Recent content by Cortb

I'm running windows 10 pro on the main machine, and 10 enterprise on the nas. So no, not server OS. Is it safe to assume server drivers aren't compatible with standard windows 10, or is it one of those 'only way to know is try' types of situations?

I'm looking to buy these, but was hoping i could get you guys to look it over, and make sure i wasn't missing something...

LOL, for a core 2 quad with original heat sink, i'd bet that it's just the thermal paste that has gone bad. If you're planning to replace the heat sink anyway, you're going to need new thermal paste. might be a good idea to get a tube and test it out before you buy a new heat sink.

Did you completely wipe the drive (Dban, etc.), not just reformat it, before you reinstalled windows?

You shouldn't have any issues due to the timing/speed difference, it'll all just run at whatever is slower. There are two problems i can forsee: A. you'll find it's not actually soldered to the motherboard, which means, you'll need a 16GB stick of ram to replace the old 8GB stick, or B. if it...

Disabled, sure, but it's still there, you can't *remove* it.

Settings>personalization>lock screen>lockscreen drop down. just change it to picture... EDIT: you can't really get rid of edge, not completely. it's like explorer was for windows 8 & earlier. It's baked into the operating system for a bunch of things, like search, or signing into wifi networks...

HA! You live in the wrong part of california. I was in San Diego last week for Comic-con, and it don't think it broke 75f all week!

You might be able to get a display port to vga adapter...

Might be too late/already answered, but the gpus can be bought in a form factor that will fit the large one or the small one. but if you're motherboard only has pcie 1.0, and NOT 2.0, i'd go with the long pcie port (x16)

i'd bet you can fit at least a gt 710 or even gt730 in there with that pcie extender. take a measurement from the rear of the case to the big bulky black cables next to the psu, and that'll determine your maximum gpu length. the 710 and 730 are both half height/half length, so they should fit...

After mulling it over, i think this is the best option. It looks like there's a usb port on the back of the one you have currently, so if you find an enclosure with a female USB-A port, you should be able to butt it up against the current opening and maybe super glue it in. Something like this...

In the US, it's a grey area. No movie company has tried testing the legal theories that people who own a copy of an item can copy that item for archival purposes. The librarian of congress makes exceptions to copyright law that allow things LIKE this, but not explicitly this.

Strollin is probably right. Unless money is no object, it'll probably be much more cost effective to find a new enclosure. it'll be difficult finding a board that will fit that box. Though, since you're putting ssd's in there, it might have enough leftover space to jerry rig something, and just...

That adapter should work, but it might be easier/cheaper to just buy the correct drive. Iirc OCZ has the ones that work w/o an adapter.