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Running into an issue on an MSI board and my google fu is failing me. For no reason, the PC wouldn't post, and the DRAM error light came on. I googled, and found an obscure post on a forum in the back corner of the internet where some dude said "oh - this is an issue with MSI boards. The...

For those still running a commercial router like myself (Netgear WNDR4500), how do you go about testing your security? Are there trustworthy online tools that can probe my setup? I always keep up to date on firmware - but you know how that goes. How can you be sure your router is still being...

So my cousin is a reasearch student working on his PhD. Apparently ALL his research (code, data, everything) was on an external usb hard drive (hdd not ssd) Somehow it fell far/hard enough to physically break. Now apparently he’s an idiot, because he has no backups. :whistle: So he tells me...

What's the best way with iOS to lock a teenager's phone down so that she can only use a particular app during a particular time? The rule in my house is when my kids go to bed, they are allowed to read a book as long as they'd like until they fall asleep. My daughter however is massively...

Can we discuss the reverse of marking bad sectors with something like chkdsk? I've never actually been in this situation before - storage being cheap and all, I just pitch drives with bad sectors before they become an issue. However, I recently had a dimm module completely die, blue screen and...

Any good links to really help me understand the time discrepancy you get from dual booting windows and linux? The UTC vs local time thing? No matter how many things I google and try - I simply cannot get Ubuntu or Mint to behave properly. (Oddly Arch and OpenSuse work just fine - same windows...

Generally speaking - how do you guys handle programs that aren't in a repository or handled by a package manager? You get everything you need, follow the directions, get it all working just ducky - and then at some point in the future you update your system and your manual install breaks...

I'm trying to use the windows 7 backup that's now built into windows 10 to create an image on my NAS. It keeps failing with an unspecified error. Event viewer shows the following error: AddLegacyDriverFiles: Unable to back up image of binary Microsoft Link-Layer Discovery Protocol. A google...

Conflicting information both here and elsewhere online. I can't figure out what's fact or fud. I have a retail, store bought copy of win 7 pro. If I take advantage of the free win 10 upgrade offer, do I get a retail copy of win 10 or effectively an OEM copy of 10 tied to the hardware hash...

I'm interested in people's experiences with these and I wanted to share some of my tricks. I've managed to go from "unusable" to "pretty darn good". So much so, that I don't know if it's worth tearing apart walls to install Ethernet cable like I want to. First off - I'm using the TL-PA511...

I had a pile of Microsoft points on my Xbox account. Some time ago, those points were converted to US dollars associated with my Microsoft account. Those monies expire June 1st (very shortly). That in itself is shitty - there wasn't an expiration on points before - why make my US dollars...

Can we talk mobile carriers in here? My contract is paid/complete as of Nov 10th - says as much on their account summary webpage. I submitted a device unlock request and was denied. Said I had exceeded the number of requests - I've submitted one in the past for a different device. I called...

Example: tomb raider benchmark - Laura's hair. The 670s don't draw all the hairs, and they kind of blink around. Once I popped in the single 980, I instantly noticed a full bushy ponytail that flowed and moved all pretty eye candy like. Is this some form of extreme microstuttering? I did...

WAAAAY back in like... 1994? I installed Linux on my Pentium so I could run school programs over my 2400 baud modem. I remember compiling the kernel and having to set every aspect of my hardware manually. I remember downloading like 20 floppies worth of install media just to get the basics up...

You know how you can plug an iphone in, set it to "manually manage music blah blah", go to the "on this device" tab, and manually copy MP3s to the iphone? Whenever I do this, the damn thing skips tracks. If I have an album with 12 songs, I may get tracks 12345 78 10 11 12 or some random...

Disclaimer: this is waaaaaaay off topic but since there isn't an off topic / catch all general discussion forum here... I figured most of us like gaming on our rigs whatever they may be - so I stuck it here. What are your interests and what other online communities do you enjoy participating...

I just bought a surface pro 3 - great piece of hardware. But windows 8 - oh my what a confusing POS. I know I've seen someone link a "read this and it'll help" url but I can't find it. Anyone got some good sites to help us reluctant win 7 converts figure out the nuances of the interface? I...

Oh [H] of smart people, help me figure out my first world computer problems - puh-lease :D Win 7 ultimate on a custom rig. Running what appears to be a long term stable overclock (via prime95, intel burn, etc.). Pair of SLI'd GTX 670s. It's kept clean, dust free, well maintained. Heats...

While I will agree that Vista wasn't Microsoft's greatest OS, I'll argue that later service packs made it much better than it was at release. Not something I'd want on my main gaming rig, but for say, an HTPC, it's fine. So I was doing exactly that - dusting off an unused copy of Vista...

Hi guys, I'd very much like to discuss the following proposed HTPC build, and I appreciate any and all feedback - even if it's "this sux" :p While I am not new to building gaming rigs, this is my first ever HTPC, and I do have some uncertainty on components. I put this thread here, and not...

I have an "unlimited" data plan from when I got my first iphone 3G. rabble rabble rabble about changing the terms of my unlimited contract... :mad: ANYWAY - I just got a notification from AT&T that I've approached 5GB of data for last month. If I exceed 5GB - I will be throttled. My first...

Not sure if this is the right forum - but since it's for a new machine, I suppose it's relevant. Question: has anyone had success imaging their OS from their old machine onto their new rigs? Specifically, I'm trying to use Acronis' universal restore function to get an old E8400 based...

I know this isn't particularly [H], but my father in law's PC that I built for him like 6 years ago finally up and died. I haven't seen it personally yet (being shipped) but I suspect the motherboard is kaput. You know how store people are - they are trying to sell him a $800 PC when he...

I've run Ubuntu and Mint in VMs. I'm not afraid of the command prompt. I get things done with linux - oftentimes slowly and often accompanied by the usual noob amount of "wtf - peruse forums - aha!" But VMs are slow and whatnot... I want the full linux experience, and I want to learn. But...

I'm concerned about static electricity in my house. It's REALLY bad. I think it's a combination of the southern California dryness, the carpets, etc. Anyway, it's really quite bad, so much so that I have a habit now of touching the lamp, or my phone's charger cable to dissipate the static...

I have an H100 on a fairly new rig. It's awesome - keeps things nice and cool, no pump noises - it's the bomb. But I worry about it failing. Is there a danger of it breaking down / wearing out and leaking? Say from the pump or the fittings/tubes? Do you guys replace after some amount of...

This subforum is cool and all with lots of info on building an HTPC - but there's not a lot of discussion on how you guys use them, and what the experience is like. Maybe some of you guys who have it all figured out can share some experiences with us noobs, and show off a little bit! :) I...

Can I get a pointer to an up to date memory overclocking guide? I've searched but apparently my google-fu is weak. Seems like it's "give it voltage and set the speed higher" - but this isn't working for me. Like how much voltage increase, how do you test for stability (memtest?), etc...

First drive died after about a week, second replacement drive after about 3 days. Crucial forums suggest that the "power cycle" procedure fixes the drives when they disappear from the bios. Tried the power cycle thing on both drives to no avail. Waiting for drive 3 to show up. Crap luck...

So this is my first attempt at an OC - would anyone be so kind as to look over my stuff and tell me if I screwed anything up? I think it's good to go, but you know - noob and all :D Thanks! Sparing you all the gory details, it passed an 11.5 hour P95 blended test, and 5 passes on the intel...

Hi all, Been lurking here for a long time now and always thought there was good all around advice on the forums. I haven't built a new rig in a long time - my core 2 duo E8400 has served me well. But now's the time for an upgrade - it's been far too long running that dinosaur ;) Anyway, I'll...

So I had things working just dandy. PC running Vista 64 connected to a wireless g router, original release Xbox360 conencted via wireless g adapter (ya no kidding - I can't believe the 360 lasted that long either). I set up the xbox as a media extender, and I used to stream mp3s and pictures...

This is my second ASUS motherboard where the shipped driver disk is IMO a gigantic pile of doggy doo doo. If you hit the "install all" button - it turns your computer into something you'd get at best buy. Didn't want Norton? Too bad - you got it. Didn't want every utility we've dreamed up...

I put together my new rig last night and it was a smashing success. Parts list here: http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1346114 My last build was a bad one - made me nervous this time around. But this one came together quite well. I figured I'd post a quick note letting you all...

I've done a little bit of homework and picked out what I think are the best bang for the buck components. Would you all mind giving it a quick review to make sure all the parts will work together? I find motherboards confusing these days - so many options. Quick things to start - I'm...

With the release of the new itunes - is the iPhone 2.0 and Vista 64 compatable?

IMHO, Vista is getting an undeserved bad rap. I kept reading about all these horrible problems, and how much Vista sucks, and on and on. Anyways, XP pro and my new computer simply weren't getting along, and haven't been since the day I put it together 6 months or so ago. So I bit the bullet...

My apologies for the noobness here, but I really could use some help. I'm running an AMD 4400+ dual core on an Asus A8N-SLI deluxe motherboard. When I purchased the motherboard, I bought the Corsair XMS 3500LLPRO memory. Corsair has always been good to me in the past (no memory issues ever)...

I bought a Dell 2001FP - very nice monitor. Ghosting is not detectable to my eye, it has two dead subpixels that are only visible on a fully black screen (but they aren't bad at all), color is great, and I'm just loving this monitor for use with my computer. However, I'm more than a bit...