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I installed my secondary SSD and RAM into my laptop today, and the SSD isn't showing up in File Explorer, though it is showing up in the Task Manager performance taskbar. I am good with hardware, but not with software, what is my issue? On Windows 11 (native, not updated to 11) if that helps.

Hello everyone! Recently I've been having a weird issue where my disk would go to 100% usage for seemingly no reason and cause the entire system to be extremely slow or outright freeze. At this point, I've done everything I could think of short of reinstalling Windows. Specs below: OS...

I have an old Samsung 173T SM made 2004 from Rockstar London Ltd asset number 90 with all of the official stickers and markings and it still works, just wondering if anyone knows if it is worth anything before I scrap it. Thanks

I am in need of a new SSD as I have ran out of space and will never be using HDD again after I noticed how long it takes to load games !! I am thinking of buying 2TB SSD but would like your help deciding which one is the fastest and best. My budget is unlimited here. Currently have Samsung...

Hi, I have my desktop connected via HDMI to my Samsung ue40j5510 TV and want to listen throughmy Jabra Elite 75t earbuds. I can't seem to accomplish this.. At first I thought I had to change some settings on my desktop but given the fact its connected via HDMI and I can plug in wired...

Hello, I know very little about technology & hardware. As such I’m looking for a little advice. I’m seeking an internal SSD for my PS5. The primary reason for this is increased storage space, and so I am looking for a 2TB variant. I have read that the Samsung 990 Pro is an excellent choice...

UPDATE 3: Solved? seems like the 870 QVO sucks and there's nothing you can do about it, the write speeds will be limited to 80MB/s after the cache gets filled. I was noticing the extracting speed when using WinRAR was very slow, and decided to benchmark my SSD again to see if it's because of...

Hi all I’ve been spending quite a lot of time researching monitors since I want to upgrade my current Acer Predator 1440 144hz TN panel since I don’t quite like the picture quality anymore. I’ve come to 2 choices that are the Cooler Master GP27Q and the Samsung odyssey NEO G7 as they both use...

I bought some NVME SSDs, but looking to return the ones I don't need. They'll mainly be used for Steam games and storing pictures/videos. What capacity should I keep and which one specifically? Do any of these need an additional heatsink?: - Crucial P3 Plus 2TB PCIe Gen4 3D NAND NVMe M.2 SSD...

Hello, I just bought a Samsung 980 PRO 2TB nvme SSD. When I installed the SSD, I attempted to use it to migrate my OS and files from my Crucial SSD to the new 980 PRO. I initialized the new SSD and was able to get the BIOS, Disk Management and File Explorer to detect the new SSD; however, when...

I've gotten a Samsung Expert X23 laptop a few years back and it was running everything perfectly. Since then I stopped using it for some time and now that I've turned it on again, it seems to be underperforming and slow for some reason. It's specs are: I5 7500U GTX 920MX 8gb RAM Not the best...

So I downloaded a game called Jurassic Park: Operation Genesis (a classic by the way, loved and addicted to it since it was released), and throughout the many years that I have spent playing this game, I have come to notice that it acts like Minecraft, there are some files that will only...

Having a serious and consistent problem now with my PC On Idle, with no youtube etc... PC can go to sleep and not wake up unless I manual restart. Alternatively, it will just freeze the screen and need a hard reset to be usable again. When gaming, it can disconnect random USB ports and create...

Hello tom's HARDWARE community, I need help deciding between these three Monitors. For INFO they are all the same price in my Country and I am not savvy enough to make a decision based on specs. The picture quality is more of a priority for me then the latency, but I still don't want to end up...

Hi! We have a Samsung UE55JU6500 65" 4k (non HDR) TV and it's recently stopped displaying anything. I'd like to preface this with for a while it's been having a little issue whereby while watching any input source, the screen goes black for a couple seconds and then comes back on. Not a power...

I have a 960Pro 512GB that I cloned to the 990Pro 1TB. I am running on an ASRock Z370 Extreme4. My 990Pro was undetected the first three times I loaded my pc. My ASRock has 2 M.2 slots that work simultaneously and I have no other drives installed. Fourth time I tried reseating the 990Pro, it...

Hi there. I bought a Samsung Odyssey G7 monitor back in November alongside my brand new PC and with it came a Display Port cable (BN39-026225A 2144 GM). The monitor is 27" and has a 1440p resolution with a 240Hz refresh rate. My GPU is an RTX 3080. I've been running at a 240 refresh rate with...

I bought a Samsung S50A soundbar and connected it to Phillips PUS8505 TV via HDMI cable. The TV has four HDMI ports akd they are all ARC. I connected the soundbar to third HDMI port and I have my PS5 connected to first HDMI port. When I first paired it and tried it on PS5 it worked fine. I then...

Hello everyone, My system specs are cpu intel i5 13600k, Mother board Gigabyte z790 UD AX https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/Z790-UD-AX-rev-10#kf, 2 X 16GB Corsair 5600mhz DDR5, Nvme ssd Samsung 980 pro 1TB & Sata ssd samsung 840 evo 250gb . No Gpu My Board has 3 x nvme pcie gen 4 slot...

Hello, I'll list my specs and go into details: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4720HQ CPU @ 2.6GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.6GHz CPU cooler: Normal Cooling (not liquid) Motherboard: ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. Ram: 24576MB RAM OLD SSD: 256 GB Samsung MZ-HPU256T/005 NEW SSD: 1TB Kingstone NV2 PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 GPU...

So I brought my laptop almost 8 months ago for my College... It's doing good... But Storage of 512GB is bit less for me.. So want to Expand it's storage by installing Nvme M.2 SSD (in an empty slot) which is PCIe Gen3 x4 Lanes are From PCH (not CPU) Specs - Lenovo IdeaPad Gaming 3 15IHU6-D1...

Just a discussion about Samsung 990 PRO support of hardware encryption, as none of the reviews mention this defect, and Samsung simply ignoring this issue in their support tickets & community The product specification page have this drive encryption support listed as Using the latest...

Right then, how many times have I encountered this over the decades...? Connect a mobile phone or external drive to a PC, open File Explorer, attempt to copy a file or group of files and the screen on the PC freezes. Drives me right batty! Currently, I have a rather old Samsung XCover 4...

Hi, Ive been pulling my hair out for a few days trying to figure out what is causing the issue. My read and write speed is around 500mbs when i boot and then shortly after booting my write speed drops to 70MBS to 80MBS. I have since used Macrium reflect and moved windows to a brand new 870...

So, I'm building a new computer and I ordered a Rog Strix X670E-A and chose the Corsair Vengeance DDR5 6400 C32 (CMH32GX5M2B6400C32) but noticed it wasnt included in the MB support list (ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI | ROG STRIX X670E-A GAMING WIFI | Gaming Motherboards｜ROG - Republic of...

I don't know where to post this thread, so I post it here: My Samsung Galaxy Tab A7, takes a while to start up: Why this is happening?

I am looking for some help with my old tv, specifically with some picture settings. I figure it’s a long shot, but surely someone may be familiar with the tv. I noticed that some of the screen is cut off when I’m playing Xbox games. To remedy this issue, I switch from what seems to be the...

Dear smart ppl, I am having some weird issues that I think are related to my Samsung SSD, which contains my win10 OS. The smart thing might be to just get a new one and reinstall windows, but I would like to keep configs and such. Hoping there is a way to fix my issue without a clean install...

I have a Samsung Odyssey Neo G8 32" monitor and while the DisplayPort works, neither of the HDMI ports work as it keeps showing a blank screen whenever I plug one in. I'm very confused by this because I tried other HDMI cables and got the same results. I currently use 3 different monitors in my...

Hi all, I am writing to plead for your assistance in resolving a persistent issue with my computer. The first time I encountered a Blue Screen of Death (BSOD), I was using a Samsung 980 Pro 2TB SSD with the latest firmware. I did not have full memory dumps enabled at the time, but I quickly...

Got a week old Asus Zehpyrus g15 (2021) AMD Ryzen 9 5900HS GTX 3080 32gig ram SSD 1 tb I wanted to add an additional SSD to the new slot - Samsung 970 Evoplus 2 tb (yes I need a lot for work and personal use) After installing the new SSD the temps went nuts in CPU and the new SSD. Although it...

Hi everybody, I have a very basic and cheap Mobo Gigabyte H310M. I've had it for years now and it's working great. However, I've ran out of Sata Slots for SSD's and was looking into m.2. What I found out, is that I can use this mobo's PCIE slot to plug in an adapter, that can hold m.2 SSD...

I own two tablets that I have & I'm thinking of giving one to my wifes Grandfather, I can't decide which one to give him.. I would like to keep the better one.. But they are almost equal IMO, except the samsung is almost 3 years older I believe it to be a Galaxy a 2016 as the Media Pad Was...

Hi, I have the Samsung 850 EVO 250GB SATA 2.5" SSD, it is the oldest SSD in my system, it was originally used as system drive for Windows but it haven't been used this way for a couple of years approximately. Generally, I don't seem to feel or see any noticeable problem with it but S.M.A.R.T...

Hi all, I just unboxed a brand new Samsung 27" Odyssey but it has these green vertical lines that won't go away no matter what I do. At first, I thought it was an issue with my HDMI cable, so I went out and bought a brand new DP-to-USB-C cable. I get the exact same problem. I'm starting to think...

I recently change the ssd provided with the Dell G5 5520 (core i7-12700H, DDR5) wich was a GEN 3 NVME. I migrated the S.O. using Marcium Reflect and didn´t do a clean install. I also changed the storage mode on the bios to be AHCI/NVME instead of Raid. CrystalDiskInfo says that the 980 pro is...

My M.2 drive has been loading me into games slower than my friends on regular SATA SSDs, so I downloaded CrystalDiskMark and let it run. I have looked up images of this SSDs results online and it seems like i should be getting much higher readings for the third category. Here are the results...

Hello everyone, I currently have 2 WhatsApps, and my main WhatsApp is linked with my old number which is no longer working. and today I've reached a point where i need to reinstall WhatsApp for some reason (long story). Now I'm still not locked out from my main WhatsApp, i still have access to...

Hello everybody, thanks for clicking here! So currently I have 2 monitors. 1.ASUS PG279Q 27" AHVA IPS 2560x1440p 2.ASUS VG278QF 27" TN 1920x1080p When I bought my PG279Q I paid around $650 back in the day, while it's a good monitor, it's not WOW factor. The reason why I bought it is...

I have a 10 years old Samsung SyncMaster 933 monitor. It has this kind of power cable and a monitor input design. Basically it's a 3 pin input. Middle pin is slightly bigger than other two and PSU of monitor is built inside the monitor only: (see Photo below): Photo 1...