Hardware and Software Discussion, For bragging about your PC, or if your 'puter is misbehaving. Options

[Thomas Kaira]

Due to some recent hardware woes being experienced here, I've decided it might be time to open a thread dedicated to PC Hardware. If you have questions about what to buy, are having system problems, or just want to brag about your PC, all that is most welcome here.

To begin, a response to mALX's recent BSOD issues:

PFN_LIST_CORRUPT means that something (usually a hardware driver) is screwing around with the Page Frame Database (which in layman's terms is how Windows keeps track of paged memory, or memory being used by applications, drivers, etc.). Given your experiences, it sounds like perhaps your GPU drivers are what's causing the breakdowns.

Problem is, the drivers you have are completely compatible with your card, so I am inclined to believe that this may be a warning sign that your GPU is dying.

Have you been having any other problems related to your GPU, like overheating?

[mALX]

I've been up all night. I loaded in Oblivion, then (just copied) files from that external hard drive into the Data folder. So far - I still have Maxical and Shivani (YEAH!) - but the "Ring of Console" is not working. That means I can't access the console anymore. I can still get that mod at TESNexus though. The basic instincts mod is working well. (haha).

The Pirates and Werewolves mods are not working. Shivani appeared in the Tiber Septim hotel. (I'll live with that).

I had to reinstall EVERYTHING - email, internet connection, printer, scanner, Kaspersky Antivirus, had to re-register everything including my word docs before it would let me on to them. It was ridiculous.

Each one of those things has a code you have to have to re-register them, so I had to dig all through the house to find the original paperwork with those codes on it - and the codes are glued onto the little white paper disc covers, not always in great shape when you find them. GAAAAAH !!!

The good news is, Maxical is still Maxical, and Shivani is still Shivani !!! WOO HOO !!!


@ TK - Oh, the Geek Squad had def lost me as a customer after this crap. They used to be very good here, but all the people I always dealt with are gone now. The ones that have taken their place don't know, don't care that they don't know, and could give a crap about the customer in general.

I agree totally that Norton is like a malignant tumor, you can't get rid of it once it is in and it drains the life blood from your PC. Kaspersky is quit a drainer too, but at least it doesn't crash your PC. Wait, my PC did just crash! GAAAAH. It'll be Trend Micro for me from here on out, never had a problem with them.

@ Treydoggie - The closest PC shop to me (that I could find) was around Callahan and I-75. I went in there and they sell PC's that they have repaired (supposedly) - my PC ran better than any of them when it was crashing. Everyone of them was filthy - I decided to drive the whole [censored] way to Best Buy - which is like ALMOST as far west as you can get and still be in the ANNEXED part of Knoxville. I found another small one (before going to Best Buy) over in the middle of town Merchants & Clinton Hwy - their shop was clean, but they didn't have a single gamer in there, and when I asked a few questions (that I know the possible or probable answers to) - the guy kept saying, "A yuk...der...I dunno." - which is why I went to Best Buy, lol. - I would LOVE to find one that handles gamers, but I'm sure that is just dreaming, lol. I would settle for someone that knows the case gets screwed shut at this point.

@ King Coin - Oh, that is a great idea. I may need to find a way to rate them though - maybe just go in and ask them how many Geek Squad's does it take to screw the case on a PC - (answer: none, because they forget it needs them to stay together....gaaaah !!

@ Olen - DIY is out for me. I already pictured that. Forgetting to unplug the PC before sticking a screwdriver in was the least of it. Trying to vacuum the dust out and having the metal vacuum cleaner nozzle sucking the motherboard into pieces while the PC is plugged in - that was about when my thoughts of doing it myself hit a big NO!!! GAAAAAH !!! Lol, and my vision of how I would do was probably as accurate as it would be if I tried.


@ Rick - Three weeks! They had mine one and I became a surley monster. If your mother goes on a nice vacation and leaves you minding the shop - I'll bet she comse back to find Oblivion on her PC, lol.

This post has been edited by mALX: Mar 21 2011, 03:31 PM

[TheOtherRick]

@ Rick - Three weeks! They had mine one and I became a surley monster. If your mother goes on a nice vacation and leaves you minding the shop - I'll bet she comse back to find Oblivion on her PC, lol.

LOL....I already have it on her machine. But I don't get to play it much there. She usually has it balled up with her work. Plus, she won't let me put mods on her machine. She is uber-tight when it comes to downloading ANYTHING on her computer. I told her I could bring it over on a flash drive instead of downloading anything...but....