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Turns out that the DvD burner broke in the transfer from the old Pc to the new one. Downloaded WinToFlash , bought the neighbour a beer and created a Win7 bootable USB key from my OEM disk on his Pc. Worked a treat. Thanks marmalade for the idea :)

Thanks for the tip. It got me looking and found this. http://maketecheasier.com/updated-boot-and-install-windows-7-from-usb-flash-drive/2009/09/12 I'm givin it a go.

Unfortunately, not available to me....hence the newbuild:(

Hello, all seems ok power wise and bios recognises HDD and DVD. error message reads Boot from CD/DVD (no keys asking to be pressed) Disk Boot Failure Insert System Disk and Press Enter DvD writer is IDE Win7 is original copy (OEM version) I've changed IDE cables and set boot order in bios to...

Went on a boat fishing trip last year. Skipper had a 'rugged' laptop on board. Think this may be the company, not 100% sure though. http://www.terralogic.co.uk/index.php?cPath=21 No idea what he paid for it.

\o/ All bits have arrived so it looks like I'll be building on the weekend. Got to say I'm chuffed with the Antec P183 case although my daughters seem to think that it's my new beer storage device and have attempted to put fridge magnets all over it. The wife is already checking it out for a...

A few people have already touched on what I think is more important. Look at your seating position. I'm 6'7" and have had constant problems with wrist/arm/back and neck aches over the years by using furniture that is designed for you 'normal size' midgets. I can't tell you how much things have...

For (&%^!£^*)^$£$&£$!"!"$ sake. My Brother HL-2030 just died. Total power loss when I sent a print job. No LED's, no noise...nothing. Switched offandon again, changed fuse and tried a different power cable. Left for 15mins to try again. Nuttin'. Anyone know if there are any internal fuses...

This month's Custom PC Magazine has a feature on building a DAW with emphasis on the 'near silent' running. I used to be a sound engineer some 15 years ago. Interesting to see how far things have come along.

Ended up ordering a Gigabyte GA-P55A-UD3R for £15 more. Has 2 eSATA ports. All bits should arrive for the weekend for my first build session........ Just need to find the shoe horn and the hammer :D

Thanks for the linky Crowort.

cheers cmndr, looks like the money originally saved will be spent anyways. I maybe able to latch the Gigabyte UD3 onto another order with someone else. If not, I'll go with the Asus. Thanks again.

So.........ordered and just called ask for a delivery update. The mobo is not in stock and no estimate on time when there will be more stock. They have a Gigabyte GA-P55-UD5 Intel P55 (Socket 1156) DDR3 Motherboard [GA-P55-UD5] for £30 more. Is it worth it? What extra will I be getting. Any fast...

Thanks cmndr. I'll swap to the RAM you suggest. The build cost is coming down slightly every time and that helps. And I'll hold off on the SSD for now. Would a separate HDD for OS and apps increase performance significantly? If I do upgrade to a SSD further down the line I can always use the...

Yeah, the SSD is definitely a luxury item. I'm very impatient when it comes to loading stuff. I'm just wondering whether to hold off for another 6-8 months and get one then. :D The main thing that gets pushed in mass fleet fights is CCP's servers that can produce some horrendous lag on their...

Hello I've upgraded various components too many times in my case that dates back to the last century. So, as Win 7 now seems to be the operating system of choice, I've decided to go for a scratch build. Therefore, my Pentium 4 and Win XP are about to be retired from main desktop use and on to...