Recent content by benjamin4077

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    Question Monitor randomly turns off while PC stays on

    My PC config is-- CPU-Intel Core i9 9900K @ 3.60GHz Motherboard - ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ROG MAXIMUS XI HERO RAM - G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series DDR4 Memory Module3200Mhz (8GB X 4pcs = 32GB) Graphics card - MSI GTX1080 Gaming X - Twin Frozr VI - PCI-E Graphics Card (8GB GDDR5) Monitor - DELL...
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    Question Explorer hangs on accessing one particular HDD, but drive itself is not faulty ?

    Yes. Indexing was on for all drives. After reading your query I disabled indexing on all but C drive. Rebooted. And the problem persists. Will try rebuilding the index now. The peculiar problem is that the problem persists even after cable change, replacing the HDD with brand new one and...
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    Question Explorer hangs on accessing one particular HDD, but drive itself is not faulty ?

    And no, the drive is not faulty. This is a very peculiar problem. Please read on. Schenario - I have Windows 10 installed on a Nvme SSD and also have 4 internal HDD in my PC. One of the drives contains my office data, a 2 TB Seagate drive with 543 GB free space. I have named this drive "My...
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    Question Windows not allowing 4K resolution on 4K TV

    HDMI cables to connect graphics card to blu-ray player and HDMI cable again to TV. Same setup was running on 4K resolution before the re-innstall.
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    Question Windows not allowing 4K resolution on 4K TV

    I used to run my 4K TV as secondary display at full 4K resolution of 3840x2160 on Windows 10 Pro up to last month. However, after a re-install and updates of Windows 10 Pro this month, the OS does not allow me to set 4K resolution on my 4K TV. All the hardware remains same, only formatted HDD...
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    Question Conflict between Graphics card and NVMe drive on Maximus XI hero Z390?

    Yes, I flashed BIOS with latest update after install.
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    Question Conflict between Graphics card and NVMe drive on Maximus XI hero Z390?

    Just built a gaming PC with this config- Processor - i9 9900k Motherboard - Asus ROG Maximus XI Hero Z390 RAM - G.SKILL Trident Z RGB Series DDR4 (8GB X 4pcs, 3200Mhz) Total 32GB CPU Cooler - NZXT Kraken X62 SSD M.2 - Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1 TB Graphics card - MSI GTX1080 Gaming X - Twin...
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    [SOLVED] Problem installing Windows 10 on Samsung 970 EVO plus NVMe drive

    It worked! Thanks Calvin7. I could install Windows on the NVMe drive by using your instructions. However, now my PC boots only when I use onboard graphics. When I use my GeForce 1080, there is no display. And it does not detect my broadband connection. Can you help?
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    [SOLVED] Problem installing Windows 10 on Samsung 970 EVO plus NVMe drive

    Thanks a lot for detailed reply. But before I can use your guide, I need to go into BIOS. And my PC is refusing to go to BIOS. I tried disconnecting all other drives (left the NVMe drive in) and pressing del/F2 repeatedly but it does not POST. Tried reconnecting the old SSD with Win10 Home and...
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    [SOLVED] Problem installing Windows 10 on Samsung 970 EVO plus NVMe drive

    Thanks, but I am not trying for RAID.
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    [SOLVED] Issue with Maximus Hero XI motherboard(i think). Please Help!

    Hello infested21 ! It seems we both have same config. I have same CPU, motherboard, RAM and M.2 drive. But I am not being able to install windows on my 970 EVO Plus M2 SSD . I have posted my problem here-...
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    [SOLVED] Problem installing Windows 10 on Samsung 970 EVO plus NVMe drive

    Just bought all the components and assembled the PC. Now trying a clean install of Win10 Pro (downloaded from MS website) from USB to Samsung 970 EVO Plus. Disconnected all other HDD & SSD. PC boots from the USB and Installation starts but stops when it comes to choosing target disk for...
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    [SOLVED] Looking for good USB 3.1 hub type-A preferably

    Looking for good USB 3.1 hub with type-A connector preferably. Does anyone make them yet? I see some type-C hubs. Can I use type-C hub with an adapter C to A? If yes, which is a good reliable type-C USB 3.1 hub and the adapter? Please note, I want USB 3.1 and not USB 3.0.
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    Intermittent boot failure on SSD with Windows 10

    I have 5 year old SSD (OCZ Vertex 4, 250GB). Used it as boot drive with Windows 7 and then Windows 10 without problems. Now I have upgraded all my hardware except the disk drives & keyboard-mouse. Then installed fresh copy of Win10. My problem is that My PC sometimes fails to boot. Not even...