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    Use Smartphone 4G LTE for browsing internet and cable high speed internet for downloading and upload

    Have you restarted your router already? Unfortunately, it's common for crapsumer grade routers to accumulate garbage in the routing table requires power cycling to untangle it. It's especially more likely to happen when you're doing P2P and have a ton of simultaneous connections.
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    Back Power test button only way to turn on computer

    Unplug and replug the power cable in the computer. Clear CMOS with the jumper. test. If no go, try a new CMOS battery. Clear CMOS jumper and test. If that's a no go, try a PSU from another PC. It could be that 5V standby that is always on is dead which is needed for soft switch to work.
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    hard drive recovery

    How important is your data?
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    Advice on Xeon cpu for home server

    Have you considered if you have a justification beyond just because? You lose all the reliability with Frankenstein machine you're thinking about but electricity cost is no joke when you just have server CPUs kicking around 24/7.
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    Can not prevent Windows 10 Pro from contaminating or damaging integrity of removable storage

    The evil of Windows 10 has removed a lot of control from users and one of the most troubling thing is that it thinks it can take a crap on anything writable. I followed the instructions here but I can not prevent it from infecting every USB drive or memory cards allowed to come in contact with...
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    Anyone make a true USB 3.0 to USB 2.0 converter?

    There was a true USB 2.0 to USB legacy converter that connects as USB 2.0 on uplink and provisions four USB 1.1 12Mbps transceivers on the downlink enabling four USB 1.1 devices to operate at 12Mbps each for a total of 48Mbps without causing the uplink to shift down to USB 1.1. In essence...
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    Sham dual rail

    What's old? The manufacturing date on this one is July 2014.
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    Motherboard and broadwell-e dead again

    https://forums.anandtech.com/threads/dead-motherboard.2485033/ I don't really know what you've got going on, but something seems amiss. So, you powered up a board with just the 24-pin connector, and a 4-pin CPU connected from another PSU? A blown regulator can take out the CPU. So I wouldn't...
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    Motherboard and broadwell-e dead again

    Intermittent issues are difficult to detect in most fields. When you're reading other people's complaints and you haven't seen it directly, it's even harder. CPU rarely fails as I said. If the CPU has broken, it was likely killed by something external to the CPU CPUs today operate between 0.5...
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    Looking for a laptop for photo editing....

    One thing we know for sure is that high gamut monitors are meant to show colors that normal monitors can't. Occasionally people with those monitors complain about colors looking abnormally vivid while web browsing. What I mean by abnormal is that it's not what web designer meant to look. If...
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    Motherboard and broadwell-e dead again

    I have never seen a CPU fail that wasn't due to user error or operating them outside of spec. Back in the day, CPUs without IHS was common and it was common for CPUs to burn out or crack from installation error. With modern PCs with a back plate assisted CPU mounting, a common cause of problem...
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    Water cool or air cool ? If water cool which one ?

    Asetek unitary coolers are utilized in some higher end Dell and Fujitsu factory made PCs. I think they give respectable performance without the expense of custom made heatsink/shroud combo. You might not get the cooling performance of Noctua with perfect air ducting but you eliminate air...
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    Water cool or air cool ? If water cool which one ?

    My ducted Dell is doing incredible. I left Prime95 running on a 120W CPU for a few hours and when I came back, it was holding 60C at 1400RPM. You can barely hear it unless you're right next to it. Ambient:is 22C That heatsink is very similar to this...
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    Noctua Vibration Compensators

    Work them out patiently. Push from the inside while you're pulling as well. Those look exactly like stock Dell fan mounts.
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    Water cool or air cool ? If water cool which one ?

    What I'm saying is that the case I showed you has a little ring above the fan so it goes up flush against the side panel's intake grille. If there is a gap between the fan and the panel, the fan will suck back some of the air that already went through the heat sink and substantially increase...
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    Water cool or air cool ? If water cool which one ?

    Tuning forks through fins design like the one you mentioned works good in general provided that they're well made. Copper or nickel plated aluminum with solder wicked into the gap is superior to only mechanically fitted fins. It can work better than water cooling, because the thermal resistance...
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    Dude, I'm getting an Asus

    Check out my thread about my disastrous experience working on my consumer grade netbook. It was $400 a few years ago. I am not sure if higher priced consumer grade ones are much better if the price is going towards higher performance rather than serviceability beyond warranty. Business grade...
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    Tech note: Acer Aspire One display not dimming. What's inside of a $400 consumer grade laptop

    I needed to get into my Netbook for something else and in the process I managed to mess up screen dimming. Screen became stuck at full brightness. This premium netbook with Windows 7 Home Premium retailed for around $400 when it was new. It has a dual core CPU with hardware accelerated...
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    Dude, I'm getting an Asus

    It could be different in Europe, but in America it's "but someone else has comparable specs for 200-300€ less" and every brand says every product they sell is high quality.
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    Fans spin for a second but comp won't turn on (Solved)

    I agree if you mean their consumer product side of things. Having to speak to a call center is something most people dread. I have not had experience dealing with their consumer product side of things but what I hear is like dealing with cable or cell phone company. People who bought from Dell...
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    Utility to monitor and maintain Mushkin SSD

    CDI doesn't have the service functions available in SSD toolbox package.
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    Dude, I'm getting an Asus

    Advertised specs and price often dominate the consumer market. Especially in America. Every second of production time and every penny in material costs counts. There are laptops with a nVidia Quadro GPU. A GPU is a second physical processor but you pay for it reduced battery life or increased...
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    Fans spin for a second but comp won't turn on (Solved)

    This is one of the reasons why pre-assembled PCs like HP and Dell are superior to home-built. Get some kind of used PSU for $10 on Craigslist or ask a shop that sells used PCs. Get harnesses to connect to video card if needed. Wattage doesn't really matter unless you get something under 300W as...
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    Utility to monitor and maintain Mushkin SSD

    What utility is available to monitor Mushkin SSD statistics such as bad blocks, remaining life as well as perform secure erase? I assumed Mushkin has a utility like most other brands but they don't.
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    Looking for a laptop for photo editing....

    Perhaps for print. I suppose the proper display quality is the one similar to what most people use to view the final product. How it looks on your workstation isn't nearly as important as how close it looks to how you want it to look on the viewer's terminal.
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    Keep old PSU or get new one?

    Specs on his existing PSU looks great and I personally wouldn't replace it. PSU is a lucrative high margin item for retailers. They're just like cable but a much larger lump sum profit. It is one product line many unrelated brands are diversifying into. I think JonnyGURU or Tomshardware...
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    Dude, I'm getting an Asus

    I stick by one rule. Always OEM from reputable store or major brand power adapters and batteries. Liability is significant when there's an incident and US based companies who stand to lose millions from being sued would have better control over quality. Fires almost always start at the power...
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    Dude, I'm getting an Asus

    Many consumer class laptops are not meant to be serviced. You'll find that there are many plastic snap tabs holding the thing together. One of the most common wear and tear point is the power jack. Service friendly laptops have it behind a connector so you can change it as a module or do...
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    SSDs and Capacitors

    Transfer switch. http://www.intel.com/content/dam/www/public/us/en/documents/technology-briefs/ssd-power-loss-imminent-technology-brief.pdf Page 2. this explains how you don't lose the power back into the rail.
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    Worth re-formatting Core2-era rig? Or sell new rig? (Necro updated)

    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install? lulz
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    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install?

    Going back to the beginning with you upgrading a client computer which you're charging money for... you suggested upgrading to Windows 10. I commented that's going to cost you $120 or $200 because free upgrade is expired and getting it on somehow now isn't legit...
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    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install?

    I linked you to update FAQ and I find that answers it to my satisfaction but you insist otherwise. So, at this point calling MS is your best bet, so you can get clarification on interpretation. As near as I'm aware JackMDS hasn't posted something that suggests he's running a commercial...
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    I've got a loud noise coming from somewhere, suspect PS

    Bearings in light duty fans smaller than 80mm have bad track record in my experience. Video card, external enclosure, chip set fans. I've had many of those develop noise within months of use.
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    can i trust buying windows 7 pro from ebay?

    I'm not sure what you're trying to say. There are many things I don't understand about the technical side of how activation works but the entitlement is governed by the terms of your license. If this makes it easier to understand, bypassing security to gain access to your car is legit when...
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    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install?

    Dodging every question inconvenient to answer, I see. Call MS. Get their answer to avoid arguing in a circle.
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    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install?

    I think that's a dubious and insensitive thing to say. Not all Windows 7 compatible devices have Windows 10 or 8 compatible driver. We're talking about expensive essential devices used by people with disabilities that allow them to use a computer. They may not have driver development at the same...
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    PLEASE HELP...Suggest Me a Secondary PSU for GPU.....PLEASE HELP

    Each connector is limited to 4 1/2A (54 watt) so he should really get it from two connectors on different strings. After you look at his pictures, you can see the SATA power connector starts at the mobo and I prefer not to go this route if avoidable. Auto parts store might have a snake bite...
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    How to reinstall Windows 10 after upgrading a SSD?

    Apparently your license gets pulled out if you rolled back to Windows 7. I upgraded my netbook to Windows 10 in July and rolled back right away after confirming it was properly activated. When I did a clean install on an SSD, I couldn't get it to activate and I tried both the 1511 and the...
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    Does Windows 10 still accept Windows 7 keys for clean install?

    That's like saying you're allowed to use and bring guests to the pool at your old apartment, because the lock accepted the code you were previously given as valid. Since you continue to argue about it, how about you call Microsoft and get the answer straight from them? Why would you buy hot...
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    can i trust buying windows 7 pro from ebay?

    I don't think you can buy W7 from MS anymore. eBay should be fine if you can find sealed, retail box, retail version. Make sure you read carefully. If it doesn't say full and retail, it probably isn't. The real perk of getting the retail version is that you're buying a one user license that...