Check the Properties of Q - it may tell you something. Also check in Disk Management for the partition info of your hard disk.
Hmm. The lightning strike may have done something to your hard disk too. We have to get that data off first of all before we do anything...
Rebuild status ? For BIOS RAID you should not get that message anywhere in Windows.
For updating driver: Login as Administrator. Right click hpt374.inf & click Install. That should install the drivers. But if it doesn't help,...
How was the RAID created ? Was it through BIOS or Win Server or add on card ?
One of my clients is into making commercials & advertisements. He uses 3ds max for modelling & animation. He renders the frames using...
No problems till now. In fact it solved some problems at my end !
The best way to rule out hard disk is to unplug it & then boot several times. If the system displays these symptoms even then, we can almost rule...
Did any of these utils work when you installed them one at a time ?
The hard drive doesn't beep ! Its the motherboard that's trying to tell you something and it ain't hard disk. When you boot, where does the...
This is from IrfanView Frequently Asked Questions: Q: How can I make IrfanView as my default viewer? A: Start IrfanView, go to...
Registry backup is great when you are tinkering with registry. Most of the other times its of no great use untill you restore the registry...
Why ? What other capabilities do you require ? Any problems with it ?
If uninstalling Avast got rid of the problem, uninstall Avast & get another anti virus as already suggested by mattman. If you again face problem...
What errors ? Download hdd utils from manufacturer's site & check your hdd. Backup whatever you can & need.
Oops. Please read "since its seems to be a software and not a hardware problem" as "since its seems to be a hardware and not a software...
It won't as it only applies when you wake up your computer through WOL.
Your switch supports Jumbo frames. Disable Jumbo frames from all your computers & switch as this can also cause problems. edit: Ok scratch that...
Are you on a 1 Gbps network ?
Good. Now download CCleaner, install it & run it in all your logins. This would delete all the temp & junk files. Please mark your thread as...
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