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    Question 3.5" Hard Drives with 'bumps' on the side. Is this normal?

    Okay, thanks for the confirmation guys ! I thought I'll have to go through the return/exchange process :p
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    Question 3.5" Hard Drives with 'bumps' on the side. Is this normal?

    I recently bought 2x WD Red Plus 8TB NAS hard drives, and while unboxing them I noticed that they have bumps on their sides, of varying intensities. Please take a look at the pictures below. Are these bumps normal, or are these hard drives potentially damaged/defective ? I bought two of them...
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    Question Old XPS 9550 needs replacement .. or not ?

    I have two laptops, both of which perform differently under same loads and I'm trying to figure out why. The CPU load in question here is just light stuff such as web browsing, document editing etc., so in my opinion neither laptop should show any signs of age, since both have a Core i7, SSDs...
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    Light surface scratch on the dashboard of my 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan ... any quick fix ?

    Isn't there like a polish or dye spray I can use to make the scratch blend in or something ?
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    Light surface scratch on the dashboard of my 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan ... any quick fix ?

    Hi guys ... I think this is my first post here in the Garage section so please be gentle :) I recently got a used 2016 Volkswagen Tiguan and while moving a metal bedframe for someone today, I got two light surface scratches on the dashboard :( ... The scratches aren't deep and can only be seen...
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    SquareTrade actually promises to resolve all claims, one way or another, within 5 days. However yeah I did think of getting it directly through Dell, however they have their own issues. Their website is extremely hush-hush when it comes to extended warranty plans. They don't mention anything...
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    So you'd pay the additional $100 over GeekSquad's cost to go with SquareTrade ?
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    So what do you suggest I do. I really want to get extended warranty so that I know I don't have to worry about laptop failures for at least 3 years.
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    I had another idea about possibly getting the extended warranty through Dell directly (since they're the manufacturer of the laptop), so I called them up. The rep first said its about $340 for just the ONE year, WITHOUT ADH ! When I told him what Best Buy is offering (THREE year WITH ADH), he...
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    They ship the box to you which has a prepaid label attached for sending it back to BB/SquareTrade.
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    Nice. What happened to your TV (what kind of damage) ? How was your experience with BB GeekSquad team overall ? Were they cooperative in getting everything taken care of ? Also, did you have to pay for anything during the whole repair process ?
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    That's true, however I don't have a Best Buy close by any way, so I would have to send it to them too (they also provide free two way shipping)
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    Entire motherboard had to be replaced if I went with that option, so I decided to buy a new laptop anyway. Hope you guys don't mind but I would appreciate if people stayed on topic :)
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    Well, the laptop does have a 1 year warranty but my last laptop taught me to not trust this. My last laptop was a Lenovo Y50 which I purchased in January last year. One month after the warranty expires, the laptop died and Lenovo (b******s) said they can't do anything about it. So now I want to...
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    Geek Squad vs SquareTrade Extended Warranty. Which is better ?

    Hi guys. I recently purchased a new Dell XPS 9550 for $2300 from Best Buy and want to purchase a 3 year Extended Warranty with ADH for it. Best Buy sells theirs 3 year Extended Warranty $320, while SquareTrade sells the same for $420 (after a $40 discount). Both's Term & Conditions seem to be...
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    STP or UTP, in regards to Home Theater, Home Networking and HDMI over Ethernet ?

    Thanks for that. Given that info, I think it would be better if I just went with UTP after all .. What about factory made short STP patch cables (various lengths between 3 ft ~ 15 ft which I've already purchased from Monoprice) ? Is it okay to run them in parallel alongside long UTP cables and...
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    STP or UTP, in regards to Home Theater, Home Networking and HDMI over Ethernet ?

    But since the power and data cables are all grouped together, won't the power cable cause RF interference ? Have already seen the first of those links. Will read through the second one.
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    STP or UTP, in regards to Home Theater, Home Networking and HDMI over Ethernet ?

    Hi guys, so I have another confusion to settle .... I need to know if I should use STP or UTP cables for connectivity in my home. Done significant reading on this already, and it seems that STP cables are generally recommendable for outdoor or industrial use, or where "there's a lot of RF...
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    Low Surge Energy Rating even for expensive Smart Online UPS's ... Why ?

    I'd like to know why most (if not all) APC Smart Online UPS's have such low Surge Energy Ratings ?! Considering that these UPS's cost $2000 ~ $3000 a piece, one would expect them to have an exceptionally high Surge Energy Rating, higher than most common cheap surge protectors available in the...
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    Best way to test HDMI cable before in-wall installation ?

    Hi guys ... I have a few long HDMI cables which I'd like to test thoroughly before I do an in-wall installation ... One is the BlueRigger 75ft HDMI cable, and the other is one of those 60ft long RedMere cables from Monoprice .... I need to install both. Both cables will be used to connect AVR...
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    Unknown connectors found in casing ?

    Don't really know what you mean by fan controller in this context. Fans typically only need power, and the two built-in fans the case has have already been connected to the motherboard to provide them with power. So I can't understand how these cables can also be related to the built-in fans...
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    Unknown connectors found in casing ?

    Hi guys .. I'm building a new PC, and there are a few leads which I don't know where to connect on the motherboard. Please see the pictures below. There are three connectors for the connector type shown in the first three pictures below, and just one that looks like the one in the last picture...
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    Questions regarding Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H

    Hi guys .. So for my next build I'm going for an i5 4690, to be used with the Gigabyte GA-H97-D3H motherboard. I have two questions: 1) Will the two aforementioned components be compatible with each other, because I heard that some H97 boards (or those equally older) aren't all compatible...
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    Ways to reduce TDP of a non-lower power Core i5 CPU ?

    Hi guys .. So I'm build a HTPC, for which its generally recommended to have a CPU with a TDP <65W. So to fulfill this, I can of course get any i3 CPU, but I want an i5 instead. Problem is, in my locality the low power S and T CPUs are not available, so I'm wondering if there are any effective...
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    Is there such thing as an Ethernet output selector?

    As I've recently (6 months ago) bought the new networking stuff which I'm utilizing right now, I'm inclined to not buy anything expensive for such a small requirement. Isn't there any simple switcher that I can use ? I don't mind having to manually switch over to the other router in case...
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    Is there such thing as an Ethernet output selector?

    I have two independent Internet connections at my home, and I also have a very detailed LAN setup in my home, spanning many floors, and network devices. The problem is sometimes one of the two internet connections goes down and I have to pull out a CAT6 cable from the router providing that...
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Totally forgot about this thread ;) Okay thanks guys. Without having done anything else, I noticed that when the laptop charger was connected, the IOPS jumped up to about 68K ~ 70K, but when I disconnected the charger, they dropped again. Don't know what's the reason for this as the laptop was...
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Both CPUs are Core i7s .. One is about 4 years old, and the other is about 2 years old. Any possible solutions ?
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    I was already aware of that so that's the first thing I did.
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    I think I may have figured out why the speeds were lower before .. The laptop I was testing it on (a 4 year old Sony VAIO) didn't support SATA III, so speeds were limited. I have now put the SSD in a HP laptop (a 2 year old model) whose Chipset is said to support SATA III, however Samsung...
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    EDIT: You may ignore this post and go directly to the one below. Laptop used for testing here didn't support SATA III, so speeds were lower. Alright, so I got the SSD (1TB Samsung 840 EVO), and I decided to skip the enclosure idea, and ended up plugging it directly into my laptop (Took out the...
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Thanks guys. Are ATTO and AS SSD some software ? For diagnostics, any software suggestions apart from CrystalDiskInfo ? And what's the general consensus on whether it's okay to put an SSD inside a 2.5" HDD enclosure ?
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Also which program is best for detecting SSD errors ? Don't think this has also been mentioned so far ..
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Got it ... Won't benchmark too much :p .. But for the 1-2 brief benchmarks that I want to run, which program is best ?
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    Best program for diagnosing and benchmarking a new SSD ?

    Hi guys ... So I'll be getting my first ever SSD soon (1TB Samsung 840 EVO). But before using it in my laptop, I intend to place it in a 2.5" SATA HDD enclosure and run some tests on it. I want to test for ANY sort of errors problems, etc. because if there are any issues, it's preferable to...
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    Minimum requirements for a 3D Blu-ray playing HTPC ?

    Well, my PS3 and PS4 are region locked, and since I have a decent amount of different region steelbooks, I need a region free player .. But these aren't available readily in my locality, and importing one will cost almost as much as a HTPC .. This is why I'm thinking of investing in a HTPC...
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    Minimum requirements for a 3D Blu-ray playing HTPC ?

    Thanks all ... Also, is there any specific hardware that I would need to buy in order to ensure 7.1 sound output to my AVR ? Generally all motherboards nowadays claim to have built-in 8 channel support, but I'm not sure if that's enough for a HTPC or not ..
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    Minimum requirements for a 3D Blu-ray playing HTPC ?

    Okay, so the Haswell i3 processors should able to play 2D and 3D Blu-rays fluently (i.e. without any stuttering), even during those action scenes ?
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    Minimum requirements for a 3D Blu-ray playing HTPC ?

    Thanks guys .. So I'll be able to play 3D Blu-rays too on software such as TMT6, WITHOUT having a dedicated graphics card ? Also, would 4GB RAM be enough, or would 8GB be more recommended ? I'll most probably we installing Windows 7 or Windows 8 on it.
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    Minimum requirements for a 3D Blu-ray playing HTPC ?

    Apart from reading customer reviews, any other way to filter out such mobos ? EDIT: Added one more task that this HTPC will be doing :: Stream 1080p videos on the local network via software like PS3 Media Server .. Some light on-the-fly transcoding might also be needed occasionally .. Will an...
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