Posts by stormybadger8

Roger Wright94 said:No biggie, just send me the cash. I’d take that bet in a heartbeat.

Look, talking about betting isn't really my thing, even if we're just joking around like we were on Thursday.
Besides, Red Bull Racing is doing plenty of damage all by themselves—no need for outside help to speed up their meltdown.

Odds are about 250 to 1😬
If you actually nail a call like that, it'd be somewhere in that ballpark.🤣

So, if you've got $250,000 lying around, I'm more than happy to put some money down. We'll just have to get it notarized first, obviously.😁🤣

James Smith50 said:What about Felipe Massa?

👍

If there’s a sportsbook out there, I’d happily drop a few bucks on Felipe Massa slamming into Alonso and knocking him out of the race in the USA.😁

Come on, Felipe Massa🙏🙏🙏

Morgan Murphy7 said:In that case, FIFA rankings decide everything. 🙏

Actually, it gets even better.🤣

Theoretically, Vettel, Webber, and Alonso could all tie at 256 points.🙏

Quote : Vettel and Webber 1-2 in the last two races, in that order.

http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/championship-calculator/

Brazil
1-Vettel
2-Webber
3-Alonso
4-Massa
5-Hamilton
6-Button

Abu Dhabi
1-Vettel
2-Webber
3-Hamilton
4-Button
5-Alonso
6-Massa

That puts Vettel, Webber, and Alonso all sitting at 256 points. Webber would have 4 Wins compared to 5 for both Vettel and Alonso. They’d each have 2 Seconds and 3 Thirds, so Vettel takes the WDC because he has 3 Fourths to Alonso's 2.
Massa will be ahead of Alonso until The latiti stages of each raca 8)

There you go.🙏

Super interesting🤣

My prediction? Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber both finish the season sitting at exactly 256 points.🤣

And honestly, I still haven't a clue who's actually leading.🤣

Time to go do some more digging. 😂

gentlebear47 said:I’m just waiting for someone in the pits to spill a massive bucket of water so they can delay the start by 20 minutes!☕

That’s basically it. 👍🙏🙏🙏

That's just off 🤷

The only thing is I didn't have a password. I just set one up, so maybe that'll fix something, but I honestly can't figure out where to disable this locking feature. Is this actually not a sleep mode issue, or is it 😕

Noah Sanchez39 said:First, just type "wake" (no quotes)

"Change when the computer sleeps": this controls how long until the screen turns off or the PC naps.

"Require a password when the computer wakes": pick "Don't require a password"

That’s not even the issue here. 🤷

My settings are already dialed in like this:

Sleep: never
Password: no
Hard Disk: never

But my PC still goes into that "Locked" mode anyway.😕

The only thing I have set is the screen timeout at 20 minutes.🤷
So why can't the PC stay active while the monitor is dark? Or am I missing something else that's broken? 🤷

Anyone know how to fix this mess?😕

My user acc has admin rights and no password set, but Windows keeps kicking me out like I've been logged off or something.🤷

The screen just says "Administrator Locked"😕

It’s driving me nuts. If I leave a program running to finish a task, Windows hits me with this mode and the program just dies mid-way through.😢

How do I turn this crap off?🤷

hollowtrucker77 said:So basically, someone acts out, things get tighter and tighter,
and eventually, we all lose the whole point of why we're even here.

Look, it’s not like being civil is some kind of high art. Users and mods shouldn't be having these kinds of blowouts in the first place.
ruggedfox28, I honestly have no clue how you expected me to just hand you something that’s clearly against the rules here.
Isn't that just plain rude?
If I slap you with a 7-day ban like I'm supposed to, you'll just whine about how the Admin is being too harsh or doesn't get you.

Not allowed😕

Since when? Even mods have clones, so what's the big deal? The only thing actually banned is using a clone to dodge a ban or talking to yourself on the same thread.🤷

Since when were clones totally off-limits?🤷

Quote : The Best F1

Noah Sanchez39 said:Check out the manual for this Gigabyte Pro series board here: http://www.gigabyte.com/products/pro...id=3449#manual (str. 42, 43)

says

PCI Express Clock Drive
You can tweak the amplitude for both the PCI Express and the North Bridge clocks here.
You've got four ways to play this: 700mV, 800mV, 900mV (which is what you get by default), or 1000mV. Pick one.

So, go ahead. Mess around with the values. See what happens.

Look, I get that I can change it, but I have no clue what the "standard" value is supposed to be. What’s actually considered normal here? I'm a little paranoid that if I plug in some random number, I'll end up frying my motherboard or the TV tuner card.🤷

I'm honestly too terrified to even touch the thing. You really think it's safe to mess with those voltage settings? Like, there's zero chance I'll end up bricking the whole setup?🤷

Noah Sanchez39 said:Microsoft Multimedia Hardware

The latest driver update was two months ago. Did you actually download it yet?

You got cash on you or are you looking for a handout? 😁
Joking aside, I run Avast, works fine for me 🙂

Look, I’ve tried everything. Old drivers, new ones, this one from the link, the original stuff on the CD... it keeps crashing Windows. I’ve tried every trick in the book, but it just won't work.😕

It might work once, then after maybe 10 or 15 restarts, it just vanishes.😕
Or it won't even start the first time—it shows up, then disappears again, just total nonsense. 😵

What kills me is that when it *is* working, everything is perfect. The driver doesn't just quit mid-session, it only happens when I reboot the PC.🤷

I'd say there's something wrong with the card itself, but if I send it in for warranty, I'm almost 100% sure they'll just ship it back saying it's perfectly fine.🤷

Maybe my crazy motherboard is screwing with it. What should the voltage on a PCI-E port actually be? I'm seeing some weirdness there; it keeps jumping between 700mV and 900mV depending on the settings. Might be a glitch there. 🤷

I'm thinking about switching it from "auto" to manual. Any idea what the voltage should actually be set to?

Noah Sanchez39 said:There's the GA-X58A-UD3R and the GA-EX58-UD3R. Which one are you running?

Exactly. Pop into the BIOS, check the PC health status, and see what temperature is actually triggering the restart.

GA-X58A-UD3R

Usually stays under 40-45 degrees 🤷

Turns out it was likely a driver or BIOS issue🤷. I flashed a new BIOS and grabbed all the latest drivers—not from some old CD, obviously, but straight from the website. It’s been running fine for two days now (plus a fresh Windows install, of course)🙂.

The only thing I did was rip that damn TV card out of the machine. No way am I putting it back in.🤣

Joshua Garcia3 said:So, what's the deal with the antivirus and Norton AntiVirus? Did you actually run a scan on the machine? 🙂

Does it just reboot without saying anything, or are you getting a BSOD with actual text on the screen?

Nothing.🤷

A blue screen popped up once, but it vanished so fast I didn't even catch what it said.🤷

I haven't installed an antivirus yet.

Any ideas on what I should throw on there?🤷

Anyone got a clue what I should do?😢

Running Windows 7 x64 and my PC keeps randomly rebooting on its own.😕

I can't even get this card installed properly:
AverMedia AVerTV Hybrid duo ii
Sometimes it shows up and works, other times it’s just missing from the Device Manager.
Honestly, I doubt it's the card itself, because even when I pull it out, the exact same thing happens.😕

Here's the build:
* CPU: Intel i7 920
* Mobo: Gigabyte EX58A-UD3R
* RAM: 2x DDR3 6GB (3x2GB) Kingston HyperX, 1600MHz
* VGA: Sapphire HD 4550, 512Mb GDDR3, 64bit, HDMI+DVI+VGA, PCI-E passive
* SSD: KINGSTON Solid State Drive 2.5" Serial ATA II-300 64 GB
* HDD: WD 2TB, WD20EARS, SATA II, 64MB Cache - 4 units
* HDD: Seagate 1 TB
* HDD: Seagate 1.5 TB
* TVC: AverMedia AVerTV Hybrid duo ii, 2×DVB-T + Analog TV tuner (MPEG-4)
* PSU: CORSAIR 550W, VX Series CMPSU-550VX
* CASE: Antec Three Hundred - US version, Midi tower

🤣 and then the chipmunk wrapped up the chocolate😂

Good grief, what kind of crazy Deda is running in this title fight? He’s gotta take down Rosberg first, and honestly, he’s killing it🙏

Second off, if Kubica actually lands at Ferrari, I fully expect Alonso to be a total wreck—cranky, tearful... I wouldn't even be shocked if he showed up late to a race because he was too busy whining to the press in the paddock😳

While we're out here playing fortune teller
Next season, it'll be a neck-and-neck battle for the championship between Trulli and Kovalainen😁

mistybear87 said:thank god I left the TV on by my PC, otherwise the sound of those engines would've woken me up at 3:05. then again at 8:05. 😬

seriously, if you're sleeping, why are you using a keyboard instead of a pillow?😬🤣

Thomas Rivera35 said:What are you all whining about? Like it was actually better to stay up for qualifying or the race.😬
Once the season wraps up and we hit that four-month break, we'll be begging for a 3:00 AM race start just to feel something.🤣

The race was boring anyway, so I don't regret sleeping in one bit.☕

Besides, my body naturally wakes up around 4 or 5 AM anyway.🤣 Waking up at 3 wasn't even a real struggle.😂

Roger Wright94 said:Yeah, right. Super likely.

Not really.🤷

Sebastian Vettel wins in Korea, Brazil, and Abu Dhabi.😳

Fernando Alonso gets two third-place finishes and one DNF.

Mark Webber takes second three times.

Lewis Hamilton spends Brazil messing with buttons, misses his pit entry in Korea, and ends up getting overtaken by Timo Glock at the end of Abu Dhabi.

Jenson Button settles for third.

Felipe Massa probably loses his seat before Brazil even starts.😳

Honestly, I don't think Vettel actually won that race fairly. 😢

He should’ve gone for the attack and forced Button off the track. 😁

Based on what we've seen before, Button almost certainly would've squeezed him out, and Webber probably would've caused some kind of chaos during the overtake. 🤣

That's my main gripe with Vettel. 😳

Besides, I'd much rather see someone dive in for a pass and crash out than watch them play it safe like a retiree just following the car ahead—regardless of whether that's "smart" or not. I can't stand these tactical players in the championship. If he keeps this up, he'll definitely snag the title, but he might lose his fans in the process.

I really don't want to spend the next few seasons watching another Alonso or Button. 🤦

Kamui Kobayashi 🙏🙏🙏

phenomenal 😍

the rest was boring as hell 🙄

Dammit, I’m rooting for Vettel and Red Bull, but this race was boring enough to make me lose my mind 🙄

the only exciting part was when Webber nearly slammed into Vettel while under Scuderia Ferrari 🤣

everything else was pure boredom 👎

And man, I feel terrible for Robert Kubica 😢

P.S: It was actually pretty cool watching Jenson Button overtake Lewis Hamilton; they should probably practice that more often 😁