Digital Storm Forums : View Our Support Guides (Click Me) http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/ This is an XML content feed of; Digital Storm Forums : View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Last 10 Posts Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 16 May 2012 19:23:48 +0000 Sun, 19 Dec 2010 21:54:58 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.0 30 www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/RSS_topic_feed.asp?FID=33 Digital Storm Forums http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/ View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Video Support Guides http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151085#151085 Author: !ender_
Subject: Video Support Guides
Posted: 19 Dec 2010 at 9:54pm

oh, and everyone get your laughs out now, i left the 2nd video card is in the wrong lane! lolol Ninja
still think its such a silly design to force them to be so close!
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Subject: Video Support Guides
Posted: 19 Dec 2010 at 8:00pm

Nice ]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2010 20:00:28 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151066#151066 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Video Support Guides http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151056#151056 Author: ablahblah
Subject: Video Support Guides
Posted: 19 Dec 2010 at 6:59pm

Ah, about time that fan tutorial got up Hahaha]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2010 18:59:35 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151056#151056 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Video Support Guides http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151030#151030 Author: Alex
Subject: Video Support Guides
Posted: 19 Dec 2010 at 5:59pm

Initial Checks & Connecting Side Panel Fan



Re-seating Computer's Components



Applying Thermal Paste & Re-seating CPU Heatsink



CMOS BIOS Reset & Format / Install Windows 7



Edited by Alex - 19 Dec 2010 at 6:01pm]]> Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:59:33 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=13207&PID=151030#151030 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Check Hard Drive for errors http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12384&PID=141880#141880 Author: !ender_
Subject: Check Hard Drive for errors
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 6:05pm

HD Tune is a handy free utility that comes with a tool to scan your hard drives for problems. Your hard drive will come pretty low on the list of suspects for the most part. But if you try most other things with no luck, it can not hurt to rule out a potential problem with your Hard Drive(s)
 
Download here:
http://www.hdtune.com/download.html
 
Install and you will see:
 
 
First go to the error tab, seen in red. (no quick scanning) And hit start, if you get errors, post for help or contact Digital Storm directly here http://www.digitalstormonline.com/customerservice.asp including a link for a screenshot of your HDTune errors.
 
If you have more than one hard drive, the blue outline around the drop box will let you select which hard drive you want to test.
 
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Subject: All Tests Pass, Yet Your Still Having Issues?
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 3:10pm

If you read all of our guides, and all of the stress-tests have passed (Prime95, LinX, FurMark, etc) then your issue may not be directly related to the actual hardware or configuration of the system but a driver/software issue with Windows. In that case, we recommend that you do a fresh re-install of Windows. When you do follow this process, make sure you delete the current partition(s) Windows is installed on. The Windows Installer will allow you to do this when you boot off of the original Windows disc when you are doing a fresh install.]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 15:10:54 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12382&PID=141852#141852 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Analyze Window Crash/Dump Files http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12375&PID=141803#141803 Author: ablahblah
Subject: Analyze Window Crash/Dump Files
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 12:53am

If i remember right, i believe whocrashed analyzes minidumps, right? Kernel mem dumps don't work, check your settings if you plan on using it.]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:53:25 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12375&PID=141803#141803 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Analyze Window Crash/Dump Files http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12375&PID=141800#141800 Author: !ender_
Subject: Analyze Window Crash/Dump Files
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 12:45am

WhoCrashed is a utility that you can use to help find out what is causing full system fails ie Blue Screen of Death or the computer just shutting off all together.
It will not help you find out why a game or program is freezing, lagging, crashing, or anything of the sort.
 
Download here:
http://www.resplendence.com/downloads
 
This is very straightforward, you open the program and click Analyze
 
 
It will then instruct you to scroll down and read the Analysis and Conclusion. If what it tells you dŒs not make sense to you, simply post it on the forums for help or submit it to DSO directly here http://www.digitalstormonline.com/customerservice.asp
 
If you do understand it and are working on it on your own, keep a word document with saved results so that you can track different problems and solutions.
Its very common to see driver problems here. If a driver is named, make sure you are using the most current version of that driver by searching for it with Google.
 
 
]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:45:11 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12375&PID=141800#141800 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Analyze and Monitor System Tempreatures http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12372&PID=141794#141794 Author: AmbientChong11
Subject: Analyze and Monitor System Tempreatures
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 12:24am

Nice guide !! ]]> Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:24:54 +0000 http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12372&PID=141794#141794 View Our Support Guides (Click Me) : Analyze and Monitor System Tempreatures http://www.digitalstormonline.com/forums/forum_posts.asp?TID=12372&PID=141793#141793 Author: !ender_
Subject: Analyze and Monitor System Tempreatures
Posted: 22 Sep 2010 at 12:23am

Realtemps is commonly referenced as the most reliable temperature measurement program. It is incredibly easy to use.
 
Download it here, unzip it where ever you like.
http://www.techpowerup.com/downloads/1691/Real_Temp_3.40.html
 
When you open it, you will see a screen like this:
 
 
The most effective way to use this program is to start it before you run any test (or game if you wish) to see what it will log as your high and low temperatures during whatever activities you do. If you want to reset it, there is a RESET button on the bottom, or you can just close it and reopen it to start a new session.
 
 
Here is a key for you:
 
RED - the processors current live temperatures
 
YELLOW - RealTemps will track for as long as it is open and keep record of the lowest temperature each core reaches. This is not very important information as it will be highly affected by the room temperature.
 
PINK - RealTemps will track for as long as it is open and keep record of the highest temperature each core reaches. This is obviously very important information. If you see temperatures at or above 85c, post for help.
 
PURPLE - This is your GPU temperature, if you have multiple cards in SLI, it will display the higher of the two cards. For more detailed information, you can click on this and it will show you high and low temperatures, how long its been logging, and the PCI bandwidth your cards are getting.
 
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HW monitor is what DSO commonly reccomends to view your system temperatures. It can be used to provide more extensive information than RealTemps if you are troubleshooting or overclocking 
 
Its pretty straightforward, download here http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/hwmonitor.html
 
No installation, you just unzip it and double click HWMonitor. 
 
In the red square area, it will show your processor and its current, minimum, and maximum temperatures (listed along the top)
In the green square area, it will show your video card, and its current, minimum, and maximum temperatures.
 
 


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