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You can open up the case and there should be a label on the side of the PSU that says the specs. Typically HP uses pretty cheap PSU's and it's a good idea to change them out with a high quality one (especially in your case since you're going to be upgrading the GPU).

Hello folks, The issue I was experiencing is that upon startup the computer would freeze. It would freeze at the Windows screen where the green bar is scrolling from left to right (running Vista) which was right after going through the BIOS. I was able to go into BIOS and change different...

What could you possibly be doing with this computer that would justify installing 24gb of RAM?

If your monitor has multiple input options (i.e. via hdmi or db-15) make sure the correct input is selected via the menu on the monitor for whatever you have plugged in. If you computer is up and running and you have no input to the monitor you may have a graphics card that is bad.

I have recently been experiencing this same issue and have tried many different things to fix it. I have finally discovered a solution that allows me to boot up to Windows with no problems. It seems like you've tried all the plausible fixes as well so I'm sure it wouldn't hurt to try this...

Anybody else have any ideas as to what I should try next or how I can pinpoint this problem?

I am weary to replace the hard drive because every hard drive diagnostic I have ran has came back ok. So wouldn't that indicate that the hard drive is ok and there is another issue? Another thing that had happened too is that it would freeze at the blue screen on startup where it says HP and...

Alright so I tried doing a system recovery a couple different times using my recovery discs. It would load Windows files and then go to the screen where the green bar scrolls from left to right and freeze again... I tried doing system recovery several different times and the same thing...

Alright so I tried doing a system recovery a couple different times using my recovery discs. It would load Windows files and then go to the screen where the green bar scrolls from left to right and freeze again... I tried doing system recovery several different times and the same thing...

I get to the screen where I can choose the Safe Mode options, hit Enter on Safe Mode --- Then it says Please wait... and loads a bunch of files. At this point it freezes and I have to manually power off. Another thing, in BIOS there is a SMART test where you can test the HDD. I go into...

I am downloading ubuntu to create a Linux Live CD. If I boot from that CD and it works does that mean that my hard drive is shot?

It is a Western Digital Caviar. At this point I have not been able to get to Windows at all, freezes every time. Another thing is that when I push the power button to power up I don't believe I hear any HDD moving at all. Also, I have checked the BIOS settings to make sure the HDD is boot...

Hello all, I have been trying to diagnose my mother's computer. The issue is as follows: When the computer is powered off, she pushes the power button and the screen lights up and things start happening. Upon startup it gets to the screen that says Windows and the progress bar with the...

Logfile of Trend Micro HijackThis v2.0.4 Scan saved at 9:32:42 AM, on 1/28/2011 Platform: Windows Vista SP2 (WinNT 6.00.1906) MSIE: Internet Explorer v8.00 (8.00.6001.18999) Boot mode: Normal Running processes: C:\Program Files (x86)\ATI Technologies\HydraVision\HydraGrd.exe C:\Program...

He (emphasis on the capital H) has a website about building computers?!?! How could it not be great!

I don't understand a word of what you just said.....

+1!!! I've played through the original Half-Life probably 20 times. I would strongly recommend it! One of the most legendary PC/FPS games of all time

Yes, via HDMI.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817341017&cm_re=600w-_-17-341-017-_-Product OCZ 600W ModXStream - $49.99 after MIR Good PSU and good price after rebate

Are you wanting to post your build pictures as a guide to first-time builders? Or just for fun for us to see how it goes for you? If it is for a guide, I believe it would be difficult for you to make a much better guide than Omega already did... His is quite thorough! If it's for fun just...