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    Can get past post but not access bios

    Have a GA-MA785GM-US2H and phenom II X4 965 where I changed fan mode from auto to PWM and got a lockup while surfing. I was able to change back to auto fan mode but saving must have borked bios.Could only get a black screen; leds, fans, HDD and card spin. I've already t-shot everything. The...
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    Definitive answers re: install using oem disc

    So, I've been all over the installation subforum, queries, stickys, and elsewhere. I have an HP oem 8.1 Pro disc (not recovery) and a system it's never been installed on. 1. do oem discs have the key, w/automatically populates or should I have the key somewhere in written form? 2. As I...
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    Solved Simple one: roommates says receiving device 'broadcasts'

    My roommate says a device (laptop, tablet) needs to be 'broadcasting' in order to see/join the wireless network. I say he's crazy. Only the router is broadcasting, either with or without the network name being visible. Who's right? Thanks, Mac
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    Run OS off flashdrive?

    I'm reading a lot about running an OS off a flashdrive and needing fast speeds. Do modern flashdrives use TRIM, like SSDs, to improve longevity? Any way you could run 8 off a flashdrive that uses a ramdisk so less writes? I'm thinking I can run 8 in a VM under some Linux flavor. Also, I think...
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    Excise Google Updater after use Hangouts?

    I don't know how Google's Updater got installed from using Hangouts but I hope I can delete it w/o hampering Hangouts. I had a heck of a time deleting the updater years ago when I was using something else, probably Chrome. If it doesn't run constantly and use up ram I wouldn't care as much...
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    Easy: stick w/XP or install 8.1?

    So I tried a search but didn't find this: I use different hard drives and run XP to play older games. I do other stuff on 7 Pro. I wonder if I installed 8.1 (over XP, on my XP drive) if that would impact gaming. I only have 2GB ram on this thing. Doesn't 8.1 use a lot more ram? Thank you...
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