bondoao1

The question was not as simple as it seems, and the above comment explaining that is correct. Argumentative? I have not seen an argument in this thread yet, only a conversation.

From experience of a family member who won a small claims court ruling, the losing party blatantly said they were not going to pay and there was no way for my family member to collect without spending more money. That is why my suggestion is that if you decide you want to lend someone money, don't count on getting it back. I have found that there is usually a reason a "friend" will ask another friend for a loan, and it is typically that they have burned every other bridge.

I skipped reading comments so I don't know if this was covered. This info is dependent on where you live. Here in So. Cal. USA, this is how things work. Yes you can do a contract for a personal loan from private party to private party. If there is an issue of no payment, and the amount owed is $10,000 or less the only legal option available is Small Claims Court. In order to sue someone in SCC, first a clerks fee must be paid (between $30-$75). Once court preceding's have occurred, the filing party has to pay a judgment fee dependent on how much the judgement was for. the looser is allowed to file an appeal should they desire. Should you take someone to small claims court, and you win say a $1000 judgment, there is no real way for you to collect your money if the person doesn't want to pay. Even the court system tells you this. From the California small claims court website: "The court will not collect the money for you. But the court will issue the orders and other documents you may need to collect your judgment from the debtor (the party that owes you money). Keep in mind that not all judgments are collectable because the debtor may not have any income or property of value." In other words now you are out even more money since you had to pay the court fees on top of the money you lent and did not get back, so my advise is to not lend money unless you plan on not getting it back.

Sorry if there was some confusion in my question. In my older PC (Z97M mobo) I have a WD Black SN750 nvme with Windows10 installed. I attempted to use that WD Black SN750 in a newer Dell XPS (8700 cpu), but I would get a no boot device found error. I then attempted to use a Samsung 970evo nvme from another PC I have (with a z290/6700k) in the XPS and it booted without issue. I was hoping to use the WD Black SN750 in the XPS without having to reinstall windows and other software and settings I use.

I'm not sure if this should be in this forum or the motherboard forum but here it goes. I have an older pc as an everyday pc which has an MSI Z97M/4690K platform. It has been having issues that are mobo related lately, and I recently got a free Dell XPS 8930 (8700 cpu) from my old company that I worked for. I took the M.2 out of the older PC and put it into the XPS and it is showing no boot device error. I took the M.2 out of another PC i have with a Z290/6700K platform and it booted in the XPS without issue. I would like to transfer my M.2 over to the newer PC and not lose any of my data/settings but it seems like there is something preventing it from booting. Anyone have any ideas why this isn't working?

I've noticed since his personal life shake up, he has been making a lot of rookie mistakes. I used to watch his videos for entertainment, now I watch them to see if he's going to screw up again.

You said he started up a business, that in itself is a ton of work that most people do not see that never were in that position. Easing up on that work could likely cause the business to fail. At the same time you said the reason you want him to get back into the tech side of things is because thats what you guys would do for bonding time. I understand the importance of this myself as was in a situation that kept me working and away from home for 6 days a week and 14+ hours a day. After a talk with my kid who was disappointed that I was too tired to play with them on my day off I took the initiative to find another job that I could afford to support my family and not work so much. It took me nearly a year to find a job but I did and now I have much more time with my kid which I am very happy to have done it. My questions to you is have you told him the reason you want him to get back into tech? Have you thought of any other ways for you two to bond? Sometimes the parent is so busy working their butts off to make ends meet, or to keep things together, we miss the subtle clues. I suggest you get him to give you his full attention enough to have a conversation about it, and it doesn't have to be a long one either. Just a quick conversation is all it takes some times. At the same time be prepared to have to find another way to bond with him, but if bonding is the main goal, I'm sure you will find another way.

I still play Delta Force Black Hawk Down : Team Saber, and I still have a server full of old guys like me. I just realized since it has a release date of 2003, the game might be older than many users on this forum. That fact that I was 25 when I started playing it, I'm feeling really old now...

WD Red are designed for server storage and they are not priced too bad, maybe look into one of those.

We have so much fun with those calls at work.

But it would be fun

You need an ISP for internet service. The internet does not come from the router, it only routes the signal to different devices. The signal comes from the ISP, into a modem, then through a router. Some modems have the router built in, and some are stand alone. The speed of your internet is determined by what package you agree to pay for from your ISP. If you want more speed, you will have to see what your ISP (in your case Virgin Media) has available and for what price. If you are unhappy with the price, you can look into other ISP's in your area if available but depending on where you live, you may be stuck with your current ISP.

Ah ok, I have a lot of friends there.

Welcome, given the info you provided I will take a guess that you are located in Glendale? <- Former Eagle Rock resident.

If I were in this situation, and Dell asked for said PC back, I would inform them that I would gladly return it should they provide a pre paid shipping label. No need to make things complicated unless they do not want to pay for return shipping.