Posts by wiredcyclist82

Thanks everyone, fixed it myself without needing a repair shop. And honestly, those replacement inks from Whole Foods Market are killer!

Looks like you're getting zero replies here. Just open Command Prompt as an Admin. Type in: "powercfg -h on". Close it out and go check your power settings in the Control Panel again.

Either grab Paragon NTFS or just install Homebrew on your Mac and save your cash. Link

Austin Rodriguez5 said:Aside from the fact that the chosen CPU is a garbage pick, they found a bug yesterday affecting all Intel processors that’s gonna tank performance for everyone. Probably won't kill gaming, but you gotta keep that in mind before dropping cash.

Why isn't Intel even in the conversation anymore? Seriously, why? Because the new generation of Intel chips is absolutely killing it.

Look, I told the kid to just go with a Ryzen, but teenagers don't listen to retired old men. They think they know everything. His money, his call. I'll help him put the rig together, teach him a few things, and call it a day. If he wants an upgrade later, he can start saving up again. He won't be seeing anything new until he finishes school. At that age, I basically have zero say in what he does.

Thanks for the replies! Picked this up at IBM today.
The issue is the cooler. My old rig was custom-built from parts at a shop in the future. They put it together for free, too. Turns out they left out the mounting brackets for the Intel CPU. Basically, everything labeled "extra" stayed with them. Should I go back to that shop and argue about why I can't install the cooler, or just grab a new one? (Any recs??) They’ve got the Cooler Master 212 and the 212x in stock here.
I really don't feel like driving all the way back to New York City and trekking down to the Mississippi River, but a new cooler is $100.

Kid's got this rig:
Intel Core i7 Cooler LC-CC-120 RAM 4 X4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866
Cooler LC-CC-120
RAM 4 X4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866
EVGA RTX 4080
ASUS GA-970-DSP SSD Samsung 850 EVO 256
SSD Samsung 850 EVO 256
Seagate 2 TB Case Cooler Master Z3
Seagate 2 TB
Case Cooler Master Z3

He wants to swap out the CPU, motherboard, and RAM.
Budget is roughly $5,000. He's already got a buyer lined up for the old parts.
He’s eyeing an Intel CPU i3-8350K.
RAM Corsair Vengeance 2x8GB 2400 CL14
Motherboard? No clue yet. Needs a Z370 chipset, M.2 support, USB 3.1 Gen 2 TypeA and C. Ideally, something that can handle SLI/Crossfire.
Is it even worth throwing money at this mess? Intel isn't even an option anymore and finding an 8350K in New York City right now is impossible.
Any suggestions? Thoughts? Will his old cooler actually work? He needs this done ASAP—saved up his own cash and wants something that won't be total junk for future upgrades in maybe 3 years. M.2 SSD, maybe an Nvidia card...

I ran into this exact same headache. If you’ve got the guts to mess with the registry:
Hit Win + x, type regedit, and hit enter.
Hunt down this path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Classes\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell. Wipe out everything sitting under BagMRU and Bags.
Reboot the rig and try opening the Control Panel again.
Let me know if that actually worked.

Check if that drive happens to be GPT by any chance. I dealt with the exact same headache once. If it is, just convert it back to MBR. Grab MiniTool Partition Wizard Free or maybe GParted.

bluetiger13 said:Windows 10 Pro. I'm running a 32-bit OS right now—even though my processor is x64.
That's what the system says.
I'm trying to download Java so I can finally dive into programming—but is it failing because I'm missing some other setup or something?

If you're on 32-bit Windows, just grab the one labeled Windows x86. Same deal for the demos or examples if you want those too.

Slide into my DMs

Probably doesn't even have the AT&T APN settings entered

If it was grabbed via torrent, then it’s almost certainly a no

Look, Enterprise is strictly for big corporations.
Your best bet? Back everything up, boot from a Windows 7 or 8 disc, and run an upgrade to Windows 10 just to snag the key. Once you've got it, wipe the slate clean with a fresh Windows 10 install and activate it using that key.

Which version of Windows 8 are we talking about? Please tell me it's not Enterprise. If it is, you aren't getting that upgrade for free.

Yeah, once Bill Gates stops supporting it, you're basically dead in the water. That’s the only way out. But man, if you actually have to spin up a Server 2008 instance? Total nightmare.

So I set up a Windows 7 VM today and the Windows update is just spinning its wheels for hours. It won't even let me install the convenience rollup package. What a joke.

Got a 32 GB drive with all my important stuff on it, but I just dug up a 16 GB one instead.
NTFS format:
Used 69.1 MB, free 14.3 GB
FAT32 format:
Used 12 KB, free 14.4 GB.
darkowl72 already gave you the full breakdown, nothing left to say.

Is this some random Chinese person from eBay?
32GB should show about 29.4 GB free after you format it.

Just boot up some kind of live Windows from a CD or a USB stick, just to see if the audio actually kicks in there.

I set up a dual boot with Windows XP and Ubuntu. My boss said he could grab 2 gigs for $17. If he pulls through, I'll throw a week's worth of data on there. Honestly, 1 GB just isn't cutting it for a whole week.