Drobb1711

My SATA controllers are on AHCI mode, with options for IDE and RAID. Here's a link to the drive bay adapters: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/akasa-ssd-and-hdd-adapter-fits-35-hdd-or-25-notebook-drive-into-525-pc-bay

Hey guys, so i have my pc in a corsair 500r case, and it was working perfectly until yesterday when i opened it up to change out the stock fans for some corsair LED ones i got. I also moved my SSD and my HDD into the front optical drive bays using some 5.25" to drive bay adapters, and switched the SATA cables for some shorter ones. Basically when i booted it up again it went straight to the windows start up as normal, but when i entered my password it hung on the "Starting windows" screen for a good 20 seconds at least, if not more. So i restarted and went into the BIOS and found that the SSD that i use as my boot drive wasn't the first boot option, which i changed. Restarted and same long wait for the computer to boot. i checked the start-up options in windows and its exactly the same as how i had it before, no large programs or auto-updaters on start-up. I even changed the SATA cable back to the longer ASUS one i was using before this happened, and made sure to put it back into the same SATA port, and its still ridiculously slow for an SSD. Also, when i boot up my computer and it recognizes the SSD it says its getting a 6GB/s speed so i don't think its the SATA port or cable. And, before anyone asks, no the SSD isn't full, still has almost 20GB free.

They are also looking for console repair experience, so i'm guessing i could maybe put on that i enjoy gaming, both on console and pc

Yes I'm a college student, so I'm going to have to ask them if they can accommodate for part time work, and with that coupled with my lack of formal computing courses/degrees, I'm just really looking to show them that i know what i'm talking about. The job adverts been up for a while though, and it's been re-posted a couple of times so i get the feeling not many people are replying to it.

I'm 19 in three days, and pretty much the only relevant work experience I've done was working in a Radio Frequency generator repair factory for a year and a half, which taught me about soldering, circuitry work and ESD precautions.

Hey guys, so I'm applying for a job in a local laptop and computer repair shop, and i was wondering if, seeing as how i don't have any FORMAL computer repair experience, it would be OK to tell them about my knowledge of hardware and software, and about me building multiple computers for myself and repairing my friends and families laptops/computers? Also what do you guys think i should put in the CV to impress the employers/make them consider employing me?

Well, it looks like the Linus Tech Tips Scottish division has spoken.

Yes, DO IT

yeh i switch my computer off at night mainly because it's right next to my bed and if i leave my power supply on the bright red ROG logo on my mobo glows right in my face through the side grill of my case

Username's Dan1711, same pic

my username's Dan1711, I'm usually on for quite a while each night

Yeh i probably will end up getting a single 290x so long as i can afford it on my lowly student budget

I think if ASUS come out with a Direct CU 2 R9 290x I'll probably get that

I was planning on crossfiring two r9 280x's but i might wait a bit and see how much the r9 290x comes in at

Halo Mjolnir mix from halo 2, TES morrowind and oblivion themes, Doom 2, pretty much all of the legend of zelda themes, super meat boy and the binding of isaac soundtracks, castlevania 2 bloody tears, gta 4 the ballad of gay tony theme, honestly i could go on and on.