Recent content by Drklighter

Howdy... I am looking at getting a 15.6" (no other size) Gaming Laptop... no more than around $1500-$1600. I'd also like to shop local so I can deal with any problems face to face. I have 3 picked out and would like opinions on the best choice (or any experiences with the listed laptops)...

gwarren - same 1 sec boot loop... no luck with new RAM. Guess it's the MoBo.

gwarren - OK, I don't have the RAM anymore, but should have new stuff today... if that doesn't work I will try your suggestion. bitgod - apparently the 1333 RAM rated to run at 1.65v is actually "internally overclocked" (for lack of a better term) 1066. The SPD reads the RAM (on i5) at 1.5v...

You lost me here... I've tried to clear the CMOS several times (left it unplugged with battery out and jumpered for 3 hours), and checked that the start button itself wasn't jammed on. For the last number of tries I have been using the start button directly on the MoBo.

No, can't get into BIOS... computer only boots/powers up for a 1 sec at a time in a loop.

am building a system for a friend. Here are the parts... MSI P55-GD65 v1.0 BIOS: 1.6 i750 LGA1156 CPU (no OC) OCZ (OCZ3P1333LV4GK) 4GB DDR3 2X2GB DDR3-1333 PC3-10666 CL 7-7-7-20 eVGA GT240 Video Card XFX XXX 650W EATX PSU The system booted OK, with a slight pause before booting, and...

Greetings... A co-worker gave me his EeePC 900 to look at because it won't boot. He apparently broke the power cable and completely drained the battery dry. After borrowing another cable (from another PC900) we can get the computer to boot into the BIOS but if you try a normal boot it get's...

Thanks for the replies. 1. My info about WinXP mode comes from Microsoft, via newsletters (like Lockergnome and Fred Langa), and CPU Magazine... also the description on the MS site outlines the WinXP mode as being for "older business software" (EDIT: There's no DirectX support, so that...

Thanks for the replies. 1. Windows 7 "XP Mode" only supports certain Programs and Apps, and no games... it is not what I had hoped it would be, and certainly doesn't replace XP entirely. 2. I had WinXP installed first, then installed Win7... tried several times. It worked before when I...

Greetings... I have a "Workshop" computer I have built from spare parts. I'd like to set up a dual-boot WinXP/Win7. I have 2 HDDs, a 160GB SATA drive with WinXPSP3, and an IDE133 80GB drive with Win7. I have presiously set up a dual boot on another computer with 2 IDE drives and read of...

Played around all weekend, no issues.... looks like the RAM was the culprit. When I contacted Crucial they replied that the RAM I have has a voltage issue, and they will replace it with the new updated version through RMA. Thanks for the help, everyone!

It wasn't so much for performance as stability... the less crap running the better.

UPDATE: I managed to get hold of another RAM Kit to try... so far no issues/problems! I hope Crucial has a decent RMA policy. I will give a final update after the weekend... that should tell me if the RAM was the problem or not. Thanks. PS: When I tried Crysis today (first time in a...

That is shut off... I was never getting BSoD's... just freezing and reboots.