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better laptop for programming
I found out that I get sad when not programming for more than 1 and a half week so I thought about buying a laptop so I can code while not beeing at home. I was searching for something around 600 ...
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What happens if I used this fan with broken blade? [closed]
This is the fan of HP 15-da1xxx laptop with broken blade, what happens if I continue using it?
P.S:The fan was already making cracking noise and car engine sound before the breakage of the blade.
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Issues with ASUS Z690 Motherboard, Hard drive and SSD combination problem
We are using ASUS ProArt Z690-Creator WiFi motherboard and Operating system is ubuntu 22.04. Previously we used AZEK 256GB SSD and 1TB hard drive. It worked okay. Laterly we changed SSD and started ...
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MSI bulit in audio vs external USB audio card
I have a motherboard from MSI that have Realtek® ALC892 Codec 7.1-Channel High Definition Audio and when I connect the mobile earphones it doesn't work.
After some research and testing software and ...
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I am looking for a VGA to HDMI adapter which also works in the BIOS
I have bought a (active) BENFEI VGA to HDMI adapter for 13€ on Amazon.
It works well when I am in Windows.
But it doesn't work when I am in the BIOS. It seems to be a common issue with such adapters.
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How to extend PCI express to setup 25 boards?
I need to populate a PC with 25 PCI express boards, mostly I/O boards of different kinds.
One solution is to have a distributed architecture with several PC in a private LAN and a master clock to ...
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Weight on flatbed scanner
I can't seem to find good info on this, but large flatbed scanners like a Ricoh MP 5055SP should be sturdy enough to scan books right? I've looked in some online manuals but can't find information on ...
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USB-to-3.5mm 4-pin for RS-232
so I am at my wit's end trying to control a bunch of commercial LG screens via RS-232. LG, in their infinite wisdom, decided to remove RS-232 ports and replace them with 3.5mm ports through which RS-...
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Old HP LapTop | Lost Recovery Partiton Because Of Reformat LapTop
My laptop is old and totally healthy.
I backed up all it's softwares and drivers when i bought it and prev year hp removed all of them from hp web site.
Model is : HP Pavilio dv6 - 6190 SE - Core i7 - ...
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Smartphone with LiFe PO4 batteries?
I've been reading about child slave labour in the cobalt mines and do not want to have anything to do with cobalt.
I don't mind having a smartphone with less than half the battery life if it means I'm ...
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Two SSDs RAID 0 SATA2 on Dell T5500
I'm upgrading an old Dell T5500... This workstation has built in RAID control, but the controller is only SATA2.
I already have two new mechanical 2TB drives, 7200rpm which I plan to mirror in RAID 1. ...
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Synology DS716+ II RAM Upgrade
I did read several guides and post on RAM upgrade for my DS716+ II
I end up buying Crucial 8GB DDR3 SODIMM 1600MHZ CT102464BF160B
I did install and the NAS boot up without issue, under Hardware I can ...
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I have 2 different laptops, which one should I choose to use for programming?
I have an m1 macbook air base model (8gb ram & 256gb ssd) and another windows system with i5-8250u & 16gb ram & 512gb ssd.
The windows system display is 15.6” 16:9 full hd resolution, the ...
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Looking for external hard drive storage
Are there reliable companies out there selling external, USB-powered hard drives (in enclosures) so I can store my data?
Computers nowadays come with ridiculously small storage, and cloud services are ...
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Does a laptop antenna need to be marked as 6Ghz to work with a Wifi 6E card?
My Situation
I bought a new Wi-Fi card for my laptop. The card has Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5. I need to also replace the old 1x1 antenna with a 2x2 antenna. However, I can't seem to find any internal ...
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Multicomputer USB Switch (KVM without video) that doesn't disconnect devices?
I'm looking for the USB side of a KVM switch that does not detach USB devices. I do not want a device that "emulates" a generic keyboard and mouse, but one that maintains the same USB IDs ...
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Suggest a solution to stream camera from nvidia jetson nano econ camera 120fps
Can anybody please suggest a solution to stream camera which is connected with NVIDIA Jetson nano board to a machine which is connected in the same network.
I tried some solutions everything works ...
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Need recomendations for a three monitor system, possibly without a GPU
I am on the market for a new computer. I want to be able to run three monitors, perferably daisy chained. I work in software development and run IDEs and compile a lot of code. I need the realestate ...
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Which SSD can be Used for the 2nd SSD for Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71-75MW)
I ordered a laptop for which I cannot find official information about compatible SSDs.
It is an Acer Swift 3 OLED (SF314-71-75MW).
I found a teardown, see here.
Goal: I want to add an additional SSD (...
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What should you look out for when buying a external power bank, cable and adapter for a Laptop?
When purchase a power bank and a cable to connect it to a laptop, is there anything I should look out for such as too high or low voltage, Amps or watts that may cause damage to the laptop.
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Military Connector of Keyboard Cable
Why do some keyboards use the cable with a military connector?
Couldn't they use a simple USB cable like a mouse?
Military Connector (If it is not called this name, please help me edit the question.)...
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How dual mode adapters USB to RS-485 or RS-422 distinguish between modes?
There are many USB to RS-485 AND RS-422 adapters on Ebay, besides of RS-485 only adapters.
And the former do not have any switch to select the mode. How do they know to work in half or full duplex ...
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What's this part and why its color is rusty? The laptop also make car engine on the highway sound [closed]
Do I need to change this part or the fan?
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Another receiver for Mirabox HSV891IR
I own a mirabox HSV891IR pair (TX-RX) connected via IP (a couple of switches).
I need to add another receiver, but I cannot find the receiver alone.
I've heard there are some other identical products ...
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Mainboard that fits max size 305mm x 191mm (12" x 7.5")
Some time ago I purchased an IPC 2U-20240 19" case. Now I want to make a server out of it, but I cannot find a suitable Mainboard for it. In the description, the manufacturer claims:
Form factor ...
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SSD and RAM Upgrade Recommendation
I have a Lenovo V14 G2 ITL laptop and I want to upgrade my RAM and SSD at the same time. But, you know, these compatibility stuff may seem a bit messy. I have attached some info regarding the ...
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10 Gigabit switch
We are using up to 5 GigE Vision cameras, all inside a single enclosure.
So our requirement is 5 x 1 Gig ports and 1 x 10 Gigabit port for uplink. Ideally these would all be RJ45 however SFP+ is okay ...
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Looking for a reliable charger for Nothing Phone
But I'm a bit confused with all the new protocols that exist (I didn't change my phone for 5 years). QC4.0, PD 3.0, PPS etc. I know that Nothing Phone can't take more than 33W and it support Power ...
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When purchasing a new laptop, which Wi-Fi standards are recommended for a college student that will be paid for by a frugal parent?
When purchasing a new laptop, which Wi-Fi standards are recommended for a college student that will be paid for by a frugal parent?
802.11b
802.11a
802.11g
802.11n
802.11ac
802.11ax
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Is my older desktop capable of upgrading?
Good morning all, I've got a HP Pavilion I bought from my brother some years ago ;it was a work desktop prior. He had a shop replace the factory graphics card (NVIDIA GEFORCE 9500 GS) with a 1gb ...
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HDMI EDID Emulator that supports ultrawides?
I need either,
An HDMI passthrough providing EDID emulation that supports ultrawide resolutions like 5120x1440.
A programmable HDMI passthrough that provides EDID Emulator that I can set the EDID ...
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New 4k 21:9 gaming monitor
I am looking for a new monitor, mostly used for gaming but also for work (software development) with the following requirements:
4K resolution
34" size
21:9 curved format
matte display
at least ...
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Cannot determine from description if selected internal PCI sound card would fit inside a Small Form Factor PC
The internal default speaker works but no signal for sound jacks for external amplified speakers. I wish to try two possible solutions.
Solutions
1a. check if this already ordered internal PCI sound ...
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Simplest bluetooth low energy token that always stays connected to the phone
Problem I'm trying to solve: I want some sort of bluetooth token that would always be in my pocket/backpack (e.g. on my keychain), and I want to lock my phone automatically when it loses connection ...
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Suggestions for good hardware for object detection using Yolov7
I need some suggestions on what is the best hardware to do object detection using YoloV7.
I have been using Nvidia's Jetson hardware like Nano and Xavier. I have tried running and optimizing Yolov7 ...
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Plug to monitor AC energy
I'm looking for a plug that's able to measure energy consumption (kwh or similar) and that allows reading the data externally from a raspberry pi or similar. The space that I need to control is pretty ...
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Looking for a simple sound emitter device remotely activated by API, connected to the internet
I need to install a sound emitter device (I think some sort of USB sound emitter would be the easiest way) in a certain place. This device would be connected to the internet and triggered remotely by ...
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Please recommend Wi-Fi adapter (PCIe, USB) for wi-fi sniffer
Looking for a Wi-Fi adapter to set up a sniffer (Linux & Wireshark on a PC/laptop).
Support of .11ax or newer is not required, .11ac is enough.
Preferred something easily available.
P.S. I need to ...
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Is it possible to mount the Samsung S27E370 monitor on a VESA arm?
It seems like S27E370 does not have a VESA mount that is compatible with most of the monitor arms on the market. I searched for adapters, but it's not even clear how I'd go about detaching the default ...
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Ubuntu Linux-compatible WiFi card for Thiinkpad T510
Rehabilitating a ThinkPad T510 laptop with a failed WiFi card for use with Ubuntu Linux.
Which mini-PCI WiFI card should I buy?
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Trustworthy USB and HDMI Manufacturers?
Undoubtedly, we've all encountered the frustrating scenario of surfing through the sea of replica / knockoff products on Amazon and similar marketplaces; in my personal experience, particularly for ...
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I need a 4TB+ single-sided NVME drive for my ultraportable laptop
I just purchased a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen 9, and a Sabrent 4TB Rocket 4 PLUS (SB-RKT4P-4TB). Though both of these are NVME Gen 4, to my chagrin, the NVME drive purchased does not fit into the Thinkpad....
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What managed switch to buy that has routing and network bandwidth monitoring capability?
We are a small team where we have a internet lease line of 50Mbps from our office space provider (they won't allow other internet providers). We have one Ethernet cable coming from them which is ...
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3D Connexion-like device for Linux
I'm looking for a device to be used in 3D CAD, like the well-known 3D Connexion, that works flawlessly under Ubuntu 22.04. Even if it's a compatible one (like a cheap clone). I'm not a professional ...
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Possible to send a file through NFC or through something similar?
I have done few hours of research on this and have yet to find something.
To be specific, Is it possible to simply tap (as you would with NFC to pay cardless) your phone on a tag (or something similar)...
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When should one prefer 3840x2160 over 1920x1080 for a 15" laptop?
Planning onto getting a 15" laptop and I have two choices, either 1920x1080 or 3840x2160 for the screen.
I have a 4K 32" inch display and the pixels are so ridiculously small that you need a ...
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Using TVSS ground pin in UPS
I have an APC Back UPS 1500. It has a TVSS GND pin that I can use but I'm not too sure how exactly to do so. Would I actually need to buy a TVSS unit or is there a work around?strong text
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Any keyboards that are just a bit wider/bigger?
I have big hands, so am looking for a keyboard that is slightly bigger/spacious than normal. Apart from split mod keyboards, I cannot find anything. Recommendations for people with large hands?
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Device for testing real capacity and speed of MicroSD cards
There is a problem - microSD cards are often faked, the real capacity is many times less than on the label. I am engaged in video surveillance, for me fakes is critical problem. Before installing a ...
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Replacement for a-JAYS One Plus headphones
a-JAYS One Plus (reivews: CNET, 2013; Wired, 2012; PCMag, 2013) are still my favorite headphones by far. I've tried plenty of others in the same price range, but none struck all the things I value in ...
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