendations are listed at the bottom of the post.... Device Concerns:NETGEAR WNDA4100 N900 Wireless Dual Band USB Adapter Although your drivers are more...
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    Windows 7 Once a day Windows will not enter automatic sleep - restart required.

    My system is set to enter sleep mode after 20 minutes. It works five with one glaring exception. Wake it in the morning and it's fine. It will then go to sleep mode ONCE. After that it will shut down the displays but not the computer. After a restart everything is fine for the next 24...
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    Windows 7 Driver_Power_State_Failure Bsod

    Lately, my computer has been taking 10 minutes to shut down, and every time it does, I get the BSOD. I'm pretty sure my drivers need updating, I just don't know which ones. Can someone help me out? Specs: -GIGABYTE GA-970A-UD3 AM3+ AMD 970 SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX AMD Motherboard -AMD Phenom II...
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    Windows 7 Occasional BSOD

    This is a relatively new system, and the crashes may be software related as they only seem to happen when Firefox is running. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Hardware: Intel i5 3570k, Gigabyte GA-Z77X-UD5H (F7 BIOS), EVGA GTX 480, Corsair Vengeance DDR3 1600 2 x 4GB using the XMP...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 High Disk Access/Usage - Near 100%

    I have been using my desktop for a while now, and I notice that even when the memory, CPU are active or inactive but not at a high usage level, a single task (such as right clicking on a tray icon) or opening a program will stall the hard drive, as disk access shoots up to 100% or near it...
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    Windows 7 BSOD I need help!

    I bought my PC a month ago and I've had the BSOD appear a few times already, since I have guarantee coverage I can change the hardware if there's a problem with it. I'm hoping it's not the RAM but I'm no expert, hope you can give me a hand here. I think I've got everything needed in the .RAR...