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by willyjwebb
Thu May 15, 2014 11:07 am
Forum: Storage
Topic: Installed New Hard Drive = Black Screen
Replies: 24
Views: 64998

Re: Installed New Hard Drive = Black Screen

If bios is accessible, change boot order as a lot of times, it defaults to boot from the newest drive installed, causing a cursor or black screen depending on the board
by willyjwebb
Tue May 13, 2014 1:11 pm
Forum: Motherboards, Chipsets, & RAM
Topic: Mobo Swap, Re-install Windows?
Replies: 45
Views: 11617

Re: Mobo Swap, Re-install Windows?

The big thing that is forgotten a lot is to make sure your bios has the settings correct for ahci/idea/raid. Many times I've swapped a hard drive to another machine, only to see a bsod at windows loading screen. Changing the data option fixes this usually
by willyjwebb
Sun Mar 02, 2014 11:15 am
Forum: Windows
Topic: I want to buy a new laptop, but I want Windows 7
Replies: 13
Views: 3524

Re: I want to buy a new laptop, but I want Windows 7

as someone who installs windows 7 on new laptops for customers on a daily basis, its not really an issue. windows 8 drivers work with 7, and if an installer doesnt, you just extract and install the driver manually. if you are using amd based systems, amd has the chipset driver and video driver. the ...
by willyjwebb
Sun Nov 03, 2013 10:30 pm
Forum: General Hardware
Topic: led scoreboard
Replies: 2
Views: 1217

led scoreboard

so i just bought my son a huge old school rod hockey table, and i want to make an led scoreboard to attach to it, it only has to be small, but i am trying to figure a out a way to trigger the led to change the score, wether its in the net, or just a button near the rods we can manually hit. now im n...
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 6:33 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

im using windows 7 64bit
i feel like im in over my head, and all i want to do is make this 25 dollar box not be a waste
i dont have netflix, but i do have a 2tb full of tv and movies i want to share, thats it
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 3:18 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

i set tsn.ca to my local ip, and when i open type tsn.ca, i get my server, tried the same thing with the netgear site, i just get a site cannot be found error. rebooted pc, netgear, router, cleared cache, im stuck.
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 2:59 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

i give up, i found the dnsmasq option, i set it, it works if i use a different site, but cannot get it to work with this one
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:43 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

ok, hate to sound absolutely ignorant here, got any good leads on a tutorial for that. im stuck and flustered. just trying to get this to work, and it feels like it should be simple
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 11:14 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

i am trying to do it from inside my network. i guess im just really confused. i have apache set up, if i type localhost or my pcs internal ip adress i get the directory i want. i now need help on how to redirect that netgear site to my internal ip
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 10:48 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

Re: redirect problem

when setting the ssid up, i can change dns adresses. my problem is not knowing how to set the dns up to have my apache server viewable from outside my network
by willyjwebb
Sun Oct 13, 2013 9:50 am
Forum: Networking
Topic: redirect problem
Replies: 12
Views: 4422

redirect problem

alright guys, im racking my brain on this one, cant get it figured out. i bought a netgear ntv300 used the other day. i thought (and was wrong) i could use dlna and stream from my pc. i found a firmware confirmed to have dlna and to work, but i need a way to downgrade to this firmware. from reading ...
by willyjwebb
Sat Sep 21, 2013 3:14 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: HELP
Replies: 2
Views: 1705

Re: HELP

no, i had never thought of that actually, ill have to give it a shot. ill post back with my findings
by willyjwebb
Sat Sep 21, 2013 2:28 pm
Forum: Networking
Topic: HELP
Replies: 2
Views: 1705

HELP

ok guys, i need some help here, recently moved, and in my new house, my bedroom is too far from my living room for wireless to be an option, i can barely even get my wireless n card to see the router. Now, i have an eastlink modem in the living room, and another one in my bedroom, so i have 2 totall...
by willyjwebb
Sat Sep 21, 2013 7:07 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

Re: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

i just tried playing crysis 2, and everything is set to extreme at 1080p and it plays great, im surprised in the change from just the processor. had to dial it down to 720 to be playable before
by willyjwebb
Fri Sep 20, 2013 8:52 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

Re: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

now maybe its coincidence, but i disabled core parking, and changed nothing else, and my framerate just about doubled in tomb raider
by willyjwebb
Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:53 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

Re: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

yes, exact same parts, except the 2600 and p8h61-m board.
by willyjwebb
Fri Sep 20, 2013 12:37 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

Re: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

flip mode, sorry for the confusion, sig hasnt been updated in a while. i had the i5 with those cards, then upgraded to 2 5830s, but since sold that system. i found a phenom 955 be with half its pins bent. I took an hour and straightened them, and have been using it ever since. I know a guy who runs ...
by willyjwebb
Fri Sep 20, 2013 10:58 am
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

Re: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

yeah, i already have it, and am currently using it. i picked up the board and 2600 for 150 bucks. so if i can sell my phenom and board with aio water cooler for close to that i will be happy. one strange thing is i seem to get lower framerates in tomb raider with the 2600. running a 4870x2, 8 gigs r...
by willyjwebb
Wed Sep 18, 2013 12:48 pm
Forum: Processors
Topic: upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600
Replies: 15
Views: 4447

upgrade from phenom 2 x4 955 to i7-2600

would an upgrade from the 955 be to an i7-2600 be that big of a difference? i bought the i7 system pretty cheap, so im stuck with a dell board for now. just wondering if i should sell the i7 or keep it and sell the 955
by willyjwebb
Sat Aug 17, 2013 7:06 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 4870x2
Replies: 7
Views: 1808

Re: 4870x2

game profiles, where would i find those, most of my gaming is done on ps3 and 360, so other than installing a game, and running it, im sort of new
by willyjwebb
Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:16 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 4870x2
Replies: 7
Views: 1808

Re: 4870x2

damn, any idea on what performance ill get from the card, so far, it doesnt seem to run much better than a gts 250
by willyjwebb
Sat Aug 17, 2013 3:05 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: 4870x2
Replies: 7
Views: 1808

4870x2

hey guys, just had a question, i have recently received a 4870x2, and was wondering, would frame pacing work for this card as well?
by willyjwebb
Tue May 21, 2013 1:58 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: crossfire problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

Re: crossfire problem

Turns out it was a power supply issue. Crossfire is running great now. Loving the frame rates I'm getting for spend 20 a piece on these 5830s
by willyjwebb
Tue May 21, 2013 1:54 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: bios flashing
Replies: 7
Views: 2468

Re: bios flashing

Yeah, I had read that the 250 was just a rebadged 9800gtx+, but all the old tutorials were gone from the site they were hosted on. I picked it up for 20 bucks, so it was more of a learning experience. If I bricked the card, oh well, I wouldn't care too much.
by willyjwebb
Tue May 21, 2013 12:21 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: bios flashing
Replies: 7
Views: 2468

Re: bios flashing

I flashed it with an evga bios since that's what my card is, and all seemed to go well, until windows loads after the driver is installed, then just black screen. Flashed it again with a zotac bios and everything has worked well since. I haven't got to try it in sli since I do not have a bridge, but...
by willyjwebb
Sun May 19, 2013 8:08 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: crossfire problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

Re: crossfire problem

I re ran the tomb raider benchmark with 1 card installed, and the frame rate changed by 4 frames on average
by willyjwebb
Sun May 19, 2013 7:37 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: crossfire problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

Re: crossfire problem

yeah, its a cheapy, but i guess my real question is, would the lack of power cause all these games to crash as soon as they are started?
by willyjwebb
Sun May 19, 2013 3:53 pm
Forum: Graphics
Topic: crossfire problem
Replies: 6
Views: 1981

crossfire problem

Hey all, I just picked up a couple radeon 5830s, and have them in crossfire on a p7p55d pro. I enable crossfire in CCC, but so far, black ops, cod mw, crysis, and crysis 3 just load a black screen. When I disable crossfire, they all work fine. Tomb raider is the only game I can get working with it e...
by willyjwebb
Mon May 06, 2013 8:10 pm
Forum: Overclocking, Tweaking, & Cooling
Topic: Insanely high temps on new i7 3820 build
Replies: 18
Views: 10057

Re: Insanely high temps on new i7 3820 build

i bought an i5-750 with p7p55d pro from a guy with a 1tb drive and 4 gigs ram for 50 bucks because he said it was overheating. upon inspection, in the bios the temp would rise to 99 degrees in a matter of seconds, but in windows, it would idle around 65. i updated the board bios, and tried new therm...
by willyjwebb
Fri May 03, 2013 7:47 am
Forum: Graphics
Topic: bios flashing
Replies: 7
Views: 2468

bios flashing

Hey guys, I need some help. I just picked up a cheap gets 250 to go with my 9800gtx+ to sli. Wondering if anyone can steer me in the right direction of instructions on how to flash the 9800 with the gts bios. Windows doesn't give me an option to sli the current setup in the nvidia control panel
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