hardware compatibility

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...

Hi I'm running Win 7 RC build 7100 x64 with the Microsoft Wireless Laser Keyboard 7000. I've found that the batteries in the keyboard are lasting only 2 - 3 weeks, compared to months at a time under Vista. I've found that Windows isn't shutting down the keyboard when I shutdown the...

I have been trying to get Windows 7 RC1 up and running on my my rig but have been met with a black screen the very first time the system attempts to boot into windows, but before the setup is officially complete (meaning i can't get into safe mode at all). I have installed onto a clean hard...

I just installed the my new ATI HD4670 and my system is running windows 7 and so far so good,driver(catalyst 9.6) worked fine until i tried playing some games(nba 2k9,devil may cry 4...)!Screen just hangs and flashed a BLUESCREEN:eek:!!When I read the description of the problem,it says the...

So, my little brother got tired of his inferior machine and gave it to me. After upgrading the HDD to a 320GB 5400 RPM WD Scorpio Blue, i also gave it a total of 2GB DDR RAM, and decided i liked Windows 7 so much, i wanted to dual boot, so that i may keep OSX (for clients) and still work this is...

Hi All, I just hope I'm doing this properly. I have installed Windows 7, latest version. All works very well and better than I expected from a pre lauch beta. I have one problem that I would like to ask about. I have a RS232 / USB converter with a Prolific chip set. Does anyone know of a Drivern...

Hi all, During installation of both RC 7100 and 7201, I complete the first phase okay and the computer restarts. However about 2 minutes into "completing installation" the monitor goes blank. It will stay like this even if I leave it overnight. If I reboot, I get "starting windows" but it then...

LG GGW-H20L not handled on Win 7 x64 works perfect in Xp Pro x64. I have a split 500g drive with Xp on one partition and Win7 on the other. Using another SATA drive for file dumping, and LG using the 3rd and final SATA port on the Dell P490 I am using. Device manager recognizes the drive...

I've a Asus M4N72-E Motherboard, a AMD Phenom II x4 64Bits, Windows 7 64Bits installed.. WaterCooling system with .02 Liquid Nitrogen Solution from Thermaltake with it, Processor is New Memory is New Motherboard is new Hard Drives are new 2 VelociRaptors 200 GB. 4 GB Ram OZ Series with...

As i'm insalling windows 7 all is fine tell the last part of install.. update thin the screen went black,was useing a SAPPHIRE Radeon 4830 512MB 256-bit GDDR3 PCI Express 2.0 x16.With a GIGABYTE GA-MA790X-UD4P AM3/AM2+/AM2 AMD 790X ATX AMD Motherboard. Started reinstall it useing a SAPPHIRE...

I've got Windows 7 RC installed on a Dell Inspiron 6400 (dual boot with openSuse 11.1). I have a 250 GB USB external SATA HDD in a NexStar3 enclosure recognized in ‘Device Manager – Disk Drives’ as ‘Maxtor 6 V250F0 USB Device’. 'Properties' tell me the device...

Hello there. I'm trying to install Win7 RC x64 (build 7100) in my desktop but not success so far. When I try to install, I get the following message: Setup was unable to create a system partition or locate an existing partition. Error: 0x80300024 My hardware involved: - a 160GB Sata HD...