hardware compatibility

I had windows 7 pro 32bit in stalled on my computer for months. It crashed wiht a nasty BSOD after trying to install ad-aware. I was unable to restore windows to an earlier time until I checked the disk for errors. I was unable to check the disk for errors as there was a software problem...

I have a saulabi joystick I use for street fighter 4. Here's a link to the product if you've never heard of it. Link Removed On my old comp, I was dual-booting win7 and xp and the joystick worked just fine in xp, but in 7, only the stick would respond and the buttons wouldn't. the stick...

Cant Instal O.S to HD Hi does anyone know how to solve this error. windows/system32/winload.exe status 0x00000e9 unexpected I/O error I tried to install windows 7 on a older Asrock 775Dual-VSTA Board, however it keeps failing to instal. After i get past the part...

Hi. I cannot install Win 7 (pro, 64 bit). After booting cd/dvd the following text appears: "disc boot failure, please insert system disc and press enter" I have SATA dvd. I 've checked that when I plug ATA dvd there is no problem. What shuld I do to instal Win 7 using my SATA dvd...

I have two monitors which are connected by one dual cable. I have tried to run the extender but Windows 7 is not detecting the second monitor. The colours on the display are not right either now. One monitor is an Acer X193HQ and the other is a AOC N20WB. Can anyone help me set up the dual...

Hi. I work for Acer tech support. Lately we have gotten a lot of calls about CD/DVD and Blu-Ray devices not showing up after windows 7 upgrade. We usally recommend BIOS and chipset driver updates first, then a clean install if drivers doesnt take care of the problem. But now the custumers that...

Two weeks ago I built a brand new PC for work use (Adobe cs4 suite mainly). I was using XP 32 bit. I did not upgrade to Vista as I had no problems with XP. I wanted a 64 bit system so I could have access to more ram for HD video editing. Also I sometimes use a PC at a friend’s...

Hi i have a sweex wirless card LW057 which wont work when i install 4gb of ram but works fine win7 2gb ram can anyone explain. Ok Thanks for the replies I have gone to the sweex home page looked for sweex lwo57 drivers. I found there are about 3 drivers for my model There is also a fax tab i...

Hello, I just installed Windows 7 on a new hard drive. Everything went great and it was a fast install. I booted into Windows 7 and added it to my domain. I rebooted and logged into my domain. So far everything is good. I installed ATI 9.11 Catalyst driver, rebooted. Installed Firefox and...

Dear all, I have installed a Windows 7 Prof. 64bit (Build 7600) on my PC (Asus P7P55D mainboard), I have tried 2 USB Wifi network adapter (ASUS USB-13N and LevelOne WUA-0615), and both have the same problem. Everything works fine except the wifi network adapter keeps "Disabled" even I have...

My own solution: Since the computer went into infinate booting loop, I changed the boot drive and booted from the disk. Upon starting the boot from the CD, I was able to format my c drive and in less that 2 hours, I am loaded and on-line. This is for a clean install from Vista 64 bit to...

Hi all and glad to find you.First topic from a windows seven beginner user. But i have problems.I have download a seven DVD and i have installed to my laptop acer.All wend very good and nice.So i decide to install them to my pc.I start to install and after the 2 reboots when start again the pc...

Upgrading Windows 7 Ultimate from Vista Ultimate. The install process stops and informs me of a needed upgrade: Adaptec SCSI Card 39160. I do have the card installed with no RAID setup. It is the latest version and I had no problem under Vista install.

I had a good clean install. Was using Vista, glad to see it go. Everything works great, even got my 1394a card and my Firewire box to work. All software and all drives work good. I really like 7 but, it won't wake up after going to sleep. Have to do a hard shutdown/boot. Default power...

I have an IDE DVD multi reader/burner (Pioneer DVR-118L) that is showing up in the bios fine I think (I can select it as the first boot drice - it's listed with brand name and everything in the bios) However it doesn't appear in Device Manager or Disk Manager or anything in Windows 7. I have...

I have fresh install of COD:WaW on an Intel SSD with Win7-64. I also have the game installed on my other HD, a WD Raptor with Win XP-32 bit. My Dell monitor's native resolution is 1920x1200. Under Win XP, I ran the game at 1600x1200 with no problems in 'full-screen'. On the other new Intel SS...

Hi, my attempt to install windows 7 today ended in :mad:!!!! When I boot from the DVD, choose the Language and press "Install" I get an Error message stating "A DVD/CD drive device driver is missing. If you have a driver CD/Floppy please insert it now..." I have an Asus M4A79 Deluxe Motherboard...

I had the RC running since it came out and everything worked perfectly. Now that I installed the offical Professional version I can not get Windows 7 to detect my Nvidia 8600M GT graphics card. When I bring up dxdiag it says Standard VGA Graphics Adapter, it does detect that it is a NVIDIA but...

Hello, First of all I know there is a lot of info on the web, and I have already spent a few days working to solve this issue. These are the things I have already tried: 1. Installed the original Creative drivers and applications (for windows XP) It recognized my card, but I was unable to set...

Hi! I have a new acer laptop (aspire 7738G) with a Nvidia GT 130m video card with 1 GB dedicated mem. Now, I have just installed win 7 on this laptop and since acer is kinda slow they have not yet released any working drivers for win 7. When I look in device manager and display adapter it says...