Author Topic: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread (Read 991136 times)

Yisroel Tech · « **Reply #5080 on:** November 22, 2018, 11:43:54 AM »

Quote from: chff on November 22, 2018, 10:58:49 AM

I know about metered but want to have more control to see what connects & restrict per my needs

Then the firewall is what you need, but as said it might be pretty complicated.

For some money you can find more simpler stuff, take a look at https://www.netlimiter.com/products/nl4

chff · « **Reply #5081 on:** December 05, 2018, 10:15:55 AM »

4 years ago I added a secondary HDD to my PC, mainly for storage. At that time I cam across this blog post and purchased this HDD, had no issues. I do need to add storage, is it a good idea to switch to an 8TB HDD? Are those big HDDs reliable? Any difference between this or this? or does anyone have their own recommendations?

(SSDs is too expensive, I don't really work files off these drive, rather mainly storage)

DanH · « **Reply #5082 on:** December 08, 2018, 02:26:27 PM »

Quote from: chff on December 05, 2018, 10:15:55 AM

4 years ago I added a secondary HDD to my PC, mainly for storage. At that time I cam across this blog post and purchased this HDD, had no issues. I do need to add storage, is it a good idea to switch to an 8TB HDD? Are those big HDDs reliable? Any difference between this or this? or does anyone have their own recommendations?

(SSDs is too expensive, I don't really work files off these drive, rather mainly storage)

Cool blog link. Found they have an updated one here.

DanH · « **Reply #5083 on:** December 09, 2018, 06:21:45 AM »

Quote from: DanH on December 08, 2018, 02:26:27 PM

Cool blog link. Found they have an updated one here.

Sorry, here. This is also interesting.

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5084 on:** December 12, 2018, 12:17:00 PM »

Hi,

I Bought a new PC (HP 570-p033w) But I wanted to replace the Hard-Drive With an SSD,
So I got a new SSD And Using My Existing PC Installed Windows 7 To the New SSD And Everything Seems to work But when I try putting the SSD in my New PC it won't boot properly it tries booting into windows and then tells me there's something wrong and asks me if I want to boot into System Automatic repair and if I continue if either gets stuck booting loading into Startup repair or sometimes it boots into startup repair but gets stuck indefinitely "Scanning my PC" . So I thought something got messed up so I tried putting the SSD in my Existing PC and everything boots just fine.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong and Any Advice on how to proceed?

avromie7 · « **Reply #5085 on:** December 13, 2018, 01:21:51 PM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 12, 2018, 12:17:00 PM

Hi,

I Bought a new PC (HP 570-p033w) But I wanted to replace the Hard-Drive With an SSD,
So I got a new SSD And Using My Existing PC Installed Windows 7 To the New SSD And Everything Seems to work But when I try putting the SSD in my New PC it won't boot properly it tries booting into windows and then tells me there's something wrong and asks me if I want to boot into System Automatic repair and if I continue if either gets stuck booting loading into Startup repair or sometimes it boots into startup repair but gets stuck indefinitely "Scanning my PC" . So I thought something got messed up so I tried putting the SSD in my Existing PC and everything boots just fine.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong and Any Advice on how to proceed?

The drivers on your old computer are different than on the new computer. Your best option is to install windows thru the new computer.

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5086 on:** December 13, 2018, 01:28:20 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on December 13, 2018, 01:21:51 PM

The drivers on your old computer are different than on the new computer. Your best option is to install windows thru the new computer.

That's what i thought might be the case but when does windows install drivers specifically for my PC during the initial install?

avromie7 · « **Reply #5087 on:** December 13, 2018, 03:19:56 PM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 13, 2018, 01:28:20 PM

That's what i thought might be the case but when does windows install drivers specifically for my PC during the initial install?

Some will be during the initial install, and some will be downloaded afterwards via windows update

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5088 on:** December 13, 2018, 10:46:52 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on December 13, 2018, 03:19:56 PM

Some will be during the initial install, and some will be downloaded afterwards via windows update

So i formatted the SSD and now when i try to install windows on it with the new PC my keyboard and mouse don't work (they work during startup and in the BIOS but not siring the setup) Any Advice?

avromie7 · « **Reply #5089 on:** December 13, 2018, 11:26:58 PM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 13, 2018, 10:46:52 PM

So i formatted the SSD and now when i try to install windows on it with the new PC my keyboard and mouse don't work (they work during startup and in the BIOS but not siring the setup) Any Advice?

That's very weird, I've never seen that. Try a USB keyboard

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5090 on:** December 14, 2018, 12:01:10 AM »

Quote from: avromie7 on December 13, 2018, 11:26:58 PM

That's very weird, I've never seen that. Try a USB keyboard

Already tried 2 different keyboards...

Yisroel Tech · « **Reply #5091 on:** December 14, 2018, 01:39:06 AM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 14, 2018, 12:01:10 AM

Already tried 2 different keyboards...

Tried USB ports from a diffrent side (front/back)?

Live N Learn · « **Reply #5092 on:** December 14, 2018, 05:29:58 AM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 12, 2018, 12:17:00 PM

Hi,

I Bought a new PC (HP 570-p033w) But I wanted to replace the Hard-Drive With an SSD,
So I got a new SSD And Using My Existing PC Installed Windows 7 To the New SSD And Everything Seems to work But when I try putting the SSD in my New PC it won't boot properly it tries booting into windows and then tells me there's something wrong and asks me if I want to boot into System Automatic repair and if I continue if either gets stuck booting loading into Startup repair or sometimes it boots into startup repair but gets stuck indefinitely "Scanning my PC" . So I thought something got messed up so I tried putting the SSD in my Existing PC and everything boots just fine.

Anyone have any idea what I'm doing wrong and Any Advice on how to proceed?

Check in the BIOS if it's set to"UEFI", try changing it to "Legacy Boot".

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5093 on:** December 14, 2018, 07:53:50 AM »

Quote from: Yisroel Tech on December 14, 2018, 01:39:06 AM

Tried USB ports from a diffrent side (front/back)?

Yes, None of them work.

Dovidnj · « **Reply #5094 on:** December 14, 2018, 08:01:23 AM »

Quote from: User6669 on December 14, 2018, 05:29:58 AM

Check in the BIOS if it's set to"UEFI", try changing it to "Legacy Boot".

Not exactly sure how to do that, is it the same as enabling legacy support?

Thingywingy · « **Reply #5095 on:** December 20, 2018, 02:07:41 AM »

Sometimes when I search cookies from a specific site, Chrome automatically closes. Any clue whats going on?

Thingywingy · « **Reply #5096 on:** December 28, 2018, 02:06:12 AM »

I have my icloud photos set to "download and keep originals" but some of the photos are downloaded in full resolution. How can I force a download of all full resolution photos from icloud to my iPhone?

chff · « **Reply #5097 on:** January 02, 2019, 03:12:38 PM »

Quote from: DanH on December 09, 2018, 06:21:45 AM

Sorry, here. This is also interesting.

Does any of the experts here want to give an opinion between these 2?
www.amazon.com/dp/B073XDWMRT/ vs www.amazon.com/dp/B073BLV4W5/

David R · « **Reply #5098 on:** January 02, 2019, 11:11:59 PM »

Quote from: Dovidnj on December 14, 2018, 08:01:23 AM

Not exactly sure how to do that, is it the same as enabling legacy support?

Some BIOS have a setting to use USB keyboards and mice in legacy mode. This could enable it to work even if Windows setup does not load the proper USB driver. If this is what you were referring to, go for it.

I reject avromie7's answer of using a USB keyboard. I assume he assumed that you had been using a PS/2 keyboard until now and that a USB keyboard would be better. If you have been using a USB keyboard and are able to try a PS/2 keyboard instead, this could help, as it doesn't require drivers. This can only help if your system board actually has a PS/2 port (purple for keyboard, green for mouse); going through an adapter to the computer's USB port is no better than a USB keyboard.

This is a known issue with some builds of Windows on certain computers. If the above two changes are not possible for you system board, perhaps getting another build of Windows could help.

I am actually working the identical problem on another HP model now, trying to install Windows 10.

chff · « **Reply #5099 on:** January 06, 2019, 09:38:49 PM »

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