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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    I tried it out...it primarily boots to windows now with priority set... anytime I want to go into Ubunto I can just override boot with it
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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    So if I make windows boot manager main priorty which it is now...can I boot into Ubuntu with boot override? Or will it take me to grub again? Why is it going to grub anyway, would of thought even after a clean install on main drive that it would boot up. But it gets caught in grub command line...
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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    Ya I've always a Windows system image and my files backed up on the external..
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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    Your right...it's installed on main SSD jeez. , At command line on grub I typed "exit" and hit return. This restarted to grub main menu...now I was able to get into bios via windows boot manager from grub menu.... So in bios I've it now set that windows is main boot priority...and Ubuntu is...
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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    I'm almost sure it's installed on the external...I done step by step guides
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    Question Linux Ubuntu install on external hdd

    Hi all thanks in advance. I just installed Linux Ubuntu, and was hoping I could do it dual boot, so for safety I installed it on my external hdd via a usb iso install... Everything went grand no issues. Updated it and everything after install. Now when I restart or power off and on it just keeps...
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    [SOLVED] compatibility Asus tuf motherboard & Ryzen 7 cpu

    So I'm building for my son...just wondering is there any compatibility issues between this Ryzen 7 cpu and Asus tuf gaming X570 as it says it's compatibility for 2nd and 3rd generation Ryzen CPUs. Thanka in advance https://ibb.co/hMwGsb9 https://ibb.co/BsW0qRf https://ibb.co/mb55f8t...
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    O Ok thanks man...il try that soon...waiting on intels reply also. Asus said too its a flat battery...that i should buy a new one? Ive had this system since end of 2018...so i might try that too, cause it could be forgetting the settings like you said....asus said that too
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    I tried it all....i even contacted an asus technician, he said its a battery issue, replace it or take it out (reset cmos) for few minutes and put it back in....still the same. The problem is intel rapid storage...i dont need it, i only need one ssd...so the cure is...to get rid of that intel...
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    well i had the heater on yea...i live in a small place, and it is cold in winter. is it not better to be low than high. i have to leave the window open on lock a little...other wise the room could get damp, so its better that theres airflow. but i usually have to turn it off after a while cause...
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    heres temp and power watts etc from stress test https://ibb.co/9nNHJVY
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    heres the stress and benchmark test https://ibb.co/LQV2Rj2 https://ibb.co/QF6NzXS
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    tempertures seem good...as i run a daw, so thats pretty intense on cpu when lots of plugins are involved...ive few programs that tell me its usually around 23degrees celsius, which is a good bit away from anything serious. im gonna stress test it now. i just updated bios...got same message at...
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    https://ibb.co/bP73crR https://ibb.co/rtG9Wq0 this summary. and update for bios came in janurary i seen on asus site today...i have it on flash pen...should i update now? hopefully it doesnt mess with it without getting this sorted first is my worry also heres some pics from inside, just...
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    [SOLVED] intel octane cpu update windows H20

    yea i ran memtest86 for a whole day...nothing. yea lots of bsod...every kind, mainly memory management, power failure, kernal system, just everything, windows files always got currupted, sfc would stop fixing...then id do a chkdsk and bang,,,that would melt it. no recovery options ever worked...