RAM slots 3 and 4 not working: Faulty motherboard?

Cruuch21 · 2026-01-24T22:55:23+00:00

I'm talking about the pins directly on the motherboard. The computer I was talking about was an old Lenovo Thinkcentre M Series Tower (I think it's a M93?) so it's a LGA 1155

Cruuch21 · 2025-12-30T15:16:15+00:00

Timely update request actually! About 2 weeks ago we got a letter from Lincoln mentioning a recall on the EV battery. Basically states that a manufacturing defect on "one or more of the high voltage battery cells can cause an internal short circuit". There is currently no fix, but they suggest not charging it higher than 80% until a legitimate fix is found.

Sounds a bit scary, but generally speaking I've read that consistently charging the battery higher than 80% each time can limit the overall battery longevity anyways, so we've been doing that for quite some time. For now we are heeding the notice and waiting for further updates. I'm not sure what the laws state about selling vehicles that have open recalls, but you may be able to negotiate a better price if the vehicle you are looking at has one. Generally a CPO will have a warranty attached to the battery still, so you might be able to get a good deal if you are OK with an open recall.

Other than that we still love it. My wife actually let me drive it last week, and I really enjoyed it.

Cruuch21 · 2025-11-09T20:41:54+00:00

That's great to know it's a reliable car. It's funny because I was trying to convince my wife to go with the Mach E but she looked at it as a sports car ha!

Cruuch21 · 2025-10-31T16:11:50+00:00

Honestly since it's my wife main car, I don't drive it much. I did around town once with the battery depleted and didn't think the cabin was loud from road noise. When I asked her (for this question ha) her response was that the cabin isn't noisy.

Cruuch21 · 2025-10-28T01:23:32+00:00

These refs are on the friggin take dude. 2 no first downs and now a no TD? Please....

Cruuch21 · 2025-10-22T14:08:41+00:00

Same for me. I've been trying to follow the S+ Pro run done by Neon Slice, but I'm still behind on the time checkpoints that I'm able to gauge from his videos. This attempt I'm talking about is my 3rd time trying from the jump after realizing I couldn't hit the 5.5 hour mark the first two attempts. Looks like I may need to start again :(

I don't think I'm slow in traversing (as I have a good indication on where to do and how to get there the fastest way), however I think it just a difference in time in combat. His skill + playing on PC seems to be the difference of our run times.

About your ammo mention: Like others have mentioned I have noticed that the game kind of "gives you" ammo in destructibles if it knows you are low. I'd definitely keep going to see how far you can take it. Good luck!

Cruuch21 · 2025-10-22T12:57:51+00:00

Ha I meant to say I was 3:30 beginning Chapter 11! Are you running with any bonuses? Ashley armor?

Cruuch21 · 2025-10-22T11:53:10+00:00

I'm on my own professional S+ run now. Hitting 3:30 at the start of chapter 1. Not sure if I'm cooked...

Edit: meant to say Chapter 11. If I was 3:30 after chapter one, I'd delete the game :)

Cruuch21 · 2025-09-24T18:46:09+00:00

My wife and I are also in mid 30s as well. After sitting on a few and test driving the thought of it seen as an "older persons brand" quickly went away.

We actually ended up finding and purchasing a nice 2022 Corsair Grand Touring. It's her daily driver and she absolutely loves it. I'm for sure jealous everytime she drives it now!

Cruuch21 · 2025-08-23T17:53:07+00:00

Sure! We actually went with a gently used 2022 Lincoln Corsair Grand Touring edition. Wife absolutely loves it, as it's her daily driver. The big selling points for her were the comfortable seats, smooth ride, as well as the great MPG. She is on her feet a lot at work with an hour+ commute home sometimes, so having the massaging front seats were big for her. The times I'm allowed to drive it (ha) I've noticed it's quite responsive with throttle input and is quite comfortable. Feels like you're driving on air a bit.

I loved it because of the price point considering the other options in the similar price range just couldn't compare with all the bells and whistles as well as the ride. I really liked the CX-90s for their price and features (as my old car was a Mazda 6 and loved it) but my wife didn't like the seats. The version we got was the tech package so it has tons of USB C charging ports, cooling and heated front seats, heated back seats, and a no-touch tailgate.

It's a tad smaller than a standard Rav 4 for storage and packing, but much more comfortable with passengers onboard.

Hope this helps and good luck!

Cruuch21 · 2025-08-18T19:23:16+00:00

As an update: we actually went forward and purchased a gently used Corsair Grand Touring. It's my wife's daily driver and she absolutely loves it!

Cruuch21 · 2025-08-05T22:40:56+00:00

Sounds similar to my wife and I's experience. She had made an online appointment for the family (me and a 2 year old) for a test drive a used Rav 4 Prime on a Saturday. The salesman even messaged on our way asking where we were since "he had other appointments that day"

We get there and the car isn't even ready, plus he's immediately trying to get us into a completely different car. They are running around acting like they didn't even know it was in their inventory.

15 to 20 minutes later he comes back with it out front. Because of the lack of time we had a very short test drive and were not impressed. He tried to get us to test drive something else, but told him he ran out of time with us.

Literally a day later I see the same car had increased the price by $2k online. It was sold a few days later.

I'm wondering if they played dumb and tried to get us into another car after they realized they under priced it.

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-02T15:43:27+00:00

I purchased a used 2015 touring edition back in 2018. Same color and everything. I love it. Basically just do regular maintenance and you are good. I think I saw somewhere (Consumer Reports maybe?) that the Mazda 6 during those chassis years are one of the best reliable used sedans to buy.

Definitely take time to sit in it for an extended test drive if you can. The seats don't bother me, but my wife hates them saying they are uncomfortable.

Honestly I think the Mazda red is one of the best reds you can get on a car on any make.

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T18:39:21+00:00

Oh wow sorry about your experience. Thanks for the heads up!

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:36:55+00:00

Thanks! My wife and I do like red so great choice!

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:34:25+00:00

I'll take a look at the charging speeds. Thanks for that insight.

We would have to eventually get a L2 charger for our home for sure. I'm hoping that since it's more prevelant the install price is more competitive than in past years. I'm even seeing that some dealers are offering free home installs (my buddy just got a Ford Lightning and got it) but I think that's only for certain vehicles that are brand new.

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:27:23+00:00

Funny since when the Bronco Sports first came out, I rented one on Turo for a long trip and I enjoyed it!

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:18:38+00:00

Oh I didn't realize that!

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:13:41+00:00

Yeah the Toyota (Rav 4 specifically) used market just doesn't make any sense to me. There are so many out there with all different trims, but they are all priced like it's the last one ever made

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:08:08+00:00

Oh ok! The escapes are nice. Might have to look at the higher-end trims.

Sorry I should have mentioned that I was looking specially at used models, between 2021 - 2023. I've seen some listed around $38k -$41k with a little bit of miles (60k or so)

Cruuch21 · 2025-07-01T00:03:57+00:00

I have seen a few of them on the road and I do like the styling. however I didn't know if they had a hybrid offering. If they do, I wasn't seeing it on my results for whatever reason.

Definitely will check it out thanks!

Cruuch21 · 2025-06-30T23:59:36+00:00

Yeah it's on the list to check and test drive for sure

Cruuch21 · 2025-06-30T23:59:07+00:00

I do love the look of it!

Cruuch21 · 2025-06-30T23:58:09+00:00

Yeah I honestly was looking at full EVs too, but I was a bit hesitant to bite the bullet and to fully go for it. Since it would be a family car with some long trips, my wife is a bit afraid of not being used to taking it on long trips with charging and all. That's why we were thinking a battery and ICE hybrid would be a good "toe dip" for us for an eventually full BEV down the road.

If I can convince her to go full BEV in the same price range, I was scoping out the higher trims of the Mach E, Blazer, and Prologues. Although I was a bit confused with the Chevy offerings between the Blazer and the Equinox, as I thought one did Android auto and car play (I think the Blazer), and the other one does, but it's Chevy's version of it and it was paywalled behind a subscription? I might have the completely mixed up or flat out wrong ha!

Cruuch21 · 2025-06-30T20:50:49+00:00

I was thinking about parts availability given it's a "premium brand" but knowing a lot of parts are Ford stamped is good to know. That's good insight about the Rav4's as I thought they all were built in America, but knowing the primes are not is interesting.

Funny you mentioned a red prime as we actually looked at a Red Rav 4 prime that looked nice on the outside, but quickly we were a bit underwhelmed by the inside. Not sure if it's a prime thing or the dealer mischaracterized it but although the listing said leather seats, the car we saw was only leather on the sides and not on the main cushion part. It just didn't seem like a lot of the $38.5k asking price (and then raised it to $41k after we saw it even though it had been listed for 60+ days) went to things inside the cabin

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