Should thumb and HDD be ejected before removal?
I have always just pulled them out of the USB port. Someone told me I should eject them first. Does it make a difference? Thanks
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i have a wd 1tb blue heard drive installed in my computer and have been thinking of getting an ssd. I dont want to upgrade i want both a hard drive and an ssd on my pc. Since i am not familiar with...
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How is the quality and reliability of the G.Skill ram overall? Or do you get what you pay for? We have 3 computers at work with G.Skill ram and they haven’t missed a beat for about 5 years but some...
View ArticleAnyone want to help a noob pick ram for my dell?
Want to upgrade my ram I have 2 slots that take ddr3 computer model number is................ Dell Inspiron 3847 I apologize for this stupid question but I just want to make sure I pick the right brand...
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Hi can you help me please ? My laptop crashed while installing free software. I had to reinstall windows 8.1. It also took out my Seagate expansion portable drive. I can see it in the device manager...
View ArticleI idiotically tried to remove the heatsink from a RAM sick and pulled out two...
it's my only stick and I don't want to buy a new one if it still work, i'm afraid to put it in the computer.
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View ArticleDefragmenting over night did nothing
I let defragmenter defrag my data partition over night and when I woke up it was on pass 5 and 25% done. I stopped it and the partition was still 81% fragmented. I don't recall the exact % of...
View ArticleASUS VIVOBOOK RAM UPGRADE
Hello guys, I have an ASUS Vivobook X420UA-EB112T model with the below characteristics: I3-7020U 4GB RAM 256 SSD M2 And i wanted to ask you if could upgrade the RAM storage because i was searching on...
View ArticleHelp with Macrium cloning
Hi everybody , My 1 1/2 years old Dell 5675 is showing me "drive errors" on C 250GB ssd ,and the repair drive error says it cannot repair after trying a few times , the computer still works , with...
View ArticleGetting beep codes with known good memory
Hi all, I have a Dell Studio 8100 with the DH57MO1 mother board. I went to upgrade the memory from 4GB (2 Sticks) to 8GB (2 Sticks), but when I installed the new memory, I got 2 short beep codes. These...
View Articlenervious about getting a ssd on a new pc. always had standard hd
I am building a new computer. My 10 yr old current pc 2 Seagate standard hd. All steam-origin-uplay games on 2nd hard drive, most programs on 2nd hard drive and backup and photos and music. Windows 7...
View ArticleDo you know of a program that can restore partitions?
A few days ago, I messed up my computer by deleting 2 partitions. I need a program that searches deep in the hard drive to restore deleted partitions. Thanks.
View ArticleI'm not sure what's going on...
Hi! I'll try to be brief: I've been having some issues with my main Win10 PC. Strange behaviors such as constant BSOD's when copying files. I couldn't click on the Cortana search in the taskbar. MBAM...
View ArticleLenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon 3rd Gen (20BT) NVME error 2103
I put Adata SX6000 Lite into my 3rd Gen Carbon and got 2103 Error. Some Lenovo Forum folks share strange method of making it work, but I would rather buy another compatible SSD. Which one could you...
View ArticleAnyone know why my M.2 isnt working?
Hello all, I recently purchased a 500gb Samsung 970 Evo Plus for my build and spent 3 hours installing it with no avail. At first i thought i might not be putting it in all the way, but i tried several...
View ArticleAn SSD Purchase Guide!
Updated 7/28/2019 It's never been a better time to purchase an SSD! Whether you're new to the SSD game, looking to upgrade or replacing your older SSD, this guide will be a tool to assist you, as a...
View ArticleAnyone know what is ram on this board??
Hi everybody, please help me to find the ram card on this board.
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Gigabyte A320m motherboard My question is this I’m looking to upgrade from a hard drive to a solid state drive and wanted peoples opinion on the best ssd that is compatible with this board I’m looking...
View ArticleHow can i combine these 2 unallocated partitions?
#1 Hello all, I recently purchased a 2tb WD Blue Hard Drive and when i opened my file explorer, i saw that it was only around 1tb. I went to look at the partitions and i saw that the other tb was...
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