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    Windows 8 BSOD when copying large files

    I have been fighting for sometime getting a new build system to run stable. I seem to get BSOD a lot, and it seems to happen most often when I copy large files. I have never attempted to overclock. I have not installed very much other than MS Office and FSX, but those run fine. OS Name...
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    Windows XP clone Win XP internal drive and upgrade to Win 7

    Maybe there are threads and posts that explain this exactly but I haven't found them yet. Here is what I need to do as simply as possible. Have a Dell Latitude D620 laptop - I'd like to clone the internal drive with a Windows XP Pro installation. I'd like to clone it to an external USB hard...
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    Windows 7 USB Hard Drive Problem

    I have a Seagate 2T USB 3.0 HD and about once a week after comming out of sleep mode I get a box that asks me to scan drive for errors. The first couple of times I scanned it but never found any errors. It takes a couple of hours to do. It also changes the drive letter from E to F. I go to Disk...
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    Windows 7 External drive file structure

    My external drive on F: is a Seagate Goflex. A list of folders contain my backups but when I right click on a folder the drop down window does not contain "New" so I can not create subfolders. But when I right click on an empty space, the drop down window has New and I can create and rename new...
  5. Crucial CT128M225 SSD vs. Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM

    Windows7Forums.com uncovers a complete blowout when using 4 Crucial SSDs in a RAID-0 configuration vs. a standard Seagate Barracuda 7200 RPM hard drive. The results will amaze both the casual and experienced computer users.
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    Windows 7 BSoD - DRIVER_IRQL_NOT_LESS_THAN_OR_EQUAL Randomly

    My PC: OS - Windows 7 Ultimate Case - Rosewill CHALLENGER Black Gaming ATX MB - ASUS M4A79XTD EVO AM3 AMD 790X ATX CPU - AMD Phenom II 965 Black Edition 3.4Ghz PSU - CORSAIR CMPSU-750TX 750W RAM - G-Skill Ripjaw Series 4GB DDR3 1600 x4 (16GB) HDD - Seagate Barracuda 7200 1.5TB GPU - XFX Radeon...
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    Windows 7 Create a system Image - not detecting the external hard drive

    I'm trying to create a system image on an external hard drive using the Win7 software (i.e. STart>Control Panel>System and Security> Backup and Restore). I understand that the external HD must be connected directly to the computer so I disconnect the internet and connect the HD (using a...
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    Windows 7 [BSOD] Recent custom build having issues...

    Hi Guys, Im having some BSOD issues with a custom build I did for my grandmother recently. BSOD seems to mainly happen on start up/wake up and sometimes while shes in the middle of writing an email in thunderbird. I currently only have remote access to the PC. I ran a 12hr/stick memtest and...
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    Windows 7 Are these poor HDD read speeds?

    Hi, I've been having nightmare with PC boot times ( up to 1 hour long) and extremely limited usage after boot, due to 100% disk activity. I have tried everything possible with windows itself, so today tried to test HDD with HDDtune Pro. Question, #1 - Are these low read speeds? #2 - If so...
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    Windows 7 Trouble with hard drives and windows 7

    Hello, So this is a bit of an interesting situation that is a tad long and I think it is best to start from the beginning. It started when I received this error when running with my Seagate HDD: Link Removed I got a new 1TB WD Black and used Acronis True Image to clone my Seagate on to my new...
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    Help with RAID 1 ! =/

    Hello, i just bought a new PC. I have 4 disk drives 2x Samsung 840 PRO 128gb in raid 0 and 2 Seagate 6gbps 7200rpm 1TB in raid 1. I went into bios and made the 2x samsung ssd's in RAID0 (success) Then i couldnt make Raid1 with the same method =/. So i went into windows 8 in disk managment and...
  12. Windows 7 Simple Backup to Protect from Catastrophic Failure

    Out of curiosity I checked the properties of my main folder under C:\Users and found that it contains about 55GB of data and 240,000 files. I back up most of my data files every day with Mozy, but I thought it might be good to have some sort of local backup in case of disaster. I'm not...
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    Windows 7 Win Vista 32 to Win 7/64 bit OS install

    Greetings: I have a faulting disk that needs replacement. I am considering replacing the disk with a SSD/HDD Seagate 750GB, 7500 RPM disk. I also want to install Win7/64 bit to replace the original Vista 32 bit OS. And upgrade the memory from 3 to 4 GB. I am not computer savvy, but learning...
  14. Windows 7 Computer Randomly Shutting Down after New PSU and MOBO

    I Just had to replace my motherboard and power supply due to my old PSU dying (and you know that it is rare that the PSU dying doesn't kill the MOBO or something else). Now it is just randomly shutting down (without a BSOD sadly). Sometimes it is just random, just sometimes it is either during...
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    Windows 7 Not assigning drive letter

    I just built a system using the Asus M4A79XTD EVO mobo. An AMD Phenom II X4 965 CPU. An XFX Radeon FX-777A-ZD graphics card and a Seagate Barracuda 3TB hard drive. I reused an older 500G hard drive with a clean install of Windows 7. I also added an LG Blue Ray rewriter. My problem is Windows is...
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    Windows 7 Please help me

    I have been having BSoD's for a few days. 1 day ago was the worst. let me start over. a week ago i chucked in a new gpu and a sound card. at that time i had the drivers intalled and all worked fine. about a week later bluescreens started joining the club. i had memory managment. sadly i...
  17. Windows 7 Are All of My HDD's Are Dying At Once?

    I don't know what's wrong with my baby but he's doing something crazy. The SSD that someone bought me is screwed. Meaning, it's slower than both of the HDD's that I have. I've since reformatted the SSD and I'm in the process of removing it from my computer. However, the 500GB isn't doing too...
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    Windows 8 Help! Problems with clean install of Windows 8 Pro x64 using an ISO or IMG DVD on my new PC build.

    I recently downloaded Windows 8 x64 using Microsoft Dreamspark for Acedemic Institutions. I followed the installation instructions on the Dreamspark website and created both an ISO and an IMG DVD, but each time I try to install it on my new PC build, using either of the disks, I get an error...
  19. Windows 7 Random BSOD (IRQL_NOT_LESS_OR_EQUAL)

    Hello, I just built a new computer and it gives me Blue Screens randomly. I searched all over the internet but non of the solutions resolved my issue. All drivers installed are up to date and I have no missing drivers from the system. Can anybody help me? It really is frustrating bearing in...
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    Windows 7 BSOD, when using pc generally, or playing games.

    Hello, My Pc Always crashes whenever I play games, or just randomly when I'm on the web. Operating System Microsoft Windows 8 Pro 64-bit CPU AMD Phenom II X4 965 29 °C Deneb 45nm Technology RAM 8.00 GB Dual-Channel DDR3 @ 666MHz (9-9-9-24) Motherboard MICRO-STAR INTERNATIONAL CO.,LTD 760GM...