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    WTB: old cpus

    It wasn't just the Capocalypse! They farmed out their later motherboards to some shit OEM/ODM entities, and RMA's and shipping bled them dry!
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    WTB: old cpus

    I miss Abit. Before they shit the bed, they were the pinnacle of enthusiast boards!!
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    WTB: old cpus

    This thread is bringing back memories of my Abit BP6 Dual-Celeron OC!!!!!!
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    Storage Prices

    It basically comes down to buy what you need vs buy what would be nice. When you could shuck 20TB's for $249 then buy a whole disk shelf. When it is 3X (or more) the cost you need to do some more thinking.
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    HD with label 2 TB and in OS being 2.5 TB ... please help if you use a WD HD Purple

    2.28TiB works out to 2.5 TB ( 2^40 vs 10^12) which is essentially what the two screenshots say. WD Specs say it should be 2.0, so something doesn't match. Usually scam drives report as larger than they actually are, not smaller. Could be flaked firmware, could be rebranded something else.... Run...
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    HD with label 2 TB and in OS being 2.5 TB ... please help if you use a WD HD Purple

    Did you purchase it from a WD authorized dealer (meaning not aliexpress/ebay/amazon or facebook marketplace etc?) The part number you posted is 2TB, It sounds like you bought an OEM sku'd drive from the System Integrator label. Can you post a complete SMART or smartctl or hdparm interrogation...
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    Is this PCIe 3.0 4x M.2 drive compatible with HP Z240 tower?

    I meant for PCIe cards specifically in that example. Just as you need to worry about m.2 slot keys (could a A, B, M, B+M and could be SATA and/or PCIe) and physical size (fitting a 2280 into a slot made for 2240) you need to worry physically what type of slot you have. For example, you could use...
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    Is this PCIe 3.0 4x M.2 drive compatible with HP Z240 tower?

    Just remember that while PCIe is electrically backwards/forwards compatible, that does not mean that your card will actually fit into the slot. Slot connector types (open back/front or closed) can limit larger cards, motherboard layout could make it that your x4, x8 or x16 card that is...
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    Is this PCIe 3.0 4x M.2 drive compatible with HP Z240 tower?

    According to Google your Z240 has an Type M PCIe Gen3x4 m.2 slot. Your SN530 is also a Type M PCIe Gen3x4 m.2 so you are fine and should get around 2GB/s reads.
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    Is this PCIe 3.0 4x M.2 drive compatible with HP Z240 tower?

    Just a follow up.... The only thing you need to deal with is what type of m.2 card do you have (Key Type)... There is A or E (Uncommon), B, M & B+M. M is the most common, but if you have an older stick it could be an issue. While it could be electrically compatible with the proper adapter, it...
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    Is this PCIe 3.0 4x M.2 drive compatible with HP Z240 tower?

    PCIe is backward compatible. it will negotiate a slower connection to the lowest common denominator that the card and the slot support.
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    How to rescue files on Windows D-drive? My computer: Acer Aspire T3 715 desktop

    With the fact that you had a backup of the files.... That would have removed the most imminent issue (getting your data back, if it was at all recoverable.) Knowing you had a good copy would have just required we get the 2 OS's reinstalled and happy with each other.
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    How to rescue files on Windows D-drive? My computer: Acer Aspire T3 715 desktop

    You should have led with this!
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    What's inside the Kingston "Dual Portable SSD"?

    It doesn’t matter where you bought it, they go off the proof of purchase based on what you paid. The actual warranty guarantees a replacement or a refund of the original purchase price, not the price that they can get for it today.
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    RTX 5090 FE Molten 12VHPWR

    The 12V-2x6 connector itself wasn't specifically designed for data centers. It was developed by the PCI-SIG and was standardized in PCIe CEM 5.1. More cooling wouldn't specifically help in this particular case anyway, the problem is in how much power goes through a particular conductor. The only...
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