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I have an IBM System x3250 M4 I purchased the 2 discs you see in the images. I hope image is clear. Lines of code I tried; Home · ahouston/setblocksize Wiki (I tried, it didn't work) sg_format --format --size=512 /dev/sg2 ( I tried, it didn't work) GitHub - Drive-Trust-Alliance/sedutil: DTA...

So in the late 2000's, my grandma worked for IBM. She got me a laptop and the thing was a beast. I want one again I just need help identifying it from deep in my memory. I will try to describe it and hopefully you guys can help me find out what model it was. It had to be around 2008-2012 when...

Hi there! Any help or assistance with soldering or finding a correct plug to fit an IBM Lenovo motherboard would be great. I do have photos. I don't know how to find out what type of connector the All-in-One CRT monitor power cable is called, it was manufactured in 1994. My plan is to reuse...

So, long story short, my PC was in a flood and I’m looking for tips to save it, and if it’s even possible I could still get it running. Recently a pipe burst in my house and I lost everything in that room, but so far nothing that can’t be replaced. Except the PC. Under normal circumstances, I...

I have an IBM rack mount server x3550 M2. It has not been ran in a long time. There is a drive in bays 0 and 1, CMOS battery has been changed, and memory reseated. The messages that it continues to sit at is "UEFI Platform Initialization error." Has anyone come across this error or dilemma and...

Hey, A few days ago I found my old PC which was an office one (IBM) and I decided to use it for music and stuff.It had it's stock hdd which had Windows XP on,I switched the HDD with a new one which had more storage and had Windows 7 on it(also because I couldnt use internet on xp,even after...

Hi, I've been using the server in the title as an everyday use PC. I installed Linux on it, and the power settings were that after 30 minutes, the machine would suspend. The problem is that now I can't seem to turn it on again. I've removed the BIOS battery, removed the jumper that's right...

I keep getting alerts on one of our customers systems that the battery for the PERC controller needs to be re-calibrated. I have looked all through-out the web and couldn't find anything on this, and IBM/Lenovo was no help, as they can't do anything unless it's under warranty or billed for...

Hello guys I have a System x3850 x5 from IBM Now its running with 4 2.5'' SAS RAID 5(300GB per HDD SAS), and there are still 4 empty intetnal storage drives that i didn't use to upgrade my storage Last week, it became nearly full. So my boss request to upgrade the storage. So now, this is my...

Hello Everyone, I am trying to install Proxmox VE on an IBM x3950 M2 server. I have cleared all partitions and created a RAID 0 using all the available disks. But when I try to install Proxmox using the CD ROM, it cannot detect any hard disks. I am kind of new to physical servers, what else...

I have an IBM Aptiva model 2176-C55, And I am unable to format the HDD using the "FDISK command" in DOS 6.22. I get a message saying "error reading fixed disk". I am certain that the HDD is working as I've hooked it to another PC, and I've checked all cable connections from the Drive to the...

IBM announced that its quantum computers have doubled their "quantum volume" every year since 2017. Read more here. LUCIAN ARMASU @Lucian Armasu Lucian Armasu is a Contributing Writer for Tom's Hardware US. He covers software news and the issues surrounding privacy and security.

I had a question about the current temps I'm seeing in my water loop in regards to my CPU and GPU. Before I had this custom loop I had a corsair h115i Premium (280mm)  going to CPU and the combination of the Kraken G12 bracket and a Kraken x52 (240mm) going to my GPU (1080ti). Temps at idle was...

My budget for a new ssd is 100, I'm new to SSDS and hoping I can get a new good one with my budget and can someone explain how the ssds speed up boot up and loading time thanks

hi, im new and a pc noob. I wanna upgrade my pc. I wanna buy a Sapphire Radeon RX 580 Nitro+ but it has 2 power connectors and my current psu corsair cx430 is too weak anyway. So what psu do i need? i thought about buying a corsair tx550m but i dont know if it has the power cables to support...

Hi, I wanted to ask how many fans can my MoBo - Gigabyte-AB350M-HD3 support? It doesnt matter if its 4-pin or 3-pin i dont want to control RPM. Thanks a lot for all answers :3

I've just built my first pc but when I am trying to boot it up the fans spin up and there is usb power but after 10-15s it will restart and do the same thing. Ive tried taking the cmos out for a couple of mins then putting it back in, Ive tried each ram stick in each slot. I'm unsure of what to...

I have 85 dollars to buy a used graphics card in Ebay, so i found a Asus Strix gtx 950 2GB and a EVGA gtx 760 SC 4GB, i really want the 760 bcs is 11+ better than 950 and cheaper, so the problem is that my PSU just have a 6 pin connector, and 760 needs 6+8 pin, can i buy an adapter for the PSU...

For some time some of the keys in my laptop keyboard refuse to work at random times and those are always the same keys in the row that starts with 'A'; 'G' and 'H' always work but the rest of the letters and ';' randomly stop working. When they do refuse to work I just hit them randomly and...

So guys i've realised that newegg Sells cheaper Gpu's than the ones from amazon, is newegg safe??? or do they sell defected parts, should i buy from amazon or newegg? i really dont mind paying an extra 60$ for knowing that it will be alright

Hello, Please assist me in putting together a reasonable priced PC gaming rig. I was looking around 1k if a little less that be nice but 1k would be the most I would want to invest (unless there is something greater in this gaming world I might miss for not going with a 5k build). I would...

Hello, I was wondering about my setup, and is it the best one I could get for around $1300? I have no idea what cpu should I get, should I get the i3-8350K or a i5-7600K? Also, should I overclock the cpus? I don't really have much knowledge about computer parts, their prices and the best things...

Hi, so I want to upgrade my system for gaming. These are my current specs: GPU: Gt 610 Cpu: i3 3240 3.4x2(2 cores, 4 threads 3.4Ghz) Ram: 12gb ddr3 1400mhz Storage: 1TB MotherBoard: Asus H61 M-K PSU: 550 watts Rated Silver Operating System: Windows 10 Pro 64 bit I would like to upgrade to a...

I have an alienware 17 that i want to use as a monitor to play ps4 games on. However, when i do, the screen is really dim. Even when i use keyboard shortcuts to up the screen brightness to maximum, it is only like 30-40% of the max brightness as when i use my computer normally. Is there a way to...

So, after getting hit with a huge electricity bill I figured running my pc 24/7 wasn't the wisest. So I figured sleep mode would be the best when not using it. Problem is that sometimes (maybe 50%) the computer will not fully wake from sleep mode. The PC switches on and either goes straight to a...

So pretty much this has been racking my brain for the past couple of weeks. I have an issue where my PNY CS1311 240gb SSD will just randomly crash my entire PC, then on the reboot it gives me the error of no boot device available. Well to fix this I've found to take off the case panel, go to the...

I tried to manually connect to the network but it still keeps saying my password is incorrect and it is not. After creating the wireless network connection the wireless connections says “the settings on this computer for the network do not match the requirements of the network “. If I remove my...

Does anybody cares about wifi speed when choosing a mobo? Can anybody use wifi to connect when downloading drivers for a pc or anything like that? What's the benefit of wifi in case if I am using just an Ethernet cable during gaming or benchmarking?

So I've currently selected the GTX 1050 Ti graphics card as the rest are quite expensive. Could someone the best graphics card for this GPU? I do not intend on Overclocking my CPU. Thank you!

Hi I am trying to software upgrade to my PC with Windows 10 Should it support for the following Hardware Configuration. If it does how to update, should i upgrade the BIOS. any suggestion plz HDD: 500 GB Motherboard: DG41RQ RAM: 4GB(Usable 3.12) Regards, Sujin Vincent

Hi all, I am trying to create two network/subnets divised from an existing main network address. For instance, the network address is 192.168.16.0 The mask is: 255.255.255.0 How would I go about doing this? I want the two subnets to be on the Network Address, but in their own separate...

Hi, im looking for a PC case that has a tempered glass side panel, but also has good airflow for cooling I was looking at the nzxt elite, but the panel at the front looks like it cuts airflow by quite a bit (could I just take it off and leave the fans with the dust filter exposed) I dont...

hi , i want to buy something from newegg but i heard that newegg only accepts USA Credit Cards if the item is being shipped to USA, i want to ship the item to a courrier in miami so that he can send it to me , but unlike amazon , ebay etc. i can't do that with newegg since they only accept USA...

Hello When I plug GPU [GTX 1080TI] into mobo, will the MOBO GPU slot will act as GPU slots? Like xtra slots or Mobo GPU slot will perform like Mobo GPU even when GPU is slotted into Mobo.

Hello, I got two monitors and I have only 1 type of cable. So I am planning to plug it into GPU area and Motherboard area. But the Motherboard slot doesn't work , only GPU slot is working. Is there any ways to make it possible? I heard you can set it in BIOS but I don't know much about it...

Of all the media players I've used thus far, my favorite feature in a media player has been the upscaler in PowerDVD. It has a very-high-performance SD->HD interpolater and motion interpolater that seems to do a great job with DVDs, SD videos, and HD videos that are only 24FPS. Since this...

Ordered a Prime Titanium 650W and since this will be my 1st PSU with those daisy chained PCIe power connectors as in 2x per cable I have a question. All my other PSU's had 1x connection per cable so this is new to me. I have a GTX 1080 FTW2 that has 2x 8 Pin power connections and the PSU has 4...

I wanted to know how to overclock my cpu without damaging it? and how will i know whats to much, i have a i5-4690k 3.50GHz

When its all plugged in, i get no display on my monitor and an illuminating "VGA_LED" light on my motherboard. So, i stole my brothers graphics card to see if it was an issue with my card, or any of the cables that plug into it. using the same cables, the other graphics card worked. Thus, its...

OK, so here is my dilemma. I have a Z370 TUF Gaming Plus mobo: https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/TUF-Z370-PLUS-GAMING/HelpDesk_Manual/ I have 4 fans. One comes with the case (Phanteks P300), three of them has these connectors: https://imgur.com/Z06uE0T The CPU fan has two headers, one 4...