SMB

Forum discussion tagged with SMB.
  1. VenB

    Question What causes an smb video stream to buffer?

    So I have an smb setup for my computer and my LG streams videos from it. Now, when I use the computer either gaming or watching something else it starts to buffer. I don't know why it causes it and I like to stop it from happening again. Fixes?
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    [SOLVED] Very Slow Transfer Speeds Within Network

    So I will relay my situation that I have been experiencing for the past month or so as well as the troubleshooting steps that I have performed and hopefully someone points out an 'AH-HA' moment and I can finally get this resolved. So the scenario is I have 3 computers, all with static IPs all...
  3. K

    [SOLVED] Samba share doens't appear at network section RRS feed

    I am trying to reach my samba server although does not appear on network selection and I have to do this manually from PowerShell net use F: \\SERVERHOME\MANOS or from file manager adding this on address bar. \\SERVERHOME\MANOS. Older versions of windows reach the server at network...
  4. WhistlingWillie

    [SOLVED] Home Network NAS Setup for Best Write Speed While Serving as a Media Server Directory

    Hardware: RT-AC1900P WD My Passport 25E2 (USB 3.0) Laptop (running Windows 10 Personal) In order to be able to write to the USB drive while it's plugged into the router, it has to be formatted by the router, which renders the directory invisible to windows if connected directly to the PC via...
  5. M

    [SOLVED] "Fake" SMB Signal

    Hi, I have a problem with my motherboard. I bought a used Intel S5520HC Motherboard and two Intel Xeon X5650. Everything is fine, if I only have one CPU installed but if install the second CPU the PC doesnt boot anymore. Beep Code 1-5-4-4 . After googling a little, I found out that you have to...
  6. C

    NEW BUILD - Windows 10 not detecting SSD "No device drivers were found"

    Just got all my parts for my first build (https://pcpartpicker.com/list/wF8mXH) but Windows 10 won't let me install the OS on my SSD. I created a bootable USB with Media Creation Tool and initialized/formatted the SSD on a friend's computer. Windows & BIOS are able to detect the SSD, but when I...
  7. N

    weird sound from hdd

    i am getting some weird sound from my harddisk attached is the video...previously it wud get detected at times and at other times it wud give cant find system disk error i did scan and bad sector recover using hard disk sentinal which showed the health at 80% but it wud still give the same...
  8. C

    Noobie GPT / MBR installation question

    Hey guys so I have something to ask you folks :D I currently have an MBR partitioned SSD with two partitions (C and D). I am thinking of reinstalling windows. I will create a bootable USB using Rufus and set it to GPT scheme for UEFI. My question is can I install it on only C and keep my D...
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    FX-6300 Overheats at Start up and Computer shuts off.

    Whenever I start up my computer for the first 20 minutes or so the cpu get's extremely loud and to an upwards of 80 degrees celsius and then sometimes it shuts off. This problem just started two days ago but the computer has been working okay for the past two years. What could possibly be the...
  10. F

    I deleted some important files, now my computer doesn't work.

    Help. I accidentally deleted some important files on my windows 7. Now, I can't run any .exe files, windows media player, anything. Nontheless, every time I turn on my pc and log in, it keeps showing: 'the application was unable to start correctly 0xc0000005' multiple times. Please respond...
  11. M

    Help Picking Monitor/TV for new Rig with GTX 1080 Founders ed

    Hi everyone, so I have built a new rig and just want to experience 4K. I play mmorpg's for the most part and things like Skyrim, Witcher 3, Rise of the Tomb raider. I have an i7 6700K, 16 GB Ram, and of course the GTX 1080 founders. I currently play on a 42" 1080p Samsung TV, and have done so...
  12. T

    What Mobo, Cooler and GPU should I choose for a G3258?

    I'll use this for gaming but mostly for Dota 2 on max and with 60 fps. I will OC my G3258 to 4.5Ghz. My options aren't H81 because I want to upgrade my parts soon. The coolers on the local shop I go to are limited they have an H75 Corsair but that price is too much for me, but if I don't have a...
  13. S

    [SOLVED] Trying to read old iMac HD

    Hello, Trying to get my PC to read an old iMac (just before Intel chips) HD. For fun I took a shot at just plugging it into my PC to see if it could see anything there..nope. Is there an adapter cable or software to let me access the iMac's HD? I'm trying to get at some very old photos and it's...
  14. T

    Upgrading my processor

    Hi, i want to upgrade my desktop pc's processor from a AMD A4-7300 Socket-FM2, 3.8GHz, Dual Core, 1MB, 65W, 32nm, HD8470D to a better one AMD FX-8350 Black Edition Socket-AM3+, 4.0GHz, 8-Core, 8MB L2 + 8MB L3 Cache, 125W, 32nm and i want to hear if its posibble to switch them, without having to...
  15. I

    What drive for my general-purpose laptop?

    Hello everybody and merry christmass! I have a question regarding my planned storage swap in my laptop. So far, my current setup is a standard 500GB Seagate HDD that came with it. However, I am traveling A LOT with it (think a few hours on train and on feet in rough terrain every day) and not...
  16. M

    Screw hole from graphics card stuck in DVI cable screw.

    I unscrewew my DVI cable from my graphics card output and the screwhole from the DVI output on my graphics card came with it aswell and know it's stuck on the cables screw. Anyone got solutuions?
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    Looking to Buy a Motherboard. Unsure of MB Necessary.

    Hello! I'm looking to upgrade from my lame AMD Athlon CPU to this Intel Core i5-4690K: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00KPRWB9G/ref=ox_sc_act_title_3?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER Of course I'll need a new motherboard to match, so I'm looking for suggestions. I'm sort of on a budget, and...
  18. S

    Best Music Storage System

    Hi - I have a ton of CDs and would like to convert them to audio files and then store on an external hard drive (I think) that I could connect to my receiver (which I need to purchase as my old one doesn't have any HDMI connections) - and so have a few questions for all the Tom's Hardware forums...
  19. K

    PC only starts sometimes.

    Hi, I have a PC that will only start some times. Press the button and nothing, absolutely powerless, and then other times it just starts. Even stranger, after trying to turn on, minutes later it will just start up itself. I have changed the power supply and reversed the start and reset switches...
  20. Corcheedos

    1080p @ 90fps Recording

    Hi, I would like to record at 90fps stable @1080p using fraps or DxTory, shadowplay goes up to 60, so no to that. When I record FPS goes down to 45, not sure why. Yes I updated all my drivers etc etc I did everything, I also have NVIDIA inspector, if you think I should change some settings...
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    Nvidia Control Panel Help

    Whenever I try to launch my NVIDIA Control panel it immediatley crashes and says not responding. What should I do
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    Intel Atom D525/w/Ion VS Tegra 2

    Hello All, I'm amazed to see noone has asked this simple question yet. It astounds me that such a big discrepancy can exist and yet, noone questions it. Here goes: Why are there no benchmarks displaying the difference between the new GPU architecture Tegra 2 dual core mobile chips and the...
  23. S

    Whay is IDT Audio Control Panel on my computer

    on the bottom of my screen with icons from other programs, I have IDT Audio Control Panel. What exactly does it do and is there any benefit or should I remove it.
  24. G

    I cannot enable direct 3d draw though directx is installed

    how to enable directdraw to run my games'
  25. R

    Difficulties sending messages through cmd prompt!

    Hi there fellow toms! I'm having a bit of a problem with sending messages via the command prompt to other computers within my network. When i try to do this i get an error message saying it cannot find any sessions. I'm not very good with the cmd in general but if you guys know how to do this...
  26. U

    How doi i put W-Fi icon in my systym tray

    hi how do i get wi-fi laodad and on my systym tray had it and then it dissappeared
  27. J

    Graphics cards and memory

    Are there any games that actually need/use more than 2 GB of video ram when using one monitor? I see that most of the benchmarks show that with 3 or 4 GB there is no real advantage. What about a heavily moded game like Skyrim? I play it currently, but I've not modded it up too much. I've been...
  28. manofchalk

    Small gripes with the new forum

    1. My major gripe is that we can no longer tell if another user is online or not looking at their posts. Also which forum they were browsing through at any time. Which is a feature I subconsciously used to prioritize which threads to reply too and monitor a bit more attentively afterward. Just...
  29. Repress

    Is this a good drive?

    Is this a good drive for the price? WD Black Desktop 1TB SATA 6.0 GB/s 7200 RPM 3.5-Inch Internal Desktop Hard Drive Retail Kit 89.99 http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0046RE3M4/?tag=pcpapi-20 I need a storage drive to go along with my ssd boot drive
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    MCE and UPNP Ports getting attakced from the internet?

    Hello, The other day I discovered that my router log was showing remote network connections from the internet to my XP MCE machine. I found the port they were connecting to was a UPNP port. Does MCE show as a UPNP device to share media? Two of my other computers (Windows 7) were showing up...
  31. I

    EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION log inside

    The java application shuts off randomly and i get this error. any help much appreciated # # A fatal error has been detected by the Java Runtime Environment: # # EXCEPTION_ACCESS_VIOLATION (0xc0000005) at pc=0x6d85d639, pid=7128, tid=6324 # # JRE version: 6.0_25-b06 # Java VM: Java...
  32. Cruve

    Keyboard is typing wrong letters

    Hello, When I press R Fvr shows up on my screen.And when i hit y ju shows up. This is on a laptop.It looks like my keyboard is set up so then you click a key such as r it types in the 2 letters below the key and then the letter on top.SO when i press r fvr comes up.
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    Sound Blaster Live vs DFI Lan Party built-in sound

    Archived from groups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips (More info?) Hi, I've recently put together a system with an AMD64 3200+ and a DFI LanParty board with Nforce 350 chipset. The board has built in 7 channel sounds. I also have an older Sound Blaster Live card. Question is, in term of sound...
  34. W

    8700M GT Black Screen Problem

    Hi, I have a laptop and I have a problem with it.The problem is that mostly when I try to play a HD video with Windows Media player.The screen goes black.However, the laptop seems to be running fine.I restarts the laptop and then everything becomes fine.Sometimes, the black screen recovers...
  35. S

    2 PC’s into 1 Monitor

    Hey everyone! I’ve been lurking here for years & love the site & now I have a question. I have a Samsung 204T which I love & am wondering if you can have 2 PC’s connected to it at the same time – one through the digital & the other through the analog input. Then switch between them with the...
  36. T

    EVGA Step-up, GTX 680 ref or GTX 680 SC+

    Hey guys so a few weeks ago i decided to submit a step up to EVGA (GTX 570 SC to GTX 680) and today I noticed that the GTX 680 SC+ came out on EVGA's site, if I cancel my step up and create a new one only with the GTX 680 SC+ instead will that be a completely different queue so I won't start all...
  37. J

    Transfering upgrade-version of Win 7 to new homebuild

    So I've just build my new system, and am currently trying to figure out a way to transfer my license (which is the Windows 7 Ultimate, upgrade-version). Microsoft Support told me I had to have a full version installed FIRST, before I could reinstall my old upgrade version. So this would intail...
  38. newt183

    Nvidia gt 120? Opinions?

    Hi everyone. Bought a nvidia gt 120 off of my friend for 15 bucks, mainly because I dont know a lot about it, or the 100 series of nvidia cards (I'm assuming there were only a few). ATM, I don't have a system for this, so I wanted to get your opinions on this. How does it perform? What is it...
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    Hytech pc webcam 5520 driver

    Sir Muje Ht webcam 5520 ka Drivers cahiye hai Help me
  40. V

    Jpeg is not a valid win32 application xp

    Hello, when I click on a jpeg, i get this error: C:/Documents and Settings\carasmith\Desktop\ CAra.jpeg is not a valid Win32