Recent content by tole

Posting an update for anyone who's trying to do the same thing and finds this post. If you're in the same situation try resizing the external hd's partition, then create a temp partition to hold the backup data which will avoid it erasing whatever is already on the external--this is why I...

Cloning was my first go to but it wants to override data and the problem I'm having is I don't have an m.2 dock which would let me move the data directly over and my motherboard only has 1 slot, so I need an intermediate drive to temporarily hold the data without wiping out anything already on...

I originally installed a 250gb m.2 drive to use for games and that's been mostly enough because I stick to playing 1-2 at a time but now most games are 100gb+ so I bought a 2tb m.2 drive. What I want to do is move the data from the old one to the new one, I thought I'd be as simple as putting...

Firefox and chrome get error "unable to configure validation page" when I try to log in. I tried disabling everything I could think of but still get the same error

APPROXIMATE PURCHASE DATE: I'm not in a rush, so within the next couple of months. BUDGET RANGE: USD $150-250 before rebate USAGE FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT: Gaming and watching movies CURRENT GPU AND POWER SUPPLY: Sapphire Radeon HD 6870 and Seasonic 520W 80+ bronze PSU OTHER RELEVANT...

This is my current build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/3j3nTW When I was planning this build I had intended to run 2 HD 6870s in crossfire but by the time I had decided to buy another one they got discontinued. The build is about 4 years old now, its done what I've wanted pretty well and the...

Can't say I've ever had a drive lock on me so not sure if this would work but my usual method is to boot from a live usb (or cd) with something like ubuntu then move the files to an external drive and scan the drive on a separate computer just do a scan from inside ubuntu on the infected...

I need to replace my old gateway laptop, its still usable but just very slow. I only use it to view/upload pictures (facebook/ebay), view online videos, browse online, write/edit documents, just some basic things like that. Any suggestions would be appreciated. 1. What is your budget? Lower...

So today I decided to clean out the abysmal amounts of dust that have accumulated in my machine. All went well until I noticed that the cpu heatsink was painted dark gray inside and out. Removed it, cleaned it, put it back. Then I realized that dun goofed. The thermal paste is now all but...

Plugging in the 2nd 6pin connector worked...so I guess it is a PSU issue. Before this happened I was only using 1 6pin connector. Does anyone konw why it suddenly need two and will I need a new PSU or will it be fine the way it is?