Re: [H] P9X79_WS with i7-4930K has failed me
I was wondering if anyone was still using the list. Hey Thane :) My recommendation would be all new everything and check your components once you have a running system. New cpu/mobo at least. If you know anybody with spare parts you could try to figure out what is still working but it will take more time lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Virus-free.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 3:15 AM Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > You are showing your age. They are DIMMS now. :) > > I'd try a single DIMM in each socket. Does this motherboard have a RAM > config button (some do). If so, try that. > > Have you tried a different power supply? I've had power supplies which > will power up the motherboard but not allow it to boot. > > T > > On 03-Dec-2023 3:54 p.m., _ Winterlight wrote: > > After 10 years my E6896_P9X79_WS with i7-4930K has failed me. My > original setup was running fine but one day it wouldn’t boot and the board > reported a CPU error. I cleaned the dust off the board and did a major > cleaning of the CPU fan and heat sink and it seemed to run just fine. I had > a couple extra RAM SIMMS so I decided to install them. What I had installed > was 4 CRUCIAL DDR 3 4GB SIMM running at 1866. What I added into bank two > was two 8GB CRUCIAL DDR3 running at 1600. It didn’t seem to recognize all > the RAM so I went into the BIOS to try different settings. I enabled Auto > Memory frequency settings saved and exited out. This is when my troubles > began. > > > > The PC hung at post. I saw nothing on the screen just a black screen. > At first I thought something must of got corrupt so I tried auto flashing > the BIOS but it wasn’t working normally so I tried clearing the bios with > the on board pin, and finally I pulled everything off the board, removed it > from the case and let it sit in it’s box for a month. Then I cleaned > everything and put it back together but same problem. > > > > It occurred to me that maybe the CPU burned out when the fan slowed down > and then my memory bios adjustment finished it off. So I purchased a used > but tested CPU on Ebay and tried again. Same issue. I hate to just throw > this board away but I am out of ideas. Anybody have any ideas to jump start > the board? Thanks > >
Re: [H] 16GB Seagate External USB 3.2 drive
If you're talking terabyte then yes. I have a 16TB Seagate drive in single bay NAS that has been running good for the past couple years. I have an 8 bay synology for my large storage but only power that one on occasionally to back stuff up or copy stuff lopaka On Wed, Dec 7, 2022 at 2:17 PM _ Winterlight wrote: > I am considering buying a 16GB Seagate External USB 3.2 drive for a backup > everything drive. This wouldn't be for critical important data which I back > up encrypted on a online google drive. But media takes up lots of bytes and > I never want to have to get a bigger drive. > > How durable or Seagate drives these days...can I trust it with 16GB of > data? > > >
Re: [H] Slow Network Transfers
Not sure if this helps but I have a couple netgear switches that I have to reboot about 1x every month when I notice slowdowns during large file transfers. Once rebooted the network throughput goes back to normal. (IE goes from about 10 mbps to 75mbps). Seems weird to me but always fixes the issue lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Mon, Nov 8, 2021 at 2:28 PM Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > So this is an internal link? What is the link speed? When you check > taskmgr, what is your network utilization? > > It sounds to me like an overloaded link or a switch issue. > > Never heard of slow transfers due to low disk space. > > T > > > On 05-Nov.-2021 5:13 p.m., Steve Tomporowski wrote: > > Ok, I need some advice from people I trust. The company I work for > > had transitioned from in-house IT to Bell Technologies, so we > > obviously swimming in 'tickets'. We have a main data drive on the > > network, the 'K' drive and I've had a ticket in for about 8 months now > > on slow transfers. The symptoms are this: When transferring a number > > of files from a laptop/desktop, there will be data transfer for about > > 1 to 2 seconds, then 20 to 30 seconds of nothing. Rinse and repeat. > > I've also noticed that if you transfer a single file, most of the time > > it will transfer 99%, then you have 20 to 30 seconds of waiting until > > it finishes. > > > > Now to the question. I've just been told that slow transfers happen > > when there is low disk space. Obviously we have a lot of users > > accessing the network drive but the slow phenomenon wasn't present > > some time ago and has been persisting for a couple of years now. Is > > this third-party IT organization correct or blowing smoke. I have > > been lied to before by them. > > > > Thanks...Steve > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] code 19 error ?
Is there any firmware update available for the drive> Might help. lopaka On Sat, Jan 16, 2021 at 7:54 AM FORC5 wrote: > seems like the last win 10 update fubared my > DVD ( just a guess) > > error in device manager. > > "Windows cannot start this hardware device > because its configuration information (in the > registry) is incomplete or damaged. (Code 19)" > > done all the usual, removed and re detected > HW, removed high/low driver stuff in registry > > everything suggested by MS. even errors same > with a external connected. > > win 10 20H2 build 19042.746 > > should I just wait, maybe mother will fix > this or is this just me. DVD still works in > shop so I mapped it for use in office IF needed. > > shop puter still on build 1909. > > has anyone else seen this bug ? wasn't for > needing to use the DVD would never had even > noticed as much as these get used these days. > When I put this system together last year my > son thought the DVD was not needed. > > let have a safe year and hope the madness > ends soon > > fuf > >
Re: [H] Tracking possible rogue DNS?
I actually tried setting IP to that range before I posted but arp came back with nothing. I assumed it was local traffic but it looks like it's coming from outside network. Thanks Chris On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 10:23 AM Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > If you're just looking to get arp info you could always set your IP Address > temporarily on that range to see if they are truly local devices (and thus > able to retrieve their arp.) > > You can run wireshark on your PC and see what traffic is going to/from. > The 193.27.228.0 network is registered to a Datacenter in Russia: > https://db-ip.com/as49505 > > > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2021 at 1:05 PM lopaka polena wrote: > > > I have multiple devices coming from a 193.27.228.0 range showing up on a > > 192.168.1.0 network. How can I find the rogue device easily? I can ping > the > > devices but because they are in a different range I don't get any info > from > > arp. > > > > lopaka > > >
[H] Tracking possible rogue DNS?
I have multiple devices coming from a 193.27.228.0 range showing up on a 192.168.1.0 network. How can I find the rogue device easily? I can ping the devices but because they are in a different range I don't get any info from arp. lopaka
Re: [H] SSH in Windows 10 PRO
You can manually reset the access point so the default login and password will work. I had to do it once a while back when the access point became unresponsive lopaka On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 3:50 PM _ Winterlight wrote: > thanks. but the problem is that even though I can see the SSH > authentication user name and password in the Unifi configuration SSH won't > let me log in the credentials or anything else I have tried. > > Heads upIf anybody has Unifi UAPs do not upgrade to the 4.3x firmware. > I am not the only person having issues. > > > From: Hardware on behalf of > Lubomír Čabla > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 2:32 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] SSH in Windows 10 PRO > > I see, try this: > > https://chrisjean.com/ssh-into-ubiquiti-access-point/ > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 11:27 PM _ Winterlight > wrote: > > > this is a Ubiquiti UAP not a server. There is a IP address but no user > > name or server > > > > From: Hardware on behalf of > > Lubomír Čabla > > Sent: Sunday, December 13, 2020 1:51 PM > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: Re: [H] SSH in Windows 10 PRO > > > > Use SSH is easy to use: > > > > 1. open command prompt > > > > 2. type 'ssh r...@server.com' > > > > where root = user name, server.com = domain name of server > > > > It will ask for a password for user root. > > > > I use it every day to connect to Solaris server. > > > > Lubomir Cabla > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 10:44 PM lopaka polena > wrote: > > > > > You can download "putty" which is what I use for similar things, then > > > secure shell (SSH) into device if you know the IP addy and login > > > credentials. Looks like a DOS prompt where you type in commands and > check > > > responses. > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 1:40 PM _ Winterlight > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > I am trying to solve a Unifi 802.11ac Dual-Radio PRO Access Point > > > > (UAP-AC-PRO-US) problem(s) with Ubiquiti email support. They asked me > > to > > > do > > > > this>> > > > > share > > > > the output of the following command?> > > > > I know SSH is a Linux that is now available to use in Win10 Pro but I > > > have > > > > no idea how to use it or why he wants to do this. Can somebody give > me > > > some > > > > step by step instructions. Thanks > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] SSH in Windows 10 PRO
You can download "putty" which is what I use for similar things, then secure shell (SSH) into device if you know the IP addy and login credentials. Looks like a DOS prompt where you type in commands and check responses. lopaka On Sun, Dec 13, 2020 at 1:40 PM _ Winterlight wrote: > I am trying to solve a Unifi 802.11ac Dual-Radio PRO Access Point > (UAP-AC-PRO-US) problem(s) with Ubiquiti email support. They asked me to do > this>> > the output of the following command?> > I know SSH is a Linux that is now available to use in Win10 Pro but I have > no idea how to use it or why he wants to do this. Can somebody give me some > step by step instructions. Thanks > >
Re: [H] VPN question
Should be protected the way you have it but run a IP scan on the VM and make sure it is showing location of your VPN and not your real IP addy. Most providers have setups for routers so everything on your network is protected. lopaka On Sun, Nov 22, 2020 at 6:33 AM Bobby Heid wrote: > Hey, > > > > I am running NordVPN and VMWare 14 workstation on my Win 10 PC. If I am > running a VM on this PC, do I also need to install the VPN on the VM? Or > is > it protected by the VPN on the host? > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > >
Re: [H] Weird PC issue
It could be the M.2 SSD. I've only had 1 of those fail before but I'm sure it can happen just as easily as failure in SATA SSD (1 have 5 dead ones) lopaka On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 3:27 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > And now, I have been using VideoRedo for about 30 minutes now and the > common dialog window opens very fast. > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > Bobby Heid > Sent: Tuesday, November 17, 2020 5:37 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > Thanks Lubomir. Were you able to fix the issue? > > So, I replaced my non-boot SSD with a HDD. At first, all went well. From > within VideoRedo, the common dialog windows opened very fast. And, it did > not lock up for over 12 hours. But when I got up this morning, it was > locked up. > > The only drive I have not disabled/replaced is the M2 boot SSD. Do you > think this may be causing the issue? > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > Lubomír Cabla > Sent: Tuesday, November 3, 2020 3:31 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > I have the same issue with VLC player. > > First time the delay is about 15 seconds, next run is without delay. > > After checking in the task manager (Details) I found out the cause: > > MsMpEngCP.exe and MsMpEng.exe > > They perform full control of the running program but only the first time. > > Maybe it will help you. > > Lubomir Cabla > > On Tue, Nov 3, 2020 at 3:22 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > Yes, it was good info. > > > > Latest update. I swapped the 5TB HDD out for a new 6TB HDD. No changes. > > I guess now I have lots more storage. 😊 > > > > Could this issue be with one of the SSDs? The Samsung Magician > > software says those are ok. > > > > Here is an odd thing that I noticed. Sometimes, when using my video > > editing software (VideoReDo TVSuite V6), I noticed when I do something > > that causes the app to open up the standard open file dialog, there > > can be a delay of between 5 and 20 seconds before the dialog window > > opens. Other times, it opens almost instantly. This kind of led me > > to believe that it may have been the HDD causing my issues. I would > > open a file from the HDD and set its output to the non-NVME SSD. > > > > Any other suggestions? > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > > lopaka polena > > Sent: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 5:05 PM > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > > > Those were good recommendations from Joshua, never seen that info before. > > The drive I pulled passed every test, but had long pauses during some > > of them. I basically swapped everything that could be swapped during > > testing except my m2 SSD's, and when I swapped the 4TB seagate drive > > all the problems went away. Hopefully you luck out and find the culprit > too. > > > > lopaka > > > > On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 1:39 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > > > Thanks Joshua. > > > > > > I ran all of those except for the performance monitoring one and all > > > said OK. An interesting note - some of those tests do not show the > > > NVME SSD (Samsung 960 Pro SSD). > > > > > > I did buy a new 6TB HD to swap out for the 5TB one to see if that > > > may > > help. > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Hardware On Behalf > > > Of Joshua MacCraw > > > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:27 PM > > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > > > > > SMART testing comes to mind as well as checking the log for disk > > > related events. Found this tip, didn't know win10 did this directly > > > - > > > > > > https://www.windowscentral.com/how-check-if-hard-drive-failing-smart > > > -w > > > indows-10 > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > > > > > Thanks. Could be on to something there. I will pursue looking at > > > > testing the drive. > > > > > > > > The locking up can happen whether it is recording or not. I was > > > > trying to demonstrate that I did not think processes were > > > > executing while it appeared locked up. > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bobby > > > > > > > > -Origina
Re: [H] Weird PC issue
Those were good recommendations from Joshua, never seen that info before. The drive I pulled passed every test, but had long pauses during some of them. I basically swapped everything that could be swapped during testing except my m2 SSD's, and when I swapped the 4TB seagate drive all the problems went away. Hopefully you luck out and find the culprit too. lopaka On Tue, Oct 27, 2020 at 1:39 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > Thanks Joshua. > > I ran all of those except for the performance monitoring one and all said > OK. An interesting note - some of those tests do not show the NVME SSD > (Samsung 960 Pro SSD). > > I did buy a new 6TB HD to swap out for the 5TB one to see if that may help. > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > Joshua MacCraw > Sent: Sunday, October 18, 2020 12:27 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > SMART testing comes to mind as well as checking the log for disk related > events. Found this tip, didn't know win10 did this directly - > > https://www.windowscentral.com/how-check-if-hard-drive-failing-smart-windows-10 > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 2:24 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > Thanks. Could be on to something there. I will pursue looking at > > testing the drive. > > > > The locking up can happen whether it is recording or not. I was > > trying to demonstrate that I did not think processes were executing > > while it appeared locked up. > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > > lopaka polena > > Sent: Friday, October 9, 2020 4:53 PM > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: Re: [H] Weird PC issue > > > > Strangely enough my bad drive passed chkdsk multiple times without one > > fail, so pulling it was a last ditch effect since I'd already swapped > > video card, RAM and power supply. > > > > lopaka > > > > < > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_c > > ampaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon > > > > > Virus-free. > > www.avast.com > > < > > https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_c > > ampaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link > > > > > <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM Beave <619be...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Try chkdsk on the drive the recording is going to. Could be an issue > > there. > > > > > > Good luck, > > > > > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:12 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I have had some issues going on with my pc for several months now. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > There are two issues. > > > > > > > > 1. Once every several weeks or so, I get a bluescreen - > > > > IPI_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I can live with this one. Things that I > > > > have > > > tried > > > > to fix this do not seem to have helped. > > > > 2. The big issue is that my PC keeps locking up. This happens > > from > > > > 0-5 > > > > times per day. I may go 3 days without it happening and then have > > > > it happen > > > > 3 times in one day. Here are some details: > > > > > > > > a. When it locks up, the HD activity light is doing a very fast, > > > > steady > > > > flash. > > > > b. There is no warning when it will happen. > > > > c. It happens whether I am using the PC or not. > > > > d. Seems to happen more often overnight than during the day. But > > not > > > > always. > > > > e. When it locks up, I can still move the mouse cursor and move > > > > windows. I cannot close a window or start another program. > > > > f. When it locks up when not using PC, sometimes the login > screen > > > > image > > > > will show, sometimes not. > > > > g. CTL-Alt-Delete does nothing when locked. > > > > h. PC stays up 24/7. No sleep or hibernation. > > > > i. When it locks up, if the system is recording a show (from a > > > > networked TV Tuner), the recording stops, so I assume that most > > > > apps are not still running when it locks up. > > > > j. If a r
Re: [H] Weird PC issue
Strangely enough my bad drive passed chkdsk multiple times without one fail, so pulling it was a last ditch effect since I'd already swapped video card, RAM and power supply. lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 1:45 PM Beave <619be...@gmail.com> wrote: > Try chkdsk on the drive the recording is going to. Could be an issue there. > > Good luck, > > On Fri, Oct 9, 2020, 1:12 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I have had some issues going on with my pc for several months now. > > > > > > > > There are two issues. > > > > 1. Once every several weeks or so, I get a bluescreen - > > IPI_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I can live with this one. Things that I have > tried > > to fix this do not seem to have helped. > > 2. The big issue is that my PC keeps locking up. This happens from > > 0-5 > > times per day. I may go 3 days without it happening and then have it > > happen > > 3 times in one day. Here are some details: > > > > a. When it locks up, the HD activity light is doing a very fast, > > steady > > flash. > > b. There is no warning when it will happen. > > c. It happens whether I am using the PC or not. > > d. Seems to happen more often overnight than during the day. But not > > always. > > e. When it locks up, I can still move the mouse cursor and move > > windows. I cannot close a window or start another program. > > f. When it locks up when not using PC, sometimes the login screen > > image > > will show, sometimes not. > > g. CTL-Alt-Delete does nothing when locked. > > h. PC stays up 24/7. No sleep or hibernation. > > i. When it locks up, if the system is recording a show (from a > > networked TV Tuner), the recording stops, so I assume that most apps are > > not > > still running when it locks up. > > j. If a recording was scheduled while it is locked up, nothing is > > created. > > k. To reset, I have to press and hold the power button until the > > system > > turns off. > > l. Through trial and error, it seems that turning off letting the > > monitors going to sleep seems to have lessened the frequency of the lock > > ups. I am not sure if this was not just a coincidence. > > > > > > > > Here are my system specs: > > > > * Asus X99 Deluxe-II MB > > * Intel i7-6850k CPU (not overclocked) > > * Asus GeForce GTX 1070 > > * Corsair water cooler > > * Corsair 32GB RAM > > * Samsung 960 Pro SSD (512GB) - OS > > * Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB > > * WD 5TB Black > > * Pioneer Blu Ray drive > > * Dual monitors > > * Corsair HX-850 PSU > > * Corsair K70 LUX keyboard > > * Logitech MX Master mouse > > * Windows 10 Pro - 2004 - 19041.508 > > > > > > > > I am not too keen on a nuke and install. It would take me forever to get > > everything back the way it was. But I am not ruling that out. > > > > > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Bobby > > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] Weird PC issue
I was getting that same error a while back. It was happening for about a month every day or two, and sometimes all through the day I'd have hard lockups. I stress tested the hardware and everything passed but I would notice long pauses at times that seemed to be related to accessing an older HDD. Turned out it was a failing seagate HDD, although that drive passed every test I ran on it. For the hell of it I copied all the data from the drive that seemed to be pausing too often, to another 4TB HDD and pulled the original HDD and haven't had a problem since. It seemed weird because the error is generic and doesn't point to any specific hardware issue. lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 1:12 PM Bobby Heid wrote: > Hi, > > > > I have had some issues going on with my pc for several months now. > > > > There are two issues. > > 1. Once every several weeks or so, I get a bluescreen - > IPI_WATCHDOG_TIMEOUT. I can live with this one. Things that I have tried > to fix this do not seem to have helped. > 2. The big issue is that my PC keeps locking up. This happens from > 0-5 > times per day. I may go 3 days without it happening and then have it > happen > 3 times in one day. Here are some details: > > a. When it locks up, the HD activity light is doing a very fast, > steady > flash. > b. There is no warning when it will happen. > c. It happens whether I am using the PC or not. > d. Seems to happen more often overnight than during the day. But not > always. > e. When it locks up, I can still move the mouse cursor and move > windows. I cannot close a window or start another program. > f. When it locks up when not using PC, sometimes the login screen > image > will show, sometimes not. > g. CTL-Alt-Delete does nothing when locked. > h. PC stays up 24/7. No sleep or hibernation. > i. When it locks up, if the system is recording a show (from a > networked TV Tuner), the recording stops, so I assume that most apps are > not > still running when it locks up. > j. If a recording was scheduled while it is locked up, nothing is > created. > k. To reset, I have to press and hold the power button until the > system > turns off. > l. Through trial and error, it seems that turning off letting the > monitors going to sleep seems to have lessened the frequency of the lock > ups. I am not sure if this was not just a coincidence. > > > > Here are my system specs: > > * Asus X99 Deluxe-II MB > * Intel i7-6850k CPU (not overclocked) > * Asus GeForce GTX 1070 > * Corsair water cooler > * Corsair 32GB RAM > * Samsung 960 Pro SSD (512GB) - OS > * Samsung 860 EVO SSD 1TB > * WD 5TB Black > * Pioneer Blu Ray drive > * Dual monitors > * Corsair HX-850 PSU > * Corsair K70 LUX keyboard > * Logitech MX Master mouse > * Windows 10 Pro - 2004 - 19041.508 > > > > I am not too keen on a nuke and install. It would take me forever to get > everything back the way it was. But I am not ruling that out. > > > > Anyone have any ideas? > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > > > >
Re: [H] Power Supply
The last couple I've bought were thermaltake 700 & 1000w. Working well so far. lopaka On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 9:55 PM _ Winterlight wrote: > What are the good Power supplies available today is Seasonic still > considered quality? >
Re: [H] Dead or Alive?
Yep, my first thought too on the power supply. I had a box doing that randomly so I hooked in an older but good power supply and all the problems stopped. My belief is that occasionally the power would dip just enough to cause problems. The power supply that I pulled tested fine with the 2 testers I had but it was actually going bad. I also had a weird problem that was similar where another box would reboot or shut down. Tried swapping PS but still the same problem.. I had a 4TB secondary HDD that had some movies on it and when I would try to access them the speed seemed way too slow. I pulled the drive just as a test and all the problems stopped. The drive passed all tests but had some major pauses and slowdowns in access times during tests but always passed. lopaka On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 6:03 PM didymus7 wrote: > Did you try swapping out the power supply? > > On 8/12/2020 9:00 PM, _ Winterlight wrote: > > My Asus P9 X79WS with I7 has been giving me headaches for months. It > runs at default there is no overclock. It uses Crucial DDR3 Ballistic Sport > Ram and a EVGA 1070 video card. > > It runs for a while and then with a reboot it hangs and won’t post. > Eventually it started shutting down on it’s own and, after I replaced the > CPU cooler it seemed to behave. It has been running good for the last > couple of weeks until yesterday’s MS windows 10 update. It does the update, > then reboots and stops at the ASUS logo and won’t go on and won’t go to > BIOS. > > I have pulled everything but the 1070 video card out in an attempt to > discover the problem. RAM that checks out with Memtest… I have even swapped > the RAM out trying to see if was RAM but the RAM is good. I removed all > drives but no change. > > I tried clearing the BIOS, and then a re-flash of the current BIOS. > Nothing helped. > > Anybody go through anything like this or have any ideas or has this > board just gone bad. > > >
Re: [H] Digitizing Services or capabilities on the list?
I've got a bunch of these dell "Angel" USB capture devices but it looks like they run on XP and Win 7 only. I tried hooking it up to win 10 but can't find any drivers that will allow it to work. I have some other capture devices but I'll have to dig around to see what else I have. lopaka On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:08 AM lopaka polena wrote: > I'll hook one in and check... > > lopaka > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:03 AM Christopher Fisk < > christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > >> The reel to reel stuff is all 1 inch and was converted from previous stuff >> between 1987 and 1990. The pictures and slides would certainly be >> mind-numbing to run through. >> >> Does the video USB capture device work on Windows 10? If so I'd love to >> borrow it if that's possible. >> >> On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:59 AM lopaka polena wrote: >> >> > Unless you find a really good deal for the service, for the VHS stuff >> you >> > might be better off getting a RCA usb capture device and doing it >> yourself. >> > I converted about 20 hrs of VHS videos about 10 years ago. Just capture >> the >> > video to raw AVI if you have the HDD space then run through cleanup >> filters >> > (I think I used tmpgenc and virtualdub filters to clean up the video and >> > then recompress after). I've got a few capture devices sitting around >> and >> > would be happy to donate one. I know you can get the slide converters >> cheap >> > but I believe that is very time consuming to do yourself >> > >> > lopaka >> > >> > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 8:35 AM Christopher Fisk < >> > christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: >> > >> > > Hey folks, >> > > >> > > We have a collection of Slides, Printed Photos, Videos on Reels and >> > Videos >> > > on VHS we'd like to convert to digital. Anyone here have hardware >> that >> > > would handle that? >> > > >> > > You have a service you know of that you've used? >> > > Would you let us rent the hardware? >> > > Would you want to give a quote to do the conversion? >> > > >> > > I'm still gathering information on the numbers of the various things. >> > > >> > > >> > > Thanks! >> > > >> > > Christopher Fisk >> > > >> > >> >
Re: [H] Digitizing Services or capabilities on the list?
I'll hook one in and check... lopaka On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 10:03 AM Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > The reel to reel stuff is all 1 inch and was converted from previous stuff > between 1987 and 1990. The pictures and slides would certainly be > mind-numbing to run through. > > Does the video USB capture device work on Windows 10? If so I'd love to > borrow it if that's possible. > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 11:59 AM lopaka polena wrote: > > > Unless you find a really good deal for the service, for the VHS stuff you > > might be better off getting a RCA usb capture device and doing it > yourself. > > I converted about 20 hrs of VHS videos about 10 years ago. Just capture > the > > video to raw AVI if you have the HDD space then run through cleanup > filters > > (I think I used tmpgenc and virtualdub filters to clean up the video and > > then recompress after). I've got a few capture devices sitting around and > > would be happy to donate one. I know you can get the slide converters > cheap > > but I believe that is very time consuming to do yourself > > > > lopaka > > > > On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 8:35 AM Christopher Fisk < > > christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > > > > > Hey folks, > > > > > > We have a collection of Slides, Printed Photos, Videos on Reels and > > Videos > > > on VHS we'd like to convert to digital. Anyone here have hardware that > > > would handle that? > > > > > > You have a service you know of that you've used? > > > Would you let us rent the hardware? > > > Would you want to give a quote to do the conversion? > > > > > > I'm still gathering information on the numbers of the various things. > > > > > > > > > Thanks! > > > > > > Christopher Fisk > > > > > >
Re: [H] Digitizing Services or capabilities on the list?
Unless you find a really good deal for the service, for the VHS stuff you might be better off getting a RCA usb capture device and doing it yourself. I converted about 20 hrs of VHS videos about 10 years ago. Just capture the video to raw AVI if you have the HDD space then run through cleanup filters (I think I used tmpgenc and virtualdub filters to clean up the video and then recompress after). I've got a few capture devices sitting around and would be happy to donate one. I know you can get the slide converters cheap but I believe that is very time consuming to do yourself lopaka On Tue, Aug 4, 2020 at 8:35 AM Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > Hey folks, > > We have a collection of Slides, Printed Photos, Videos on Reels and Videos > on VHS we'd like to convert to digital. Anyone here have hardware that > would handle that? > > You have a service you know of that you've used? > Would you let us rent the hardware? > Would you want to give a quote to do the conversion? > > I'm still gathering information on the numbers of the various things. > > > Thanks! > > Christopher Fisk >
Re: [H] 2080 Ti
It's not just those. For some reason even some of the older gen video cards have not dropped in price. I got my GF 1080 on sale for $504 on 3/16/17, and they are more expensive now. It seems that nvidia especially is not dropping prices lopaka On Fri, Jul 10, 2020 at 8:46 AM FORC5 wrote: > anyone have a clue why the 2080Ti cards are > so much more $$$ then > just a 2080 ULTRA (?) > > running a 1080Ti, happy I guess but with > S much spare time ATM buying > stuff seems to be my new hobby. > > just updated my box to a BeQuiet dark base > 900, very heavy but nice case but then I > bought the extra stuff to convert it to rev 2 > ( with the Qi charger) with no glass. not > into RGB > > soon to be completely banana crazy. > > resistance is NOT futile > > fuf > >
Re: [H] cases ?
I have my gaming PC in something that looks a lot like this. The only difference is that mine has a little flip door on the front with USB and firewire ports underneath. Everything inside the case is layed out just like that one you posted. It works really well for HTPC/Gaming. Mine has an older i7 CPU and a GeForce 1080 video card. lopaka On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 2:48 PM _ Winterlight wrote: > I am thinking of building a media box for under the TV. I have everything > but the case and the I7 CPU cooler. Anybody have experience with > Silverstone Home Theater cases like this one > > SilverStone Technology Home Theater Computer Case (HTPC) with Faux > Aluminum Design for ATX/Micro-ATX Motherboards (SST-GD09B-USA) > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07MGKJB29/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1 > > For a cooler I am thinking of > Noctua NH-L9x65, Premium Low-Profile CPU Cooler (65mm, Brown) > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00VB3Y89E/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=A1Z5H6ZGWCMTNX&psc=1 > > Any thoughts or comments appreciated! > w >
Re: [H] cases ?
We moved my 8 core ryzen and mobo into this case for my son a while back and I really like it. It's got closed loop water cooling, plenty of fans and pretty quiet too. https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Computer-Chassis-Pre-installed-CA-1D5-00S1WN-00/dp/B00PDDMN6S Since I built my custom computer desk with all the mounts inside, I don't use computer cases any more :) lopaka On Mon, Jun 15, 2020 at 12:48 PM FORC5 wrote: > > admit some of the Fractal designs did catch > my eye. > > I will report my opinion on this case > > fuf > > On 6/15/2020 10:40 AM, James Boswell wrote: > > the BeQuiet dark base 900 is pretty damned nice, but almost all the > > machines I've built for the past... decade actually, have been in Fractal > > Design towers of some flavour. > > > > > > On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 at 18:03, FORC5 wrote: > > > >> Always been a Lian-li fan but the current > >> generation does not impress me ( I still use > >> ODD 5 1/4 drive bays) NO IDEA WHY ! > >> > >> My 10 tear old B-25F broke some parts on the > >> top panel not replaceable (fixed with epoxy > >> but not happy) > >> > >> plus it is old and no support for AIO closed > >> loop systems and ventilation could be batter > >> , ordered a Be Quiet dark base 900 (no > >> window, bling does not make it go faster plus > >> my skills at wire management are lame) :) > >> > >> was just curious what the pack likes these > >> days, as the wolf used to say, power is in > >> the pack :-D > >> > >> > >> fuf > >> > >> > >
Re: [H] AIO coolers
This is what I'm running on my 12 core threadripper. I added 2 additional
fans to to opposite side
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00O08FWTM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
It's done a good job running heavy loads since Sept 2019. Used to run it
24/7 but now just during the day to keep down electric costs
This is what I have running on myRyzen 8 core box box since April 2017 and
still working great
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9X3HY1/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1
On my old i7 I'm running a Cooler Master Seidon 120v single fan radiator
since Dec 2013 and it's still running great
lopaka
On Mon, Jun 1, 2020 at 11:19 AM FORC5 wrote:
>
> good info, thanks
>
> fuf
>
> On 6/1/2020 11:12 AM, Z Vaper wrote:
> > Most water coolers are rebranded asetek units. Asetek owns the patents
> etc.
> >
> > So the difference between them is quite minor. Pick based on looks and
> their rma policy.
> >
> > Zulfiqar Naushad
> > On Jun 1, 2020, 12:03 PM -0400, FORC5 , wrote:
> >> was wondering the brands the pack has had the
> >> best luck with ?
> >>
> >> pondering corsair and asus
> >>
> >> bought a single fan NZXT to test on a shop
> >> system, currently having the make some
> >> special screws to mount it. case not designed
> >> for water cooling
> >>
> >> too much spare time ATM :{)
> >>
> >> fuf
> >>
>
Re: [H] liquid cooling ?
I agree that closed loop is the best way to go if using liquid cooling.. I'm using 3 closed loop cooling systems and they work well. I don't care to use DIY setups because of possible leaks, etc. 2 of them are single fan + radiator and the 3rd is quad fan + radiator on a threadripper system. lopaka On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 9:09 AM Winterlight wrote: > > If you are thinking about cooling your CPU it is > easy because it is a closed system with a > radiator, fan and,plate to screw down to your > CPU.You install, run and pretty much forget > about.It. However it is considerably more > expensive then air and really not needed if you don't over clock. > > If you are thinking about a whole case cooling > system that cools down everything quietly... CPU > GPU RAM Hard drive then you probably want a case > with built in radiator. You will need hoses, a > pump and cooling plate attachments in a kit > form. It is not a closed system, requires > maintenance, can leak, will evaporate and require > replenishment and, is something you will be > fiddling with until you find the right balance. I > have not done one but it sounds like way too much > trouble and cost unless you are running at the > extreme edge of performance and are troubled by fan noise. > > At 09:35 AM 5/19/2020, you wrote: > >is liquid cooling worth the trouble ? hype. > > > >all the reviews I read do not really show any > >better performance then my Noctua cooler on my > >9900K. I get 30/34º c idle and usually no more > >then 55ºC full load (95+watts on cpu) running RC5 to load. > > > >not overclocked, have not pushed anything in years. my bad > > > >I find the AIO units interesting and would like > >to play but I will need a new case (:( > > > >Thanks > > > >hohoho\ > > > >fuf > > > > > >
Re: [H] Dead Drobo FS?
Do you have the dead PS still? If the wires match you could solder the old tip and heat shrink wrap the patched area. lopaka On Fri, Jan 31, 2020 at 12:51 PM Bino Gopal wrote: > Hey folks, trying to figure this out now-any ideas how you find out the > connector size for the end that plugs into the unit and is there a standard > or something...? > > At this point I'd just pony up the $$ and buy an OEM from Drobo but > they're all sold out! So I need to find a third-party one but I don't want > to get burned again (even to the tune of $11). Thanks for any help folks! > > BINO > > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > Bino Gopal > Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 1:20 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Dead Drobo FS? > > So the guy on eBay cancelled the order since I told him I'd just return > it-so that was nice. The other guy rejected the offer for the PS at $9 so > I just bought it at full price, BUT > > Turns out the connector on the PS is too small. So even though the power > rating is right (12V 8A, 96w) , the connector is too small for the back of > the Drobo, which now makes me wonder...how do I specify the connector size > for the PS, and can you even do that, and how would it even be > listed/described since I don't see that in any of the descriptions of the > ones I'm looking at-just the power specs like V, A and W... > > Anyone got any ideas? > > BINO > > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > Bino Gopal > Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 5:25 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Dead Drobo FS? > > Yeah I went there and they're all like $40-50. As my friend pointed out, > he told me to test the PS with my voltmeter and putting the red inside and > the black on the outside and when I did I was getting zero voltage from the > end that plugs into the Drobo! > > I then took the cord from the outlet and checked the two prongs on AC that > was going into the brick and was getting 120V! So power was flowing to the > brick, but not out of the brick-so it was the PS that was dead (at least). > > Just to be sure I also checked the 19.5V PS for my laptop (a bad-ass MSI > gaming laptop that draws 9.23A which is why it probably never works on the > damn plane b/c it draws too much juice!) and it registered 19.5V as it > should...so pretty clear it's the Drobo PS (at least-guess the enclosure > could still be fried but won't know for sure until I replace the PS to > check!) > > The sad thing is I'd bought a Drobo FS enclosure from a dude on ebay for > $100 (which is pretty cheap since most were going for $200-300 as I'd made > an offer for $100 and he instantly accepted it-along with $17 shipping) but > I'm pretty sure I don't need it now so I cancelled the order and am trying > to make sure that he doesn't ship it out-and while he was super fast to > respond to the offer he hasn't responded to the request yet...which makes > me wonder if he's going to try to send it out and stick me with it...not > the worst since it was only $100 but still... > > And the PS that say they're for the Drobo are ~$40. My friend pointed out > that I just need to get one that outputs the same amps at the right voltage > (8.33A at 12V), so I found this and offered $9 and let's see if it works! > It should right? > > > https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FQuality-12V-DC-8A-8-amp-96W-POWER-Supply-ADAPTER-Transformer-for-LED-Strip-CCTV%2F162294980793&data=02%7C01%7C%7Cd54055aeccdd4a6bcd9b08d725abce60%7C84df9e7fe9f640afb435aaaa%7C1%7C0%7C637019292137830863&sdata=hVYOn9hyzJvTQN4L8NSKdh%2B72jBQbKuvurU7AKIjYmM%3D&reserved=0 > > If he doesn't accept the offer I'll just buy it at the $11 full price lol! > :P > > BINO > > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > lopaka polena > Sent: Friday, August 9, 2019 4:38 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Dead Drobo FS? > > I have a drobo 5N as the backup for my synology 1518+. Drobo is faster on > large transfers but synology support is much better and longer. I'd guess > the power supply is probably what went out but it would be a bummer to buy > one and have the main unit as the culprit. Any used power supplies on ebay? > > lopaka > > On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 4:10 PM Bino Gopal wrote: > > > Well so since it seems the list i
Re: [H] Weird sticky/not working keys on MSI laptop
Some laptops are really easy to replace the keyboard. Look it up on youtube and check it out. I put a new one in a Dell laptop a while back and it only took about 10-15 mins. Some are not easy though lopaka On Wed, Jan 8, 2020 at 10:34 AM Bino Gopal wrote: > So I thought it might be this and turned it all off (anything with any > toggle under Settings, Interaction, Keyboard). > > Still no dice. None of the keys listed below (backspace, semicolon comma > and right arrow and number pad slash) don't all work-well I apparently got > it to type one comma as you can see after the backspace earlier in this > sentence but not after that... > > Any further ideas...?! This is driving me crazy! It's still a fine > laptop except for this one minor but super annoying issue...! Thanks man. > > BINO > > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware On Behalf Of > lopaka polena > Sent: Thursday, January 2, 2020 1:12 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Weird sticky/not working keys on MSI laptop > > Did you disable sticky keys and filter keys settings ? I had a box that > did this all the time and that is what was causing it. > > lopaka > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 12:49 PM Bino Gopal wrote: > > > Hey guys, this has been going on for a while now and I'm at a loss... > > > > Certain keys on my keyboard have stopped working properly...but it's > > not as if the physical key itself is not working b/c I can get the > > character to type fine if I use the SHIFT key on it for most of them > > (that have that option). > > > > For example, my backspace key def stopped working right so I have to > > use delete. If I slam it hard a bunch of times sometimes it registers > > but most of the time it doesn't. > > > > But the semicolon key stopped working, but as soon as I hit SHIFT I > > can get a colon to type pretty easily. But never a semicolon (on > > occasion it's hard to get the colon to type too, but it eventually > > works-but the semicolon never does...) > > > > The comma never works, but the lesser than sign works fine with SHIFT. > > > > Oh and the right arrow key stopped working which is super > > annoying...the slash on the number pad doesn't work...ok this is > > weird-it does work if I hold down SHIFT...so strange...!! Ok I just > > figured out that I can get backspace to work if I hold down the SHIFT > > key! The right arrow key also starts working that way, but it does > > select text when used with SHIFT, which is what it's supposed to do in > > that case-but I mean it moves the cursor right while doing so, which I > > can't get it to do otherwise! Oh though holding down CTRL and right > > arrow does advance it by each word (which is also how that's supposed > > to work...) > > > > So the key is physically working but not being registered by the > > system...it's an MSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth Pro from 2017 fully loaded > > running the latest Win10 updates... > > > > > > So this seems like some sort of driver/OS/software issue right? Any > > ideas? Googling didn't uncover anything...any help desperately > > appreciated guys! > > > > > > BINO > > > > >
Re: [H] Weird sticky/not working keys on MSI laptop
Did you disable sticky keys and filter keys settings ? I had a box that did this all the time and that is what was causing it. lopaka On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 12:49 PM Bino Gopal wrote: > Hey guys, this has been going on for a while now and I'm at a loss... > > Certain keys on my keyboard have stopped working properly...but it's not > as if the physical key itself is not working b/c I can get the character to > type fine if I use the SHIFT key on it for most of them (that have that > option). > > For example, my backspace key def stopped working right so I have to use > delete. If I slam it hard a bunch of times sometimes it registers but most > of the time it doesn't. > > But the semicolon key stopped working, but as soon as I hit SHIFT I can > get a colon to type pretty easily. But never a semicolon (on occasion it's > hard to get the colon to type too, but it eventually works-but the > semicolon never does...) > > The comma never works, but the lesser than sign works fine with SHIFT. > > Oh and the right arrow key stopped working which is super annoying...the > slash on the number pad doesn't work...ok this is weird-it does work if I > hold down SHIFT...so strange...!! Ok I just figured out that I can get > backspace to work if I hold down the SHIFT key! The right arrow key also > starts working that way, but it does select text when used with SHIFT, > which is what it's supposed to do in that case-but I mean it moves the > cursor right while doing so, which I can't get it to do otherwise! Oh > though holding down CTRL and right arrow does advance it by each word > (which is also how that's supposed to work...) > > So the key is physically working but not being registered by the > system...it's an MSI GS73VR 7RF Stealth Pro from 2017 fully loaded running > the latest Win10 updates... > > > So this seems like some sort of driver/OS/software issue right? Any > ideas? Googling didn't uncover anything...any help desperately appreciated > guys! > > > BINO > >
Re: [H] 870 EVO SSD vrs 920 PRO V-NAND
I'd expect a slight increase in noticeable speed but nothing crazy. I've used both those drives and the Pro is definitely faster. I almost always prefer the Pro drive over the Evo and have a pro in each of my primary systems for the OS. lopaka On Sat, Nov 16, 2019 at 3:25 PM Winterlight wrote: > My OS drive is a Samsung 870 EVO 250GB. I have six core I7 running > at 4.2 GHz with 64GB of Crucial Ballistic DDR3 and a Nvidia > 1070. I'm not a gamer but I do video and media editing. When > working with media I use my RAM = a 32 GB RAM DRIVE to work from so > no drive should be as fast as that. However, I see a deal on a 512 > GB V-Nand SSD 970 PRO. and I know this is one of the fastest drives > available. If I install it, and use it as my OS drive instead of the > existing 870 EVO will I even notice a difference? Thanks w > >
Re: [H] P9X79 WS POST issues
Do you have any PCI/PCIe USB 3.0 cards to try? I've had the usb ports go sideways on 2 I7 motherboards. They (usb ports) would work sometimes and not others and completely died eventually on 1 board. I kept it running for a while with an add on usb card that I had handy lopaka On Mon, Sep 23, 2019 at 10:27 AM Winterlight wrote: > I have a ASUS P9X79 WS motherboard. BIOS = 4901 dated in AI Suite > II 05/07/2018. I can't get into it because at POST it displays Keyboard Found> I have tried three different keyboards in three > different USB ports without result. Anybody ever see this behavior > before .. any solutions. Thanks > >
Re: [H] Dead Drobo FS?
I have a drobo 5N as the backup for my synology 1518+. Drobo is faster on large transfers but synology support is much better and longer. I'd guess the power supply is probably what went out but it would be a bummer to buy one and have the main unit as the culprit. Any used power supplies on ebay? lopaka On Fri, Aug 9, 2019 at 4:10 PM Bino Gopal wrote: > Well so since it seems the list isn't dead, figured I could ask here... > > I have an older Drobo FS that I got from a friend (old network attached > storage model). I had it off for a while while I was redoing my cabinet > and went to power it on and nothing. Zero, zip, zilch no matter what > outlet I try to use. > > So I'm wondering if it's the enclosure or the power supply and replacement > PS are $50-70 online and that seems a waste if it's the enclosure, so any > thoughts? Anyone have a spare Drobo PS lying around they wouldn't mind > sending me? > > And if I was to replace it, what would be the best recommended > replacement? I assume since it's a Drobo proprietary FS I wouldn't be able > to transfer the drives to a regular RAID backup so I'd lose whatever was on > them huh? H, that's not so good... > > Thoughts? > > > BINO > >
Re: [H] List seems dead these days?
The 1st gen threadripper with 8 cores at 3.8 GHz is pretty cheap and I've been considering a new build based off that one. The cooling setups are pricey though at $150 and higher for a good one. I have a 8 core older Ryzen as my main machine and it's solid though so I don't need a new system, but would like one. lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 3:08 PM didymus7 wrote: > Most seem to be still here. How about some controversy? > > What do you think about going AMD for the build? Yeah, I've been > watching Linus on Youtube and they are all over Ryzen 5. > > On 8/7/2019 5:35 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > > I'm here too :) > > > > lopaka > > > > On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 1:55 PM didymus7 wrote: > > > >> I was wondering myself. I did post a couple of questions over the past > >> couple of weeks and there was nothing. > >> > >> On 8/7/2019 1:37 PM, Joshua MacCraw wrote: > >>> Is there an issue at my end or is the list faded? >
Re: [H] List seems dead these days?
I'm here too :) lopaka On Wed, Aug 7, 2019 at 1:55 PM didymus7 wrote: > I was wondering myself. I did post a couple of questions over the past > couple of weeks and there was nothing. > > On 8/7/2019 1:37 PM, Joshua MacCraw wrote: > > Is there an issue at my end or is the list faded? >
Re: [H] Thanks coworker....
You can get cheap PCIe card adapter (about $15) and I think there are external USB adapters too. I've used the PCIe adapters but haven't done a data recovery on a NVMe yet. lopaka On Tue, Oct 30, 2018 at 10:11 AM Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > So just venting a bit. Had a coworker skip the whole "back up the > customer's user profile" on an NVMe drive prior to doing a system recovery, > so now I get to see what I can recover from this drive. > > We don't have any M.2 NVMe adaptors here at the office, so at least I get > to work from home today. > > > Anyone have recommendations for data recovery tools I can try. I'm going > to create an image file, so something that can read from an image file > would be best. > > > Thanks! > > Christopher Fisk >
Re: [H] LAN but no internet
If you don't specify a gateway and use direct IP (not workstation name) connections it might work. lopaka On Mon, Aug 27, 2018 at 4:08 PM Winterlight wrote: > I have a old XP PRO laptop. I want to use it on my LAN but for > security reasons do not want it connected to the internet. So how do > I disable the LAN connection without interfering with the LAN > connection? Thanks > >
Re: [H] Ransomware, File Recovery, Bitcoin, Oh My!
I do use RDP frequently but never through default ports. Bummer there's no way to fix it without paying and no guarantee even if you pay. I still do hardcopy backups onto blu-ray discs at times because I can't afford to lose certain things to NAS failure or malware lopaka On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 5:14 PM, Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > There are a whole bunch of free decryptors available, but not for this > variant. Basically, when the criminal group gets taken down, often they > get the key and then the AV company makes a freeware program for people. > Very nice of them. > > Some useful pages I've found during this mess: > > https://id-ransomware.malwarehunterteam.com/index.php > > https://heimdalsecurity.com/blog/ransomware-decryption-tools/ > > T > > > On 18-Jul-18 6:50 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > >> https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility >> >> Never tried any of these but did read an article where they tested some of >> these and were able to recover some users files >> >> lopaka >> >> On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Winterlight > > >> wrote: >> >> )Does anyone know if the ransomware encryption encrypts the file to a new >>> >>>> file, then deletes the old one (giving me the possibility of deleted >>>> file >>>> recovery)? If so, what software is recommend for an Windows NTFS >>>> system >>>> (so far, Recuva and R-Studio have found squat). >>>> >>>> I am surprised it encrypted the entire drive. Everything I have read, or >>> been told it involved the user files. I have never heard of a single >>> instance where the victim was able to recover their files without the >>> key. >>> I have read about people who pay up but still don't get the key which >>> didn't surprise me. Even large companies, hospitals, and government >>> agencies have been unable to overcome this, and usually pay up. I bet a >>> lot >>> of IT employees loose there jobs over being so unprepared to deal with >>> this. >>> >>> 2)If he decides to pay the ransom and take his chances, what are legit >>> >>>> sites to purchase bitcoin (never done that before)? >>>> >>>> I have read that the ransom note often tells the victim how to go about >>> getting and transferring bit coin. Which make a lot of sense given that >>> bit >>> coin is so esoteric and most of the victims are naive about basic PC >>> stuff. >>> I have also heard of bit coin machines in places like NYC.There are legit >>> banking sites on line to do this... I would Google it. I understand that >>> I >>> think it is Citibank that now deals with bitcoin. >>> >>> Sorry I don't have the answers you are looking for and too bad they can't >>> put these criminals in prison for a very long time. >>> >>> >> > > >
Re: [H] Ransomware, File Recovery, Bitcoin, Oh My!
https://support.kaspersky.com/viruses/utility Never tried any of these but did read an article where they tested some of these and were able to recover some users files lopaka On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > )Does anyone know if the ransomware encryption encrypts the file to a new >> file, then deletes the old one (giving me the possibility of deleted file >> recovery)? If so, what software is recommend for an Windows NTFS system >> (so far, Recuva and R-Studio have found squat). >> > > I am surprised it encrypted the entire drive. Everything I have read, or > been told it involved the user files. I have never heard of a single > instance where the victim was able to recover their files without the key. > I have read about people who pay up but still don't get the key which > didn't surprise me. Even large companies, hospitals, and government > agencies have been unable to overcome this, and usually pay up. I bet a lot > of IT employees loose there jobs over being so unprepared to deal with this. > > 2)If he decides to pay the ransom and take his chances, what are legit >> sites to purchase bitcoin (never done that before)? >> > > I have read that the ransom note often tells the victim how to go about > getting and transferring bit coin. Which make a lot of sense given that bit > coin is so esoteric and most of the victims are naive about basic PC stuff. > I have also heard of bit coin machines in places like NYC.There are legit > banking sites on line to do this... I would Google it. I understand that I > think it is Citibank that now deals with bitcoin. > > Sorry I don't have the answers you are looking for and too bad they can't > put these criminals in prison for a very long time. >
Re: [H] Ransomware, File Recovery, Bitcoin, Oh My!
There was a freeware coinvault decrypter from kaspersky that hardocp talked about way back when. I don't know if it would work for that variant. lopaka On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 2:30 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > )Does anyone know if the ransomware encryption encrypts the file to a new >> file, then deletes the old one (giving me the possibility of deleted file >> recovery)? If so, what software is recommend for an Windows NTFS system >> (so far, Recuva and R-Studio have found squat). >> > > I am surprised it encrypted the entire drive. Everything I have read, or > been told it involved the user files. I have never heard of a single > instance where the victim was able to recover their files without the key. > I have read about people who pay up but still don't get the key which > didn't surprise me. Even large companies, hospitals, and government > agencies have been unable to overcome this, and usually pay up. I bet a lot > of IT employees loose there jobs over being so unprepared to deal with this. > > 2)If he decides to pay the ransom and take his chances, what are legit >> sites to purchase bitcoin (never done that before)? >> > > I have read that the ransom note often tells the victim how to go about > getting and transferring bit coin. Which make a lot of sense given that bit > coin is so esoteric and most of the victims are naive about basic PC stuff. > I have also heard of bit coin machines in places like NYC.There are legit > banking sites on line to do this... I would Google it. I understand that I > think it is Citibank that now deals with bitcoin. > > Sorry I don't have the answers you are looking for and too bad they can't > put these criminals in prison for a very long time. >
Re: [H] Ransomware, File Recovery, Bitcoin, Oh My!
Coinbase for bitcoin purchase. I always keep an offline backup (2nd NAS - only booted up once a month or so to copy important stuff and kept off/unpowered the rest of the time) just in case I ever get hit with one of these, but running through linux firewall and good malware software has kept me safe so far. lopaka On Wed, Jul 18, 2018 at 1:00 PM, Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > I know someone with no backups who recently had his entire computer > encrypted with the .arrow variant of Dharma (.cezar Family). (BTW, this > isn't me.) > > There is apparently no way to decrypt without paying the ransom or > recovering deleted files. > > So two questions: > > 1)Does anyone know if the ransomware encryption encrypts the file to a new > file, then deletes the old one (giving me the possibility of deleted file > recovery)? If so, what software is recommend for an Windows NTFS system > (so far, Recuva and R-Studio have found squat). > > 2)If he decides to pay the ransom and take his chances, what are legit > sites to purchase bitcoin (never done that before)? > > T > > > >
Re: [H] Ubiquiti Networks Unifi 802.11ac Dual-Radio PRO Access Point (UAP-AC-PRO-US)
I doubt this is the problem but you could try switching wifi channels (auto may be the default but you can select which ones (1-9?) . If you have any other neighbors using overlapping channels this can cause connection problems. If you use a utility to check all nearby access points to see what channels they are using this would be easiest but I don't recall what software I was using to check this as it happened a while back. I've had problems before when neighbors started using access points that were defaulting to the same band mine was using and the interference would knock out about 80% of my wireless equipment. Either the equipment wouldn't connect at all or would be sporadic but I'd always have 1-2 devices that never had problems I've never had a problem with my Ubiquiti but I've only had it up and running a couple months now lopaka On Fri, Jul 13, 2018 at 2:23 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I have an expensive Ubiquiti Networks Unifi 802.11ac Dual-Radio PRO > Access Point (UAP-AC-PRO-US) > Six months into owning it I started having problems with N band devices. > It didn't take long before the only N band device that works is an old ACER > laptop with a Intel wifi N adaptor. That works fine and I use it daily to > stream the news. However, a Edge Thinkpad with Centrino wifi , a Moto G2, > and my Liva X boxes with realtech adaptors won't connect and even when they > did connect performance was poor. > > After struggling with this for months, always thinking the problem was in > the devices I finally turned on my old N router and everything worked. So I > realized it was the AirMax that was the problem. I contacted Ubiquiti ( > where did that get that name from) support ...which turned out to be lame > in the extreme. They took days on end to reply, they asked for specific > config files, made a couple of recommendations that had no effect, and > finally just said we can't help. > > When I requested warranty replacement they want me to download and > install Team viewer so they can check configuration files...which I assume > are they same ones they asked me send them. securing a laptop, installing > Team Viewer and then sending them log in credentials while waiting for days > for them to check files they have already seen seems like what it is... a > run around attempt to make we go away. > > All of this makes me feel support lacks competence, and are making it > difficult for me in the hopes I will give up bothering them. And it > worked... I am not going to do the team viewer thing. > > So does anybody on the group have any solutions ... or does it look like > something is wrong with the AirMax and I should move on to another brand of > wifi support. > Thanks > m > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I use different SSID's on each access point usually. Just my habit lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a different > IP...or should it use a different SSID name? > > > > > At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: > >> At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote: >> >>> Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router supports >>> DD-WRT and installing a version of that. >>> >> >> I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't listed... >> so that is that. >> >> Thanks Chris. >> m >> >> >> >> It will generally allow you to >>> put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that option. >>> >>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight < >>> winterli...@winterlight.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is >>> pluged >>> > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP >>> Server >>> > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >>> > >>> > >>> >> >> >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I've got 3 routers doing similar. 2 are tomato firmware and the other is DDWRT. With base firmware there are likely to be more issues depending on the router and available settings. One is doing like the original poster suggested. The other 2 are routing VPNs on different subnet lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 12:10 PM, Thane K. Sherrington < th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: > Yeah, that should work, but there might still be NAT settings you have to > change. > > T > > > On 12-Jul-18 3:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > >> In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged >> into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server >> in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks >> >> >> >> > > >
Re: [H] router as switch and wifi only
I usually set it as access point, let router get assigned network addy by using the WAN port to connect it to network (set for auto or you can manually assign addy & gateway), and disable DHCP assignment for wifi so it is handled by primary router. lopaka On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 11:13 AM, Winterlight wrote: > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is pluged > into another internet router . all I need to do is disable DHCP Server > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks > >
Re: [H] Ubiquiti EdgeMax SFP router
Plug into the 1st normal network port. Took a while for me to get the hang of setting mine up. You'll have down download the software from ubiquiti to initially configure the unit. You can't connect directly to it until you've run the wizard lopaka On Tue, Jun 26, 2018 at 10:34 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I have an old Trendnet router that hasn't had a firmware update since 2014 > so I figured it was time to update. Because I use a Ubiquiti AirMax > wireless I bought a Ubiquiti EdgeMax SFP router with PoE support on sale > at Newegg. It has a SFP Port. I bought it quite a while ago in anticipation > of using it so there is no sending it back... here is the manual > http://www.rode.us/EdgeRouter_X_DS.pdf > > It wasn't very expensive but it has a level of sophistication that is > beyond me. I understand that I can use my AirMax without a power connection > by running it off one of the PoE ports. And I could also use my Panasonic > Security Cameras in the same way... But where do I plug in the cable modem? > The SFP port.. but isn't that fiber. Did I buy the wrong kind of router for > the job. Help! > >
Re: [H] BAD RAM
Does the bios have an option to disable onboard ram? On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 5:14 PM, Winterlight wrote: > > Yeah, I have 3 inch USB fan the the PC sits on so it gets lots of > cooling... it is just bad ram, and I think I am screwed here > > > At 05:35 PM 3/19/2018, you wrote: > >> Is there any space to mount those mini heatsinks that are made for ram >> chips. May be heat related and extra cooling may prolong its life Any way >> to chop a small circle hole anywhere for a low profile fan on the chassis. >> I've mounted these to the outer surface of small cases with a fan grill >> when additional cooling seemed necessary whenever they couldn't fit inside >> >> lopaka >> >> On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Winterlight > > >> wrote: >> >> > I have a mini computer LIVA X running windows 8.1 Media Center that I >> use >> > with my TV. It started to blue screen intermittently and with no >> apparent >> > reason. Let it sit for a bit, start it up and it works againfor a >> few >> > hours... a day... or a week...it is intermitent! After isolating the >> eSata >> > drive (removing it) and running diagnostics I was able to determine >> that I >> > have a bad RAM chip memtest = http://rode.us/BadLivaRam.jpg >> > >> > Two 2GB DDR3 RAM chips are soldered to the board. So damn... there is >> > nothing I can do about that... or is there? I am thinking that the >> second >> > chip is the problem. Most of the time the RAM sits in the cache but >> > eventrually for what ever reason it gets accessed and boom... it blue >> > screens. I don't need the extra 2GB of RAM for what I do so I am >> thinking >> > if I create a 2GB RAM Drive and never use it I might be able to >> mitigate >> > this problem.what do you think? >> > >> > >> > >
Re: [H] BAD RAM
Is there any space to mount those mini heatsinks that are made for ram chips. May be heat related and extra cooling may prolong its life Any way to chop a small circle hole anywhere for a low profile fan on the chassis. I've mounted these to the outer surface of small cases with a fan grill when additional cooling seemed necessary whenever they couldn't fit inside lopaka On Mon, Mar 19, 2018 at 3:12 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I have a mini computer LIVA X running windows 8.1 Media Center that I use > with my TV. It started to blue screen intermittently and with no apparent > reason. Let it sit for a bit, start it up and it works againfor a few > hours... a day... or a week...it is intermitent! After isolating the eSata > drive (removing it) and running diagnostics I was able to determine that I > have a bad RAM chip memtest = http://rode.us/BadLivaRam.jpg > > Two 2GB DDR3 RAM chips are soldered to the board. So damn... there is > nothing I can do about that... or is there? I am thinking that the second > chip is the problem. Most of the time the RAM sits in the cache but > eventrually for what ever reason it gets accessed and boom... it blue > screens. I don't need the extra 2GB of RAM for what I do so I am thinking > if I create a 2GB RAM Drive and never use it I might be able to mitigate > this problem.what do you think? > >
Re: [H] PC running at 100% CPU?
You running any AV or malwarebytes on it? I've seen those grab CPU resources but only for a couple minutes after boot then usually tapers off. lopaka On Fri, Jan 26, 2018 at 10:42 AM, Bino Gopal wrote: > Hey guys, my fancy new MSI laptop (I fixed the random freeze/lockup issue > btw, once I replaced the cracked USB/audio board back in Nov!!) is doing > this weird thing where it goes to 100% CPU shortly after boot and stays > pegged at 100%. > > It does this even when totally disconnected from any network and I did > check Task Manager and Resource Monitor (for more detail) but I couldn't > really find any running process that was grabbing the CPU and I did try > shutting down anything that looked suspicious... > > Anyone seen this before (Win10 Pro v1709 OS 16299.192 64-bit) and any > ideas...? >
Re: [H] Best Way to Start over with Win10
Steve, normally I'd do a clean system install. You may need to use a utility to find the actual product installation number but I know MS is making this harder to do so I can't say which utility to use. Once you get the base install and some updates downloaded, get all your necessary software loaded and then invest in a good drive cloning bay ($25-50) and make a copy of your OS on another drive that is the same size, same maker and same product line. Put it away in anti-static bag somewhere safe and only use it to restore your perfect OS if something goes sideways. I've done this for my primary boxes and my sons laptop and it has got us up and running in under 2 hrs after drive failure or having a windows update hose your system. lopaka On Mon, Dec 25, 2017 at 2:39 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Working further with my Win10 update problem, I put a bare drive on the > system and installed 1709 and it went perfectly (except for the constant > babbling of Cortana). So my original boot drive will have to be redone. > Which is the best way to do that? I could do a Win10 reset, that wipes the > apps and returns the registry to square one, or do I just wipe the drive > and reinstall? What's the easiest way to get your Win10 key back? The > system is actually down now as the power supply decided that it didn't want > to work anymore. Again the standby 5V is bad. Had too many of those. > > Thanks...Steve >
Re: [H] mini ITX ?
Whats the box need to be able to do? If you're looking for really tiny running linux desktop these work well (Odroid XU4). I have one running max2play and vnc into it from other locations as needed. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0163GEA64/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 If you're looking for mini-itx specifically there are quite a few options running celerons, i3 or atom based lopaka On Tue, Dec 19, 2017 at 9:14 AM, FORC5 wrote: > been awhile since I put a new system together, have not felt the need. My > i7 3770 , GTX 1080 and 32g DDR 3 seems to be just fine I guess.(for now) > > bought a small cnc mill engraver, been running it with my son's dell alien > laptop but sometimes it walks (:)( > thinking of a very small system, looking at asus ROG or vivo mini and > alien alpha, also thinking of building it but these system seem very > reasonable and could substitute main desktop in a pinch. not a lot of room > on the work bench in the shop. > > have not really kept up with the tech being semi retired from > service/builds for almost 5 years. ( except for a few select friends with > their 911 calls) > > any suggestions appreciated. like Asus MB's, lien-li cases but these > prebuilds are calling at me pretty loud, and being as lazy as I am these > days. > > happy hohoho to all > fp > > > > Date: Tuesday, December 19th, 2017 > > ***Caution Tagline Below*** > **Tallyho** > *** > Someone whom you reject today, will >reject you tomorrow. > *** > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] Office 2010 Home & Student
I use libreoffice sometimes and your're right that the forrmatting goes wacky at times. I believe open office is still free and open source. Was Sun before? Looks like it's Apache's now lopaka On Sun, Nov 26, 2017 at 5:23 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > I had been using LibreOffice but when you are doing book formatting there > are so many little quirks and bugs, it drives you crazy. I thought that > Adobe was charging for Open Office now? IIRC they bought Open Office, let > it languish without development for years, then started charging for it. > Haven't looked recently. > > > On 11/26/2017 6:31 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > >> Haven't used MS office for years. I'm running Open Office at home and at >> work. Free works good for me :) >> >> lopaka >> >> On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Steve Tomporowski >> wrote: >> >> Does anybody have a spare key for Office 2010 Home & Student lying around? >>> >>> Thanks, Steve >>> >>> >>> >
Re: [H] Office 2010 Home & Student
Haven't used MS office for years. I'm running Open Office at home and at work. Free works good for me :) lopaka On Sat, Nov 25, 2017 at 4:12 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Does anybody have a spare key for Office 2010 Home & Student lying around? > > Thanks, Steve > >
Re: [H] iRobot Roomba
As long as you get the model that's for pets/pet hair. There are a bunch of different ones. I've researched a little myself but haven't got one yet. lopaka On Fri, Nov 24, 2017 at 3:16 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I am getting hardwood floors installed and am planing on purchasing a > iRobot Roomba to handle the pet hair. Do these really work as advertised. > Do they do the whole house on their own? Any advice appreciated. > >
Re: [H] Network problem
I use my extra NICs for virtual box. The network cards that are only being used for virtual machines should only have 2 things checked off in the properties the virtual bridged networking adapter (for virtualbox its "VirtualBox NDIS6 bridged networking driver") and the other is "Link layer topology discovery mapper I/O driver" nothing else should be checked or it will interfere with the primary NIC settings. VMWare should be set similar If both nics have IPV4 or IPV6 boxes checked I can almost guarantee it will cause problems like you describe. Only the primary NIC should have those checked lopaka On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 7:00 PM, Winterlight wrote: > At 06:25 PM 9/1/2017, you wrote: > >> Few things to check. Does this computer have power settings that let it go >> to sleep or power off peripherals? >> > > That was one of the first thing I checked to make sure the computer could > not put the NIC to sleep > > Does it have a wireless nic or onboard chip that is not disabled. >> > > It has two NICS. ASUS P9X79 I haven't disabled one but I will try that. My > goal was to use the second NIC for just for VMware. But I haven't figured > out how to do that yet. > > When the computer won't connect to other devices what does it say if you >> open a CMD prompt and type ipconfig. >> > > right now the computer will connect to other computers but not the > printer. BUT other computers can not connect to it. > Windows IP Configuration > > Ethernet adapter Ethernet 2: >Media State . . . . . . . . . . . : Media disconnected >Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : > > Ethernet adapter Ethernet: >Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : >Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::99a2:69eb:8ef5:f489%9 >IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.113 >Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 >Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.10.1 > > Tunnel adapter Teredo Tunneling Pseudo-Interface: >Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : >IPv6 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 2001:0:9d38:6ab8:ca6:1cbd:3f57:f58e >Link-local IPv6 Address . . . . . : fe80::ca6:1cbd:3f57:f58e%2 >Default Gateway . . . . . . . > > Does the network address show up properly? yes >> > > Can you ping other devices? >> > > On the other computers I get a I get a Windows cannot access.. check the > spelling otherwise there may be a problem with your network. BUT yes I can > ping the workstation from other computers that can not connect. > > Does the router show the device connected properly in the "Device List"? >> > > I don't see the router at all under Device list... but it seems unlikely > to be the router because all the other computers are working and I don't > see it with my laptop either. I had to print today from the laptop because > I can not print from the workstation to the network laser. > > Once I loose complete connectivity to the LAN I will go through the list > again. > > thanks for the help! > m > > > > > I have virtual machines that do this sometimes and usually have to disable >> then re-enable the network interface to fix things. I've occasionally had >> to do this on windows 10 machines but usually only the boxes that have >> multiple NICs >> >> lopaka >> >> On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Winterlight >> wrote: >> >> > I have a personal home workgroup comprising of my primary Windows 10 PRO >> > workstation, some LIVA mini computers I use with TVs and some laptops >> and >> > wireless phones. Wireless is handled by a UniFi AP-AC-Pro. I have single >> > router plugged into a CABLE modem and into Netgear gigabit switch. I >> have a >> > couple of network printers and a HDHomerun TV turner running on the >> > network. This is a new house with a recent ... within the last three >> months >> > ... setup. My primary workstation is a new clean install of Windows 10 >> > PRO. The network works great EXCEPT for my primary workstation. It was >> > working just fine and I do have a Acronis image file from that time = a >> > month ago which I may be forced to restore but I would like to find a >> > lasting fix for this. >> > >> > My workstation keeps losing network conductivity. One hour I think I >> have >> > fixed the problem but 18 hours later I can't connect to other members of >> > the LAN or the printer won't work, or lan members can't connect to the >> > workstation but the workstation can connect to them. The workstation >> always >> > has inter
Re: [H] Network problem
Few things to check. Does this computer have power settings that let it go to sleep or power off peripherals? Does it have a wireless nic or onboard chip that is not disabled. When the computer won't connect to other devices what does it say if you open a CMD prompt and type ipconfig. Does the network address show up properly? Can you ping other devices? Does the router show the device connected properly in the "Device List"? I have virtual machines that do this sometimes and usually have to disable then re-enable the network interface to fix things. I've occasionally had to do this on windows 10 machines but usually only the boxes that have multiple NICs lopaka On Fri, Sep 1, 2017 at 4:49 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I have a personal home workgroup comprising of my primary Windows 10 PRO > workstation, some LIVA mini computers I use with TVs and some laptops and > wireless phones. Wireless is handled by a UniFi AP-AC-Pro. I have single > router plugged into a CABLE modem and into Netgear gigabit switch. I have a > couple of network printers and a HDHomerun TV turner running on the > network. This is a new house with a recent ... within the last three months > ... setup. My primary workstation is a new clean install of Windows 10 > PRO. The network works great EXCEPT for my primary workstation. It was > working just fine and I do have a Acronis image file from that time = a > month ago which I may be forced to restore but I would like to find a > lasting fix for this. > > My workstation keeps losing network conductivity. One hour I think I have > fixed the problem but 18 hours later I can't connect to other members of > the LAN or the printer won't work, or lan members can't connect to the > workstation but the workstation can connect to them. The workstation always > has internet and that tells me that the hardware is working although I have > swapped out and checked the switches. I have checked every setting on the > NIC. I ran windows troubleshooter and it came up with a problem with the > virtual network. I thought I found it so I completely removed VMware > player. And it worked again ...but for a matter of hours. Then I just > removed the NICs with their drivers, rebooted it reinstalled and everything > worked but 17 hours later I can not print to the network printer, and while > I can access other members of the LAN they can't connect to me. > > Any ideas? Is there software that can diagnose this? Should I just give up > and restore my working backup? Thanks! > >
Re: [H] Six plus two equals eight?
Yes. Many of the graphics cards need all eight but some only need the six. I've got 2 cars that need 8 pin plus a 6 pin for power lopaka On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight wrote: > I just bought a EVGA 1070 that I am installing. It has a eight hole power > supply plug in. EVGA provide an adaptor that you plug two six hole plugs > into and then plug that into the 1070 BUT the manual tells you that it is > better to use a native power supply plug if possible. EVGA also manual > points out that it is not the same as the 8 hole CPU power plug. Well, my > Seasonic has a plug that has six holes PLUS a separate lead with two > holes... is this what this plug is for? > >
Re: [H] EVGA
I'm glad I grabbed a 1080 for a good price about 6 mos ago. Great for gaming. Even the demand for 1060's has increased. I think it's getting so hard to find any mid range cards in stock anywhere that the ebayers are grabbing everything and marking it up hoping to capitalize on this trend. On a good note, etherium mining difficulty jumped a LOT this week making it less attractive. lopaka On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:47 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > Well that blows. I've always preferred the green team due to better > long-term driver support, and was glad that nvidia pricing wasn't > influenced by the cryptomining clowns. > > I think it's time that the manufacturers try to find technological > lockouts. > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > Behalf Of lopaka polena > Sent: Friday, July 21, 2017 10:38 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] EVGA > > Greg, the latest xmrminer for nvidia has increased mining performance of > nvidia cards by 20+% for mining so the 1070's especially are in higher > demand. It's puts them closer to AMD and the power draw is making nvidia > cards look like a good option too now. For some reason the 1080's don't > seem to perform as well as you'd expect but that could change. It's pretty > wild if you've been watching the trends. :) > > lopaka > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > > > alt coin mining (not so much bitcoin, but etherium, monero, litecoin, > > etc) has destroyed the video card market driving prices waaay up. It > > you want any decent video card you need to get on nowinstock and set a > > browser alarm and hope you can get your order in before the cards > > disappear. Rx 580's go in about 15 seconds on newegg and amazon the > > past 3-4 weeks. Check ebay and you'll see all the shills reselling > > video cards for about 1.5 - 2x the market price. Any multi PCIe > > motherboards are also having the same issues and being resold for > > twice the market rate > > > > lopaka > > > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Winterlight > > > > wrote: > > > >> What is the deal with NVIDIA Graphics. I thought I would upgrade to a > >> 1070 but there is next to no EVGA product available and, what is > >> available is at crazy prices. Is there a shortage of gpu's? > >> > >> > > > > > > >
Re: [H] EVGA
Greg, the latest xmrminer for nvidia has increased mining performance of nvidia cards by 20+% for mining so the 1070's especially are in higher demand. It's puts them closer to AMD and the power draw is making nvidia cards look like a good option too now. For some reason the 1080's don't seem to perform as well as you'd expect but that could change. It's pretty wild if you've been watching the trends. :) lopaka On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 8:32 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > alt coin mining (not so much bitcoin, but etherium, monero, litecoin, etc) > has destroyed the video card market driving prices waaay up. It you want > any decent video card you need to get on nowinstock and set a browser alarm > and hope you can get your order in before the cards disappear. Rx 580's go > in about 15 seconds on newegg and amazon the past 3-4 weeks. Check ebay and > you'll see all the shills reselling video cards for about 1.5 - 2x the > market price. Any multi PCIe motherboards are also having the same issues > and being resold for twice the market rate > > lopaka > > On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Winterlight > wrote: > >> What is the deal with NVIDIA Graphics. I thought I would upgrade to a >> 1070 but there is next to no EVGA product available and, what is available >> is at crazy prices. Is there a shortage of gpu's? >> >> >
Re: [H] EVGA
alt coin mining (not so much bitcoin, but etherium, monero, litecoin, etc) has destroyed the video card market driving prices waaay up. It you want any decent video card you need to get on nowinstock and set a browser alarm and hope you can get your order in before the cards disappear. Rx 580's go in about 15 seconds on newegg and amazon the past 3-4 weeks. Check ebay and you'll see all the shills reselling video cards for about 1.5 - 2x the market price. Any multi PCIe motherboards are also having the same issues and being resold for twice the market rate lopaka On Fri, Jul 21, 2017 at 7:39 PM, Winterlight wrote: > What is the deal with NVIDIA Graphics. I thought I would upgrade to a 1070 > but there is next to no EVGA product available and, what is available is at > crazy prices. Is there a shortage of gpu's? > >
Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues
I've had a couple older laptops with heat issues (the P4 HP comes to mind) and the monitoring software (I use speedfan and cpu-z too) didn't always show much issue. Normally I have 2 ways I'd check if it was heat related. I have a couple mini fans made for laptops that have adjustable clamps to hold them over the small fan exhaust ports and a thin retractable usb plug to power them. On my old P4, if I ran that extra blower fan all the issues I normally had went away. The other would be to use one of those thin metal laptop stands that have a couple movable fans so you can adjust them for where the intake grates are on the laptop. lopaka On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 12:52 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > So I see I don't have the Creator's Update as I'm still on the Anniversary > Update at: > > Version 1607 build 14393.1358 > > Hmm, maybe I should try and get another OEM power brick and start using it > and see if the problems go away... > > > Heat-wise what would you use to monitor lopaka? I've got SpeedFan 4.52 > installed and it's not seeming as informative as I remember-just with my > laptop sitting on my desk, with my house at an ambient 72F, it's showing: > > GPU: 0C > Temp: 1C > HD0: 35C > HD1: 47C (going up) > Temp1: 57C (not sure what that is) > Temp2: 28C > Temp3: 30C > Core 0: 38C > Core 1: 39C > > Thoughts? > > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > Behalf Of lopaka polena > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:40 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues > > My gut thought would always be power (whether the brick or something > internal) or heat with a laptop, then windows update issue because there > have been a few I've seen recently associated with the win 10 creators > update > > lopaka > > On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Steve Tomporowski > wrote: > > > What I was thinking was that the power adapter is going bad, and just > > like a flaky power supply in a desktop, causes weird things to happen. > > > > > > On 7/6/2017 3:06 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > > > >> I was wondering if it was Win10...and note I had it from 3/15/17 to > >> 5/11/17 with no issues...and it didn't lockup again until 6/4/17 and > >> it's been occurring with more frequency... > >> > >> But I haven't been prompted for the Creators Update which I heard was > >> very bad...unless of course it fixed my problem for me...this is so > >> random and unpredictable, it's very frustrating! > >> > >> And note in my case it's definitely a hard, complete lockup and > >> holding the power button until it reboots is the only way to recover... > >> > >> > >> > >> -Original Message- > >> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > >> Behalf Of Winterlight > >> Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 11:56 AM > >> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > >> Subject: Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues > >> > >> > >> I have had similar experiences with my Lenovo quadcore laptop. > >> Sometimes it goes to sleep even though I have set it up not to go to > >> sleep when plugged in. I have to hold the power button to wake bring > >> it back to usability . I think you have a Win 10 issue I have a > >> lot of issues with Win 10 that I am waiting for fixes to show up. > or not. > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> At 12:49 PM 7/6/2017, you wrote: > >> > >>> Doubt it's heat-while it has a 1060 in it I wasn't using it for > >>> gaming > >>> *any* of those times, and there were plenty of times I was running > >>> Mad Max at 1080p, and a couple times at 4k even and I could hear the > >>> fans spin up and it def get hot, but it never had problems then...in > >>> fact, when I had the two issues in quick succession on > >>> 6/22 it was in my lap on a tray and I had a fan blowing on it and I > >>> thought it was b/c I got it too cold or something like that > actually...! > >>> > >>> Power...it's been plugged into the same third party power block that > >>> Xoticpc sold me with the laptop (thing is massive) and it was on my > >>> desk the other times...I just leave it plugged in and on so it stays > >>> fully charged...are you thinking surges? It's plugged into a strip... > >>> &
Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues
My gut thought would always be power (whether the brick or something internal) or heat with a laptop, then windows update issue because there have been a few I've seen recently associated with the win 10 creators update lopaka On Thu, Jul 6, 2017 at 12:12 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > What I was thinking was that the power adapter is going bad, and just like > a flaky power supply in a desktop, causes weird things to happen. > > > On 7/6/2017 3:06 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: > >> I was wondering if it was Win10...and note I had it from 3/15/17 to >> 5/11/17 with no issues...and it didn't lockup again until 6/4/17 and it's >> been occurring with more frequency... >> >> But I haven't been prompted for the Creators Update which I heard was >> very bad...unless of course it fixed my problem for me...this is so random >> and unpredictable, it's very frustrating! >> >> And note in my case it's definitely a hard, complete lockup and holding >> the power button until it reboots is the only way to recover... >> >> >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On >> Behalf Of Winterlight >> Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 11:56 AM >> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues >> >> >> I have had similar experiences with my Lenovo quadcore laptop. >> Sometimes it goes to sleep even though I have set it up not to go to >> sleep when plugged in. I have to hold the power button to wake bring it >> back to usability . I think you have a Win 10 issue I have a lot of >> issues with Win 10 that I am waiting for fixes to show up. or not. >> >> >> >> >> At 12:49 PM 7/6/2017, you wrote: >> >>> Doubt it's heat-while it has a 1060 in it I wasn't using it for gaming >>> *any* of those times, and there were plenty of times I was running Mad >>> Max at 1080p, and a couple times at 4k even and I could hear the fans >>> spin up and it def get hot, but it never had problems then...in fact, >>> when I had the two issues in quick succession on >>> 6/22 it was in my lap on a tray and I had a fan blowing on it and I >>> thought it was b/c I got it too cold or something like that actually...! >>> >>> Power...it's been plugged into the same third party power block that >>> Xoticpc sold me with the laptop (thing is massive) and it was on my >>> desk the other times...I just leave it plugged in and on so it stays >>> fully charged...are you thinking surges? It's plugged into a strip... >>> >>> Any other ideas anyone? :P >>> BINO >>> >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On >>> Behalf Of Joe User >>> Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 4:45 AM >>> To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com >>> Subject: Re: [H] Help! Bino MSI Win10 Pro laptop random lockup issues >>> >>> Heat or Power? >>> >>> >>> On 7/5/2017 7:39 PM, Bino Gopal wrote: >>> >>>> Hey guys, really hoping someone has the trick to solve this here... >>>> >>>> Got a new latest and greatest MSI gaming laptop (GS73VR 7RF) with >>>> >>> Win10 Pro a couple months ago from XoticPC who did a couple >>> customizations for me-received 3/15/17. I thought last month that it >>> started locking up on me-no response except if I hold the power button >>> down and shut it off and then power it up. >>> >>>> It started happening more frequently a couple weeks ago when it >>>> >>> did this 4x in the same week! I contacted XoticPC, who said to just >>> restore the OS-but I haven't really installed that much and would >>> rather figure out the problem (if I can) before I reinstall and run >>> into it again. >>> >>> Interestingly after the second lockup on 6/22 which happened only >>>> >>> 3 mins after the first one that day, the second one on 6/26 happened >>> only 6 seconds after boot if I'm reading these timestamps >>> right...though I didn't notice until the next day, which is when I >>> rebooted. >>> >>>> Anyway, any ideas? Anyone seen this before? Any help or >>>> >>> suggestions much appreciated! >>> >>>> >>>> BINO >>> >> > >
Re: [H] NAS
Most definitely, BUT right now I have eight 4TB drives in my unit and eventually will have eight 10TB drives in it. Once you get used to having it (NAS) you will keep accumulating movies, pictures and if you capture home videos possibly, you will eat that space up way quicker than you think. If you enjoy blu-ray videos and keep them stored on your unit like I do, we are talking 20-25 GB per movie and higher once the higher resolution standards are more common lopaka On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 10:33 AM, Winterlight wrote: > Can't you just get bigger drives? They are up to 8TB drives now and the > two drive unit has a USB3 plug in as well as a ESATA plug in. > > > > At 11:10 AM 6/29/2017, you wrote: > >> Yes, that's why I'd recommend a larger unit if you can afford it because >> you'll eventually want much higher capacity >> >> lopaka >> >> On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Winterlight > > >> wrote: >> >> > >> > So as far as storage space is concerned ..with a two drive setup only >> half >> > of what you put into it is useable ..the second drive is used to clone >> the >> > primary one... do I have it right? >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > > I agree. Go with the best model you can afford because once you get >> used >> >> to >> >> > having one you'll wish you had more space. I have the DS1815+. Mine >> went >> >> > down once (unit died) and synology had my replacement to the house >> in 4 >> >> > days. Swapped drives to new unit and back up and running without >> losing >> >> my >> >> > 20+ TB of data :) >> >> > >> >> > lopaka >> >> > >> >> > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar >> >> > wrote: >> >> > >> >> > > Synology is simply the best. I think it should be enough for your >> >> needs. >> >> > > >> >> > > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 2:08 AM Winterlight < >> >> winterli...@winterlight.org> >> >> > > wrote: >> >> > > >> >> > > > I am a single user home network. I am thinking of getting a NAS >> with >> >> > > > two 4TB WD RED drives to handle media distribution, Media Center >> TV >> >> > > > recordings, backups, and most importantly security cameras. To >> that >> >> > > > end I like the Synology DS216+II NAS DiskStation >> >> > > > https://tinyurl.com/yashsanb . I want something that is easy to >> >> setup >> >> > > > and use without a lot of learning curve. This is a dual core >> >> celeron >> >> > > > which I hope has the power to do the job. Any thoughts, comments >> >> > > > warnings? Thanks >> >> > > > >> >> > > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > >> > >
Re: [H] NAS
Yes, that's why I'd recommend a larger unit if you can afford it because you'll eventually want much higher capacity lopaka On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 9:32 AM, Winterlight wrote: > > So as far as storage space is concerned ..with a two drive setup only half > of what you put into it is useable ..the second drive is used to clone the > primary one... do I have it right? > > > > > > I agree. Go with the best model you can afford because once you get used >> to >> > having one you'll wish you had more space. I have the DS1815+. Mine went >> > down once (unit died) and synology had my replacement to the house in 4 >> > days. Swapped drives to new unit and back up and running without losing >> my >> > 20+ TB of data :) >> > >> > lopaka >> > >> > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar >> > wrote: >> > >> > > Synology is simply the best. I think it should be enough for your >> needs. >> > > >> > > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 2:08 AM Winterlight < >> winterli...@winterlight.org> >> > > wrote: >> > > >> > > > I am a single user home network. I am thinking of getting a NAS with >> > > > two 4TB WD RED drives to handle media distribution, Media Center TV >> > > > recordings, backups, and most importantly security cameras. To that >> > > > end I like the Synology DS216+II NAS DiskStation >> > > > https://tinyurl.com/yashsanb . I want something that is easy to >> setup >> > > > and use without a lot of learning curve. This is a dual core >> celeron >> > > > which I hope has the power to do the job. Any thoughts, comments >> > > > warnings? Thanks >> > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> > >
Re: [H] NAS
I agree. Go with the best model you can afford because once you get used to having one you'll wish you had more space. I have the DS1815+. Mine went down once (unit died) and synology had my replacement to the house in 4 days. Swapped drives to new unit and back up and running without losing my 20+ TB of data :) lopaka On Thu, Jun 29, 2017 at 7:42 AM, Naushad Zulfiqar wrote: > Synology is simply the best. I think it should be enough for your needs. > > On Thu, Jun 29, 2017, 2:08 AM Winterlight > wrote: > > > I am a single user home network. I am thinking of getting a NAS with > > two 4TB WD RED drives to handle media distribution, Media Center TV > > recordings, backups, and most importantly security cameras. To that > > end I like the Synology DS216+II NAS DiskStation > > https://tinyurl.com/yashsanb . I want something that is easy to setup > > and use without a lot of learning curve. This is a dual core celeron > > which I hope has the power to do the job. Any thoughts, comments > > warnings? Thanks > > > > >
Re: [H] Android Tablet Recommendation
If you're not against modding/flashing ROMs, the fire tablet (special offers version with ads) can be had for around $39 each and flashed with cyanogenROM. I've got 2 and for the money they are crazy good once you remove amazons ROM and ads and put cynanogen on there :) lopaka On Sun, Jun 25, 2017 at 2:22 PM, Al E. Gator wrote: > > Looking to but an inexpensive Android tablet to play with. So much on the > market, it’s hard to choose. Any help? > https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item= > 9SIA4TX5UD5025&ignorebbr=1 > > Thx, > Al >
[H] E3 2017 - lopaka
Took my son to E3 this year. It was fun but not as much as when some of us THG guys used to go 20+ years ago. Saw some cool VR stuff, nice high res monitors, played some pre-release games, etc. http://97.84.98.104:81/E3 2017 gallery/index.html lopaka
Re: [H] Win10 Keys - Legitmate?
I got a 20 license windows enterprise key for super cheap from a link off HardOCP forums and it was totally legit. A couple people on the forum contacted microsoft to make sure it was legit prior to purchase and were told it was. On another note 3 windows 10 pro keys I bought from microsoft directly will not authenticate and the error states the keys are blacklisted which is funny since they were bought on the microsoft store. I don't know whether that specific one is legit or not, but there are some deals to be had out there :) lopaka On Sun, Jun 18, 2017 at 2:29 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Got to this link via advert on Amazon: https://buywindowskey.co.uk/wi > ndows-10-home-32-64-bit > > Definitely looks too good to be true. But is it? Is there some squirrely > way that they can sell Win10 keys this cheap? > > Looking at some links, people were talking OEM keys and Refurb keys. > Story? > > Thanks...Steve > >
Re: [H] Accounting for space
I usually use windirstat lopaka On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 5:43 AM, Christopher Fisk < christopher.f...@thefisks.org> wrote: > Check out TreeSize Free edition: https://www.jam-software.com/ > treesize_free/ > > It quickly shows where space is being used up. My thoughts: > > C:\Windows\Temp Needs to be cleaned > Run Disk Cleanup on the drive, > The click the Cleanup System files and see if you can clean up space there > > On Sun, May 21, 2017 at 12:13 AM, Julian Zottl > > wrote: > > > You run a disk check on it? Sounds simple, but maybe you just have a > bunch > > of errors. > > > > How are you accounting for the space? Going to root, selecting all and > > hitting properties? > > > > Sent from my iProduct, cause I'm iSpecial But not in that iShort Bus > > kind of way... > > > > > On May 20, 2017, at 10:53 PM, Joe User wrote: > > > > > > I have a 250GB drive that is nearly full but I can only account for > half > > of the space. I totaled up each folder by getting the properties of the > > folders & adding up the used space. Any ideas how I can see what is going > > on? I'm stuck! Win7 Pro & not a SSD... > > >
Re: [H] Anyone get hit with WannCry Ransomware?
I saw that. Crazy stuff. We haven''t heard of anything local here (Santa Cruz) but I backed up all our clinic data to USB drive today(all medical client info) just in case. I could restore everything to off network boxes easy enough if needed. lopaka <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=icon> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail&utm_term=link> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 4:40 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Not seen here, but it looks like Fedex got hit bad. > > > > On 5/12/2017 5:00 PM, lopaka polena wrote: > >> Anybody see this happening where you're at? >> >> lopaka >> > > >
[H] Anyone get hit with WannCry Ransomware?
Anybody see this happening where you're at? lopaka
Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build
DId a little overclocking and my ryzen runs stable at 3.9GHz but will crash under a heavy load with anything higher. I've got the memory timings aggressive too. I ended up getting an evga closed loop cooler on sale for $59 a couple weeks ago. Put 2 120mm red LED fans on it and a bracket to mount it https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N9X3HY1/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 http://97.84.98.104:81/projects/ryzen/cooler.jpg lopaka On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 8:48 AM, lopaka polena wrote: > Dang, how much ram would you normally be using without that limitation? > > I've noticed that some virtualbox VM's have issues on ryzen but others > don't. Can't run any XP SP3 VMs but all my linux VM's seem to work fine. > Hopefully next version of virtualbox fixes this. Not a biggie just > something I noticed. I'm not gaming at the desk so this is more for work > related projects, some video editing and conversion, and general > multitasking. > > lopaka > > > > On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 8:01 AM, wrote: > >> I switched over from a 5820K to a Ryzen 1800. Thoughts so far: >> >> Likes: >> * What I do (not gaming) is improved. Especially video work. >> * Very snappy in Windows 7. >> * I switched to an M2 NVE from M2 SATA, went with the 950 Pro. Very happy >> >> Dislike: >> * Driver base still needs work >> * Gaming performance needs work >> * Dislike that I'm limited to 64GB RAM. That's the biggest drawback >> >> >> >> >> >> On 2017-04-13 21:57, Mike Broussard wrote: >> >>> Very nice. Still running an i7 920 on a Gigabyte GA-x58-UD3R that >>> replaced (quickly) an EVGA FTW3. Having issues with this board and >>> have been looking at upgrades. Been out of the loop lately and don't >>> really know what's out there. Will check this out. Looking for a >>> quick and easy (fairly inexpensive) upgrade. >>> >>> Mike >>> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On >>> Behalf Of lopaka polena >>> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 PM >>> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >>> Subject: [H] New Ryzen PC Build >>> >>> Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running >>> my first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start >>> moving from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. >>> >>> Hardware >>> >>> Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz >>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_deta >>> ilpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >>> >>> >>> Ryzen 1700 CPU >>> >>> MSI B350M GAMING PRO >>> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_deta >>> ilpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >>> >>> Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD >>> >>> 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) >>> >>> >>> lopaka >>> >> >
Re: [H] DVI KVM switch?
What other ports do you have on the back of your monitors? I have something plugged into each monitor input (HDMI, DVI & vga) and I just use the on-monitor switch to toggle over to another input since some of them I only use occasionally. I use a usb hub with toggle button to switch the kbd/mouse b.etween machines. Most of the time I'm using dual monitors off my main PC but occasionally Ill switch so the second monitor is showing one of the other computers then I'll toggle the kbd/mouse over when I need to set something running. This is the switch I'm using and I have it right next to the kbd & mousepad so I can toggle quickly back and forth https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00BD8I3EI/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 lopaka On Sun, Apr 30, 2017 at 1:23 PM, Bobby Heid wrote: > Hey, > > > > I recently built a new PC. I reused my dual monitors by buying display > port > to DVI cables. I still have my old PC running with Windows 7 so that I can > still record shows with WMC using my external tuner. I access the old > machine via remote desktop which is fine for everything except WMC. WMC > will crash if I try to use it via remote desktop. I am using an Xbox 360 > to > view stuff recorded onto the old PC, but that interface (remote) is clunky. > > > > My question to you all is, what kind of solution could I have where I can > use the two monitors with the main pc and use one of the two monitors on a > KVM switch or something to switch back and forth between the new pc and the > old one. > > > > Also would prefer a solution less than $100. > > > > Thanks, > > Bobby > >
Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build
Dang, how much ram would you normally be using without that limitation? I've noticed that some virtualbox VM's have issues on ryzen but others don't. Can't run any XP SP3 VMs but all my linux VM's seem to work fine. Hopefully next version of virtualbox fixes this. Not a biggie just something I noticed. I'm not gaming at the desk so this is more for work related projects, some video editing and conversion, and general multitasking. lopaka On Fri, Apr 28, 2017 at 8:01 AM, wrote: > I switched over from a 5820K to a Ryzen 1800. Thoughts so far: > > Likes: > * What I do (not gaming) is improved. Especially video work. > * Very snappy in Windows 7. > * I switched to an M2 NVE from M2 SATA, went with the 950 Pro. Very happy > > Dislike: > * Driver base still needs work > * Gaming performance needs work > * Dislike that I'm limited to 64GB RAM. That's the biggest drawback > > > > > > On 2017-04-13 21:57, Mike Broussard wrote: > >> Very nice. Still running an i7 920 on a Gigabyte GA-x58-UD3R that >> replaced (quickly) an EVGA FTW3. Having issues with this board and >> have been looking at upgrades. Been out of the loop lately and don't >> really know what's out there. Will check this out. Looking for a >> quick and easy (fairly inexpensive) upgrade. >> >> Mike >> >> -Original Message- >> From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On >> Behalf Of lopaka polena >> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 PM >> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com >> Subject: [H] New Ryzen PC Build >> >> Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running >> my first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start >> moving from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. >> >> Hardware >> >> Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_deta >> ilpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >> >> >> Ryzen 1700 CPU >> >> MSI B350M GAMING PRO >> https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_deta >> ilpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 >> >> Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD >> >> 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) >> >> >> lopaka >> >
Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build
The stock coolers pretty nice. If I can't get a good OC with that I was looking at a few larger AM4 heatsinks on amazon or considering a closed loop liquid cooler. My desk has pretty good airflow (4 front intake fans, 1 large rear radiator output with a fan on inside and one on outside also, and 2 smaller outtake fans) so I should have less issues but we'll see :) AM4 Noctua coolers are nice but pricey. There were a couple other brands (air cooling) that looked decent for $29-39 on amazon lopaka On Tue, Apr 18, 2017 at 8:03 AM, Jason Chue wrote: > Nice. I assume that's the stock cooler that came with the 1700? What cooler > will you be using for your overclock? I've been meaning to go the Ryzen > route and the cooler plus motherboard is the only thing pulling me back. My > current system is just too old and overdue for a complete upgrade. > > On 17 Apr 2017 9:12 am, "lopaka polena" wrote: > > > Here's the pictures, enjoy > > > > http://97.84.98.104:81/projects/ryzen_build.html > > > > lopaka > > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > > > > > Minor nitpick and just FYI--SMT doesn't work that way. It's a very > common > > > misconception. There isn't such thing as a "real" core and a "SMT" > > > core--both logical CPUs represented by a physical core with SMT are > 100% > > > equal--they just share execution resources. It's important that the > > thread > > > scheduler understand this for self-obviating performance reasons. > > > > > > I still haven't completed my Ryzen 1700 build (despite having all the > > > parts on launch day + 2), but I haven't finished my parts-complete > 6950X > > > build either, so... > > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > > > Behalf Of lopaka polena > > > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 9:00 PM > > > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > > > Subject: Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build > > > > > > Ryzen 1700 is the best pick. Most will run at 3.8 to 4.0 GHz and > > > outperform a similar clocked i7 in everything but gaming. It's a great > > > workhorse CPU for multitasking. If you don't have a Jet account, new > sign > > > ups can get 15% off the first 3 orders. I set up a Jet account to drop > > the > > > cpu price to > > > $300 instead of the usual $329. I ususally use amazon for everything > but > > > was lokking to get the deal. If your current i7 uses DDR4 you can use > > your > > > ram from that system and the PSU most likely. The motherboard I linked > > to > > > is about 79$ > > > > > > Not bad and Its cool to see 16 cores showing on my CPU widget :) 8 > real > > > cores and 8 hyperthreaded > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Mike Broussard > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Very nice. Still running an i7 920 on a Gigabyte GA-x58-UD3R that > > > > replaced (quickly) an EVGA FTW3. Having issues with this board and > > > > have been looking at upgrades. Been out of the loop lately and don't > > > > really know what's out there. Will check this out. Looking for a > > > > quick and easy (fairly inexpensive) upgrade. > > > > > > > > Mike > > > > > > > > -Original Message- > > > > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > > > > Behalf Of lopaka polena > > > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 PM > > > > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > > > Subject: [H] New Ryzen PC Build > > > > > > > > Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running > > > > my first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start > > > > moving from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. > > > > > > > > Hardware > > > > > > > > Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz > > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_ > > > > detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > > > > > > > > > Ryzen 1700 CPU > > > > > > > > MSI B350M GAMING PRO > > > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_ > > > > detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > > > > > Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD > > > > > > > > 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) > > > > > > > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build
Here's the pictures, enjoy http://97.84.98.104:81/projects/ryzen_build.html lopaka On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 11:03 PM, Greg Sevart wrote: > Minor nitpick and just FYI--SMT doesn't work that way. It's a very common > misconception. There isn't such thing as a "real" core and a "SMT" > core--both logical CPUs represented by a physical core with SMT are 100% > equal--they just share execution resources. It's important that the thread > scheduler understand this for self-obviating performance reasons. > > I still haven't completed my Ryzen 1700 build (despite having all the > parts on launch day + 2), but I haven't finished my parts-complete 6950X > build either, so... > > > -Original Message----- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > Behalf Of lopaka polena > Sent: Thursday, April 13, 2017 9:00 PM > To: hardw...@lists.hardwaregroup.com > Subject: Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build > > Ryzen 1700 is the best pick. Most will run at 3.8 to 4.0 GHz and > outperform a similar clocked i7 in everything but gaming. It's a great > workhorse CPU for multitasking. If you don't have a Jet account, new sign > ups can get 15% off the first 3 orders. I set up a Jet account to drop the > cpu price to > $300 instead of the usual $329. I ususally use amazon for everything but > was lokking to get the deal. If your current i7 uses DDR4 you can use your > ram from that system and the PSU most likely. The motherboard I linked to > is about 79$ > > Not bad and Its cool to see 16 cores showing on my CPU widget :) 8 real > cores and 8 hyperthreaded > > lopaka > > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Mike Broussard > wrote: > > > Very nice. Still running an i7 920 on a Gigabyte GA-x58-UD3R that > > replaced (quickly) an EVGA FTW3. Having issues with this board and > > have been looking at upgrades. Been out of the loop lately and don't > > really know what's out there. Will check this out. Looking for a > > quick and easy (fairly inexpensive) upgrade. > > > > Mike > > > > -Original Message- > > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > > Behalf Of lopaka polena > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 PM > > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > > Subject: [H] New Ryzen PC Build > > > > Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running > > my first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start > > moving from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. > > > > Hardware > > > > Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_ > > detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > > > Ryzen 1700 CPU > > > > MSI B350M GAMING PRO > > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_ > > detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > > Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD > > > > 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) > > > > > > lopaka > > > > > > >
Re: [H] New Ryzen PC Build
Ryzen 1700 is the best pick. Most will run at 3.8 to 4.0 GHz and outperform a similar clocked i7 in everything but gaming. It's a great workhorse CPU for multitasking. If you don't have a Jet account, new sign ups can get 15% off the first 3 orders. I set up a Jet account to drop the cpu price to $300 instead of the usual $329. I ususally use amazon for everything but was lokking to get the deal. If your current i7 uses DDR4 you can use your ram from that system and the PSU most likely. The motherboard I linked to is about 79$ Not bad and Its cool to see 16 cores showing on my CPU widget :) 8 real cores and 8 hyperthreaded lopaka On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 5:57 PM, Mike Broussard wrote: > Very nice. Still running an i7 920 on a Gigabyte GA-x58-UD3R that > replaced (quickly) an EVGA FTW3. Having issues with this board and have > been looking at upgrades. Been out of the loop lately and don't really > know what's out there. Will check this out. Looking for a quick and easy > (fairly inexpensive) upgrade. > > Mike > > -Original Message- > From: Hardware [mailto:hardware-boun...@lists.hardwaregroup.com] On > Behalf Of lopaka polena > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2017 12:28 PM > To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com > Subject: [H] New Ryzen PC Build > > Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running my > first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start moving > from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. > > Hardware > > Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_ > detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > > Ryzen 1700 CPU > > MSI B350M GAMING PRO > https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_ > detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 > > Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD > > 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) > > > lopaka > >
[H] New Ryzen PC Build
Just started putting together a ryzen 1700 system last night. Running my first M.2 SSD. Very snappy. I snapped some pics and once I start moving from test bench to my custom desk, Ill post some pics. Hardware Corsair Vengeance LPX 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 DRAM 3200MHz https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0143UM4TC/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Ryzen 1700 CPU MSI B350M GAMING PRO https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06X3Y7KB5/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o05_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Samsung 256GB SM95 M.2 SSD 1000W modular power supply (had new one in box I forgot about) lopaka
Re: [H] Cloning HDs for new laptops and stuff...?
I've been using one of these for a couple years. It so far has cloned everything I've attempted and also will resize data if replacement HDD is larger than original For system drives I usually replace with an identical model HDD but have done a few to different drive and not had issues so far https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZDLATE/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1 lopaka On Tue, Feb 28, 2017 at 5:40 PM, FORC5 wrote: > myself been using Drive Clone 11 workstation > http://www.farstone.com/ > > for new drives and backup, one time new drive clone there is a setting > that transfers the old drives id so some sw does not get confused and need > re activation. > nice sw > fp > > At 03:14 PM 2/28/2017, Bino Gopal Poked the stick with: > >> Hey guys, so been randomly getting a lot of new laptops with say Win10 on >> them but with either too small SSDs or HDs. >> >> What's the best way to replace those with bigger/better SSDs or NVMe >> drives and get them up and running? >> >> 1) Clone the drive before replacing? Will that always just work? If so >> what's the best software for that-and I don't mind paying if it's quality >> stuff that will last... >> >> 2)|Or can I just get a new drive and somehow easily extract the Win10 >> license and then reinstall Windows. If so what's the best/fastest way to >> do that? >> >> Thanks for any help and tip guys and glad to see you're still here! :) >> >> >> BINO >> > > Date: Tuesday, February 28th, 2017 > > ***Caution Tagline Below*** > **Tallyho** > *** > Faith will not die while seed catalogs >are printed. > *** > > > > > > > > > > >
Re: [H] Can't boot with bad SMART data on non-OS drive
I think the Gandalf win 8.1 or 10 PE will boot and read UEFI systems. If I remember right that's what I used to get into the last non-bootable UEFI laptop I worked on lopaka On Sun, Feb 26, 2017 at 2:24 PM, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > Did you try turning off SMART in the BIOS? Can you still do that in UEFI? > > > > On 2/26/2017 5:15 PM, Brian Weeden wrote: > >> Of course, and the system boots right up. I can also pop the drive in an >> extended enclosure and it sounds up and is recognized. >> >> But I can't boot with the drive attached, which means I can't run any >> tools >> on it to try and see if I can fix it. >> >> It just seems weird that it won't boot with a bad non-OS drive. >> >> On Feb 26, 2017 17:06, "Thane K. Sherrington" < >> th...@computerconnectionltd.com> wrote: >> >> Hi Brian, >>> >>> Have you tried unplugging the bad drive? >>> >>> T >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >
Re: [H] Pentium-M desktop motherboard
One of my servers is a 2 gig pentium-M using the AOpen i915GMm-HFS. Rock solid and stable with pretty good TV-output too. lopaka Anybody know of a desktop motherboard that will accept a Pentium-M processor? I yanked a 3.06ghz Pentium-M from a dead Dell and would like to use it in some sort of desktop system.
Re: [H] PATA (and maybe SATA) to USB and/or Firewire connector...
I use one of these http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=2020&cat=CBL&cpc=CBLbsc lopaka Hey, It seems like I am always having to hook up someone's HD to my system to image it or pull data off of it. I am tired of opening my case up, disconnecting one of my drives, and hooking theirs up. What I am looking for is some type of PATA/SATA to USB converter that does not have a case or anything like that. I just want to hook up the drive temporarily. Can any one recommend a good connector? Thanks, Bobby
Re: [H] Networks and motels...
No problem, I've been keeping this one to myself since there are so many open access points to be had using autoap. I cruised around the neighborhood today and was able to connect to 1 or 2 access points using a WRT54G router in the backseat running autoap about every block. I have a SMC wifi phone so I test the wireless connections using it as I cruise around. Today I just used the router as is, but I have some really good omni antennas that extend the range to about 1/2 mile. I've used a 19dB omni from upstairs in my condo and connected to 3-4 different access points in the neighborhood through the router running autoap, then connected my laptop and surfed the net. lopaka Thanks, that looks interesting. Sorry for the direct mail. I meant to reply to the list. Bobby -Original Message----- From: lopaka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 7:41 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [H] Networks and motels... http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/AutoAP I've been having some fun with this in my spare time :) I've got it running on a WRT54G and a buffalo WHR-HP-G54. lopaka Thanks Lopaka. What is autoap? Bobby -Original Message- From: lopaka [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 6:38 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Networks and motels... Theres a couple good reasons. 1) hardware firewall 2) QOS configurable (at least on your end) if your router is capable 3) once assigned an address by DHCP you can use other devices through WiFi on the router (WRT54GS) if using something like a PDA or wifi skype phone without needing to click through brower authentication every time you want to get back online. p.s. you can do some really kewl stuff nowadays with a mobile router running autoap ;) lopaka Hey, What is the purpose of using a router at a motel for security reasons? Is it so that you have a hardware firewall between you and the motel network? Thanks, Bobby
Re: [H] Networks and motels...
Theres a couple good reasons. 1) hardware firewall 2) QOS configurable (at least on your end) if your router is capable 3) once assigned an address by DHCP you can use other devices through WiFi on the router (WRT54GS) if using something like a PDA or wifi skype phone without needing to click through brower authentication every time you want to get back online. p.s. you can do some really kewl stuff nowadays with a mobile router running autoap ;) lopaka Hey, What is the purpose of using a router at a motel for security reasons? Is it so that you have a hardware firewall between you and the motel network? Thanks, Bobby
Re: [H] Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas THG. It's been a hectic year. Hope everyone gets something geeky. lopaka Yes. I'll share with this. If all of you do not buy/own/get Loreena McKennitt "An Acient Muse" some how, Ur lame. It is great. Have a good sub-woof! Happy New Year! Best, from the NW GA hills! Duncan On Sat, 23 Dec 2006 14:36 , Jeff Lane <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent: And to you and yours, Thane, and to all of our list members a very Merry Christmas and a whoopingly great New Yearthe whole year as Thane says. Jeff - Original Message - From: "Thane Sherrington" [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: hardware@hardwaregroup.com> Sent: Saturday, December 23, 2006 7:40 AM Subject: [H] Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas everyone! And have a great New Year! (Actually, go ahead and have a great entire 2007.) :) T This email scanned for Viruses and Spam by ZCloud.net
Re: [H] need video editing software.
you can trim avi's using a null filter in virtual dub (free) and setting the borders. If the video is currently in MPG format TMPGEnc 3.0 XPress is what I use but it's not free. lopaka RLS wrote: I have been converting our VHS tapes to video format. I am more that happy with the main quality for the Dx movies. The only thing I would really like to change is the removal of about the lowest 1/16 of an inch at the bottom of screen. That's were there are vestiges of tracking squiggles or irregularities. If I could just chop off the lowest horizontal lines I would be very happy Any know of software that would let me do this? Thanks
Re: [H] IE/Firefox - Server not found...
Reboot the box and reboot the router :) I've had wireless lock on a WRT54GS without affecting the wired Bryan Seitz wrote: On Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 10:34:19PM -0500, Bobby Heid wrote: Hey, On my daughter's laptop, tonight she cannot load any web page in IE or Firefox. She gets a Server Not Found error message. I have good connectivity to the network (she's wireless on a WRT54GS router and the associated S network card). And I can ping various sites. Any one got any ideas as to what's wrong and how to fix it? I had that happen to me the other day in Vista... had to reboot to fix it...
Re: [H] -OT- anyone with spare SCA drives ?
I believe any extras that I have are fibre channel SCA HDD's. Would those be of use? lopaka CW wrote: Ok, I rarely do this but: I have a non-for-profit that has a bit of a disaster. They have a server that's crippled at the moment that stores all of their data. While I'm debating just running out and switching everything overr to a new box and donating a box to them, I figured I'd check and see if anyone here had any SCA (LVD) HDDs you'd like to spare or barter with. Outside of being paid what they are worth, we can probably get you a non-for-profit donation letter if you have a few to spare. Hey, it's a good cause :0 (and for those who are throwing out "just go get SATA" this is a Compaq server, and the beauty is: no IDE controller at all, as well as the fact it still boots to SCSI, so pututing in a SATA controller is a mixed bag; some concern as to whether or not that's going to scramble up drive order, be functional, etc. ) :) Thanks!
Re: [H] TV Card Software
Hows the vbox cats eye working for you? I almost got one of those some time back. I've been using a Aver MCE180 for HDTV that I got for cheap. lopaka Greg Sevart wrote: I still haven't decided on software to use...I'm currently running the Beyond TV trial, using a DVICO FusionHDTV5 Gold tuner and a VBox Cat's Eye 150 HDTV tuner. Anyone have experience with BTV, Sage, and GBPVR that provide some qualitative comments? Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:30 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] TV Card Software At 11:33 PM 11/6/2006, lopaka typed: I'm not sure if any of these support that specific card. I use GBPVR with hauppauge cards (2 PVR250's and 1 PVR550 dual tuner), and a sapphire theater 550 card. I love it. GBPVR has a built in webserver so you can access from any web browser to search TV listings and schedule recordings. I use TitanTV.com from any web browser & any computer to record with the MyHD card that I have in my HTPC. ---+-- I'm a geek that loves to tweak.
Re: [H] TV Card Software
I've had problems with SageTV on a few boxes with infrequent lockups during recording. I haven't had any problems with GBPVR on the same machines and I also use it to serve video to 2 MediaMVPs for watching live TV and recorded shows. I've also had SageTV mess up the TV lineups when provided the correct cable provider info intermittently. GBPVR works better with my hardware and is free ;) lopaka Greg Sevart wrote: I still haven't decided on software to use...I'm currently running the Beyond TV trial, using a DVICO FusionHDTV5 Gold tuner and a VBox Cat's Eye 150 HDTV tuner. Anyone have experience with BTV, Sage, and GBPVR that provide some qualitative comments? Greg -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Wayne Johnson Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 11:30 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] TV Card Software At 11:33 PM 11/6/2006, lopaka typed: I'm not sure if any of these support that specific card. I use GBPVR with hauppauge cards (2 PVR250's and 1 PVR550 dual tuner), and a sapphire theater 550 card. I love it. GBPVR has a built in webserver so you can access from any web browser to search TV listings and schedule recordings. I use TitanTV.com from any web browser & any computer to record with the MyHD card that I have in my HTPC. ---+-- I'm a geek that loves to tweak.
Re: [H] TV Card Software
I'm not sure if any of these support that specific card. I use GBPVR with hauppauge cards (2 PVR250's and 1 PVR550 dual tuner), and a sapphire theater 550 card. I love it. GBPVR has a built in webserver so you can access from any web browser to search TV listings and schedule recordings. lopaka MediaPortal GB-PVR WatchHDTV Yahoo Go TV Steve Tomporowski wrote: I have an ATI TV Wonder 200. Got it just to watch football while on the computer, so it's very frustrating that the ATI software has this huge window, large menu and itty-bitty TV screen. If I'm going to have it on the desktop I'd like to have just the TV itself, not a lot of 'dead' area. Anyone have any idea on what 3rd party TV software I can use for this? I've tried a few and basically discovered that most of them have lots of bugs, either crashing on installation, or stubbornly refusing to find any channels. Tried ChrisTV and SageTV both of which have serious problems, at least with my card. Anybody using anything like this? Thanks...Steve
Re: [H] Anonymizing Technologies
Besides the usual ones, an encrypted browser came out recently too called torpark. I haven't had time to test drive yet. lopaka RLS wrote: Thanks, missed those have to give them a whirl. At times it amazes me of the quality of 'free' software available. Bob
Re: [H] very weird problem / not Dell :{)
Controller on the mobo could be going out? I would have thought PSU first too. Also might want to change the cable. I had a bad ribbon give me intermittent errors like this and it took forever to diagnose. lopaka FORC5 wrote: customer complaining that occasionally system no boot with hard drive error. I have yet to duplicate error but that is not the weird part. Figuring maybe HD or PSU I put in a new Hitachi drive. when at the desktop any keyboard strokes locks it up hard. Does not do this with the older maxtor. Have tried two different new hitachi drives. Tried a different PSU thinking maybe not enough power with the new drive. Possible compatibility with the MB older system, ECS k7s5a. No blown caps on mb or in psu. I know there could still be bad ones though. I believe the most current bios. memtest runs clean any ideas appreciated. fp
Re: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots
I remember reading that a couple of the recent Nvidia driver releases caused similar problems. I think I read it on HardOCP. Worth a check at least.. lopaka Tim Lider wrote: Using an Antec NEO Power HE 550. I do not think Power is the problem. But, I will look into it. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Richard Kim Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:40 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Sounds to me like a power supply problem. See if you can source a more powerful PS and test to see if the reboots continue. Sounds like you've built a powerful system, and I'm assuming your vid card probably matches the rest of your system specs. Your system may need more juice while playing 3D games. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Tim Lider Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 1:03 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: [H] Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots -Original Message- From: Tim Lider [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 10:02 AM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: Rebuilt System Sponaineously Reboots Hey guys, Sorry I have not been posting. Its been awhile. I do read most of the messages though. I have a weird Problem. My computer is rebooting while Playing World of Warcraft every once in awhile for no reason at all. I upgraded the computer to: - ASUS M2N32-SLI Deluxe Wireless Edition Socket AM2 NVIDIA nForce 590 SLI MCP ATX AMD Motherboard - Retail - AMD Athlon 64 FX62 Windsor 2000MHz HT Socket AM2 Dual Core Processor Model ADAFX62CSBOX - Retail - CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Unbuffered Dual Channel Kit System Memory Model TWIN2X2048-6400C4PRO - Retail I thought it was a heat problem, but the temperature on the video card and CPU seemed to be at acceptable levels. The one thing I did not do is reinstall the Operating System after the upgrade, the computer actually booted up. I have used Diagnostics and it does not find anything wrong. Hmm...
Re: [H] Recommended game pad?
We use the kids xbox controller on a cheap adapter> I also have a logitech wireless runblepad that works pretty well lopaka Brian Weeden wrote: I just got Tomb Raider Legend and am looking for a good game pad to use with it - any suggestions that people are happy with?
Re: [H] Streaming IP camera
I use one of these because I already had a couple cameras with analog connectors laying around. Works pretty well for the price. http://www.shentech.com/ipvi91pl4nec.html lopaka Thane Sherrington wrote: Has anyone played with this IP cameras some sites use to show what's happening outside their windows? (Like this site: http://www.antigonishrda.ns.ca/camera-downtown.htm) I've been looking at different cameras, but they all seem to be aimed at security use, and I want a public use camera. T
Re: [H] DVD changer w/ DiVX support?
I'm looking foward to blu-ray burners since they already have a 200GB prototype blank in the works. What would be really sweet is a library device like the imation disc stakka, that also had the capacity to read the discs, hooked to the server box via usb (300 disc capacity at 200GB per disc) Now that would hold some serious collections :) I've had the Avel linkplayer2 for about a year now and I use it all the time. Until recently it's vob support was just mediocre because it would pause for a second between vobs when watching a movie. I recently ran across the wizd server software in a forum and it enabled smooth vob play and also streaming web audio. The only thing I'm still working on is streaming WMV that is running from an mms:// and asx format. I haven't got this working. You can surf your favorites online too, but only the text renders correctly so some pages look hideous ;) lopaka Wayne Johnson wrote: At 07:48 PM 6/11/2006, lopaka typed: You definitely won't get all the fringes and eye candy on the Avel like you could running meedio, etc., on a htpc. I do however, use the linkplayer more often that the HTPC because I don't have to wait for bootup, and keep all the stuff I watch often mapped to it. I hate you because I've been wanting one of them for a while but cash has been in short supply. I've been running a virtual CD/DVD driver on the HTPC then pulling the ISOs from anywhere on the LAN. This is a great help for many reasons but most of my ISOs are on my main machine then we play them & only if we like the flick do I burn it to a backup disk. I also don't have a burner on my HTPC so the ISOs stay on the machine with the burner in the computer room. So in summary I may not be capturing & playing back the captured files or playing DVDs thru the capture card but as far as the MyHD 120 is concerned I'm still playing DVDs. I can't wait for to get a HD DVD or BluRay DVD drive somewhere on the LAN so I can burn captured HD in it's original streaming mpeg [.ts] format to the hi capacity disks but I imagine the disks will be expensive at first. :-( --+-- Wayne D. Johnson Ashland, OH, USA 44805 <http://www.wavijo.com>
Re: [H] DVD changer w/ DiVX support?
It's decent. I've got mine hooked up to a 52in Sony RPTV and it's picture quality is just a little under the HTPC since the computers got some postprocessing and purevideo running. Only con is that my TV squishes the output for 1024 and won't size it right. If your going to build a high end HTPC later though, I guess it may be better to go with the cheaper unit unless you'd have use for a network dvd player in another room. You definitely won't get all the fringes and eye candy on the Avel like you could running meedio, etc., on a htpc. I do however, use the linkplayer more often that the HTPC because I don't have to wait for bootup, and keep all the stuff I watch often mapped to it. lopaka Hayes Elkins wrote: Yeah that looks nice but every time I look into these convergence gadgets I tell myself to hold off until I go full blown HTPC once cable card v2 compatible tuners are available. How is the D4 output on that thing? From: lopaka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] DVD changer w/ DiVX support? Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2006 09:31:38 -0700 Why not a network DVD player that supports divx, xvid, wmv, etc? I'm using the Avel linkplayer2 with the freeware wizd server and love it. It does support HD res and does pretty good with most files. It plays ripped DVD's without pauses between vobs, which is a plus if you have a big collection. Most of my stuff is divx (various versions), and it does support the newer *.divx files but doesn't play the intro menu, just the movie. I'm running the wizd server software off a little epia system that is also my webserver. The server software that comes with it is crappy (avel linkserver advanced), but wizd also supports streamcast audio , etc. Buffalo has a similar network DVD player and there are a few new ones that recently started hitting the shelves. lopaka Hayes Elkins wrote: The only 5 disc changer with DiVX support I've been able to find is the Yamaha DV-C6760. Looks like it has all I'm looking for; DiVX, PAL & NTSC, Region 0 unlockable without modification, etc. I'm not look for a videophile quality deck but more of a cheapo utility deck that's a jack of all trades. Anybody here know of other 5 disc DVD changers that support DiVX. My only on complaint on the yamaha is that it does not have a 3:2 pulldown processor. (What kind of crap is that? Selling a progressive scan deck without 3:2 pulldown?)
Re: [H] DVD changer w/ DiVX support?
Why not a network DVD player that supports divx, xvid, wmv, etc? I'm using the Avel linkplayer2 with the freeware wizd server and love it. It does support HD res and does pretty good with most files. It plays ripped DVD's without pauses between vobs, which is a plus if you have a big collection. Most of my stuff is divx (various versions), and it does support the newer *.divx files but doesn't play the intro menu, just the movie. I'm running the wizd server software off a little epia system that is also my webserver. The server software that comes with it is crappy (avel linkserver advanced), but wizd also supports streamcast audio , etc. Buffalo has a similar network DVD player and there are a few new ones that recently started hitting the shelves. lopaka Hayes Elkins wrote: The only 5 disc changer with DiVX support I've been able to find is the Yamaha DV-C6760. Looks like it has all I'm looking for; DiVX, PAL & NTSC, Region 0 unlockable without modification, etc. I'm not look for a videophile quality deck but more of a cheapo utility deck that's a jack of all trades. Anybody here know of other 5 disc DVD changers that support DiVX. My only on complaint on the yamaha is that it does not have a 3:2 pulldown processor. (What kind of crap is that? Selling a progressive scan deck without 3:2 pulldown?)
Re: [H] X10
I don't actually have any x10 cameras but it sounds like a decent setup. You can setup web based interfaces for x10 devices to control them remotely, etc. Where will you be, at work? x10 stuff is cool for the reason that you can power things on and off as needed all over the house. I have 3 cameras at home, with 2 just simple nightvision capable webcams that I picked up for $9 each, and a decent nightvision wireless camera that I put wherever I need it. These are always running so I didn't need anything more expensive. I may pick up the x10 pan and tilt controller though, because I would like the option to look around as needed. lopaka Winterlight wrote: At 05:35 PM 4/25/2006, you wrote: Sure. I have a bunch of X10 stuff here. In fact I was thinking of grabbing the x10 ninja to pan and tilt my nightvision security cam (which isn't x10). I use it to remotely turn on and off different computers, camera's and network devices at home, when I'm at work. lopaka Well good, glad to hear somebody is using it. I did notice that a goggle search brings up no complaints, which is encouraging. I am thinking about buying a three or four camera setup for a couple of hundred, and then 4 screen device, for a 100 bucks, which allows me to view up to four cameras on one computer screen, and turn any of them into web cams. I want to monitor my Dad who has Alzheimers. Any thoughts, or advice Iopaka?
Re: [H] X10
Sure. I have a bunch of X10 stuff here. In fact I was thinking of grabbing the x10 ninja to pan and tilt my nightvision security cam (which isn't x10). I use it to remotely turn on and off different computers, camera's and network devices at home, when I'm at work. lopaka Winterlight wrote: Has anybody ever heard of X10 video surveillance equipment? Interestingly, the COX or HWG server won't let me post the link. This post refuses to send with the link in it. But the link is www and then put X10 dot com
[H] XP64 video capture support
Just FYI, there are capture drivers for the theater 550 in x64 now. I'm using the sapphire 550 card along with GBPVR for capture and TV viewing in x64 without problems. lopaka
Re: [H] Media Center box
The reason you would want a resonably fast CPU would be for video cleanup/postprocessing, especially if the output is to a HDTV. Most midrange video cards would be fine but the processor needs to be fast enough to handle divx and xvid, and to handle at least a little postprocessing. I have semprons running HTPC's in the other 2 rooms and they work fine for standard TV output (without any postprocessing). On a HDTV you almost have to clean up the video a little because you can see every little flaw. My HTPC (which I redid recently) is based on a dual opteron board with one 2 gig cpu. I have 3 TV capture cards including an ATI theater550, an WinTV PVR250 and a AverMedia A180. It has 1 gig of memory and just 1 HDD. Most of the captured video goes to NAS devices on the network. The opteron works better in a sense than the 3.2 gig P4 it replaced, because it can drop into lower power usage whenever the box is idle. However, the P4 could handle a lot more video postprocessing which did give a little better quality. lopaka Winterlight wrote: I am thinking about building a Media Center box one thing I am not clear on. MC is mostly a playback device,... correct? I know you can rip CDs, and encode video, on the fly for TV broadcast recording...that sort of thing. But it is primarily intended to be used to play back media...correct? If you are connecting them to a TV, then there is no monitor displaycorrect? The TV is the display? They are not intended to be used as a game center, or anything like that are they? I keep reading articles on how to build them, and they always seem to use pretty fast components, fast CPUs, video cards, 2GB of RAM, none of which is needed for a playback machine. Plus high end fast stuff is going to run hot and creating fan noise. I am planning on using a Semperon 64 3400, 1.5 GB of RAM, a basic large 72K GW drive, and a ATI AIW 9600 PRO none of which put out a lot of heat or noise Do I have the concept right here they are mostly playback devicesright?
[H] Server setup questions
I'm setting up a new server that will have mulitple functions including: -HTTP/ASP server -streaming video server -HTPC with multiple capture cards -caching HTTP proxy -mail & web antivirus proxy -home security (motion activated video capture) -Game Server (Quake 3 & 4) The question is, what would be the best way to set up the network connections given what the primary functions and priorities are? From most to least important; HTTP/ASP server highest priority Game servers second priority all others last priority The machine is an opteron (currently single 1.8 gig cpu on dual mobo) 1GB RAM 4GB Gigabyte I-RAM (solid state SATA for HTTP/ASP & caching HTTP proxy) 300 gig PATA HDD for local vid capture & OS, with terrabyte+ of NAS also available I can have up to 3 NICs so my question is, what is the best way to configure this box to separate incoming HTTP/ASP traffic and gaming traffic (WAN) from the LAN? Specific examples would be most helpful. lopaka
