Recent content by silvanet

is the "rapid" you're referring to, the Intel Rapid Storage Technology software?

I like the advice. After having replaced a good number of these and built a bunch of my own systems over the years, I'd recommend an anti-static bracelet. You can get one on Newegg for under two dollars. Not necessary, but a very inexpensive helpful little gadget. I also got in the habit of...

I haven't bought a replacement power supply yet. That's why I came here first for some advice. Thanks for that quick response. Your suggested PSU looks really good and the price is not at all bad. If the cable kit included provides what I need to connect up the RX 590, I'm good to go. I have to...

I have an old but trustworthy Desktop I built around an Asus B85M-E mobo. I have had an ATI Radeon 3870 card and wanted to upgrade it. After some research, I picked the XFX RX 590. They aren't kidding about that "Fat Boy." In essence I lose a PCI slot installing that. OK, so I see that my PSU...

Thanks for the great lead info.

Windows 10 Pro, Asus B85M-E Rev 2 MB, Seagate ST2000dm001 2TB HD with pcb 100587658 Rev C. Drive worked fine, never an error even though set in BIOS to run SMART checks. Suddenly couple of days ago smartcheck started and froze up in stage 2, stayed frozen for over hour so I forced shut down and...

Great. That was sure easy, and it did the trick.

Read old posts about Access Points vs Bridging two routers to extend network. I've been trying to solve a home network problem for a while now. My main router is D-Link DIR-655. It gets my ISP signal on the WAN port. Laptops anywhere in house can connect via wifi. Router is DHCP enabled and...