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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Red Light. Is this a problem with my Ram or the motherboard?.

    Did you check the user guide to see what the red light indicates? file:///C:/Users/7950X/Downloads/p8b75mcsm_user_manual.pdf I did...

    Yesterday at 12:24 PM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question How to make my Acer Aspire ES1-523 recognize a new battery?.

    As I said earlier, the Acer BIOS might be programmed to reject unofficial third-party batteries. Some laptop manufacturers err on the...

    Yesterday at 11:43 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Disposing of old, unused hard drives whilst ensuring the data is not recoverable ?.

    Yup. Got one sitting right next to my 7950X rig. It's a Phenom II X4 965 running Windows XP, 7 and 10 with an Adaptec SCSI controller...

    Yesterday at 10:41 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Problem with LSI MegaRaid SAS 9285CV-8E Controller on Windows 10 PC ?.

    I'm suspicious of the fact your motherboard's BIOS isn't detecting the LSI card and Windows isn't loading a driver. I've not had any...

    Yesterday at 10:00 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question At Standstill With Dead Computer - Please Help.

    Not really a valid test. Some PSUs don't spin up their fan until loaded with 300W+. Most of my Corsairs are passive, i.e. no fan until...

    Yesterday at 9:15 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question How to make my Acer Aspire ES1-523 recognize a new battery?.

    If you were answering calls or emails to the Acer Help Desk, do you really think they'd risk a reprimand from their supervisor, by...

    Yesterday at 8:28 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question One of my two RAM sticks is undetected after SSD upgrade ?.

    When a known good stick of RAM (checked with MemTest86 on another computer) doesn't work in a specific memory slot (or slots), I check...

    Yesterday at 5:22 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question 100% disk usage on new build ?.

    If you suspect the claimed capacity of the drive is false and you don't mind wiping all the data, try h2testw. I've been using this...

    Yesterday at 4:42 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Installing a second SATA internal HDD on an MSI Z790 Gaming Plus WiFi (MS-7e06) motherboard ?.

    As already mentioned by @dwd999, Pages 18 to 26 in the user guide show various orientations to mount up to three 3.5in or three 2.5in...

    Wednesday at 1:07 PM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Gigabyte support not answering.

    When did you buy the board. Was it brand new or second hand? From a shop or a private seller? Where I live, it's the duty of the shop...

    Wednesday at 12:18 PM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Compatible sata expansion card for Asus PRIME B650-PLUS ATX AM5 Motherboard.

    Do you need all 10 of those SATA ports? Perhaps you're running RAID or JBOD on a bunch of hard disks? I've moved over from cheap PCIe...

    Wednesday at 12:04 PM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Help replacing CPU for better reencode/system speeds (using i5 11400 now).

    I don't know if you're using Premiere Pro, but Adobe has supported H.265 encoding on NVidia and AMD GPUs since 2020. I'd expect similar...

    Wednesday at 11:24 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question CPU or mobo dead... ?.

    Tends to imply the IMC on the CPU's B-channel has failed, which could be: 1). Bad CPU 2). Bent pins in CPU socket 3). Broken PCB tracks...

    Wednesday at 10:24 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question How to make my Acer Aspire ES1-523 recognize a new battery?.

    Just read something in a magazine (PC Pro) from a repair shop guy saying a third-party battery did not work in a customer's Lenovo...

    Wednesday at 10:07 AM
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    Misgar replied to the thread Question Exploring the Pinnacle of PC Components in 2025 | Optimal Choices for Gaming and Content Creation.

    Ignoring the gaming side and concentrating on rendering tasks, I'd opt for a ThreadRipper 7995WX, 1TB RAM and and four 48GB RTX A6000...

    Wednesday at 9:49 AM

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