Posts by graniteranger81

swiftowl7 said:Did you get it sorted out?

Not exactly—I just went ahead and disabled the standby mode entirely.

fadedorca66 said:When your computer reboots after a Blue Screen of Death, does the SSD show up in the BIOS, or does it just vanish from the drive list entirely?

It vanishes.

fadedorca66 said:So, what kind of setup are we looking at here?

Asrock Z77 Extreme4 - Intel Z77
Intel Z77 processor Intel Core i5-3570K 3.4, Socket 1155
Socket 1155 HDD WD 500, SATA 3, 7,200 rpm
SSD ADATA SU650, 250GB
DDR 3 8GB Kingmax, 1600MHz, non-ECC, CL0.0, FLGG
LG DVD drive
Zalman 500-GS, 500W
Windows 10

swiftowl7 said:Can Windows actually trigger a full system reboot?

Yes—it functions exactly the same way a standard restart does after you've powered the machine down. I went ahead and disabled the sleep mode settings to save some power, though let's be honest, that isn't really a permanent fix for the underlying issue.
As it stands, my Windows 10 setup is running entirely off an SSD, which includes all my primary software.

Jerry Robinson56 said:Is it possible you left a USB drive plugged in, and the BIOS is set to prioritize those over your hard drive during the boot sequence?

Nope.

Every time I put my PC into sleep mode, I start seeing these error messages—I've attached some screenshots—on both a blue screen and then a black one.
I’m honestly at a loss here; does anyone have any clue why this is happening or how I might actually fix it?

Windows 10

Thanks

View on flickr

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driftingpilot8 said:Hey there.

1. Is there actually a way to set my own defaults in Word for things like font size, line spacing, paragraph spacing, and all that? I managed to find where to set default margins, but I'm assuming there's more to it than just that—there has to be an option for everything else, right?

2. I spend half my life copying stuff from the web into Word, and honestly, fixing the formatting is a massive time sink. Using the Format Painter works okay if I'm dealing with a huge document, but when it's just a page or two, it’s pure frustration. Is there some kind of trick to paste content so it automatically adopts my default settings, saving me from having to manually fix everything every single time?

Give templates a shot. ☕

Kyle Johnson2 said:It’s a bit fuzzy—not exactly clear-cut—but go ahead and take a look anyway. If you’re trying to get those numbers to line up perfectly according to the decimal point—because, let's face it, a messy spreadsheet is a sign of a disorganized mind—you shouldn't be messing around with manual spacing or hitting the spacebar like a madman. That's just asking for trouble when you try to run calculations later. The cleanest way to handle this in Excel is to use the Accounting format. It forces everything into a neat, vertical alignment based on that decimal marker, making the whole sheet look professional rather than like a chaotic grocery list. Just highlight your range, head over to the formatting options, and select Accounting. It does the heavy lifting for you—simple, efficient, and keeps the data legible. Well, let's see if that example can actually pull its weight here—it’s worth a look.

Much appreciated—that did the trick. 🙂.
I honestly have no idea how I missed that. It’s like I was staring right at it—completely blind despite having perfectly good eyes. 😵

frozenheron7 said:Yeah 🙂
Use Yes format Cells -> Accounting. It’ll probably default to a currency symbol—if I recall correctly—but you can just set that to "None" if you want to skip the extra fluff.

That doesn't work.

Question: Is there a way to align numbers by the decimal point in Excel? I have a list of values stacked vertically—each one sitting in its own merged cell—and currently, they are just centered.
Aligning everything to the right doesn't work for me because it ruins the aesthetic layout of this specific template I'm building. 🙂

Thanks in advance. 🙂