Posts by darkowl72

Well, if you actually had System Restore turned on and there’s a recent restore point available, that’s pretty much your only shot.

Let’s be real—if you just sat there watching a perfectly good PC get slower and slower until it finally kicked the bucket, there isn't much you could have done yourself. Honestly, the smartest move would have been exactly what Larry Ortiz5 suggested—just take it to a repair shop...

You probably just muted yourself. Go into your sound settings and double-check everything—make sure mute isn't toggled on and verify that the audio is actually routed to the right output, like your speakers. You might have accidentally sent the sound to some random, unused, or non-existent jack instead...

Inventory hits the stores through official distributors. We estimate our annual volume, break it down into a few different shipments, and that’s how the stock arrives. Getting extra orders or additional shipments is rare because they aren't part of the yearly procurement plan, though it happens occasionally if we happen to have the stock on hand. But thinking someone would place an order for just a single pair of headphones? Not a chance. In principle, the process is the same whether it's a small package or a massive container of equipment, which makes those headphones incredibly expensive to move...

The only thing the guys are suggesting is that someone working outside the official distributor network could buy stock from a foreign wholesaler and then import it every two weeks or once a month...

Inventory hits the stores through official distributors after we estimate our annual volume. We then split that into a few different shipments to manage the flow. Getting extra stock is pretty rare since it throws a wrench in our yearly procurement plan, though if there's an abundance available, we might grab more. But let's be real—nobody is going to place a special order just for one pair of headphones. The logistics process is basically the same whether it’s a tiny package or a massive shipping container, so those headphones would end up costing you a fortune...

The only thing the guys are suggesting is finding someone working outside the official distribution channels who buys from a wholesale distributor abroad and imports stock every couple of weeks or once a month...

I think it's decent. It’s got everything you’d need if you're just doing light work. I'm just not sure what kind of drive you're running; from what I can tell, you're pretty much stuck with small laptop drives or 2.5" SSDs here.

As for finding stuff like this locally:

http://www.nabava.net/pc---gotova-ra...230?&se=324487

They’re pretty rare and pricey here in the States. One possible solution is this OKI model—you can check out the offer here.

It features networking and duplex printing, uses 4 toner cartridges, and has a max duty cycle of 75,000 pages per month. Generally, it doesn't make sense unless you're printing at least 1,500 pages a month; if you're looking at a steady volume of around 5,000 pages monthly, this thing will last a long time under those conditions. But honestly, it's a beast. You won't have any trouble running it close to its max duty cycle; it can handle it.

The toners yield about 7,500 pages, you swap the drums at 30,000, the belt at 80,000, and the fuser at 100,000 pages. Of course, the actual page count per toner varies depending on how much ink you're putting on each page, and those other parts (especially the drums) tend to last even longer if you aren't feeding it plywood or sheet metal 😬. Basically, OKI builds stuff tough. They've been in the game a long time (alongside Kyocera) and they know how to make a solid printer. My personal favorite would be Xerox, but that's way too expensive...

You can get a rough idea of the pricing here all in one spot.

You can learn more about it here:

http://www.printerland.co.uk/OKI-C822dn-P122996.aspx
http://www.trustedreviews.com/OKI-C8...Printer-review

However, since I don't know how much you know about this topic or what you actually need the printer for, I have to point this out:

Almost certainly, no printer is going to give you great results or color accuracy right out of the box. Color reproduction is a system involving everything in the chain: the scanner, the monitor, and the printer. You have to sync them all up. This synchronization happens through a process called calibration based on the specific standards required for your work. There are software solutions with calibration templates (printing complex patterns, scanning them, measuring them on the monitor, then printing and re-scanning) as well as hardware tools (calibrators), which aren't cheap. You can only expect professional results after a professional calibration is performed. Not to mention, you'll need a decent scanner and a good monitor (usually an IPS panel) to ensure the colors stay true.

A user can handle calibration themselves using software that comes with some equipment (usually a scanner), but you can also hire a pro to do it if you want truly perfect results.

Check out more info on calibration here, and a solid US company specializing in this field is definitely HSM, whom you can contact for professional equipment calibration services. They also offer high-quality scanning solutions.

There are only a few moving parts inside a laptop... and once one of them starts making noise, you’re in trouble. Have you tried running some diagnostics to check your temps? It might just be a dusty heatsink causing the fan to struggle and stutter.

The absolute worst-case scenario is that your hard drive is about to kick the bucket, signaling its final moments before total failure...

Either way, get it to a repair shop ASAP before things go south for good.

Gigabyte support is pretty solid; they actually seem to know what they're doing when it comes to their motherboard designs. 😬 On their site, under the SBA section, they only mention the B75 chipset. My guess? Intel probably demanded extra royalties to enable it on the B85 chipset, and Gigabyte decided it wasn't worth paying twice...

The B85 might be technically capable of SBA by default, but since SBA is an all-Intel ecosystem—Intel's processor, Intel's chipset, and Intel's software—they likely just denied software support for the B85. Now, whether some random dev has written their own support for that chipset is a different story entirely. You’d have better luck asking Intel directly, because I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Gigabyte to provide it...

http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/308/images/sba.html
http://www.gigabyte.com/microsite/30...es/models.html

http://www.nabava.net/monitori__90/d...5187251#ponude
http://www.nabava.net/monitori__90/b...5212921#ponude
http://www.nabava.net/monitori__90/a...s-led__4973181
http://www.nabava.net/monitori__90/s...8480711#ponude

Check your Page Layout settings—make sure you haven't accidentally toggled on "Fit-to-page" or some weird scaling option...

In short: it’s a standardized library of routines for math, rendering, animation, video, and audio. Every new version rolls out faster, better, and more complex instructions designed to squeeze every bit of performance out of low-level machine language. "Standardized" means it's hardware-agnostic—any piece of gear that wants to be DirectX 12 compatible has to be able to execute everything in that library.

But for a program or game to actually use those instructions, they have to be baked into the code itself. So, if a game was built specifically for the DirectX 11 instruction set, it won't run on DirectX 12 until the devs actually go in and implement the new commands into the software...

That's a tough one. You're basically asking for a machine that covers every single aspect of document processing, and finding one printer that ticks all those boxes is nearly impossible. At this point, I'm not even talking about what's an affordable price—I'm just looking at how to find all those features in one unit.

ADF and duplex printing are usually reserved for pro-grade gear, which typically comes with a wired LAN connection. Wi-Fi is mostly aimed at home users, where if you do get those two features, they're usually just there for show rather than actually being capable of handling any real office workload. The next issue is your print volume; once you move past that, you aren't really in "home user" territory anymore. If you aim for a cheap printer solution, you'll end up with two cartridges (black and tri-color) that are incredibly inefficient. With the volume you're talking about, you'll be broke before you know it...

And if you look at some of the Soha solutions, like an Epson with a CISS (continuous ink supply system) using large tanks for cheap high-volume printing, you won't find duplex or Wi-Fi because that specific combination doesn't exist.

Based on your print volume, you're getting close to the color laser category. Even though the initial toner cost is a bit higher, it offers much cheaper printing per page, and you'll find everything you need there—except for Wi-Fi, which is still considered a "home user" feature...

Complicated? Yeah, tell me about it... 😬

You’re going to have to decide what you're willing to sacrifice and how much cash you want to drop, both upfront and on a monthly basis for the actual printing:

A cheap Canon that looks like it has everything on paper, but you'll end up paying way more for the ink than the printer itself given your monthly volume (as a bonus, you get faxing and direct USB scanning, so you can scan straight to a thumb drive without a computer):

The second option would be something like an Epson for high-volume inkjet printing, but it lacks an ADF and duplexing:

And the third is a color laser with great features and cheap printing that has everything you need except Wi-Fi (it uses a wired network instead):

There are other models out there, but I just wanted to clarify the options and the hierarchy of pricing. Give it some thought...

A little secret? http://www.nabava.net/search.php?tp=0&q=nzxt+h440

Aside from the price, you seriously scored big time here...

NZXT makes great cases—I've owned two myself—but it really comes down to personal taste. For a grand, there are plenty of other high-quality options out there...

For example: http://www.nabava.net/kucista__300/c...janja__2294051

It comes with five built-in 120mm fans, dual potentiometers, a sliding bracket for massive GPUs, a docking station for 2.5" and 3.5" drives, toolless design, top-tier build quality, and it's spacious with great ventilation. You can cram a ton of hard drives inside, it has dedicated spots for an SSD, and even washable mesh filters... Honestly, it's a massive amount of case for very little money...

Jonathan Wood5 said:I didn't want to dump too much info here and make this post massive. I use the exact same USB cable when I hook it up to my desktop. All the print settings are identical on both the PC and the laptop.

If that's the case, common sense dictates the issue has to be a bad driver installation. I don't mean you messed up the setup; sometimes things just don't seat right during install. Try reinstalling, but make sure you do a full wipe of everything first...

That paper issue has happened twice now. If it keeps up, I won't sweat it, but there's something else going on... It's not a software bug; it feels more like a hardware design flaw with the print heads, though I can't quite put my finger on it...

I picked up a CISS on eBay for a steal and it works like a charm. Just a heads-up: don't bother if you have thin skin, because I literally had to gut the printer (and void the warranty, obviously) just to get it installed. These big-name manufacturers pack these machines with a ton of useless plastic that serves zero purpose—it’s not structural, it’s not aesthetic, it just exists to block you from installing a CISS. I actually had to grab a soldering iron and some pliers to rip out a chunk of internal plastic just to clear a path for the ribbon cable. You can't even see the damage from the outside, but man, the operation was a success, even if I did break a sweat doing it...

Right-click the drive icon then go to properties...

I get it, man. It’s a total pain in the ass having to lug a monitor around and wait forever for someone to actually fix it... especially in this brutal heat. I wouldn't want to deal with that either. But clearly, something is definitely broken. You don't have to rush out today, just don't let it drag on—you know how it goes, "I'll do it tomorrow," then six months pass, the warranty expires, and then the whole thing completely dies on you. Electronics always seem to give up the ghost right after the coverage runs out.

Clearly, something went sideways... which honestly isn't surprising when dealing with Windows. You've basically got two ways to handle this:

1. Grab a reliable file unlocker, like this one: http://download.cnet.com/Unlocker/30...-10493998.html

2. Or just fall back on the good old command prompt if you actually know how to navigate directories and mess around with copy and attrib commands: http://www.easydos.com/attrib.html

http://support-us.samsung.com/cyber/...me=UN55B7100WF