Posts by Donna Garcia

Paul Campbell3 said:I'm not the one opening it, my cousin is. And the garage belongs to his wife... basically, it's their house.😁
Wait, I don't get this: so he's going to pay rent to his own wife, in the same house they live in, just so he can fix bikes in the garage?

If I recall correctly, he doesn't have to pay rent, but he will have to deal with taxes.

Brandon Morales said:I would have initially suspected that the issue lies within the monitor's internal power supply unit, specifically regarding the inverter stage where the feedback circuit triggers an automatic shutdown via the Over Voltage Protection or Over Current Protection lines—a common occurrence when a failing lamp causes instability in older CCFL-based displays.

If I'm reading this correctly, the entire monitor is shutting down, not just the backlight.
Either way, the power supply is faulty.

Eric Myers5 said:I already tried plugging the monitor into my other PC at home, and the result is exactly the same. The computer boots up fine, but when I turn on the monitor, the image shows up for maybe a second or two before the screen just goes dark. Then the monitor cycles itself off and on, showing the image for another couple of seconds before blacking out again.

In that case, the monitor is definitely broken.
The quickest fix is just to go out and buy a new one.

wiredcanyon94 said:Those kinds of private outfits don't stay in business long. And when their whole operation crashes because of bad IT, they immediately blame the government, politics, or everyone else under the sun.

The private owners who actually understand where their money comes from usually stick around a bit longer.

In a government office, you’ll often find someone's cousin or a former driver or a failed accountant sitting in an administrator role. Most competent American admins are either working for major corporations or have moved abroad.
Of course, you still have those "fake admins" in government jobs too. It isn't all black and white. But it's rare to find anyone truly skilled who stays in a public sector role. They stick around just long enough to learn the ropes and then they bail. What's left behind are just the "fake admins."

Of course, that's how government agencies operate. They have an "admin" on the payroll who basically just swaps out toner cartridges all day. Meanwhile, they pay several outside contractors monthly to actually handle the hardware, software, and networking.

John Palmer4 said:That’s it! From here on out, I’m strictly running everything off live USB drives. No more messing around with discs! 😬

I'm just moving everything to the cloud.😁

wiredcanyon94 said:Honestly, I think I got a little lost in your last post. I'm not entirely sure what you're asking here.

Setting up a domain makes administration easier, sure. But you don't need virtual machines just to migrate a system over to a domain.
As for how much memory a VM "eats"—it eats exactly as much as you decide to give it.

Look, if you're already strapped for memory and disk space, you're stuck. There's no magic fix. If you have so little space left that you're expecting Windows updates to wipe out the remaining capacity, there isn't much you can do. No matter what move you make, that space is still going to vanish.

And yeah, you mentioned "creating" a server. You usually have to buy one. Unless, of course, you already have hardware sitting around. Actually, if you're looking at 100 workstations and want room to grow, you should probably have at least two servers for redundancy.

Also, how are all these machines getting online? Is it just one single connection, or are there multiple gateways? What's the bandwidth looking like? Won't that choke your internet connection? Is the whole company in one building or spread across different sites? Are all 100 computers independently pulling updates from Microsoft?
Maybe consider setting up a proxy? It would save a massive amount of bandwidth. And is every single machine pulling its own antivirus updates? That alone eats up a ton of data. I'm guessing you don't even have an antivirus server right now—like a corporate setup that downloads the updates once and distributes them locally.
You mentioned users are browsing the web, downloading music, watching videos, reading news... everyone is burning through bandwidth individually. A proxy could be a lifesaver here. Not by throttling them, but by preventing 100 machines from downloading the exact same files 100 times; once one machine grabs a file, the others pull it from the proxy instead. Of course, configuring a proxy properly isn't exactly child's play.

Anyway, I'm rambling. Managing 100 workstations isn't something you can just wing. Well, maybe if it's some government agency where profit doesn't actually matter.

In those public sector or municipal jobs, they don't really care about the bottom line, so things actually tend to run smoother there.
Private companies are the ones who stingiest when it comes to this stuff; they'll hire a college kid and think they've checked all the boxes.

analogwalker2 said:If I were to run a defrag on a partition that’s already been formatted—would that actually be more harmful than helpful, or would there be some kind of benefit?

More harm. The more you mess with a partition, the worse it gets.

Charles Wright3 said:Fine, but then why even bother with this Intel chip?

Those are switchable graphics. When you're running Windows or just using basic apps, the system pulls from the weaker one to save battery life.

You need to pop those chrome covers off. They're just clipped on, so you'll have to give them a little nudge to get them loose.

Yeah, it’s likely a faulty Network Chipset because if you unplug the cable from it, nothing should be lighting up at all.

driftingpilot23 said:I think that’s the issue, because whenever I plug my laptop into an external monitor, the display looks perfectly fine. Is there any way to fix this without having to haul it all the way to a repair shop?

Sure. Just buy a new ribbon cable and swap it out yourself.

Joseph Hall4 said:The product description lists plenty of details, including the fact that it goes up to 3TB, so you really just have to ask God where they got that from. I appreciate the answer, but there was no need for the sarcasm.

That’s just a universal product description; they all look the same, the only difference is the drive capacity.
Plus, it clearly states 2TB right below.
My apologies for the sarcasm. 😁

Joseph Hall4 said:Hi there,

I'm looking at this drive, but since I only have USB 2.0 ports available, would I actually be able to use an external disk that features a USB 3.0 port? Specifically this one: http://www.seagate.com/products/desktop-drive

Thanks

Just read the product description. 😁

The Seagate™ desktop USB 3.0 drive offers reliable storage, massive capacity, ultra-fast data transfer speeds, and universal compatibility with both USB 3.0 and USB 2.0.

Jerry Thomas14 said:You’re dreaming.

I know the way I phrased this question is a bit silly since I don't have much experience here, so I won't go into too much detail.

Sorry, I just couldn't help myself—what a question, what a response. 😁

Anyway, you should probably check if the power supply is functioning correctly first, then work your way through the components one by one. Just make sure you don't plug anything directly into that network switch.

Unfortunately, nobody on an online forum can tell you exactly what's wrong just by reading about it.

Jerry Thomas14 said:Hey!

A lightning strike fried my router and my PC—the computer was connected via LAN, so it went down with the router. The network card is integrated into the motherboard.

There's no visible damage on the motherboard (no scorch marks or anything), and when I plug the tower into the wall, the green LED on the board lights up, but when I actually hit the power button... nothing happens.

What are the odds that just replacing the motherboard fixes everything? Basically, what's the chance that other components were fried too?

The odds are exactly 34.78%.
I also predict the dollar will drop within the next month.

Which Wi-Fi dongle are you using?
Where are you downloading the drivers from?

I don't think the issue is the internet connection; it's more likely that the computer is just freezing up.

Larry Ortiz5 said:I honestly don't get how they didn't mention at the shop—or the repair center, for that matter—that you'd have to handle the Windows installation yourself.

It’s probably because it was bought at one of those discount shops where you pick up some deli meat and a vacuum bag and just grab a computer while you're at it.😁

frozenwolf51 said:Post 14454

So, if what you guys just told me is actually the case... does that mean I’m stuck footing the bill for a whole new display??

If it's a backlight issue, then most likely, yeah.
But if the inverter is the culprit, you can just swap that out alone.