Posts by JohnTheLad

I found an old backup disk from when I first got the computer and did a clean format of my hard drive. I reinstalled only a few things, got the latest drivers and W7 updates, and it's still stopping at POST. Only now if I let it sit...

Chkdsk only found about the same amount of crap as it does from any other improper shutdown. Memtest ran fine.   My thermal paste is coming a bit loose from my graphics card (yay non-integrated, boo no standardization amongst...

So this morning my computer just came back on. Now, I trust this less than I trust it still being inoperable, because computers don't do things randomly. So while I can't necessarily try your method now, I would like to see if we can...

I don't really know which forum to post this in, so I'll leave this here for now.   So I found a creative way to f**k up my computer.   First, specs: don't have every number in existence off hand, but it's a stock (I...

I go with Samsung, not out of experience but because I'm a SSD virgin and trust Samsung products. Also a user's first post is the most magical post, and I will consume your SSD with my foul first-post magicks.