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Why is 2 GB USB so expensive?

I am trying to buy a handful of the 1 to 2 GB USB, new or used, to use as boot media for recovery. But they go for over $2 a piece. Consider that a 32GB, USB 3.0 is under $10, that makes the low...

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Jerky playback on video (Vimeo)

I noticed that most of the video I watch in Vimeo have that jerky motion (like the streaming jump forward for a split second and goes back to the original streaming). Initially, I blamed it on the...

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will this enclosure work with the drive?

Just checking I have a regular sata cable and power will these work with it? https://www.amazon.com/gp/registry/wishlist/1XHQ8772JIU44/

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Drives disappear from BIOS - Both Drives try to be in the same spot

I’m having problems, not sure if this is the right thread, but it does concern hard drives Prologue I have two new sandisks I was going to use them instead of duel booting I unplugged the HDD(Ubuntu)...

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Motherboard AsRock FM2A68M-DG3+ and Ram memory support

Hello everyone! I bought an AsRock FM2A68M-DG3+ and i want to buy some RAM memory.I have checked Memory Support List and what i want is not included in that list.Can any DDR3 2gb 1600 mhz non ecc suit...

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Need enclosure for single 8TB Seagate HD

Hi.. So, I got this Seagate Archive 8TB to serve me as a backup HD. I know that this kind of capacity is not supported by every SATA enclosure. Plus, this HD is 'different' from the rest, which puts it...

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Can't Get Rid Of This Problem

I wasn't really going to bother posting this issue but I have tried 3 solutions and it still seems to happen. About an hour after tuning my computer on I get this warning message saying my computer is...

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Information Degradation - is it possible to preserve information?

Now that some of the files on my USB have been corrupted, I was thinking about information degradation and I came to realize that all of my favorite songs and movies would eventually fade away. No...

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Cached ram memory

I've only seen this since playing battlefield 1. My cached ram Data keep going up and it isn't clearing I just upgraded to 16gb ram and currently I have 10gb in cached. Is there a reason it isn't...

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SD Card Memory downgrade?

So I would guess some of you know what Project M is (smash bros) for the Wii I was wondering, is it possible to downgrade a SD card to be 2 GB if it is, say, 8 GB? Because the Wii only recognizes 2 GB...

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Can't delete folders permissions required Rsync & Deltacopy

Hi everyone bit of a problem hoping someone knows what to do will try explain as best I can I own a NAS I recently ran a backup from this nas using the Rsync protocol, I used DeltaCopy for Windows to...

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solved - Drives disappear from BIOS - Both Drives try to be in the same spot

I’m having problems, not sure if this is the right thread, but it does concern hard drives Prologue I have two new sandisks I was going to use them instead of duel booting I unplugged the HDD(Ubuntu)...

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Post your CrystalDiskMark results

Now that more people here are getting high performance SSDs and HDD's we should see how well they perform. Post your CrystalDiskMark results with a description of the drive(s) with your username....

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External HDD Going Bad?

I've had a Western Digital My Passport for 2-3 years now and am suspecting that it's going out. I primarily have used it as a backup means when doing Windows reinstalls and more recently just kept it...

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Can't Boot my PC anymore?? Help please

I turned my computer off to give it a break, and about 7 hours later I turn it on and it says "Reboot and select proper Boot Device" I did some research and people said to go into BIOS because the...

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Motherboard/Memory Question

Is this memory compatible? The issue I have is that it shows an Asterisks next to the various speeds and memory formats...why is this? Only one shows OC next to it, I'm just confused about this. I...

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Samsung 960 PRO

I need it and want it!! One year after the monster 950 Pro, here is the new NVME beast! http://www.samsung.com/semiconductor/minisite/ssd/product/consumer/960pro.html...

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Difference between modern SSD's, older spinning HDD's and flash memory

Hey folks, I was just wondering if someone could tell me the main difference between SSD's and spinning harddrives in older computers? Or are they the same thing? As for flash memory, is that something...

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newb/novice Ram memory question

I have a Lenovo thinkcenter M series all-in-one computer that needs more Ram. It has 4 gigs and it seems to max out on certain websites causing poor performance. My question is How do you determine...

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please help me recover damaged hard drive

Hello, I have an external drive that's been damaged. When I plug it into my computer, it recognizes it as "My Passport 259F". But it won't mount it. I can't really do anything with it except see that...

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