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    [SOLVED] Shrink and clone for new SSD

    So I redid the clone process. This time it failed to boot from it. I put in my boot USB and did a fresh install instead and it worked perfectly. Thanks for the help.
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    [SOLVED] Shrink and clone for new SSD

    Yes it works perfectly when I put the old HDD back in. I will try the clone process again and if that fails try clean install from boot disk. Someone suggested I may need to change my BIOS settings when I do the clean install route.
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    [SOLVED] Shrink and clone for new SSD

    So I cloned it as directed initially. After cloning I swapped it with the HDD. I got the initial Windows logo then black. If I clicked the mouse I got the cursor and blue thinking circle momentarily then black again.
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    [SOLVED] Shrink and clone for new SSD

    So I did this first with this software but when I put the drive into the bay and started up I got the Windows icon for a few moments then black screen. When I clicked the screen I got the cursor and the blue thinking circle and then nothing again.
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    [SOLVED] Shrink and clone for new SSD

    So my wife has an older HP Pavilion M7. I have been upgrading it for her to give it some new life. I already did RAM and upgrade from Windows 7 to 10. She has a 1 TB HDD in it. I bought her a 250GB SSD. The HDD has only about 45 GB used as I wiped it clean to do Windows 10 from 7. I tried...
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    Question D'Link 2640 Smart AC2600

    So D'Link support has told me to turn off Smart Switch and assign a static channel to my 2.4GHz network. Fingers crossed this works.
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    Question D'Link 2640 Smart AC2600

    I rebooted it. The logs show before and after reboot this block repeated over and over several times a minute every minute. 2019-08-20 00:14:23 syslog: dnssd_clientstub DNSServiceRefDeallocate called with NULL DNSServiceRef 2019-08-20 00:14:26 syslog: dnssd_clientstub ConnectToServer...
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    Question D'Link 2640 Smart AC2600

    Hello, I have a D'Link DIR-2640 wifi router, connected to a Hitron CGNM-2250 modem from my ISP (cable internet). The modem is in bridge mode. I have 10-14 clients at a time on my wifi (Google Home mini, Chromecasts, Nest thermostat and cameras etc), and my PS4 wired in. Typically only one...