The Computer Megathread

[Ethan]

Ohlol. My iPod auto correct, let me retype that.
The computer I'm working with was completely corrupted by on of those fake virus protection things, but now, when I made the video, the OS surprised me by showing up completely functional, save for the hard drives being unreadable except for the OS.
So when I try to install windows from the installer, it says no valid partitions are found. I don't know what that means so I posted this.

Boot in to the OS and use a partitioning tool to either create a useable partition or fix your current one somehow.

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[Becquerel]

Whats "Partitioning" And

Merry Nerdmas

[Ethan]

Whats "Partitioning" And

Merry Nerdmas

Drive partitioning is the act of dividing a hard drive in to separate storage media that act as separate hard drives.
You can have an OS on one partition and a different OS on another and choose what to boot into when you turn the machine on.

[Mushroom man]

I wanted do get a new graphics card for my laptop, but I don't think the chances of that being possible are very good. So am I able to upgrade mine? It's an Acer Aspire 5736Z. And if possible, would Geek Squad be able to do it? I wouldn't trust myself doing stuff like that.

[Extrude]

It's not possible.

[Mushroom man]

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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[captain blue]

I want to turn my old laptop into a second monitor via Eyefinity

Is that possible considering the only thing that has to with monitors on my laptop is this thing?



If it possible, how would I go about doing it? Would my laptop have to remain charged? (AKA plugged in)

[Ethan]

I want to turn my old laptop into a second monitor via Eyefinity

Is that possible considering the only thing that has to with monitors on my laptop is this thing?



If it possible, how would I go about doing it? Would my laptop have to remain charged? (AKA plugged in)

You'd have to somehow hook it up so that the monitor was an output to a secondary device. The port you showed is an output so that the laptop can have an external monitor.
It would be a bit of wiring as they don't use normal ports inside a laptop.

[Becquerel]

So if I were to download Trinity Rescue Kit onto a USB Drive, when I insert it into a computer, would Trinity run automatically or would I have to open it from the USB Drive folder?

[aludane]

I can't see it.
Artifacts are usually a sign of a dying GPU, or you've overclocked it a bit too far. Did you overclock it at all?
And it wouldn't be a fault in the game. If your GPU can't handle maximum load without being in the green zone for temperatures and all that jazz, then it's either a fault of the user (if overclocked) or the hardware.

I didn't overclock it. I also monitored the temperatures after/while playing a game and it was at the standard temperature.

[Becquerel]

What's "Sandy Bridge" and what socket does it use.

Also does Newegg ship to Overseas APO/FPO Boxes in different countries? Because I live in Misawa and the only way for me to get computer hardware is from Amazon.

And when you buy a PSU, does it come with the Cable that plugs into the wall?

[Ethan]

So if I were to download Trinity Rescue Kit onto a USB Drive, when I insert it into a computer, would Trinity run automatically or would I have to open it from the USB Drive folder?

I don't think it makes a difference.
Are you greeted with a graphical interface or a command prompt?
If you are shown a command prompt, you'll want to type this:

cd X:\Folder here\Setup file here.exe

where X is the drive letter of the flash drive.

I didn't overclock it. I also monitored the temperatures after/while playing a game and it was at the standard temperature.

Looks like it might've been bunged then.

You say it was XFX? They have a lifetime warranty. Return it.

What's "Sandy Bridge" and what socket does it use.

Also does Newegg ship to Overseas APO/FPO Boxes in different countries? Because I live in Misawa and the only way for me to get computer hardware is from Amazon.

And when you buy a PSU, does it come with the Cable that plugs into the wall?

Sandy Bridge is a CPU architecture made by Intel. It uses Socket LGA 1155, and mostly chipsets H61, H67, P67 and Z68.

I don't think newegg ships internationally unfortunately. You can always buy the things through one of those companies who buys your things, then sends it to you after they have received it.

Most PSUs do. I haven't found one so far that hasn't, but with cheap ones it's hard to say what they won't come with.

[Becquerel]

Whats a good PSU WITH a 9 Pin Connector for a GPU?

[Nickelob Ultra]

Just ordered a 2x2GB kit for my M11x.  It's so cheap too, wouldn't believe it.  The M11x is also so tightly designed it's amazing.  Everything fits snugly with each other.

I found the hard drive too but I don't think I'm going to upgrade that at all because the only upgrade worth putting in it is an SSD and I'll wait til those become cheap.

[steve5451]

How do I contact XFX about my broken graphics card? I went on their website and went to support and contact us but nothing seemed right. :C

EDIT: Okay, so I threw in my old graphics card one more time, and it seems to be giving off a code of some sort by using the fan to produce noise. It goes like this:
It whirls to full speed and then cuts out 7 times. It then whirls up to full speed one more time and stays like that. It has yet to produce a signal from the DVI, VGA, or HDMI.