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Throughout the 90's I bought, built, and sold computers and associated equipment, new and used. I got rid of most of it over the years, but still have an annoying amount left. I know the old motherboards and video cards and such have precious metals in them. I have dozens of old serial...

I recently bought a Tesla. The Tesla in the driveway will barely make a connection to my router which is in a front room of the house. The signal drops in and out. The router can not be moved. I've got multiple outdoor cameras and experience some difficulty with them as well. Although all...

Uh, I was being facetious.

I've got a barely used Asus eee PC and a like new Acer Aspire One which I'd be willing to furnish if someone would like to build an Alto Saxophone or something similar.

I'm not going to get into a pissing match with you over what I've done in the past. I'll be more than willing to concede to your superior knowledge. I simply was pointing out that I know how to get into the bios, I've posted multiple photos of the dumbed down bios on this Acer computer in my...

I received the two 8 gb sticks today and installed them. They came up as dual channel and gave an xmp value. So, I guess that xmp was enabled by default. Don't know why the first two sticks of memory didn't give an xmp value. Also, even though these new memory sticks are DDR4-3200, their xmp...

Thanks. I think that's where it should be also. When I select that tab, this is what I get...................

Guys. I built my own computers starting in the 80's. I quit in 2008 when I retired and have not bought but one computer since then, a laptop. This ddr and xmp stuff is new to me, but getting into bios is not. I would be eternally and humbly grateful to anyone who can tell me how to adjust...

There are no (zero, nada, zilch) memory settings in the bios. There is no reference to xmp, amp, etc. The only mention of memory in the bios is telling you how much memory you have.

It's an Acer and they have crippled the bios. No settings at all relating to memory speed or xmp. I've already ordered a matched set of two 8 gb sticks. So, the DDR4 3200 only refers to the speed it will run at double data rate? Max speed otherwise is about 1600? If I installed the new 8 gb...

I bought a new computer. I haven't had a new one in 11 years, things have changed a little. Anyway, I'm trying to understand my memory. I'm sure many of you know more about this than I do. Please explain. There are four slots. Factory installed an 8 gb stick and a 4 gb stick in slots 2 and...

I'm running Ubuntu Mate 20.0 on Kernel 5.8. I've run lsusb and it shows the Realtek. I'm presently connected on ethernet, but need the wireless for final location. Thanks.

Thanks. I think it's really stupid how difficult it is to install hardware or even programs on a Linux machine. It just seems like by now they would have developed a "Add New Hardware" widget or something. I've been inputting terminal commands all afternoon. Lot's of people tell how to do it...

Linux distros for Mac hardware are a little harder to find but most of the maintained ones will get you a modern browsing experience. This was made much easier by the elimination of Flash. Thanks. Actually, I did some research and took advice from many and installed Ubuntu Mate. It runs...

Thanks. The problem I have with Linux is that I know nothing about it and trying to learn about it online is a deep dark jungle of information. There are so many versions, with many different distributions, and a variety of shells. Every time I go to read and learn, I find myself spiraling...

Just lucky, I guess. I installed Win10 on a spare desktop and hated it, couldn't make it work in any reasonably traditional way. So, I formatted, installed Win7 and upgraded to Win10. That's what I've done on three computers now. I began using pc's in the mid 80's, before hard drives. I...

Why do all these software developers think that we need to change the gui every few years? If I like the way it is now, and it works for me, at least give me the option to keep it. I use Win10 from an upgrade, with the Classic Win7 shell and desktop and control panel still intact. Remember...

I would love to do that. I use Amcrest Surveillance Pro on my Windows machines, but for Mac it requires 10.7.5 and my iMac will only run 10.6.8. Can you recommend a free or inexpensive software just for basic monitoring? Thanks.

I've got an older iMac which is similar specs. I went to some trouble (pleasure) to get it up and running (the thrill of the chase). Once it was going, I realized that it wouldn't run any modern browsers or other software. Forget about security features. If you have a specific purpose you...

I'd trade it for four systems like you already had and sell three of them.

You're talking way over my head harshness. So, you're saying that it's perfectly okay to use an OS which hasn't had any patches or security updates in over five years? Then, what is the purpose of all those patches and security updates if they're not needed?

It slows me down because it's an OS which hasn't had a security update in over five years. The two browsers I've found which will run on it are older versions which are no longer supported by security updates. I'm perfectly happy surfing the net anonymously on the machine and learning how to...

Guys, I've spent the entire long weekend researching and reading up on Macs. I'm not afraid of learning something new. I'm just trying to absorb it all. For example, you guys talk about the "Intel" macs like they just started. Isn't that all they've used for at least 13 or 14 years...

I understand that it can be installed from a USB drive. So, if I bought a machine with Mojave on it, I could make a usb installer in case mine ever crashes? Apple doesn't care who uses it for what? There's no machine license on OS like there is on PC's for Windows? In the link you provided...

Well, a guy wants to sell me a Macbook Air A1466 from 2013. He says and it looks like it's used very little. i5 1.3 processor, 4 gb, 128 ssd, 13.3" screen. Comes with Mojave and Office. It looks like a really clean, lightly used unit. Comes with original box and power supply. He wants $500...