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  1. Windows 7 Dell XPS L501X Freezes if plugged into power source

    I'm hoping someone can help me. I have a Dell XPS L501X laptop that freezes on start up if plugged in but NOT when running on the battery. My husband ran a bunch of tests, discovered hard drive was failing. Bought a new SATA solid state hard drive and bought a new windows 7 install and...
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    Windows 10 Random BSOD while playing games and browsing the internet

    Hi guys, My pc has been experiencing BSOD since 3 weeks ago. At first, I thought it was because of my old hard drive since the disk drive would spike to 100% every 20 seconds. However, I bought a new SSD and it still didn't fix the problem. On a daily basis, my pc would crash about 20 times...
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    Windows Vista Installing 4 GB Ram in Toshiba Windows Vista

    I have a Toshiba Windows Vista 32 bit and would like install 4GB's of RAM but the limiting factor seems to be the memory addressing capability of the processor. Is there any way to get around this? Any suggestions would be appreciated. Thanks, CAG43
  4. AMD hints on Zen speed

    This image was recently displayed to investors apparently showing the speed of the coming 14nm Zen processor. Orochi refers to the FX-8350 series and Summit relates to Zen. Reference
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    Windows 10 System Thread Exception Not Handled (igdkmd64.sys) problem again

    Last December whilst updating my main computer from Windows 7 to windows 10 I received the above error message. Thanks to kemical help the problem was traced to:- Last time it was resolved by down loading the following:- Download Intel® HD Graphics Driver for Windows® 7*, 8.1*, 10 (3rd Gen &...
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    Windows 7 Windows upgrade and installation problem

    I'm using windows 7 ultimate, i want to install windows 10 but when i'm installing the mouse and keyboard do not function during "keyboard type" choosing! Even mouse cursor is not seen i dont know what to do! I'm using lenovo G40-30 processor 2.16GHz intel! And 64-bit operating system. I...
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    Windows 7 I can't run the command using batch file

    Hi , Can anyone advise on this. I was running a command as below using cmd batch file typeperf "\Processor(_Total)\% Processor Time" >> Memory.txt However, I could not display the output to the text file and it shows error : Error: No valid counters. Please kindly advice. Regards Wang
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    Windows 10 Creating ISO image from install.esd file - questions

    Hi everyone. I'm planning to update my PC tablet with Windows 8.1 to Windows 10 by Windows Update. I found $Windows.~BT file and install.esd file and I would like to create ISO file by ESDtoISO app. So, I have 3 questions: 1. If I create ISO file from ESD file downloaded by Windows Update on...
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    Windows 10 Videos from Youtube loading and running slow under latest Insider

    When I start the next video I have to hit refresh to get it started quickly, otherwise it just plain will never load. This happens no matter what browser I use. I am using a 2.4 ghz Sony with a Quad processor. Never seen this problem before so, not sure where to even look. Any possible...
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    Windows XP Optimum Processor for XP

    I'm building a CNC router. The Mach 3 software I will be using likes Windows XP the best. I'm going to build up a XP box that will be dedicated for running the router and need a good, solid machine. What is the fastest/most processor that XP can utilize? 4gb ram is max, correct? I welcome any...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10

    I am running a pc with an i3 4170 processor, gigabyte h97m-d3h mobo, 6 gigs of ram and a gtx 650 video card. I upgraded to windows 10 a couple of months ago and some time after that i was getting hit with bsods of different errors at random times. My response was to use the reset feature on w10...
  12. Windows 10 Will my computer work fine with Windows 10?

    Here are my specs. 500 GB Hard Drive Motherboard: Biostar A780L3C Processor: AMD Athlon II X2 260 3.2 GHz Graphics (Chipset): ATI Radeon HD 3000 4 GB of RAM
  13. Replace my case! (poll for chasis replacement)

    Okay so my birthday is coming this September and well after replacing my motherboard and processor i think its time for a new case as my old one is sadly falling apart, my front face plate barely latches on now with pieces snapped off due to long term wear and tear. My old case is a In Win...
  14. Windows 7 Mixing memory card brands, dun dun duuun!

    So recently I had to get new hardware for my rig. My old motherboard sadly died so new processor, new motherboard. Switched from a AMD Phenom II X6 1055T to a Intel Core i5 4460 and only had an issue due to my motherboard using AHCI and my setup was for IDE but no blue screens after I changed my...
  15. VIDEO AMD designs new PC

    This looks interesting although specs are scant: ref: http://www.kitguru.net/components/graphic-cards/anton-shilov/amd-unveils-project-quantum-ultra-small-pc-with-ultra-high-performance/
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    Windows 8 Win8.1 constant BSOD, need help!

    Hello all. I have been wanting to post on the forums for the longest time but had some issues generating the logs needed to begin troubleshooting. Finally today I was able to fix my one .NET 3.x issue that was plaguing me for the longest time and now I've attached the logs for anyone to look and...
  17. Windows 10 It says that there will be issues with my display, however...

    On my Windows 8.1 64-bit computer, my graphics card is AMD Radeon HD 7560D, and according to the system requirements for Windows 10 on the website, I meet all the criteria. I have DirectX 11, I have WDDM 1.3, my resolution is 1600 x 900, my processer has 3.2~ GHz, I have 6~ GBs of ram and I have...
  18. Windows 7 External drive deletes files randomly

    Dear everyone, I've tried to explain my problem as good as I could, please do not be afraid of asking for more informations :) I hope you guys can somehow help me out. TLDR My external harddrive randomly removes files after installing new motherboard + processor. Some of the files can be...
  19. Windows 7 Core 2 Quad On Dell Optiplex 755

    Wasn't sure if this is really the forum to be asking this on (As this forum is really geared towards Windows in general) but I thought "What the hell." since there are so many knowledgeable and friendly people here. Anyhow, I am interested in upgrading from my Core 2 Duo E6550 to a Core 2 Quad...
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    Windows 7 SLAPL E8400 Core 2 Duo in a LGA775 MB

    My processor died on my desktop LGA775 motherboard. I have a Intel SLAPL E8400 core 2 Duo processor from a old Laptop. Can anyone tell me if I can put it in the Desktop LGA775 motherboard and use it without damaging the processor? Thanks