Recent content by shawnc

Thank You very much LocoGringo for the detailed reply, very helpful. RAM tests not getting anywhere unfortunately. A customer at BestBuy told me about a thumb drive ram test I will try. This unit has integrated graphics. Waited to reply to post progress but none yet. May do DIY build...

Thanks very much Misgar for the detailed reply. Wanted to reply sooner but wanted to have some progress to report, unfortunately haven't gotten anywhere, may do a DIY build. I'd be fine replacing parts in this unit but MB not available so if PSU doesn't work or RAM, I may begin DIY. I'm...

Amazing, thank you for the very thorough reply. The 70's TV bash guaranteed 20 minutes interference free viewing when my sister did it with a fireplace log, which she could barely lift. The original problem may not be related to the current one. That was the mouse losing connection when...

ram link: https://www.amazon.in/Ballistix-Sport-8GBx4-PC4-21300-288-Pin/dp/B06XJ5LSC8?th=1

Thanks. I don't think power cord was manipulated enough to effect the solid plug connection. The power cord was definitely moved along with the tower. There was never a power loss due to moving the unit. I normally have many apps open and never want an unexpected restart. It may have...

HP Envy / Win10 / i7 / 32 GB Ram (4x8GB) / integrated graphics desktop about 6 years old. . Otherwise very dependable - first hardware issue since new. 3 long beeps - 2 short beeps is supposed to indicate memory issue. 4 x 8 GB ram in use for 2 yrs no problems. What happened: Mouse was...

no option for that. plenty of power from tower I believe. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VP5X239/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

No extra power. I am no longer using the strip. My question is how do I move forward, I just want my HDD's to work correctly with tower. diskcheck says "no errors". HDD's don't backup from tower when plugged in directly. How do I better diagnose/check HDD's? reformat and try again? Thanks

I was assuming the issue was not enough power getting through the USB splitter. Could be incorrect, idk. "qty: 1,700 - 5-star ratings" on Amazon - USB Hub,VKUSRA 7 Port USB Hub 3.0 up to 5Gbps. with 4FT Long Cord USB Splitter for Laptop & PC...

3 year old Windows desktop HP i7 16GM Ram. I was using Macrium Reflect for regular backups. Is there a simpler backup? I'm never quite sure of my backups as it's fairly complex. I bought an unpowered USB strip and after using that for backups both external HDD's started not working well at...

That's great intel Titan, Thank You!

Is there a way to show the Macrium Backup Starting message for 1 minute or 5 minutes so I can plug in my external SSD? I believe there is a clickdown once you see the message, but I'm not always staring at my screen. How about an audible alert? Thanks!

Thanks, as said, Macrium has no problem backing up to my old external SSD, but will not backup to new SSD. Settings and drives for backup are the same. So that leads me to believe that something is different with the new SSD. Either a software conflict, or hardware issue. Am I missing something?

Thanks USAFRet, Thanks Grobe, shoot just seeing these replies now. Didn't realize hibernation file or pagefile may be that large.

New WD 5TB My Passport Portable SSD Attempting to backup Win10 desktop with M.2 1TB Samsung SSD - fails Error Code 23 Formatted NTFS first quick, then slow/full format after failing twice. Have tried to backup 3x now. It runs the full back up then after 30 minutes get: "Backup Aborted...