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Recent content by Luke M

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    New WD Black HDD getting super hot

    "Idle" doesn't mean the drive isn't spinning! That's most of the power consumption.
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    (DEAD) Seagate 12TB $82

    I imagine most of these drives have been running 24/7 for 5+ years. But they nuke the SMART data so you can't see it. Ignorance is bliss etc.
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    Do older SATA drives need 3.3V?

    3.3V was never used by hard drives. A few, very few, SSDs used it.
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    SSD prices increasing

    Prices were abnormally low, nobody was making money.
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    Shucking still a thing?

    https://shucks.top/ Deals come and go. The WD Easystore 18TB sold for $200 recently, but it didn't last long.
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    Difficulty understanding PCIe bifurcation r.e. adding an NVMe SSD adapter card

    Your motherboard can split the x16 from the CPU into two x8 slots (two slots! not x8/x8 in one). That's the full extent of its bifurcation abilities (bifurcation requires extra hardware, it's not just a firmware thing). So you can add two m2-pcie cards using two passive adapters in two slots...
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    Slightly messed up packaging for an HD-return or keep?

    I'm amazed they actually used proper hard drive packaging. Usually it's just bubble wrap in a random size box.
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    HOT: 22TB WD Red Pro $335.00

    22000969973760 bytes
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    NVME causing HDD light to not blink

    In olden times the HD light was driven by a disk controller. Some M2-PCIe adapter cards have pins for connecting the case LED. Otherwise it's entirely up to the motherboard to generate it (or not).
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    WD Easystore 18TB $200

    https://www.bestbuy.com/site/wd-easystore-18tb-external-usb-3-0-hard-drive-black/6427995.p?skuId=6427995
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    Phony Samsung drives

    The first invasion of Ukraine in 2014 made Putin genuinely popular for the first time. War has risks but also rewards.
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    Solved (approved for RMA): Unbearably Slow PCIe Gen 4 NVME Speeds

    I'm not convinced there's a problem, but anyway, have you tried limiting it to PCIe3? Assuming your BIOS gives you the option...
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    WTB: 3D Accelerators for DOS and Win95/98

    Depending on how strict with terms you want to be...340x0 cards could be used for 3D acceleration. Since they were full fledged CPUs, they could do 3D even if lacking dedicated 3D functions.
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    WTB: 3D Accelerators for DOS and Win95/98

    What bus type? ISA, vlbus, PCI, something else?
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    Does anyone here actually use their TOSLINK port on their MOBO?

    It's a shame that the optical audio port has never been updated. It's stuck in the year 1982 forever. But still beautiful because of the electrical isolation.
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