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    [SOLVED] Desktop PC doesn't boot exactly 50% of the time

    Thanks so much. That did it. I was worried I might need to a buy PSU or motherboard. On a side note, clearing the CMOS also messed up my bootloader and my PC stopped recognizing my boot drive. I'm not blaming you. This seems to be a pretty common side effect of clearing CMOS. I just want to...
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    [SOLVED] Desktop PC doesn't boot exactly 50% of the time

    I get a blank screen 50% of the time I turn on or restart the computer. If turn off and on the computer again, I get an error message for UEFI: "The system failed to boot several times before." Then it gives me the option to press F2 to get into the UEFI boot settings menus or just wait for...
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    [SOLVED] Metal vs plastic network switches

    You think them because consumers don't like them?
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    [SOLVED] Metal vs plastic network switches

    I need a network switch to connect a couple of computers and a powerline adapter via ethernet cables. The idea is to let all the computers access the Internet via the powerline adapter and also be able to transfer files between each other. Here are two network switches I'm considering: Metal...
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    [SOLVED] Should I run badblocks on a "new" refurbished hard drive?

    I recently got a refurbished 3TB HGST Ultrastar 7K4000. The seller claimed it it has 0 bad blocks. The drive passed both short and extended tests with Western Digital's WinDFT. The drive also passed short and extended tests with GSmartControl. As a side note, I'm suspicious the seller may have...
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    Question Is SMTP support to send and recieve emails a common feature included with domain registration?

    I'm looking to register a domain (example: www.mywebsite.com) and create an email address that uses that domain name (myemailaddress@mywebsite.com). However, I'm getting vague information about what email services are generally included with domain registration. Namescheap.com only provides...
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    Question Seagate Seatools USB recover tools won't work - "Missing operating system."

    My computer uses UEFI (not BIOS) to boot up. However, I don't see any option in the Seagate USB Boot installer related to UEFI. Do you see something I'm missing? UPDATE: This got me thinking maybe it might be an issue with my mobo settings. My current setting has USB Legacy support enabled. I...
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    Question Seagate Seatools USB recover tools won't work - "Missing operating system."

    Yeah, I press F11 and select the USB drive from a boot menu. I've used this to boot between multiple drives in my rig before and it has never been an issue with any other usb drive. The Seatools for USB download gives you a zip file with a .exe file that is a complete setup program. That formats...
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    Question Seagate Seatools USB recover tools won't work - "Missing operating system."

    I'm trying to use Seagate's Seatools for USB to fix a bad hard drive. I've gotten all the data off the hard drive, so I'm just trying to do some diagnostics and fix it up as much as possible. However, every time I try to boot into the USB drive I only get the error message: "Missing operating...
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    Question How to transfer dual boot Windows 10/Linux drive to two seperate drives?

    I will post what I did in case this might help someone. I decided to just try the Samsung Data Migration Tool. Samsung Data Migration Tool doesn't really give you any additional options, so I just let it run to see what it would do. The tool just cloned my Windows 10 system partition. The Linux...
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    Question How do/should I move a WinRE (Windows Recovery Enviroment) partition to a different drive?

    I migrated my Windows 10 partition to a new SSD using Samsung's data migration tool. The main Windows 10 parition was moved and works fine, but the 458 mb WinRE partition wasn't moved by the data migration tool to the new SSD. I have some questions: 1) What is the best way to move the WinRE...
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    Question How to transfer dual boot Windows 10/Linux drive to two seperate drives?

    My system currently has a dual boot setup with Windows 10 / Linux on a single Samsung SSD with MBR. I just got a new, larger Samsung SSD. I want to transfer my Windows installation to the new drive and keep my Linux install on the old drive. I want to keep both drives in my system and select...
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    SATA SDD vs NVME PCI x4 SDD for +$10?

    So I got a Samsung 860 EVO 500gb SSD for $69.99 during a flash holiday sale. However, I did a little bit of research on NVME PCI 3.0x4 M.2 SSDs. I have a Asrock z170 Pro4s with a M.2 slot and it looks like there are a few NVME PCI3.0x4 M.2 SDDs from reputable companies around $79.99: Crucial P1...
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    [SOLVED] Mixing two memory kits with (almost) the same timings?

    I'm thinking about mixing two memory kits on my desktop system. I have an Intel i5 6500 (Skylake) and an Asrock Z170 Pro4S. Crucial 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR 2133 CAS Latency 15 15-15-15-36 More info G.SKILL NT Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR4 2133 CAS Latency 15 15-15-15-35 I've read the various forums...