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<pubDate>Sun, 08 Nov 2009 09:17:29 EDT</pubDate>
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<title>Odd Memory Issue</title>
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<description><![CDATA[Hello all. this one is odd.  Motherboard is Asus P7P55D with i7 860 CPU and 4 - 2GB PC3-12800 DDR3 memory.

Here is where it gets odd:

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Notice that I do have a 64 Bit version of Windows installed, and also note that it is reporting the installed memory as 8.00 GB, yet it also says there is only 3.99 GB usable memory.

Here is what Everest 5.30 shows:

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I ran Memtest86+ on all 4 DIMMs and no errors were reported. I have already loaded the latest BIOS, and all drivers are up to date, although it cannot be a driver issue as when I boot to the BIOS it shows the amount of memory installed as 4088 MB.  I tried every memory setting I could - memory re-map, dram speed, voltage, timings, you name it I did it to no avail.

Has anyone ever seen a problem like this? Tech support is useless.. Asus says it is the memory, and Corsair says it is the motherboard. 

What I found with various searches lead to at best a non-answer.  Any idea what it could be?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-04 08:04:04</pubDate>
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<title>ASUS Motherboard P5e won&#x27;t POST</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23305286</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hi

I have got ASUS Motherborad P5e,,,,yesterday it did POST today it did not work.

I can see SB LED lights up in green color

I removed all cards and RAMs and HD,,,,only CPU left, and shorted the pin for POWER SW,,,still noting worked, CPU fan wouldn't spin at all.

Unplugged the power supply cable that is hooked to motherboard and hooked it again

If the motherboard SB LED lights up, the power supply is almost certainly working.

Another test I did try this power supply on my old PCs (i.e another motherboard) and its fan and the CPU fan both of them span.

PSU is BESTA PT-550W

Is there any other troubleshooting should I consider ?

Thanks ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 04:59:08</pubDate>
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<title>[hard drive] Buying cooling fan for external hard drive</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23308651</link>
<description><![CDATA[I am thinking of buying a portable fan http://www.amazon.com/Holmes-HACP7W-7-Inch-Clip-Personal/dp/B00006WNO4/ref=pd_bxgy_k_img_a to keep my external hard drive cool.Do you think it is a good idea or there are other options?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-08 00:07:05</pubDate>
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<title>Looking for driver for Samsung SH-S223C DVD drive</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23298759</link>
<description><![CDATA[Seems to be really hard to find.  Anyone wanna take a crack?  I've looked and looked, and I found two sites, but one of them requires registration at cost ($1.99 per month) and the other has not responded with an email to confirm my email (required for free registration).  There's even an option to send me an email with a link to a download if all I wanted was just one file to download.  I went for it, but no email.  Went to Samsung site about it, but no reply.  I got this OEM drive from Newegg, and I need help here... ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 20:38:59</pubDate>
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<title>something loose inside laptop.</title>
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<description><![CDATA[I was moving my wife's laptop just a second ago and I heard something like a screw, or plastic moving around inside under the keyboard.  Everything works fine, I have noticed that the cpu area getting a little warmer, but I've got like a million things running at once, including boinc.  Should I be worried?  It's about 6 months old, Compaq 419 bought from Wal-Mart.

Like mentioned everything seems to be working like normal.
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What else would you do?
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 18:20:57</pubDate>
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<title>[hard drive] Hard Drive missing space</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23307956</link>
<description><![CDATA[I picked up an IBM Deskstar hard drive at a yard sale.  It is supposed to be a 40GB drive, p/n 07N7403.  I installed it in an external HD case and reformated it.  It only shows up as a total of 11.6GB total.  Where is the other space on this drive?  Am I missing something here?]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-11-07 20:48:18</pubDate>
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<title>[hard drive] Need to know where can locate security hex screwdri</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23267327</link>
<description><![CDATA[The usb port on my external hard drive is broke. One of the gold connections is broke and won't allow connection to be made. I tried to locate the security hex at sears but supposeably only special order if they have it in their catalog. Is there anywhere online besides Ebay to look for the security hex I need to remove the hard drive from the case. ]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-30 16:26:11</pubDate>
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<title>Video Card Help?</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23243729</link>
<description><![CDATA[Hello All,

  Im just now getting back on the site its bad that I have to ask for help as soon as im back but please help me.

  I have im thinking a 256MB video card with DVI inputs,  I can only find one bar code on it but it has no more stickers on it or maybe im missing something that could tell me what kinda video card it is so I  can get the correct drivers.  I hope this bar code helps someone point me in the right directions to finding the driver im also thinking its an ATI video card.

bar code "87B988K001839".

also has in white letters RoHS on the back,  I cant take a picture right now because my camera is currently messed up but I will provide any information on the card for assistance.  Thank You all and hope your having a blessed day.  God Bless!]]></description>
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<pubDate>2009-10-26 14:49:20</pubDate>
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<title>[hard drive] New Hitachi 7K2000 2TB SATA 3.0 gbs Drive--- PC won</title>
<link>http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,23298329</link>
<description><![CDATA[Just purchased a brand new Hitachi 2.0 TB 7K2000 SATA drive after some good reviews (and a nice price.)

Well, it arrived 2 days ago.   However whenever I hook it up, as soon as I plug in the SATA cable the PC stops POSTing.   I can hear the drive (it's very quiet) making a '[click]' then a quiet noise then '[click] again, rinse, repeat, rinse repeat as long as it has power.

I can't get in the PC BIOS.  It doesn't make it that far.   I've tried googling around to see if there's any known incompatibilities between Hard-drives and the Intel DX38BT board but haven't found anything.... not have I found any reports of these new drives doing this.

I am suspecting the drive is simply DOA.  (It happens).... but was wondering on the off chance if anyone's heard of something like this happening or any potential solutions or work-arounds?
I'm hesitant to just call for a replacement drive if there's some incompatibility issue or something that is resolvable on my end.

Thanks in advance :D
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"Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power." -- Benito Mussolini
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<pubDate>2009-11-05 19:07:39</pubDate>
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