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My Intel X25-M (80GB SSD) is simply too small for my OS and programs drive. There are simply too many programs that don't give me the option to set them up and direct the data files to my storage drives. Ergo, the little 80GB drive ends up with under 5GB free space all too often and I have to go...

I have a 2 year old P8Z68V mobo that had BIOS 0902 on it. The computer was having some issues (64Gb M4 caching a 1Tb Hitachi via IRST in RAID). So I replaced the Corsair M4 SSD with a new Samsung 256Gb 840 pro in AHCI mode and installed Win7/64. Before doing anything further, I elected to update...

A couple of years ago I built a nice system for a friend: 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD (cache drive with IRST) 1TB Hitachi spinner for Win7 and programs 1TB Samsung spinner for backup i5-2400 cpu with 16GB ram Corsair case and 650w psu Asus P8Z68V (BIOS 0902) media drive and optical drive, etc. I've...

I built a nice rig for a friend a couple of years ago: Asus P8z68V mobo (BIOS 0902 - old now) Core i5-2400 CM Hyper 212 plus cooler - dual fans 16 Gb PC3-10666 GSkill Ripjaws ram Corsair Carbide 400R case and 3 case fans Corsair HX650 PSU Crucial M4 64Gb SSD (cache drive, setup in RAID) Hitachi...

I need to replace my under 3 year old Canon MX860 which died unexpectedly recently. I printed a page, went back to the computer to select another page to print, hit the print button and.... nothing. Looked at the printer and no lights were on, nothing. It was like someone pulled the power cord...

I'm not exactly sure where to post this, so I thought I'd try the MB forum. I have an odd problem with the new SB build running Win7/64. This replaced a Conroe system (E6600 on an Asus P5B-E). I built up the SB and did a plug and play HW install. It's worked pretty well thus far without...

I just had 3 in a row. The common element was plugging in my Garmin Edge 305. Grmnusb.sys showed on the BSOD. I uninstalled the Garmin USB driver, and it BSODed again. So finally I just left the Edge 305 connected during a reboot and I was able to get my data off it. I've had trouble with it...

From time to time I get spurious notifications of parameters out of spec... such as 5v 10.2v... or some temp at -60... etc. Is anyone else seeing this? Or am I just the lucky one? I never see any system degradation ... just a spurious alert that pops up in my lower right corner of the...

I'm curious why CPU-Z reports HD2000 graphics on my i5-2500k/P8Z68V Pro? The 2500k has HD3000 graphics.

One of the BIOS options is to change the iGPU memory from a default of 64MB to... whatever. If I'm using the iGPU (no video card) of the i5-2500k, what does changing this setting do? If I had a dGPU, would I want different settings?

In the process of a new build using a Corsair 64GB SSD for caching and a Hitachi 1TB mechanical drive on an Asus P8Z68V/i5-2400, I've noticed that SpeedFan 4.45 loses the SMART data and the temp when I activate acceleration. If I disable acceleration, close and restart SF445, it picks the HD...

In the process of a new build, I reached the point of enabling IRST and SSD caching with a 64GB Corsair M4 paired to a Hitachi 1TB SATA3.0 drive. I belatedly remembered to update the BIOS on the P8Z68V board to 0902 (came with 0801.). The BIOS seemed to take ok, but there were some funky...

BIOS 0902. Ram specs say XMP ready. CPU-Z doesn't show XMP under spd: Is this ram not XMP enabled?

If you're gonna ask us to build/list a PC for you or seek advice about a build, please answer all of the following questions: This system is for a relative and to replace an aging Dell Dimension 5150. 1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc General home...

On the X bracket that holds the HSF to the CPU, what is the purpose of the center thumbscrew? It just centers the bracket on the HSF, right? I'm not clear on what purpose the thumbscrew is supposed to accomplish.

Is it common to see core temps differ by 10*C or more under load? My Core 0 (coolest) seems to run 10 to 11*C cooler than my Core 2 (hottest) under load. I'm wondering if I did a bad job on the thermal compound application or if that's just the normal scope of things.

I have an interesting dilemma. I recently had a DDR2 ram memory failure causing multiple BSODs. Remove the ram and the system runs normally... but just not enough ram (2x1GB) to do much without the failed ram (2x2GB) giving me a total of 6GB ram. The mfg replaced the failed ram under the...

I've read a bunch of threads about the simplicity of the OC process on the SB processors. I have a few questions about the process. I don't know if folks are just changing the multiplier and leaving everything esle in auto/default or if they are also doing the following (taken from a SB OC guide...

It appears that some of my old DDR2 ram is failing. Assuming that to be true, how would I determine what DDR2 ram would be optimum for this old mobo? Does it matter? I need at least 4Gb ram and prefer 6 or 8Gb...

I'm rather disappointed that the system I built 4.5 years ago is starting to crap out. I expected a much longer service life out of it. But it has recently begun bsoding and memtest86 is showing lots of errors with all 4 sticks of ram. Darn. Don't need this headache right now. If I were to...

Running Windows 7/64 on a home brew system built early 2007. Asus P5B-E with latest BIOS Intel e6600 2x1Gb sticks of Corsair cm2x1024-6400c4 2x2Gb sticks of AData DQVE1B16 5-5-5-18 Corsair 520HX psu Intel x25m 80Gb SSD Various sata hd's I've tried to keep all drivers updated. Computer has run...

I have an old Asus Z71A laptop running XP/pro that still runs great but my 80Gb HD is getting full. I'd like to upgrade the drive and find my choices (at Newegg) to be (including shipping): 1) Samsung Spinpoint M5 160Gb for $60 2) WD Scorpio Blue 160GB for $75 3) WD Scorpio Blue 320Gb BEVERTL...

I recently acquired an old Toshiba Portege M400-S4031 tablet PC. I have nothing except the power cord and power supply. It has an 80 GB HD, 1 GB RAM, and a DVD/CD player. I slipstreamed XP.pro.sp3 and the SATA driver to a bootable CD and installed a fresh copy of XP.pro.sp3 on it. I'm...

Asus P5Be E6600 cpu 2x1 GB Corsair twin2x PC2-6400C4 2x2 GB Adata DQVE1B16 PC2-6400 5-5-5-18 FSB266 DDR2-800 voltages set to auto PCI Express freq locked at 100 PCI clock sync mode at 33.33MHz. Sometimes I just hate upgrading the system. After a HD crash necessitating a new HD, I elected to...

Due to a HD crash, I had to replace the drive and reinstall W7/64. I decided to update the BIOS and did so, but got some kind of error msg about OC. It's been so long since I did the initial setup, I don't recall having any OC'ing. IAC, after the reboot, the new BIOS version shows up and...

I installed Windows 7/64 back in January (after a HD crash) replacing Vista/64. A week ago I had another HD crash and replaced the c:\ (OS and programs) drive with a SSD. Do I need to reinstall the chipset drivers? I've been told that Windows 7 covers a lot of the basics like chipset drivers...

Asus P5B-E mobo. I have 2x1 Gb sticks and 2X2 Gb sticks. Why would bios report 5056 MB ram? Could I have a bad stick and not know it? The PC is down right now due to HD crash. I hope to get my new SSD today and should be back in business soon. This has always bugged me ever since I stuck that...

I have a system I built about 4 years ago that still meets my needs. It is based on an Asus P5B-E mobo and an Intel E6600 running 6 GB ram. I have been using a sata WD74Gb Raptor for my OS/programs and a 320Gig Samsung and 300 Gb Seagate for data in an Antec Solo case with dual case fans blowing...

I've had this Wheel Mouse Optical 1.1a for a long time. It's connected by a USB to PS/2 adapter to the mouse port on my Asus P5B-E mobo. Earlier this year I had a HD crash and moved from Vista/64 to Windows 7/64. For the last couple of months, I've had an erratic issue with the cursor...

My Asus P5B-3 mobo has internal connections for 2 SATA drives and 1 PATA drive. I currently have a WD 74 Gb raptor (sata) used for OS and programs, a Samsung 320 Gb (sata) for data, and a 300 Gb Seagate (IDE) for backup. The Seagate is just about full so I'm looking to replace it. The biggest...

I currently own Vista Ultimate. This morning my OS drive (WD Raptor) crashed and will have to be replaced. I already have an RMA for it. While I wait for the new drive to arrive, I'm considering upgrading to Windows 7 Home Premium. There are so many versions that I find it confusing. Since I...

1) What will you be doing with this PC? Gaming? Photoshop? Web browsing? etc Web browsing, personal finance, lots of digital images, general home usage 2) What's your budget? Are tax and shipping included? This is a computer for my son and his family. They would like to keep the cost no...

I have an Asus P5B-E rev 1.01g mobo that I built last year with 2x1 Gb Corsair TWIN2X2048-6400C4 (PC2-6400). http://tinyurl.com/yoaf2g I just ordered some additional RAM: Adata 2x2GB PC2-6400 ram: http://tinyurl.com/2opv83 It appears that the Corsair has a CAS latency of 4 and the Adata has a...

I'm not sure if this is a HD problem or not. But thought this was as good a place to start as any. I built a new C2D system earlier this year and put Vista/64 on it. I have been living with an intermittent problem since day 1 and wonder if there is an easy fix. The problem also occurred with...

I set up a wireless router (WRT54G) a long time ago for a friend. There is a HP 7400 AIO printer connected by ethernet to the router. All has worked just fine for a long time. For some reason, one of the wireless computers will no longer connect to the printer. I can ping the printer from the...

Got a call from my MIL the other day with computer problems. This one has me scratching my head. First, she tells me the computer (about a year old Dell) wouldn't shut down. (normal XP/home.sp2 setup and shut down using start/shutdown). The next morning the machine is still running and she...

I've recently built a couple of C2D systems and have a question about chipset drivers. I'm running different versions of Vista, if that matters. My most recent build is on an ASRock 4coredual-VSTA with an e4300 CPU and 2 Gigs of DDR2-667 ram. All I've done thus far is load Vista Home Premium...

I have an old PC (replaced with a new C2D build) that I'm trying to rework for other uses around the house. I bought an additional Vista license to use on it. Specs are: Asus P4S533 mobo with BIOS 1010 beta 5 1.5 Gb ram (3x512 Mb sticks PC2700 DDR) EVGA 6600GT AGP 1.8GHz P4 Northwood...

I have an old Asus P4S533/645DX board that I want to use for an additional computer on my WLAN. It has a P4/1.8 GHz Northwood running at 2.4 Gigs and 2x512Mb PC2700 ram plus a 6600GT video card. Currently it's running XP/home.sp2 but has some stability issues. I've recently moved my work over...