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    Question durable external dvd drive

    Hi, I'd like your recommendations on durable external dvd drives as I've had 2 break on me in less than 2 years. Specifically, I'm looking for something with: 1- something like a 5-year warranty so I know the manufacturer is confident in the durability, and 2- a model where I don't have...
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    Is the BIOS the boot menu you get to by pressing the f key at the start? If so then yes, I told it to boot from the usb stick.
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    That's what I did, but it isn't working. When I tell it to boot from that drive nothing happens.
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    All the files are there yes
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    I used MS's MediaCreationTool22H2 for windows 10 installations and told it to make a USB flash drive. Is that not what I should have downloaded?
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    When I tell it to boot from the USB key most of the times I tried it went to a black screen and nothing happened. This one time it went to an orange screen with white vertical lines on it and nothing else. Any other ideas?
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    Question Formatting an old Lenovo B575

    I have an old Lenovo B575 which won't load windows (7) anymore. It says code 101: initialization failed, then it starts auto repairs and says I'll need to use a recovery tool or an installation media. So I tried booting from a windows 7 disk, and then it says windows is loading files, but...
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    What I am not thinking of? - computer for industrial cnc router

    Hey guys, I work with a small custom kitchen cabinet workshop and we will soon be transitioning to using a cnc router to optimize material usage and production speeds while reducing mistakes and man-hours per unit. I'm looking for the computer that will be dedicated to making the plans, running...
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    Unable to format one of my hds

    I tried booting from the disc in question, but it seems that the information on it was damaged and it will not boot, nor could windows repair it. How else can I proceed to format it?
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    Unable to format one of my hds

    I have built a new computer reusing some of my previous hardware including my hard drive but it is no longer drive c since i installed a new flash hard drive from which I now run windows. I have tried formatting from the disc manager and from the windows 7 ultimate install disc but it doesn't...