I would call them back and 81tch like h3ll. Otherwise replace the hs & fans with replacements from a reputable company such as Thermalright (they make great heatsinks) and Arctic Cooling (best quiet...

Also, there is no way to recover the additional space...

Yes, you will always loose space when you format (however it's not cumulative). I believe (not sure) that the space used for formatting does not depend upon the drive or partition size. Hope this...

Check to see if your GPU fan is running...Mav.

No problem, sorry I couldn't have been of more help though. ~Mav.

Speedfan is a nice (FREE!) utility that may be helpful for overclockers, as it allows you to adjust the speed of your CPU and case fans according to the temperature. This will allow your machine to...

Thats pretty cool (not that it died), I have heard of newer HDDs using glass and ceramics but I have never seen them myself (though I think I have one...A Samsung Spinpoint 750Gb). I have taken many...

Well good luck, 6.5 hrs is a small price to pay for recovery though. Let me know how/if it works and the name of the program. Hopefully i'm wrong. ~Mav.

I need you to test it be4 I buy it...LOL

Well with such a slow card, what do you expect?...LOL. The issue is VERY likely cooling, Sapphire has had issues with their single slot card cooling solutions (I know I have two of em'). If it were...

Check to be sure that you have the driver installed, and try to update it if possible. Also be sure that it works (at least with a monitor). One other thing; be sure to change the TV input (VID,...

Third Opinion: Time for a new battery (may want to upgrade to a extended life one if available, not that much more $$)...Mav.

This could explain why your IE seems to be slow, like caperjack said we need more info on the board. If it is the same mobo I don't see why it should be slower. If you changed to a different mobo...

I think you may have misunderstood me when I said primary, I plan on using it for all programs and data that requires speed. Again thanks Dima for the help in my thread. Do you really think that...

I may be incorrect, but I believe that the data is unrecoverable without using professional data recovery (They disassemble the disk and manually retrieve SOME/most of the lost data, at great...

Thanks for the help, Mav.

Thanks for the response Dima. What about the card, does anyone know if a PCIe-x8 card will operate in a mobo with PCIe-x16 with a PCIe-x4 electrical?

Sorry for the slow response, I don't believe many folks here know much about SCSI RAID. I have a little basic knowledge because I have been investigating using a SCSI RAID controller for a similar...

Is this thread in the wrong place? Any help is appreciated...

Also worth noting, the 74Gb Raptor and 250Gb Hitachi are being removed and another 750Gb Samsung is likely to be added in the near future (to be mirrored / RAID 1 with the 1st), running out of case...

Like Fest3er said, if you decide not to use them, at least disassemble them for the magnets (rare earth - neodymium magnets), and the incredible strong and shiny coasters, I mean platters inside. ...

I know that this is not the solution to your dilemma, but search the manufacturer's website to find a compatible HDD list, though I don't think this is your problem. After verifying your hard drive,...

There are also cables that obtain power from two separate USB ports (if available), my external case (EAGLE EB-240-00065 2.5" USB2.0 to IDE mesh External Enclosure - Retail from Newegg) came with...

That may be your "missing" space (just allocated elsewhere), also when you format a disk you "loose" space (it is still there, just used for formatting). Best of luck~Mav.

You should be able to reformat the drive with a windows disk upon restart. If not try using it as a secondary drive and formatting it in your OS. Oh yea and if you get that to work don't forget to...

I am looking to use faster HDDs for my main system disk. Is RAID 5 a good choice (with 3x 15000 SAS HDDs)? I know that RAID 0 is faster, but I want redundancy without too great of compromise. Is...

Sorry I could not have been of more help...hope everything goes well with the new puter~Mav.

Try downloading new drivers, if they do make the problem worse, simply roll-back the driver to the original. If this doesn't remedy the issue you may be able to find a replacement vid card for the...

There are certainly better graphics available for your mobo. A recommendation depends on your budget and the intended usage. For high end gaming I recommend a ATI HD 3870x2 (likely too fast for...

Sounds like you may have installed your CPU without seating the HSF properly. Very likely killed your CPU, but probably did not damage your mobo. Best of Luck ~Mav.

Your CPU is more than sufficient, your RAM may very well be the issue...post specs. If im not mistaken, the cashe does not really matter except for speed, because your memory will take over when the...

I dont believe that it is your mobo, due to the fact that you can get to the Windows loading screen. I believe your computer has a nasty cold, possibly even a virus...I would suggest reformatting...

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Glad to hear that you are using surge protected phone lines now; sorry I couldn't be of more help, but at least it shouldn't happen again in the future. ~Mav

I agree with M, your mobo is almost certainly fried, and likely other subsystems with it (including the CPU and RAM). Best of luck, and dont forget to invest in a good surge protector...I recommend...

Definately try swapping the PSU since you need to upgrade, your graphics card uses a decent amount of current; however i feel it is likely your GPU. If available try a different graphics card to...

Last night my machine lost all functionality, as nearly all programs have failed to open properly, including IExplorer and Mozilla. The best I can figure it may be a issue with the new video card,...

A friend of mine has just purchased a new vid card and is having driver issues. He has a ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe Mobo, AMD Phenom Quad-core 9600 2.31GHz, w/ 8Gb of G-Skill DDR-2, running on Win XP Pro...

You will know more when you open it up...To do so I recommend buying a security-screwdriver set (very handy). This includes all the weird screw heads that you are likely to encounter. Try Northern...