I moved my home lab to a new house after years of 24/7 use, and here’s what broke
…No display, no POST, just fans. I had a pretty good idea of what the cause was, though: I had pulled my GTX 1070 out of the system to move it safely…
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I finally used my motherboard's BIOS flashback button, and it saved a dead build
…Sign in to your XDA account When I first got my X570 motherboard for my old 5900X, I didn't think I'd ever need BIOS flashback down the line. AM4 was…
Running Proxmox on my ASUS NUC 14 Pro Plus taught me where mini PCs still fall short
…and older mini PCs. Used that way, it feels efficient rather than limited. The key is not pretending it is a full-size server in a smaller case. The problem is expecting…
These 6 Kindle settings transform how the device actually feels to use
…Related The best E Ink smart home display isn't an E Ink panel, it's a cheap Kindle Why settle for less when an old Kindle has what you need and…
I built a private podcast feed for all my random YouTube saves and I am never going back
…It solves one problem and does it well Stashcast is a prime example of one of those open-source apps that take one problem and solve it beautifully. It takes all of…
Most NAS owners waste their USB ports on external drives when they should be using them for this instead
…But the real problem lies in the fact that USB ports can disconnect randomly, and can cause catastrophic problems if it occurs in the middle of a file transfer operation. Let’s…
I stopped buying cheap USB-C cables after learning what USB4 can actually do
…Once you move beyond charging a phone and start relying on one cable for storage , displays, docking, and laptop charging, cheap USB-C cables begin to really inhibit what's possible with…
5 features on modern motherboards I regret not using sooner
…Debug displays and LEDs I thought I'd never need them I built my first PC in 2007 after using a Pentium 3 pre-built for 7 years. Since then, I have…
Your SSD has a hidden lifespan counter, and most people ignore it until it's too late
…Windows will also display a warning on this screen if it thinks your SSD has a severe problem. The bigger issue, however, is that besides the two metrics above, you won't…
Your TV mounting location is probably ruining your viewing experience
…Sure, when the sun goes down, you might not notice any problems with your display at all, but for the rest of the day, you're going to be battling the glare…