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pacco
March 30th, 2010, 06:44 PM
I thought i would give windows 7 a try,well everything went good until updates were downloaded, then i had no network connection,or sound.

my system specs:

Hardware
Base processor
Phenom-9750 (A) 2.4 GHz (95W)


3600 MHz HyperTransport 3.0
Socket AM2+



Chipset
AMD 780G

Motherboard


Manufacturer: MSI
HP/Compaq motherboard name: Aspen-GL8E



Power supply


350W



Memory
ComponentAttributesMemory Installed8 GBMaximum allowed16 GB (4 x 4 GB) (64-bit OS)

4 GB* (4 x 1 GB) (32-bit OS)

*Actual available memory may be lessSpeed supportedPC2-6400 MB/secType240 pin, DDR2

Hard drive


750 GB SATA 3G (3.0 Gb/sec)
7200 rpm



DVD+/-R/RW 16X 12X +/-DL LS 12X RAM SuperMulti SATA drive


Must use Double-Layer media discs in order to take advantage of the DL technology
Must use LightScribe-enabled media discs and supporting software in order to take advantage of the LightScribe technology


FunctionMaximum speedDVD-RAMUp to 12XDVD-R DL Write OnceUp to 12XDVD+R DL Write OnceUp to 12XDVD+R Write OnceUp to 16XDVD+RW RewritableUp to 8XDVD-R Write OnceUp to 16XDVD-RW RewritableUp to 6XDVD ROM ReadUp to 16XCD-R Write OnceUp to 40XCD-RW RewritableUp to 32XCD-ROM ReadUp to 40X

Wireless
802.11 a/b/g/n PCI Express x1 wireless card

Video Graphics
GeForce 9500 GS


512 MB GDDR2 memory
I/O Ports: HDMI, VGA, dual-link DVI



Sound/Audio
High Definition 8-channel audio


ALC 888S chipset



Network (LAN)
Integrated 10/100/1000 Base-T networking interface

Memory card reader


Contains an Infrared receiver for remote control



Supports the following cards:

Compact Flash I
Compact Flash II
IBM Microdrive
Secure Digital (SD)
mini-SD
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Reduced size MultiMediaCard (RS-MMC)
MultiMediaCard Plus (MMC plus)
MultiMediaCard Mobile (MMC mobile)
Memory Stick
Memory Stick Pro
Memory Stick Duo
Memory Stick Pro Duo
SmartMedia
xD Picture Card (xD = extreme digital)




External I/O ports
I/O ports on the front panel

Port typeQuantity15-in-1 (4 slot) with IR Receiver One1394OneUSBTwoHeadphoneOneMicrophoneOne
I/O ports on the back panel

Port typeQuantityPS/2 (keyboard, mouse)TwoS/PDIF out (coaxial)OneVGAOne (disabled due to the installation of a graphics card)DVI-DOneUSBFour1394aOneLANOneAudio (side speaker out, rear speaker out, center/subwoofer-out , line-in, line-out, microphone)One Each

Expansion slots
Slot typeQuantityPCI Express x16One (None available)PCI Express x1Three (Two available)

Drive bays
Bay typeQuantity5.25"Two (One available)3.5"Two (One available)Personal Media DriveOne (One available)Pocket Media DriveOne (One available)

Technologies


nVidia Pure Video



Keyboard and mouse


HP multimedia keyboard
Quebec Keyboard Kit (French Canada only)
HP PS/2 optical mouse

NightwishFan
March 30th, 2010, 06:48 PM
I still have yet to try Windows7 for myself. I will just give kde4 a go, that should be close enough. ;)

pacco
March 30th, 2010, 07:51 PM
Trust me save yourself the headache