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The steps I had to take to prep my PC for a Windows 11 upgrade (not a clean install). 1. Check to see if hardware is Windows 11 compatible. 2. Check in System Information for the BIOS Mode. If it is Legacy, then it has to be changed to UEFI in BIOS. Can only be done if the boot sector in the...

What kind of hardware did you have in your first PC build? My first PC Build was in 1995. Here are the specs: CPU: Intel Pentium 133 (Socket 7 at 133 MHz with 16 KB cache) RAM: 16 MB EDO Motherboard: probably from Abit...can't remember the model Graphics Card: ATI Mach 64 4 MB (PCI) Sound...

I was digging through my hardware cabinet and unearthed a box of my old CPUs. Here is the chronological list going back to my first CPU. Some of the CPUs, not in the photo, have since moved on to wafer heaven. The years listed are an approximate date of when I had the CPU installed. Intel 386...

Because of the way Gigabyte reacted to this, I've decided to leave them out of any future builds. I will also recommend to other builders I know to do the same. No confidence in a manufacturer who will not own up to a failure, or worse blame the builders and users of their failing product.

I finally bought a Blu-ray burner/player for my PC. When I looked around the net for test reviews, I discovered that not all Blu-ray drives can play 4K or record on 100GB discs. This discovery helped me in deciding which drive to purchase...I chose the Pioneer BDR-S12UHT. This burner/player is a...

A few days ago I upgraded my computer (see here). I also considered upgrading my graphics card, but every online shop here in Germany is either sold out or ridiculously inflating their prices. The reasons? COVID, distribution problems (because of COVID) and the evil Etherium miners. Whatever...

I can't remember if I posted this already...anyways. A few years ago the power supply in my son's PC broke, so I went to a local retail store and bought a replacement. At the time I didn't have the cash for an expensive PSU and ended up buying a cheap alternative. Below are the results of that...

There is no animal or insect I despise more than Bremsen (German horseflies). These devils are as small as a housefly, but unlike the housefly these bloodsucking imps will chase you a hundred yards to get their fix. They are attracted to sweat, so walks in their territory on warm days will...

A few days ago I was trying to replace my 4th generation i5 CPU with a 4th generation i7 and I broke my nearly decade old motherboard. When I removed the CPU I noticed that some of the pins on the board were bent the wrong way, so I tried to bend them back and they snapped like dried twigs. I...

Today my new Asus VG34VQL1B ultra wide gaming monitor arrived. Currently I have three displays on my desk: a Samsung SA650 27" (purchased in 2012) and two Eizo S1921 19" that I bought used on Ebay. I considered buying the Samsung Odyssey 49" ultrawide which would have replaced the current...

In 1980, I had a small collection of albums from bands like: Boston, Foreigner, Rush, Styx, etc.. After I had become a Christian that year other Christians convinced me that listening to non-Christian music was a sin. Eventually I tossed all my albums in the trash. Because I loved music so much...

Because my wife and I are in quarantine, my brother-in-law (who loves to cook) brought us Easter dinner. God bless him! :)

As I was going through a cabinet where I keep all my spare PC parts, I rediscovered some old hard drives. Over the years I've collected a number of SATA hard drives, some with capacities as small as 180 GB and some as large as 2 TB. What to do with them. I still get requests from friends, or...

Today my wife and mother-in-law tested positive for COVID-19. Someone in the extended family was infected and knew it, but declined to tell others and so the infection spread. We live in an apartment building that my wife's brothers and I built. My mother-in-law lives in an apartment across from...

Two of my sons and my son-in-law are in the military...the German military. All three of my kids, two sons and a daughter, have American/German dual citizenships. None of them have ever lived in America, but along with their German passports they all have American passports and social security...

For years I've been using Philips headphones. The last ones I had I bought in 2008 and replaced them just a few days ago. I prefer over ear cans to other variations. I can't stand to have something shoved into my ear canal and cans that just lay on my ears don't give me the same sound experience...