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    AMD cpu temp software

    lol@myself just noticed this thread was nearly 5yrs old
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    AMD cpu temp software

    Yes AMD has a temp monitoring software package available for free http://support.amd.com/en-us/kb-articles/Pages/AMDSystemMonitor.aspx Made for the new APU's but works with Phenom and Athlon class processors as well.
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    Bios help please

    I might try that if I can save the original harddrive with it...:) I decided to pick up another HD and try that. I got one from a local PC shop for just a few bucks. 500gb for 20 bucks seemed good enough to me. (Its used). Didn't want to spend any more loot until I found out if it was just...
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    Bios help please

    Switched SATA Cable and power cable to another SATA header on the Motherboard. Still no luck. What I find as odd (Which may not matter) is that even though BIOS doesn't see my HD, when I try to install Vista it shows my HD but says it isn't bootable and I need to load the driver. I don't...
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    Bios help please

    Thanks for the answers I am gonna try these out. Hoping the harddrive hasn't failed. I got this from my Uncle who used the PC for about 6months, it crashed, he never tried fixing it, or doing anything else. He just left it sitting there untouched for the last several years. During a visit he...
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    Bios help please

    My BIOS doesn't list my HDD as bootable, its like it doesn't see the HDD. SATA is enabled in advanced settings. I tried to do a clean install of Vista..Vista says I need a device Driver, so I researched and think I have the correct driver but its an executable file which I saved to USB flash...