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The Official PC building thread -3rd Edition
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Any Flaming Results in a Temp Ban or Worse. Your Choice!!!
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14. November 2009 @ 18:32 |
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While your replies sound logical and correct, why, how, COULD the flash drive send such a discharge? I've never seen or heard of instances where a flash drive causes a static discharge.
If this helps, it remained in a Restarting loop, until I switched the PSU off. Could be the PSU after all eh.
Meh, i've been wanting to replace the S.O.B. anyway. It isn't a corsair, so that bothers me LOL!
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sytyguy
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14. November 2009 @ 19:12 |
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Both you and your computer should be on a anti-static mat, but more importantly YOU should be on one prior to touching your computer. I can't even get to my computer without stepping on my anti-static mat.
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14. November 2009 @ 19:25 |
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An intriguing idea. Never occurred to me to put both myself and my computer on an antistatic mat. Since its been months since it did it last, I won't know for a while whether or not. I did just install another optical drive. Which points toward:
1. more electrical draw
2. More signal running through the southbridge
or just simply due to the season change(Lower humidity)
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14. November 2009 @ 21:52 |
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the computer is grounded as long as the power cord & wall plug are using the 3rd prong & the house is wired properly.
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14. November 2009 @ 22:05 |
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LOL! This house is goofy as it gets. In the area of carpentry anyway. I guess I shouldn't discount the possibility that the electric is mickey moused as well...
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sytyguy
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14. November 2009 @ 22:05 |
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Originally posted by ddp:
the computer is grounded as long as the power cord & wall plug are using the 3rd prong & the house is wired properly.
Yeah, but if the person is standing on carpet, or touch something that could conduit static, that's all she wrote.
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bigwill68
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16. November 2009 @ 20:35 |
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Kinda liking this Windows 7 Ultimate running the 32 bit trying to learn my way around it can't fig the icon thing to get them smaller
it has all the drivers built in I did'nt need the Board drivers disc or the video card drivers is something wrong about that? so far I like how it looks but differents is How it works with everything.I use, any pointers on it fell free to fill me in.I'm still discovering stuff about this OS from bein on xp for the longest time.
Ps. this just a Quick throw together in the clear case Not much Oc'in either need way more Air Flow Good to see it back up and holding parts again it's been in the closet along time now . I sold a HP system..mmm what's nexts to buy?
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16. November 2009 @ 20:38 |
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Nope, Win7 has native drivers for everything, including graphics.
You can make the icons smaller. Start Menu icons are made smaller by right clicking the start taskbar, properties and "use small icons"
The size of the desktop icons is adjusted with Ctrl + Mousewheel when hovering over the desktop itself.
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bigwill68
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16. November 2009 @ 20:47 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Nope, Win7 has native drivers for everything, including graphics.
You can make the icons smaller. Start Menu icons are made smaller by right clicking the start taskbar, properties and "use small icons"
The size of the desktop icons is adjusted with Ctrl + Mousewheel when hovering over the desktop itself.
Thanks Sam your 1 Smart Cookie...LOL.I don't know what Favor tho.I like that they integrated that move into the mouse fuction spin wheel is that only for win 7?
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16. November 2009 @ 20:53 |
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Functionally Win7 and Vista are very similar in these regards.
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bigwill68
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16. November 2009 @ 21:06 |
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Thanks Sam
not the best looking but for a regular not Overclocked system that much it can hold what.I need it to do for now for my son getting on online until he leaves for the Air Force but Modifying will be done later down the line if.I don't sell it first as Regular system
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16. November 2009 @ 21:09 |
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Mmm, not bad, though my one complaint about those entirely transparent PC cases is they can't stand up to holding the sort of hardware that does them justice...
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bigwill68
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16. November 2009 @ 21:12 |
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Originally posted by sammorris:
Mmm, not bad, though my one complaint about those entirely transparent PC cases is they can't stand up to holding the sort of hardware that does them justice...
in terms would be? I wish they would make them with the ps mount at the bottom also and side mounting hard drives
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16. November 2009 @ 21:17 |
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They don't have anywhere near sufficient cooling capacity to take high powered graphics cards and high-TDP CPUs, or big blocks of hard drives.
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18. November 2009 @ 23:37 |
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is this caused by hardware issues?OC,mem,ect or a bad install of XP
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19. November 2009 @ 00:01 |
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GigaByte 990FXA-UD5 - AMD FX-8320 @4.0GHz @1.312v - Corsair H-60 liquid CPU Cooler - 4x4 GB GSkill RipJaws DDR3/1866 Cas8, 8-9-9-24 - Corsair 400-R Case - OCZ FATAL1TY 550 watt Modular PSU - Intel 330 120GB SATA III SSD - WD Black 500GB SATA III - WD black 1 TB Sata III - WD Black 500GB SATA II - 2 Asus DRW-24B1ST DVD-Burner - Sony 420W 5.1 PL-II Suround Sound - GigaByte GTX550/1GB 970 Mhz Video - Asus VE247H 23.6" HDMI 1080p Monitor
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22. November 2009 @ 03:57 |
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Hi Everyone
@Cincy
Try this...it should diagnose the orgin of the kernel crash...
The Offline Crash Diagnostic tool for Windows XP is available here:...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923800
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22. November 2009 @ 04:19 |
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This is quite possibly the longest length of time, I've seen the building thread without... posting traffic LOL!
I just had something curious happen. Windows aero disabled, and over 50% of my cpu was in use. Winsat.exe seemed to utilize the greater portion there of. Kind of trippped me out LOL! Anyone know what that could mean? I don't recall Ok'ing any scans, or what not at PRECISELY 1:00Am!
Windows 7 by the way.
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22. November 2009 @ 04:20 |
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I've had windows Aero disable all by itself and come back a minute later on a few occasions. Doesn't happen often enough to warrant trying to find the cause.
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22. November 2009 @ 04:56 |
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@Omega7
WinSAT.exe (System Assessment Tool) integrated in windows runs a series of tests and then rates your computer on a scale ranging from 1 through 5. WinSAT.exe actually rates several subsets of your computer system, including processor, memory, primary hard disk, graphics, and gaming graphics.
Try this...
1. Open Control Panel >> Administrative Tools
2. Double click Task Scheduler
task-scheduler-windows-7
3. Browse to Microsoft\Windows\Maintenance, and Disable the task named "WinSAT" disable-winSAT-windows-7
4. Right click and select disable for WinSAT task in task scheduler.
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22. November 2009 @ 04:58 |
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Ah yeah, the assessment test certainly will disable Aero, as it needs to run a 3D graphics test (with null output).
Interestingly, the windows experience test in Win7 doesn't seem to update properly, as re-running the test with almost entirely different hardware will always produce the same score for all parts of the test.
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22. November 2009 @ 05:12 |
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Thanks LP531, but it would appear that it only does it once a week(Sundays at 1:00Am). I don't see the harm in it. LOL, nor do I see the benefit. Thanks for the info guys.
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22. November 2009 @ 05:24 |
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Hi Sam
: )
@Omega & Sam
WinSAT.exe is not associated with any service...it is integrated as a scheduled task...which runs automatically from task scheduler...
Hence the 1:00 prompted start time...
Shutting Off the scheduled task should stop the occurrences...
@Omega
You are right...it will not harm anything by running...nor is it beneficial to run...at least now you know what it is...what it is doing...and you can now stop it if you wish...Glad to help...
Lp531...
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22. November 2009 @ 07:01 |
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Fool me once, fool me twice etc.
Decided to change my overclock volts setting to Auto after realising I didn't need manual volts for only 3.4Ghz the other day. Never thought to check everest. Bad move.
After wondering why the air coming out of my top fans was so hot, opened everest to discover my CPU temperature was 87ºC. Hmm, seems quite high I thought, new thermal paste? <checks CPU voltage> 1.55V.
No more auto volts for me, EVER.
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22. November 2009 @ 09:04 |
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Originally posted by Lp531:
Hi Everyone
@Cincy
Try this...it should diagnose the orgin of the kernel crash...
The Offline Crash Diagnostic tool for Windows XP is available here:...
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/923800
Well hello Lp... ;) I thought you were under house arrest!! :P Great to see your posts, try to make it here more than once a year! :D
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