hardware issues

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    Windows 7 Bootmgr missing and random fallout of computer in sleep mode

    I've got this problem for a week n ow, and I really hate it that i can't boot my computer the normal way. Everything worked great in the beginning, but sometimes when i try to put my computer in sleep mode, it just turns off and never gets on. I have to remove the plug for a minute and plug it...
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    Windows 7 Installed Windows 7 Pro. Now missing WiFi Driver, and maybe other things.

    @All- I installed Windows 7 Professional 64 bit and now I seem to be missing my WiFi drive. Maybe there are other drivers missing; not sure yet. Does anyone know where I can get a driver for a ThinkPad T430 with Windows 7 Professional 64 bit? Also, the screen looks pretty weird. I think...
  3. Windows 7 Have been getting various BSOD's for 2 years, time to fix it!

    Hi there, I've had a custom PC for about 2-2 1/2 years now and ever since about 2 years ago I've been getting BSOD's. They usually occur after restarting my computer. It happens about 2 or 3 times then my computer I guess warms up and doesn't do it anymore. It sometimes occurs when I try to...
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    Windows 7 help, WIN 7 BSOD

    hi, i'm apheng. This problem started last week. BSOD occurs repeatedly. I tried to reinstall windows installed a (clean install), but the same problem occurs again, the BSOD happens over and over again. I've also tried chkdsk and memtest but did not find any error. please help. thank you spec...
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    Windows 7 Power cuts of and system reboots

    I've recently upgraded the hardware on one of my desktops (Motherboard, CPU & Ram) which required me to re install Windows Ultimate 7 (64 bit). The new install went flawless. All required drivers are installed, nothing in System settings indicates I have an issue with any device, etc. However...
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    Windows 7 Help please, BSOD randomly, files requested is in OP.

    Hi there. I have not had bsod in years but lately they happen every so many hours now. The only things that have changed is moving my os from c drive ssd 128gb to a 256gb ssd by the clone method. The only drivers i have changed recently would be the nvidia drivers, then the odd windows update...
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    Windows 7 Tricky Touchpad and Keyboard issue

    I had this originally posted in Hardware... but thought this would be a more viable spot. Ok, so here is the breakdown. I have a Sony Vaio Model # VPCEB47GM. I know Windows 8 is not compatable with this machine, however; I thought whats the worst that could happen. A couple years ago, I...
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    Windows 7 usb3 drive causes BSOD!

    For some reason the 2nd time I plub in an exernal USB3 HD to my USB3 4 port hub, I get the dreaded BSOD!!! I do eject the drive by right clicking on the "Safely remove hardware and eject media" and choosing the drive. When i connect a USB 3 HD or flash drive to my hub later on, I end up...
  9. Windows 8 Trying to connect a Xbox One controller? (Unknown USB Device Code 43)

    Hello, everybody. Recently I have been trying to get my Xbox One, but no matter what I try, it just will NOT work! The problem is, it worked just fine, but starting a couple of days ago, every time I connect it, it tells me that the device malfunctioned. So, I thought it could be a driver...
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    Windows 7 cant boot without cd (grub rescue)

    Hello, I had a working 64gigs SSD + 160gigs (friends) HDD. Today, my new 1TB HDD arrived, so I switches the HDDs, but after I wanted to boot, weird thing happened. no partition Grub Rescue >> and something like that... Okay I tried some things I found on net, but then I just reinstalled my...
  11. Windows 10 Question: Is Device Stage compatible with standard RS232 Serial Devices?

    Here's the thing: I have a two InterAct DexDrive's (one PlayStation, the other Nintendo 64). I have two PC's (one connected to the PlayStation DexDrive on COM1, the other connected to the Nintendo 64 DexDrive on COM1), both using Link Removed motherboards. They both hook up to my PC's via...
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    Windows 8 Having a problem with Touchpad configuration, Windows 8.1

    Just bought a new laptop (Lenovo Z50 70) with Windows 8.1. Every other laptop I've ever had previously, the touchpad had 2 or 3 finger tap capability configured to function as either a middle-click or right-click. I have so far been unable to get this function working on this new laptop. It's...
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    Windows 7 Browsing Chrome Bug error 0x00000101 BSOD

    I have gotten this weird unorthodox BSOD for a couple of weeks now. As far as I can remember, the only times I've gotten this was when I was using Google Chrome. I'm running at stock voltage and clock on both GPU and CPU. I don't know how to interpret the dump file myself so I was hoping you...
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    Windows 7 Windows an't load PROSet NIC driver, code 31, after "gray screen of death"?

    I've never heard of a "gray screen of death" either, but that's certainly what it looked like! I'm working on a clean install of 64-bit Windows 7 Pro SP1U, and I'm mostly finished installing my apps. The major problem symptom is that all of a sudden, my Intel PROSet Ethernet Connection (2)...
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    Windows 8 Looking for USB webcam driver for windows 8

    Good day, I accidentally uninstalled my USB 2.0 webcam drivers on windows 8 and i can't find a drivers for it. It said that this is the drivers that is missing on my computer "USB\VID_04FC&PID_2700&REV_0100&MI00" Device USB\VID_04FC&PID_2700&MI_00\6&2bd1941d&0&0000 was configured. Driver...
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    Windows 8 8.1 - Wireless and Volume button issues!!!

    I had WIN8 and was happy with it. Microsoft updated me <without my permission BTW> to 8.1. I have had nothing but problems since!!! My computer won't stay connected to my ROUTER <I have to keep logging off and then back on if I'm IDLE too long>. My wireless printer is NOW NOT recognized by my...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 BSODs 1a and 4e

    Hi everyone, Trying to figure out what is going on with my PC before I lose my mind. It is consistently a 1a or 4e error. Happens completely randomly, sometimes my machine is on for hours and crashes in the middle of the night and (rarely) when ive just booted up sometimes. I have...
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    Windows 7 [Windows 7] AMD audio problems

    So I have a HP pavilion g6, and recently got a monitor which i use extend screen on. I turned my computer on this morning, and the audio wasn't working. I checked around a bit, and found out that my laptops audio device isnt working. My monitor has speakers, so I was using those. The problem is...
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    Windows 8 BSOD Probably caused by : win32k.sys, help!

    I've been getting random BSOD's for a long time now ever since i purchased the machine. Tried analyzing the file using windbg and pasted the bugcheck analysis at the end of this post. but i always see Probably caused by : win32k.sys ( win32k!xxxSendMessageToClient+0 ) I have the latest windows...
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    Windows 7 frequent chkdsk on Windows 7 installed on a SSD drive

    I recently purchased a 250GB Kingston SSD drive. I installed Windows 7 on it. It runs OK except that Windows 7 asks for chkdsk when booting very frequently. I'd say every 2 to 3 days I would see this. Usually it would recover a few orphaned files with 001, 002, or etl. Is this a Windows 7 issue...