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Old Hi-Fi

If the truth be known guys, I really don't want the hassle of trying to sell any of these items. I googled as suggested and found that I could get a fair return on my stuff including a Denon switchable transformer for either MM or MC cartridges - - - but it is about the only thing I would...
- jimmyj68
- Post #10
- Apr 14, 2014
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Old Hi-Fi

Before computers, back in the early (80 -83) eighties, I was an audiophile. A company called hafler marketed power amp and preamp kits. Over a period of 24 hours I built a hafler DH - 200 amp and a DH - 101 preamp. Built a system with a Yamaha PF -800 turntable, a Yamaha T-300 Am-FM tuner...
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- Apr 14, 2014
- Replies: 15
- Forum: OT Discussion Club
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Stealth Computer Grabbing

You all missed the point. Do you think it would be easy to find a link between a heavy hitter like Comcast and the far right? All the lobbyist support the business model. - - So they can continue to get exclusive right to operate in a town or city or county. The disinformation strategy of...
- jimmyj68
- Post #8
- Apr 1, 2014
- Forum: Politics and News
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Stealth Computer Grabbing

I just ran across a thread about used/unused ports on routers that brings clarity to something that has been bothering me since the failed debut in cyberspace of the ACA. In an age when just about every retailer has an internet presence that can ship anything to you and charge you a dozen...
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- Mar 31, 2014
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Politics and News
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only in safe mode

Hey, new stuff to think about. After the last post I simply reinstalled the video drivers from the board DVD and it booted right up as it should. I'm using the regular system now, my last message was from safe mode. But there is a new wrinkle I forgot to mention. Every time I reboot or turn...
- jimmyj68
- Post #9
- Nov 9, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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only in safe mode

This has to be malware. I redid, undid, studied all aspects of the motherboard bios and had it running beautifully last evening. I could reboot, turn the system off, walk away from it for 15 minutes come back and it would boot up to the sign in screen in about 15 seconds. Working like a...
- jimmyj68
- Post #8
- Nov 9, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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only in safe mode

There is no designated error - there is a "stock" screen that comes up simply announcing failure to start and then cycling through a self repair operation which it then announces it couldn't do and offers you a number of solution steps. I would love to just do a win 8 system refresh but it asks...
- jimmyj68
- Post #6
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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only in safe mode

I have tried everything, I reverted to the drivers that were installed when 8.1 was installed and 8.1 has been working until now. I strongly suspect I have some kind of virus. Reinstalling video drivers fixes it for maybe an hour or so and then it will for no apparent reason - blue screen with...
- jimmyj68
- Post #4
- Nov 8, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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only in safe mode

I upgraded win 7 to win 8 pro to win 8.1 pro and everything seemed to run smoothly. I run a biostar hi-fi 77 motherboard and I not leaving well enough alone went on Biostar's web page to see if maybe the motherboard drivers had been tweaked to win 8.1. Not long after this I suddenly got a...
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- Nov 8, 2013
- Replies: 9
- Forum: Operating Systems
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WEBSHOTS Snafu on WIN8

Thanks for that good advice! The glitter of WIN8 made me forget about the old standby fixes in windows - F8 -safe mode. Only one problem - I was never fast enough to get F8 in time. Trying to tap the key rapidly after turning on the system never caught safe mode - - - - holding down F8...
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Aug 28, 2013
- Forum: Windows
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WEBSHOTS Snafu on WIN8

My dear 96 year old mother-in-law trashed her vista computer some way or another and went out and bought an HP Desktop with WIN8. After the initial issues with WIN8 for folks raised on previous windows versions, things seemed to be going OK. A day or two ago she called me (mother-in-law...
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- Aug 25, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Windows
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Strange goings on-----

Following up on Savatar's suggestions, I was poking around in the bios on my Biostar HI-Fi Z77X board and accidently closed the bios with the ignore all changes and reset button. Immediate result? No video at all. I was using HDMI and the PEG of GTX 650. The default bios is for the internal...
- jimmyj68
- Post #4
- Aug 22, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What will happen????

Gee guys, I just want to do it. Nothing more expected than the satisfaction of having made the swap. Then maybe I can sell the board and CPU intact for a reasonable price. I kinda thought too that there couldn't be a tremendous difference to WIN 8 between Ivy Bridge Z77 and Haswell Z87...
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- Post #7
- Aug 12, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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What will happen????

Well . . . . . I don't expect I'll see much difference. . . . but I will know there is technological changes that make a difference in overall system efficiency and functionality. I'm not a heavy gamer, just Microsoft Flight Sim, which by the way for some odd reason refuses to load on my...
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Aug 12, 2013
- Forum: Computer Building
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Strange goings on-----

Thanks Savatar - I was thinking what you outlined but felt sure all those settings were ok - didn't check them- I will now.
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Aug 11, 2013
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Strange goings on-----

I recently purchased and installed a Dragon Naturally Home program. A few days later the program opened and warned me I was running a single processor CPU and the program may not operate efficiently. My response initially was ---what??? I'm running a quad core I5 processor. Rebooted and...
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- Aug 11, 2013
- Replies: 5
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What will happen????

I have an Ivy Bridge (I Think) i5 processor on a Z77 Biostar board. I'm running an upgraded win7 to win8 operating system. Because I want to ( holler if I have nothing to gain from it) I'm thinking about simply lifting out the Z77 board and processor, and dropping in an haswell board and i5...
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- Aug 11, 2013
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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Page 2

On 8 December, I posted a glowing praise of my upgrade from WIN 7 Home Premium to WIN 8 Pro. It was glowing because it went slick as can be and I seemed to have everything I had in WIN 7 immediately available on metro through metro or through the metro jump to my WIN7 desktop. Thrilled I...
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- Dec 12, 2012
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Operating Systems
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that wasn't so hard!

After much forum searching, and listening to (reading) the lamentations of many about the woes of WIN 8, This evening I bit the bullet and put the WIN8 Pro 64 DVD in my drive. About 15 to 20 minutes later I was a windows 8 user and back to my desktop with the photo of a red, white and blue MIG...
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- Dec 8, 2012
- Replies: 7
- Forum: Operating Systems
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USB powered speakers

thanks for the info. I'm going to get three 10 dollar speaker sets for three computers used in a kids learning situation. Didn't want to spend too much on the kid'd sounds. if these 10 dollar speakers crap out no haem done. Thanks again.
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Sep 24, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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USB powered speakers

Inexpensive desktop speakers powered from a USB port ----how does it access your analog/digital sound signals? Does it matter if you are using on-board sound or a sound card?
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- Sep 24, 2012
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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image at 64 to receiving OS at 32?

A late response but I am talking two different computer each with its own copy of win7. Seperate keys and OEM versions. I don't think I can install 64bit WIN7 over the 32bit version with two different win7 packages it might be fun to try but i'm just recovering from the meltdown that prompted...
- jimmyj68
- Post #5
- Aug 26, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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image at 64 to receiving OS at 32?

Based on what you just said, you can probably only restore an image to the exact same machine. The 64 bit machine was on a DH67 intel MB with an i5-3570K cpu, and a Samsung 830 SSD. I would be trying to put that image on a DP35 intel MB with an Core 2 Duo -E8400 CPU and a WD 1TB mechanical...
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- Post #3
- Aug 25, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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image at 64 to receiving OS at 32?

I am starting a new machine that runs win7 32. I would like to restore a system image stored on an external drive to the new machine that runs win7 32. The system image comes from a win7 64 machine. Will this work?
- jimmyj68
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- Aug 25, 2012
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Operating Systems
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What does VIRTU do technically?

Thanks for the info folks - you have answered a lot of questions- many I didn't even ask. The issues of frame rate manipulation (though I'm not using MVP, it won't load to my hybrid CPU motherboard), is of course in the basic VIRTU and is probable cause for something I've had problems with in...
- jimmyj68
- Post #5
- Aug 10, 2012
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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What does VIRTU do technically?

I'm running an i5-3570K on an intel DH67BL mobo. I have the latest drivers from NVIDIA working an MSI GTX-460 card and the latest intel IGP drivers for the 4000 series IGP. I also have the latest VIRTU second level drivers installed. It took some finagling to get these guys working together...
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- Aug 10, 2012
- Replies: 4
- Forum: Graphics Cards
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Will the switdh kill WIN7

Not to be argumentative because I'm not techie enough to sustantiate any argument, but I bet you .50 cent that the thing built into the processor called "Trusted Execution Technology" would probably block acess to windows immediately following a CPU switch. There are things going on inside...
- jimmyj68
- Post #10
- Jul 4, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Will the switdh kill WIN7

I removed the stock heat sink paste from the Intel cooler and used a dab of artic silver instead. The actual swap was painless. Turn the little clickers counterclockwise and out comes the cooler used with the SB - push click and the cooler (same) with the IB dabbed with artic silver is...
- jimmyj68
- Post #8
- Jul 3, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Will the switdh kill WIN7

I'm avoiding the purchase of an H77 board, while getting the upgrade to the 4000 intergrated graphics. I have no need for USB 3.0 so I won't (and my older USB peripherals won't either) miss USB 3.0. So I thought this was and easy graphics and speed upgrade. If I should find myself missing the...
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Jul 2, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Will the switdh kill WIN7

I'm about to pop out a i5-2500k and pop in an i5- 3570K in an Intel DH67BL mobo. I've crossed all the "t's" and dotted all the "i's" as far as mobo compatibility bios and otherwise as far as the board is concerned. Question - will the operating system survive this change or am I looking at...
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- Jul 2, 2012
- Replies: 12
- Forum: Computer Building
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Explain z77 and p67 interghangeability with generation 2 and 3 i5 and i7 processors

I think I will bite the cannon shell and get an Ivy bridge I5, and in a few months get a Z or H 77 board. probably and H. I don't overclock except the gratis overclock that the intel board gives and the only game I play is good old Flight Sim X. Tied in with Virtu I get pretty good graphics...
- jimmyj68
- Post #3
- Jun 23, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building
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Explain z77 and p67 interghangeability with generation 2 and 3 i5 and i7 processors

From reading advertising copy I get the impression a z77 board will work with either a generation 2 or a generation 3 processor. I'm not clear if a P67 board willk work with either processor. I'm asking because i would like to upgrade my H67 board with a 3rd generation I5 for now and get a...
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- Jun 23, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Computer Building
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good info about my snafu

Read over on operating systems about my buying a new motherboard/CPU etc. because of problems I encountered that were primarily about video appearing and disappearing. After loads of troubleshooting that culminated in my deciding my DP55SB intel board was dying, and replacing it with a new...
- jimmyj68
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- Apr 17, 2012
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Computer Building
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W7 image restored to a new and different MB

I brief update. I tried the in program back-up/restorer and retrieved the image from 28 March. It tok some finagling and reinstalling the motherboard drivers/video etc. as i was using GTX 460 vid card before not onboard video, and the same with onboard sound as i used an ASUS card before. But...
- jimmyj68
- Post #7
- Apr 11, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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W7 image restored to a new and different MB

Matt970, thnaks for that heads-up. The image from the DP55SB board will bring in all of the operating drivers from that board and could completely hose the drivers on the new board. That's a scary prospect. But like ViRGE says there may not be such a difference between the 67 chipset and the...
- jimmyj68
- Post #6
- Apr 11, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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W7 image restored to a new and different MB

Let me see if I understand this----If I get Acronis - install it on my new board/WIN7 - it will go to my inplace external backup, backed up using the WIN7 system, and plunk that info down on my new board/cpu and everything will be just like it was before! Did I get it right???
- jimmyj68
- Post #5
- Apr 11, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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issue with internet connection

For some reason the motherboard disc will not automatically load the lan adapter drivers. You have to go into the disc directory find the Lan drivers and load them from there. I remember tearing my hair out a few years back trying to get on the internet before I read the writing on the back of...
- jimmyj68
- Post #5
- Apr 10, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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Best freeWare for taking image of OS drive

Hey I've done it a couple of times with WIN7 backup and restore. Just an image but from a 500GB external hard drive to an 240GB OCZ SSD. I did find that trying to restore individual files and folders was a real bear.
- jimmyj68
- Post #17
- Apr 10, 2012
- Forum: Operating Systems
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W7 image restored to a new and different MB

As short as possible - my DP55SB motherboard went south. It had been acting up for almost a month and about 4 times I was able to get it going again. Two of those times I used a system image from an external HDD backed up using Win7 Home Premium backup system. Once, and again a second time...
- jimmyj68
- Thread
- Apr 10, 2012
- Replies: 6
- Forum: Operating Systems
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went to sleep, can't wake up, please hurry help

Went into bios and found that legacy USB was disabled, something I had done routinely since I was not using any legacy equipment on my machine enabled legacy, the error message popped up, I hit the enter key to delete the old file and immediately booted into windows. Thanks for that suggestion...
- jimmyj68
- Post #7
- Feb 18, 2012
- Forum: Computer Building

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