turn it off and on again

[Tsutarja]

*sigh*

I think my laptop's hdd may be failing. Ever since I upgraded it to Windows 10, it's been crawling slowly. If it is indeed failing, then I'm going to most definitely invest in an SSD.

 

[Legendary Silke]

*sigh*

I think my laptop's hdd may be failing. Ever since I upgraded it to Windows 10, it's been crawling slowly. If it is indeed failing, then I'm going to most definitely invest in an SSD.

Check if you're able to get any useful information out of the HDD's state with a monitoring tool. (May I suggest Speccy or CrystalDiskInfo, if you're unable to use your HDD manufacturer's own diagnostic tool?)

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

Speaking of old hard drives, I just got 1 2.5" PATA HDD and 1 2.5" SATA HDD out of two laptops my aunt just scrapped. And 3GiB of DDR3 SODIMM, plus 1GiB of DDR SODIMM RAM... huh. Wonder if I'll ever use those. They're good to have just in case. :3

I've decided that I'm going to try to buy all of the parts for Henen-nesw before Christmas, and do the assembly of the PC during the celebrations after gifts. :3
It'll seem like I'm having a big Christmas when really most of those expensive items I'll have gotten myself. Maybe it'll make it feel more fulfilling :P

 

[Legendary Silke]

Speaking of old hard drives, I just got 1 2.5" PATA HDD and 1 2.5" SATA HDD out of two laptops my aunt just scrapped. And 3GiB of DDR3 SODIMM, plus 1GiB of DDR SODIMM RAM... huh. Wonder if I'll ever use those. They're good to have just in case. :3

I've decided that I'm going to try to buy all of the parts for Henen-nesw before Christmas, and do the assembly of the PC during the celebrations after gifts. :3
It'll seem like I'm having a big Christmas when really most of those expensive items I'll have gotten myself. Maybe it'll make it feel more fulfilling :P

Seems like everyone's going to get a competent computer! And all that storage. :D

Also, just saying, but JEDEC (you know, RAM standards?) uses binary GBs. I treat the *iB units as a storage and Wikipedia things, as per xkcd. :P

Now to wait for a good time to purchase my parts. The part list has been updated again, seeing as the i5-4590 is, like, slightly less than $3 more. Heh. Or a Corsair RM550, for the warranty, full modularity, semi-passive mode, and, well, Haswell compatibility. And I'm pretty much left with Cooler Master if I didn't pick a Corsair, too.

People on the Internet seem to have an...enthusiastic attachment to Seasonic and EVGA right now, and I don't get it. They are also parroting that all the Corsairs are junk, too, and...I also don't get it, if proper PSU review sites are of any indication. Even the worst of the Corsairs are still not exploding junk - they should be able to operate in spec on the whole range and not take out anything since they have the proper protections.

The Cooler Master Hyper TX3 looks nice enough given my case, since I can't fit a 212 EVO in there. The stock cooler is mostly enough for stock speeds of a non-overclockable CPU, but why not just drop in a little bit of extra cash for much better cooling? :)

(This does sound weird, but I'd rather avoid double-posting...)

 

[Megan]

I'm nervous right now, because I decided to disassemble and clean my laptop, which also happens to be the first time, I've ever done that. Right now it's still running, except for my touchpad, which probably isn't connected properly, but since I'm not reliant on it, anyway, I'll probably hold on for a while before I fix that.

Also, I've still one screw left, which I don't feel comfortable about. <_<

 

[Legendary Silke]

I'm nervous right now, because I decided to disassemble and clean my laptop, which also happens to be the first time, I've ever done that. Right now it's still running, except for my touchpad, which probably isn't connected properly, but since I'm not reliant on it, anyway, I'll probably hold on for a while before I fix that.

Also, I've still one screw left, which I don't feel comfortable about. <_<

Were you following a disassembly guide? Try following its steps again.

 

[Tsutarja]

I'm always careful whenever I disassemble electronics, and I make sure to follow directions carefully. Sometimes, having a video guide is best in these situations just to make sure as well. :)

And on an unrelated note, happy two years of DCC here at C&T! Woo! :P

 

[Legendary Silke]

Wait, what? So fast!

I don't remember it being here for that long. Right?

 

[Tsutarja]

Wait, what? So fast!

I don't remember it being here for that long. Right?

Dates don't lie! :P

I was once following a disassembly of my laptop so I could open it enough to get the dust out. Except when one part didn't want to come out nicely and it almost broke the hinge, so I just stopped there, fixed it, and just used air at that point and closed it. I didn't want to continue disassembling it in case I damaged it irreversibly.

Wow, I've never had that happen to me before! And if it were to happen, then yeah I'd stop altogether because it does seem dangerous.

Now please tell me there isn't anyone here that disassembles their electronics under warranty. :|

 

[Leviathan]

Nosir, I only go under the hood after the warranty has elapsed and it's a problem that needs major addressing. Still haven't worked up the nerve to take apart a computer proper, yet. :( Did have some succession disassembling VCRs and a PS3 console once, and that was quite fun to do. :)

 

[Legendary Silke]

Installing Windows 10 for the third time now. Hmm...funnily enough, with every reinstall, it gets better.

Sometimes I'm still torn between a desktop and a Surface 3.

 

[Tsutarja]

So yesterday I switched to using a wireless mouse, and unlike my older one from 2009 (which I still have, btw) it turns off automatically after a set amount of time, without me having to switch it off. :)

 

[Legendary Silke]

So yesterday I switched to using a wireless mouse, and unlike my older one from 2009 (which I still have, btw) it turns off automatically after a set amount of time, without me having to switch it off. :)

I prefer the kind of wireless keyboard and mice where you never turn them off because you don't have to. Wireless input devices whose standby battery life are measured in months, if not years, exist now. You'll have to deal with a USB dongle, though. Bluetooth doesn't go that low.

 

[Tsutarja]

WiFi authorization pages are such a pain to deal with if you have to reauthorize every time after a device wake-up. :|

 

[Legendary Silke]

WiFi authorization pages are such a pain to deal with if you have to reauthorize every time after a device wake-up. :|

I hate captive networks and wish everyone would just use enterprise-style WPA2 authentication.

Though, I suspect it's untenable in some situations.

 

[Legendary Silke]

Windows 10 seems to have a telemetry bug that causes it to be chattier than usual even when all options are set to minimal. I've updated my last post on the Windows 10 thread here with the link and thoughts.

It does ask the question of why did it take two weeks for someone to dig it up, and why does it happen in the first place. No actual personal identification information or files are being sent, but this is bad form. I'm suspecting settings either aren't being respected properly, or it's an Insider Preview feature that didn't get properly excised. Thoughts?

For now, I remain cautiously optimistic. The sky isn't falling yet, :)

 

[Alexander Nicholi]

So I compiled Linux a couple times, for the first time. It was a lot of fun getting to go through all of those optimization and support options :D

Speaking of compiling things, I've written a rather large (nearly 1K-line) command-line interface for Lapis, in two days time.

It features totally modular argument parsing with Linux users benefiting from stackable single-letter args plus double-dashed verbose args, and proper error output through an ErrorHandler class I have going for the whole program (and it doesn't quit on the first error). The next thing I need to do is build a bridge between that CLI and the assembler :P

 

[Legendary Silke]

Sometimes I wish I was highly competent in anything Unix. :)

 

[Tsutarja]

So I was working with KiwiIRC this morning (y'know, the same providers of the web chat here on PC? :P) to set up a widget on my IRC network. Wow I must say they are quite easy to work with, and I've already got my server verified through them as well.

Oh, and said wifi network from last night doesn't allow connectivity through IRC clients either. :|

 

[Legendary Silke]

The best Internet connection when you're out and about tends to be the one tied to your phone. Too bad it's usually metered.