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  1. Windows 7 Power Supply, or Motherboard fried?

    So a few days ago, I was using my desktop when all of a sudden i heard a click sound from inside the case. Immediately upon clicking the computer turned off. I then smelled the lovely but horrifying smell of burning electronics, at which point I unplugged the computer. After I while I tried...
  2. Windows 7 Bogus calls claiming to be from Microsoft

    I received a call today from a representative of this website: Link Removed - Invalid URL They claimed my pc had been sending them error messages and that my 'Microsoft warrenty' (whatever that is) was out of date. I played along until I got the above details and then revealed I was a MVP...
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    Windows 7 New PC BSOD

    Hey guys, bought a new pc about a month ago, and I am having some problems with it, I keep getting BSOD's with different errors, sometimes it's win32k, sometimes it's IRQL not less or equal, once it was dxdmms1, once system service exception. I was running windows 7 x64 enterprise edition...
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    Windows 7 Sata controller problem

    I installed a Videomate E750 TV Card without any software as I intended to use it with Media Centre in Windows 7 Home Premium and afterwards the computer refused to boot eventually coming up with "Can't find BOOTMGR" so I uninstalled the card but was left with the same problem, tried running...
  5. Hack: Overclock Your iPhone

    Link Removed due to 404 Error The processor of the iPhone 3G is 600MHz, and the processor for the iPhone 3GS is 833MHz, but they are underclocked by Apple at 412MHz and 600MHz respectably. But a hacker discovered that you can overclock your iPhone in no time by simply renaming a file. This...
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    Windows 7 Activation Problem Windows 7

    Here's my problem. I downloaded Windows 7 from a special college deal for $30 I upgraded from vista, but it screwed up my computer. I would get blue screens at random times while I was using it. I decided to clean install instead, but then I realized the stupid file they gave me only works for...
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    Windows 7 Assistance Needed: Windows 7 Activation Issues After Upgrade and Clean Install

    Here's my problem. I downloaded Windows 7 from a special college deal for $30 I upgraded from vista, but it screwed up my computer. I would get blue screens at random times while I was using it. I decided to clean install instead, but then I realized the stupid file they gave me only works...
  8. Windows Vista Flash Voyager GTR

    March 2, 2010 Corsair releases its fastest USB Flash Drive. Flash Voyager GTR family of USB Flash Drives. Its maxium read speed will be up to 34 MB/sec. and write speeds of up to 28 MB/sec.. The gizmo will offer the best features of a USB flash drive and the performance of an external hard...
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    Windows 7 LaCie External disk drive not visible

    Hello, I am experiencing the following issue on my system and have been unable to find a solution so far. I have connected a LaCie 1TB External Disk drive on my system and the disk randomly disappears from my system and is no more visible and accessible. Depending on the connection type the...
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    Windows 7 Display Driver has stopped responding and has successfully recovered

    Hi all, I am running into a serious problem with my laptop. First a little history. I purchased a Gateway P-6831FX back in March '08 and have had no problems with it, other than minor heat issues where the system crashes to a black screen. I've solved this heat issue by buying a good laptop...
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    Windows 7 Windows 7 Blue Screen Of Death

    hi, I just got a new desktop with windows 7 home premium. I formatted the hard drive and install Ultimate. I have been getting the BSOD average about 3 times a day. It could come from any time (playing games, surfing the web, or just copying files). I didn't really use Home Premium so I'm not...
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    Windows 7 New motherboard/producd key activation

    Hi all, I've been running Win 7 (Home Premium) fro 2/3 weeks. My motherboard died last week and I've had a new one installed at a local computer shop. I never returned it to the original supplier as it was six days out of it's warranty and they wanted silly money to fix it :mad:. The PC is now...
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    Windows 7 HP Quick Launch Buttons Drivers Missing.

    Hello, I own an HP Pavillion dv9000t Notebook. I upgraded from Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit to Windows 7 Professional. I am a bit frustrated to find out by upgrading my apparently "older" PC I technically void my software warranty and they will not help me any longer. So I have been...
  14. Windows 7 "Setup is Starting Services" (cash reward for fix!)

    Alright, so I downloaded Windows 7 last week onto my memory stick, and just tried installing it last night. Seems like I ran into a HUGE problem. The setup was going quickly and smoothly choose clean install. Until I got to the very end when it seems like it froze at "Windows is Completing...
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    Windows Vista Removing old Nvidia drivers

    As the title says. I recently had to fit a new card as my old one had died. I had a 9800GX2 but now have a GTX295 installed. I had real trouble removing the old drivers and installing the new and ended up doing it in safe mode. My 9800GX2 is still under warranty so will do as a spare if ever i...
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    Windows 7 Asus Power 4 Gear

    Hello, Today I installed Power4Gear software for my Asus laptop on Win7. Everything would be OK, but the button that changes it's modes(such as "High performance" or "Battery saving") is not working. Does anybody have any ideas about this problem? By the way, I installed all ATK drivers and...
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    Windows 7 Troubleshooting ALC660 Sound Issues After Windows 7 Reinstallation

    Hello, I started using windows 7 when the RC from microsoft.com was available. I installed it, and sound was bad. It was crackling. I downloaded "high definition" audio drivers for my ALC660 from realtek.com.tw and problem with my sound was fixed. Month ago, I sent my computer to warranty...
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    Windows 7 hp pavilion dv2000 battery

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    Windows 7 GeForce 9500GS Graphics Cards Problem

    I got this email from HP this morning This just the main part ****************************************************************** URGENT SUPPORT NOTIFICATION FROM HP ****************************************************************** Excessive Fan Noise from GeForce 9500GS Graphics Card...
  20. Windows Vista APC battery backup

    I bought this about a year ago, an APC battery backup surge protection, 350 es. Now I'm having problems with it. I get frequent power surges that when it does happen I can here a click in the battery backup. This happens when the PC is on or off. When PC is off and this happens and I turn my PC...