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Recent content by John Lockwood

  1. John Lockwood

    Taskbar icon keeps popping up that is associated with nothing - cause?

    Hi all, Recently I started getting a Windows icon in my task bar that I can not close. I was wonder if anyone knows how I could go about finding what is causing it. It's happened a couple times now, and I am not sure exactly when it starts, and I can't close it. When I left click it, nothing...
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    Asus Gaming laptop battery drains after full shut down?

    Hello, I have a Asus ROG Strix gaming laptop. Model is GL704GW-PS74. I bought it brand new in 2019. I just recently upgraded to Windows 11 a couple months ago. I have been having a battery issues as of late, and I am not sure if it's because of the age of the battery, or because of something...
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    Looking for a solid UPS unit in case of power loss.

    Hi all! I am currently looking or a UPS (uninterrupted power supply) for my system. I have been putting off buying one, but after tonight's recent power outage, I think I need to get on this now. Here is a PC parts picker link for my setup...
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    Odd boot latest BIOS update on high-end AMD board

    UPDATE: Thanks to a tip on another help forums, it turns out this is not a normal ordeal, and something with the XMP profile is causing this issue. Turning off XMP profile has prevented these odd power offs during reboot and turning the system on from full shut downs. I'll try and contact...
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    Odd boot latest BIOS update on high-end AMD board

    Hi all! I have a little bit of a weird issue with my system after updating to the latest BIOS. Before I begin, here is my complete setup from my PC Parts Picker list: https://pcpartpicker.com/user/liberty610/builds/#view=BqHhP6 Ok, so my motherboard is the Gigabyte Aorus X570 Xtreme...
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    Solved My new AMD Ryzen 3900x system keeps turning itself back on after full shutdown

    Anyone have any ideas?
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    Solved My new AMD Ryzen 3900x system keeps turning itself back on after full shutdown

    Hello all, I am having an odd issue with my new motherboard/system. I just swapped out my Threadripper 1950x and Gigabyet x399 Aorus Gaming 7 motherboard for a Ryzen 3900x and Gigabyte x570 Xtreme. So far, I have no issues with the performance. I have not done any overclocking, and everything...
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    External SSD in encosure for Xbox One X - Trim/Garbage Collection?

    I do. I still haven't figured this out for sure yet.
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    External SSD in encosure for Xbox One X - Trim/Garbage Collection?

    Hi everyone. I recently purchases an Xbox One X and wanted to get faster loading times with using an SSD drive with it. To accomplish this and not void my Xbox warranty, I purchased a SSD enclosure that connects vis USB. The amazon link can be seen here...
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    Odd bitlocker issue on multiple drives

    No more questions. Thanks guys! Go ahead and close it!
  11. John Lockwood

    Odd bitlocker issue on multiple drives

    Thanks for the replies and the info! I'll go about my business with it then :)
  12. John Lockwood

    Odd bitlocker issue on multiple drives

    Thanks jmarket for the reply. Is this just a bug? Or basoc conflict? Is this nothing to really worry about? It's a small annoyance to have to have to reboot my system when it happens, but as long as it is not going to cause issues with the data on my drives, I can live with it.
  13. John Lockwood

    Odd bitlocker issue on multiple drives

    Hey thanks for the reply! The SATA drivers I have installed are the latest ones on my motherboards support list. So ill assuming they are updated.
  14. John Lockwood

    Odd bitlocker issue on multiple drives

    Hello all, I am running the latest Windows 10 64bit. I tried to post my PC Parts Picker list, but the forums won't let me. Marks it as spam. I'm running the Threadripper 1950x cpu with a gigabyte x399 Aorus gaming 7 board. 32 gigs of TridentZ ram from G.Skill. I am having an odd random issue...
  15. John Lockwood

    Hiding my own email server with NAS?

    Hey everyone, I have a Western Digital my cloud PR4100 NAS hit with 16th in raid 5. I was wondering if it is possible to create and just my own private email server on it, and if so, how would I go about doing that? Any suggestions would be a huge help. If I've never tried this before, and I...
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