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Answer» Okay here is a list of problems as a guru I can't figure out. I have a Samsung SP1604N/ROdd that the Samsung utility couldn't detect the hdd. Nonetheless - As interesting as it might be to chase problems in 2 out of 3 OS's, I think that I would eliminate a probable problem and install the new hdd. Think through how many OS's you want to have and partition accordingly. I'd install the Samsung as a second drive, copy the data from it, DoD wipe it and throw it away. A hdd that is questionable is useless, as far as I am concerned. After the OS re-installs, if you still have problems, post back. Best of luck.Right, well I installed Vista and XP Pro on the 500GB Sata II, so I'm not sure if the IDE if it's bugged like you said could cause issues with another drive making the CPU always use 100% CPU, I've updated all the drivers in the other OS installations, I'd love to just move onto the 500GB, but I want to be sure it won't effect anything, like for example, I take out the 160GB, put XP Home on the Sata, Check it, if it runs good with it on the Sata(Brand new inside the box no troubles so far with it), then I'd be a happy mofo, then I'd try the Windows Vista for a bit, though, I want to be sure, because if it's a mobo problem and I wipe the drive and there is nothing wrong with it and I can't run XP Home with decent usage anymore, that'd be a big issue for me because I'd have to get a new motherboard which would suck, but I'd get it, the problem would be TAKING out the cpu I suck with the sockets because it's super easy for me to bend those prongs and I don't wanna ruin a perfectly good CPU lol, so many options so many decisions, that's computing. Thanks for letting me unload here, as I've REBUILT computers for at least 8 years, never had any problems doing what I do until they made the socket type boards.I think that you have installed XP Pro and Vista on the new (500 GB) hdd - am I correct? If so, do you still have the same problems that you had when you ran those two OS's from the 160 GB drive?Neither drive has given me any trouble until recently, because XP Home isn't the original installation, I've reformatted a lot, some time it would do the 100% thing as I'm updating drivers it'd go away, and now it won't seem to go away with new OS installations, I'm on Vista now one the cleaned 500GB hard drive. With the IDE unattached/unplugged. The CPU usage seems to be dropping a little, Hmm, I'll go about my business installing drivers and see what happens.Well I give up, it's still using way too much CPU, I understand Vista would/should use 20 - 40 percent of my CPU just because it can, but I've had Vista before now on this MACHINE and I got an 8.0 index, I was able to run Aero etc without much troubles, had some issues with Media center but I only had 512MB ram at the time, and didn't have the option of booting up with my Nvidia Geforce 700+MB PCI card, though I use the integrated one for testing/long periods of use because my Nvidia card heats up way too fast. http://i33.tinypic.com/2euk6rp.jpg Here is all the info about my current setup, it's pretty straight forward, and is more then ENOUGH to handle Vista. Though it'll sit forever on 100% CPU though it's great for basic email - hardly any tabs in Firefox lol.1) Vista does not use 20 - 40% CPU doing 'nothing' or because it can. 2) What do you mean when you said that you got an 8.0 index before? Do you mean the Windows Experience Index? That has a max of 5.9 - please don't ask why! 3) Go to Task Manager, Process tab - what is using the CPU? 2) Sorry that's when I was on a topic forging the experience index, however what I got before that wasn't bad either, the only thing "bad" I got was the graphics card because it's on board but it was still capable of handling Aero, just not while games were running |
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