Recent content by Cubfan

I'd like to get a little more life out of my current PC. My goal is to play Skyrim on at least low, maybe mid, settings. I've been thinking about building a new one altogether and giving this one away to a family member but I'd like to hold out a little longer if possible. Specs: E8400...

Put everything together today on a brand new build for someone and I get a blank screen on power up. I can hear fans power up for like 20 seconds, a few LEDs on mobo, and then it shuts down and restarts the fans for another 20ish seconds. I'm assuming it's failing POST. Mobo has a display for...

I'm not sure, I just downloaded the standalone .exe http://www.gtopala.net/download/siw.exe I filed a request for help from WD, and I'll see how that goes.

Oh I'm sorry, I thought I mentioned what I was using. It's a utility called System Information for Windows. It can be downloaded here: http://www.gtopala.com/ No installation required. It's a useful little tool in my opinion, but I'm kind of a computer noob so there may be better ones out...

It's under Hardware -> Storage devices

I searched around and didn't find an answer to this. I have this drive right here: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822136218 Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD6400AAKS 640GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache SATA 3.0Gb/s Hard Drive - OEM I just finished building my first system ever...