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Where is "APP Center Download & Install"? I have B650M DSH BIOS 6a and can't find any options that might have such option in BIOS screen. Eclypsium recommends users disable the "APP Center Download & Install" feature inside the motherboard's firmware.

Can it be reversed? If desperate enough, they may at least try, and based on their technological prowess - they have many engineers trained in the US semiconductor academia/industry - I think the chance is good enough. At least all transistors are still there.

I installed an old SSD from a 12-year old laptop into a new system. Crucial Storage Executive says that new firmware is ready, but when the update button is clicked, it shows an error due to connection issue. There is no proxy, but it asks for proxy information as well, as if the connection...

Is this typo? Intel CPU on X670E? Test System Components CPU Intel Core i9-13900K Memory Kingston Fury Beast DDR5-6000 CL36 (KF560C36BBEAK2-32) GSkill Trident Z DDR5-5600 CL36 (F5-5600U3636C16GX2-TZ5RK)

I did. That shows 3 KA27U named files, but setup info file has EB550K with 4K res in it, not KA27U with 2K.

Yes, this is it. This monitor is pretty basic, so I guess that is the case. However, I wonder why does Acer list this driver under the monitor.

My new monitor from Acer, KA27U, a basic 2K display, doesn't have its dedicated driver. On the Acer support page, query for the driver returns one even with KA27U titled files, but they are for totally different monitor, EB550K, according to the setup file. Hence I didn't even try to install...

This is the best solution, if possible, according to various posts around the Internet, and I followed this advice for my build with Thermaltake Versa H17 that has only 1 mm of clearance margin left with the Peerless Assassin SE. Depending on your case size and RAM height, you may have enough...

I don't think this definitely indicates that the board is refurbished. I am sure I got a brand new board at a local Micro Center, the same Gigabyte B650M ds3h and I remember seeing similar message when I powered it on for the first time. Then I had several unstable events and thought of...

Thank you for the thorough information. I wouldn't be able to discover this on my own.

I found two different specs for WD Black 6TB HDD. WD6004FZWX with 128 MB cache and WD6003FZBX with 256 MB cache. They are both listed as CMR. What is the effect of the different cache sizes? Any real world pros and cons?

I didn't want to touch any setting that I didn't understand so just used EXPO 1 profile on BIOS to OC 6000 RAM on 4800 native slots, and it failed to boot with a message indicating incompatible components. While looking for an answer I found this thread, but still didn't understand whole...

I think it is corrupted EDID, based on what I could find so far. Here is the gist of the problem. Display: Dell U2713HM GPU: Intel HD / i5-3470 Connection: DP The display is recognized as generic PNP monitor and Windows recommended resolution is shown 640 x 480 only I forced 2560 x 1440 with...

I am using FIOS G1100 router. Only a desktop is connected to the router physically, and all other devices are wifi. There is one wifi repeater upstairs in my bedroom, but still I see multiple weak spots in the three story house, including basement. As the internet speed is being upgraded from...

As long as VR games wouldn't cannibalize developers' resources for non-VR traditional games, it's not going to hurt. If a prominent studio convert itself entirely to VR-game-only developer, that would be bad now. I don't think all games should be VR.