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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Error - "semaphor timeout period has expired"

    Hi, to quickly explain, my 600Gb Velociraptor died and wouldn't fire up Windows. Upon checking, it had damage in the boot sector and after trying to fix with no joy, put it in my spare PC to see if I could still access the rest of the files on the drive, which I could. Phew. (Not impressed such...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Motherboard ATX power connector question.

    Hi, I'm thinking of upgrading an older pc with a motherboard bundle including CPU, RAM and cooler. The case I want to fit it in has a decent PSU but the ATX 12v power connector is a 4-pin and the ASUS motherboard the bundle is using has an 8-pin connector. Is it possible to buy an adapter of...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Would like to get BF3 for my new pc but.......

    Hi all, my new rig should be with me next week sometime unless there's any problems, and one of the new games I was going to treat myself to was Battlefield 3. To be honest, I'd not really looked at it up until now as the specs are too high for my current pc. Having played all the BF's since...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Cooling on the Corsair 500r.....confused?

    My first post, so hi to everyone. :) I've ordered the Corsair 500r case and originally I had the Coolit eco c240 radiator as my cooling option. I was told yesterday that the rad won't fit the case and I've had to go with the Fat Boy option. Not happy about that. I'm confused, as the option to...
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