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I am having some major trouble with my laptop and would be very appreciative of an help that anyone could provide! Short Version: Randomly the other day on booting, my laptop blue-screened with the following error: UNMOUNTABLE_BOOT_VOLUME I'm running Vista (32) and most of what I've read has...

So, I have a hunch I might have to replace my motherboard in my water-cooled computer. As this is the first major modification I will have to make to it since I put it together, I am not 100% sure exactly what this is going to entail. 1) In all reality, there's no real chance I can leave the...

My system recently has begun having problems, and I would greatly appreciate any and all help folks could offer. Basically, I've been running my system without issue since I made it about a year and a half ago or so. Then suddenly, the other day it seemed to freeze while I was away from it...

1) Anyone seen any reviews on the new MCW30 yet?...I'm wondering how it compares to the MAZE4, specifically... 2) It looks like the MCW30 fits on some DFI Lanparty boards but not others...but their list on the site isn't very detailed...anyone know if it would fit on a DFI LANPARTY UT NF4...

So, I have an DFI LANPARTY UT nF4 Ultra-D (full info. in sig), and due to various cooling issues, I was wondering something about the PCIe1 and PCIe4 (PCIe4 is the second SLI slot on the board) slots... I have only one graphics card, and naturally it's in PCIe1 w/ the 16x enabled by default...

The computer I've been working on putting together has been temporarily assembled spread out on a table for a little while now...I was about to attach all the WC'ing stuff and put it in the case, when the chipset fan has started dying. Really loud noise, grinding, bleh... I figure since the...

I built a computer a couple of months back with a new Maxtor 250Gb MaxLine III HD. Over time, I filled up about half of the drive, and recently realized I hadn't defragmented it since installation. (I was also having some problem with a little bit of spyware.) I cleaned up the drive, removed...

So, anyone know what exactly was changed between the old Seasonic S12 600 and the newer "A02 model"? Been trying to find out what, to no avail.

Can anyone give any personal comments on the A.C. Ryan Blackfire fans?...I had an order for one in somewhere, only to be told that they are no longer in stock. I'm being offered an Antec 4-UV LED fan instead, but according to the "published specs" of the two, the Antec pushes a bit less air for...

Argh.....my order of a Silverprop Cyclone Fusion HL got lost in the mail....so now, I can either get it re-sent to me, or I can probably just cancel it... I'm trying to figure out whether or not to get it resent to me, or to just get one of the new Swiftech MCW-55s...

In practice, how much vibration have people noticed from the MCP-655 / D5 pump? In other words, for the sake of an example, say you put it on it's side (so not on the little metal stand) on a table with it running...would you really notice the vibrations noise wise?...any movement?... I...

I want to apply a few heatsinks to some of the RAM chips on my graphics card when I water cool it, and also to a couple spots on my motherboard...a couple quick questions... 1) I know if you "mix" AS epoxy w/ the regular AS 5, you can (hopefully) later remove the heat sinks if you ever need...

question about the mcp-655 / d5 pump... Can anyone tell me what the material of the "screwing" on the MCP-655 / D5 pump is? http://www.swiftnets.com/assets/images/products/MCP650/mcp650-exploded-view-640x62.jpg What is it's point?...to dissipate heat?...how hot does the pump get?...or is...

I'm trying to figure out how I'm going to organize the components in my new case....and I stumbled across an idea... Has anyone ever seen a triple 3.5" bay res? If so, can you send me links? ;) I've never seen one offered on any site for sale, so if I wanted to do this, I'd have to...

I'm considering bottom mounting my 2x120 radiator...most of the advice I've gotten on it is to make sure it has a good dust screen/filter. I was thinking of just tring to get a slice of that foam that some components use that is black and washable?...anyone know where i could get one piece...

I just got my new black Silverstone TJ05 in the mail today. I'm pretty happy with it for all, but one thing: along the top and bottom of the two sides of the case, for about an inch or two, there's some faint scuffs in the paintjob. I'm not 100% what caused these, and they can be hard to...

I have been putting together a new system. First new one in a long time... ;) Here's the situation...I have: - old IDE HD w/ Windows 2000 and all my stuff on it - new unused SATA HD I'd like to upgrade to Windows XP...and I'm trying to figure out the best way to do this. A couple of...

I wanted to pick up a cheap multi-meter for the various modding that I'm going to be doing to my upcoming rig. Let's see...what sort of Vac, Vdc, Aac, and Adc ranges would I want. Vac input voltages up to european would be like 220. Vdc maybe decent in like 15 or so? ... etc. I think I...

Random question: I know removing the outer casing of your PSU "invalidates the warranty"...how do the PSU manufacturers know? a) They don't. b) It's the old "sticker along the seam" method. c) Other? Or maybe d) Depends on manufacturer.

Forgive a novice question here, but barring use of a heat-gun, what alternative methods for shrinking heatshrink exist / are good?... I've seen references to: a) a hair dryer b) a lighter c) the barrel of a soldering iron d) an iron What other methods exist/are good? BTW, with...

So, I have an, urm, "interesting" display cabling issue... Has anyone ever heard of an s-video to mini-jack video cable? If so, can you tell me of any brands or URLs? I'd be most appreciative. :) I've found plenty of composite video to mini-jack and s-video to composite video, but no...

Anyone here ever used a Zypherus from VL Systems? http://www.vlsys.co.kr/English/product_zephyrus.php I'm curious as to folks' reviews, as I've only seen two others, and one was quite good and the other quite bad... (bad) http://www.short-media.com/review.php?r=273 (good)...

So, I recently, bought a X850 XT PE card, and it has VIVO. How does the VIVO work? It looks like a normal S-video port... I've got the cable w/ 2 s-video and 2 composite video. I'm guessing here that one of the pairs of s-video & composite works as an "in" and one of the pairs works as an...

I remember hearing from various folks a while back that it was a bad idea to paint radiators?...Is that true? If so, why would that be? Perhaps the paint would jam up some of the fins and reduce the surface area somewhat? (that would be my first guess) Or is it something else (perhaps...

Ok, so I'm totally new at cable sleeving and what not, so please forgive this probably completely novice question.. Is there any reason why you would want to use the normal nylon sleeving + maybe some heatshrink at the end....versus just using heatshrink as the entire sleeve? There's...

Recently I bought a used PC Power & Cooling 510 Deluxe for a very good price. ;) When I saw the price, I leapt at it, before making sure it fit the specs I needed. Unfortunately, it didn't. Namely, a) I need a 24pin ATX connection, and it has a 20pin....and b) I need to power a PCIe graphics...

Out of curiousity, does there exist a fan/temperature monitor that does monitoring of temperatures and automatic adjustment of fan voltages (ie., not just a rheobus) that does NOT have any sort of LCD display at all, but *instead* is controlled and monitored completely using *software*? I'd...

I'm looking at the Silverstone TJ-05 case for my latest water-cooled rig. It's cheap and big and has lots of features I like. Something I'm waffling on though, is whether or not to spend the extra $20 and get the little "thermal module", which is basically a nicely integrated 3-fan fan...

Because I want to see pictures... :) http://www.directron.com/prizmcase.html

Very random question, but, what effects would there be, if any, of not using a thermal interface material like ArcticSIlver or similar for a few days on a CPU/HSF setup? I have a clean HSF and a clean CPU, and I'm going to eventually be watercooling the CPU, but before I do, I want to double...

So, I was looking at: http://home.listings.ebay.com/Power-Tools_Rotary-Tools_W0QQfclZ3QQfromZR11QQsacatZ29528QQsocmdZListingItemList (note, I'm not trying to sell anything, just asking a question) Dremel's can be a bit pricey...but I see a lot of much cheaper tool sets on ebay and...

Short version: What sort of fan control capabilities do DFI boards have (in software, I guess)? -- Long version: I'm going to be buying a new case, and I'm considering the Silvestone TJ05. It has the option for a built in "fan controller". Before I make the decision on whether or not...

So, I'm currently debating between getting the Razer eXactmat and the fUnc 1030....but it seems to slightly be a tossup... Can anyone give any comparative recommendations or general info? Thanks! Xylo

Question: Is there any reason why I can't/shouldn't splice two fans together to both use the same 3 pin connector and then plug that into my motherboard (or other)? Also, how does the 3rd pin work for detecting fan speed? What I'm wondering is that if I have a fan controller, and I want...

I have a PSU (I'll leave the brand out of it for now) that has a 20pin power connector and the additional 4pin also...but lately I've read some people decrying these in favor of so called "native" 24pin PSUs...can someone tell me the difference? Thanks. Xylo

I'm trying to find out the height of the case NOT including the "feet" and "handle"....can anyone assist? Thanks! Xylo