Recent content by kjammer

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    Blu-Ray/DVD/CD Burner can't read any discs

    I bought a Blu-ray burner (Pioneer BDR-206DBK) from amazon (link) And it's not working. I'm using Windows 10. Windows Explorer sees it, it identifies it as "BD-RE Drive (E: )" with a disc icon that says "BD", double clicking on it ejects the tray as if there was no disc, and Windows Device...
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    How big should I make the Windows 10 partition?

    Thank you for your replies, after further research, I find that Windows 10 is indeed another animal. Looks like I came here asking the wrong questions. I was looking for clarification on a small part of my grand plan, which is dual booting Windows and Linux, only to find the whole scheme was...
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    How big should I make the Windows 10 partition?

    I'm doing a clean installation of Windows 10 on a 2 TB hard drive. I plan on partitioning my disk into 3 partitions. C: would be where I would install the OS and keep all Windows related files, D: would contain all multimedia files (pictures, videos, music, audio, etc.), and E: would be where I...
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    Random BSODs after upgrading DDR2 RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB

    Sorry for the late reply, but it took the new RAM a long time to get here. The problem was the different RAM manufacturers. I can now see why KomputerBay leaves out RAM timings in their product info, because they are selling them as 800MHz DDR2 2.0 GB and they package any stick that fits that...
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    Random BSODs after upgrading DDR2 RAM from 4 GB to 8 GB

    === The Story === I upgraded my RAM from 4GB to 8GB, and I'm experiencing random BSODs. By "random" I mean no discernible pattern, no consistency, with different errors, attributed to different drivers (according to WhoCrashed). The Blue screens can happen at any time, whether I'm playing a...