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None of my scans/troubleshooting yielded any remarkable results. It looked like a Windows update stalled a couple of times on 5/14 but it apparently installed successfully after the initial failures. The update history on the primary clerk's PC, however, did not reflect the update that appears...

Thanks for the assist! I'll be heading over there in an hour or so to try your suggestions.

I manage the network for very small municipality. Hardware consists of a Dell T100 server with Windows Server 2016 Essentials; 2 Windows 10 Pro PCs in the clerk's office that are used frequently plus another in the mayor's office that is seldom used; a D-Link "dumb" 16-port switch; and a TP-LINK...

OK thanks. It's a Dell T-100. It doesn't have many USB ports but it's got a couple. Just wasn't sure about the server OS. I don't have the budget for a true server external hard drive. LOL We've got cloud backup but have to have local copies. I'm going to steer clear of WD this go round. I...

I'm looking for USB hard drives that are compatible with Windows Server 2016 Essentials for system backups. When I installed the new system I carried over a WD Elements 2.0TB drive that worked OK with 2011 Essential but it was always squirrelly and is now unrecognized by the OS. Under the...

Thanks everybody. Just looking more closely at the specs of the WD Blue since I'm on my desktop instead of mobile. According to Western Digital anyway, this drive is compatible with SATA III and the form factor of my board. As I mentioned to mundial, this drive is only for the OS and certain...

I neglected to mention that I'm only using this drive for the OS and certain program files. All data is stored on multiple SATA disk drives. I've always leaned towards WD drives. Don't recall ever owning an Intel. Thanks!!

Definitely "SATA 3" Thanks!

Hi all, Looking to upgrade my SSD. Was originally looking at 512gb but since the price has dropped so much I'm now looking at 1TB. There are two in my price range but I'm behind the times on hardware because I've been involved in other activities so I'm hoping someone will help my decision...

After all I've gone through over the past few days, the problem is resolved although I'm not 100% sure what resolved it. The only glaring thing was the bad Ethernet cable. After reconfiguring all the IPv4 settings, rolling the router back to factory defaults, and shutting everything down for...

I was able to determine that an ethernet cable apparently failed. I've reset everything but the server still does not appear under Network. First, I used a cable tester to check every cable in the network. After STATION-5's cable would not read I disconnected it at both ends. I also tried a...

First off, my apologies for the very long post. Trying to include as much detail as possible. I’m having issues with a small network at a municipality. Hardware consists of 1 Windows Server 2016 Essentials (Dell T130) 3 Windows 10 Pro x64 PCs (OptiPlex 3040) 3 shared printers 1 Networked copy...