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Boot problem after power outage

Doh, that was supposed to say "reinstall" but I was typing it on my phone... Win 10 clean install sounds good to me. I know MS talked about letting it accept your old key as an upgrade without actually installing the old Windows first, but it wasn't available yet when I tried a couple of months...
- nfriedly
- Post #7
- Dec 29, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Installing SSD in my Asus G750JS

Glad to hear it!
- nfriedly
- Post #9
- Dec 29, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Boot problem after power outage

I think the repair tool sets up its own c: drive, so that's why it gives the "real" one a different deferent letter. But regardless, I think we've reached a point where a really natal is your best bet.
- nfriedly
- Post #5
- Dec 29, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Chromebox, NUC, Brix, Mini-tower PC or Nvidia Shield for Kodi?

Interesting, thanks! I wonder if it has the same custom solutions headers as the Haswell and Broadwell ones...
- nfriedly
- Post #7
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
FreeNAS vs Linux + btrfs + ?

My plan was to have the new drives be the same size and then set up a 3-drive RAID so that I have 2x the current space. But I don't see any way to do that with zfs aside from something like 4th temp drive or else burning a ton of blu-ray discs. (Current drive is 3TB, and essentially full. I'd...
- nfriedly
- Post #3
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Open Source
Need your suggestion for a Laptop

I have a 480gb SSD in my desktop and install all of my games and software there; so far it's been big enough on it's own. I'm fairly aggressive about uninstalling games once I beat/get bored with them, though, so your mileage may vary. (I might only have 5-10 games installed at any given time. )...
- nfriedly
- Post #14
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
Chromebox, NUC, Brix, Mini-tower PC or Nvidia Shield for Kodi?

Can you actually buy Skylake NUCs right now? I looked the other day and couldn't find any.
- nfriedly
- Post #5
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
Gaming PC !Help!

http://www.logicalincrements.com/#!/ is a good source for getting gaming hardware recommendations at different budgets, and their "Good" build is pretty darn similar to yours for about the same price, so I'd say your right on track.
- nfriedly
- Post #5
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Boot problem after power outage

Try creating a new user account (I think you can do that from safe mode) and then logging into that account - that should at least help narrow down the problem.
- nfriedly
- Post #3
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Computer hardware problem. Sometimes no post/bluescreen

You don't happen to have any local friends with PCs, do you? If so, you could try swapping parts one at a time - when they stert getting errors instead of you, you'll know you found the culprit. (They'd have to be a pretty good friend though!)
- nfriedly
- Post #17
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Installing SSD in my Asus G750JS

The Windows 8.1 DVDs from Microsoft does require a key to activate, and it probably will not accept your ASUS key. (I don't know why, but OEMs seem to get a "special" Windows keys that only work with their "special" copy of Windows.) I would recommend removing both of your current drives...
- nfriedly
- Post #7
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
Help a newb?

That kangaroo does look interesting, although having used other systems with similar specs, it's definitely going to feel a bit slow compared to a more expensive option. But, yea, you can't beat the price. For a keyboard, I've used both the Logitech k400 and the k830 with my HTPC and both work...
- nfriedly
- Post #7
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
Chromebox, NUC, Brix, Mini-tower PC or Nvidia Shield for Kodi?

I built a Brix machine for a family member and was quite happy with it. It was small, fast, and super-easy to assemble. I'm looking at a NUC for myself right now, but that's mainly because of the internal custom solutions header which you probably wouldn't need. Oh, and if have no plans to...
- nfriedly
- Post #2
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
GPUs / onboard graphics with HDMI CEC built-in?

Are there any GPUs or even onboard graphics with HDMI cec built in? Why is it so hard to find? I know you can get a $40 dongle to add it, and that Intel NUCs even have an exposed pin to add the hardware internally (probably what il do for my next HTPC), but I am genuinely curious why none of...
- nfriedly
- Thread
- Dec 28, 2015
- Replies: 0
- Forum: Home Theater PCs
Need your suggestion for a Laptop

I think most of what I was going to say has already been covered (AMD vs battery, waiting a bit), but... You might find that it's a much better deal to add these aftermarket. And, I *highly* recommend the SSD - it's boosts performance, battery life, and durability!
- nfriedly
- Post #12
- Dec 28, 2015
- Forum: Laptops
FreeNAS vs Linux + btrfs + ?

Hi folks, I'm looking into setting up a home file server for media and backups, and I'm a bit split between FreeNAS with zfs and raid-z vs rolling my own thing with Linux and btrfs/raid-5 and such. The main issue is that I'm cheap and only want to buy two new drives to supplement the one...
- nfriedly
- Thread
- Dec 28, 2015
- Replies: 3
- Forum: Open Source
SantaTech Giveaway Contest! *Updated*

Please enter me for everything - I'm saving up my pennies to build a NAS and most of those would give me a nice boost. (Except the 960.. but that's just fun ;)
- nfriedly
- Post #68
- Dec 11, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
The AnandTech Introduction Thread: Get To Know Your Peers

Hi, I'm Nathan. I've been a lurker here for quite a while, and I just lost my screwdriver, so this is excellent timing!
- nfriedly
- Post #130
- Aug 20, 2015
- Forum: Computer Building
So disappointed with Asus

I had a similarly awful experience with Asus support: new laptop arrived with a dead pixel, so I sent it in for repair under their "zero dead pixel" guarentee. It took them over a month to fix and return it, and they cracked the plastic part of the lid in the proces. So then it took another...
- nfriedly
- Post #37
- Apr 13, 2014
- Forum: Laptops
Data recovery software for formatted USB Flash Drive?

Funny enough, the drive belonged to a friend, and when I plugged it in, it was already full of data including files like "Recovered Document(1).doc" so I'm not going to do anything until I hear back from the friend and figure out what exactly they're looking for and if someone else already tried...
- nfriedly
- Post #3
- Feb 3, 2014
- Forum: Memory and Storage
Data recovery software for formatted USB Flash Drive?

Hey folks, I have a formatted flash drive that I'm trying to recover whatever data I can from. I did this once a few years ago, but my technique was: 1) Search Google for variants of "usb flash drive recovery software" 2) Download about 17 random programs 3) Get successful results from two or...
- nfriedly
- Thread
- Feb 3, 2014
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Memory and Storage
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

Nope, they're upgrading from a 30GB hdd, so I think 180GB of SSD will be more than enough :D Yea, that does look like a good option, but after our followup conversation, I'm pretty sure they're going to prefer the lower priced option. But I just might come back to that for myself in a few...
- nfriedly
- Post #17
- Jan 29, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

Right, I forgot to mention that I had been talked out if the Prodigy due to the price. The PS09B sounded like a good alternative. Here's a further revised build, switching back to an APU, a FM2 mobo with USB 3 headers (to match the case), and I bumped RAM back up a bit for the APU...
- nfriedly
- Post #14
- Jan 29, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

OK, I spoke with my friend this evening: * They agreed with me on the AMD-vs-Intel point so I think that's settled. * They clarified that "light gaming" consisted entirely of solitare, and further stated that they would prefer a little less performance and a reduced price if available. So...
- nfriedly
- Post #10
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

No, I could go for Micro ATX, but that adds $20 to the case if I'm still going for the Prodigy. I'd be willing to consider other cases, but I do like the Prodigy.
- nfriedly
- Post #7
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

Thanks! That's all great feedback. To address a couple of the points brought up: I went AMD because I don't like some of Intel's business practices. I know they've improved things in recent years, but I'd still prefer to go AMD, especially for desktop systems. I'm targeting more like $300...
- nfriedly
- Post #5
- Jan 28, 2014
- Forum: Computer Building
Want to sanity-check this build for me?

1. Usage: Building this system for a friend. Primarily usage will be internet / email / youtube, but it should be able to handle some occasional light gaming also. 2. Budget: $550, with a little wiggle room. 3. Country: USA 5. Brand preference: Prefer AMD over Intel. 6. Current parts...
- nfriedly
- Thread
- Jan 28, 2014
- Replies: 16
- Forum: Computer Building
A10-7850K hits Newegg (FM2+ Kaveri APU)

Good point, doesn't look like it. Maybe we now know what BF4 actually costs ;)
- nfriedly
- Post #19
- Jan 15, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
A10-7850K hits Newegg (FM2+ Kaveri APU)

FWIW, it's it's $16 cheaper on amazon - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7Z7YMI (although they have it marked as shipping in 3-6 weeks.. so maybe newegg's price will have dropped by then...)
- nfriedly
- Post #17
- Jan 15, 2014
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
Gigabyte Brix users out there?

FYI, if you're still having this issue, it's probably due to the overscan settings on (both) of your TVs. Pretty much every TV does this, because it was the standard back in the days of analog over-the-air broadcasts and no one thought to update it for the digital era. Every manufacturer has a...
- nfriedly
- Post #41
- Jan 14, 2014
- Forum: Home Theater PCs

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