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    Question Weird partition config. Can't format as a single drive

    It was a boot drive with windows off a laptop. (but not the boot drive for my system - lol, it's pretty obvious you can't saw off the branch you are standing on) Now it sits in my desktop on the spare m2 slot on mb I've managed to clean all partitions with CMD diskpart and clean command. A...
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    Question Weird partition config. Can't format as a single drive

    So i have this leftover 256gb drive m2 2242 Toshiba KBG40ZNT256G and in disk management it shows as two regions and i can't format them a single unalocated space. I does not let me delete the other partitions to have a single unaloacated space. Any chance to format it as a single 256gb...
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    Question Any dash camera experience ?

    I have Xiaomi 70mai and works pretty good. I don't know if i'm biased since i don't have experience with other camera ( actually i did use an old Viofo camera.. old and bad video but it was very old generation, i bought the car with that thing and changed it to 70mai). I bought a second 70mai...
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    How do I take a picture of a Video Game on my CRT?

    With a proper camera you can try increasing the exposure time but not altering WB (close the diafragm f8-f16-f22, put ND filters, lower the ISO like 100 or 50) and try to time te picture at about 1/12 of a second (tripod needed). The image might be blurry if it moved but in theory you would...
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    Question GPIO wire-gauge Pi 4 ?

    Dupont cables (cheap ones) have usually 28AWG, but the connector itself accepts 22 to 28AWG Be aware if you plan to power up the PI from the GPIO you need something substantial to provde at least 3A i'd go with maximum of 22AWG (the usual 28-26awg is only good for 1.4A and 2.4A, while 22AWG is...
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    Question Industrial PC with Digital IOs

    Why not use a regular PC of your choice and add GPIO functions with an arduino of your choice with serial comunication from the PC, or other options like a GPIO header for PC or the industrial grade for GPIO is called DAQ - data aquisition system, where there are a lot to configure.. number of...
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    ***Vintage PC Technology Mega Discussion Thread***

    Looks like Diamond is a zombie brand. Making chinese crap about everything, not GPUs only, but the best selection of aliexpress stuff.
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    [SOLVED] Robotics with RaspBerry Pi

    *MatLab not Mathlab, Matrix Laboratory - MatLab Regarding the project, there are numerous drivers that can be controlled by RPi directly. No need for aduino. If you run out of ports then go I2C or SPI which are natevly supported by RPi...
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    [SOLVED] Pi garage door security and opener

    Arduino and rpi are kind of unreliable. Don't trust your valuables with an electronic lock with arduino. Look for PLC. Keep in mind software must have "if cases" for every scenario if something bad happens. So try to figure every case of failure and see what happens and code accordingly. Just...
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    Question Installing remote to Raspberry pi 4 ?

    I got a wireless keyboard Rii. No setup, runs plug and play on USB
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    Question Must have components in Arduino kit

    Thanks for appreciation. I'm not a guru of arduino if any i'm close to beginner. I recently got those kits from plusivo (less than a year). The lessons included made a huge start for me as it made me understand code sintax and logic and a bit of electronics. I am a phd engineer into mechanical...
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    Question Must have components in Arduino kit

    Yes If you just start out on arduino you might want to get a starter kit with a bundle of components and instructions and lessons. Some bundles are bigger some smaller. I see yours is a starter bundle. I got some from Plusivo https://www.plusivo.com/ (quite cheap.. sure not dirt chip as...
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    [SOLVED] Brand new I7-10700K just came in the mail. Appears to have scratches/blemishes around the edges. Will this be a problem???

    Looks fine to me. You are supposed to clean it with IPA anyway. See if it goes away with a qtip and some isopropanol.
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    [SOLVED] Pc exploaded

    Does it smoke as burnt elecrics? If not the issue might be somewhere else in the electrical wiring of the house. Just to be sure, take the psu out, plug it carefully in another circuit of the house (other room, or at work or a friend.. somewhere else) and carefully switch the psu on. if nothing...
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    [SOLVED] I want to upgrade my cpu to ryzen 5 3600x. but my motherboard only have pcie 3.0. will it be fine?

    For your motherboard you can only put one of theese CPU: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/z170-a-pro#support-cpu Best cpu you can put in it is the i7-7700K that is a minor improvement over the i5 7600 you have...