Recent content by michaeldean

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    Possibly dumb question about internet bandwidth and router.

    Let's say I have 150Mbps internet but my router limits LAN to 100Mbps, and I have two devices connected via ethernet. Do those devices "share" that internet (so get between 50-75 Mbps) or can they both max out at 100Mbps at the same time? Basically, I'm not sure if there is any benefit in...
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    Patriot Announces USB Type-C Flash Drive, Evinces Signs Of Growing Support

    The article says it will use USB 3.0.
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    New 2TB WD Black no longer recognized in OS

    Trust me, it's not a SATA cable connection. That's the first thing I hoped it was and I've tried 5 different SATA cables and every power cable possible. Multiple SATA slots, too. I'm in queue for Live Chat right now with Newegg, hoping to get a free shipping label since my guess is their poor...
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    New 2TB WD Black no longer recognized in OS

    But if the issue is that nothing is reading the drive? I had continued testing and it's iffy whether or not it will even show in BIOS. Sometimes it will, though it shows 0.0GB. I really wanted it to be something I can fix, but after trying numerous things with diskpart, Easeus and Live CD with...
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    New 2TB WD Black no longer recognized in OS

    So I got this HDD in yesterday from Newegg, today I got around to opening it and installing it. First thing I noticed was the poor packing. It came in a decent sized box with some of those air cushion bags, but the HDD was just laying at the bottom of the box with those on it. Since it wasn't in...
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    Degrade reg OS (7 to XP)

    Have you tried any program that will find your installed product key? http://pcsupport.about.com/od/productkeysactivation/tp/topkeyfinder.htm However, I believe it will only work on retail versions, so if your OS came on a pre-built PC then you'd be out of luck, but from what it sounds like you...
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    pulled side panel fan wire out of controller

    The wires in the molex should have pins on them. Did the wires get pulled out of that, so bare wires are showing, or did the pins come out of the molex? http://members.optusnet.com.au/~thw01f//molex%20pin%20remover/pins_removed.jpg If they came out how that picture looks, it could be possible...
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    100% disk usage spike windows 8

    You can right click where the Disk percentage is and in the drop down menu change the Resource Values for the Disk usage to percentages. My Logitech Webcam Controller will show .1mb/s usage but when you switch to percentages it can be as high as 10%, while other processes that are also at .1mb/s...
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    100% disk usage spike windows 8

    I had this happen and it was caused by Windows Update. It started happening one day and eventually it went away on it's own. You should be able to open the Task Manager and sort by Disk usage on the Processes tab. From there you could list what things it says is using a high percentage.