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I thought this was a Router issue, it's not. I have a laptop that is running W7 Pro x64, the same as this tower and the program seems to work fine. But not on the desktop. Something is corrupted somewhere. I do have a older 'image' of the O/S, but I would like to try to find the problem w/o...

I have a CCTV DVR (Speco Tech if that matters) that uses a software program to connect to a PC. There are two basic modes; Live TV and Playback. Both functions are pretty much self explanatory. I was having issues with the 1st unit I received (new) but that one did NOT have this issue. The 2nd...

Out of the blue (well almost) the Scanner function has stop working. The machine goes thru the cycle of scanning, but no file is produced. I've never had a problem with this on more than one of theses printers. Here is what I have done; Removed and re-install the software & drivers and the...

I was tiring to update the drivers for this card via Device Manager, first uninstalling the older drivers and deleting the files. The install was done by pointing DM to the specific drivers only folder (I didn't want their Control panel). It appeared to install ok, but a ! was displayed for that...

Present system; Gigabyte 970A-D3P AMD FX-8350 Nvida Ge-Force GTX-1060 3GB G-Skill DDR3-1867 4GB x2 memory sticks Win 7 Pro x64 Video files up to 1080p. NO 2160p (4k) editing. This is for faster video editing, not gaming, thou I realize many factors are similar. This isn't editing for pay, or...

Other then the probably most common reason to 'wipe' a drive of old data, are there any technical reasons to 'zero' a HDD?

I'm having a huge problem when I type to the extent I spend more correcting the mistypes then I do typing the the sentence. What is happening is my second finger is hitting the right button (on a standard mouse) and bring up the context menu. Is here a mouse with a shorter right click button...

I upgraded from a MSI AMD R7 260X that I had no trouble seeing the BIOS/UEFI screen during boot. Now I can't, the screen goes dark until the O/S (Win7 Pro x64) loads. My monitor is a Asus PA-248Q and I'm using the DisplayPort connection as I was before. The only change is the card. Using the...

I'm looking to upgrade to a 4TB internal HDD in a Tower PC. It would replace a 2TB drive (I have 2 Seagate 2TB drives other than my SSD) in my main PC that are running out of room. I figured instead of a 3, go with a 4TB instead. I have had good luck in the past 20 years w/ HDD's, other than one...

I tried doing a search, but that was waste of time. Just basic "should I defrag" and "when should I defrag" questions. Situation; Larger video files (500mb to 2GB) in a non O/S partition that were defraged previously and NOT moved or changed in any way. After running a defraged program, it...

I'm thinking about getting a VPN using IPVarnish. Two selling points are it was recommended for Kodi (Media Player/Streaming, so called 'TV Boxes') and they have a guide for setting it up using dd-wrt in a Router (which I already have). I have done initial research and I'm aware that VPN's...

AMD 970 chipset Gigibyte MB Win 7 Pro Realtek on-board chipset with a 1/18 dated driver update. It's kinda hard to describe this,, but long story short; I was tiring newer versions to update those bootable CD's with troubleshooting programs on them for possible future use (hopefully not) eg...

Hard to describe this other than I have noticed a somewhat long delay (5-10 seconds) from the time I click a bookmark and the site starts to load. I run a data activity application (Bit Meter) and I see what is and what isn't coming down the pike. When I click on a bookmark (or manually enter a...

I need to test the bandwidth capability of a Router for troubleshooting reasons. It appears the Router is chocking on higher bandwidth downloads as this was suggested for me to try this. I never had need to do this before and have little idea other than the basic re-cabling connections...

Trying to understand the events involved for a Router to get recognized with a WAN IP address thru a Modem. This is with a CATV ISP (Spectrum/TWC if that matters) Flashing the firmware, or any activity that requires disconnection of the link between the Modem & the Router. Modem & Router on...

I hope this is the right place to ask this. here is the situation; Two PC' s one a newer tower running Win 7, the other a older laptop running XP Pro Wired connection thru a router and a 'switch' with no special priorities or restrictions to bandwidth. Both static IP's (if that matters) The...

TP-Link TL-WDT3600 running dd-wrt F/W I've been having a problem with loosing Internet access. The following is going under the assumption that it may be this Router. The F/W is ww-drt. The problem has happened more than once, mostly recently. I did upgrade the F/W to 33772 from 33555 a week...

I hope I can explain this correctly, sorry if I don't. Some 'assumption' on my part is included. I assign static IP addresses to the clients, always have done so. Two Desktops, One Laptop, two DVR's one ATA (VoIP adapter) and now one 'Streaming box. All wired except a Laptop. Not a problem...

No Firewall in Router or in O/S Static IP addresses for all my devices except for a ATA (Obi202) Nothing special or fancy in the LAN. All wired except for a Laptop. Long story short, I swapped identical Modems that gave a static WAN IP address (yes it was static!) Both had a RF connection, new...

This is NOT the typical low audio out problem with Realtek chipsets which can be mostly fixed with tweaking level, balance & eq. settings. I researched that. This is on a single PC (tower) with two bootable drives, both running Win 7 from the same original image. The only difference (if you can...

I see, judging by the number of recent thread here a change in the web software was made. The problem here is I scroll to the bottom of the page, it then randomly jumps back up say 10-20 lines. When I try to reposition the page so the reply box is fully in view, it jumps back up by ityslef...

Running V17.3 Mint Mate, the printer driver(s) that were installed offer more tweaks that I would ever need EXCEPT three things; 1. The page selection is ignored. If I only want to print 2 pages of a 20 page web page, I get ALL 20 no matter what I try, which is a HUGE problem! 2. The ink level...

I don't believe the specific distro is that important (correct me if I am wrong) After spending days searching for answers and trying to figure out solutions myself, I gave up (before I loose any more of my hair). Below are a list of questions of problems, issues, quirks etc. Please do NOT...

My situation; 1. Existing 1 TB HDD; partitioned 10GB w/XP, 600 GB for media, 300GB for program, photo & document storage. 2. Increase the 1st partition to 20-25GB from the 2nd partition (resize both & merge), 3. Load Win7 64 bit in the first, replacing XP. 4. Retain the 2nd & 3rd...

I'm not sure where to put this, but here it is. Using a already formatted & partitioned HDD from a older non GPT ready (if you will) MB, I want to install Win7 64 bit using AHCI. The current O/S on that active partition is XP which I want to replace. The other partitions (two) have data on...

Existing HDD with three partitions (one active) from a conventional BIOS to a UEFI based BIOS The 1st partition is only 10GB. I want to double it for Win7 (no games, non O/S files are stored outside the active partition. I don't need any more room). The 2nd & 3rd are storage that I want to...

I wasn't sure where to put this, but here is the situation (read closely); New AMD 970 based MB w/ USB mouse & keyboard (legacy USB is enabled) Ok while in the O/S Ok while in the UEFI BIOS Ok while using Partition Manager boot disc (not the only example) Not Ok while using GParted boot...

Using the same (or very similar components, is there any power consumption difference between different motherboard chipsets? Example: AMD 970 vs 990 vs 990FX. Using the same processor and same number and types of drives and same chipset video card (apples vs apples) is there any lees draw...

I'm discovering (the hard way) this supposed new & improved BIOS deal isn't what's it cracked to be. Is the following a across the board list of what this can't do? 1. The initial boot screen, the one where you can clearly see all the attached drives, flashes by in a second preventing one...

Sorry I couldn't come up with a better title, but it would of been too long. Situation: New build; ASRock 990FX Ext 4 MB, Will be running Win7, Two drives transfered over from nForce 570 MB as is, New SSD & 1TB HDD, neither formatted, All drives SATA, MB is set for AHCI for all ports...

I finally managed to d/l the x64 driver for this printer directly from MS's update site as opposed to doing it through update driver since I want a copy of the driver so I can load off line like I do with all other drivers for the past 13 years. I finally managed to figure out how to get the...

How much actual wattage drop with a given PC going from a 85% efficient PS (rated at 600w for example) to a 90% efficient supply? IOW's when measuring the AC current at the wall, using a 600w rated supply as the example, how much less wattage could I expect? 5, 10, 15 watts? Is the extra $$...

I haven't upgraded since 2007 or so. After doing my usual ton of research, I have a questions about the availability of a separate Boot Menu outside the BIOS allowing changing boot order with entering into the BIOS itself. I understand pressing F8 is suppose to bring up some type of a Boot...

I haven't upgraded since 2007, I usually don't wait that long, but my current MB has the features I like, but is now dated by processor limitations. What I'm looking for is: 1. AMD based MB that has one IDE connector so I can easily access older IDE drives. The 970 chipset MB's don't have any...

Running XP pro w/sp3, after a changed my router one of my three active partitions (3 HDD's) the one I use all the time is slow to shutdown. I changed out a old Verizon DSL route for a Linksys wireless router (using the wired connection) and by doing so the system is slow to shutdown. I remember...

I haven't been able to find a component to DisplayPort adapter. Best I have been able to find was a component to HDMI or to a VGA adapter at Monoprice. Their HDMI version had many reports of "crushed blacks" and reduced PQ which is no surprise to me considering the price. The monitor I'm...

I'm looking (so far in vain) for a replacement for my Dell 2408WFP power hog space heater, but I can't find anything. It has to be; 24" 1920x1200 and LED backlight, It has to have DVI, 2 HDMI, VGA and preferably component inputs (though it look like I'm SOOL on the component), IPS or...

When I researched the difference four years ago and bought a Dell 2408WFP, IPS were more expensive so I settled for a PVA (or S-PVA in my case). I now see IPS is more popular (and around the same price point) than the different types of 'VA' panels. I also understand IPS has a wider viewing...

I have a new Samsung/Seagate ST1000DM005 1TB SATA HDD. Two different utility programs show a usable capacity of 931GB. That's 7% of the capacity of the drive gone. Is this normal to have this amount unusable?

Just how has this deal last year between Wintel and nVidia affect motherboards with nVidia chipsets? Are these nVidia or are they Wintel? I have had nVidia chipset MB's for the past 10 years. FWIW, I did come across this...