Recent content by Vafangool

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    Replacing motherboard on hp touch smart 320 with windows

    I would actually like to try it but it's not my PC, would be easier and cheaper
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    PC sending continuous arps

    It's someone from the outside doing ddos attacks but it's not very often, I don't think that has anything to do it. I did a wires hark capture on the PC that is sending them and I see mdns for multicast DNS going out and another one LLM something I have to check again.
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    Replacing motherboard on hp touch smart 320 with windows

    I'm not that good at soldering I still have to take out the motherboard and see what's up
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    PC sending continuous arps

    I have seen someone using a port scanner on my router logs, were syn/ack requests . I have it see if has still been happening, what kind of info do you need? I'm running kaspersky internet security on the majority of my pc's and eset on the other.
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    Replacing motherboard on hp touch smart 320 with windows

    Ok, that is what I was hoping would happen if switched it with the same exact motherboard, hopefully I wouldn't have any driver problems, the bios should recognize all of the hardware. My main concern was if I would be able to activate windows on the new motherboard because of how windows binds...
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    Replacing motherboard on hp touch smart 320 with windows

    Hey guys thanks for the quick replies, the computer was brought to me and they told me the motherboard fried, gets no power no lights nothing, I have seen some other people having the same issues with this PC. My intention was to replace it with a new one of the same model, what I mean with...
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    Replacing motherboard on hp touch smart 320 with windows

    Hey guys, if I want to change the motherboard on this PC, how do I get the current version of windows that is installed on the hard drive to work with the new motherboard? I know the license key has to do with the type of motherboard. I was told the motherboard fried on the PC, so if I put in a...
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    PC sending continuous arps

    Hey Everyone, I am doing a wireshark capture on my home network I am running a netgear wireless n router, I have a pc and laptop wired in and a laptop and another pc on wireless and multiple phones and tablets through wireless as well. I have one windows 7 pc that is on wireless that is sending...
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    the windows system partition

    messed up bad... I screwed up... I have 1TB hard drive and a 120GB SSD When I installed windows 8.1 I had that 350mb system reserved partition on the 1 TB hard dirve and windows was on the 120GB SSD... I wanted to install linux ubuntu on the 1tb hard drive and I have never messed with linux...
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    Running a graphics card with an APU?

    lol maybe ill just return it than, I just want to keep adding stuff
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    Running a graphics card with an APU?

    Hey guys I dunno if I'm wasting my money here I have an asus f2a85-v pro with a amd a10-6800k and 8gb ddr3 -1866 , I do not game at all (which is why I went with the APU) but I love pc's and building them and I just want to keep adding shit to it, I don't do any video editing or anything so I...
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    question about ESD

    yea my PSU actually has a hard power switch so I just hit that and left it plug in..I just like to be safe even though I know odds are unless im walking on a rug in some thick socks in dry weather and dragging my feet that I will get an shock, but better safe than sorry.....thanks for the answer
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    question about ESD

    Hey guys I'm assuming this is probably a stupid question but when working inside a PC it's always best to have the system unplugged right? I always assumed if I'm wearing an esd wrist band and have the clip attached to the metal of' the case that I would be ok in regards to a ESD, but I read...