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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #800 on: August 14, 2014, 12:06:55 PM »

Quote from: ushdadude on August 14, 2014, 11:23:27 AM
I didn't check every device formally but they all are definitely feeling slower
Try to power cycle it
What model?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #801 on: August 14, 2014, 01:58:46 PM »
Quote from: DanH on August 14, 2014, 12:06:55 PM
Try to power cycle it
What model?
I tried that. Doesn't help. It's a d-link DI-524 2.4 GHZ
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #802 on: August 14, 2014, 07:24:28 PM »
Just checked other devices and they are all slow
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #803 on: August 15, 2014, 12:31:58 AM »
So I just bricked my router trying to update its firmware. I can't even do an emergency boot to flash the new firmware on.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #804 on: August 15, 2014, 04:26:59 AM »
Quote from: ushdadude on August 15, 2014, 12:31:58 AM
So I just bricked my router trying to update its firmware. I can't even do an emergency boot to flash the new firmware on.
Why are you sure it is bricked?  What happened during the update?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #805 on: August 15, 2014, 07:44:12 AM »
Quote from: notanonymous on August 15, 2014, 04:26:59 AM
Why are you sure it is bricked?  What happened during the update?
Only the power light turns on and is a steady yellow. During the update as soon as the timer got down to 0 the page I was on went blank. I couldn't get back into the router page.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #806 on: August 15, 2014, 05:19:08 PM »
Ok this might sound dumb. My computer volume is not working. It only works in mozilla but not in GC or IE. yes they volume is on. Any help would be appreciated?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #807 on: August 15, 2014, 05:50:09 PM »
Quote from: AI-TRAVEL on August 15, 2014, 05:19:08 PM
Ok this might sound dumb. My computer volume is not working. It only works in mozilla but not in GC or IE. yes they volume is on. Any help would be appreciated?
Open the volume panel with all the levels for each program, and see if they were lowered for those.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #808 on: August 16, 2014, 10:49:48 PM »
Quote from: AnonymousUser on August 15, 2014, 05:50:09 PM
Open the volume panel with all the levels for each program, and see if they were lowered for those.
Everything is on.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #809 on: August 17, 2014, 02:20:29 AM »
Quote from: AI-TRAVEL on August 15, 2014, 05:19:08 PM
Ok this might sound dumb. My computer volume is not working. It only works in mozilla but not in GC or IE. yes they volume is on. Any help would be appreciated?
What about regular programs?  You only mentioned browsers..
It could be you set Adobe Flash to not play sound...
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #810 on: August 20, 2014, 12:20:24 PM »
Looking to buy a bigger hard drive for storage of pictures, videos etc. I currently have a 2gb secondary internal HDD. ANy recommendations on 4 TB drives (minimum) or 5-6 TB drives.  While I'm at it, is there any way to add a third internal hard drive if my system is set up for only 2?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #811 on: August 21, 2014, 10:01:13 AM »
Quote from: noturbizniss on August 20, 2014, 12:20:24 PM
Looking to buy a bigger hard drive for storage of pictures, videos etc. I currently have a 2gb secondary internal HDD. ANy recommendations on 4 TB drives (minimum) or 5-6 TB drives.  While I'm at it, is there any way to add a third internal hard drive if my system is set up for only 2?
You would need an external raid 0.  Try Buffalo.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #812 on: August 21, 2014, 05:05:47 PM »
Quote from: notanonymous on August 21, 2014, 10:01:13 AM
You would need an external raid 0.  Try Buffalo.
Would that be to get more than 2 drives in my bay? 
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #813 on: August 22, 2014, 12:03:39 PM »
Quote from: noturbizniss on August 21, 2014, 05:05:47 PM
Would that be to get more than 2 drives in my bay?
Sorry, I misread your question.  I thought you were asking about external storage. 

Regardless, AFAIK, technology is such that you max out, at around 3 GB for a SATA HD.

Eta - I see that there are now 4 GB drives available.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #814 on: August 22, 2014, 02:38:50 PM »
Quote from: notanonymous on August 22, 2014, 12:03:39 PM
Sorry, I misread your question.  I thought you were asking about external storage. 

Regardless, AFAIK, technology is such that you max out, at around 3 GB for a SATA HD.

Eta - I see that there are now 4 GB drives available.
I'm guessing you meant TB. :D
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #815 on: August 22, 2014, 04:07:59 PM »
Quote from: AnonymousUser on August 22, 2014, 02:38:50 PM
I'm guessing you meant TB. :D
Whoops, thought I was in the 90's.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #816 on: August 22, 2014, 04:23:52 PM »
Quote from: notanonymous on August 22, 2014, 12:03:39 PM
Sorry, I misread your question.  I thought you were asking about external storage. 

Regardless, AFAIK, technology is such that you max out, at around 3 GB for a SATA HD.

Eta - I see that there are now 4 GB drives available.

I'm seeing 5 and 6 gb drives. http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&N=100007603%20600490667%20600486069%20600217643&IsNodeId=1&name=4TB&Order=RATING&Pagesize=20
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #817 on: August 22, 2014, 04:44:56 PM »
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #818 on: August 23, 2014, 10:16:36 PM »
My SIL has a Western Digital wd10tmvv-11tk7s1  HD. The mini USB port got damaged (seems like a pretty common issue with this model). She would like to get her data of. The problem is there is no SATA connection on this model. From some google searching it seems pretty complicated to get the data off of this model. Any ideas? If I can't do it myself, any idea how much this would cost?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #819 on: August 25, 2014, 08:19:05 PM »
I have a PC that has a VGA and a DVI port. I'm trying to hook up dual monitors. What is the proper procedure? I can't figure it out. I bought a DVI-VGA converter and it doesn't work. I read that there are a couple different DVI plugs. My DVI has only one vertical and the rest horizontal pins. Can someone enlighten me what I'm doing wrong.
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