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Anyone know how to access the screw hole in the middle of the motherboard? It's probably under the "Republic of Gamers" portion of the armor. The manual shows the board without the armor, but no way to get the screw in. I tried posting at the Asus forums, but it just says to contact "Silent...

Thanks for that. I haven't updated since the 002 firmware because there were several problems with firmware updates when Crucial first came out with this drive. I'll look into that. Also, how can you tell from the SMART screen if the drive is "ok" or not?

About a year to 18 months... I don't reboot that much. is coming out of sleep mode counting?

Here it is... everything looks maxed out. If the drive is bad, is this a warranty issue? https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/1TusFWiMNy6upkIstabW19VeaRASZlFQPe1qMxMs2X0?feat=directlink BTW, I have NO idea how to post a photo... is there an easier way?

I just reinstalled Windows 7 (no other OS's) on my Crucial C300 256GB SSD. Its the only SSD/HDD storage in the system. After getting intermittent pauses, I ran a chkdsk and found 116KB in bad sectors. If this was a HDD, I'd replace it, since that's usually a precursor to the drive failing. I...

Reads, writes, or both? What confused me was this review at techspot.com... they show a 10s level load time vs a 17s level load time between the HyperX and Samsung 830 http://www.techspot.com/review/530-kingston-240gb-ssd/page5.html

I've looked at benchmarks everywhere and read tons... I still can't figure SSDs out. I want the system to FEEL as fast as possible. I also want games to load as FAST as possible (yes, *I* care if it takes 10 seconds to load a level vs 15 seconds). Finally, it'd be nice to have programs...

http://blogs.wsj.com/speakeasy/2010/09/03/controversial-long-awaited-duke-nukem-forever-will-finally-be-released/

Is it safe to assume that if I'm in 75Hz full screen in a game and I alt-tab back & forth that i'll have that same problem?

You can request a new one, but you'll see it to some degree or another on any IPS screen. My second still has some tint issues, but not as noticeable as the first.

Would a second video card accomplish this? Perhaps one for gaming and one inexpensive one for 2nd desktop?

Thanks for the correction :)

The left/right part should be in the drivers under monitor configuration. I can't vouch for NVIDIA though as I have ATI.

I have and use the Spyder 3. Here's what I can tell you - when you are done with the calibration, the software lets you toggle back and forth between no profile and the new calibrated profile. There is very little difference, which is a good thing. If you are editing photos or video (or some...

All of Samsung LED backlit screens I've ever brought home (and then returned) had an issue where black was colored blue. It's not hard to see either. Just look at the screen when it's full black and you'll see the bluish tint to it. Absolutely drove me nuts. Others may not be bothered at all.