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    Windows 7 Recommendations for a High-Power USB Hub with Four or More Ports

    Hey guys, I'm looking for a USB hub that won't lose any power when a device is connected to it. For example, I want my iPod, sound card, and headset to all have full power when connected to it. It needs to be at least four ports. Could anyone help me choose one?
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    Windows 7 HIGH DPCs and Power service

    I am on a hunt for the cause of HIGH DPCs. I systematically disabled services until my DPCs were absolute max 643us. They had been around 9ms max. The service was POWER. Can anyone rationalize this for me? What does POWER do? It doesn't seem to have any dependencies or needs. All I could find...
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    Windows 7 help! motherboard wont post

    ok so I have a GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-US2H AM2+/AM2 AMD 780G HDMI Micro ATX AMD Motherboard It was working fine for about 2 months then stopped posting. I contacted Gigabyte's support line they said to try a few different things and listen to how many beeps the board gives but the board doesn't...
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    Windows 7 HP laserjet 1018 printer setup and driver problem

    hp laserjet 1018 printer setup not installing it is showing printer not connected / power on driver which is downloaded from hp site also not working can anybody help livi
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    Windows 7 Screen Won't Turn Off

    Please tell me where to look......... W7-7600 32bit Dell 8200 Inspiron Laptop 72.3 nVidia 440 Go driver. Set to turn off screen in 10 min -- but never does.
  6. Windows 7 Battery Drain Issues

    Hi. New to the forums, and had an interesting problem I hope you all can help me with. First off System Specs: Laptop: Dell Precision M4300 OS: Windows 7 RC 64 Bit CPU: Intel Core 2 Duo T7500 2.20 GHz Display: NVidia Quadro FX 360M Ram: 4 GHz (don't know clock cycles) Alright, now the...
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    Windows 7 Microsoft Office 2007

    Well i have got a problem installing microsoft office 2007, thing is as i was installing office 2007 there was a power outage and the installation got interrupted when it was more than 50 or 60%. Now i cannot use it or install it again, i cant repair it and i cant remove it nor can i add other...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Laptop Battery Issues

    I just installed windows 7 today. I used to get maybe an hr of battery life on vista, when i got windows 7 now i might get only 20 minutes. It has a red X next to the battery icon and says i should "consider replacing the battery". This warning X though appears and dissappears. It will always...
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    Windows 7 Computer crashing every night after use.

    Hey everyone, while I'm using my PC it works great, nothing wrong, no bugs, no crashes, nothing. When I go to bed, after about 20 minutes of being idle, I hear my fans spin up, and the computer reboots, like if it's losing power. It always gives this error in the viewer. The computer has...
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    Windows 7 USB Bluetooth Dongle AND Standby mode (S3)

    Hi all, Do you own an USB Bluetooth Dongle? I want to ask can I wake up my PC by Bluetooth mouse or keyboard out from S3 mode? Thanks, Bee
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    Windows 7 Windows Update wakes PC,

    anyone know where the setting is to have it *not* wake the PC?
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    Windows 7 Desktop Manager Fails in S3 mode.

    When I "sleep" my machine in S-3 mode; upon waking, WDM quits and reverts to Basic mode, losing my prefered window color setting. Only a full re-start wil fix it! When I set the BIOS to use S-1 suspend type, sleep/wake-up does not cause the problem - my window color setting is retained - however...
  13. Windows 7 "Driver Power State Failure" BSOD -> Now hangs on startup

    $10 REWARD NOW: "Driver Power State Failure" BSOD -> Now hangs on startup Aargh? Halp? This is crap... Okay, so my laptop (Acer Extensa 4420, "designed for Vistaids") has been running Win7 x64 ever since the RC came out. It's all swell and all except for when it comes to drivers. Video driver...
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    Windows 7 Screen brightness not brighting up

    I have it set to dim the screen after 3 min and turn off the screen after 5 min. Once the 5 min mark has passed the screen shuts off (properly) but when it turns back on the screen is still dim. THEN when I go to manually turn it up, using the "Adjust screen Brightness" option on the toolbar it...
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    Windows 7 Random Freezing after Boot (Build 7077)

    it seems to be random but its not power settings as i tried setting Power management to S1 , S3 and S1&S3 i even enabled HPET i wasnt having a problem with any of the prebeta, beta and beta 2 builds. i'm using a legitimate copy as well as CD-key straight off an MSDN account (thank to my friend...
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    Correct Laptop Battery Maintenance

    Many manufacturers provided a laptop battery calibration program, a Windows version and BIOS version, it is best to use these programs to correction, Use the correct charger Notebook computer power consumption is much larger than cell phones, power needs and at the same time the battery is...
  17. Windows 7 Calculate Your Power Needs and Troubleshoot with This Comprehensive Web Tool

    I thought I'd post this little web site as it's extremely usefull. You can use it to calculate your power needs when building your next system although it can also help in diagnosing problems... http://extreme.outervision.com/psucalculatorlite.jsp
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    Windows Vista Plugged in, not charging.

    I have a 4 Months old laptop with Vista Home Permium. After 100% charged, After 1 or todays if working in AC Power, Battery Meter shows 98%, plugged in not charging. Even replaced the battery with a new one. Still the same problem. Any solution? Thanx in adv.
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    Does UPS work as a voltage stabilizer?

    My UPS has been having a problem, and about a month ago, I found that 'my' UPS was not working as a voltage stabilizer. But I don't know if UPS is generally designed to work as a voltage stabilizer. Is it?
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    Windows Vista Laptop lid-option problem.

    My problem is simply: -I close the lid -> my wireless shuts off. Bigger problem: -I do not have a lid option. I click on the 'Change what the lid does' in control panel and it leads me to the 'Power and Sleep button settings'. If I had the option, I could simply change it and I just don't...