Recent content by Filippo_P

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    Review Microsoft Surface Pro 9 (SQ3) Review: Arm Takes Center Stage

    What a disappointing review. What I would have expected from this review were charts and other performance metrics putting it in comparison with the Intel version especially for the emulation part, to understand how much you lose compared to it. Instead, only numbers for the Arm version or for...
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    Best Password Managers 2022: Free and Paid

    Disappointed not to see KeePassX. It's 100% free. Nothing stops you from saving the file on OneDrive KeePassDroid will complete the picture and you'll have the same password file on all your devices
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    News Norton Added Ethereum Mining Capabilities to Its Antivirus Software

    I suppose the antivirus wasn't heavy and overbloated enough. Can't get viruses if you can't use the computer after all...
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    News Eve V Successor Teaser Shows Two Thunderbolt 4, Two Type-C Ports, Powered by Intel Tiger Lake UP4

    Actually, as a (mostly) happy buyer of an Eve V, I'll have to go against you and say your accusations are false. While I do agree that one must be careful when buying online and committing money, I can definitely say that the company is legit. The article is accurate: they had problems that...
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    Can I move my iPhone 8 to an iPhone 10 chassis?

    The shape of the board is different for certain. The wiring to the display and other components is certainly different. So assuming that you had the extremely expensive machinery to produce these boards and the skills to redesign the boards and reprogram the firmware (as well as enough time to...
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    PC Shutdown for no reason, help please!

    It could be a problem with some PSU rail not delivering enough power. To validate, try running the games at lower detail, resolution and if possible at a fixed maximum frame rate. The idea is to lower the GPU usage and therefore the power drain so it remains below the threshold that causes...
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    PC Powers Up For 1 Second and Then it Immediately Turns Off Please Help

    Well, if you installed the new GPU the first thing to do would be to remove it, put back the old one (if any) and see if the PC resumes working. If it works, you have a clue that not all is lost. If it keeps not working, something got broken in the process. If without the new GPU works, it...
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    Can't Boot (Critical Process Died)

    Checking whether the problem is the SSD or the disk controller is a tricky business. You can try and check with some software whether all SSD sectors are ok. You should however proceed by removing the SSD, installing it on a working computer and performing the check from that computer, as you...
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    Can you turn a notebook keyboard into an usb keyboard?

    It's a matter of wiring, micro-circuitry and casing. In other words: it's definitely not practical.
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    CPU usage spikes causing sudden FPS stutter.

    The temperature doesn't seem to indicate throttling issues... but I had a similar problem before and it was because of overheating. I recommend re-checking the temperature and maybe try to put a fan pointed somewhere in the case (left open, while you run your tests) to check if there's some IC...
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    Can't get new HDD to work

    That drive is probably dying. Either some connection is faulty or the electronic is. You can try with an USB enclosure to exclude that the problem is on your PC, but if it keeps misbehaving don't waste your time on it: it's unreliable by definition and cannot be trusted with your data.
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    Replacing SSD on a laptop?

    First I'd check if the laptop is still on warranty. It may be the SSD or it may be the controller. If you have a spare hard drive I'd try with that first (mount it and let it go for a while to see if the error stops happening). If it turns out to be the SSD you replace it... otherwise it's...