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    Compaq evo w8000 problem

    Manufacturer shouldn't be an issue. You didn't state whether or not you'd installed manufacturer-specific drivers for the drive. If you didn't, that would be the first thing to try. You might also try flashing the drive's firmware to a slightly different version (http://www.cdfreaks.com/) and...
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    laptop powers on but doesn't start

    Definitely not the hard-drive. If it were, you'd at least get the POST screen before it wigs out on you. Serious hardware error then. Obvious possibility: Motherboard. If your power isn't getting where it needs to be due to the mobo's power management circuits screwing up then you won't get...
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    windows pro 64 edition boot trouble

    Sorry, I didn't make it clear: mucking around in the BIOS didn't help me at all (except insofar as sorting out the RAID configuration - but that's another story). The issue with mine was that having a USB keyboard/mouse instead of PS/2 caused the system to hang for no obvious reason after very...
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    Is my PSU underpowered?

    Echostorm, it's unlikely you'll have ruined the drives by reformatting - re-writing is what they're designed for! :-) The only way to ruin a drive is physical damage, either through shock (dropping it), warping (hot/cold) or scratching (heads crashing into platters - v nasty). Formatting and...
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    Case Suggestions

    Glenn9999, the issue of bezels is not often a big one. A lot of optical drives come with an interchangeable selection of black or beige bezels in the box (sometimes silver too), or are sold in black/beige varieties. If this is really of concern to you then go with a case that has a door but...
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    Windows XP Setup freezes

    I'd agree with elmurado - either using a bootdisk, or a live linux ditro, or by plugging the HD into another working system, just reformat the drive and go from scratch (make sure you scan it for physical faults etc as well). It seems clear everything but the HD is fine.
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    Advice of deficient part

    Sounds like you've nailed the problem right there. If the reboots were happening during periods of heavy load, suspect #1 would be the power supply. You don't appear to have an exceptionally power-hungry system, but three hard-drives and a graphics card plus assorted peripherals may over-stretch...
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    windows pro 64 edition boot trouble

    First thing to try: make sure you have all USB devices unplugged (this includes keyboards & mices with PS/2 adapters!). 965 is an immature chipset at the moment and many people have had pretty much the same trouble with certain motherboards for this reason (ie not booting properly). I mucked...
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    Hardware Problem

    This sounds like it's almost certainly your Power Supply - whether that means your PSU or the power-management electrics on your motherboard. It's hard to be dead sure though. When you say everything but the monitor turns on, do you mean you get all the usual noises and you can hear the bootup...
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    nv ram!!

    If it's stopping at the RAM-check stage, it's not even reading the HDD, is it? There's still a load of POSTing and BIOS passing to do before that point. If you're having an issue before you even get to booting the OS, there are two possibilities: hardware error, or incorrect BIOS settings. If...
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    Laptop stalling - very weird

    I wouldn't rule it out, but if there is a problem with memory then I would expect a BSOD rather than programs just waiting forever to open. That's a strange way for faulty RAM to behave - and as you say, it doesn't seem to be using any of the system resources when it hangs fire. Is there any...
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    HELP! computer freezes before booting

    Doesn't sound like a disk issue - the KB linked to is about the MBR (or some file in the boot sequence) being corrupted, which prevents the OS from loading after POST. This is not the case here, as it's a problem that has progressively worsened. I don't think it's the disk - you may want to try...
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    diagnostic software

    If you're after monitoring hardware, Motherboard Monitor is a good free tool that runs in your system tray and keeps a track of voltages, temps, fan-speeds etc for CPU, RAM, case etc. However if you're looking to check for failing components it's hard to recommend anything, as nothing is...
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    Welcome to New Members

    Well, I had the nickname "Tigger" pretty unanimously applied to me back in Uni - by friends, lecturers and everyone in between - but that's a terrible handle. I tried "Tyger" after the fantastic William Blake poem - one which means a lot to the missus and me. I also like it's assonance to...
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    DVD-RW issue on Gigabyte-P965-DS4 motherboard

    Having immense trouble with a new build. It seems that others are having similar trouble, but no two accounts are quite the same. New Gigabyte-P965-DS4 motherboard (for a Core2Duo) with 2xSATA2 RAID-0 HDD. Used a P-ATA DVD-RW in the board's one P-ATA IDE slot, which allowed installation of OS...
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