Computer and Hardware Chat

[Zach]

How and where do I find and open the Catalyst Control Center?

Should be able to right click on your desktop.

This is what I get.  Nothing for me to adjust the graphics card for gaming purposes.

What I would do is use AMD's autodetector here to see if you have the proper drivers installed http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/windows/Pages/auto_detect.aspx

[Bryan]

Didn't help.   

[Zach]

Didn't help. 

Then you probably don't have an AMD driver what is the make/model of your PC?

[Bryan]

Didn't help. 

Then you probably don't have an AMD driver what is the make/model of your PC?

HP Envy 1400z

[Zach]

Did you try installing the drivers of your graphics card from the CD that came with it?

[Bryan]

Did you try installing the drivers of your graphics card from the CD that came with it?

Thanks, but I finally got it.  You must download updates from the HP website.

[Bryan]

I want to upgrade the RAM to max and my friend said I would be wasting my money if I did that.  He said I wouldn't have anymore than 8gigs.  Is this true, or some what true?

[Bryan]

Does anyone know how to get audio to record in CamStudio 2.7, windows 8 64bit?

[Bryan]

I figured it out. 

[TWCJim]

I've been having some big problems with Chrome the past couple of days. Every time I load certain YouTube videos, I see the loading circle snake. The video doesn't play, and about 10 seconds later, my computer freezes and I'm forced to manually reboot it (can't Ctrl+Alt+Del or anything else after freezing).

I've tried everything (disabled certain plugins, disabled Chrome's hardware acceleration, tried getting help from online, etc.) but I still keep getting computer freezes. Anybody have any idea on what I should next?

Please note that I don't wish to use to Firefox or IE because those browsers are way slower than Chrome IMO.

My system is a Windows 7 64-bit PC, if that helps. The version of Chrome that I'm having trouble with is the recent version (June or July 2013).

[TWCCraig]

I've been having some big problems with Chrome the past couple of days. Every time I load certain YouTube videos, I see the loading circle snake. The video doesn't play, and about 10 seconds later, my computer freezes and I'm forced to manually reboot it (can't Ctrl+Alt+Del or anything else after freezing).

I've tried everything (disabled certain plugins, disabled Chrome's hardware acceleration, tried getting help from online, etc.) but I still keep getting computer freezes. Anybody have any idea on what I should next?

Please note that I don't wish to use to Firefox or IE because those browsers are way slower than Chrome IMO.

My system is a Windows 7 64-bit PC, if that helps. The version of Chrome that I'm having trouble with is the recent version (June or July 2013).

Did you try deleting the cache? My Chrome sometimes locks up on certain webpages, but after I delete the cache, it doesn't do it anymore.

[TWCJim]

I've been having some big problems with Chrome the past couple of days. Every time I load certain YouTube videos, I see the loading circle snake. The video doesn't play, and about 10 seconds later, my computer freezes and I'm forced to manually reboot it (can't Ctrl+Alt+Del or anything else after freezing).

I've tried everything (disabled certain plugins, disabled Chrome's hardware acceleration, tried getting help from online, etc.) but I still keep getting computer freezes. Anybody have any idea on what I should next?

Please note that I don't wish to use to Firefox or IE because those browsers are way slower than Chrome IMO.

My system is a Windows 7 64-bit PC, if that helps. The version of Chrome that I'm having trouble with is the recent version (June or July 2013).

Did you try deleting the cache? My Chrome sometimes locks up on certain webpages, but after I delete the cache, it doesn't do it anymore.

I tried clearing my Chrome's cache, but my computer still freezes up after I tried viewing a particular YT video afterward 

I've also tried uninstalling and reinstalling Chrome, but that didn't work either.

[phw115wvwx]

This year just continues to go horribly for me.  My Windows 7 laptop crashed last night, and I lost everything.   All I did was close my lid for 20 minutes, but when I reopened it, everything was black.  My CPU light was off despite me moving my mouse and keyboard to wake the system up, which meant I could only pull the plug to reboot.  However, every effort I tried to repair my Windows failed, and I was forced to start all over from scratch.  Not even System Restore worked as it was wiped clean.  It has taken me 12 straight hours to get most of the basics finished.  How did my Windows get corrupted so badly?  I worry that I may need a new laptop someday as well.

[Eric]

I'm sorry.  That's never a fun thing to have to go through.  It last happened to me three years ago, and I still shudder thinking about it.  Fortunately, I keep comprehensive backups, though some files that get updated very frequently (such as my financial software database) aren't backed up as often as they should be.

[TWCJim]

This year just continues to go horribly for me.  My Windows 7 laptop crashed last night, and I lost everything.   All I did was close my lid for 20 minutes, but when I reopened it, everything was black.  My CPU light was off despite me moving my mouse and keyboard to wake the system up, which meant I could only pull the plug to reboot.  However, every effort I tried to repair my Windows failed, and I was forced to start all over from scratch.  Not even System Restore worked as it was wiped clean.  It has taken me 12 straight hours to get most of the basics finished.  How did my Windows get corrupted so badly?  I worry that I may need a new laptop someday as well.

I'm so sorry to hear that you lost all of your computer stuff, Pat    I've been down that road before.

I once had an old Windows XP laptop that a friend of mine gave to me, which suddenly slowed down at some point and eventually crashed in early 2010. I also had an XP PC which also crashed three months after the laptop did. Soon after, I bought a new PC and a new laptop (both of which are run on Windows 7). I also bought an external hard drive, so that way I can backup my stuff in case if any of my computers look like they're dying.

Not a pretty sight to see when computers take their last breaths and then crash