Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 1st 18, 08:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 755
Slightly off-topic: Tracking Files
On 01 Jul 2018, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
Nil wrote:
I do! Three of then, in fact. I have no idea what they are or
what they do. I don't think...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
July 1st 18, 07:29 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 19
Views: 755
Slightly off-topic: Tracking Files
On 01 Jul 2018, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I don't have a "counters.dat" on the C: drive.
I do! Three of then, in fact. I have no idea what they are or...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 9th 17, 07:23 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 6
Views: 324
Port Forwarding?
On 09 Dec 2017, Davej wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
So port forwarding only works with one computer? If you have two
gaming computers then you are screwed? What...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 8th 17, 07:05 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 261
Windows OEM musical chairs
On 08 Dec 2017, VanguardLH wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
Are you asking how to violate the OEM license to work around
validation? This is not a warez, hacking, or...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 7th 17, 07:16 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 4
Views: 261
Windows OEM musical chairs
I own one Windows 7 Pro OEM license and one Windows 7 Home OEM license.
The Pro license is currently in use on a computer that doesn't take
advantage of its advantages (specifically its RAM limit...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 2nd 17, 06:40 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 499
Case issue
On 01 Dec 2017, VanguardLH wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
The images at Newegg don't even show a drive cage, so how are you
going to mount the HDDs or SSDs?
Scroll...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 1st 17, 09:45 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 499
Case issue
On 01 Dec 2017, Larc wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I got this case and am happy with it. 2 external bays that will
accommodate CD/DVD drives. No side...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 1st 17, 06:46 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 499
Case issue
On 01 Dec 2017, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I think I'd just return the case, and get
a case I really want.
You're right, that's the best solution....
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 1st 17, 06:04 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 499
Case issue
On 01 Dec 2017, Larc wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I got this case and am happy with it. 2 external bays that will
accommodate CD/DVD drives. No side...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 1st 17, 01:34 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 18
Views: 499
Case issue
I'm into my computer build (first since 2006!) that I mentioned in a
previous thread. Parts are on their way, and the first to arrive was a
case I bought from...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 29th 17, 03:02 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 9
Views: 348
Build advice sought...
On 27 Nov 2017, Flasherly wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
An AMD Ryzen at some advanced point pulls into parity with Intel
performance offerings at significantly,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 29th 17, 02:59 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 9
Views: 348
Build advice sought...
On 27 Nov 2017, Larc wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
If the OP doesn't intend to overclock anything, H270 could also be
a consideration. I opted for an ASRock...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
November 29th 17, 02:56 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 9
Views: 348
Build advice sought...
On 27 Nov 2017, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
i5-6600k 1151 Skylake
This is what I decided on. I don't necessarily want or need the ability
to overclock,...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
March 16th 17, 12:30 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 274
Sick laptop
On 15 Mar 2017, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
Would this be one of the machines with the NVidia GPU problem ?
I'll check on that. I've been trying to keep...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
March 15th 17, 08:41 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 3
Views: 274
Sick laptop
I have an HP Pavilion laptop that I inherited from a friend a few years
ago. It's got Windows 7 64-bit on it. It's been running pretty well all
along, though it tends to run very hot.
I either...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 18th 17, 10:59 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 10
Views: 97
Cassette to phone
On 17 Jan 2017, Seymore4Head wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
My car has a cassette deck. I have been using a cassette tape
with a phone plug to listen...
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Forum: Storage (alternative)
January 7th 17, 10:22 PM Posted to alt.windows7.general,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,775
installing HD
On 07 Jan 2017, "Linea Recta" wrote in
alt.windows7.general:
Think you're right. I should have typed VV in stead of W. (my
damned eyes are getting worse)
Here's an...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 6th 17, 10:01 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 06 Jan 2017, Larc wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I have SSDs for C: drive on 3 PCs and really don't see a lot of
difference over SATA III HDDs other than...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 6th 17, 05:34 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 06 Jan 2017, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
Nil wrote:
What do you think? Is it worthwhile pursuing the SSD cache drive,
or should I just let it...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
January 6th 17, 06:38 AM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 08 Dec 2016, Nil wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I've agreed to try to fix a friend's computer (HP ENVY Phoenix
h9-1335 Desktop running Windows 8.1...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 20th 16, 11:44 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 7
Views: 233
Why a small SSD + large HDD?
This is related to the broken computer I mentioned previously that I'm
trying to fix for a friend...
The computer had a 2 TB drive that had failed. I think I've got that
under control (I'll post...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 17th 16, 10:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 15 Dec 2016, Nil wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
On 12 Dec 2016, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
I...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 15th 16, 07:11 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 12 Dec 2016, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
There is an area of the disk with the partition
table. You could capture that, if you were a rocket
...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 12th 16, 07:12 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 11 Dec 2016, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
For a job like this, at least two spare drives
are recommended. So you can always have a
"best effort"...
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Forum: Homebuilt PC's
December 10th 16, 09:07 PM Posted to alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt
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Replies: 20
Views: 496
Broken PC repair
On 08 Dec 2016, Paul wrote in
alt.comp.hardware.pc-homebuilt:
It sounds like a disk problem, and you know
how reliable rotating hard disks are. Read the SMART with
a...
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