Recent content by allewyn

Does Crystal Disk work in Linux?

How do I know when it's time to replace my SSD? Other than when it's full. I run Linux, is there software that can tell me the health of it? Thanks!

OK, I couldn't decide if they were M3 or 6-32 so this helps me a lot. Now to find an eBay seller that doesn't want me to buy 500 of them :) Thank you !

Thank you :)

Recently bought Samsung SSD (2.5") but it came with no mount screws. All the screws on eBay say "for laptop". Are they the same for desktop?

ok thanks

Answering my own post :) As it happens the box says Ryzen 3000 ready but it DOESN'T say check the year of manufacture and replace the CMOS battery if more than 10 years old. My MB was manufactured in 2005! I replaced the battery and this thing got into BIOS like a scalded duck. Thanks everyone!

Ok I'll pull the battery out and retry. Right it hasn't posted yet I don't know about the BIOS; the box says Ryzen 3000 ready but maybe that not true. I see a manufacture's date of 2005. So I'll have to find a way to use another chip for updates That's what I was working om anyway.

Thanks I haven't done anything yet. The computer has not successfully started yet. I just built it and turned it on and it doesn't even have an OS. I'm new at this would I pull the battery out to clear MOS?

New build MSI AMD B450 Gaming Plus Max Ryzen 5 3600 Scythe Mugen 5b Cooler 16gb Corsair Vengeance LPX 3200mhz RAM XPG GAMMIX Gaming SSD S11 Pro Series: 512GB Internal PCIe Gen3x4 M.2 2280 (NVMe) MSI GeForce Gtx 1650 Super The system powers up and all 5 fans come on but it doesn't go through the...

I would like half my ram to blink or roll or whatever RGB ram does but only two sticks of the four. Is it possible to have two sticks regular and two sticks RGB?

Sorry, do you know when gigabyte started updates or where I can look for info?

are b450 boards bios updated now? I'm doing my first build and don't look forward to problems I've read. I have a 5 3600 chip and trying to decide what MB to buy.

I'm building my first DIY and have this question after reading that ryzen cpus like faster ram. system rated at 3200. planning to use a B450 board

I have large hands and mice are getting smaller. Can someone suggest a full size mouse that might fit me. I'm not a gamer, per se, but I use the mouse all day everyday. So a 2 or 3 button model will do.