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I recently bought a 750 GB 2.5″ hard drive and put it in an external enclosure. It has Advanced Format Technology (AFT), but I use Windows 7, so I assumed I would be safe. I decided to try exFAT, because I was enticed by the reduced overhead For “Allocation unit size” I selected “Default allocation…
There is a remote Windows server on a private network which I can connect to via Remote Desktop Connection. I would like to be able to make TCP/IP connections from my computer to other computers on that server’s network. Remote Desktop Connection makes it possible to share printers, drives, and other local resources through the…
I have a computer running TightVNC server. It is on my home network. The computer it is installed on has a locally static ip address 192.168.1.100. I am able to connect to this vnc server from my home network fine, but unable to connect from outside my network (using the IP address that I see…
I can’t figure out how to create shortcuts that don’t care where they are mounted. For example, on my flash drive, I want to run CCleaner or Notepad++ in my college classroom. The problem is, a shortcut (at least with default settings) doesn’t work reliably because it is tied to the same drive it was…
This will probably sound familiar to most of you…In my home, we have a whole bunch of devices that can be charged via USB (two iPhones, a BlackBerry, an iPod Touch, etc ad nauseam). We also have a bunch of USB chargers, each of which has a single USB port on it. I’d like to…
I have a Toshiba Satellite laptop. My charger has stopped working. I have access to a Lenovo charger. Can I use this charger on my laptop? Solution: It depends. If the charger is compatible then the answer is "yes", if it’s not then the answer is "no". Chargers must match in a number of ways:…
From my personal experience with my tablet, and from the benchmarks and articles I’ve read, it always seems ARM processors, as seen in virtually all mobile devices, deliver incredible performance for the amount of power they consume. It really seems like ARM is inherently more power-efficient than x86. To me, it looks like that this…
I set Windows 7 to turn off hard disks after 20 minutes of nonuse, which it does a really good job at – it seems to turn off individual hard disks that have been idle for 20 minutes exactly. When I access a drive that I haven’t used in 20 minutes, I can hear it…
Should I turn off my PC when plug/unplug external display? Some people don’t do that, but I think this is required to keep safe your equipment. Am I correct in thinking this? Solution: Short AnswerAssuming that this external display input is VGA, DVI, or HDMI there should be no adverse effects. Rationalization / Support…
Note: This is intended to become a canonical post. I got a dedicated graphics card of type XXX and it claims I need at least a YYY Watt PSU. How big does my PSU really need to be? Solution: There’s a few things to look at. The average “recommended power requirement” is a safe bet…
