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I have a program that I use for work, and I need to use a batch file to run numerous iterations of the same model file. I'm sure nobody here has ever even heard of this program. It is called MDX, and it is used to design and analyze bridges (I'm a structural engineer). There are 2 files...

I'm not an expert with computers by any means, and the only thing I know about ecc memory is that it has an extra chip that's used to correct errors. Having said that, does this error correcting feature of ecc ram also provide protection in the event of a ram stick failure? As in, is there a...

I recently built an unraid server with an asrock z790 board, 12700k, and 2x32 g skill ddr5 sticks. I ran everything stock - no OC, no XMP, no tweaking anything at all in the bios. This past weekend I started having some major issues with the server while out of town. Ran memtest on both sticks...

I'm looking to replace my wife and my cheapo 'ink-cartridge-eating' Epson and HP printers. My wife works 100% from home, and I'm 100% from home for at least the next few weeks. We really need to get a good printer/scanner in the house for both of us to use. She mostly works with 8.5x11...

I am going to try to explain this in as concise a manner as possible. Just skip to the end for the main question if you don't feel like reading... My dad it a civil engineer who works for his own one-man firm. He has one particular client that exclusively uses AutoCAD Civil 3D 2009, and due...

I am looking to add a second 32" monitor to my setup. At the moment, I am running an AOC U3277PWQU and an old 1280x1024 Dell monitor (1908FP). The drastic difference in screen size is a bit annoying, so I'd like a second 32" 16:9 display to replace the old Dell. And while the AOC is a...

I have a brand new sealed Logitech K800 Illuminated Wireless Keyboard with Unifying Receiver for sale. This was sent to me a week or 2 ago by Logitech as a warranty replacement for my old K800; however, I opted to switch to a Corsair K70 MK.2 LP instead. I never opened the box, so this is...

I have a few OpenVPN clients configured on my AC68U router thats running Merlin. I keep having intermittent connectivity issues with multiple clients when they're on the VPN 24/7. Ive had this issue on both AsusWRT and Merlin firmwares, on 2 separate AC68U routers, and using both ExpressVPN...

My dad is a civil engineer who runs his own 1-man firm. One of his main clients is also a small operation, and this client uses a version of AutoCAD that is no longer supported at all by autodesk. My dad cannot open the clients files in the latest version of AutoCAD, and autodesk doesn't even...

I'm not sure that "motherboard" is necessarily the correct place for this, but it seemed the most fitting given the circumstances. I have been having intermittent connectivity issues with several USB devices. Most often this issue occurs while I'm working from home; however, the problems...

I have an i7-8700 in my machine, which I've always kept updated with Intel Driver & Support Assistant (DSA). Out of nowhere a few weeks ago the DSA stopped working. When I click "Check for Updates", it opens the browser as normal and loads Intel's DSA page, but then it says "Sorry, something...

Is there a way to [safely] test RGB headers with a multi-meter? I bought brand new LED strips and they are not working at all. I'm positive they're in the correct header, and I've tried every conceivable configuration to no avail. Is it possible to simply throw multi-meter probes onto the +5v...

I'm running a Z390 gaming edge ac, and I'm thinking about adding a couple LED strips and a fan to color the case a bit. My board also has built in LEDs, which I've controlled in the dragon center app. The problem I have is the app itself. It causes me a lot of problems. And specifically...

I've been using a Win10 VM to work from home - installed in Hyper-V on my Win10 host - and just a couple days ago I started getting BSODs out of nowhere when I would connect the VM. At first, it only seemed to happen when I was using Space Desk to add additional monitors, but then it began...

I run a Win10 Pro VM in Win10 Pro on my home machine for working from home. I don't want my company accessing my files, so I connect to their VPN and RDC into my office machine within this VM. I have a problem when I reduce the screen from full-screen enhanced mode. I can reduce or minimize...

I don't think this is specific to Merlin, as I've had the issue in regular asuswrt, but i have intermittent issues with my vpn clients in my router going down. It's usually pretty infrequent, but this week I've had a lot of issues. I currently can't get into a NY vpn client i setup (and was...

I'm getting pretty tired of using a tiny Dell monitor from 2003 for by second monitor, so I'm looking to find a second AOC 31.5" 4k display or something similar. I'm not a gamer, so i don't need crazy fast response times or anything. I'm mostly concerned about matching the screen size and good...

My host computer is Win10 Pro, and it has a Win10 Pro VM setup in Hyper-V that I use to remote into my work computer (don't want company having access to host). I also have 4 "monitors". The quotes are because 2 of the 4 are just additional screens wirelessly connected via Space Desk. My main...

I recently bought an avermedia live gamer 4k capture card and an HDFury vertex2 to bypass hdcp and configure custom EDID. Capture card is installed in the system in my sig. I'm pretty new to this, so I don't fully understand the various video and audio settings for capture. I was hoping...

I've been trying to find a capture card or HDMI recorder to record some shows. Ideally, I'd prefer a standalone, but the options are pretty limited. Id prefer 4k recording, but there's only like 3-4 devices on the market that can do that and they all have one issue or another. So I'll settle...

I stupidly infected my system with a virus. I was trying a less-than-legal cracked program in my Win10 VM and it immediately came up as a virus. I tried cleaning the VM, then I shut it down. But then I noticed my host's resources had jumped up, memory was at 75% utilization when it normally...

I have been using teracopy to verify my transfers from HDD to HDD. I'm transferring mostly video files (MKV & MP4), and the transfer sizes range from just a couple GB to a couple TB. At the moment I'm transferring 240GBs over. These copies are always slow as piss, and I can't figure out why...

For months I've been having this weird issue in Windows 10 Enterprise where programs won't open until I open the start menu. This is only an issue on my company's desktop at work, whether I'm working in the office or remoteing in. My home machine running Windows 10 Pro doesn't have this issue...

After dabbling in Hyper-V a bit, I'm planning to setup a simple Win10 VM to use strictly for working from home via RDC. My company runs all our remote traffic through their firewall when connection is established, which I do not like for my personal usage on the machine. So I plan to setup...

My company uses Palo Alto Networks Global Protect for RDC for us working at home. I've found that Global Protect will continue to run in the background after disconnecting and will restart after I force close it, neither of which I like. At present, I've set the service to manual start, but in...

I got this machine from my old job around 2013 or so. I had intended on using it as a small general purpose home server but never got around to rebuilding it. It's now super old and probably doesn't have any useful components in it, but I figured I'd see if anyone had any cool suggestions on...

It pains me to have to write this, but I'm pseudo-locked out of my Windows account on my laptop. As everyone knows, MS crams their obnoxious MS account login down your throat every chance they get in Windows 10. When I upgraded my laptop to Windows 10 a couple months back, I presumably signed...

I started having issues with loss of connectivity with my Intel AC7260 card thats in my N73JQ laptop. I installed this card 2-3 years ago, because the stock card in this laptop was only 2.4GHz. It has worked flawlessly until I upgraded to Windows 10 a few months ago. Since the upgrade, I've...

I'm taking my time trying to plan out the storage expansion on my machine, in the near-term for Plex storage expansion and later for surveillance storage. This build is my first foray with WD HDDs, or any WD drives for that matter. I have a 10TB 7200RPM Purple for my surveillance storage and a...

Sorry if this is a dumb question, but I've been reading about the usage of iGPU and dGPU simultaneously and I'm seeing some people say that they need a dummy HDMI plug for full functionally of iGPU or to even use iGPU at all in some cases. I'm in this boat, trying to use my iGPU with my 2060ko...

The system in my sig has 2 SSDs, 2 HDDs, and 1 optical drive. I'm quickly running out of room on the HDD that stores my Plex library, so I'll need to expand. The problem is that I only have 6 sata ports on my board, meaning i could only ever fit one more drive in using the sata ports on the...

I just bought a Rosewell RC-508 pcie card for additional rear USB ports, and it has an (optional?) secondary power connector that is molex. My modular PSU does not come with any kind of molex adapter, so I'm wondering what is the best way to draw power from the PSU using a converter? I still...

Is anyone here familiar with Tron script? https://old.reddit.com/r/TronScript/ I came across this about 9 or so months ago when trying to figure out how to completely disable Windows update. I ran it on a fresh install of Windows, and for the most part its been fine. It did definitely block...

Call me crazy, but wasn't there a forum app developed specifically for this forum? I swear I had a conversation about this many years ago, because I was surprised Hard wasn't on Tapatalk. Am I confusing this with another board? I'm having this PITA problem with the mobile site where every time...

I'll preface this by saying that I know next to nothing about graphics cards, so I may not even be able to understand some of your responses if they're too technical. The rig in question is the one in my sig with an i7-8700. I built this (with the help of my brother in law) for the sole purpose...

I'm a bit of a computer novice. I built the PC in my signature with my brother in law's help. It's a system designed to run my home surveillance and Plex server, so it runs 24/7/365. I need to get a reliable backup power supply in the event of an outage or a would be crook tampering with our...

I use a surveillance software called Blue Iris on my desktop to manage the cameras at my house. The software has the ability to import/export settings. I tried using that function one time before an incremental update, and it screwed everything up permanently. The export was fine, but the...

I happened upon Tron script on Reddit for cleaning/optimizing windows machines, so i decided to run it on my desktop machine in my signature. I did a trial run on my laptop, and it seemed to work well. When i ran it on my Win 10 desktop though, it ended saying that it found a disk smart read...

I have two AC68Us, but I'm currently only using 1 on my home network. I flashed AsusWRT-Merlin on the router currently in use. I have ExpressVPN configured on it via OpenVPN. It connects to 2 separate servers, depending on client device. But the router itself and the default for all new...

My wife and I have Sling TV, Netflix, Hulu, Amazon video, and I am signed up for Game Pass International which requires me to be connected to a non-North American server to use. The only service I theoretically NEED a VPN for is the Game Pass, since its the Int version (US version doesn't play...