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I have an old Dell N7110 laptop. It has the latest BIOS, but does not have UEFI or support GPT. It supports only MBR. I'm pretty sure I can install 11 on a fresh install using Rufus that will bypass the UEFI, TPM, and CPU requirement, but can I do an upgrade from 10 to 11 on this same machine...

The solid state drives must have 90% health or greater remaining, and they must be between ~240GB to ~1TB.

https://betanews.com/2023/12/06/watch-windows-12-2024-being-installed/ Why would they come out in 2024 with Windows 12 since 11 just came out a couple of years ago, or is this just BS?

This is puzzling to me. I bought 2 used Dell Inspiron 17" 7377 laptops cheap because when powered on, the Dell logo would briefly be displayed and then the laptop would shot off. After I disassemble the laptop, one of the checks I do is the CMOS battery using a Fluke DMM. The CMOS battery...

Looking for a Intel i7-6700K Skylake quad core 4.0GHz for a socket 1151 (Asus Z170-K).

Each of the drives below were tested for bad sectors using Macrorit Tester (https://macrorit.com/disk-surface-test/disk-surface-test.html). The drives were connected via USB then tested. Selling them all in one batch for $100 now $75 shipped. Payment is Paypal F&F. I have perfect Heat going...

The solid state drives must have 90% health or greater remaining, and they must be 240GB to 500GB.

Got this from the PCA site: https://www.techspot.com/news/100453-windows-11-hardware-restrictions-can-easily-bypassed-using.html

I have Windows 11 Home on a Dell G5 5505 Gaming Laptop. I've been reading about Bitlocker, but I'm only interested in encrypting a few folders only suck as MyDocuments etc. Is this even possible? From my reading, it looks like Bitlocker does not have that option as it will encrypt the entire drive.

It's a plastic case. I've ready received one to try out and it works, but I'm concerned about potential heat build up. I did put a thin piece of brass top along with a thermal pad, but the thin brass sheet that I used will only be touching the plastic case. Should I drill some holes instead...

I have a bunch of Toshiba 256GB PCIe NVMe 2230 SSD (KBG40ZNS256G) that I would like to use in some older laptops connected via standard SATA interface. I'm having difficulty finding the correct adapter and a clamshell to house the adapter and the Toshiba SSD. The Toshiba is a M-KEY M.2 NVMe device.

I have the latest version of Virtual Box, 7.0.10 r158379 and the latest Guest Additions. I enabled the option for Host to Guest but it won't copy a file. I even tried bidirectional with the same results. I'm running Windows 11 22H2 - not sure if that is an issue.

This is weird. I've never run into this before while repairing/upgrading laptops. I have a Dell Latitude 5590 which has a i7-7600U @2.6GHz. I know it's a 7th generation CPU, but II go to Dell's site and for this service tag, it shows Windows 11 drivers. So I put in a Windows 11 boot USB only to...

I bought some used laptops that had a locked BIOS. These laptops were from Dell. The one that I unlocked last month I used this site: https://bios-pw.org/ by entering in the code in the BIOS; however, today I got another Dell Latitude 5580 with a locked BIOS. Got this one unlocked also, but my...

I'm looking for a dead laptop motherboard. The only requirement is it must have at least 2 USB 2/3 ports. I will pay for shipping to 95776 via PP F&F. Example of laptop motherboard ports: Example of laptop motherboard ports

I've never run into this issue before while repairing laptops. I have a Dell Inspiron 17R 7720 laptop with an i7 CPU and 16 gigs of ram. Has room for 3 drives: standard 2 SATA slots and a msata slot. I installed a fresh installation of Windows 10 Home on a Samsung SSD 250GB drive using UEFI...

I was surprised that my 2.5 Samsung 850 EVO was recognized with Windows 10 and with Samsung Magician via USB, but I can't do anything with the software. I just wanted to check the firmware to see if there were any updates because it's a used 850 EVO. Any suggestion on getting SM to recognized...

What Ever Happened to GameSpy? https://www.techspot.com/article/2170-gamespy/ I think I still may have a copy on one of my old gaming CD/DVDs.

Yeah I know...another modified windows installation. I find it interesting that MS has not cracked down on these mods yet. I'm waiting for the day when you boot your pc and there is a big red box noting the modified install...

I have 21 2.5 hard drives that were pulled from various laptops over the years that I no longer have a use for. They are all 5400rpm, and they vary in size from 80GB to 1TB. I'd like to sell them by quantity - a minimum of 4 each shipped in a small priority box from USPS. Price for any 4: $20...

Anyone try this version of Win10? It strips Win10 down to a very bare bones install using version 20H2. Good for a lightweight PC running as a media center I guess, or with very limited internet access. It also removes all security features, including Windows Defender. If you're going to use...

I'm interested in buying some 2.5 SSD's with a capacity of 250-500 GB. They must have 90% or higher life left. Just so there is no confusions, they should look like this: https://media.startech.com/cms/products/gallery_large/sat2m2ngff25.main.jpg

I have a drive with a folder called movies. There are 200 files there, and I can't see them on my internal shared network until I add "everyone" to the security level of each file. I tried to do it with the folder, but that did not work as that object "everyone" is already there in the folder...

I have an Asus P5Q-E mobo combo (P45 Socket LGA 775) that includes an Intel Core2 Duo 3.16GHz and Crucial 2GB DDR2 memory for a total of 8GB. Includes the original box, some print out sheets for the connections to the mobo, and Rear I/O Panel Shield...

Should I get a DVR in order to record shows on regular TV and streaming channels? I'm asking because I've always had cable, and after an increase of $100 on my DirectTV, I decided to cut the cord since I'm retired and don't want to spend that kind of money for DirectTV. Do they work like the...

Looking again for 2 - 8gb sticks of DDR3 16000MHz (PC3 12800) SODIM for a laptop. Budget is $30, and I'm only interested in 16gb (2 sticks).

Looking for 2 - 8gb sticks of DDR3 16000MHz (PC3 12800) SODIM for a laptop.

I have a very clean Apple iPad Air 1 32 GB for sale. It's been used by my wife until she finally upgraded to a newer unit. It was used in a smoke free and pet free environment. Comes with the original box only and no other accessories. $50 shipped in the continental US. I have performed a...

I'm looking for a pair of PC2-5300 SODIMMs (2GBx2) for a laptop 4GB total.

I'm looking to bring the desktop ram up to 16GB with DDR3 1600. The motherboard is a Gigabyte GA-277X-UD3H. Must be matching sticks of 4GB(4x) or 8GB(2x). Heat is in my signature. Heat: 301-0-0

Brave Browser has come out with their own privacy search engine. https://search.brave.com/

The author of Open Shell for Windows 10 is working on one for Windows 11. Discussions here: https://github.com/Open-Shell/Open-Shell-Menu/discussions/745

Got this from the PCA website. Asus has released a list of motherboards that support for TPM. https://www.asus.com/microsite/motherboard/ASUS-motherboards-Win11-ready/ Click the "Intel Platform" or "AMD Platform" buttons for the list then select the chipset.

Looking for some 2.5" SSD's. Size from 250gb to 500gb. Remaining life must be >95%.

I have this desktop PC that my brother gave me. It had windows XP so I wiped it and put windows 10. Works fine, but in device manager, there are no drivers for the co-processor. The CPU is an Intel Q6700 @2.66GHz. The mobo uses the NVIDIA Geforce 9300 chipset which also includes drivers for the...

I have a barely used Ryzen 3600x for sale. I bought this CPU on this thread just a week ago: https://hardforum.com/threads/fst-nib-amd-ryzen-5-3600x.2010485/#post-1045039713 I bought the CPU to test a mobo for a friend that would not boot and the small LED on the mobo indicated a CPU issue...

I had Zorin 15 (education version) installed as a VM to check it out. It seemed like a decent OS, so I decided to install it on my spare laptop that has Windows 10 and Linux Mint 20, each on SEPARATE SSDs. I simply remove the SSD and install the OS I want to use. So after the install on a...

Anyone ever get this error while updating windows 7 or updating in general? 0x8007001F - 0x20006 The Installation Failed in the SAFE_OS Phase with an error during REPLICATE_OC operation I decided to update my last desktop running windows 7 x64 pro. The 10 update seemed to work just fine after...

I'm looking for an AMD Ryzen 3000 series CPU (thanks tom_ozahoski for the clarification). It will be going into a MSI MPG B550 Gaming Plus motherboard. I'm actually looking for this CPU to test a friends rig where the CPU might be toast because his water cooling rig failed. The mobo will not...