/sqt/ - Stupid Questions Thread

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>>58253298

Hoping someone can help with this.

I need to recover files from an SD card, but unfortunately I don't have an SD card reader. They're on a camera so it's MTP, which, as I just learned, means that software like recuva or photorec can't read the memory card.

Is there any way I can recover these files?

I was thinking I could make an image of the drive and then run recovery software on that, but I'm not really sure if that's possible, again due to MTP.

Please help.

>>58253467
MTP is limited as fuck. If you care about getting your shit back, you're buying a reader or borrowing from a friend. They're like 3 bucks on ebay. The readers too

>>58253333
check'd

Is there anything wrong with Daemon Tools, or should I be using something else to mount my isos?

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I'll repost my question.

Below is a video showing how the camera tracking on a smartphone can follow a piece of paper. Could someone give me the quick run down on what it would take to make something like this? I want to make my own but using different objects.Thanks

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbafGD4TcVo

>>58253537
WinCDEmu is best mounting

>>58253549
That's not how you finger a butthole

>>58253537
WinCDEmu, most unobtrusive

Could I beat Rousey in a fight?

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>use trackpoint for a decade
>ThinkPad dies
>got gifted a non ThinkPad laptop
Shit, now what?

Alternative for traditional mouse that's similar to trackpoint?

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Hibernate or sleep?

>>58253669
None of them. Either 24/7 or total shutdown.

>>58253568
>>58253583
Thanks

Normally I like figuring this shit out for my self but I'll ask /g/ cause I have no idea what the fuck the problem is.

I've been OCing my i7 6700k but Ive been getting insane temps and some thermal throttling in games (skipping and so on). I decided to try to figure out what the issue was. I cleaned everything re-applied thermal paste brand new then I went and set everything back to stock Well I am playing csgo the only game I usually play and my temps are still hitting 90+. I even made sure all fan headers are running at max speed. I have no fucking idea why. Is my all in one watercooler going bad or something? Could it be that I applied the thermal paste wrong? It was hitting these same temps before i even changed the thermal paste? I'm going to try

I had to take the side panel off to get it to hit 80C and at times it still hit fucking 88-90c.

vsync on or off?

>>58253712
off

>>58253669
Hibernate

>>58253719
why?

>>58253712
Off unless you're getting tearing.

>>58253669
Hibernate
I like to shut down though desu

>>58253598
No

>>58253333
(You)

>>58253298
What causes more space to be taken up in my C:\ drive? I turned off my computer to plug in a new power strip today, booted up and my C:\ drive's used capacity went from 40GB before turning off to 46GB. What gives?

>inb4 windows
I have 10 but I've disabled auto-updates. Unless that's a placebo?

>>58253707
Also are AIO watercoolers prone to getting clogged or anything like that? I've had it for over a year

>>58253733
Lots of different temp files. You can use CCleaner to keep that stuff under control.

>>58253725
It's an optional thing that negatively impacts your performance. If you don't feel like you need it, don't use it

>>58253733
hibernation. You can turn that off if you don't it removes something like 5-20gb

http://www.sevenforums.com/tutorials/819-hibernate-enable-disable.html

>>58253298
What's the high quality bitrate ofr Opus? Like, if I want to listen to high quality MP3 audio, I just look for 320 kb/s. If I want high quality opus, what bit rate am I encoding to?

>>58253756
192kbit/s

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>>58253752
This, plus your page file.

>>58253743
I have a similar issue but it's on an ssd. Will deleting files from an ssd fuck it up or does trim prevent that issue? Anons here keep saying never to move/delete files from an ssd but I can't tell if they're joking or not.

>>58253837
You forgot to circle "set". It's easy to miss.

>>58253575
Any answer on my actual questions?

>>58253743
>>58253752
>>58253837
Thank you, anons. I appreciate this.

>>58253842
Adds have limited writes in their lifetime, but it's usually a lot.
If you use it like a regular hard drive it'll be fine.

I am 99% sure my wife is cheating on me, I know she's been deleting texts and doing suspicious things like telling me shes at work when shes out with her coworkers. I honestly didnt even suspect a thing until a few of my friends and family came to me. Bottom line I guess is I need to know if any of you had a similar experience and if anyone knows of a way to log her texts/calls (sms backup wont work because she deletes them before the app can back them up) or maybe a way to recover deleted texts (she has a galaxy a5), thanks for any and all input

>>58253842
No, you don't have to worry about deleting things. Technically an SSD has a limited number of writes for any given area, but the rest of your computer will probably be dead and gone long before you ever reach that limit. It helps both your longevity, but more importantly your speed to have free space on the drive, although a lot of SSDs come with unacessable free space to handle that automatically.

Would it be dumb to use a blow dryer on a heatless setting to clean out the dust in my computer?

>>58253726
Thank (You)

I just dropped my laptop a small distance onto a soft surface. Everything seemed fine, but I stepped away for a moment and found my laptop had completely shut down. I turned it back on and everything's fine, but I'm worried whether I fucked something up.

>>58253924
Have you checked if the battery didnt fall slighty out?

>>58253866
WebWatcher and mSpy, but what you're talking about is illegal in most U.S. jurisdictions. Just confront her.

>>>/adv/

>>58253842
That's kind of what trim is for.

When you write data to an SSD, if the cells being written to already contain data, they first need to be erased (i.e. 0100010010100100 -> 0000000000000000), before they can be written to.

When you delete or modify a file, the remnants are left behind in the disk. Trim is a feature where the OS will tell the SSD to mark the deleted sectors for erasing, and the SSD will go along after all its jobs are finished, wiping those sectors so they are ready to write again.
If this doesn't occur, every time you write to a sector that hasn't been cleared, the SSD will erase it, then write to it, which takes a LOT longer than just writing to it.

If you don't have TRIM support, your SSD write speed will slow down dramatically over time.

>>58253922
I would be worried about the amount of static it produces. Just use chemical air cans unless you're a junkie that can't be trusted with that shit

what is Restyled reply tracking?

>>58253945
No, but it was plugged in so would that have mattered?

>>58253947
Confronting her will do nothing unfortunately, she's lied to me before and we're at a very volatile state in the relationship right now.

>>58253962
(You)
..........

>>58253960
How about an air mattress pump, or same issue?

>>58253966
Sorry, didnt know that. Sorry

pls no kill, sorry

sorry again

>>58253962
No more (You)s

>>58253669
just lock it

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>>58253979
Anon please I didn't mean it like that sorry anon

>>58253976
Again,

>>>/adv/

>>58253865
>>58253901
>>58253959
Sweet. Thanks guys.

>>58253980
What? I'm getting (You)s in replies to me.

>>58253978
That should be fine.
Hair dryers are designed to produce static. It makes your hair "poofy", and is a marketable feature.

A pump should be OK, but don't be afraid to just take your computer apart and use a microfiber cloth to wipe down the PCB's

>>58253467
you need to get an SD card reader
recovery programs need direct block access to the card, any kind of abstraction like MTP will not provide block-level access to the card

>>58253998
I think it might have been reverted based on hugely negative preliminary polls.

>>58253976
>>58253866
wait so
you want to recover deleted texts or spy on her

>>58254014
Either way, both are illegal without consent, and are against the rules of this website.
Also,
>>>/adv/

>>58253669
if it's a desktop;
- need to unplug it (moving it?), hibernate, otherwise sleep or hybrid sleep

if it's a laptop;
- if it's a short period, sleep, otherwise hibernate as it saves power over longer periods and can survive through the battery going flat

>>58254019
do you just hang out here to spoil the interesting questions

>>58253712
if it's something where a smooth picture is more important than responsiveness (RPG, RTS, video playback, etc), then enable vsync, except in the case that you can't consistently run the program at your monitors' refresh rate, then leaving vsync off may be faster

>>58254025
No, it's not an interesting question if it has other people involved.

>>58254019
>>58254014
My wife has consented to installation of a text tracker (hence the SMS backup), I guess because she knew how to beat it. I was just asking for advice on the situation and I would settle for something along the lines of deleted text recovery to at least put my mind to rest

Chromium or Firefox for muh privacy? And yeah I'm aware TAILS is ideal but I'm just a fag with a VPN and ublock origin.

>>58254131
>My wife has consented to installation of a text tracker

Bullshit. GTFO

>>58253707
>Is my all in one watercooler going bad or something?
Yes. Get a Noctua or a bequiet! cooler. It's all air in the end anyway.

>>58253687
this, the only times my system starts getting fucky is when I used to put it to sleep.

>>58254147
Firefox.

>>58254192
>the only times my system starts getting fucky is when I used to put it to sleep.
I don't have that problem on a Mac or on a Linux OS, it's always fucking Windows that fucks up sleep or hibernate.

>>58254213
you should ask /ck/, there is a cooking board you know

Coming from Linux to windows for the first time in 5 years. What are my options for internet browsers besides chrome and Firefox. Or are those literally it

>>58254419
vivaldi
brave

>>58254419
Those are effectively it. Everything else is down hill from there

>>58254450
>brave
When nothing but a "privacy" browser that bases it's business model around uploading your history for targeted ads will do

>>58254419
Edge is not too bad of a browser. It's only flaws are some design choises and very poor support for extensions.

what's a 20 dollar cousin I could sit on in my car to relieve ass pain for sitting all day

>>58254551
>what's a 20 dollar cousin
I really don't know.

>>58254493
Edge is fine if you're into that whole "not installing things" thing. But ideally when one mentions choices beyond chrome and firefox they're looking for BETTER ones.

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>>58254551
You should not use a cousin to relieve your ass pain

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Best software for simulating sex stuff? I want to rehearse before my bf's day off.

>>58254604
honey select

Should I take the stash of money I have and buy a 1080ti and save more to buy a better monitor later, or buy the upcoming top of the line AMD card, a new monitor, and pay off my mortgage all at the same time?

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Updated Kaspersky (I fucking know) on a pc and it gave a x000000d1 BSoD trying to access MyKaspersky.

Tested a few applications and general shit real quick to make sure it wasn't a graphics driver problem. Thought it was a problem with internet access since they just added Kapsersky Secure Connection with any applications still active in 2017, but I don't think anything changed.

Is x000000d1 just a dump file or bugcheck error or is it a driver bug?

Got a Sony Xperia XA ultra
are there any good custom ROMs for this thing or am I eternally fucked with Cyanogenmod dying

>>58254610
I shouldn't just use gmod?

>>58254710
use whatever works for you. HS is just more recent and has an easy thread on /h/ to steal from.

>>58254570
>>58254559
cushion

>Have shit server.
>Have powerful ThinkPad.
>Want to turn shit server into VM on ThinkPad.
>Want to multiple HDDs to be accessed by VM in ThinkPad, but don't want host system to be able to see data.

How can I redirect drives to VM in virtualbox without the host seeing?

>>58254779
You could always just pass it the device handle, but the host kernel still does the I/O.

>>58254789
Can you elaborate? And yes I'll be running Windows on the host, and guest.

>>58254779
You could just encrypt the drives and only store the key in the VM.

>>58254795
Ah, no.
I was assuming Linux.

Nah, Windows won't let you do that without overheads.

What are the advantages & disadvantages of using bars of soap vs using liquid soap in the shower?

>>58254779
Attach the drive directly to the VM as a block device and do >>58254799

>>58254806
How do I do this with Virtualbox on Windows?

>>58254856
You don't. Windows is shit.

>>58254668
In addition to this, what is the best antivirus and anti-adware extension setup these days?

Preferably something that doesn't literally spy on your internet connection.

>>58254804
Bars of soap are cheaper and last longer, but you have to lather it up to get it applied everywhere.

Liquid soap is easy, but more expensive. You can also soap up without really washing yourself, at least with bar soap you have to rub it on.

I got a pack of dove men's bar soap and its lasted me the better part of a year.

>>58254856
https://www.virtualbox.org/manual/ch08.html#vboxmanage-storageattach

rtfm

>>58254668
It's an error code. Something tried to access memory in the kernel's memory space, probably kaspersky checking for a rootkit without permission.

>>58254898
Problem is, it wasn't scanning anything. Not sure what extent it goes to in terms of working in the background. Happened right after I rebooted when the application updated.

>>58254891
>its lasted me the better part of a year
Do you only wash your armpits?

>>58254804
Bars of soap can be cunningly dropped to prompt sexy fun times

Which browser can I use to view webm on OSX? I used firefox on my last computer but it was a terrible terrible browser that took x20-30 longer to load than safari

What is the best 4chan browser for android?

>>58254913
God no, the trick is to lather up your hands and use them to soap up your body. If you stand there and rub yourself with a bar of soap, most of the lather is getting washed down the drain.

>>58254914
>implying I have anyone to shower with
anon pls

>>58254940
I lather my hands and a bar of Dove lasts 1 month, not 1 year.

>>58254856
vboxmanage.exe internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename "disk1.vmdk" -rawdisk "\\.\PhysicalDrive1"
(you can find vboxmanage in virtualbox's program files folder, it's not in PATH because windows a shit)

>>58254893
Thank.

>>58255023
Thank

>>58255038
np, keep in mind you need to run vboxmanage as admin (open cmd with administrator rights)
also virtualbox will need to run as admin as well when using the vmdk, as otherwise it won't be able to access the disk since it links to a physical disk
also also, whatever you do, DON'T mount a disk read/write on both the host machine and a VM at the same time, things WILL explode

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>>58254898
>>58254910
Oh I'm fucking retarded, it seems to be the Secure Connection itself trying to start without permission. Rebooted and checked it again, and it's disabled by default.

I've had my computer for a long time now and paid some guy to build it for me back in the day. Now my power supply fan is making a really fucking annoying grinding noise and I need to fix it.

I've replaced a few parts and upgraded some things before but fucking with the power supply is new to me. The noise was driving me insane so I just said fuck it and popped open the power supply and started to fuck with the fan. I oiled it a bit but couldn't see anything else to do with it so I just put it all back together. The fan stopped grinding for a few days but recently started making the noise again.

Should I just replace the power supply all together or replace the fan? I had a fan lying around but the plug for its cord was 3 pronged at the end and the slot for the fan in my power supply only has 2 prongs. Not sure if I need to order a special fan or what.

>>58255239
get a 3 prong fan from a electronic store and replace it, they are fairly cheap. Just make sure you have the fan going the right direction for air flow.

>>58254634
Do you need to run 4k content? If not then your 1080p monitor will work just fine. if you going to spend money on a new graphics card do the homework and research the cards out and see what will work for your needs before you spend money on them.

>>58255239
So the problem with working on computers is that while most of it is a simple as legos, it's easy to miss a couple of important points, like when someone just has no idea static discharge is even a thing. Generally we think about safety in terms of not damaging the hardware, but there are a handful of things that are dangerous as shit to the builder. This is why you never open a monitor, the long thing capacitor under a monitor in laptops, or ANY POWER SUPPLY. You just replace that shit. If you have to open the power supply, you need a new one.

>>58255325
Well I did open it, fixed the problem but only temporarily. Didn't really bother with taking any measures to avoid static discharge shit.

How much should I be spending on a new one? Most of what I'm seeing is $50-$80, which seems kind of cheap. Is that about the price I should be paying for a power supply? 500W is what I think I need.

>>58254930
I like Clover a lot.

>>58253924
it could have triggered a shutdown, check the event logs to see if something has turned it off for some reason. But more than likely no,it should be ok from minimal impact.

Do a few reboots and let it sit for 15 minutes on to confirm,

What's the best way to resell gayyming PC parts? Got 2 I don't use anymore but the parts are still reasonably good.

If I don't want to get rid of the drives, can I just take them out and be good to go?

>>58255350
Static discharge was just an example. That's just a chance of fucking up a cheap piece of hardware, as opposed to a chance of fucking yourself right up.

They do fall into that price range a lot. Just make sure you're getting a gold or at least bronze rated one, and from a brand that isn't shite.

I need a small VPS, just something reasonably reliable and off-site so that I can have a static IP to sync up things like my KeePass files or notes I take on my phone. What's my cheapest good option? I'm US-West for what it matters.

>>58255395
Ok

This one alright?

http://www.ncix.com/detail/evga-supernova-650-g1-650w-34-97305.htm?promoid=1715

Listening to this grinding for hours and hours every single day is insufferable so I want to order a new one as soon as possible.

>>58255405
Dont' you mean qwest I mean centurylink?

>>58255429
...what?

>>58255350
You never want to cheap out on your power supply nor get one that under power your pc. Check your current power supply and see what's the current rating you have now. Let's say it is 500W, then research on what would work for your needs past that like gold rated, some no name power supplies do tend to flake out, lets say it was $35, but you don't need to spend more than 120 for one either.

You will have to wire it up as well, connect to the mobo and accessories. do a visual check on cables to see you have everything you need from the one you going to purchase. If not, take it to a store and have a tech do it for you.

>>58255427
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?sdtid=9622328&SID=6c627160cf4811e6b331c698b8fe6a130INT&AID=10440897&PID=1225267&nm_mc=AFC-C8Junction&cm_mmc=AFC-C8Junction-_-cables-_-na-_-na&Item=N82E16817151088&ignorebbr=1&cm_sp=

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>>58253298
don't own a hub... not using any VPN or private tunnel, have Kaspersky and ZoneAlarm.Starting lose my mind

>>58255449
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_West

>>58255488
So, what is the question.

>>58255405
see OP of >>58224919

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Oh look /a/utism is failing at another raid.
>yawn

What is the best way to start learning networking in the most practical, hands-on sense and would anyone know any decent guides to start with?

>>58253298
What is a good youtube downloader software?

>>58255827
youtube-dl

>>58255869
does it download in wav?

>>58255954
no, it downloads the original streams (selectable)

recommend me a good free audio player in windows
bonus points if you can give options

My main machine just died. RIP

When is RYZEN gonna be available?

>>58256264
31. march 2017

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Please convince me not to buy the Corsair K95 RGB.

It has literally everything I want.
>mechanical
>RGB lighting
>backlit
>shit ton of macro keys
>media buttons

What are my options here?

Where do I find a guide to set kodi up?

>>58256333
http://kodi.wiki/view/Quick_start_guide

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>>58253298
Is it worth it upgrading to a Samsung UE40KU6092U from a Samsung UE40H6400 ?

Or is the FHD one with Clear Motion Rate 400 superior?

>>58256340
This will get all me channels right not just the official ones?

>>58256366
what?

>>58253333
Why are there so much random weeaboo posts jesus christ

Bought a new laptop with windows 10 and i hate it. is installing win 7 worth it at this point? can't install linux cuz muh gaymz.

>>58253298
Is any way to reduce IPS glow?

>>58256436
Is there*

So i know it's possible to lock with a password the OS of a bootable usb pen drive and that i can have encrypted persistent storage but what if i want to hide the OS itself? I mean if someone plugs the pen drive in a pc they'll be able to see what OS is installed on it. Even if someone boots from it and get propted to the login screen they will still probably be able to tell what OS you have there.
Can something be done to avoid this?

>>58256511
Write a script that points the boot to some bullshit

I have a cheap Chromebook, but I'd like something better. Looking to buy a cheap laptop to throw some Linux distro on and do school work. That work mostly includes office applications and some programming. I might emulate some <Gen 6 games to pass time.

There are a few Thinkpads being sold in my area. R61, T510 and some other T-series, and X201, and a couple others. Are any amongst these substantially better than the other?

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>>58253298
So I'm swapping out my motherboard and I need to reinstall windows. Could I swap out the mobo, boot from a win10 usb, and use my win7 OEM key to activate it? I see that win10 is accepting win7 keys but my win7 oem key didn't work when I tried to get a win7 iso from the microsoft website, because they don't accept oem keys for that.

>>58256325
Go nuts and have fun. Make sure you know what switches you want as well.

how good/bad would it be if i make something like a MSN Messenger with node.js? pros and cons?

what would a company use instead if it decided to make it today?

Hi everyone, what's the best way to get rid of the telemetry botnet on a Windows 7 Professional installation?

how would 2 intel xeon 5080s handle modern tasks?

>>58256186
foobar

>>58256971
Reinstall and only use SP1

>>58256904
they'd use whatever language their programmers are most proficient in.

>>58256977
fuck you
1990 was 27 years ago

>>58256980
How about security updates?

>>58257000
Not entirely sure about those. Lets wait for other anons.

>Tfw i fell for the botnet 10 meme

Would a basic microphone like this be powerful enough to pick up speech within a 10ft radius, for voice-recognition purposes?

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>>58257225
forgot image.

how do you backup/restore docker named volumes?

When I google it, all I can find is the process for volume containers

>>58257000
>>58257037

You can choose which updates to install, skipping the known telemetry updates from last year. But once you get into cumulative updates things get weird.

http://pastebin.com/quC0gz4j

http://www.infoworld.com/article/3128983/microsoft-windows/how-to-prepare-for-the-windows-781-patchocalypse.html

>>58257225
>>58257232

No. Even a condenser mic like that loses strength very quickly at a distance.

If i have my HD 7850 videocard connected my PC won't boot most of the time.
is there any way of repairing graphics card ?

>>58257527
not really

I'm running Windows 8.1 right now and I need to live boot into Linux. For some reason, I don't have a UEFI setting tile in my Windows menu and my BIOS doesn't have the option either. This wasn't a problem in the past until I installed Windows 8.

>>58257662
read your motherboards manual and check what key to spam at boot to get into the menu.

Bought a new Thinkpad, it came with Windows 7 preinstalled and an OEM BIOS key.

Installed Windows 10, it automatically uses the OEM BIOS key for Windows 7 and KMSpico can't activate it.

Any way of activating Windows 10? Not sure if I can delete or ignore that OEM key, I don't really need it.

>>58257671
It's actually for a laptop. I already checked the manufacturer's website for a BIOS update, nothing.

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Not sure if this is the correct thread for this:

Anyone have any experience with PCIe riser/extension cables and sound cards? I need to replace my onboard sound since it is acting up. But to do this I need to access the pcie slot under my GPU as well as move my existing wifi card with an extension. Will having both of these on risers/extensions cause problems?

Motherboard I'm doing this on: Gigabyte H81M-H
So you can understand my problem.

>>58257680
MStoolkit

>>58253467
You did not soecify your OS but if you are on GNU Leesus you just need to install fuse file system and gmtp

Connect the camera with a common USB, open terminal and gmtp DAT shit

I'm trying to create a file named "con.php" but Windows tells me it already exists no matter in what directory I try. Is it a reserved file name or something?

>>58257917
CON is reserved.
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/desktop/aa365247(v=vs.85).aspx#file_and_directory_names

though using the linux subsystem you can create a file named CON and NUL, explorer will go nuts about it.

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I was hacked on Skype. Anyone know if this is part of a wave or security breach? Are there any details of this type of hacking of recently?

Pic related, they sent phishes to all of my contacts, from my account

>>58256576
Even if i had the knowledge to do that it would still be possible to understand everything by looking at the content of the drive

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Is there any point trying to stay anonymous online if you like to play games?

it is alright to put my smartphone next to the a/c while charging? i heard fast charging downgrades battery life because of heating.

Which motherboard is better for overclocking a Pentium G3258? H81 or B85?

Panda Antivurus
yay or nay?

How do I use Sublime to compile and run my code?

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>>58253298
What's the best e-reader for pirated books?

PDF and mango support is not required

>>58258277
nay

>>58256587
Will this do? How much should I offer for it?
https://richmond.craigslist.org/sys/5885034591.html

>>58255503
how do i get rid of hub? I talk to my isp and downloaded some programs that show my internet map which nothing was looking wrong

I want to buy a cheap laptop with an integrate Intel HD Graphics 5500, is that a good card for games?

i was playing gta online last night and suddenly windows 10 decides i want my key repeat rate all the way to the max speed.

i can't change it in control panel. settings won't visually take effect no matter what. i don't know what the fuck happened but it makes it slightly harder to type.

>>58253298
I want to switch from Word, but I need my work to be accesible on word (for other people).

Any recommended word processor?

>>58258787
google docs

can i overclock a non-k i5, or does the name necessarily have to end with a -k?

>>58258818
K suffix means it has an unlocked multiplier.
You can overclock by increasing the bus speed but you'd overclock all components then and can't really go far with that like you can with changing the multiplier.

so if you actually want to overclock, get one with the K suffix.

>>58258863
already have a non-k processor, but thanks for your answer, will keep it in mind for my next build.
how would i go about increasing the bus speed then? by how much can i change it, while keeping a low risk of frying my pc?

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>>58258731
ok modifying the registry directly did nothing either. windows 10 just really wants my keys to repeat sonic fast.aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

>>58258956
go into your bios and look for FSB/bus speed, then slowly increase it and see what happens while keeping an eye out on the temparatures.
no one can tell you how much you can change it, every system is different.
you need to figure this out on your own.
since you don't seem to know enough about it I'd avoid doing that altogether.

>>58258996
>>58258996
any drivers/software from logitech/razer/whateverkeyboardmanufactureryouhave installed?

is there any computer cases with a window on the roof? Tempered glass or acrylic plastic i don't care.

I have my computer standing in such a way that a side window doesn't really show much, but it would be so cool to look down and see all components through the case's roof

>>58259031
ok i just figured out it's not windows. it's an obscure feature of my shitty mechanical keyboard i completely forgot about. i must have hit the key combo by mistake.

My graphics card has 3 displayport and 1 hdmi.

my monitor is connected via HDMI on a 5meter/16feet cable.

i'm gonna buy a secondary monitor and it also needs a cable 5meter/16feet long. Can DisplayPort handle a 1080P monitor at those lenghts? What about a DP to HDMI cable or a DP to HDMI adaptor?

Thanks and very much appreciated /g/

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I have an authentic copy of "Maths and English with RAYMAN" on CD but I can't get it to install on my Windows 10 PC. I've tried running it through the compatibility troubleshooter and launching it in Windows XP mode, but these CDs were designed for Windows 95 and 98 so it still doesn't work. (Also the oldest compatibility setting is XP SP3).

I get an error message stating that the software is incompatible with 64-bit operating systems. Is there any way to run this? All I can think of is setting up a Virtual Machine running 32-bit Windows 98. Will that work if I set up the VM on a 64-bit machine? Sorry for sounding so clueless, it's because I am.

is there a freesync monitor with decent frequency range?
or am i stuck with g-sync if i want something good?

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Can you get gnu/linux working on multiple monitors? For instance, 7 monitors? Please reply.

>>58259208
DP can go up to 3meters for it's full bandwidth and 15 meters for 1080p@60hz with 24bits per pixel.
if your GPU supports dual mode displayport then you can use a passive converter, otherwise you need an active one.

>>58253298
Friend of mine asked me to help with his "slow laptop".
Made a backup of his stuff, wanted to install Xubuntu.
There is no CD-Drive so i wanted to do a live flash install.
Laptop is from 2006, OS is Windows XP. Fiddled around a bit, but did not get the thing to start. Read in a Forum that XP doesn't support booting from a USB drive.
Is this possible? How do I install a different OS then?
ty

>>58259274

huh, didn't know that. Thanks a bunch my dude!

>>58259292
external optical drive would be the easiest path

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>>58259256
help? Anyone?

I'm building a computer and am just about finished, but can't get the monitor working
It recognizes that its been plugged in, with the "please connect" disappearing from the screen, but then it just goes black
It works on my other, older desktop
what could I have done wrong?

>>58259251
Freesynch is cheaper but the drawback is that it's more limited than g-sync.

>>58259256
Yes.

>>58259292
This has nothing to do with XP. Your motherboard/bios needs to support booting from USB.

>>58259353
Are you using a graphics card or just the iGPU of your processor?

>>58259335
oh, it seems like there's active cables now too for DP 1.2 which can go up to 30 meters, you might want to look into that too.

>>58259371
Graphics card

>>58259390
Are you sure you've plugged your monitor into the graphics card and not into mobo? Have you plugged all power coords all the way in?

You could try removing your graphics card and checking if the iGPU shows anything on screen or not.

>>58259430
Yes and yes
Unfortunately this is an old VGA screen whereas my mobo/igpu only supports DVI-D, and the only converter I've got is VGA-DVI-I

>>58253298
Whats the cheapest laptop w/ a 1080p monitor?

>>58259219
chances are it uses a 16bit installer, that was pretty common with earlier 32bit programs

64bit windows has no support for 16bit programs

you could try installing it in a VM (running say, 32bit windows XP), then transferring the installed copy to your host machine (or just running it in the VM if you prefer)

>>58259467
That converter might be causing issues too. If you can borrow a digital display from somewhere you should try if anything shows on it.

>>58259371
>Yes.
Ok, will it be stable as windows? Or it will be shitload of errors?

>stickers on monitor
>try to remove them with some goof off
>white residue all over the border of my monitor
>suffocating in fumes trying to get this shit off
HOW DO REMOVE THIS? Why do people have to use stickers on everything> Fuck.

>>58259493
Thanks, I'll try it out. It's mainly for nostalgia purposes and I don't like the idea of throwing this away when I can just store it on my PC as an ISO. (I'm moving house so I can't take a lot of these things with me)

>>58259527
if it's small enough you could upload the iso, then i can install it and upload the installed files
might end up being faster if you haven't got a VM set up

>>58259548
Thanks for the offer but it's not urgent that I play the game now, just that I preserve the files and that I know how to run it in the future if I ever come back to it. I just don't want to be caught in the position where I think "damn remember x game I really want to play it again" to find that I can't. But yeah thanks for the help

>>58259467
That converter will be useless to you. DVD-d cannot be connected to VGA

Any CCNA experts willing to help me connect my 2821 router to a 6141 cable modem?

>>58259574
Just go the VM route if legacy games are an ongoing concern for you

>>58259292
Make sure you're using a 32 bit distro. Go through all the bios settings one by one, and check for anything that relates to booting or USB.

Does xfce actually have shitty dual monitor support or am I doing it wrong?

>>58259508
Alright, I gave it a try with another screen and another set of cables and it doesn't work
Plugged into the GPU of course

>>58259706
What kind of port did you connect on your monitors end?

>>58259729
VGA as well, though with a VGA-DVI-I converter for the GPU that had just been working (and is working) on another machine

why does my firefox become unresponsive max out one of my cores for a solid 3-4 seconds whenever i mouse over the + to create a new tab? I have just opened it btw.

>>58259764
>>58259729
and I should mention that this is a shitty, old best buy r5 230, was the best I could get on such short notice

>>58259764
You said this machine only has dvi-d out. If that's true, then that adapter will be useless for it

>>58259807
Yeah, DVI-D on the motherboard, but DVI-I on the GPU

Is a laptop required for learning IT(information security,networking and switching, cloud computing)?

Say I have code in C like this:

const char *s1 = "test1";
char s2[] = "test2";

Are both "test1" and "test2" stored in .rodata, and "test2" is copied to the stack from .rodata? Or is only "test1" stored in .rodata and "test2" is only located on the stack?

>>58259820
Can you find a newegg link or something for the exact card you're using?

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This feels like a stupid question so here:

My computer randomly freezes and needs a restart. Happens a lot (probably around once a day)
Sometimes it happens 20 minutes in to using my PC, other times it when it has been running for like 10 hours that day.
I ran memtest86 overnight and it came up with 0 errors with my RAM. It really fucking sucks because I often work with Photoshop and I've lost lots of work because of this. I also stream in my off time and if it freezes I gotta restart everything.

I have recently changed my case as well as swapped my CPU cooler.

Appreciate any help I can get.

>>58259876
doesnt seem to be on newegg but I've got this
http://www.bestbuy.ca/en-CA/product/diamond-diamond-amd-radeon-r5230d31g-1gb-ddr3-pci-e-video-card-r5230d31g/10320183.aspx?path=8d871fa2e939b099e4878f0c8440f2c7en02

>>58259574
alright

i looked it up and it says it runs on dos, 3.1 and 95/98
supporting 3.1 means it might not even have a 32bit version
it might be easier to just run the DOS version in dosbox
you can run 3.1 in dosbox, but then if the game is the same, you can skip installing and running 3.1

if the game itself (not just the installer) has no 32bit version, you won't be able to directly run it on 64bit windows

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I hear a startup chime on an old MacBook Pro, volume works fine in Windows and Linux, but it's greyed out and won't work in OS X. Apple said they don't know what the issue is.

Reinstalled OS X, reset the NVRAM, cleaned the ports, reconnected the speakers, ran that sudo kill audio command. Nothing.


Any of you guys ever had that?

>>58259904
Are you trying to connect two monitors? I'm not understanding what you need the dvi adaptor for

>>58259920
Unfortunately I don't actually have the DOS version, just the Windows CD-ROM so that isn't an option

>>58259995
I don't really need the DVI adaptor, though just plugging in the VGA doesn't work either

>>58260019
So your card just isnt outputting period? What happens if you yank it and just connect to the mobo?

>>58259882
https://wiki.installgentoo.com/index.php/Troubleshooting#Divide_and_Conquer

What is the best all in one cooler on the market right now?

>>58260040
Mobo only supports DVI-I and HDMI, was a silly oversight on my part

>>58260015
are you sure it doesn't have the DOS version on the CD?

most of the time those will have all versions on the CD, only demos and floppy versions are single-platform
CD's have (had) plenty of space

check the system requirements on the box

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Hey everybody,

I've got a really stupid question...

I launched powershell as administrator and used the "Update-Help" command to download the help files to my laptop. I'm sure they're small and insigificant in size, but by default where do these files get saved? If I wanted to delete the local help files, where would I find them? Google results aren't directing me to a specific location...

>>58253298
What software would I use to convert things to pdf format that isn't total trash or going to steal my memez (needs to be personal info safe)

>>58260132
ghostscript

>>58260099
Use the vga adaptor with the mobo

>>58260109
to $pshome

>>58260107
Under operating system it only says "Windows 95 or Windows 98" for System Requirements.

>>58260149
aw fuck, I meant the mobo's DVI-D and HDMI only

>>58260152
Excellent, thank you!

>>58260149
>>58260172
http://www.asrock.com/mb/intel/h110m-hds/

Another stupid question, how do I compress PDF's to not be so huge? I have some obnoxiously large PDF's that I need to be a lot smaller.

>>58260156
righto, well that does make it more likely that the game is 32bit (don't know of any games that are 16bit and don't support 3.1), meaning it may run in 64bit windows, once you get past the installer

something else to try;
sometimes cd games of that age have installers which do little more than copy [part of] the cd onto the hdd, you might be able to run the game by simply copying the contents yourself and running it from that copy

>>58260210
>google
>how do I compress PDF's to not be so huge
http://www.makeuseof.com/answers/compress-large-pdf-smaller-size-email/

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Are there any programming audiobooks? What code should I start with?

>>58260210
ghostscript

>>58260189
You could try rigging it up to a tv. Or see if anything shows while the computer is booting. Otherwise troubleshooting's gonna be a PITA

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/261145-31-perform-steps-posting-post-boot-video-problems

>>58260266
>how
I'm looking everywhere for scripts to do it but can't find anything
Pls spoonfeed.
>>58260230
Literally didn't help.


Also spoonfeed code to convert jpg to pdf pls.

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>>58260256

I just started this, they author posted the whole book (minus video lectures) online for free. Read his introductory stuff about the book and see if you like his teaching style.

It's python.. heard it was a good introductory language. I'm a complete coding noob myself, I'm hoping this will help. good luck!

https://learnpythonthehardway.org/book

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>>58260326
>>58260256
Am I being bated?
learn python the hardware is fucking terrible

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>>58260326
Thanks

>>58260347

"the hardware is fucking terrible"

How so? What makes python so terrible?

>>58260267
well fuck me running
I had looked that over and figured everything was alright, but I just removed the cpu and I think I bent the CPU pins
what do I do?

>>58260405
http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-Bent-Pins-on-a-CPU

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>>58260298

I'm dual booting Windows and Debian using qBittorrent on both. All my torrents are on Debian, but I occasionally switch to Windows to play games. Is there like a status file or something that I can copy from Debian's qbittorrent to Window's that will transfer all my torrents and their locations? I do not want to manually add and set the locations of all of them or stop seeding whenever I switch.

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>>58260447
>Nothing
I'm on Windows unfortunately.

>>58260573
1. "convert" is part of imagemagick
2. i did not run ghostscript in interactive mode
3. how did you end up with a 3 year old version?
https://github.com/ArtifexSoftware/ghostpdl-downloads/releases/download/gs920/gs920w64.exe

>>58260663
>1.
Good to know
>2.
Literally donwloaded it 20 minutes ago, no idea what that means
>3.
Fuck if I know.

>>58260467
there will be file(s) that define the status of your downloads, but the problem is that the paths can't be compatible, that is, you can't put the files anywhere where their path will be the same in both systems
depending on how the data is stored, it may not be too difficult to make a script which adjusts the paths
or just do what i do, run a VM in windows which runs your linux system

>>58260736
>a VM in windows which runs your linux system

How do you pull this off?

>>58260708
>Literally donwloaded it 20 minutes ago, no idea what that means
as in, you're in a ghostscript "shell", notice the "GS>" rather than the typical (in windows) "C:\>"

>>58260663
Downloaded updated Ghostscript and ImageMagick7.0.4-1
Still nothing when I type things into GS.

>>58260736
All the files have their paths already set to my Windows partition, not Debian's. Is it still incompatible? Thanks for the help

>>58260775
Think sda3 vs C:\

>>58260214
Something is stopping me from copying the disk over unfortunately.

>>58260769

oooh that makes sense.
How do I invoke it for win8.1?

i've never bought a phone not from a carrier directly so someone pls help
http://www.apple.com/iphone/LTE/#iphone-6s-iphone-6s-plus
If I'm reading this correctly, the 6s plus should work as well under US Cellular which is a CDMA network
https://www.amazon.com/Apple-iPhone-Unlocked-Smartphone-Camera/dp/B01JAWXOO2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1483214981&sr=8-1&keywords=gold+16gb+iphone+6s+plus

But this specifically says its GSM, or it is just going to be compatible with CDMA as well?

>>58260765
with virtualbox, you can make vmdk "disks" which just point to physical disks

vboxmanage.exe internalcommands createrawvmdk -filename c:\disk1.vmdk -rawdisk \\.\PhysicalDrive1

(repeat for each disk applicable)
you can find what drive number to use in diskpart or disk management

just be sure never to mount anything twice rw, that is, anything with a "letter" in windows should not be mounted except with ro, if your system automounts things, disable/blacklist it, or be very careful

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>>58260775
yes, it's impossible to have the same path in both systems

for example, if you place a file in "c:\torrents\download", where would you put it in linux? that's not a path in linux

>>58260805
open cmd, then run gs from there

you need to either be in the folder gs is, or have gs in PATH

>>58260849
>>58260789
Yea, that makes sense. Oh well, thanks again

>>58260799
what's happening?

I want to buy a SSD for my x220 but I'm unsure what kind to buy. How can I find out what drives are compatible with my x220?

>>58260821
Damn, that's cool. Don't know what "rw/ro" is in this context, but you mean I just need to go through and remove the drive letter in disk management before running that command?

>>58253707
Getting the same thing with an i7 4790k

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Not very knowledgeable on hard drive issues, what's the verdict on this.

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I know nothing about machine learning.
Any good guides/ tutorials for beginners?

>>58260860
Meaning the files have to be in the same folder gs is?

I have it open in my cmd but it still doesn't do anything.

>>58260901
rw = read/write
ro = read only

what i'm saying is that if you attach a hdd to a VM, both the host and the guest OS can see that hdd, making it possible to mount volumes on it on both systems, if you mount one read/write on both at the same time, you will cause filesystem damage

for example, if you attach the disk that has "C:" on it, and you mount the "C:" partition rw in the VM while windows is using it... bad stuff happens
linux won't be aware something else has access to that disk, so it won't even warn you

if linux is on a seperate disk, then just attach that disk and not the windows one, easy

>>58260926
I don't know what program that is, but It's weird that it's not flagging the uncorrectable sector count. Try running crystaldiskinfo.

>>58260952
might want to see if someone else has a simpler solution for you

>>58260973
>on /g/
>doesn't recognize speccy

>>58260961
Gocha. Reminds me of the problems early android had with mounted sd cards and USB access before they enforced MTP. Major thanks for the info

>>58261023
Point being that it's not doing a very good job of labeling the info coming out of S.M.A.R.T. in a helpful way

>>58260973

It's speccy's rudimentary S.M.A.R.T. thing, crystaldisk is giving me caution flags on the reallocated sector count (323) and pending sector count (37)

Really all I'm looking for is an opinion on whether I should be immediately worried or if I can coast on this for a bit because I can't currently afford a new drive and have no means of backing it up..

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>>58260945

Happened upon an older article the other day, discussing whether or not games could break people into basic principles of programming;

https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2016/10/03/can-video-games-teach-you-programming/

Human resources machine is enjoyable, a brain twister for us noobs that plays with some very basic assembly logic.. haven't played hack n' slash as I've read its more of an unfair brain buster that doesn't play by any real-world coding rules. Haven't tried Shenzen I/O, but really want to once I'm more experienced.

From the comments I gleamed that anything from developer Zachtronics is an enjoyable, albeit challenging experience. Many comments also listed his games SpaceChem and especially Infinifactory as good logic preppers.

If you want to try something interactive and fun first before jumping into a book, this might be an enjoyable way to stimulate your brain before hitting the books. Just an option, not necessarily a suggestion. :)

>>58261052
yea, you can't mount an SD card both in android and an external computer at the same time, MTP sidesteps it by leaving it mounted in android, and having the other computer access it through android in an abstracted way, kind of like FTP

speaking of such, you can transfer files between your host and guest via network shares, as you would if they were separate physical machines
probably pretty obvious, but no harm in pointing it out

>>58260895
Ok I got it to copy but when I run it, it says that the file CONFIG.EXE cannot be found, despite it being right there. When I double click CONFIG.EXE Windows 10 says "This app can't run on your PC"

Why the fuck am I getting such horrible ping spikes with my PCI-E wireless card? Is it a driver or hardware issue?

It's a Rosewill N600, which I believe means it uses an Atheros AR9380 chipset

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>>58261130
forgot pic

>>58261109
>>58261052
(you can technically unmount in one then mount in the other, too, but if you fuck up you'll wish you never bothered, just use the network)

How can a layman stay up to date on the state of the economy? Someone with little to no economics education.

>>58261093
You could already have major data loss. I once had a drive turn out to already have a third of its capacity boned with numbers lower than that. I'd run checkdisk and see what comes up. It's always kind of a crapshoot. Could last for months or die completely tomorrow.

>>58261124
perhaps its setup normally puts CONFIG in a different place, or records where it is in the registry
sounds like CONFIG is a 16bit program, too
might just have to make a VM with 32bit windows

95/98 aren't nice to run in VMs in general, make a 2000 or XP VM and see if the game works in those

>>58261194
Yeah I'll try it later. Thanks for all your help anon I'm just very lazy. Now that I've copied the disks to my PC I can simply tackle the rest of this problem later.

Hey do any of you know a website where i can get free computer parts. I dont have one but am anticipating to build one hopefully.

>>58261183

Checkdisk shows no issues, oddly enough.

>>58261223
alright

bonus: windows 2000
https://winworldpc.com/product/windows-nt-2000
(you want professional with SP4)

virtualbox for the VM software will do fine

>>58261256
Well pretty much any time SMART throws up a caution it's time to back up anything important. All those numbers can really tell you is that the statistical odds of your drive failing partially or fully have gone way up.

Alright.. here goes nothing..
How do I change the voltage on a locked intel haswell cpu? I'm not trying to overclock. The fan on my heatsink literally died and since i cant replace it right now im just letting it cool passively.. however I have to set my max cpu state terribly low in order to pull that off. I'm thinking if I can manually alter the voltage I can find a stable underclock because I seriously doubt this thing needs a whole .95v for sub-1.2ghz speeds. I figure I can squeeze a few more mhz out of it this way with any luck. Thanks.

>>58261398
Forgot to mention, everything related to that is greyed out in the bios, literally everything from vcore offset to multiplier. The latter makes sense. I'm not sure why I can't touch the former.

What is more likely to get corrupted, a raw file or the same file compressed? It is only to storage it in a hard drive so if compression is less likely, it would be better.

>>58261478
raw is more likely, for the simple fact that it's probably bigger

if they're the same size there's no difference, they both just data

I need a good graphics card under $300, I want to be able to mod games and play games at 1080p. Any suggestions. Also a good cheap SSD

I would like to run some benchmarks of my own and I need software that will record all of the information about frame rate possible and export it some where, like to a graph or a log or whatever.

I don't just want the average FPS over the session, I want as much information as possible. I will settle for just average FPS over a set peroid of time though if I have to.

Help please

>>58261751
480 or 1060

new thread:
>>58262149