When i click next and select the new harddrive it tells me " Setup was unable to create a new system partition or locate an existing system partition. See the Setup log files for more information". I have a yellow sun like button that is for I believe for creating a partition and then I can choose size and apply but I'm not sure how much to set the size to.

So my old harddrive crapped out on me few days ago. I ordered a similar harddrive from newegg and I recieved it yesterday. Today I installed it into my netbook which doesnt have a cd/dvd drive. So I had to put a windows 7 home premium 64bit file onto the thumb drive. Today I tried installing it by booting the instalation from the thumbdrive. However once I get to the point where I have to select a place to install my windows it has only one place, my newely installed harddrive. My harddrive is named "Disk 0 unallocated space", I'm not sure if its supposed to be like that. However I have a yellow little triangle on the bottom saying "windows cannot be installed to this disk". When I click on that i get a window saying "Windows cannot be installed to this disk. this computers hardware may not support booting to this disk. ensure that the disks controller is enabled in the computers bios menu". I went through the bios menu but I couldnt see anything about enabling harddrive, I did go in and change the primary boot to thumb drive, but I didnt see anytnig about enabling.

So please guys if someone can help me I'd be eternally grateful, I just want this thing to work. If you have any questions just post them here and I'll check tonight since I have to go to class now. If someone has run into the same problem and solved it please let me know.

http://www.fixya.com/support/p383184-hp_bestec_atx_250_12zd_250w_hp_pavillion

and

http://www.fixya.com/support/p339754-gateway_bestec_atx_300_12eb3_305w_power

on this motherboard

http://www.ascendtech.us/itemdesc.asp?ic=MB64GAT4006272R&eq=&Tp=

The problem I'm having in changing them out is that p9 and p8 sockets are different between the psu wires. THe 300w one has flat and wide while 250w has wide rectangular pin and plugs. My original 300w PSU died and I'm trying to replace it. Sorry if I'm not being clear but to me it seems that 250w PSU has older cables on it.

My computer wont turn on and a light blinks on my PSU even when I pull the plug form the back. I'd assume that this this means that my PSU is dead, am I corect?

How much was you planning on spending if you were to upgrade?PyroMiner23

[QUOTE="dejo256"]

Well I bought my desktop a year and a half ago and I'm just wondering if I have to upgrade it to play the upcoming games. I really am not expecting to play them on high but low to medium is fine with me.

Computer is a windows 7, it has a amd phenom 9600 quad core proccessor which is running at 2.30 ghz, Computer also has 4 gigs of ram (I'm not sure what type or kind) and a ATI HD3200 onboard graphics card.

Now I know I def have to get a new graphics card, but I was wondering if the rest of the computer is way outdated. I plan on playing BF3.

gmaster456

You could benefit from a CPU upgrade although you have to get a decent video card first.

What PSU do you have?

Tezcatlipoca666

Well I bought my desktop a year and a half ago and I'm just wondering if I have to upgrade it to play the upcoming games. I really am not expecting to play them on high but low to medium is fine with me.

Computer is a windows 7, it has a amd phenom 9600 quad core proccessor which is running at 2.30 ghz, Computer also has 4 gigs of ram (I'm not sure what type or kind) and a ATI HD3200 onboard graphics card.

Now I know I def have to get a new graphics card, but I was wondering if the rest of the computer is way outdated. I plan on playing BF3.

Is there a tech checking it, right now, why not? They can't check everything remotely.HilbillyRokstar

[QUOTE="dejo256"][QUOTE="Dr_Snood"]Call them when it happens instead of when it isn't happening. Not sure what it could be, your connection should be all set in three days.. shouldn't take any longer than that.Dr_Snood

"Set an appointment w/a service tech at or around the time of day it is happening." it happens every day, at least for the past 3 days it has. I'm going through it right now.

[QUOTE="istuffedsunny"]Why would you want to get rid of that awesome smell? It's the precursor to your own smoke machine! Okay replacing the PSU is the safe (but unfun) optionSliverwarrior