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Is the Lenovo U430 Touch Model a 64 bit or 32 bit processor?
Is the Lenovo model U430 touchscreen come with a 32 or a 64 bit processor?
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Can ReadyBoost be enabled on a machine with an SSD in Windows 10?
Upon inserting many flash drives and selecting 'ReadyBoost' under Properties, I am greeted by the message, "This device cannot be used for ReadyBoost. ReadyBoost is not enabled because this computer ...
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Can I trust an SSD drive which failed suddenly [closed]
Recently I had a 250GB SSD, Windows 10 system drive fail suddenly. When I looked for it using Acronis Disk Director it listed it a undefined and that no data could be recovered from it.
OK, now I ...
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How to reinstall Windows 10 on new hard disk
I've been using Windows 10 for a couple of month now (joined the Insider Preview).
Now my hard drive started ticking so I've bought a new SSD and I want to move the windows installation to the new ...
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Keyboard and mouse not working Win 8.1 X64 , SSD, asus mb
Following a critical win update 2 days ago, the mouse and keyboard no longer work on win 8.1, X64 with SSD though mouse and keyboard work in bios, i have tried the following:
I can get into the ...
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Force Windows 7 to unload items from memory (not Superfetch)
The question is how to force Windows 7 to REMOVE items from my RAM when they are no longer in use.
Because this question is met with 100% resistance I'm going to clarify this once...
This question ...
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dir command not working in a specific folder
C:\Users\Shailesh\My Documents>dir
Volume in drive C is XXXXXXXX \\never seen these two lines before
Volume Serial Number is XXXX-XXXX
Directory of C:\Users\Shailesh\My Documents
File Not ...
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Vertex 3 with Asus P8P67 Pro (B3) locks up
And by 'locks up' I mean completely locks up. Even the numlock light won't toggle.
This happens at completely random times.
I have updated the BIOS of the MoBo and the firmware of the SSD numerous ...
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32 to 64-bit with more RAM, or SSD? [closed]
I'm considering either going 64-bit Windows (Dell i7 laptop) or getting an SSD. I can only get one. Things I run a lot:
SSMS
Visual Studio
Office 2010
Lots of programs simultaneously.
What will ...
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BlueScreens on my ThinkPad with Windows 7 64 Bit and a SSD (CRITICAL_OBJECT_TERMINATION, ntoskernel.exe)
I'm getting BlueScreens about every five days for more than three months.
Here's an example:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent
damage to your computer.
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Do I need to run defrag on an SSD? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Do SSDs suffer from fragmentation?
Is there an advantage to it? I mean, SSD is essentially random access memory.
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Windows 7 x64: Moving an install from a 2TB HDD to a 64GB SSD seamlessly. Possible? Worth it?
Let's call the 2TB HDD old install and the 64GB SSD new install... both are running identical Win 7 x64 builds. Here's what I'm thinking:
Windows Easy Transfer for profile migration
Map "special ...
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Are there problems upgrading to 64-bit Windows 7 on a SSD?
I have a Dell M4400 with 32-bit Windows 7 and a solid state disk. Will I run into any problems installing 64-bit Windows 7 on the SSD? Should I reformat the drive? Any other tips?
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How should I use my new SSD drive?
I just built a new PC the other day.
Specs...
Processor: Intel i7-930 quad core CPU
CPU Cooler: COOLER MASTER Hyper 212
Motherboard: AsRock X58 Extreme 3
RAM/Memory: 6gb G-Skill triple channel ...
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Mysterious Windows 7 slowdown problem
I have a fairly beefy machine:
Intel Q9450
8GB DDR2800 (4x2)
Intel X25-M G2 80GB SSD
Several other hard drives
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
In the last month I've gotten a mysterious slowdown problem.
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