Posts by Larry Ortiz5

Benjamin King2, I can't even get into Safe Mode...

If it’s a SATA hard drive, it should work fine with any newer motherboard 😉 Maybe check back later once the guys have had a chance to weigh in...

Just a heads-up, this is more of a tutorial—you probably should have posted your question over in the IT Help section. If I were in your shoes, I'd just boot from a Linux Mint live USB and use that to move all your important files onto an external hard drive. As for installing Windows 7, you didn't actually mention your computer's specs...

And how much cash are we talking about here? 🙂

What’s actually inside this first folder? Is it just an image file—like an ISO?

EDIT: If you want to stop messing around, you could just grab the Acronis Free trial and use that to make a full system backup instead.🙂

So, is there an actual image file in that folder—like an ISO? Could you grab a quick screenshot of the folder for me just so I can see what we're working with?

When you say you "reinstalled the system," do you really think that's all there is to it? You also have to make sure you install the LAN driver for your laptop 🙂

Try setting your graphics settings to LOW and grab an FPS counter—something like FRAPS—to see what kind of frame rates you're actually getting. If things start dipping below 30 FPS, you might want to try lowering the in-game resolution too.

According to Toshiba's website, that laptop is running an Intel HD graphics chip integrated into the processor. It’s not exactly a powerhouse when it comes to gaming—so don't expect miracles there—but you didn't mention what specific error you're seeing, did you? Which games are you trying to run, and what exactly does the error message say?

It might just be something tucked away in your BIOS settings. Maybe try resetting everything back to the factory defaults? Also—take a quick look to see if the BIOS actually recognizes all 4GB there.

Maybe try swapping out that SATA cable from the hard drive? It might just be acting up—you know how these things go. 🤷

Just scroll down and let me know which error you're seeing—or maybe just snap another photo 🙂

Look, this isn't actually about you—it's about everyone else involved. So, I'm signing off. And just as a side note, please don't suggest I can't read; I've been around longer than you have, so maybe show a little respect for your elders?

It feels like my hard drive is starting to smell a bit funky—if you know what I mean. Could you download CrystalDiskInfo? Once you get it installed, just grab a screenshot and post it here on the forum so we can take a look and see if the drive itself is actually failing.

To be honest, I’ve never actually done this myself. But if I were in your shoes, I’d probably go with the "create a system image" option—basically telling Windows to take a complete snapshot of everything on your PC right now. Once that's done, I'd save that image onto an external hard drive. That way, if Windows ever decides to act up, I could just jump straight into the system recovery process via

Here's the breakdown:

He’s selling his current graphics card—that should free up enough cash for some extra RAM and still leave him plenty left over for a decent steak dinner😁

Is it actually solid enough for Battlefield 4 multiplayer at full HD with everything cranked up to high settings? Of course not. And that’s exactly my point—what works perfectly fine for some people just isn't going to cut it for others... myself included.

If you ask me, I’d grab another 4GB of RAM—and then, of course, a new graphics card. Maybe something along the lines of a GTX 780

Personally, I’d probably just stick with the Windows 7 backup system image. It gets the job done—

I actually found this video tutorial that breaks everything down pretty clearly 🙂

So, look—I’m running an Intel Core i5 with 8GB of RAM and an SSD right now, but since I don't have a dedicated graphics card at the moment, I’m basically just using it to browse the web. Following your logic, does that mean I should just sell my whole setup and pick up some cheap dual-core machine with 4GB of RAM because my current PC is "overkill" for simple browsing? If some people feel they need extreme high-end processors just to open Firefox, well, that's their business.

Bottom line is, just because an AMD Phenom and a Radeon HD 6770 might be plenty for you doesn't mean everyone else wants to struggle through basic web surfing with subpar hardware...