Recent content by Calab

Well, I used the power options to set a Turn off time, and then again to "0". I just checked my SMART counters and none of them have incremented. This may have stopped the issue. Thank you!

Thanks! That sounds like a good idea, but I can't actually hear if the drives are running or not, and they are buried within the mATX case.

I have a PC on my network with Windows 11 installed. I'm using it as a file server. Sometimes, when I try to access files on the server, there is a long pause before the files actually show up. The drives installed are an HGST HDN726060 6TB HDD and a Seagate ST8000DM004 8TB HDD. I believe that...

I ended up going with option #1. A 1.4 DisplayPort to 2.1 HDMI converter with a new 8K HDMI 2.1 cable. It was the cheapest solution and easiest with my setup. I already had the mini DisplayPort to DisplayPort adapter for computer #3. Now #1 can do 4K, at 60hz with 12 bit RGB color. #2 is doing...

I am trying to figure out the best way to connect my three computers to my display as it currently does not work well. I have three computers. The first runs Windows 11 and has an RTX 3060 video card offering both DisplayPort and HDMI. The second is my work laptop running Windows 10 and uses...

Have you considered using a thinner fan? 92x92x10mm Fan Link ...or possibly finding a frameless fan?

Does your PSU have a power switch? If you use it to turn the PC off/on, does the same thing happen? If not, it's an issue with your power bar. You might also have a BIOS setting difference between the two computers. That would account for the difference in behavior. One might be set to have the...

This is the front panel diagram that I see from the ASRock website. It looks like it's a common setup across thier MBs. Just jump the PWRBTN# pin to GND for a moment and the PC should come on - if the MB and PSU are working.

How did you get this pop-up. Are you sure it's from AVG and not from malware trying to trick you into loading their spyware/virus? For updating any of your hardware drivers, just go to the manufacturers site and download them, or use Windows Update.

Need one? No, but it would look cleaner with one. Last board I installed had no I/O shield so I 3d printed one. I did it inverted so I could install it from the outside of the case with the MB already mounted.

It takes over 14 seconds from hitting the power switch until the Gigabyte logo appears on my screen. It only takes a couple of seconds after that for Grub to load, allowing me to choose Linux or Windows. Most of these 14 seconds are spent with the VGA LED on my mainboard lit up, indicating it is...

Photo of the final product. You can't see it, but there is one intake fan in the front of the case. The rear fan and two top fans are exhaust.

Main use for this machine? Surfing the web, coding, and a bit of Quake 3... Definitely nothing taxing. There is some heavy lifting occasionally, but not enough to worry about. I don't know if that 240R is defective, or was installed incorrectly, but something was wrong. With my new cooler I...

Clearance was tight, but it does fit OK. I'm not overclocking at all, which is why I was concerned about the CPU getting throttled back. All is well now. Thanks for the help!

So, I received my UpHere D6SEC cooler, three Jazzcooling 120mm RGB fans and Arctic MX-6 compound about an hour ago. I've pulled the MSI 240R AIO out the PC and installed the three fans and D6SEC cooler. There is a great improvement in cooling. Temps idle around 24'C and even under full stress...