Recent content by hondoman

Well, I'm a numpty! Seems my reading comprehension is off.... aye, there are 4 SATAs and I'm only using two. Problem solved. Cheers!

Right then. Have a three year old PC. The mainboard is a MSI A320M Pro Max. There are two PCIe slots: x1 and an x16, Gen3. The x1 slot is used for my Wifi / Bluetooth card. I am in need of my storage space and had the idea of adding a SSD card into the x16 slot. Good or bad idea? Things...

It's a Logitech C525 HD and I use the built-in Windows 11 Camera app.

So, you are of the opinion that cabled (3.5mm) would be the best option? I have considered that. Straight to the 3.5mm audio jack in the PC?

Right then, I make videos for my mates, family and the odd student for my business. I also do live streaming with some as well. I sit in my shop on a stool and have been using a Logitech PC camera with built in microphone. I've been doing this for a few years and it has worked well enough...

Right then, time to ask the experts again. I'm updating my BIOS and I know only enough to avoid Beta versions. I have a Gigbyte motherboard. I've learned to avoid , say version F4a, as it's a Beta. But what to think when there are versions F6b and F6d? Are both of these Beta versions? Do I...

Aye, that did it. On Tuesday the same bloody mess - two days in a row. So I went through the usual steps of uninstalling and removing the drivers, then reinstalling everything. So far all is well. Cheers!

Right then, the desktop PC I keep in my workshop has a PCIe TP-Link Wi-Fi 6 AX200 for Wifi / Bluetooth. My Mainboard is a Gigabyte A320M, with a Ryzen 5 2600X. The system is about three year old. I have a Fritz!box Router and my ISP is 1&1 (I live in Germany so these might not be known to...

Cheers!

@Ralston18 thanks for responding. Found a work-round. I took the SD card out and used a USB card reader. All files copied over. I did a bit of cleaning on the Samsung, but it did nothing. For reasons I cannot seem to fathom, I was using a rather high-end USB cable in a 2.0 USB port. I...

Right then, how many times have I encountered this over the decades...? Connect a mobile phone or external drive to a PC, open File Explorer, attempt to copy a file or group of files and the screen on the PC freezes. Drives me right batty! Currently, I have a rather old Samsung XCover 4...

Hey Avro, so you took a wee look at Mindfactory! Brilliant site. The first PC I took on to build, I did from items they offered back in 1998. I recall little of the components other than the graphic card name: Voodoo. The name was cool as the card itself. I too looked at Mindfactory last...

Oh aye. I've been with eBay since 1998 and use the site often. I near on always give it a wee search to see what the prices are compared to actual shops. What's nice about where I live (EU) is finding an item cheaper in another country and easy posting to me. It does help. Thank you!

An absolute load of info, background and research on your part! Cheers! More than I would have expected. Aye, I'm no in the USA. British, but live in Germany. I will defo give this RX6600 a solid think. Although no needed, I do feel a new PSU is in order as the current one is old and will...

What an interesting way to start the day. Last night whilst having supper, I had a thought. I booted the PC and went to the BIOS and the graphics tab. Oddly, it was set for PEG and no IGD. Odd indeed! I set the graphics to IGD, 'Force' (not Auto) and 2GB. I then rebooted, went to the game...