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- Aomei's 100GB per hour would be ~28MB.p.s. if I'm correct
-tomos (September 22, 2015, 08:39 AM)
Instead, when I first unpacked the PC, the instructions said to use the enclosed "DVI to VGA adapters" to plug my two VGA monitors directly into the video card's DVI ports.
Then when I wanted to add a third monitor years later, I had to use a "DisplayPort to VGA adapter/converter" to also plug into the video card. That's when my troubles started, as the DisplayPort adapter would occasionally fail, and then I would unplug and replug it to get it going again. Possibly the AMD card didn't like that, and it's also possible that all that plugging/unplugging dislodged the card a bit (and maybe that's why reinserting it fixed my problems this time).
But it's also possible that three monitors is just too much for this video card. They are all of different age, brands, and models. Since the clean reinstall I have only added one monitor, so maybe that's why it's playing nicely so far.-dr_andus (September 14, 2015, 05:49 PM)
DisplayPort v1.2 supports “Multi-Stream Transport,” which allows multiple video streams across a single DisplayPort connection. This is commonly referred to as DP 1.2 “daisy-chain” feature where multiple displays may be driven by a single DisplayPort connector.
So now that you have installed (?) MS Office 2010 on your Windows OS, how it it working out? Is it more legible?
What OS are you using?
Are you using the 32 or 64 bit version of MS Office?
I am using 32-bit MS Office 2013, on Win10-64bit Pro.
My eyes really object to the glary display.-IainB (September 20, 2015, 06:27 PM)
The notion that collecting and reporting "browsing and search history" is standard operating procedure for an antivirus/firewall tool is insanity -- it's completely counter-intuitive and unacceptable -- it has nothing to do with the job of these programs.-mouser (September 20, 2015, 01:27 PM)
An AVG spokesman explained that AVG has always sold users' data and it has always been disclosed in previous versions of their privacy policy, but it was not laid out in a plainspoken way.-Innuendo (September 20, 2015, 12:37 PM)
RSS is far from dead. I depend on Inoreader (www.inoreader.com), which looks exactly like the old Google Reader + added a lot more functionality.-jojo99 (September 20, 2015, 12:57 AM)
I have been using PDF Xchange Viewer for years. I tried the newly free PDF Xchange Editor a few months back but didn't like it and switched back to the viewer.-jojo99 (September 20, 2015, 01:00 AM)
notebookcheck liked the keyboard. And I think a lot of software UI's are not yet ready for UHD (U for ultra - or whatever they call it), so you might be better off with the FHD/IPS screen (which also gets a positive review btw).-tomos (September 16, 2015, 03:48 AM)
I'll be getting an HP ZBook 14 G2 Mobile Workstation instead.That looks like quite a machine. If it is anywhere near as heavy as my Toshiba I recommend caution when slinging it over your shoulder.-dr_andus (September 14, 2015, 05:49 PM)-MilesAhead (September 15, 2015, 08:33 AM)
When I tried to use keyboard arrows to navigate the menu, BIOS would go crazy and the cursor would start cycling through the menu items at huge speed and then I would have to hit enter or escape to stop it, at which point it would stop at a seemingly random menu item, but never the one I wanted, so it took me forever even to just cancel operations and get out of there.-dr_andus (September 11, 2015, 04:41 AM)
Sounds like the keyboard has sticking keys but one thing you could do is change the CMOS battery, (normally a CR2032), it's probably nothing to do with the problem but if you haven't changed it previously, then 5 years is a long time considering there's no knowing what state the battery was in to start with.-4wd (September 11, 2015, 05:14 AM)
American Megatrends Inc. P01-B1, 23/03/2010
Just make sure to do at least one full disk image before starting, ... because if you lose any files during the process you should be able to mount the backup images to recover them, (at least with Paragon or AOMEI Backupper [..]-4wd (September 07, 2015, 08:09 PM)
did this lately with AOMEI Backupper (free version . created image backup + mounted to recover files). I restored OS partition from image a couple of times as well. Was much relieved that everything worked, as I hadn't done a restore of an image in years.-tomos (September 08, 2015, 10:21 AM)
One thing I didn't think to ask. Does the mother board also have a built in video chip set? Sometimes there is video built into the motherboard but a graphics card is added for better performance and the dedicated video ram. If there is a video output connector that does not go to the card it may be possible to remove the card and still have a working computer.
That way you could keep it as a guinea pig machine without spending any money on it. Assuming the cleaning does not permanently fix the issue.-MilesAhead (September 14, 2015, 08:21 AM)
As a simple possible fix:
- Shut down the computer, if the PSU has a power switch turn it off, otherwise turn it off at the power outlet but leave the power cable plugged in. Push the computers power on switch for a few seconds, this will discharge anything left in the PSU. (Of course, if the computer powers up, you've still got power being supplied to it
)
- Remove the side panel of the computer.
- Ground yourself by holding the metal chassis for a few seconds.
- Unplug the separate power lead going to the video card, if it has one - some do, some don't.
- Remove the video card, there will be a small plastic locking clip on the PCIe slot you'll need slide/push out the way as well as any screws/clips holding it at the bracket end. Avoid touching the contacts and/or any other bare component leads on the card if possible.
- Re-install the video card making sure it's properly seated and replace any screws that you removed.
- Keeping your fingers out the way, re-power the computer and let it run for a while doing whatever you'd normally do.
With any luck, it will have been just the contacts within the PCIe slot or on the card getting a little dirty. The reseating will normally fix that problem, the constant heating/cooling cycles also sometimes causes the card to shift possibly causing intermittent or high resistance contacts - depends how good the retaining fixtures are.
If it seems to be working normally again, put the side panel back on while powered down.-4wd (September 11, 2015, 08:09 PM)
Too bad you are in the UK. When I finally got around to replacing the card in my quad core I found a clearance item on newegg. A good enough for my purposes video card with 1/2 GB ram for around $20 plus a couple bucks shipping.-MilesAhead (September 12, 2015, 05:15 PM)
Sounds like the keyboard has sticking keys but one thing you could do is change the CMOS battery, (normally a CR2032), it's probably nothing to do with the problem but if you haven't changed it previously, then 5 years is a long time considering there's no knowing what state the battery was in to start with.-4wd (September 11, 2015, 05:14 AM)
Description
A problem with your video hardware caused Windows to stop working correctly.
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: LiveKernelEvent
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
Summary
Shut down unexpectedly
Problem signature
Problem Event Name: BlueScreen
OS Version: 6.1.7600.2.0.0.768.3
ATI Technologies Inc. - Display - ATI Radeon HD 5700 Series
Display software update released in April, 2011
Windows could not retrieve infromation about the disks on this computer.
The Windows Installer Service could not be accessed. THis can occur if the Windows Installer is not correctly installed. Contact you support personnel for assistance.
The install failure that you are describing is usually caused by driver problems with either the motherboard chipsets or the hard disk controllers. I would contact either your OEM or motherboard manufacturer and obtain the most current chipset and controller drivers.
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If you're on a Personal Plan, they will do this once per year for free.-4wd (September 11, 2015, 05:23 AM)
Sounds like the keyboard has sticking keys but one thing you could do is change the CMOS battery, (normally a CR2032), it's probably nothing to do with the problem but if you haven't changed it previously, then 5 years is a long time considering there's no knowing what state the battery was in to start with.-4wd (September 11, 2015, 05:14 AM)