hardware compatibility

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...

I got nasty problem with USB Flash Drives (mass storage). The stick works perfectly with other computers. Other USB 1.X devices works perfectly(mouse and keyboard). USB WLAN stick also have issues, so that it breaks up the connection from time to time. I have tried several different drivers with...

I recently went from Vista 32-bit to Windows 7 32-bit on my Acer 5536g laptop and I can't for the life of me get the DVD burner to work. It worked fine on Windows Vista: I used Windows DVD Maker to encode and burn DVDs to watch on my DVD player. However, after having switched to Windows 7...

Heya People I'm just writing as i am abit confused about i've seen about my System RAM. I'm currently running 64bit windows 7 Professional, AMD 9500 Quad Core Processor, 2x GeForce 98000 GTX SLI'ed and 6Gb of RAM installed in my computer, but windows says only 4.75Gb of this RAM is usaable...

Hi Guys ;) Ive been trying to install Win 7 64Bit for a long time now but i havent succeeded with my own computer:( This is the fifth time im trying, every time with different releases but every time same problem. This i how i proceed: First i unplug everything except the dvd drive...

So, long story short, i got Windows 7 installed by using the clever USB trick. Unfortunately for me though, the DVD drive still fails to work in Windows 7.Not only this but when i load a disc in the tray and try and "Explore" the drive my explorer.exe stops responding and my entire computer must...

I've looked on the forums but can't seem to find an answer to this. I finally got Windows 7 installed (took forever, thought it wasn't working, but left it for an afternoon and it eventually finished installing), but now I can't boot with my DVD burner connected. I just get the "Starting...

Hi all, I'm new to windows 7 and want to know more about it.I've been a loyal xp user for ages and never used vista before.I'm a gamer and I prioritize game performance very much with as much eye candy options if possible.The reason I want to try windows 7 is to see whether the dx10/11 will...

Here is what I'v noticed.... my usb motherboard ports work fine... as long as the device is plugged in when you boot. If you pull something out... and put it back in... it does not. Also, I have 2 front USB ports... of which one works.... (at usb1.1 speeds WHY!) and the other always just says...

Hi. I have installed Windows 7 32bit and I have 4GB of RAM. However, W7 only reports 2.96 GB Ram usable while it does recognize there are 4GBs. Previously I had Vista 32Bit with SP1 and that fully recognized my 4GB. Can someone please inform me how to get W7 32bit to recognize the full 4GB of...