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Hi Hillan43, and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help Your IDE HDD must be on the end of the 2in wide data ribbon, and the Jumper should be set to Master. This may or may not be your problem. On most IDE drives there will be a small diagram somewhere on the drive that will show you which pins to set your jumper on. Click the link for a Youtube video on If this doesn't sort out your problem, please report back...

Hello Peter and welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help. And just for the record...we have something in common.:o

Photoshop OOB Tutorial Here’s a basic OOB tutorial (Out Of Bounds). If you’ve not heard of this before, an OOB edit is where at least part of the main subject in a photo protrudes past or outside of the image frame. The example you see just below was edited in Photoshop Elements 4. And although most OOB tutorials make use of Layer Masks, this tutorial doesn’t use masks at all. Unlike its big brother, Adobe Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements does not have a single click add Layer Mask button. This tutorial will work in any version of Photoshop. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=237 For those that have a go at an OOB and want to post their images on the site. Please post them in the Photo Thread Please keep the size of your uploaded images to within 100KB in file size. And no more than 600 pixels on their longest edge. Thankyou for complying with this. Step: 1) Open your image in the editor. 2) Hit Ctrl + J on your keyboard to duplicate the background layer. 3) Turn off the visibility on the background layer by clicking the Eye icon. 4) In the Layers Palette click on the Create a new layer icon. 5) From the tool bar select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and drag a selection that includes most of your main subject....See example below. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=239 6) Select white as your foreground colour (Two small squares at bottom of tool bar) Note: Hit D on the keyboard for the default Black & White colours. Hit X on the keyboard to toggle the colours. 7) Hit Alt + Backspace to fill the selection with white. (You can choose any colour) 8) Click Select > Modify > Contract. In the box provided type in a pixel value and then click OK. Note: On my swan image I typed a value of 25 pixels. This gave me a border that looked ok. The pixel value you use depends on the size of your image. If you’re not happy with the border width, hit Ctrl + Z on your keyboard to undo the last command. Then type in a different pixel value. 9) Now hit the Delete key. This will remove the middle section of the white area. Leaving just a white frame. Now hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants (Your selection). You should now see something similar this. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=240 We now need to distort our frame. We’ll do this by using the Free Transform command. This allows you to move and or stretch your frame to pretty much any position you like. Some practice is required to master this. The commands are carried out by using a combination of the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys. If you hold down all three keys at the same time, and grab a corner handle...by moving your cursor left or right, or up or down. This will move both sides of your frame either inwards or outwards at the same time. Note: You grab a handle by placing your cursor on one of the tiny squares and then click and drag. If you just press the Ctrl key. This will allow you to just move one corner of your frame in any direction you choose. By grabbing one of the middle handles and not pressing any keys you will be able to resize your frame one side at a time. Keep practicing and it will all make sense. 10) Hit Ctrl + T to go into Free Transform. Try and distort your frame to suit your image. When you are happy with your frame hit the Enter/Return key to confirm the transformation.Clicking the green tick will do the same. In my example below I have tried to distort the frame to make it appear as if it is lying flat on the water. That’s what suited the swan image. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=241 We now need to make a selection around the frame, and save the selection. Later on this will help us form a shadow layer. 11) In the layers palette, click the Eye icon on layer 1 to turn off that layer. Choose the Magic Wand tool from the tool bar and make sure that Contiguous is checked. Now click anywhere outside of the frame. Hit Shift + Ctrl + i on your keyboard to invert the selection. To save the selection click Select > Save Selection and name it Frame. Then click OK. Hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants. Click the small box beside Layer 1 to make that layer visible again (Turn it on). 12) Select the Eraser tool from the tool bar and carefully erase any part of the frame that passes over your subject. Tip: In the layers palette lower the opacity of the frame layer to about 50%. This will enable you to see how much you have to erase. When you’re happy, go back to full opacity. Tip: While erasing, blow your image up very large on your screen. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=242 Creating the background layer I often use a Gradient Layer for my image background, but you can have any background you like, including another image alltogether. Because gradient backgrounds are popular, thats what I’ll use here. 13) In the layers palette click the Create a new layer icon. Reposition your new blank layer to just below Layer 1.Do this by clicking on the layer and dragging it down. 14) Select the Gradient Tool from the tool bar. Now click on the gradient box in the options bar (Top left hand side of screen). From the menus provided choose a gradient. Click OK. 15) Click and drag your cursor across the entire image. I have gone from left to right for my gradient, but you can go in any direction you choose. Experiment with this until you are happy. It will look like nothing has happened, but if you look at the thumbnail in the layers palette you will see that you have applied your gradient. The next step will be to erase everything outside of the image frame with the exception of the part of your subject that protrudes past the frame. To do this we must first select the main image layer. Just clicking once on any layer will make that layer active. 16) Click on the main image layer to make it the active layer (Layer 1). Select the Eraser tool ( Hardish brush ) and begin to erase the background. The gradient will now begin to show through on your main screen. Tip: When erasing the section around the protruding part of your image, blow up big on your screen. If you make a mistake hit Ctrl + Z to undo the last stroke of your brush. http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=243 Ok...you’ve nearly finished your OOB. If you’ve followed along so far you should have 4 layers in the layers palette. From the bottom they should be...The background layer, the gradient layer (Layer 3), the main image (Layer 1) and the frame layer (layer 2). To finish off our OOB we’ll create a Shadow Layer. 17) Click on the Create a new layer icon. Now go Select > Load Selection and choose the frame selection that you saved at step 11. Make sure that black is your choosen foreground colour. Hit Alt + Backspace to fill the selection with black. 18) In the layers palette, reposition the shadow layer to just above the gradient layer. (Click and drag). Select the Move tool from the tool bar. Now using the directional Arrows on your keyboard move the shadow layer until you can see a small section of it on two sides of your image. Tip: Pay close attention to which direction the light was coming from in the original photo. This should help you decide which direction to move the shadow layer. 19) Hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants. From the Options bar go Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. In the box provided select a radius of 20 to 25 pixels and click OK. 20) Using the slider in the layers palette, lower the opacity of the shadow layer to about 60%. Give yourself a pat on the back, you’ve just completed an OOB edit without using layer masks.....Don’t forget to save your work. Have fun! http://extremetechsupport.com/forum/picture.php?albumid=101&pictureid=244

This is where you'll find links to Photoshop Tutorials Tips and Hints Any questions you have pertaining to Tutorials in this thread should be posted in the Software forum. Please start your own thread by clicking on the New Thread link in the top left hand corner. Photoshop OOB Tutorial Description: If you've not heard of this before, an OOB edit is where at least part of the main subject in a photo protrudes past or outside of the image frame. This gives a pleasing 3D effect. Working with Multiple Images Description: When working in Photoshop there are many times when we need to open two or more images in the editing area. Here are some of the most frequently asked questions along with some helpful tips. The Photoshop Layers Palette Description: Here's a basic description of the layers palette, and why we should use it. Making selections in Photoshop Description: Different methods of making selections in Photoshop. Animated Christmas card in Photoshop Description: How to make an animated greetings card in Photoshop CS5

I've changed the title of your thread Brian. As Just "Brian" does not give anyone who is skipping through the threads any idea as to what your problem might be.

I assume that you tried F10 on its own Brian. I think I'm correct in saying that if you get a recovery disk from Acer, that it will have generic drivers on the disk. This would enable you to at least successfully boot your computer, and then you could go online and update the drivers. If this is incorrect, someone please step in and advise...

That's a good idea Dougie...I'll make a list later today. Your first OOB edit in the Photo Thread is a good effort considering you'd not done one before. Regarding the shadow. You can only show a frame shadow if you have a background behind the frame, that is also larger than your OOB frame. All the shadow does is add to the 3D effect...but there's no rule that says you have to have a shadow.:)

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Way to go! Dougie....Good job mate..;)

Oops!...There is a good reason why the images where missing Randy...I'm an idiot!

Nice one Paul...I like your style..

One beep from your PC is good Brian...thats all you want to hear. I'm not sure about your PC...but try pressing just F10 by its self when booting..and see if that brings up any more options.

Hi Dougie... To run your brush/cursor in a perfectly straight line from A to B, click on point A and then press and hold the Shift Key. Now click on point B and this will draw a line between the two points. When I say draw a line, I mean that whatever the cursor represents will move from A to B. In this instance it is the Eraser Tool. You will also find that you can overlap your brush on the edge of the white frame without erasing it. This is because the frame is on the layer above. "Also on my effort the white frame is slighly visable through the Swans neck.Only just." Make sure you have your brush set to 100% opacity.....:-)

Hi Brian, welcome to Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help. I don't have any quick fixes to offer you, just a couple of questions that might help someone here to work out what your problem is. Are you hearing any beep codes when you first turn on your computer. If so, how many beeps do you hear? Are you familier with the inside of your PC case. If you are, you could try resetting your RAM, although I don't personally think that is the problem. Do you have the operating system disk?

Backing up Itunes to an external media is not too difficult to do. Follow my link below to Apples own site for more information. Backing up Itunes As for the Intel proset wireless. I have no knowledge of that. But hopefully someone will come along who has.

Here’s a basic OOB tutorial (Out Of Bounds). If you’ve not heard of this before, an OOB edit is where at least part of the main subject in a photo protrudes past or outside of the image frame. The example you see just below was edited in Photoshop Elements 4. And although most OOB tutorials make use of Layer Masks, this tutorial doesn’t use masks at all. Unlike its big brother, Adobe Photoshop CS, Photoshop Elements does not have a single click add Layer Mask button. This tutorial will work in any version of Photoshop. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/My-mate-Andy.jpg For those that have a go at an OOB and want to post their images on the site. Please post them in the Photo Thread Please keep the size of your uploaded images to within200KB in file size. And no more than 800 pixels on their longest edge. Thankyou for complying with this. For the time being, if you have questions about the tutorial, please ask in this thread. Step: 1) Open your image in the editor. 2) Hit Ctrl + J on your keyboard to duplicate the background layer. 3) Turn off the visibility on the background layer by clicking the Eye icon. 4) In the Layers Palette click on the Create a new layer icon. 5) From the tool bar select the Rectangular Marquee Tool and drag a selection that includes most of your main subject....See example below. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-1.jpg 6) Select white as your foreground colour (Two small squares at bottom of tool bar) Note: Hit D on the keyboard for the default Black & White colours. Hit X on the keyboard to toggle the colours. 7) Hit Alt + Backspace to fill the selection with white. (You can choose any colour) 8) Click Select > Modify > Contract. In the box provided type in a pixel value and then click OK. Note: On my swan image I typed a value of 25 pixels. This gave me a border that looked ok. The pixel value you use depends on the size of your image. If you’re not happy with the border width, hit Ctrl + Z on your keyboard to undo the last command. Then type in a different pixel value. 9) Now hit the Delete key. This will remove the middle section of the white area. Leaving just a white frame. Now hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants (Your selection). You should now see something similar this. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-2.jpg We now need to distort our frame. We’ll do this by using the Free Transform command. This allows you to move and or stretch your frame to pretty much any position you like. Some practice is required to master this. The commands are carried out by using a combination of the Shift, Ctrl and Alt keys. If you hold down all three keys at the same time, and grab a corner handle...by moving your cursor left or right, or up or down. This will move both sides of your frame either inwards or outwards at the same time. Note: You grab a handle by placing your cursor on one of the tiny squares and then click and drag. If you just press the Ctrl key. This will allow you to just move one corner of your frame in any direction you choose. By grabbing one of the middle handles and not pressing any keys you will be able to resize your frame one side at a time. Keep practicing and it will all make sense. 10) Hit Ctrl + T to go into Free Transform. Try and distort your frame to suit your image. When you are happy with your frame hit the Enter/Return key to confirm the transformation.Clicking the green tick will do the same. In my example below I have tried to distort the frame to make it appear as if it is lying flat on the water. That’s what suited the swan image. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-3.jpg We now need to make a selection around the frame, and save the selection. Later on this will help us form a shadow layer. 11) In the layers palette, click the Eye icon on layer 1 to turn off that layer. Choose the Magic Wand tool from the tool bar and make sure that Contiguous is checked. Now click anywhere outside of the frame. Hit Shift + Ctrl + i on your keyboard to invert the selection. To save the selection click Select > Save Selection and name it Frame. Then click OK. Hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants. Click the small box beside Layer 1 to make that layer visible again (Turn it on). 12) Select the Eraser tool from the tool bar and carefully erase any part of the frame that passes over your subject. Tip: In the layers palette lower the opacity of the frame layer to about 50%. This will enable you to see how much you have to erase. When you’re happy, go back to full opacity. Tip: While erasing, blow your image up very large on your screen. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-4.jpg Creating the background layer I often use a Gradient Layer for my image background, but you can have any background you like, including another image alltogether. Because gradient backgrounds are popular, thats what I’ll use here. 13) In the layers palette click the Create a new layer icon. Reposition your new blank layer to just below Layer 1.Do this by clicking on the layer and dragging it down. 14) Select the Gradient Tool from the tool bar. Now click on the gradient box in the options bar (Top left hand side of screen). From the menus provided choose a gradient. Click OK. 15) Click and drag your cursor across the entire image. I have gone from left to right for my gradient, but you can go in any direction you choose. Experiment with this until you are happy. It will look like nothing has happened, but if you look at the thumbnail in the layers palette you will see that you have applied your gradient. The next step will be to erase everything outside of the image frame with the exception of the part of your subject that protrudes past the frame. To do this we must first select the main image layer. Just clicking once on any layer will make that layer active. 16) Click on the main image layer to make it the active layer (Layer 1). Select the Eraser tool ( Hardish brush ) and begin to erase the background. The gradient will now begin to show through on your main screen. Tip: When erasing the section around the protruding part of your image, blow up big on your screen. If you make a mistake hit Ctrl + Z to undo the last stroke of your brush. http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-5.jpg Ok...you’ve nearly finished your OOB. If you’ve followed along so far you should have 4 layers in the layers palette. From the bottom they should be...The background layer, the gradient layer (Layer 3), the main image (Layer 1) and the frame layer (layer 2). To finish off our OOB we’ll create a Shadow Layer. 17) Click on the Create a new layer icon. Now go Select > Load Selection and choose the frame selection that you saved at step 11. Make sure that black is your choosen foreground colour. Hit Alt + Backspace to fill the selection with black. 18) In the layers palette, reposition the shadow layer to just above the gradient layer. (Click and drag). Select the Move tool from the tool bar. Now using the directional Arrows on your keyboard move the shadow layer until you can see a small section of it on two sides of your image. Tip: Pay close attention to which direction the light was coming from in the original photo. This should help you decide which direction to move the shadow layer. 19) Hit Ctrl + D to lose the marching ants. From the Options bar go Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur. In the box provided select a radius of 20 to 25 pixels and click OK. 20) Using the slider in the layers palette, lower the opacity of the shadow layer to about 60%. Give yourself a pat on the back, you’ve just completed an OOB edit without using layer masks.....Don’t forget to save your work. Have fun! http://i1201.photobucket.com/albums/bb356/PseFrank/Photoshop%20Edits/Tut-Pic-6.jpg

Lol..That always happens to me Nev. I think it's because I type so slow.:-)))

Hi Tismehi, I'm pretty sure that you won't have a problem upgrading and keeping your personal files, settings, and programs intact. To make certain of this use the link to Microsofts own site for complete advice on this subject. Upgrading from Windows Vista to Windows 7 Read carefully what it says on the page linked to. And use the link provided on that page to download the Windows 7 Upgrade Advisor. If you are still unsure of anything, then please post back and someone here with more knowledge on this subject than myself will help you out.

Hi bkg, and welcome to the Extreme Tech Support - Free PC Help forum. Do you still have your old Vaio, or only the HDD from it? If you do still have it, could you tell us exactly which model it is? It may still be possible to gain access to your files by reinstalling the HDD. I'm assuming that you don't have an XP disk? Another option would be to use a caddy/HDD encloser, and use your new computer to gain access to the files.

Wow wellies, these look great! I'd bet that some of the forum users would love to learn more about graphics and how to produce them...

It wouldn't be any bother at all Bob, like I said, I'm only too happy to help out. Thankyou Dougie for your encouragement on this subject. Give me the rest of the weekend and I'll sort something out...Starting with an OOB tutorial...:-)

It's not too hard to do Bob. Do you have either Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS? If so, which version do you have. I'd be happy to write a tutorial and post it here in the Fun Stuff forum.

Bob's got me thinking about the 3D effect. Here's a different type of 3D effect that's called OOB (Out Of Bounds), sometimes called Out Of Frame. This shot was taken at Cadwell Park in Lincolnshire. It shows my mate Andy trying to improve on what was already a fast lap time. I used Photoshop, but OOB edits can be carried out in any photo editing program that supports layers.

Glad you sorted out woodtik. No need for thanks...it seems you discovered the fault yourself. If you have time I'd be interested to know what was wrong. And that could also help other forum users...

Thanks for the link Ken. I'm downloading the .iso now from one of the recommended mirrors.