Recent content by aldan

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    Question power surge

    on an outside chance,shut down,turn power supply off,hold power button down for 10 secs,then turn power supply on and attempt reboot.
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    Question How much gb for Windos 11

    64gbs usually.not 200.lol.i have windows 11 installed on a 500gb drive and i have almost 400 left and i have a lot of programs installed as well. that having been said,120gigs is unheard of today.
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    Question Sound from speakers but not from subwoofer ?

    donno what you have been told but the sub is plugged into the green port and plugged into an ac outlet.if you still have problems make sure your sound is set to default to these speakers..
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    Question Anyone use Macrium 7 to restore a Windows 11 installation?

    yes,my wifes old dell laptop.went without a hitch.
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    Question Start up time is extremely slow

    shot in the dark here,but what does task manager show for programs loaded on startup?
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    Question Anyone use Macrium 7 to restore a Windows 11 installation?

    yep it works on win11 as well.ive been using the free version for like 8 years and its never let me down.no need for the paid version than i can see.
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    Question Upgrading an SSD

    simply delete the partition that doesnt boot and after retesting clone the drive to your new drive.
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    Question How should I connect my case fans to my PSU?

    gotta ask,why so many fans?do you have an actual cooling problem?
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    chrome randomly crashes.error status_access_violation

    before i got to disabling extensions it stopped doing it.hasnt cropped up since.lol.i guess time will tell.
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    Question Cloning SATA SSD to NVMe Drive

    judging from what you have said, you are screwed.listen to usafret
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    Question FX 6300 vs FX 8150

    i have to admit that im still running a fx6300 at 4.8 ghz.hell,a hyper 212 wouldnt cool this let alone an 8150.i went with a noctua nhd 14.any modern equivalent would do.
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    Question FX 6300 vs FX 8150

    oh,gonna need a better cooler than that.
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    chrome randomly crashes.error status_access_violation

    specs as follows.cpu fx6300 overclocked to 4.6ghz. gpu 1050 ti 8gigs ddr3 overclocked to 2133 ghz psu seasonic 650w dont remember the model but was a good one. seems to be a issue with chrome as nothing else crashes.hardware acceleration turned off.chrome is updated.any ideas?
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    Question Power cable melted ?

    if the outlet sparks when the pc is powered up i would look at the outlet as being the culprit.sounds like a bad connection that will cause a spark as well as a lot of heat thereby melting the plug.but as was mentioned earlier,that is a total crap heap for a psu.