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(Mac) Error Code 43 and missing videos, please help!

Long story short, I have an external HD hooked up to my older Mac Pro Duo Core Intel from around 2007. I put a LOT of important video clips on this external HD for edit. All was well, until the...

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99% Memory usage.

My memory randomly started spiking to 99% View attachment 7114 I also noticed that my Task Manager will not stop rising in memory usage (currently over 100MB) Edit: over 120MB As I turn my computer on,...

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Disk full after upgrading to Win10

I think the old Win8 is still on the HP Stream x360 hard drive, but I’m not sure how to get rid of it. I found a folder that says “Old Windows” and appears to have a lot of personal files and programs...

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RAM Brand x RAM Specifications (2 slots what is right?)

DDR4 2133 MHz SDRAM This is my RAM right now I got 2x 4GB DDR4 SDRAM now I want to upgrade to 16 GB i only got 2 slots so technically i got to sell my 2 4gb rams and buy a 2 8gb now my question is does...

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Is this posssible

Curruntly I am using a notebook HP Pavilion dv6. 1 year ago My original 750B hard drive ''broke'' as a person that fixed my notebook said. And I bought a new one for 350B or so. Today I wanted to...

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AMD SSD's...?

Looks like AMD is moving into the SSD market with the launch of the R3 series. Probably just a rebrand. Cheap as hell. http://www.overclock3d.net/articles/storage/amd_releases_r3_series_of_ssds/1...

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can't delete hard disk

Hello I can't delete hard disk I have tried two options with no success Option 1: using the Windows interface: I did: Computer Management (Local) > Storage > Disk Management, Right-click the...

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Why is my computer running so slow?

I just bought a brand new computer from Best Buy. Here is the performance from Task Manager. Can this brand new computer really not do what I need it to do? Do I need some sort of super computer to run...

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Do hard disks use on-the-fly error checking?

It seems to me, with all the gazzilions of bits being read and written, that errors should creep in now and then. So, I was wondering if hard disks (or SSDs' for that matter) use any kind of on-the-fly...

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Upgrading DRAM in one Computer and re-using the old DRAM

I have two laptops. One has 2 x 4GB 1600, 1RX8, 4G, DDR3L, S. It can take 2 x 8GB DDR3L SoDIMMs, therefore I plan to upgrade this one the 2 x 8GB. My plan is then to use the 2 x 4 GB 1600 DDR3L and put...

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Changes to OS for SSD

Okay, I'm working in my first build. I want to install an SSD. I've read in a book on PC builds that changes need to be made to the operating system's default settings in order to get and maintain the...

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HP Wind10 does not see new Seagate HDD 4 TB from the NextStar Box

Computer HP with Windows 10 does not see the new Seagate Desktop HDD 4 TB connected from the NextStar box via USB 3.0. At the same time Computer HP sees the old HD Seagate Desktop HDD 1 TB with same...

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RAM Compatibility Question

Hi all! I was recently given an old computer and I am trying to improve the RAM of it. Motherboard: Asus P5GC-MX Current RAM (1 stick): Rendition rm12864aa5667.16fd 1GB DDR2 PC2-5300 NONECC DIMM The...

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List of hard drive diagnostic utilities to test your drive.

I've been meaning to make this list for quite some time. Some have windows and dos versions and others only have dos versions. I always recommend to use the dos version so the drive isn't being...

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Programs on SSD?

Hi. I just want to ask if the OS (Operating Ssytem) or system installed on SSD loads faster. Does this mean any programs loads faster on SSD? I'm an editor I have adobe products such as After Effects...

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Folder suddenly missing

I have a folder I keep all my important information in and suddenly the folder is gone. It does not show up in the documents folder anymore. It was a hidden folder. I don't know where it went,...

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Hard Drive Question Please Help

I want a new hard drive, but I'm wondering if it's this easy to install. Can I just remove my existing hard drive and put in the new one and turn on my computer? What will happen? I'm running my...

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More ram

Hi , i need to get 2x4 ram any suggestion for a good 2x4 one ? System spec I core 3 3320 3.3 GHZ graphic geforce 740

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Amd only ddr2 ?

Hi I have been looking on eBay for some ddr2 to upgrade my old computer but I keep seeing listing saying "for amd only" my question is will they work in a Intel motherboard as I've never heard of amd...

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Should I switch to ssd?

Hello everyone, I am pretty new in this forum. I own a Dell xps 730 And I want to upgrade to a SSD from my old HDD, but since my motherboard does not have sata 3 how would I do that? Is it worth...

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