Posts by wanderingpanther68

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Paul Adams31 said:Would it be possible to change my handle to cinnamonlove?

I can't believe this, you really need to go back and read the first page. 🧐

darkseal9 said:let's just grow old together, why don't we?

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Lately, I’ve been running into a System Error almost every single day, and today was no exception—it felt like the whole site just went dark for a few hours. ^^ I can't help but wonder if this forum is headed for the same slow, messy decline we saw with those old Yahoo! message boards.

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Don't beat yourself up about it; it was just a battery issue all along, so if anyone else is running into this same headache, just swap it out and you'll be good to go. 😉

So, I finally went out and picked up a new 👍 to swap in, so everything should be running smoothly now.

Aha, I think I finally tracked it down if this is indeed what we're looking for..

It looks incredibly cheap, though hopefully it actually does the job; I’m going to head over to Best Buy now to grab one.. ☕

As for that hard drive, I guess it'll have to wait a little longer while I scrape enough cash together. 😬

Thanks anyway for the help! 😉

Roger Gray8 said:Exactly that—the CMOS battery on the motherboard is likely dying, which is precisely what happened to my old desktop. It’s a classic symptom. Honestly, just try setting the clock to automatic in the BIOS settings; you might find it actually corrects itself once you boot everything back up.

Are these batteries pretty much universal, or would I be better off just pulling mine out and taking it down to the shop to make sure they give me the exact same thing? It shouldn't cost more than a few bucks, anyway. $17? 🤔

I've given it another shot, but it’s lagging again, and I'm becoming increasingly convinced the culprit is the battery; I mean, it just doesn't make sense because it never used to act up like this years ago.

I guess I’ll just head out later to hunt down a battery if I can actually find one; there really isn't any other way to go about it.

Over the last couple of days, I’ve noticed this weird thing where my computer clock is wildly off when I boot it up in the morning—right now, it’s claiming it’s 4:42 AM. It’s honestly the first time I’ve run into something this glitchy,
this motherboard is about 7 years old and has been perfectly reliable until now, so I can't help but wonder if this is just a sign that the CMOS battery is finally kicking the bucket and needs a replacement?
Does anyone know roughly what those batteries go for these days, and would Best Buy probably have them in stock?

It was actually doing the exact same thing yesterday; I’d set the time correctly and everything would seem fine all day, only to wake up the next morning and find the clock lagging by seven hours again. 😲

hmm, on my profile under Latest Violations, I’ve actually got two full pages of them—every single one I’ve picked up along the way—including my very first strike on this forum back in 2013. I honestly can't wrap my head around why yours is showing up empty 🤔

And what about those of us who smoke Winston? 🕺

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darkowl72 said:You need to fix that drive. You've already got built-in tools right in Windows (just right-click the drive icon and hit properties), plus there are independent programs like the regenerator or HDD Sentinel mentioned earlier... But first things first: back up your important data. That said, a bad drive probably isn't what's slowing your PC down.

So you said you took it apart. Start checking your CPU temperatures—monitor them constantly to see how hot it actually gets. Grab a tool like CPU-Z and watch the clock speeds while you're putting the system under load. You could run something like SuperPI, then check CPU-Z to see if the multiplier and speed are behaving, or if the frequency hits 2.2 GHz or just stalls out. It’s entirely possible you didn't seat the CPU, paste, or heatsink correctly, and once the processor overheats, thermal throttling kicks in and drags your performance down.

And finally (or maybe we should have started with this), I don't know why nobody suggested running a deep scan for viruses, malware, and other junk. It's totally possible some piece of malware is running in the background sucking up your CPU cycles and resources. Use something legit, though; people have their favorites, but personally, I stick with HitmanPro.

One last thing: your computer might be sluggish because an overactive antivirus is constantly scanning and running checks in the background. If you're using something heavy on resources, try disabling it for a minute and see if your gaming performance improves...

It’s mostly because he mentioned he already wiped everything and did a clean install 😁

But he didn't even bother to include the temperatures, as far as I can tell... you should probably install CPUID HWMonitor and Core Temp just to be safe, though it’s likely just a slow hard drive or maybe the processor is overheating.

You might want to give an HDD regenerator a shot; it could potentially help since it looks like the drive is starting to shuffle bad sectors around, marking them as occupied just to try and maintain some semblance of data integrity..

It’s probably worth running a check with HDD Sentinel too, because if my memory serves me right, there's an option in there that flags the drive once it's officially reached its expiration date and is ready for retirement..

Honestly, your best bet is to back everything up immediately and then start shopping around for a new hard drive.

Hey there,

I'm thinking about finally pulling the trigger on a new PC in a week or so, mostly because my current rig is feeling pretty ancient and has definitely seen better days.
It’ll basically be doing what it does now—browsing the web, listening to music, watching YouTube, streaming HD movies and shows, and maybe playing a game or two every now and then.
As far as peripherals go, I don't need anything new😉 , though I am sticking with my Dell E2214H monitor.

I was leaning toward an AMD build since they tend to be more budget-friendly; I've been running an AMD Athlon dual core 4600 at 2.41 GHz for quite a while, and before that, I had a single core Sempron, and
honestly, I've never had any issues with AMD.
I could go with Intel, but that would probably mean cutting corners on other components if I wanted to afford a more powerful chip.

If you guys could put together a parts list for me to pick up at Best Buy, that would be great; it's right in my neighborhood and I've always shopped there—even if things are a little pricier, I really don't mind.

Regarding the CPU cooler, if I end up going the AMD route, please suggest a solid aftermarket cooler,👍 because I'm worried the stock cooler
won't be able to keep things cool enough.

Once summer hits, my room gets incredibly stuffy, and since I'm currently using a Phenom stock cooler on this Athlon, it starts spinning like crazy once July or August rolls around.
Otherwise, during the winter and the rest of the year, I never run into those kinds of issues.

I also want to make sure I get a high-quality, reliable power supply.

I almost forgot that I'll need a case too, since my current one is getting pretty old
and is actually slightly warped, haha. It doesn't need to be anything flashy; I care way more about the quality of the components inside.😁

I'll be building it myself, which shouldn't be an issue since I put this current one together along with a few others.

Thanks in advance for the advice!😉

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Lawrence Barnes64 said:It’s funny how things work sometimes—it turns out my external drive is just being a little finicky when it doesn't get enough juice. If I plug it into one of those front-panel USB ports, it acts up like it's having a meltdown, but if I stick it right into the back of the case, everything works perfectly fine.
Honestly, I can't quite figure out why mine refuses to cooperate if the power supply isn't pulling enough juice—it just sits there making this clicking sound.

I honestly haven't a clue; all I know is that the drive ran flawlessly for six years without a single hiccup or any suspicious clicking sounds, and then, out of nowhere one day, it just started acting up.

It’s mostly that whenever I start booting up Windows, the drive starts acting all restless—it begins this frantic clicking and popping sound. Right now, it’s strangely silent while I’m just sitting here doing nothing, so I’ve actually started intentionally opening certain programs just to see if I can trigger that noise again.
I was just scrolling through a folder packed with files when the whole system gave a little stutter—just a quick, annoying hiccup right as I was moving down the list. 😁

Back when it was brand new, the thing didn't give me any trouble at all—not during boot-up, not under heavy load, nothing. But now? It seems like absolutely everything is an issue.

Honestly, as long as it keeps running, I couldn't care less; there isn't anything remotely important on this machine anyway.

I’ve been dealing with this same clicking and rattling sound for about a year now, just popping up every once in a while. I’ve run the usual diagnostics—checked everything with TechCrunch, scanned it through HD Tune, and ran Hard Disk Sentinel—but honestly, I haven't found a single bad sector.
No errors showed up, and the Temperature seems perfectly fine, too... It’s just that this drive is getting pretty old, and it occasionally makes that clicking noise, especially when I'm booting up Windows.
I never had any symptoms like this before; it worked flawlessly for five or six years, but then this whole thing started showing up over the last twelve months.

I’ve always been diligent about running defrag regularly and keeping the dust out of the case; I even went as far as swapping out the power supply because someone on a forum suggested that Western Digital drives can sometimes click if the power delivery is unstable. I wasn't convinced that was the culprit, but I figured I'd rule it out just in case. A buddy of mine even hooked me up with a shielded SATA cable because I thought my standard one might be failing, and after I swapped it, things actually seemed great for a while—no clicking at all. I really thought I'd solved the mystery, but then the noise decided to make a comeback.

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Ashley Mitchell55 said:have Nothing ( official video) is such an absolute classic, 🙏 🙏 🙂

It's definitely her 👍 favorite

Laura Cox said:I'm on Battle.net, and this is actually the first time I've run into any YouTube issues since I switched from AT&T about two years ago. I doubt it's a provider issue, though, since it loads perfectly fine on my phone.

I also tried F5 today—it worked once, but failed the second time...

It's honestly hard to pin down what the actual problem is.

Tny anyway 👍

Hitting refresh hardly ever does the trick, but here is a little workaround



http://www.pinproxy.com you just plug in the URL for the clip and every single video should play just fine 👍