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    Android, Bluetooth Calls & A Desktop Mic

    I have my phone (Nokia 7 Plus) paired with my desktop machine (which runs the latest KDE Neon) via Bluetooth. I can use the media controls on the desktop to control the YouTube app (and I presume others such VLC) on the phone and I can hear the audio as it is routed from the phone to the desktop...
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    Clarification: Is Motherboard WiFi mPCIe?

    IdiotInCharge Yeah, that's the main issue with powerline - it's impossible to deploy into a consistent environment, unlike Ethernet. In that regard it's got more in common with WiFi than with any wired networking technology. Re; TP-Link portal, I'd be much more inclined to run something...
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    Clarification: Is Motherboard WiFi mPCIe?

    IdiotInCharge I found this (I'm with you on the "trust" part) and this . Also this and this. @thread Since I already have a pair of WiFi Powerline Adapters I may just buy another pair for the perimeter network. Before anyone says anything, I'm well aware that PLAs are held in contempt on...
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    Clarification: Is Motherboard WiFi mPCIe?

    Thank you for this, now I have a better understanding of the situation. :) What's so special about BSD that the situation is so poor compared to Linux? Yeah I've seen those. Are there any of those kinds of distros which are AP-only and don't have all the extra crap (modem support, VPN etc)...
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    Clarification: Is Motherboard WiFi mPCIe?

    @thread Many thanks for the replies. :) Apologies for the large image but I can't get spoiler tags to work. Anyway, this is the kind of thing I'm talking about (top right). Is that an mPCIe slot that the WiFi card is plugged into? EDIT: I just noticed that to the right of the device it...
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    Clarification: Is Motherboard WiFi mPCIe?

    I'm planning out a pfSense router and I am aware that pfSense is picky about WiFi hardware and best supports Atheros chipsets. If I buy a motherboard whose built-in WiFi is Realtek or some other not-so-well-supported/unsupported brand, can I remove the WiFi module and swap in a different one...
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    AM4, Mini-ITX & Dual-LAN

    @thread Many thanks for all of the replies. :) I ended up going with a Gigabyte H370N WiFi (won't be using the WiFi part, obviously) since it supports dual Intel NICs, It also supports dual M.2 SSDs, so I can boot from one and use the other as a cache drive. Nobu Dongles are nice (I have one...
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    AM4, Mini-ITX & Dual-LAN

    I am in the process of speccing out a small, high-density virtualisation and NAS server based around a mini-ITX motherboard. I would like to use something based around AM4 but I would also like dual NICs if possible. Does anyone here know of such a board which ticks all of these boxes? Many...
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    VMs, Guest-to-Host Writes & bcache

    Background My workstation serves as a VirtualBox host for several Linux desktop VMs. The workstation has a Samsung 970 Pro as its boot device, with two Samsung 850 EVOs as a RAID 0 scratch drive. I have an external drive (two 1TB mechanicals in RAID 1) connected to the host which exposes its...
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    USB-IF Changes Branding Again With USB 3.2

    So hold on...USB 3.0 and 3.1 Gen 1 are 5Gb/s and are identical (to all intents and purposes) and USB 3.1 Gen 2 is 10Gb/s. Now we have USB 3.2 Gen 1 which is also 5Gb/s, 3.2 Gen 2 which is 10Gb/s and 3.2 Gen 2x2 which is 20Gb/s? 3.2 is new so how can there be Gen 1 and Gen 2 already? These...
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    URGENT: "mdadm: No md superblock detected"

    OK, this has just happened. I have two Samsung 850 EVO 1TB drives in RAID 0. I needed to reboot the machine and when it came backup I noticed this RAID 0 didn't restart. Using mdadm -E yielded "mdadm: No md superblock detected" on both /dev/sda1 and /dev/sdb1. I've trawled the search engines...
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    Looking For A Print Server

    x509 I don't mind at all. :D I did a quick search on eBay and it yielded these results. :)
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    Looking For A Print Server

    That's actually a good idea: I never remember those small devices. :) Definitely worth a look. Thanks! :D
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    Looking For A Print Server

    I currently have a Linux VM running on an old iMac for print server duty. The iMac is actually quite power hungry and since it's too old for iOS development, I would like to decommission it. That being said, I now need something else to handle print server duty. I've see a couple of wireless...
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    RTX Titan aka T-REX Officially Announced

    Well, even if the hardware is slightly different, the specs (at least according to NVIDIA's website) are identical in terms of GPU, RAM and clocks. Interesting that the Titan RTX has 2x 8-pin PCIe though; maybe they left that as a provision for the more well-heeled gamers who might want to...
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    RTX Titan aka T-REX Officially Announced

    For this generation you're mostly right. Yes, it will be the fastest gaming card on the planet (by a small margin compared to the 2080Ti). However, these cards are not 2080Tis with better yield - the 2080Ti is a Quadro RTX 6000 with half the RAM and a worse yield GPU. The Titan RTX is a Quadro...
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    RTX Titan aka T-REX Officially Announced

    If you look at the Quadro RTX 6000, you'll see that the specs are identical. I think the main difference between the cards are that the Quadros come with drivers certified for professional applications such as AutoCAD and Bentley Microstation. I suppose you could argue that the price...
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    RX 590 spotted

    It would seem that you are correct; I also found this which is quite interesting...
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    RX 590 spotted

    I read somewhere that "Vega" in the 2200G and 2400G is actually a Polaris chip. The collaboration with Intel is actually a Vega GPU (note the HBM2 stack).
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    True Length Of A Graphics Card

    That's why I was asking about the PCI bracket - the tab is 6mm or so. Is that included in the advertised length of the card?
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    True Length Of A Graphics Card

    On a graphics card spec sheet, does the length include the PCI bracket, or not? I ask because I'm wondering if a Sapphire Vega 56 Nitro+ (270mm) could be squeezed into a Fractal Design Arc Mini R2 which gives the max graphics card length as ~260mm with the drive cages installed - I'm hoping...
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    Looking For A Microphone

    It'll be a desktop mic. :) I'm currently leaning towards the Blue Yeti Nano, the full fat Yeti is a little too fat... :P
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    Looking For A Microphone

    @thread Many thanks for the replies. :) I'm using a 24" Dell UltraSharp 1080p monitor, so my head movement won't be that great. In terms of distance, what's the max distance they can be used at?
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    Looking For A Microphone

    I'm in the market for a microphone Basic requirements: - Connects via USB - Works well with GNU/Linux (i.e. just plug it in and it works) - Ideal for Skype/Discord/Teamspeak/Mumble - Decent brand and/or build quality I've never purchased one of these before, so if anyone can identify any...
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    Taking a (GPU) Pulse

    I'm currently looking to upgrade my GPU, an NVIDIA GT-430 (yes, you read that correctly). My monitor's resolution is 1080p, although I may upgrade to 1440p at some point in the near future. I'm currently playing WoW although this will expand out to newer games once I have the GPU. My current...
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    Thermaltake Toughpower 1200W PSU 10 Years Later @ [H]

    @thread I have the Toughpower 850W, purchased in 2007 and still going strong. Took a year out when the PC died and had to revert to a laptop, other than that it's been 24/7 use, It's currently powering a Ryzen 7 1700 on a B350 motherboard, with 9 hard drives and 2 SSDs. Damned thing is a tank.
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    Microsoft’s Latest Windows 10 Experiment: Running Apps in Tabs

    There's a similar (and not quite as fluid) feature in KDE 4.x - "Attach as tab to...", allowing a user to group multiple windows into a single window with multiple tabs. Unfortunately this feature has not yet been re-introduced into KDE 5.x.
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    The Top 5 Best Motherboards of All Time

    @thread heh, this article brought back a few memories. :D I remember upgrading from an Pentium II -based Gateway machine to a self-built "one gig" system: ABIT VP6, dual PIII @ 700MHz OC'd to 1Ghz and 1GB of DDR RAM. :D Those Golden Orbs got warm...only issue with the VP6 was the caps were...
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    Howdy :) I'm pricing up a build based around the GA-AB350M-D3H, and I saw your post in the...

    Howdy :) I'm pricing up a build based around the GA-AB350M-D3H, and I saw your post in the Ryzen memory speeds thread. Do you still have this board? What are your impressions of it? Any weirdness? Thanks. :)
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    Repairing An HDD Need To Identify A Board Part

    Well, I actually tried that and failed miserably. The gap is too big to fill with solder and/or too narrow to fit a soldering iron tip without burning away the plastic. No matter, I can use the drive for offline archival purposes, or even implement Dew's suggestion. :)
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    Repairing An HDD Need To Identify A Board Part

    If you look closely at the rightmost connector of the four (sitting on their respective solder pads), you will see that where the previous three curl over the edge of the PCB and downwards to meet the back of their respective male Molex pins, the last one is broken and does not curl over. There...
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    Repairing An HDD Need To Identify A Board Part

    Yup, that's what I meant. :) Had no idea what they were called. :) (y) Many thanks for this. I'm not sure that the Molex pin actually broke, I think the part that's on the solder pad broke where it holds the pin in place (by tension I think). If I look where the rounded pin came out, the...
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    Repairing An HDD Need To Identify A Board Part

    On the image below, of the four metal contacts behind the Molex power connector, the one furthest right is broken. Does anyone know what they are called and where I might get replacements? Many thanks. :)
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    Opinions On iiyama ProLite XUB2492HSU-B1 24"

    igluk Hey thanks for that, much appreciated. :) I'm not a gamer, so not that worried about FreeSync/G-Sync.
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    Opinions On iiyama ProLite XUB2492HSU-B1 24"

    I'm in the hunt for a budget 24" IPS 1080p monitor and came across this model. Does anyone have any opinions on this model or iiyama monitors in general? Many thanks.
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    [pfSense] Get OpenVPN Client To Accept DNS Entry Pushed From Server

    Hello -- I have set up an instance of pfSense to function as an OpenVPN client, connecting to a commercial VPN provider. However, I cannot seem to update the client with the provider's DNS server entry, which is pushed from the server to the client. I know in General Setup, DNS server entries...
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    Adapter/Case For TS-L632 DVD Drive

    I recently lifted one of these from an old Dell XPS M1210. I'd rather make use of it than let it go to landfill, but it appears to have some odd connector. Has anyone attached one of these to a PC in a "normal" way - i.e. USB or SATA? Many thanks. :)
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    What VPS do you use?

    @thread Currently using a cheap KVM VPS with OVH for testing server software. The instance is sitting on flash, so even for pretty intensive DB stuff, it's pretty quick.
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    Issues Booting Full Linux Install From USB Flash Drive

    @thread Quick update. The Sony doesn't have a "legacy boot mode" (or Secure Boot) in its BIOS. I imaged the Kingston Data Traveler onto a 64GB USB 3.0 Lexar Jumpdrive - same result, an inconsistent detection for boot. I then swapped that for a Transcend 32GB USB 2.0 flash drive; crap write...
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