Posts by Larry Ortiz5

I haven't actually held an original disc in my hands lately, so I can't tell you for sure if it's printed right on the surface of the CD itself. Does the box happen to mention anything about it? Maybe check if Service Pack 1 is listed there?

Anyway, if I were you—and this is just my two cents—I'd skip the disc entirely. You can just download the exact version of macOS you're looking to install directly from the internet for free, completely legally. Then, once it's ready, you just activate it using the product key you already own. It’s much smoother. You can head over to this link... KLIKNI ME

Just make sure you pick the specific version you need—meaning you really have to grab the exact same version you were trying to install from that CD, otherwise your product key won't be recognized...

Once the download finishes, you'll have an ISO file. From there, you just need to burn it onto a blank DVD as a disk image. You might want to grab a program like Rufus to handle the burning process... http://www.imgburn.com/index.php?act=download

After that, just run the installer and see if that does the trick. Honestly, that's the only other solution I can think of right now...

Lower power draw, cooler CPU temps... It’s pretty clear the chip was just engineered better.

Hmm.. Just curious, since you brought up the original Windows 7 DVD—are we talking about the one with SP1 already included, or is it the base version without any service packs?

+1

Just let someone install Windows for you—buy them a beer or something, and you're all set..

Do you have a bunch of different peripherals plugged into your USB ports besides just the laptop itself? If so, maybe try unplugging the "unnecessary" stuff and then give the process another shot..

Oh, my bad—I totally misread that... So, you managed to get Windows 7 installed without any hiccups, but now, once the computer boots up and passes that initial Windows 7 logo, it just hits you with that specific error?

Are you installing Windows via a USB drive? If so—which program did you use to make the bootable USB?

If you can, hop into Windows right now and download CrystalDiskInfo... Once you've got it installed, it'll show you exactly how everything is holding up.

A blue status means your drives are looking good—everything is running smoothly.

Yellow means things aren't quite right with one of your disks; the program will give you a heads-up on what's going on.

Red is the warning sign—it means you've got a serious issue on your hands. If you see that, you should probably start backing up your important files immediately and start thinking about picking up a new drive.

It really depends on which motherboard you're running... On some of those older models, the system just detects everything and installs it automatically. But on my Giga z87-hd3—not exactly an old board by any means—I actually have to go in and install them manually myself.

Have you checked if the date and time are set correctly? Also—did you make sure the LAN driver is actually installed?

If you can get onto another computer with an internet connection, just grab the MemTest86 software and burn it onto a blank CD. Honestly, making a bootable USB drive might be even easier. Once you’ve got that ready, pop the CD or USB into your machine, boot up from it, and just let the scan run its course. If there's any trouble with your RAM, it'll throw an error message to let you know.

Honestly, it might be better if you just wipe all those partitions clean—that way you can get rid of Windows 8 entirely and start fresh with a clean install of Windows 7.

mistyhawk29 said:I'm finally saying goodbye to Windows XP and looking to make the jump to Windows 7—does anyone know a reliable spot online to grab the 32-bit version?

Here you go... http://www.w7forums.com/threads/offi...wnloads.12325/

Desktop computer setups...

I was thinking just the tower itself... I wouldn't want to go any higher than that 😁

Looks like the GTX 780 is officially sold out at Best Buy 😁

Man, that ASUS card is a beast 😁

$233 I'd probably go for it.

Honestly, just grab whichever one is cheaper and call it a day 😉 you really can't go wrong there...

AnandTech hasn't dropped those benchmarks for the GTX 1080 yet—I'm really itching to see how it stacks up against the GTX 780 Ti...