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I keep my laptop's old hard drive in a 2.5" USB enclosure since I upgraded to an SSD. Last night I dropped the enclosure, drive and all, a distance of about 3 feet. This morning I plug it in and it refuses to spin up. What can I try to retrieve the data and move it to a new drive?
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It makes noises, I'll see if I can boot up from it and back it up to another USB drive. EDIT: It's a WD Scorpio Blue and it makes this sound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yxsjVfFW3tg TITTIEKISSER69 fucked around with this message at 02:21 on Nov 30, 2016 |
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Nov 30, 2016 02:13
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Wilford Cutlery posted:It makes noises, I'll see if I can boot up from it and back it up to another USB drive. I assume I need to contact a data recovery shop, then? Who is the go-to choice, DriveSavers?
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Nov 30, 2016 18:35
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apropos man posted:Does anyone else place the CPU into the socket and then give it a little 1mm lateral wiggle to make sure it's seated before closing the clasp? I twist the heatsink a little once it is clamped on, to spread the thermal paste a bit more.
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Jan 18, 2017 18:23
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An original/genuine OEM battery is going to be a few years old by now, so besides being expensive it won't last long enough to justify the cost. I ended up spending $20 on an aftermarket battery for my SL510 that lasts about 3ish hours. Not great, but for twenty bucks it tides me over.
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Feb 23, 2017 13:02
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Bipolar Transistor posted:Does anyone know of a good 802.11ac class router that works with LEDE? I don't want DD-WRT, and Tomato isn't quite what I'm looking for either. This pretty much means I'm stuck with Atheros. I can't find a drat thing. If you haven't already posted in it... Alereon posted:Home networking thread is here. Try there.
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Mar 7, 2017 18:36
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How can I get a triple monitor setup working? Trying with a spare HD 5450 in a Dell Optiplex 3010, running Windows 10. I can get the monitors on the DVI and HDMI to work, but the 3rd one on VGA gets no love. What do I need to achieve 3 monitors?
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Mar 20, 2017 22:50
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It doesn't have DP, so I take it we'll have to get a card with it and active DP adapter(s)?
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Mar 21, 2017 04:16
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There is onboard video, but when I tried using it I get "System Halted!" message on startup, telling me I have an add-in video card but the monitor is plugged into the onboard video 
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Mar 21, 2017 05:37
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What should I use to test a Lite-On SSD? Dealing with a Dell Latitude e7470 and this is the standard drive in it. It's been blue-screening, I reset Windows 10 and it still happened, I then reimaged it and it still happened. Dell's full diagnostics: no errors. Ran it 4 times now Windows Memory Diagnostics: no errors, ran it twice MemTest86: Currently on its second pass. No errors I also ran CrystalDiskInfo, but everything had a green light. I'll run it again and post the data or a screengrab. I'd love suggestions! Chasing out a ghost in a machine. Edit: This morning's BSOD error code was CRITICAL_PROCESS_DIED TITTIEKISSER69 fucked around with this message at 22:54 on Oct 13, 2017 |
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Oct 13, 2017 22:52
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I have never heard of a VCR that does that.
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Nov 5, 2017 17:29
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Argue posted:My mom called me to ask if her company (medium size, not IT related) should purchase one of these security appliances sold by this company, WatchGuard (https://www.watchguard.com). My infosec knowledge is weak and I've never heard of them. Is this a worthwhile investment? You might try asking in one of the IT threads like this one: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3845247
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Jan 23, 2018 17:53
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Judging from your avatar and title, you've got multiple issues with your fandom.
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Feb 6, 2018 06:43
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Hipster_Doofus posted:I'm going to be shopping for a used laptop soon. Does anyone besides Dell do the "genuine" bullshit with batteries and power supplies? What do you mean exactly? Also, you might want to ask in the Laptop Megathread
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Mar 3, 2018 01:55
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In your photo it does look like a VGA cable, but what it plugs into on the Logitech page you linked has only two rows of pins instead of three. If the port on your speaker does have three rows then it's inexpensive to try a simple VGA extension cable. You can get them for under $10 on Amazon.
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Mar 9, 2018 07:08
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You might try asking in the laptop megathread: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3552651&pagenumber=695&perpage=40 Be sure to specify the make and model of your laptop
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Jun 1, 2018 04:29
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Arivia posted:Does your laptop even have a socketed CPU you can replace, or is it soldered to the motherboard? "From reading the instructions, even though it claims it's an embedded processor, it can be swapped out for another with the same socket."
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Jun 1, 2018 04:42
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It depends on the laptop. A good start is to look up the CPU it currently has and see if it's a replaceable model.
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Jun 3, 2018 14:20
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You'll need to remove the hard drive and connect it to another computer. You can use a USB to SATA adapter cable, or put it in a 3.5" enclosure that connects via USB.
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Jul 9, 2018 17:38
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What form factor of motherboard is this? ITX, mini-ITX, or something else? Or is it a proprietary design?
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Jul 12, 2018 16:59
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Yes, it was my mother's old HP AIO. I was hoping I could put a non-anemic motherboard in it. That one has a grand total of 1 CPU upgrade possible, an increase of 50 Mhz.
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Jul 12, 2018 17:44
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It's an HP 100B AIO. I have an SSD I can swap in, and my old laptop RAM might work, but it's rather moot as she has a much nicer Dell 9020 AIO now. Anyway the CPU is a netbook class AMD E-350, so I'm not going to put my spare parts into a 7 year old machine with no further upgrade path. If I could put in a conventional motherboard (requiring case mods, fine) then I'd consider it.
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Jul 12, 2018 18:09
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Replace the cable? See if your BIOS switched out of UEFI or Legacy mode, or ATA/AHCI/RAID.
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Aug 3, 2018 02:17
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I agree with both suggestions.
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Aug 13, 2018 05:08
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Partial Octopus posted:So I have an aio with 2x fans. When both are plugged in it makes a modulating noise. Sounds like Can the fans be connected without the splitter?
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Sep 20, 2018 00:56
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Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you have to find a cloning program that will do a sector-by-sector copy. However, depending on the extent of the damage this may not get you all your data recovered.
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Dec 5, 2018 00:45
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Stop pushing us away, we're here to help you
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Dec 9, 2018 18:37
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They're universal!!! You can use them for ANYTHING!!! that fits
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Feb 28, 2019 23:46
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Bring back FireWire
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Mar 3, 2019 17:06
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That's actually kind of cool, and there are also DDR3 and DDR4 versions there
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Mar 5, 2019 07:02
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You might want to give powerline adapters a try.
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Mar 27, 2019 00:09
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Call Asus support and get the model number for that AC adapter, then search it on Amazon and eBay. Or see if they'll send or sell you one.
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Jun 12, 2019 15:05
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Statutory Ape posted:like two years ago i bought a ground loop isolator (i think its called, to reduce the interference on audio signal) Thanks, I'll close the ticket now.
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Jun 28, 2019 17:39
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There's an audio questions megathread and a home audio thread in Inspect your Gadgets
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Jul 1, 2019 23:48
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His usage case sounds perfect for a Chromebook. I'm a Windows babby and I love mine. If there's some Windows program that's essential to his use then sure, go for a Windows laptop.
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Sep 11, 2019 17:48
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You can probably still get Windows 10 for free, or very cheap. Use your existing Windows 7 product key: https://www.cnet.com/how-to/upgrade-to-windows-10-free-heres-how/
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Dec 8, 2019 19:07
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Employee at Company A stole a formula for electrolyte and took it with him when he went to work for Company B. Unfortunately the formula was incomplete and resulted in thousands, maybe millions of boards with bad caps.
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Jan 2, 2020 23:01
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Hipster_Doofus posted:Holy poo poo is that really what happened? I've never heard that before. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague#Industrial_espionage
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LRADIKAL posted:Looking for a cheap, compact atx case for a hand me down collection of components. Currently only need room for a 750ti, 2.5" ssd, normal sized PSU and a stock cooler. Thanks! Have you tried the PC Building and Parts Picking Megathread?
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Either get a small flathead screwdriver under the head as you unscrew it, or drill the head off and remove the rest with tweezers.
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