Recent content by benmills45

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    [SOLVED] network maintenance help

    Hi all, hope you're all well. i will be tiding up ethernet cables that are in a patch panel ( see linked image https://ibb.co/zRmvbtt ) but i believe that there are about 50% of the ethernet cables that aren't in use. What's the best way for me to test if an ethernet cable is in use? most ports...
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    [SOLVED] Patch Panel Help

    Hi thanks for the reply. Yes we do use a switch as all the ports on our router are in use but we still have no luck. The switch 100% works as we have 2/3 devices running off the switch and never had problems. I have a feeling that the room itself doesn't have ethernet, but find it weird how the...
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    [SOLVED] Patch Panel Help

    Hi everyone hope you're all well. The company i work for had a patch panel installed but the ethernet ports in our conference room don't work. On the patch panel, the ports numbered 1-16 are labelled - analogue, digital and telephone exit. why does this mean? We have ports 1-14 in our...
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    [SOLVED] video conferencing setup

    thanks for the reply. I'm going for a usb audio mixer setup with desktop mics that's best for our budget and we can add a few more microphones in the future. Struggling to find a decent webcam for around £100 Would've been better to have a larger budget ahaha
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    [SOLVED] video conferencing setup

    Hi all, hope you're all well. I need some assistance with setting up a video conferencing room. We have a tv and spare pc's and laptops but in terms of connecting multiple microphones and a camera i may need some help. Please see image linked for the layout of the room https://ibb.co/gdVkDvd...
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    [SOLVED] Opening .LBL on windows 10

    Would anyone be able to help me? There's a windows XP pc at my work which uses a software called Label Gallery 2.0 but isn't supported on windows 10 and I can't find a download for that software anymore for windows XP. As a company we use .LBL files for our label printers, I can't find any...
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    [SOLVED] New Cpu And motherboard

    Thanks for all of your replies! I have no problem with buying a new cooler i just wanted to try and use what i already had! Probably best if i sold my 2400mhz ram and bought a new kit with a higher speed. I was considering buying a ryzen 7 3700x or 5 3600x but was hoping for an amazon prime...
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    [SOLVED] New Cpu And motherboard

    Hi everyone. I am looking for a new cpu and motherboard but i'm not sure if i should go either intel or amd. I'm not sure if to wait for ryzen 5000 series or new intel cpu's. Also, i already have a Noctua NH-L9i i was going to buy a i7 10700 ( locked cpu as i was hoping to keep the temps down...
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    [SOLVED] New monitor help

    Which monitor shall i pick, the one you suggested or this one ? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B083S87D5K/?coliid=I7JC7NYTUC3G4&colid=16JLWVEYZYJPP&psc=1&ref_=lv_ov_lig_dp_it
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    [SOLVED] New monitor help

    Hi everyone! I have a rtx 2060 6gb and will be buying a ryzen 5 3600. I currently have a 1080p 60hz monitor and want something better. Should i go for 1080p 144hz, 1440p 60hz or 1440p 144hz? Any monitor suggestions would be great, i live in the uk am willing to spend £300-350 on a new monitor...
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    [SOLVED] New cpu

    Hi everyone just want to thank you all for your replies. I have attached a screenshot of my i5 6400 bottlenecking really bad in far cry 5 - the low clock speed is killing me. View: https://imgur.com/a/1oYWKfx I'm still a bit undecided about what resolution i want to play at- is 144hz really...
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    [SOLVED] New cpu

    Hi everyone, i'm not sure what to do with upgrading my cpu and wanted some help ( my current pcpartpicker list -https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/HxrwQq ) i currently play on a 1080p 60hz monitor but will be upgrading to either 1080p 144hz or 1440p 60hz, i'm not sure if i could play 1440p 144hz...
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    [SOLVED] Hackintosh Help

    Hi, i can someone help me with installing mac OS Mojave on my HP ENVY - 15-as102na? I have an imac to use for setting up my usb & installing MacOS Mojave.There are various kext files etc that i'm not sure about and need some help as some are hardware specific. I tried previously but got stuck on...
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    Question gpu not working again

    also - i have recently exchanged the psu and motherboard , both brand new as i thought they were the problem My mate used a 8 pin connector but mine is 6+2 , is there a difference? https://uk.pcpartpicker.com/list/T6qzD2
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    Question gpu not working again

    Hi, last night my pc was working fine and now my gpu isn't working. My gpu fans went to 100% and there is no signal. this has been happening for months, my gpu works in my friends computer but not mine replaced my psu and motherboard but still happens i get a windows 45 error and have up to date...