PineyCreek

Very likely BIOS was reset when you did the BIOS update. Check to make sure all your settings related to M.2 mode (ex. NVMe vs. SATA), etc. are set as they should be. Good way to verify would be to see if your memory is still running at the correct speed (assuming you're using XMP, or D.O.C.S. or whatever Gigabyte calls memory profiles).

I bought in to their kickstarter so I have the Fingbox (v1?) (and I still don't pay for premium). The app is nice, the box has a few nice features but I wouldn't call it groundbreaking or absolutely necessary. Only annoyance is when AWS has major issues the reporting and alert warnings via app get annoying, but I think that's happened once since I got it years ago.

I hear lots of people talk about Macrium. I've had good luck with Acronis but it has been some time since I've used it (always time for a developer or owner to screw up a good thing).

Bought a Fractal Celsius S36 late 2017 or early 2018. it had a premature pump failure about 2-3 months later and they shipped a replacement to me. That one's been running like a champ in my system since then (and still is). Since it's coming up on 5 years and that's Fractal's warranty on this product, I'm wondering if I should consider swapping it as I'll have the system disconnected while I'm swapping CPUs. Or, is it like most things and I should stop thinking about it until it actually fails or its cooling capabilities become substandard? My first (well, technically second) AIO, so I'm curious if people view AIO warranty as the cutoff point for trusting it or not.

Congealed liquid with high-tension bonds based on proteins and fats and/or that's been reduced from standard liquid form? Fat-free pudding is an abomination, and pudding based on an artificial fruit flavor is straight up evil.

Don't know if this is you or not, but I found this as well: https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/windows-defender-keeps-finding-odd-trojan-after-bootup.3783184/ Edge is the rebranding/remake/remaster/wot the the MS browser is called now, is Chromium-based, and is generally inoffensive, but I'm pretty sure it still uses the old file structures including referencing IE. Wouldn't be surprised if it's called IE vX.X (Edge) internally. Plenty of corps go through rebrands and keep the same filenames, directory structures, etc. for convenience's sake.

You're not the only one: https://www.bungie.net/en/Forums/Post/259559620 https://www.reddit.com/r/destiny2/comments/pma3vs/ok_this_bsod_bullshit_is_driving_me_nuts_but_at/ https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/292147/kernel-security-check-failure.html Maybe interference from other programs that use kernel-level drivers, ex. antivirus maybe. Could also save the dump file and check out what file it's referencing with WinDBG if Event Viewer doesn't log it. Or maybe just try disabling AV temporarily and see if it launches.

Found.000 and chk files (if legit) are leftovers from CHKDSK. https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/is-this-188-gb-protected-found000-folder-safe-to/b5185c41-3832-4221-981c-2cb786a3b1fd

Try a web-based scan like Trend Micro's House Call, maybe see if you get any different results: https://www.trendmicro.com/en_us/forHome/products/housecall.html Pretty sure that directory is the temp cache for IE though. Tried just clearing IE's temp files/cache?

I don't see why not. Some protection is better than none. If you have one that has one side of ports for surge protector and the other side for surge protector + battery, I would stay on the surge protector only side just so you don't lose power if it tries to switch to battery.

UPS batteries last between 3 and 5 years usually, just like car batteries...they both use the same battery tech (lead acid). They should be replaced every few years. Most UPS include software options for self-testing. Yes, a UPS can have a bad battery and still power on, but you'll lose power pretty much immediately in any scenario where it tries to switch to battery power, even if it's just trying to intervene because the power quality is bad. Usually you'll see higher joule ratings on regular surge protectors if that's what you're looking for. APC and Belkin make good surge protectors.

If it has four USB ports on the front it's an early PS3 and you can pop in a PS2 game and play because it has actual hardware for it on board. If not, your (legal) method of playing older games on the PS3 is to throw more money at Sony through their store, if it's still open. I've found at least one article saying all PS3s can play PS1 discs though. Haven't ever tried it since I use my PS2 for that.

Absolutely use at least a basic surge protector for electronics like entertainment gear and computers. Probably wouldn't even plug a cell charger into a wall outlet at your dorm without one. Sounds like a recipe for trouble.

Why a massive battery bank? A decent UPS with enough uptime to get the software to tell Windows to hibernate would be enough.

Out of curiosity, is your desktop connected to a surge protector (not just a power strip) and/or a UPS?

I think OP is trying to get details on the advanced settings to setup his router more securely (like FAQs and manuals) via Asus's website and is objecting to their cookie practices. Which, honestly, I could grab whatever info for them if they wanted if they specified. I'm not that annoyed by it.

More important questions: 1) Will it fit in your case 2) Will it block memory slots (in the case of air coolers) 3) With an AIO from a quality manufacturer you would usually need to worry more about the pump failing or the fluid becoming less effective (usually also destroying the pump) rather than a leak unless you're constantly hard-twisting the rubber tubing, but it wouldn't be too paranoid to hook it up outside the case first. I had those worries pretty much for the first year of ownership and I did experience one pump failure. However, if you're concerned, go with the air cooler. If you say what case you're planning on using, perhaps what motherboard, maybe the forum can give you other options for air coolers. Noctua does make some models without the brown fans.

Don't worry, any international shipping where customs is involved is guaranteed to destroy shipping time expectations to varying degrees.

I won't deny that 8bitDo does make a fine controller though.

Super unhelpful to the question at hand.

Connecting the Xbox Controller to what? What model Xbox controller from what console? Easiest would be to unplug the console first, then attempt pairing with the PC.

The only personal experience I have with laptop USB-C power charging would be with Dell's own WD19DC dual connection dock, and the laptop performance will vary if you don't have both USB-C connectors plugged in, if you use a lower wattage adapter, etc. It's fairly smart about that, but it also is using a standard power brick on to power the dock which in turn powers the laptop via USB-C, not a battery. I have to assume that the USB-C circuit and logic work the same way regardless of what's plugged into it because third party adapters still work for charging, so Dell can't assume anything...though any OEM would find that an easy way to rationalize ignoring repair requests I would think. I've never heard of damage being caused by something receiving less power than it was designed for. Instability, crashing, not turning on at all, system nagging, yes. People with more experience on the subject would have to chime in. I'm interested in hearing the answer as well, but in my experience, the laptop's smart enough to read the incoming power and react.

Well, it's only taking a max of 65W by USB-C...I don't see why that would be a problem, though I doubt it'd budge if it was less than 65W. Best case scenario is likely you have performance throttling when you attempt to do things and the system can't get enough power. Worst case I think would be a crash maybe if the system couldn't adjust enough...but I doubt you'll have a problem that causes any damage...it's more likely to throttle or switch to battery if it can't get enough power. Others (or perhaps you?) have asked the same on other forums, ex.: https://www.elevenforum.com/t/dell-xps-15-9520-powerbank.9659/

Most (if not all) modern laptops' power circuitry is auto-sensing in some fashion and there's logic in BIOS and software to throttle performance or stop charging or both, etc. if it's not receiving enough power. Example, 130W adapter, everything works at full performance and the battery charges. Step down to 90W, it may stop charging entirely because it needs to divert power to maintain performance, or it will throttle performance in order to still charge the battery. Maybe a lower wattage, it doesn't charge and it throttles performance, but it still works in a low performance mode and will nag you non-stop about not getting enough power. Check the UEFI BIOS in the laptop some time, it's likely on some type of adaptive charge setting by default. I think that's what's happening here. You might have a 130W adapter attached but it knows it's only getting a lower wattage. It's performing as designed. No damage. Now if you were somehow forcing more power into the laptop than the power circuitry was designed for and the circuitry failsafes couldn't handle it, you might have a problem...but you'd have to be doing it on purpose while trying to break something.

One question you might want to ask is, if you're only leaving this up when you need to do a backup, why build a fileserver in the first place? If you can't answer that, you should ask if buying a pre-made solution, even a 2 drive external NAS, might be cheaper than what you're building the fileserver for. Or buying an external USB hard drive. External drives and pre-built simple NAS systems usually have power-savings built in anyway... Assuming you're going ahead with your fileserver idea, do you think you'll be filling the space that quickly? Are you planning on eventually setting the drives up in some form of redundancy array a la RAID1 or RAID5 (or a software-based equivalent)? It's going to be relative to your budget, how fast you'll need storage, etc.