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Well my current case handles a ATX and don't know if it has the hole pattern for a mATX or not. And if I'm not going with newer tech then I wanted to do the job as inexpensive as possible.

I didn't know where to post this. Please move if this is not the right place. I have a mother board that has been acting up for a couple of months. My current set up meets my needs because I only browse the internet and and write emails. My current computer has a quad core Q6700 processor...

I'm wanting to get a new barebones home PC for email/web browsing/MS office/NO GAMING. Coming from a quad core with 8 GB ram. I want to see a performance bump but keep it as cheap as possible. What are your predictions at a $200-250 price point and a $300-350 point? No...

I have a five year old system that I built. Recently I had to do a new IOS install. (win7 64 bit) After getting everything installed programs etc., I had an issue where the computer froze on the BIOS splash screen. The only way to get past this is to unplug the power supply and remove the...

Sorry I wasn't clear on my use of the 2 WDN Black 840GB drives. I want to get a 2 bay enclosure and RAID the 2 drives to store important documents family pictures and a good OS image backup of the complete install. I will connect a second external 4 TB drives for less important data and...

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, Photoshop (or other intensive programs), Web browsing, strictly HTPC/Playback, etc. (If you have multiple things you want to do with the system, make sure you rank them from most important to least important). 90% of the time is Web Browsing/Email...

1. What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming, Photoshop (or other intensive programs), Web browsing, strictly HTPC/Playback, etc. (If you have multiple things you want to do with the system, make sure you rank them from most important to least important). 90% of the time is Web Browsing/Email...

THANKS it is working now

CrystalDiskInfo doesn't see it as a problem... WTF? [/IMG]

ok I have replaced the Sata cable and that wasn't it and I also switch to an unused SATA port and I still get the same error message... Any thoughts????

Just replace the cable with a brand new one! Maybe the SATA on the motherboard? [/IMG]

OK i ran HD Tune Pro and this is what I got. Why cant I save a OS backup to this drive? Do I need to warranty it? [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG] [/IMG]

I have a HD204UI that was firmware updated and worked for about 7-8 months now as a backup drive. Well this week when the WIN 7 tried to do a weekly backup it failed and the OS no longer listed the drive. If I restart computer the drive is listed. I ran CHKDISK and everything is fine I...

Damn it I always miss out on the great deals!

I just got a new one Friday with a 12/2010 build date and I still got a "successful" flash comment. So the build date means nothing I believe!