MPnet geek support

[Chulo]

one IDE and maybe 4 SATA

[seasch]

Hm. So your computer recognises both HDD, just not at the same time.

It could be, that the BIOS, if it is an older computer, prioritizes the IDE even when there is a SATA.

I would disconnect the IDE HDD, let the SATA HDD boot and check the BIOS settings. You should see the SATA as boot device.

Then reconnect the IDE, check BIOS and try to change the settings to how they were when the SATA was booting.

BIOS are often not very consumer-friendly. On this PC, for example, I need to select the HDD I want to boot from on an other page, than the start-up sequence. Updating the BIOS might also help.

Moving the SATA cable on the motherboard to the lower (usually SATA0) left might help too.

[ARGAR FORKBEARD]

Hm. So your computer recognises both HDD, just not at the same time.

It could be, that the BIOS, if it is an older computer, prioritizes the IDE even when there is a SATA.

I would disconnect the IDE HDD, let the SATA HDD boot and check the BIOS settings. You should see the SATA as boot device.

Then reconnect the IDE, check BIOS and try to change the settings to how they were when the SATA was booting.

BIOS are often not very consumer-friendly. On this PC, for example, I need to select the HDD I want to boot from on an other page, than the start-up sequence. Updating the BIOS might also help.

Moving the SATA cable on the motherboard to the lower (usually SATA0) left might help too.

IMPRESSIVE

how ya doing seasch?

[Chulo]

Hm. So your computer recognises both HDD, just not at the same time.

It could be, that the BIOS, if it is an older computer, prioritizes the IDE even when there is a SATA.

I would disconnect the IDE HDD, let the SATA HDD boot and check the BIOS settings. You should see the SATA as boot device.

Then reconnect the IDE, check BIOS and try to change the settings to how they were when the SATA was booting.

BIOS are often not very consumer-friendly. On this PC, for example, I need to select the HDD I want to boot from on an other page, than the start-up sequence. Updating the BIOS might also help.

Moving the SATA cable on the motherboard to the lower (usually SATA0) left might help too.

Yea, in BIOS only SATA shows up when SATA is plugged in. But when IDE is plugged in, then only IDE shows up. It is strange. The MOBO is BIOSTAR A880G+

[seasch]

IMPRESSIVE

how ya doing seasch?

Waiting for you to return to BF3?

[seasch]

Yea, in BIOS only SATA shows up when SATA is plugged in. But when IDE is plugged in, then only IDE shows up. It is strange. The MOBO is BIOSTAR A880G+

Did you update the BIOS? Seems to be doable from windows.

In the BIOS, there is an option OnChip SATA Type option. Make sure, it is not on IDE -> AHCI.

Did you put the SATA to SATA0 (seems to be marked as SATA1), is the port closest to the corner of the motherboard.

[Chulo]

Did you update the BIOS? Seems to be doable from windows.

In the BIOS, there is an option OnChip SATA Type option. Make sure, it is not on IDE -> AHCI.

Did you put the SATA to SATA0 (seems to be marked as SATA1), is the port closest to the corner of the motherboard.

I'll have to check when I get back home. Thanks!

[ghostt888]

I'm looking at getting a new laptop for work. It needs to have a decent battery life for web browsing, entire microsoft office suite and the occasional game. It needs to be relatively quiet when not gaming as I use my laptop to do work in my casual hangout spots. I play HOI3 etc, Wargame: European Escalation and World of Tanks, so nothing too demanding.

Any suggestions? My budget is no more $1400

[Dling]

I'm looking at getting a new laptop for work. It needs to have a decent battery life for web browsing, entire microsoft office suite and the occasional game. It needs to be relatively quiet when not gaming as I use my laptop to do work in my casual hangout spots. I play HOI3 etc, Wargame: European Escalation and World of Tanks, so nothing too demanding.

Any suggestions? My budget is no more $1400

I'm no good with laptops, but I can ask a buddy what brand he recommends. Can't remember the name at the moment, it isn't one of the big name manufacturers. Having said that, I've always been partial to Asus products. They've only let me down once, and that was with a monitor that was happily dropped off, and shipped back to Ottawa in less than a week. Their desktop mobos are fantastic and I don't see why it'd be any different on their laptops.





Shizam. Sleeving, 5.25" reservoir, fluid, hoses are in.

Here's some eye candy. Highlighted the EK symbols on my blocks with red paint.

[Navel Lint]

My computer is hooked up to my tv. Its a 42". After a bad storm last night the screen doesnt fit all the way horizontally. It doesnt extend far enough to reach the edge of the tv screen like before. I have try messing with the display setting on both the tv and computer but cannot get it back the way it was. That is without it being stretched out.

[TheKiwi]

You may want to reset your screen to it's "factory default" setting and then try again from scratch.

[Navel Lint]

On the tv? Didn't work

[TheKiwi]

Have you tried plugging another laptop into it? To rule out it being your computer as the source of the fault.

[Navel Lint]

Its a desktop and its all I have.

[JUNKHO]

I picked up a Kindle Fire. I have downloaded several free books and gone through several of the google posts about the first things you should do. Also opened a youtube video of how to download music, but the demonstrator was extremely skilled in punching this and that and sliding the screen here and there so I learned absolutely NOTHING!

I have tried to kindle fire search mpn and while it lists this geek support thread, it doesn't say which page or post number the reference is listed on, or I don't know how to find it one.

Anyone have any idea if there were any posts anywhere on mpn which described setting up/downloading music and vids on a kindle fire or any other OLD PERSON user friendly site?

Thank you