That error normally means either the HDD didn't format correctly or the files on the USB drive are corrupted.
Recreating the USB using the Media Creation Tool won't hurt, it will eliminate the USB drive as the issue and get you the latest version of Windows.
Its a good idea to physically unplug/disconnect all other drives except the SSD you want Windows on (this is important as later on you might format the wrong drive unless you do this).
Its possible you have your BIOS incorrectly configured which is making Windows format the drive incorrectly for you system. Head into UEFI and make sure that CSM (Compatibility Support Module) is Disabled.
After that boot from the installer and follow the setup wizard through to the partition screen. Press Shift + F10 to open up Command Prompt, type in "diskpart" and hit enter, type in "select disk 0" and hit enter (this is why you need to unplug other drives, so we can be 100% sure the SSD is disk 0), type in "clean" and hit enter, close the command prompt window and then click Next on the install wizard. DO NOT manually partition or format anything, just click next and Windows will auto partition and format the drive for you in the correct format.
Once Windows is installed you can reconnect your other drives.
Hi guys so i've got a little concern about Power Supplies.
I just bought a power supply online from a legit store but when I contacted them about the whereabouts of my package they replied nonsense stuff like "nasa drop off kami" meaning We are in the drop of area (probably talking about giving my package to whoever is gonna ship it) but then they said "nag hihintay mabaril" which means waiting to get shot in which is complete nonsense. It seems like whoever is replying is mad and I am worried if they tampered the PSU I ordered. Is there a way to check when my PSU arrives that it is brand new and never opened except for the plastic or something?
Reliability is no concern with modern SSDs (NVMe at least). Difference that the end user would notice are only in performance, sustained write speeds mostly. QLC drives fall to slower than HDD speeds after some amount of data written continuously and that amounts gets smaller the more full drive is, like on my 80% full 1TB Intel 660p it's about 10GB buffer after which write speeds fall to 100 MB\s. Either way, if you can get TLC drive for cheaper, any of them, it would be better and Mushkin Pilot is no any drive, it's very fast, on par with Samsung 970 Evo.
Is that strictly for gaming ?
- Even smaller case, really a shoebox, somewhat limited on the CPU cooler height but NH-L9 will do fine.
- Faster RAM
- Cheaper SSD, if you want NVMe then get HP EX920
- Way faster GPU, will max out 1080p 144Hz easily in any game and very good for 1440p gaming too.
- Better PSU (don't cheap out on it for ITX case, it's gonna be hot in there, PSUs don't like that).
- Cheaper and somewhat slower CPU in return but better GPU will have stronger effect on FPS and R5 3600 is very good gaming CPU either way.
Edit: forgot to mention that there's possibility that you'll need to update UEFI on this board but it has flashback so it's easy.
Edit 2: swapped the case for version with mesh panel and added case fan.
PCPartPicker Part List
CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor ($194.99 @ Walmart) CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-L9a-AM4 33.84 CFM CPU Cooler ($39.90 @ Amazon) Motherboard: MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard ($124.99 @ Amazon) Memory: G.Skill Ripjaws V 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3600 Memory ($78.99 @ Newegg) Storage: Crucial MX500 1 TB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive ($107.99 @ B&H) Video Card: Zotac GeForce RTX 2070 SUPER 8 GB MINI Video Card ($498.99 @ SuperBiiz) Case: Silverstone SG13 Mini ITX Tower Case ($75.33 @ Amazon) Power Supply: Phanteks AMP 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply ($89.99 @ Newegg) Case Fan: be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140 61.2 CFM 140 mm Fan ($12.99 @ SuperBiiz) Total: $1224.16 Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available Generated by PCPartPicker 2020-01-04 09:22 EST-0500
That is the main reason I haven’t, I’m at 1080p for another year while I save up to do 1440p 144Hz properly.
You don’t need to get the full 144 FPS, just need the average to sit over 60 and the minimum to stay within the adaptive sync range, you won’t notice any issues then.
There is a similar element gaming qhd 144hz monitor over here in the uk for just over £200 and i watched some videos on it and apparently its pretty good. Im not sure though as i will have to save up for a few more months and i only have a 60hz samsung monitor with my 1080 system
You might want to contact ASUS or try the latest driver from ASUS. Also check your Bluetooth under Device Manager and see which brand/chipset is it. Then try to find the latest driver.
This is an accompanying guide for our recent video (currently on Floatplane) where we setup a DIY VPN server using Pritunl.
Note: Image links will be coloured like this: https://google.ca (I still need to finish this, was posting at the end of the day and ran out of time D:)
Parts List:
A credit card or PayPal account to rent a server with
That's it - unless you intend to install Pritunl locally in which case you will need a system or VM to install CentOS onto
Stage 1 - VPS Install, Firewall, and Setup (before the video tutorial section):
Before you can do any installing, you must deploy a VPS from your chosen provider. For the purposes of this tutorial we will be using Vultr.com (LMG affiliate link), specifically their $3.50/month 1 core, 512MB of memory, 500GB of bandwidth plan (note: this plan is only available at their New York/New Jersey data center).
Create an account at Vultr or your chosen VPS provider.
Deploy a VPS at your desired tier and location, choosing Centos 7 as your operating system (it appears Pritunl does not yet support CentOS 8, although this may change). This is one of the lightest-weight mainstream operating systems that Pritunl is compatible with right out of the box.
Wait a few minutes for the VPS to deploy and start up - you should get an email once it is ready.
Once the VPS is running and ready, you'll need to get an SSH client so we can SSH into the VPS to setup the Pritunl VPN server.
Download, install and then launch the SSH client of your choice. We will be using PuTTY because it's simple, but any SSH client will do: https://lmg.gg/8KVmQ (https://i.imgur.com/POLV3i4.png)
Copy the IP address assigned to your VPS into PuTTY, and click "Open" (https://i.imgur.com/PKYfvD2.png). You can find this in your VPS provider's control panel (https://i.imgur.com/z4To3uM.png).
You may be prompted about a "PuTTY Security Alert" with a message about the host key not being cached, this is normal, click Yes (https://i.imgur.com/RRMqhMI.png).
After it prompts you with "login as:" enter 'root'
Then for password, copy and paste (paste in PuTTY by right clicking with your mouse) in the password supplied in your VPS provider's control panel (https://i.imgur.com/JwQxXHZ.png). You should now be logged in over SSH.
Update the server and setup automatic security updates
Quickly update the server by running 'yum update -y' (https://i.imgur.com/f7uWUge.png)
**OPTIONAL BUT RECOMMENDED**: Setup automatic security updates on your VPS: https://www.howtoforge.com/tutorial/how-to-setup-automatic-security-updates-on-centos-7/
Now that you're SSH'd into the server, while technically optional, we highly recommend setting up some basic security including: changing your root password, setting up a sudo user and blocking root from SSH login, and setting up a firewall.
At a bare minimum, you should change the supplied root password. This was provided to you in plain text through your provider's web panel and should be considered insecure until it is changed:
Enter 'passwd' in PuTTY and hit enter. Input and then confirm your desired new password (https://i.imgur.com/unLgve8.png).
Setup a firewall either in OS, or via the control panel of your VPS provider. We will be using the one supplied by Vultr.
On the Vultr.com website, under Products>Firewall click the "Add Firewall Group" button (https://i.imgur.com/plIIpKJ.png) and set the description to something related to VPN so you remember what it is for (ie. "VPN Firewall")
Create a firewall rule to allow SSH connections to the VPS (https://i.imgur.com/oxtHuHw.png).
Protocol: SSH
Port: 22
Source: My IP (or you can set this to Anywhere, but this will allow anyone to attempt to login to your server)
Create a firewall rule for the VPN server IP (https://i.imgur.com/R67XT7E.png).
Protocol: UDP
Port: 1337 (or whatever you decide to use as your VPN port)
Source: Anywhere (or you can define a specific IP range if you want to limit access to your VPN to only that range)
Create a firewall rule to allow HTTPS connections to the VPN web panel (https://i.imgur.com/WyRmpSC.png).
Protocol: HTTPS
Port: 443
Source: Anywhere (or you can define a specific IP range if you want to limit access to your VPN web panel to only that range)
Create a firewall rule to allow HTTP connections to the VPN web panel for LetsEncrypt SSL, if you want to specify a custom domain (https://i.imgur.com/SXuJuXH.png).
Protocol: HTTP
Port: 80
Source: Anywhere
Then, you must attach the Firewall Group to the VPS for it to take affect.
On the Vultr.com website, under Products>Instances>Cloud Instance (the VPS you rented for this)>Settings>Firewall select the Firewall Group we created earlier, with the description you assigned yourself (https://i.imgur.com/FUc91Xw.png).
Click "Update Firewall Group" to apply the changes (https://i.imgur.com/9eHNUio.png).
Setup a sudo user by creating a new user, setting the users password, and then adding the user to the sudo user group. This new user with only have access to commands that affect it's own user directory (not the rest of the system or other users), unless they prefix commands with 'sudo' (essentially running the command as root), which has password verification. For this to be at all beneficial we must also restrict root from logging in via SSH.
Run 'useradd <USERNAME>', replacing '<USERNAME>' with your desired user name (https://i.imgur.com/ziPXvm9.png).
Run 'passwd <USERNAME>' replacing '<USERNAME>' with the username of the user you just created (https://i.imgur.com/76nomeh.png).
Run 'usermod -aG wheel <USERNAME>' replacing '<USERNAME>' with the username of the user you just created (https://i.imgur.com/60lrNyY.png).
Run 'nano /etc/ssh/sshd_config' and change the "PermitRootLogin yes" line to "PermitRootLogin no". This will prevent root login over SSH (https://i.imgur.com/aJzoFvh.png).
Use 'Ctrl+X', the 'Y' key, and then the 'Enter' key to close the nano text editor and save changes.
Run 'systemctl restart sshd' to apply the above change (https://i.imgur.com/cOkWVJX.png).
Close PuTTY, so you can re-login with your sudo user.
Re-Login to SSH on PuTTY with your newly created sudo user by following steps 2.2 to 2.5, replacing "root" with whatever username you chose for your sudo user.
If you're using your VPS provider's firewall like we did in this tutorial, you will need to disable the CentOS firewall as it will block the VPN's web panel from being accessed. If you plan on using the OS based firewall, we are assuming you know how to configure that yourself.
Run 'sudo systemctl disable firewalld' (https://i.imgur.com/6GLlgME.png).
Run 'sudo systemctl stop firewalld' (https://i.imgur.com/5TOJyZp.png).
Run 'sudo systemctl status firewalld'. This should show the status as "inactive (dead)" (https://i.imgur.com/kTGqsw7.png).
Use 'Ctrl+C' to exit this view.
Bam, your OS is now secured, auto security updating, and ready to go for Pritunl.
Stage 2 - Installing & Trying out Pritunl (this is where the tutorial portion of the video starts)
Now that our OS is setup, and you're SSH'd in, it's time to install Pritunl. I'm expecting that these commands could change in the future, so please refer to the official Pritunl documentation here: https://docs.pritunl.com/docs/installation
Copy over each piece from the CentOS 7 portion of their install docs to your SSH client individually as shown here: https://drive.google.com/a/linusmediagroup.com/uc?id=14i5tFSPXfOd7B_sKnYgKPmNLiWEiGJOp
With Pritunl installed you should be able to access your Pritunl VPN web interface at https://<SERVERIP>/ replacing "<SERVERIP>" with the IP of your VPS, and can now configure the VPN server.
Run 'sudo pritunl setup-key' in the PuTTY SSH client. Copy (double left click in PuTTY) the key it supplies into the Pritunl web interface (https://i.imgur.com/8Oqoykd.png).
Run 'sudo pritunl default-password' in the PuTTY SSH client. Copy (double left click in PuTTY) the username and password it supplies into the Pritunl web interface (https://i.imgur.com/Q6qePiM.png).
You should now be logged in and placed at the "Initial Setup" screen. Choose a username, password, and optionally a custom domain for your server (https://i.imgur.com/ckz8qzO.png).
Navigate to the "Users" page and click "Add Organization" to create an Organization, this is essentially a group for users (https://i.imgur.com/qF1kM6W.png).
On the same page click "Add User" to create a User(s), while being sure to specify a secure pin (https://i.imgur.com/zbCyJzX.png).
Navigate to the "Servers" page and click "Add Server" to create your VPN server (https://i.imgur.com/00nyfI3.png).
Set "Name" to whatever you'd like to name the VPN server.
Set "Port" to your desired VPN port, this is the one we added a firewall rule for earlier in the tutorial. We are using "1337".
Enable "Allow Multiple Devices"
Disable "Inter-Client Communication" (this disallows VPN users on the same virtual network from seeing each other, you may wish to keep this feature but if you don't know what this means, just disable it).
Click "Add" to save the configuration.
Before you can start the server, you must attach the Organization you created earlier to it, so the server knows which users to allow to connect.
Click "Attach Organization", and it should auto populate both the organization and server you made earlier, as they're the only ones present in the database (https://i.imgur.com/6MPdOhr.png).
Click "Start Server", and bam, your VPN server is now running!
With your VPN server configured, you can now download the Pritunl client on your respective device, and the user profile used to connect to it.
Navigate to the "Users" page again, and click on the down arrow for the user you'd like to connect with (https://i.imgur.com/dldl5KR.png).
Navigate to the https://client.pritunl.com/ website to download the Pritunl client for your respective device, and then install it (https://i.imgur.com/hHtEQiw.png)
Launch the Pritunl client, and then drag the <USERNAME>.tar file into the Pritunl client (you can also use the Import Profile button) (https://i.imgur.com/I9Uge7H.png).
Click the hamburger menu icon on the profile you added and then click "Connect". Enter your pin, and BAM! You're now connected to your very own VPN server.
Note: If the connection doesn't succeed, it's likely you forgot to disable the CentOS file (steps 6.1-6.3.1), or you incorrectly set the port during the Pritunl setup (Stage 2, step 2.6.2), or you incorrectly set the port during the Vultr firewall setup (step 4.2.1.2).
Check https://whatismyipaddress.com/ to see if your IP address did indeed change. It should show your location as wherever your VPS is hosted. Yay.
Note: If you are trying to setup a VPN server to access your network remotely, there are instruction from Pritunl here: https://docs.pritunl.com/docs/accessing-a-private-network
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