Hi all,
joined today in hope of saving my super cool Win7x64 install...
My #1 mistake: for some reason too long to explain, I don't have a system image ready to restore.
I'm a graphic designer and though I have a PC background, I also enjoy Unix-based OSes like OSX and Ubuntu. The PC world is more free and offers so much diversity, but the price is unstability, IMO. In 7 years of using my MacBook, I haven't ever had to reinstall... that says a lot, and I never achieved anything like that with any other system.
Now I still like my Windows a lot, but it infuriates me that my new "super-rig" fails me after less than a year. I also utterly fail to properly grasp the notions of EFI, UEFI, GPT vs MBR, etc (though I know these aren't Windows-specific)... I come to realize that, being (or trying to be) the hard-working human I am now (compared to my teens) leaves me with way less time to tinker under the hood of the computer. I need this stuff to just WORK, not to present super hard-/software challenges in new technology which workings I haven't been able to actually learn.
Anyway... I'm glad a community like this exists to (maybe) help out the aging dudes like me.
joined today in hope of saving my super cool Win7x64 install...
My #1 mistake: for some reason too long to explain, I don't have a system image ready to restore.
I'm a graphic designer and though I have a PC background, I also enjoy Unix-based OSes like OSX and Ubuntu. The PC world is more free and offers so much diversity, but the price is unstability, IMO. In 7 years of using my MacBook, I haven't ever had to reinstall... that says a lot, and I never achieved anything like that with any other system.
Now I still like my Windows a lot, but it infuriates me that my new "super-rig" fails me after less than a year. I also utterly fail to properly grasp the notions of EFI, UEFI, GPT vs MBR, etc (though I know these aren't Windows-specific)... I come to realize that, being (or trying to be) the hard-working human I am now (compared to my teens) leaves me with way less time to tinker under the hood of the computer. I need this stuff to just WORK, not to present super hard-/software challenges in new technology which workings I haven't been able to actually learn.
Anyway... I'm glad a community like this exists to (maybe) help out the aging dudes like me.
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My Computer
- Computer type
- PC/Desktop
- Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
- custom built
- OS
- Windows 7 Pro x64
- CPU
- i7 3930K
- Motherboard
- Asus Sabertooth X79
- Memory
- 16GB
- Graphics Card(s)
- some Asus card
- Sound Card
- onboard
- Monitor(s) Displays
- 2xAcer 24"
- Screen Resolution
- 1920x1080
- Hard Drives
- Intel SSD 520 Series 180GB
WD 250GB x 2 (RAID 0) on the Mobo controller
- Case
- Mid-sized Coolermaster with neat magnetic door
- Cooling
- Noctua NH-L12
- Keyboard
- Logitech wired illuminated
- Mouse
- Logitech M-705
- Internet Speed
- Wheeeeeeeee
- Antivirus
- Avast Pro license
- Browser
- Firefox

