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  1. Honor MagicBook X14 Pro: Ultimate Laptop for Performance and Portability

    If you’ve been on the hunt for a laptop that seamlessly combines performance, portability, and precision, look no further than the Honor MagicBook X14 Pro. Packed with the latest technology, this laptop is aimed at those who expect more from their devices without cluttering their lives. What’s...
  2. Windows 11 Task Manager Update: Identify SSD Types Easily

    Recently reported by Neowin, Windows 11 is poised to enhance its Task Manager functionality. In the upcoming updates, users will be able to readily identify not just the general type of storage (HDD or SSD) used in their machines, but also the specific technology behind their Solid State Drives...
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    Can I use Storage Spaces to create a hybrid storage pool in Windows?

    Hi everyone, I have a question about Windows Storage Spaces and would really appreciate your insights. I'm interested in setting up a storage pool that combines both SSDs and HDDs to take advantage of the speed of SSDs and the capacity of HDDs. My goal is to create a Link Removed solution that...
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    USB problem on windows 10

    Hi, Over the past few weeks, I been having strange issues with all of my USBs on my desktop PC where only devices that were previously recognized by the PC are working and more or less (not all) any new USB device (SSD, camera, thumb drive etc. all work with other PCs) get a driver not...
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    Has anyone experimented with combining SSDs and HDDs for hybrid storage on Windows?

    Hello fellow forum members, I hope this message finds you well. I'm currently exploring the concept of hybrid storage solutions on Windows systems, particularly by combining Solid State Drives (SSDs) and Hard Disk Drives (HDDs). I believe this approach could potentially offer the benefits of...
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    Performance external 3.0 NVMe M.2, or internally installed?

    Hi, I have a HP Z4 G4 xeon 64 gb RAM, and was thinking about to use my Samsung 980 SSD PCIe 3.0 NVMe M.2 - 1TB as a external drive. Because i already have this in a 3.1 usb cabinette. Wil there be any difference in performance if i run it this way? Or should i plug that drive inside the computer...
  7. Windows 7 Corrupt HD. stuck CHKDSK, No Win 7 Pro Disc/BU...

    Hello All I recently got a Dell precision M4800 basically free with Windows 7 Pro. I fired it up and everything ran normally for about 5 minutes until I tried to run normal stuff like Defrag, cleaner, disc checking and then it just bottle up, all icons vanished and then got BSoD....check Bios...
  8. New Dell Laptops with no CD Drive

    My daughter's 5-year old, Dell Inspiron 15 3000-3552 gave her the BSOD so after I diagnosed it to be unknown problem she bought a newer one, a Inspiron 15 3000-3502 with SSD and no CD drive. As long as we can remember laptops have come with CD's. Oh well, they need to profits so getting older...
  9. VIDEO SSDs Are Getting Expensive

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  10. Windows 10 Problems after installing 20H2

    I just installed 20H2 with an in-place upgrade plus the latest updates on 2 HP laptops (different models). I have had no problems with the 15bs234wm, but I have several on the 15da0053wm. It has a 1 TB WD PCIe/NVMe which I installed just after completing the upgrade/updates, which I cloned from...
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    Server 2016 Unresponsive - Windows Installer

    I have a Server 2016 (Standard) that I use to run Remote Desktop Services for 7 users. The box has two Xeon E5-2690 (2.9 Ghz) cpus, 256 Gb, and two 2 TB SSD drives. The box had been working flawlessly for ages. Within the last two weeks I've had to resort to restarting it every day...
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    Windows 10 Build 16299.rs3_release_SVC_escrow.180502-1908 issues

    Hello all, I have several issues with Windows 10, but I shall try to keep each question limited to one topic. A quick history: I bought a new HP Pavilion Desktop PC 570-p027 computer in November of 2017. The only "original" problem I had was video-related, and I won't go into that here. I...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 "data" drive full

    Windows 10 created a drive "E" for data, that is completely full, but I have not put anything on it. I am getting warnings that this data drive is out of space. Prior to Windows 10 installation, my 1TB data hard drive was unplugged. That drive was drive "E." When Windows 10 installed, it...
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    Windows 7 Something broke overnight! please help!!

    Hey Guys! So when I went to bed last night my pc was functioning perfectly, with no issues what so ever. When I turned it on today it was the opposite. Something has obviously been corrupted or changed by malware. I have a feeling the issue could be service related but was hoping someone here...
  15. Windows 10 Hmm, I don't know.....

    Well I'm 3 days into my Win 10 experience. There are some cool things but nothing that would make me run out and pay actual money for the upgrade. I'm sure it's just because it's an early release but everything seems slower in Win 10 and this is from upgrade on a fresh install of Win 7 less than...
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    Windows 10 Windows 10 upgrade fail

    I have had several failures to upgrade. I am running Windows 7 SP1 on a Dell XP8500. I have recently installed a SSD to use as my main drive with the original as data store. Bought ViewSonic touch screen monitor specially for Windows 10. The most recent attempt gave the most information. error...
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    Windows 7 Verrrry long startup time

    I have SSDs and a well oiled (I think) Windows 7 workstation - 16GB memory and a fast processor. My boot time is extremely slow. I tried booting with everything in MSCONFIG unchecked - but it didn't change my boot time at all. There must be, somewhere, a tutorial or set of steps to follow to...
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    Windows 7 FYI Win7 & Mini-Tool Partition Wizard

    I think this experience may be useful to Win7/8 users who build and maintain home and small business systems. I regularly clone and swap drives keeping at least one spare at the ready per system at all times. I was shocked to discover that under certain conditions Win7 installation creates a...
  19. Windows 10 Windows 10 build 9879:Issues with KB3020114?

    It would appear that some Win 10 users are having issues with update KB3020114. Microsoft have posted an official solution on the Windows Insider Hub: ref: Insider Hub found on Windows 10 Tech Preview
  20. Windows 10 Bring on the next build.

    A confession. There is so little major difference, between Windows 8.1 and theTtechnet preview, that I have become rather disinterested in it. I am a dedicated and enthusiastic poster in discussion and help, where problems are encountered. Of late, on all the forums I visit, the posts on these...