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  1. Mcnumpty2323

    Accessing old hard disc

    His second answer "it isn't in disc manager either. It is in device manager" I Did suggest assign a letter in diskpart though again only works if it shows up
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    Case fan setup help

    First I would probably Put some feet or wheels on it Looks like terrible ground clearance Could do as mickyflinn said Or rear intake Bottom intake Side exhaust Though rear intake I would flip the cooler fans To be honest it's pretty easy to test different configuration Since only 5 fans in...
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    Question about Ryzen Master

    Save it as a ryzen master profile Then just reload it?
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    Question about Ryzen Master

    Think apply to the bios In settings there's an option to apply/not apply I have mine not apply So I can switch profiles if I want the all core overclock Or if I want to be in a lower power mode If just Web browsing etc Whereas apply to bios might involve a restart
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    Accessing old hard disc

    Is it finding any files at all? Bit rot wouldn't stop it working Would be the data that would be corrupted or unreadable was the ssd shoved away somewhere and left with no power for years? And if you could recover it I assume you would Be able to open it? No idea but guessing it's passworded...
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    Accessing old hard disc

    You can recover stuff from formatted drives Especially if nothing has been written on them afterwards Even if stuff has been written Have done it even after I installed windows It doesn't mean it has overwritten what you want to recover With a ssd more of a worry would be If its not been...
  7. Mcnumpty2323

    Accessing old hard disc

    Could try assigning a drive letter If it shows up in diskpart Diskpart List vol Select vol 9 (or whichever number its shown as) Assign letter=x (or whatever letter you prefer)
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    MiniFusion - *Sponsored* by Xtia and Bitspower

    Now that's definitely a great sponsor to have The others aren't bad But someone who can make you quality custom stuff That's a real feather in your cap Congratulations yet again mate
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    How am I best sorting my Windows 11 laptop ready to sell?

    Best way to sort it before selling Either as quartz said Keep the ssd and put a new one in Or do a secure erase before reinstalling windows Either with ssd manufacturers tool Though in the past I used corsair toolbox And checked if stuff was recoverable and it was So I always double check now...
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    Clean CPU Block?

    Yeah I wouldn't use alcohol on acrylic It might depend what strength the alcohol is And how thick the acrylic is But probably not a good idea even if doesn't go brittle It may go cloudy I use plastic polish for acrylic if just a damp cloth doesn't work Not sure what's in the plastic polish...
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    New monitor issue

    Yeah monitors can have drivers They work out of the box Without them as they have to to be able to Get windows installed etc Not sure what extra functionality the driver adds But I always go look see if there's a driver On the support page anyway Well fingers crossed for you I would still be...
  12. Mcnumpty2323

    Discord

    Personally I found anything under 27 (and at least 1440p) The balance between size and sharpness wasn't there When splitting the screen into 2 or 4 windows For me anyway 27 at 1440p gives a decent balance 2 Web browsers etc side by side works 4 just about works though the windows are on the...
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    New monitor issue

    If its a known common fault Personally I would just send it back I am all for fixing/making stuff work But not if its a known manufacturing defect You may get it working Then it may decide not to continue working Just after warranty expired Not worth the risk for me anyway
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    Discord

    You won't actually have more screen space 24 is 24 regardless of resolution 1440p will actually make things appear slightly smaller Though will be a lot sharper image than 1080p Should say just tested this on 27 at 1080p and 1440p But I did 4 equal windows/rectangles I don't know what...
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    Clean CPU Block?

    The bottom of the cold plate/block Ie the part that touches the die May well be copper that's unplated Other parts especially if acrylic/see through block Usually nickel plated Probably because nickel plating stays mostly nice and shiny Copper tends to tarnish/oxidise/whatever the correct term...
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    Clean CPU Block?

    Yeah definitely a mild abrasive Probably ammonia and hydrocarbons/petroleum jelly In there too along with whatever the abrasive material used is OK to use on more expensive metals Yeah that's possible But what are they defining metals as ? Compared to something that's electroplated I would...
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    Is this expected blooming for a MiniLED monitor?

    I don't seem to see much blooming on mine Mini led ips 5 hundred and something zones forgot exactly Though I guess I would need something similar To the ops picture with a black background And a ot of white text Or could just be my eyes are shot lol And according to someone who was selling a...
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    Clean CPU Block?

    Not sure I would use brasso (or other abrasive/containing chemicals polish) Did they buy out duraglit at some point? Bit random but I remember duraglit from donkeys years ago Anyway not sure I would use them on Electroplated nickel over copper It's probably a very thin nickel coating on there
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    How do i confirm size of a 128GB USB memory stick

    You're sort of correct Windows decides 32gb is max size But there's various methods to do it larger So it's not technically limited to 32gb It's just a windows imposed limit not an its not possible limit
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    How do i confirm size of a 128GB USB memory stick

    Windows in its wisdom Formats fat32 as a 32gb maximum It's possible to format it manually to a much higher size Apparently Microsoft don't because its An inefficient file system for larger sizes
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