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Jakatak_
Profile Joined October 2010
United States117 Posts
May 20 2012 03:09 GMT
#2741


OS: Windows 7 64 bit

Motherboard: ASRock Z77 Extreme4 LGA 1155 Intel Z77 HDMI SATA 6Gb/s USB 3.0 ATX Intel Motherboard

Processor: Intel Core i7 3770K processor 3.5 4 LGA 1155 BX80637I73770K

Power Supply: CORSAIR Professional Series 750w

RAM: Corsair ddr31 16gb

Graphics Card: EVGA GeForce GTX 560 1024 MB GDDR5 PCI Express 2.0 2DVI/Mini-HDMI SLI Ready Graphics Card, 01G-P3-1460-KR

So I still have the same hard drive and i reinstalled windows 7 on my new build which consists of everything i mentioned. So I started installing my motherboards drivers, and then i put in the CD for my graphics card drivers. I forgot to connect the 2 pci 6 connectors to my graphics card so i plugged that in and then when i start my computer it doesn't show anything on the monitor, but if i unplug the pci connectors and leave the graphics card in the motherboard slot it will run off the processors graphics and i can see stuff, i tried installing the drivers then but it says that it cannot detect the graphics hardware...

Does anyone know how I can fix this issue?
I am not the hotkey/reddit/help noobs jakatak.
OneBaseKing
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Afghanistan412 Posts
May 20 2012 03:22 GMT
#2742
Thanks guys another question: A few days ago I took my comp over to a technician and he found out that my Windows 7 wasn't genuine without even bypassing the login screen... do you guys know how he detected my pirated Windows 7 without even logging in?
Zushen
Profile Joined June 2011
275 Posts
May 20 2012 04:10 GMT
#2743
On May 20 2012 12:22 bbrian wrote:
Thanks guys another question: A few days ago I took my comp over to a technician and he found out that my Windows 7 wasn't genuine without even bypassing the login screen... do you guys know how he detected my pirated Windows 7 without even logging in?
Correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure that technician is BSing you and trying to get your money. I would stay away
m1rk3
Profile Joined July 2011
Canada412 Posts
May 20 2012 05:59 GMT
#2744
Is it possible to use the ultimate steal to install WIn7 onto a blank HD for a build? I have read the microsft forums and found that the ultimate steal can only be used on systems that have vista or Win7 home basic (upgrade only).

http://www.microsoftstore.com/store/msstore/en_US/cat/categoryID.37826100
For the Dominion!
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-20 06:43:15
May 20 2012 06:28 GMT
#2745
The Ultimate Steal is the program where Microsoft sells you a Windows 7 upgrade DVD? Unless Microsoft has change their policies, the Windows 7 upgrade DVD works just like a full version. You just need to change a registry key which you can find on Google.

Again, perhaps they have changed their policy with upgrade DVDs.
Penecks
Profile Joined August 2010
United States600 Posts
May 20 2012 06:54 GMT
#2746
Pretty dumb question but if I remove a SATA drive from my comp that has only data files (movies music etc.), with the actual OS being on a different drive, and then format the drive the has the OS on it, and hook up the the SATA drive with data again, it won't ask me to format that data drive will it? In other words, my comp should just detect the drive as if nothing had happened even though the OS drive was freshly formatted?
straight poppin
OneBaseKing
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Afghanistan412 Posts
May 20 2012 07:59 GMT
#2747
On May 20 2012 13:10 Zushen wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2012 12:22 bbrian wrote:
Thanks guys another question: A few days ago I took my comp over to a technician and he found out that my Windows 7 wasn't genuine without even bypassing the login screen... do you guys know how he detected my pirated Windows 7 without even logging in?
Correct me if im wrong but im pretty sure that technician is BSing you and trying to get your money. I would stay away


Yeah but then how did he know that it was pirated? O.o
EdenPLusDucky
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
571 Posts
May 20 2012 08:47 GMT
#2748
Maybe because you told him something that would make him know that it was pirated, like you couldn't download windows updates. derp
Rollin
Profile Joined March 2011
Australia1552 Posts
May 20 2012 09:10 GMT
#2749
On May 20 2012 15:54 Penecks wrote:
Pretty dumb question but if I remove a SATA drive from my comp that has only data files (movies music etc.), with the actual OS being on a different drive, and then format the drive the has the OS on it, and hook up the the SATA drive with data again, it won't ask me to format that data drive will it? In other words, my comp should just detect the drive as if nothing had happened even though the OS drive was freshly formatted?

Correct. You don't need to remove the drive though, just format and install on the correct drive .
Throw off those chains of reason, and your prison disappears. | Check your posting frequency timeline: http://www.teamliquid.net/mytlnet/post_activity_img.php
gruff
Profile Joined September 2010
Sweden2276 Posts
May 20 2012 12:45 GMT
#2750
On May 19 2012 18:52 Wroshe wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 19 2012 18:32 gruff wrote:
On May 19 2012 18:27 Wroshe wrote:
Did a format of my hard drive yesterday and I am now running into this problem.

After installing my GPU drivers my PC no longer recognizes the Monitor as if I turned the monitor on when the PC is off. It does display everything while it's booting but when it's finished booting the screen goes black.

What damn stupid mistake did I make? It is plugged in by the way.

After starting with a clean windows install the procedure has been the following.
1- Install LAN Driver from the Motherboard CD
2- Install Anti Virus
3- Run Windows Update
4- Install GPU Driver
5- Problems

What happens if you boot in safe mode?

I can boot in safe mode. Not sure what use that is because I can't access the ATI Catalyst Control center through there.

For the record: I am using an ATI HD5850 on a Windows 7 64bit machine which means that these should be the appropriate drivers: link.

Try uninstalling the drivers in safe mode and reinstall them. You could try an older version as well. It sounds like a driver issue to me.
taldarimAltar
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
973 Posts
May 20 2012 14:30 GMT
#2751
Im going to build my first Pc, is it possible to connect the wrong power cables to the components and fry it?
Womwomwom
Profile Blog Joined September 2009
5930 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-05-20 14:47:16
May 20 2012 14:43 GMT
#2752
You have to be pretty stupid to install hardware incorrectly. I can see people screwing up the installation of the CPU cooler, some of which have some pretty arcane mounting hardware and base design (i.e. Hyper 212+, hope the designer got a stern dressing down for its creation). I can also see people forgetting to plug something in but neither of these two examples will fry a computer.

Some plugs may fit both ways but only one way will physically snap into the socket. If you understand this, you should be able to figure out if you're installing hardware incorrectly. Besides that, just read instructions.
taldarimAltar
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
973 Posts
May 20 2012 15:23 GMT
#2753
I just touched the top of my i5 processor and left a very faint finger print will the heat transfer screw up?
JingleHell
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
United States11308 Posts
May 20 2012 15:28 GMT
#2754
On May 21 2012 00:23 taldarimAltar wrote:
I just touched the top of my i5 processor and left a very faint finger print will the heat transfer screw up?


It could, in a miniscule way, have an effect. Use some isopropyl rubbing alcohol, highest concentration you can get, and either gauze pads or coffee filters to clean it when you need to. Neither of those will leave crap behind.
Penecks
Profile Joined August 2010
United States600 Posts
May 20 2012 18:29 GMT
#2755
On May 20 2012 18:10 Rollin wrote:
Show nested quote +
On May 20 2012 15:54 Penecks wrote:
Pretty dumb question but if I remove a SATA drive from my comp that has only data files (movies music etc.), with the actual OS being on a different drive, and then format the drive the has the OS on it, and hook up the the SATA drive with data again, it won't ask me to format that data drive will it? In other words, my comp should just detect the drive as if nothing had happened even though the OS drive was freshly formatted?

Correct. You don't need to remove the drive though, just format and install on the correct drive .

Thanks!
straight poppin
taldarimAltar
Profile Blog Joined April 2011
973 Posts
May 20 2012 19:02 GMT
#2756
Is it better to connect case fan direct to mobo or to the PSU?
fert
Profile Joined August 2009
Canada71 Posts
May 20 2012 20:04 GMT
#2757
On May 21 2012 04:02 taldarimAltar wrote:
Is it better to connect case fan direct to mobo or to the PSU?


That depends on if you want the fan running constantly (PSU), or if you want to let your mobo control your fan. Some fans come with multiple pre-set speeds, so I have several hooked up on the lowest speed directly the the PSU, and then some to the Mobo to kick in when it decides it needs more circulation.
Shield
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Bulgaria4824 Posts
May 21 2012 00:06 GMT
#2758
Can anyone please tell me an e-mail for Acer's tech support? I'd like to get the latest bios changelog for a specific laptop. Acer Aspire 5750G.
OneBaseKing
Profile Blog Joined April 2012
Afghanistan412 Posts
May 21 2012 00:35 GMT
#2759
What's the best antivirus program?
What's the best comp-cleaning program?
Nabutso
Profile Joined April 2011
351 Posts
May 21 2012 04:26 GMT
#2760
Quick quesstion: Can I SLI a 680 and a 670? I know you can Xfire certain AMD cards that aren't the exact same card, so I'm just wondering. I'm not getting quite the performance I want for Tera in 2560x1440 with a single 680.
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