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This thread was created to prevent anons from spamming new threads, for technology questions they have.
If you are that person, post your simple/small/stupid questions here.
Don't bump. This is a slow board, and will continue to be. Wait for an answer or google it.
If you see other anons posting questions outside this thread, ignore or redirect them here.
Use>>>/g/sqtas a link to find the sqt thread.
What is a port? Where is it located physically (in the router or the computer)? If I open a port can someone access all of my files if I'm connected to the internet? If not how do I make my computer accessible in that way?
Why is 64bit = x64 but 32bit = x86?
I want to get a dual monitor setup, one for full screen stuff like gaming and one for desktop stuff like 4chan, porn, youtube.
I currently have a 144hz monitor which i would use for gaming.
Would there be any problems if i bought a 60hz screen for desktop stuff?
Also, how does the focussing work? Can i just press alt tab to switch to the other screen? And can i make it so that i cant go off my gaming screen with my mouse while im ingame? I do like to be able to drag things from one monitor to another but not when im ingame ofcourse.
>>54561600
Because AMD.
I'm currently planing to build my first gaming-able PC within the next month. Main OS will be linux based, so Windows will probably be running in a VM (dual boot if I run into Problems with VGA Passthrough).
Pic related are the components I'm currently thinking about. Which combination would you recommend? Anything I did miss?
>>54561579
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Port_%28computer_networking%29
>>54561746
Logicalincrements.com
What you will select will all be based on your budget.
>>54561650
>Would there be any problems if i bought a 60hz screen for desktop stuff?
Nope.
>Can i just press alt tab to switch to the other screen?
When reach the edge of one screen you will enter the next one. Except for maximizing windows and using fullscreen the displays will function as one large display.
>And can i make it so that i cant go off my gaming screen with my mouse while im ingame?
Yes, that is default for all games.
>>54561600
Before Pentium, Intel processor chips were 8086, 80286, 80386, 80486. They changed to words for copyright reasons.
I use youtube-dl via cli in my computer, but my friend's computer uses DownloadThemAll.
What can I put instead of *name* so it uses the Description in the filename when downloading?
Pic related.
>>54561600
Technically, x64 is actually x86-64 because it's an extension, it's just written the other way as shorthand to save having to type three extra characters each time. Also this >>54561851
Let's say i got the domain über.de with a wordpress install. Everytime i wanna login through über.de/wp-admin, firefox changes url to über.dewp-admin (slash falls away). If i reload über.de/wp-admin it works. Why? Any suggestions (also what to search on google? no clue...)
>>54561851
>copyright
I think maybe I mean trademark.
>>54561812
I based my list on the one from logicalincrements and just wanted /g/s opinion on my selection.
Thanks anyway, sempai.
This is getting annoying as all shit, the drive is a bit old.
I used Glary Util to run a disk check and it dismounted the HDD, however when I restarted (after the disk check) I still can't use it
>>54561850
Wait i dont quite get it. So if i maximize something it will display over both monitors or just fullscreen on one monitor? And if the latter, does that mean you cant go to the other screen with your mouse even if its youtube maximized?
How do I change the archive selection in 4chan?
man I dont get what am I doing wrong..... complete beginner here btw
I thought this cant be simpler, and yet clearly I didnt figure something out
I have to start taking Physics now. I took it in high school but remember nothing.
should I take this 090 Fundamentals course before 100? I know my algebra and will work but I don't want to be completely lost...
>>54561991
Maximizing and fullscreen will only be on one monitor. Fullscreen Youtube will not lock your mouse.
Multi monitor setups work flawlessly. The answer to all of your question is that it does exactly what you want it to do.
>>54562206
Alright I'll just take your word for it. This is really confusing when you've never seen it. Thanks.
>>54561785
I'm asking here because I don't understand the Wikipedia page.
>>54562195
remove the semicolon after the else statement
>>54561972
Forgot to say, how do I remount the drive?
And is there any software I can use to check for bad sectors reliably?
Which ad blockers do you guys use for your web browsers? YouTube ads finally got past Adblock Plus.
what do these errors mean?
Is the Logitech MX Master a good mouse or should I go for a Zowie?
>>54562276
>YouTube ads finally got past Adblock Plus
no, adblock plus sold out
ublock origin is the best, it lets you block componentswith a right click, even if its not an ad. also you can get an anti anti adblocker with ublock origin
Hey, I've got an HP monitor 2009m.
I want to stand this in a portrait configuration, but
I don't feel like shelling out a shitload of money to get some special stand for it.
Any advice?
Buy the 970 NOW or wait for the 1080 and 1070.
Mainly to play Overwatch at Ultra setting.
>>54562257
holy shit, that did it
can you explain this a little bit to me? how did this fix everything??? what happens when my else has the ; that causes it to not work?
thank you btw
>>54562203
I am studying (theoretical and experimental) physics, and I dont know about the courses over there, but young and freedman are really good for explaining theories, while irodov book of problems is the best for practice, I am pretty sure if you practice these you would be able to take any physics course at any university anywhere in the world
>>54562344
>what happens when my else has a ; that caused it to not work?
Compiler flips out because; does not go there
>>54562239
a port is an identifier to a virtual interface. it is, thus, nothing physical. anytime you connect to the internet, you "open a port". what you're probably talking about when you say "opening a port" is probably referring to a router or os preference, where it means "allow others to connect to this device using the identifier", which is normally turned off on end-user devices for most ports. and, in answer to your question, if you open a port in your router, that makes it possible for outsiders to route through it. still, your device has to be accessible for an attacker to gain access to anything (other than your router, which may or may not be of interest). if you "open a port" on your device, then yes, attackers can use that port to talk to your operating system. "being able to read all your files" is an ability which depends on a number of factors, an open (meaning accessible) port being only one of them, and not a major one seeing how there are a bunch of standard ports open anyway.
>>54561899
Whut, not even
>using wordpress
>using firefox
c'mon /g/ u can do better, u fags
>>54561532
Did he died?
>>54562344
Looks like I should spend some time this summer on physics then...
anything with a semicolon is a command. think of an if/else control structure not as a command but rather which commands to run.
In html can I stylize a txt file I embedded as an object or iframe? Nothing I try seems to work.
>>54562195
>>54562344
>>54562363
To elaborate: C++ is a compiled language with strict syntaxing. One symbol out of place ANYWHERE in the code make the conpiler flippity dippity dob zoo wop bop bop bop and refuse to make the program, which is why people use IDEs
Do you have to be good with maths to work with programming, in general? Is it possible to get by with being only average? Obviously it would depend on what kind of programming you do, but is (advanced) mathematics an intrinsic component in all programming?
>>54562344
I'm not the same dude, but a simple way to describe it is that if(x<0) or something
Is not making anything happen.
It's a conditional.
'else'
is the same way.
A semicolon is supposed to go after statements that actually made something happen like
x=9;
a conditional like
if(your rule)
{
things to happen
}
is not like a simple statement like
x=y-9; or something
stuff like this will become very obvious the more you do it.
In the future, try looking at parts of your code you're rusty with
and comparing it to other code to see how they do it.
Try rewriting statements slowly from scratch. It's easy to overlook
something like that when you're not very experienced.
Also, if you used a compiler, an error would pop up for that very quickly,
so learn how to read those errors.
Otherwise, good luck.
>>54561579
it lets people in in the same way that building a door to your house lets people in. For example, if you open the port, and then host a website that sends and receives data through that port, all that people can do is access the website, or any other service you hosted. To have people access all your files you'd have to host a server with all your files and no authentication. If you just want to do something like opening a game server, go to your router settings (look up your router model first) in your browser and an option for port forwarding should be there
>>54562428
Understanding basic algebra is very helpful.
It does depend what kind of coding you do, but
being able to easily understand complex
mathematical concepts can be necessary.
Thankfully for me at least, when I started programming,
I sucked at algebra, but after working with code a bunch,
math itself was a LOT easier to understand.
The way our brain develops is interesting that way I guess.
It's like my neural pathways got freed a bit so i could
get math better.
So, don't be discouraged if you suck at math pretty much.
Whats the best way the best way to echo a query object-oriented PHP?
Examples of what i have been using:
$rows = $db->query("SELECT * FROM table");
foreach ($rows as $row){
echo $row['name'] . '<br>';
}
if ($result = $db->query("SELECT * FROM table")) {
while ($obj = $result->fetch_object()) {
echo $obj->name . "<br>";
}
}
the other day my hulu and netflix stopped going into full screen mode when i click it. ive never had this problem before pls help
>>54562344
semicolae end statements. in c/c++, a statement is anything that does something, i.e. a declaration (int i = 0;) or a function call (sqrt(a);) or anything of the sort.
there is another way to end a statement, which is a block ({ // do shit}). other languages require you to put a semicolon after a block as well (javascript being a popular example, although "require" really is too hard of a statement when talking about semicolae in js anyway), but in c/c++ this is (sanely) not required because there really isn't anything, grammatically, that could follow a block.
now you might be asking "but how does c/c++ know i'm using an else if the statement ends after the if?" and you would be right in a way. however, the full statement as defined by the language is actually "if (...) {...} elseif (...) {...} else {...}". omitting the elseif and the else is just "syntactical sugar", meaning the compiler handles it gracefully although it's technically grammatically wrong. as this behaviour is also defined by the standard, you can assume it to be present in all conformant compilers.
as a sidenote, not all languages make this assumption. some functional languages (e.g. haskell) require you to specify the entire "if ... then ... else" block no matter what you're trying to do.
>>54562363
>>54562425
this is shit advice akin to "a question mark doesn't go here because my english teacher will give me a worse mark if i put one". you're not treating the problem, you're focusing on the outcome. the fact of the matter is that the semicolon doesn't go there because it's semantically wrong according to the grammatic structure of the language.
as for IDEs, there's two types of people using them: those without an understanding of how programming languages work (probably your category) and those who are simply sloppy and forget stuff like semicolae and want help counting braces and shit (people who know what the fuck they're doing).
man, this was a long way of saying stfu and gtfo.
>>54562414
Well, when you grab Irodov, dont just go ahead and do everything, its a fat book full of everything, look up what your course requires.
For example, first semester could only be....
Rigid bodies, Newtonian stuff, kinematics, certain types of movement and so on.
Second semester might be stuff like aerodynamics, thermodynamics, viscosity, ideal gasses (PV=nRT ones) and so on.
So dont go ahead and solve entire Irodov. Just focus on the chapters that you need. Physics is INSANELY huge, and there is a big chance you dont need all of it.
>>54562447
better explanation, but still technically wrong. a block ({...}) DOES end a statement in c/c++, if then else IS a statement, but one that for convenience reasons includes several blocks and allows omission of statement parts as well as a flexible number of statement clauses.
>>54562625
Yeah, but see if I explained it that way, he wouldn't understand a lick of that.
You're using words like blocks, and clauses when this guy is fucking up else statements.
If i create a bootable USB with the windows installer, can i put stuff on it?
Like programs i will use once the installation is complete?
>>54562666
sure, why not?
what's a good long lasting data storage medium? Recently 2 HDD failed but had my important files backed up to DVDR that was still good but I need to find a longer term solution since DVDs have a rather short life expectancy.
I'm thinking about bluray but I don't have a writer and theyre still around 100 bucks plus expensive discs.
what are my options these days for long term 50 plus years of cold storage?
Isnt it funny thay a 300 dollar phone out performs a 300 dollar laptop in almost all aspects
better display
equal battery
better ram
optimisation
etc
How to find a good Norwegian keyboard? Can't just get key covers because American keyboards have one less key.
>>54562729
>DVDs have a rather short life expectancy
Hello /g/
If i have one laptop with win 7 that has sata ports, can i clone the internal hard drive into an SSD through SATA to get an extra copy of win 7?
Also, would this work if i updated to win 10? Or does the key expire or something
>>54562418
Using Javascript you can access the information in the txt file and do whatever you want with it, for example appending it to a paragraph or a div.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/14446447/javascript-read-local-text-file
The first answer shows how to read the information.
>>54562745
They do except on better CPU and better optimization.
Just get a Thinkpad for $190-210.
>>54562759
look for EU/UK/GER layouts, they seem to have the same keys
Can I drive one set of speakers with two different amps (for reasons) or would one amp just blow out the other one?
>>54562821
(you)
>>54562729
>good long lasting data storage
Steel plates (or even stone tablets). Books (actually printing information onto the paper).
These all passed the test of time, for thousands of years. Storing stuff on anything that uses magnets/electricity did not.
Conclusion: make some sort of computer scanner that can take information from paper scrolls and stone tablets.
What is the best free tower defense game for android? Not just the most fun but in your opinion the one thats maybe coded the best.
I use. /start-tor-browser but nothing appears
what's the deal?
how do I make the tor browser appear?
Is there any reason to have a good dedicated soundcard if I have a DAC?
>>54562810
That's all well and good except now I can't find key covers in Norwegian that aren't for fucking macbooks
>>54562856
>key covers
what? why not just buy a keyboard in any norwegian online shop if you want norwegian keys printed on
>>54562844
Well not at the same time, obviously.
Where can I pirate VSTs? All the pleb torrents sites have trojans and malware in their sylenth1s and shit. I remember it not being like this before.
>firefucks 42: runs fine
>firefucks 43 to present: freezes for up to a full 30 seconds if i scroll too fast
how come
Is it possible to upgrade to windows 10 from 7 with Enterprise LTSb and keep all my installed programs?
I like Enterprise LTSb siince it is not bloated cortana etc but not in mood to do frehs reinstall
>>54561885
I use youtube-dl -t <url>.
To emulate android what should i use memestacks?
>>54562901
any vst you have to pay for or cant torrent is shit
>>54561972
>>54562275
Bump for these, as I still can't use my drive.
Glary Utils can see the folders and shit inside, I just get the ACCESS DENIED garbage
Is it possible to define shortcuts to open a program? For example, ctrl+alt+t to open a cygwin terminal
>>54563137
In windows, I should add
since the only way to know something isnt backdoored is to compile it yourself, how do i go about compiling it? id need to write my own compiler to compile an open source compiler or something like that?
>>54563137
>>54563149
You should be able to do that with AutoHotKey.
>>54563183
It would take you several lifetimes to read the source of everything you're using. With Debian, most packages are cryptographgically signed with real legal names, so it's unlikely malware is snuck in.
So i bought a laptop, installed linux onto it. Haven't really touched it after the install.
What should i do with it?
>>54563122
use a livecd like ubuntu to boot then copy the data before its gone
>>54563137
put a shortcut in your windows start menu, then press windows key, then the letter of the shortcut and enter (not at the same time but one after the other)
>>54561885
try using the Open-with extension, point it to youtube-dl,
add this as the argument
--output "your/video_folder/%(title)s.%(ext)s" --restrict-filenames
>>54563183
best way to avoid back doors is to have a non network connected computer (even a virtual one)
>>54563229
thanks!
So I've got myself a JBOD, and a pair of Mini-SAS to MiniSAS cables. I dont plan to use physical raid on the disks in the JBOD, probably just ZFS, since most things support it now.
Unfortunately, I don't have a PCI to miniSAS card and I can't seem to find one without the physical RAID nonsense. Looking to not spend a ton on this small adapter. ~$100?
Help me shop /g/?
>>54563227
use it?
>>54563229
but the thing is, when youre networking you cant know of backdoors. what if the virtual box is backdoored?
>>54563227
Why did you buy a computer you had no plan to use?
Is there some way to store temp files free space files and similiar stuff directly into ram? win10
Why do people care that their games run at a higher fps than their monitors' refresh rate?Apart from more good=more better?
I always turn vsync on so that my computer wouldn't fly off the table.
>>54563229
>use a livecd like ubuntu to boot then copy the data before its gone
J U S T
U
S
T
FUCK MY SHIT UP FAMILY
Christ I hate losing HDDs, it's literally shit.
I did a health check and it read that it has 0 errors, or am I supposed to check for bad sectors to determine that the drive is kill?
>>54563291
>
video card bragging rights. the type of people whp worry more about their hardware and FPS than they actually do the game they play
>>54563278
I start IT studies in august, and just wanted to get familiar with linux before it begins.
>>54563291
Based on how the game works will either make the game more smooth, or there will be tearing.
>>54563332
>>54563320
Thanks!
I live on 10 acres and have a pool house about 200 feet from the house. How much will it cost to get a router and an adapter to get the internet to the pool house? Best router to put out that signal?
>>54563291
Sometimes FPS can drop significantly when there's lots of explosions and such, so it needs to be able to idle much higher to never drop that low. Games shouldn't be running at thousands of frames per second if they're coded correctly. For rare exceptions such as FTL, there's Nvidia Inspector.
>>54563270
thats a good question, I wouldn't know how to do it on windows or mac, but you could run from within a sandbox
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandbox_(computer_security)
How does one learn to make apps and get money from it?
>>54563309
maybe try this (from http://www.thewindowsclub.com/hard-disk-drive-health )
To check your Hard Disk Health natively, open a command prompt window. First type wmic and hit Enter. Then type diskdrive get status and hit Enter.
If the status of your hard disk is fine, you will see a message OK. If Windows faces problems in retrieving the SMART information, it will probably mean that the hard disk may face issues and this will be reflected in the message that is returned.
>>54563541
I've run it, the disk is fine afaik, she's old but still running good. Earlier I said the disk probably got dismounted, so I guess remounting it is good?
>>54563344
any wireless router should let you connect an external outdoor antenna, and just mount it facing where you want it to go
Can I sell software that I have written, that can import and export .xls/.xlsx files without getting into trouble over licenses?
>>54561532
>Ramirez
There aren't any cactus nigger astronauts.
Do i need overclock-able ram to OC intel/amd processor these days?
the last time i OC my processor the Athlonx2, i need to raise its FSB but it also increase the RAM clockspeed.
>>54563642
alright thanks. Any idea how much this will cost?
>>54563257
Anybody know anything about this card?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=9SIAA4T3T87368&cm_re=pcie_mini-SAS-_-16-118-116-_-Product
>>54563620
description of those values can be found here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S.M.A.R.T.#ATA_S.M.A.R.T._attributes
your drive has been powered on for 28362 hours or 3.2 years so it could be up to 4 years old, and i would say is on its last legs, it may be time to prepare for a data recovery operation with a new drive
So the only provider near me is satellite and I'd like to play games. Sounds bad because it is, but is there any possible way I can reduce some of the latency in between the dish and satellite? I'm using a PS4 wirelessly, should I buy an Ethernet cable going directly into the modem?
How do I clean my laptop screen? It's got a bunch of specks and smudges.
is greenify a meme?
Two questions.
1.What's a good honest priced mp3 player?
2.What's a good video editor?
I want to try Clash of clans on Wangblows
Can anybody Recommend me any?
I'm considering memu
>>54563801
There's nothing you can do to make real time gaming over satellite not shit. It's not just latency. The upload is through phone lines. Find other stuff to do. Is cellular not an option?
>>54563887
Microfiber cloth and demineralized water.
>>54563736
i've made a simple question.
Do i need an overclock-able RAM to OC my processor?
>>54563943
>1.What's a good honest priced mp3 player?
Software or physical mp3 player?
There is no reason to pay for mp3 software. There are a ton of free alternatives.
>2.What's a good video editor?
Premiere Pro if you are serious or eventually want to get serious.
Else Sony Vegas, it's simpler for beginners.
>>54564046
A physical mp3 player, and thanks for the other question
How do I root my phone I don't really know if I can trust some random chink
Can i build my own router by installing pfsense on a board?
>>54564129
Yes, but it will add a few dollars a month to your parents' electric bill if you're running it on a desktop PC. It's not uncommon to run pfsense in a virtual machine.
Good cheap computer speakers (<30€)?
>>54562519
>semicolae
fuck off.
>>54563794
J U S T
I guess I'll run a LiveCD and do what needs to be done.
thanks for the help, +(you)
According to all the googling I've done, it has to do with ownership data or something.
Should I reinstall windows? It has been acting funny since a couple weeks ago.
So I wanna make a thing that says hello world first 10 times, and than says asd infinite times. Trying to get some basic understanding of the most basic c++ commands.
Why doesnt this work?
>>54564227
"computer speakers" are either total shit, or more costly than regular audio equipment.
If you can spend a bit more, any bookshelf speakers + whatever amp/receiver you can get. I'm liking my DTA-1 amp. The Lepai I got for the other room is too noisy so I can't leave it on when not playing.
>>54564313
both of your loops don't do anything when a is exactly 10
>>54564313
The "Hello Word" bit should be done with a for-loop. While-loops should not be used without good reason.
>>54564328
ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh right
>>54564321
What do I need an amp for? I'm not really looking for mind blowing quality here.
Any feedback?
http://pcpartpicker.com/p/qYR9jX
Replace the Ti with a 1080
>>54564398
auditive sensorial enhancing placebo effect
Could someone explain how the answer is B but not A?
>>54562313
i have a mx master
really love it actually.
out of all the mouses i looked at its my favourite, also see it alot in battlestation threads.
get it
hey lads, I'm asking this here instead of going to the relevant sites because I don't trust them but if I want to publish a free android game on google play, will I have to pay for licenses and things like that? How simple is it to do that?
>>54564437
I spent less than that visiting Europe for three weeks.
If you're going to get all that, have a faster hard drive with at least a second terabyte. And I'd make the secondary monitors matte IPS for daytime working. Maybe get just one of them in 1440p for crisper fonts.
>>54564398
The amplifier powers the speakers, because the audio jack isn't putting out several watts. "computer speakers" you've used have a cheap shitty amp inside them.
I have an i5-4460 and I'll use the pc for digital art, general browsing and playing modded Skyrim. Is the stock cooler okay for that? Also, wtf is the pre-applied paste in Intel's coolers? I searched for an hour out of curiosity but found no answers. It might be a while before I can actually put the cooler on, should I be worried about it drying?
I also need a monitor but I only have a small budget of ~£100 for that, and I care about colour accuracy and HDMI.
What to buy?
Any image editor that will let me specify a 16:9 crop?
Pic related might show what I mean a bit better, ideally it'd be one that works similar to the stock Windows one. This just doesn't have an option for 16:9 though for some reason
Hey /g/ents. Is it possible to read someone else's snapchat or whatsapp messages with only the phone number? I think some fucker posted my number somewhere just to fuck with me, and I'm somewhat paranoid.
>>54564035
Stock cooler is fine for stock clock processors under normal environmental conditions.
>>54564624
Intel's coolers are pretty good and always adequate when not overclocking. I assume the thermal pad is made of thermally conductive particles and some kind of grease, with no water, so it shouldn't dry out. Dust and debris can reduce its efficacy.
>>54564704
gwenview has good cropping options.
open image with it, shift+e, press advanced.
>>54564624
With VAT, does 100 pounds have only as much electronics purchasing power as 100 U.S. dollars?
hey so my usb drive all of sudden won't work on anything, when i pop it in my laptop it says i need to format it, when i click properties it says 0bytes used and 0bytes free, and the name changed on the drive. any idea what the fuck happened?
all i use it for is movies
>>54564749
Got a download link? I'm a retard and can't seem to find it here
https://userbase.kde.org/Gwenview
>>54564035
No, but what RAM isn't "overclockable"?
>>54564015
No, and I barely play them but at times I like to just relax on battlefield.
My younger cousins however are over now and brought Minecraft to play with their friends. It runs decently but still laggy.
What kind of stuff needs sine wave ac?
>>54564754
The VAT is 20% and £1 = $1.44 right now, so it might be a little more? £100 = $143.57. I wonder if the US has VAT too?
>>54565130
Depends on the state.
I have my computer and a couple of game consoles hooked up to an hdmi switcher
whenever I go to play a console and come back to the computer, all my windows are re-sized small as fuck, how do I stop this from happening
>>54561532
What's a mechanical keyboard? and why are they praised by /g/?
First time using a multimeter. I need to check the voltage of a computer monitor psu. From what I researched, the black probe should go on the ground cable where the screw is, and the red probe should go on the 24v test while the monitor is plugged in to test DC voltage. Can someone with experience confirm before I try this?
>>54565205
fucking google it
>>54565229
Could say that about half these questions.
>>54565205
plastic and metal bits with metal springs instead of silicone domes
feels nicer and more consistent
So basically i'm apparently fucking retarded. and I apologize if this advanced retardation hurts anyone.
So problem is. I have 1 monitor and i want 2.
my brother has 2 and it works fine, we did the same thing as he did but i apparently can't get 2 monitors to work at the same time. i even looked at the internet.
yes both screens work.
TL;DR help me dual monitor
>>54565457
does your graphics card support more than 1 monitor?
How do I remove an SSD from my case
>>54565457
We need some more information. What are you using to connect the monitor? HDMI, VGA, DVI etc.
Does the monitor show up in Device Manager?
Did something pop up on your main screen when the second monitor was connected?
Have you tried restarting?
Does your GPU support 2 monitors? Try opening the settings menu for your GPU and see if there is something for dual monitors.
Try running Windows Update.
Have $500 for a laptop, wanna play gaems on it, I'd say my benchmark for the latest thing I'd want to play is Bioshock Infinite. Needs to be Windows, any models nice?
>>54565551
>$500 for a laptop
Good luck even getting a used one
>>54565551
Oh shit boi waddap
>>54565551
stick to phone games retard
>>54565565
You can get a decent refurbished enterprise laptop for $200, but it won't be able to run games.
Proper way to dust my gaming desktop?
>>54565742
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9B60dqDAho
What's the best video player for OS X? VLC is giving me the font cache rebuilding shite. It's fully updated. MPlayerX gives me an error during install.
Different question, what is the best way to read an external hard drive on OS X that is formatted in NTFS? Currently using the trial version of paid software, and it works, but I would like to use something free.
>>54565505
That entirely depends on your case, mate.
>>54565110
Any complex electronic device.
Dear /sqt/.
If my copy of Win7 or 8.1 would "upgrade" once to Win10 and then roll back, would it still lose the ability to "upgrade" again after July or it wont face such restrictions?
Just being curious, since I have both laptop and desktop but only one copy of Win10 Edu and I dont know, if I wont need to install it on both devices at some point in the future.
if i only have a really shitty laptop is it possible to learn to code?
>>54565536
i tried restarting
My grafics card is GTX 980 one of the
i tried restarting yes
I tried connecting with the blue cable ( 13 pins)
and also the white cable ( lots of pins with a - sorounded by 4 pins)
The monitor does not pop up when i connect
>>54561532
wtf is this "negative" RAM mean?
>>54565912
Anything but games, yes it should be.
i live with some friends and the modem is in the living room
my pc is about 10m away from it and the signal is awful
what can i do to improve it? i can barely play online with this crap
btw i use a wifi board
>>54565962
don't use wifi.
>>54565971
how the heck can i do that? im far from a /g/ guy
>>54565784
What the fuck I know this is a joke but can I actually get the method from this video?
I don't think the wiki has anything on it.
>>54565931
nah not for games, i just want to learn something like c because im told its low level, teaches optimisation, and is the best to learn. im more worried about running a compiler and being able to have the source open while typing
>>54565997
fuck off retard
>>54565994
Lol dummy, he's saying run an ether net cable from your modem to your pc
>>54565994
Look on the back of your computer, then look at the back of your router. See any holes that look the same? Connect those.
>>54561532
Are there any differences in contents between these?
ISBN 8131501728 (Thomson Press, 4th edition, 2004, picrelated)
ISBN 0534422004 (International Edition of the former)
ISBN 0534422004 (Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 4th edition, 2009, dark blue hardcover)
>>54565824
>Any complex electronic device.
I know this is false because everything I own functions normally with the square wave output of a cheap UPS. Don't talk out your ass if you don't know.
>>54565824
MPlayerX is fantastic. What error are you getting? Maybe try installing an older version, if you can find it.
See the picture, it might fix the subtitle problem with VLC. I've never seen that happen though.
>>54565912
Doesn't matter.
>>54566016
>>54566031
oh, thanks
anime y yapa
>>54565920
>i tried restarting
>My grafics card is GTX 980 one of the
>i tried restarting yes
You have to clear up the message lol but the 980 does support dual monitors.
>I tried connecting with the blue cable ( 13 pins)
>and also the white cable ( lots of pins with a - sorounded by 4 pins)
I assume you mean VGA and DVI? Pictures would help.
Have you checked in Device Manager or under Nvidia control panel?
>>54565920
Post Speccy
>>54566056
>See the picture, it might fix the subtitle problem with VLC. I've never seen that happen though.
Tried that already. Still getting that error. It might be the fact that I'm trying to play a HEVC mkv with ASS subtitles.
When I try to install MPlayerX, I get a cryptic error saying that I need an internet connection, and I get redirected to this site.
http://tundra.site/pages/MpX/InterMpX.html
I feel like I've downloaded malware despite using the official site.
Anyone running Windows 10, doeswmic desktopmonitor get screenheight, screenwidthdisplay any values? I'm on a fresh install and it's not spitting any numbers back out.
>>54566038
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B-ULuAhzA0uJMDVkMjcwNjAtYzM2MS00MGExLTllODAtYzE2N2YzN2E1NmQ2/view
So hey, I recently built my first computer and I've been noticing that lately there's been an audible static noise when opening certain programs. That and when I'm in certain applications, mostly games, there's a low humming noise in the background when I alt tab. Usually in game I don't notice it but if I ever go to do something else it's very, very annoying.
I've already tried following the steps on this right here:
http://helpdeskgeek.com/windows-7/fix-audio-staticcracklingpopping-with-realtek-sound-card/
It really hasn't helped though, so I'm going to assume it's most likely something to do with my graphics card since on board audio is located there? I might try replacing the pind connector, but, I came here to ask if there's anything I should do? I've already opened it up and moved wires away from anything near the power supply if I could. I'm just kind of lost at the moment and it's driving me fucking insane. Just please suggest anything that could help cause now that I've noticed it I can't stop working towards fixing it.
If it means anything I'm using a 980ti with an asus motherboard with 16 gigs of ram.
>>54565926
It's a bug, update your archey version.
I am building a new machine. Is there any particular reason I should wait to order my shit now? I plan on waiting for Polaris before I buy my GPU.
Should I just order everything else and assemble it, or do you guys think that retailers might throw out some discounts when Polaris drops?
>>54566049
Honestly I'm only parroting what I've heard people telling me. Apparently it isn't good for electronic devices, and I've never wanted to risk it.
>>54566175
Try updating your driver. Try switching to your mobo's audio to see if that fixes it. Try plugging in different speakers to test.
>>54566163
Lol windows 10. Get fucked.
Best raid config in 4 1tb hdd? primarly use it for daily use like shitposting and gaming
>>54566163C:\>wmic desktopmonitor get screenheight
ScreenHeight
1080
C:\>wmic desktopmonitor get screenwidth
ScreenWidth
2560
>>54562344
It's a syntax error.
Can programs running on a VM ever affect the system the VM is running on in any way?
>>54566277
Thanks, now I have to figure out why the fuck it's not working on my fresh install.
>>54566320
it happens.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_machine_escape
>>54566172
Wow thanks kind anon, wasn't even expecting anything such
Have a bratwurst!
Any chance you happen to have Rosen's Discrete Math too? Or Deitel's C++ book, or Tanenbaum's Structured Computer Organization, or any other proper stuff?
>>54566183
Tried sudo apt-get update, still nothing. Any suggestions?
What's the best way to crack the Adobe CC suite, guys?
I've come across a lot of methods, but I want to know what the best/least troublesome one is.
>>54566245
I updated the audio drivers from the ASUS website and restarted. Still have the clicking issue when opening up certain things, but, now I'm noticing it's a lot less intense depending on the program. For example, certain emulators, such as PCSXR, won't make a noise at all, while BGB will make an extremely loud clicking noise. I still hear small clicks while I start or stop a Youtube video as well. Moving my headset to the front or the back doesn't really help anything. Using a set of earplugs in the front or the back doesn't really fix anything either at the moment. Even though I will admit the clicks on the earphones are MUCH quieter than the clicks on my headset. I actually couldn't find a way to swap to the mobo's audio. I think I'm actually already using it, since I noticed there's no way for me to plug directly into the graphic's card. I apologize, since I'm still not the best with computers, so I'm assuming I'm fucking up somewhere, but, if there's something I'm missing could you explain it to me?
The BGB emulator's clicks actually come up on volume mixer for some reason, even if they weren't showing as lag on DPC latency program. Which is really confusing to me. Opening up the majority of programs causes a little click though. Steam, most emulators, Youtube, sometimes swapping to certain webpages. Just an observation right now though.
>>54566661
block hosts
generate key
easiest and cleanest.
>>54566682
I'm a bit confused, sorry.
Could you explain this to me?
>>54566459
Yum!
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2RI691ABQasRXg4blVrXzRLVjQ/view
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7doMTp4mbo3cm81RUNuSlpDMEE/view?pref=2&pli=1
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B9bO8AI_UzCDc1QzQVZmNkw1VE0/edit
(if you need more, query Google with: Title Author site:drive.google.com "pdf")
Me again.
>trying to build PC
>spend 6+ hours carefully handling, testing, and assembling components
>everything works fine
>nearing the end of construction
>rear fan won't work
>switch some plugs around
>fan works
>remember the PSU has a fan under it
>lay tower down to check and make sure that one's working right
>hear something click
>computer won't turn on
>stand it back up
>won't turn on
>un-plug and re-plug
>won't turn on
>fiddle with every connection for another hour
>won't
>turn
>on
What the fuck happened? Am I screwed?
I know the embargo on gtx 1080 reviews lifts on may 17th (allegedly), but when does the embargo on 1070 reviews lift? Is it the same date (the 17th), or later?
I need to take my motherboard out to put a backplate under my cpu. I don't have the anti-static bag anymore. Can I just put it on a wooden desk or what?
>>54566885
The outsides of anti static bags don't have the same anti static properties as the inside of the bags. Just setting it on top of cardboard should be fine.
I was doing some very small programs on C++, just working with graphs, learning algorithms and whatnot. Somehow I fucked up the program (probably checked some memory address I shouldn't, left a loop running forever, stupid beginner's error) and my PC crashed. I turned it on & off and now it looks all weird (see the interface looking all WindowsME) and the volume up/down hotkeys don't work. How do I revert this?
>>54565551
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834315302&cm_re=acer_laptop_aspire-_-34-315-302-_-Product
own this, runs Bioshock Infinite just fine
Is the XPS13 a meme
Do I have to install all of my drivers on a new PC to the boot drive (in this case a 250gb SSD)?
>>54566924
So if I just rip off cardboard from a cardboard box and put the motherboard on it face down it will be safe?
>>54566708
oh, I would never have thought that in the internet of 2016 this many p¡rated books, recent and pricey ones, could just sit there on google drive just like that, and no one gives a copyright fuck
apparantly there's no file system in my flash drive anymore?
is it dead?
How is the Seagate Constellation ES.3?
Surely their enterprise HDD is reliable?
>>54567055
Yes.
>>54566988
Yes but a good meme.
>>54566732
PSU turns on but the rest doesn't.
Do case fans turn on?
Did you plug in both the 8pin and the 24pin cables into your motherboard?
I'm designing an off-grid solar system, but I'm having trouble with the battery bank. I'm using 16 12V batteries, with a desired bank voltage of 24. Can someone tell me if wiring the bank this way will give me a balenced and effectual battery bank? Is there a better way to wire it?
In represents leads to the charge controller, out represents leads to the inverter.
>>54567253
>Do case fans turn on?
No, everything's dead.
>Did you plug in both the 8pin and the 24pin cables into your motherboard?
Yeah. I even tried manually starting it up by touching the power button connectors with a screwdriver. It worked during assembly, but now it doesn't.
>>54567315
>I'm designing a solar system
A-are you a god?
>>54567327
Did you connect the power+ cable correctly in the motherboard? (The case power button cable).
Your PSU didn't came with a starter?
pic related.
I'm editing a bunch of textfiles and .inis, and while I do want to change them, I want to keep a lot of the settings. There's a lot of variables at work here, so doing it manually would take forever. Is there a program that reads a two files, and overwrites the variables in one file with the values of the other? I know I'm asking for the miracle one click cure for all my woes, but the idea seems simple enough.
>>54567397
>>54567327
Its also called Power SW btw.
>>54567375
context is everything
>>54567327
wait, you said something clicked.
Did you check your power supply's button? is it on 1 or 0?
>>54567397
>Did you connect the power+ cable correctly in the motherboard? (The case power button cable).
>mfw it was upside-down
Well, the power light came on, but none of the fans did. I guess some of the other case plugs are upside-down?
And my PSU came with one of those. I don't know what it's for. I'm totally new at this.
How can I transfer stuff I'm seeding from µTorrent to qBittorrent? I'm planning on changing my client (currently using 2.2.1 version of µTorrent)
How would I go about imposing a face over a video using Adobe after effects?
like this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7I92r9GqUw
>>54567550
>And my PSU came with one of those. I don't know what it's for. I'm totally new at this.
Its to test if your PSU works.
Can you post a picture of your motherboard?
Did you read the motherboard manual to check where you are supposed to plug them?
>>54567574
get qbittorrent
point your downloads folder to the same one utorrent is using (the one that has the shit you're seeding)
re download the torrent, then qbittorrent should just verify the file real fast and start seeding it
>>54567609
Than you, anon
>>54566950
pls
>>54567586
>Can you post a picture of your motherboard?
Yeah here you go.
I know, the cables are all messy. Sorry.
how do i learn to crack software?
>>54562336
10xx series is out in 2 week just wait nigga
>>54567895
I assume your motherboard is a GA-F2A88XM-D3H.
>>54567982
Yessir.
aside from common sense, what's a good anti-virus I can run alongside it?
>>54568007
What exactly did you connect on SYSFAN1?
>>54562759
Ur looking for a ISO keyboard. Check out WASD's keyboard pretty sure they have keycaps in norweigian
>>54561885
I explained myself like shit.
Forget youtube-dl. I want to know how to make 'downloadthemall' (Firefox addon) to save the vids with their description (see pic), as filename. If I use '*name*' it uses 'videplayback' as a filename.
Sorry for the misunderstanding.
>>54564344
in addition, you have to increment within the loops, or else you're only incrementing a once.
Bitdefnder, kaspersky, malewarebytes
>>54568052
you can't. there's no indication about the filename while downloading. youtube-dl uses the youtube api to get the name.
besides, you shouldn't download full files from youtube anyway.
youtube uses DASH streaming which muxes separate audio and video streams in the browser, so you get better quality files downloading them separately and then mux them.
youtube-dl does this already for you if you have ffmpeg.
>>54567895
that's a THICK gpu anon
>>54561532
how do I veiw .slc files?
they're from this att dvr
>>54568090
Ok. I didn't realise there was a youtube-dl with gui and all the fern and the duck.
Thanks.
>>54568043
>>54568007
Wait, did you connect a power cable on the SYS_FAN1 slot? where did you plug the case fan then?
Your case is a HAF912 right?
>>54568043
A plug that came out of the PSU. It has three connectors on it with 4 holes each in them; one of them is connected to the case fan.
>>54568165
>Your case is a HAF912 right?
Yessir.
WD Red Pro or Black?
For the Black I'll have to wait a few more days
>>54561532
does a pihole function as a dns cache or do i have to set that up as well?
>>54568318
Black if you are going to use it for stuff/OS/Programs/etc.
Red if you will use it for storage, stuff you will never touch.
>>54568272
Anon, thats Molex to 5V adapter, its for floppy drives and other stuff, not for your motherboard.
>>54568362
A Red Pro is also 7200 rpm so I don't think speed will be an issue compared to the black.
They're pretty much the same cost, the only difference I see is that one has NAS firmware
Tails or Whonix?
everytime i try to use a proxy my internet stops working
why?
>>54568403
>>54568272
Connect the case fan directly on the motherboard.
Connect it in such way it uses the 3 on the right and leave the one on the left alone.
I see SYS_FAN2 is not connected too, connect your bottom fan there.
This is why your case fans arent working.
>>54567188
Thanks
>>54561532
ok im transferring and image from one sd card to another but after resizing it with a partition manager it becomes unreadable. what am i doing wrong?
pic related is the guide im following.
whats a nice and simple audio player for GNU/Linux?
>>54568948
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/List_of_recommended_GNU/Linux_software#Music_players
/g/ seems to like mpd
I liked Rhythmbox when I had Ubuntu on my desktop years ago.
>>54568403
>>54568508
Okay I connected the fans like you guys said, but they still didn't turn on when I hit the power button. And the PSU is connected to the 8-pin, the 24-pin, the graphics card, the HDD, and now sysfan_2. What am I missing here?
Where do I learn Ada as a beginner
>>54569084
Anon, did you connect the cable i told you to remove again on SYS_FAN2?
You dont use that one at all, you were supposed to plug the bottom case fan there.
Also it seems you haven't connected your HDD yet but it is irrelevant to your motherboard not booting.
>>54569169
>Anon, did you connect the cable i told you to remove again on SYS_FAN2?
Yeah you told me t-
>You dont use that one at all, you were supposed to plug the bottom case fan there.
...Wait, the bottom CASE fan...? I thought by 'bottom fan' you meant the one in the PSU.
If you mean that skinny black wire in pic related, then no, I didn't try that yet. Hold on a second.
>>54569289
Hold on, let me take a pic and i will show you.
Why the fuck did you guys say Deluge is good?
I took the time to uncheck almost file on a torrent so that I could just download what I wanted only for Deluge to download everything, anyway.
>>54569304
Okay, great. Because the black wire doesn't reach the SYS_FAN2 socket.
[spoiler]I feel like such a moron. I'm sorry for all the inconvenience.[/spoiler]
I have multiple cars and don't want to spend the money to install sound systems in each one. Do any of you have recommendations for some kind of portable speaker system I can throw in the backseat that would be as decent as a speaker/sub/amp setup?
Can someone explain why the answer is option (a)? I thought it was (d).
>>54569433
one(0), three(1), four(2)
i was reinstalling my mint 17.3 desktop box from usb after a software crash when lo and behold pc will not boot from usb or either hard disk. i chalked up the hard disk problem to a boot issue but dont know what to make of the usb fault, the keyboard still works fine. i have only a laptop to swap parts into. what do?
>>54569406
I was checking sizes and yeah, it doesn't.
For now lets fix why it doesn't boot, only connect SYS_FAN1.
Is the PSU on? (There is a switch behind the PSU)
Disconnect the case cables and reconnect them according the manual.
>>54569539
Go to bios
Check bootable devices
Set usb first
Boot.
>>54569489
Thanks, I can't believe I forgot that arrays start from 0.
>>54569553
>>54569406
Pic related.
I'm looking for a software or shell/batch script (Windows and GNU/Linux cuz dualboot) that allows me to set my computer to automatically turn off in x hours starting to count when I login into my user, can you recommend me some? Windows Task Scheduler does that?
>>54569607
>>54569406
Also, something important that i forgot, did you connect the little speaker that comes with the HAF912?
This one is to hear POST codes, if there is a problem it should beep.
>>54569589
i cannot boot it right now to check as i have another pc wired in but since i reinstalled 2 distros already today it worked earlier. could it have changed on its own?
>>54569705
Well its not booting now is it?
Do above,as thats really the only thing you can do to attempt to make it work.
>>54569607
>SPEAK+
>SPEAK-
>PWR_LED +
>PWR_LED -
>PWR_LED -
My case doesn't have these. It has a USB (plugged into USB_1), a USB 3.0 (plugged into USB 3.0), and an HD/Audio (not sure where this goes - F_AUDIO, I'm assuming?).
>>54569639
>little speaker
I don't think so. I don't see anything like that.
>>54569728
This is the speaker im talking about.
>>54562501
use var_dump()
http://php.net/manual/en/function.var-dump.php
>>54569720
i remember i pressed f12 to get a list of bootable devices, then i tried all on the list 1 usb hdd 2sata hddmaster 3 sata hdd slave . do i need a motherboard then? or are all the usb ports dead? 2 are dead already.
Low-frequency processor with more cores
vs
High-frequency processor with fewer cores
Which is better?
>>54569802
If 2 two are dead already id guess the controller is zapped
>>54569827
What is it being used for?
Are games finally starting to use more than 4 cores? I'm starting to get better frame rates than a lot of benchmarks show with my gtx 960 paired with my FX 8350 at stock clocks.
For example:
Overwatch - Benchmarks showing ~55 fps at the "Ultra" preset - I got 70 fps locked.
>>54569728
Those are how you are supposed to connect the case cables.
Check for F_Panel in the bottom of your motherboard.
Stupid question goes in stupid questions thread.
When building a new PC from scratch, what does it look like if you try to turn it on without an OS installed? For that matter, how do you install an OS in the first place?
My past experience has only been with pre-builts, so I only know about installing OSes on PCs that are already up and running.
>>54569831
but the usb keyboard works so that means they're good. i still have 4 good usb sockets.
>>54569882
you put in the cd and boot it
fucking hell
>>54569882
>what does it look like if you try to turn it on without an OS installed?
BIOS will start.
>For that matter, how do you install an OS in the first place?
Get a USB with a OS and it will install.
>>54569846
The most intense thing I'll probably ever do with it is gaming and watching movies.
>>54569847
g/rsync enabled on the benchmark?
>>54569910
Frequency its not really that important this days.
Less powerful cores>More weak cores.
Most games use 2-4 cores anyway.
Just get a good I5 and avoid AMD if you will play games.
>>54569847
>Are games finally starting to use more than 4 cores?
No.
Just got an i7 but I'm not sure the hyperthreading is right. Thoughts? All 8 cores are enabled in the bios and hyperthreading is enabled there also.
>>54569910
Atleast 2 cores,gaming you'd want atlest 2.5ghz
> I5 and avoid AMD
He did the avoid amd meme again
lmaaaao
Nothing wrong with amd,unless you want to spend $500 on an intel processor to be a "cool" shill
is the Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 compatible with TMobile bands in the US?
pls my Nexus 5 just shattered
>>54569997
>memes
>intel boogeyman
Here is your reply, stop fishing with such weak bait.
>>54569851
Yeah I know that. The power, reset, etc. are all plugged in. But there's no cables for CI, POWER_LED, or SPEAK. The only case cable that's left is one labelled HD/AUDIO. Does that plug into the orange and pink/grey sockets that are left? Or does it go someplace else?
>>54569787
Strangely, I don't have that. I have all the other accessories - the screws, the zip ties, the standoffs, the rails, all that stuff - but there's nothing that looks like that speaker.
>>54570014
Power_led is called "+ and - P LED", "SPEAK" is the HD/AUDIO cable.
Ignore CI.
Also weird it didnt came with one, all HAF912 Cases come with it.
You need a way to hear the POST beeps anyway.
>>54569997
I have a 2.8GHZ dual-core right now. I've had it for over 7 years now, and this is a shitty PC we're talking about.
Is this one those things that take a while to be obsolete?
Is there any way to get a reasonably fast mouse wheel scrolling speed in Linux without using fucking imswitch?$ xinput --list-props 11
Device 'Logitech G9x Laser Mouse':
Device Enabled (152): 1
Coordinate Transformation Matrix (154): 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 0.000000, 1.000000
Device Accel Profile (280): -1
Device Accel Constant Deceleration (281): 1.000000
Device Accel Adaptive Deceleration (282): 1.000000
Device Accel Velocity Scaling (283): 10.000000
Device Product ID (269): 1133, 49737
Device Node (270): "/dev/input/event3"
Evdev Axis Inversion (284): 0, 0
Evdev Axes Swap (286): 0
Axis Labels (287): "Rel X" (162), "Rel Y" (163), "Rel Horiz Wheel" (278), "Rel Vert Wheel" (279)
Button Labels (288): "Button Left" (155), "Button Middle" (156), "Button Right" (157), "Button Wheel Up" (158), "Button Wheel Down" (159), "Button Horiz Wheel Left" (160), "Button Horiz Wheel Right" (161), "Button Side" (273), "Button Extra" (274), "Button Forward" (275), "Button Back" (276), "Button Task" (277), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272), "Button Unknown" (272)
Evdev Scrolling Distance (289): 1, 1, 1
Evdev Middle Button Emulation (290): 0
Evdev Middle Button Timeout (291): 50
Evdev Third Button Emulation (292): 0
Evdev Third Button Emulation Timeout (293): 1000
Evdev Third Button Emulation Button (294): 3
Evdev Third Button Emulation Threshold (295): 20
Evdev Wheel Emulation (296): 0
Evdev Wheel Emulation Axes (297): 0, 0, 4, 5
Evdev Wheel Emulation Inertia (298): 10
Evdev Wheel Emulation Timeout (299): 200
Evdev Wheel Emulation Button (300): 4
Evdev Drag Lock Buttons (301): 0
>>54570079
Well depends which CPU you got, but you are probably talking about an old Core2duo, so yes its kinda obsolete.
I'm planning to do this:
>Get a free OS (not sure what to pick)
>get crack windows, because games
>They'll go on the same 120 GB SSD
>It's only that big because a larger SSD is out of my price range
>Get a HDD also.
Is this a stupid/redundant thing to do? If I'm in one OS, can I still access all the data from all my hard drives? This is for my first pc build.
>>54570154
Not really. Run a vm maybe if you can manage it. Yes. Probably not the linux partition but I think win7+ are capable. There are ways certainly.
>>54570154
If with free you mean Linux, Mint is good for starters.
Download Windows 7 and use Daz Loader on it, download it from Mydigitallife forum, both of them.
No, get a 240GB.
Save.
Get a HDD from the start if you have budget problems.
>>54569946
No idea.
>>54570168
I'd rather not use a vm just for the games
How do I do a clean Windows 10 reinstall if I upgraded from Windows 8?
Does my 8.1 key work is is there another procedure?
>>54570175
Yeah, Mint was recommended to me by a friend and it pushes itself as noob friendly. I've used Ubuntu before on school notebooks but all I remember is the desktop, desu.
I do have the money, just not willing to part with so much that fast. You mean forget SSD for HDD? Or as in "buy it first"?
>>54570300
Buy the HDD first then buy a 240GB 850 EVO once you can afford it.
120GB is too small for OS+Storage, and you will create a partition on it so it will be even smaller.
>>54570154
>120gb
Windows will easily eat this with updates plus what you install on it
>large ssd
Bruh samsung 256gb is 80 bucks.
>first pc build
If you cannot afford the proper sane ssd and an hdd,you should save up more.
>>54570300
If you're not willing to buy an SSD yet, pick up a shitty used hard drive at your local computer recycler or just run off a USB key you already own.
Ubuntu is plenty noob friendly, I'd argue more so than Mint today.
>>54570240
If you got the laptop/pc with 8 on it,you will have to do the upgrade option,as your product key is on an eeprom chip on your motherboard.
No fresh legal install option.
>>54570072
Okay man I don't know how but the planets aligned and it's working now. I hit the power button and the LED lit up and at least 3 of the fans kicked on. I don't know if the PSU fan did, but at least the power is flowing.
Not sure if that means everything is hooked up properly, but it's a start, at least.
>>54570415
If you have another question just ask.
How can I view Webm thumbnails in Windows 7? I'm using VLC now and there are none
>>54570435
k-lite codec pack should give you thumbnails for webms
>>54570434
Thanks for all your help guy. You probably saved me a trip to the computer shop down the road.
Out of curiosity, though, what did you mean before when you said the HDD wasn't hooked up yet? It's connected to the PSU via that flat chip plug thing; isn't that what I was supposed to do with it? There's no other kinds of plugs left to use on it.
Why do all my friends judge me for getting a DUI when they all drive home drunk several times a week, but because I'm the one that happened to get pulled over I'm the asshole? Really?
>>54570496
I didnt saw the SATA cable connected to the motherboard so i thought you didn't connected it.
I only saw you connected the SATA power cable but not the DATA one, the one you are supposed to plug in your motherboard.
see:
>>54569289
You only connected the power cable.
>>54570510
please don't drink and drive friend
>>54570496
>>54570539
Your motherboard comes with a couple of them, use one.
Otherwise the HDD is receiving power but you cant use it since its not connected to your computer, only to the power.
No display on monitor to get in to bios, fresh new wee build, all parts brand new
(http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/p/8rq2Q7)
Monitor is working and tested,
So far I have tried :
Resetting cmos with the jumper thing
Removing battery for twenty mins
Removing the sata cables
Cleaning/Trying Ram in the other slot
Please mock my build or whatever after we get this pissing monitor to be detected. Your time is much appreciated.
>>54570666
CUT MY LIFE INTO PIECES
>>54570666
Shitty GPU.
Somewhat shitty PSU, you could have saved around $10-15 getting a EVGA PSU.
It boots, enters to BIOS but you cant see because it doesnt output video?
Plug your HDMI/DVI/ETC cable on the IGPU slot in your motherboard instead your GPU.
I can't view posts that are greyed out. Did I trip a setting accidentally?
>>54570759
>I can't view posts that are greyed out. Did I trip a setting accidentally?
Use clover?
>>54570759
You probably filtered those threads.
1080Ti when?
This year or 2017?
>>54570716
I only had 200 odd pounds to spend my original computer is across the country so this is a temporary one for next couple months.
>>54570716
Yeah that's what I've done mate, the monitor is just showing no hdmi detected, definitely not the cable or monitor as the Wii u is sitting there and displays. I don't have optical drives so I have Windows 7 in a bootable usb drive and basically I just want to get to the bios and install it to get up and running but....black screen , its killing me been sitting here for hours smoking a joint on here trying all sorts. Last I heard is I should remove the cpu and blow in there.... Like I say all parts are brand new so none of this stuff is covered in dust or anything. Cheers again
>>54570847
You dont blow on it, infact you dont even touch anything other than the sides of the CPU to place it.
Can you take a picture of your motherboard?
>>54570847
Pull the fucking board out and boot it up with only the CPU, CPU cooler, and RAM installed. Make sure your fucking speaker is plugged in so you can hear the POST diagnostic beeps.
Why isn't a number divided by zero just zero?
I mean if you say for example "I have a hundred items that I will separate into zero groups, how many items will each group have?" common sense dictates that since no groupings exist, no parts can exist within each group. This should be easy enough to understand. Is there some decent reason why we can't define it this way?
>>54570955
No POST codes when you turn it on?
All case fans and HSF turn on and spin? do they stop?
I accidentally dented the metal casing of my PSU when I plugged it in and now the fan doesn't work due to being blocked, but otherwise the PSU seems to operate properly. Is it safe to use it this way?
>>54570934
Where does the speaker go..>>54570934
>>54570979
Can you remove the part of the case that is dented? You're probably better off doing that than to have an inoperable fan.
>>54570987
Your case speaker is plugged in (>>54570930
), if it had a problem it should give a BEEP.
>>54566175
>>54566676
This Anon here. I messed around with jiggling my power cord and sometimes it'll stop the popping for a bit. Do you think this could be an issue regarding my PSU/Wiring set up?
>>54570976
All the fans are going I can hear the hdd going and cpu fan is going. Just runs like that all lights on just no pissing display on screen.
Is it a bad idea to sell a mobo on ebay with a dead CMOS battery? I assume most people would know how to change it, I can change it myself but I can't test it afterwards and I worry I could accidentally fuck something up (use a bad battery, or slightly loose something in the process or something) and the customer will think I shipped them defective product.
>>54571015
No beeps anon
>>54571015
It should beep for a normal startup or if a problem can be detected. If it doesn't beep at all, something is wrong.
Read the fucking motherboard manual, it will tell you which pins the speaker connects to. It can plug in backward and will still work, as long as you have the right pins.
>>54571031
CMOS battery is just normal maintenance. Be clear that it's used and has been used for 'x' years. Beyond that, I'd say it's fine to sell.
ITT: helping anon who is just going to take a shit in the case and post pics
>>54570972
Just for the sake of testing, unplug SYS_FAN2.
Remove and place RAM again.
>>54570666
>>54571095
Should I try the ram in the other slot ?
>>54571119
No, the one you are using right now is DRAM1, its where its supposed to go.
>>54571131
Ok I'll unplug the sysfan 2 them turn it on again ?
>>54570625
>>54570625
>Your motherboard comes with a couple of them
No it didn't. And in my attempts to hook the fucking bitch up, the computer once again died even though I didn't touch a damn thing connected to the motherboard, just the HDD.
I fucking give up.
>>54571158
So, how it died?
From where did you got your motherboard? they all come with 1-3 SATA Cables.
Post all the cables you got around.
>>54571174
Pic related.
Is it safe to eat chicken raw if it is a bird I raised myself and I am sure it has no diseases or parasites?
>>54571214
No.
Its never a good idea to eat meat raw.
>>54571214
I believe it's reasonably safe if it's very fresh, but why would you want to? Raw chicken is disgusting.
>>54570666
>>54570716
>>54570934
>>54570976
>>54571022
https://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=261018.0
Could this be my problem ? I'm not using a tv though it's a BenQ 21inch monitor. And I don't have a vga lying around to test that...
>>54571221
False
Polutry yes
Meat no
>>54571233
Probably.
Question, did you try to use your GPU at all yet?
>>54571191
>>54571174
The mobo came from Amazon. It was 'Refurbished,' not brand new. I guess the seller jacked the SATA cables, because there's nothing that'll fit the mobo/HDD. The only spare cables left are two 6-pins that came with the PSU, that thin black wire that attaches to the case fan, the cable that was connected to the HDD to start with, and the cable that the other Anon told me to stop plugging into the fucking fan socket.
>>54571248
Well, a SATA Cable shouldn't be more than $1, thats all you are missing for your computer to work.
If you have another computer around you could remove it and use it.
Try to ask the seller what happened since you probably paid for it, unless he said that it came with no SATA cables.
Is it possible to make your phone's text to speech talk to you in English with the Japanese voice pack? Like when you go into Google translate and use the listen feature on English words in Japanese and have it come out as cutesy broken English.
I think that'd be really cute if you can make it work. On an Android phone by the way.
>>54571247
Yeah same situation
Can leaving nonsensical ebay feedback get your account penalized?
How the fuck is the effect of this image called?
Is made manipulate the rate of some shit of the H.264, right?
>>54571278
>thats all you are missing for your computer to work
You sure? Because, like >>54570539 pointed out, there's two sockets left on the HDD that none of my shit fits into. I know one's for the SATA, but not the other one.
>>54571247
I need a vga then?
>>54571378
The other one is just for compatibility, you only need the SATA3 connector (SATA DATA in the image).
will this thread reach 400 posts?
>>54571386
Probably, sorry i cant help, this is a somewhat rare problem.
>>54571396
Alright, I'll go look for one tomorrow. At least everything else is (kind of) working now.
>>54571397
Maybe.
So I'm trying to activate a copy of Windows 8.1 with kmspico and whenever I try to boot from the iso it asks for a product key. What am I supposed to do?
>>54571596
You are on the windows installer trying to installing windows 8.1? just skip it.
>>54571727
Skip the installer? How?
>>54571596
If you can't skip the part of input key (the button skip doesn't work or doesn't appear at all):
>write the iso with rufus into a pendrive
>create a file called ei.cfg in /sources folder
>write this in the ei.cfg (without the meme arrows of course)
>[EditionID]
>Professional
>[Channel]
>Retail
>[VL]
>0
>save the file
>try again
It should work.
>>54571793
Do I have to use Rufus? I used the Microsoft usb tool so I'm not sure if it makes a difference
>>54571858
In my experience, Rufus makes the USB writeable. Not sure about the microsoft tool.
>>54571017
Actually in hindsight I think it has something to do with the realtek HD drivers. Since if it was the PSU wouldn't I be getting buzzing regardless? Does anyone have any experience with this at all?
>>54571793
Also how do I make the file in the /sources part? Sorry, I'm ultra tech illiterate
>>54571248
Dude.. You have no business getting a refurb board. If you'd bought a new one and you knew exactly what you were doing, best case scenario you still probably have a 3-10% DOA rate, depending on the board. Refurb motherboard is worse than a crap shoot.
>>54571378
The other 'socket' isn't a socket. It's a place to plug in jumpers or for the MFR to do their testing.
>>54571885
Usually with notepad.exe
You have to activate the file extensions to change the file extension to .cfg
Why does the chrome "save this page" not do anything?
SEND HELP
How the fuck do i change the language in deluge?
Is there such program where I can enter in specific information, and it will give me a list of potential passwords based on that information?
