Recent content by lVlrBuilder

Hey there, I have a very old power supply that does not have an ON/OFF switch, so I can't really ground myself with the PSU alone. But I have a 3-prong extension cord, if I plug my PSU into the extension cord and turn off the extension cord, will I be able to ground myself? Does the ON/OFF...

Another question about BIOS. I bought a MSI Z170-A Pro motherboard and I3-6100 intel CPU. On the MSI website: https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/support/Z170-A-PRO.html#support_support It says "7971v15.zip" in the result column, what does it mean? When I clicked on it, I was redirected to BIOS...

Hey there, If my bios is few years behind, and if I want to update my bios so that it is up to date. If I want all the bios updates, should I just go ahead to install the newest BIOS, or should I install the intermediate ones as well? Thanks for the help.

Hey there, I was reading something about GPU, and was puzzled by what are the metallic stuff next to GPU. Here is the picture of a GPU: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/44/6600GT_GPU.jpg If thermal paste got trapped in between those metallic particles, will it cause any harm...

I read all your posts. What I meant was I downloaded Windows 10 ISO using the media creatin tool from Microsoft, and save it onto my HDD. I didn't install the OS onto my HDD. I just was not sure if I need to pre-install any driver before my motherboard can communicate with the HDD. If I can use...

I got my Windows 10 from the free windows 8 upgrade. I actually downloaded the windows 10 iso into my HDD, mainly because my USB storage size is too small to hold windows 10 OS.

Hey guys, I will be getting a custom built PC shortly. To save money, I chose to install windows 10 myself via an external hard drive. Will my newly built PC be able to connect and read my external hard drive (the model of my hard drive is Toshiba HDDR320E04X)? If not, what do I have to do to...

Oh, so the connectors are for this kind of cables: https://cnc4pc.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/thumbnail/420x487/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/1/a16.jpg Can we use IDE devices (like some very old optical drives and hard drives) with those connectors? Is there any such thing as IDE...