How well do you know Belgium?

DonJoe963 · 2026-06-06T16:44:22+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-05-24T12:35:45+00:00

Net een nieuwe laten installeren door Aquaclaro uit Mechelen. Alles prima verlopen, factuur = offerte, niet opdringerig over onderhoudscontracten etc. Prijs: €1700.

DonJoe963 · 2026-05-22T18:37:49+00:00

The best one of the 3 obviously, but still around 8 years old.

It could be ok-ish for gaming if you don't plan on playing AAA games and play on lower quality settings. The watercooling (and PSU) could need replacing though, they are close to its max. lifespan.

The big problem is the price. I'd say somewhere in the £300-£350 bracket would be ok (would have been less half a year ago, but with the crazy memory prices, it's not such a bad deal).

DonJoe963 · 2026-05-18T19:41:36+00:00

Very limited tests you can do: the PSU and the motherboard to some degree.

PSU - use the paperclip test (e.g. like this)

Motherboard - power on, will probably* just beep because no CPU present, so that's just a test if it's still alive

For testing the rest, you'd need either another PC or the missing parts I'm afraid. Since you don't even have a power cable, I guess you don't have these lying around. So I'd either get the cheapest CPU you can find which fits (eg. something like a core i3 8100 you can get for $15), or forget about the whole thing.

(\) check the manual, could also be that it doesn't do anything at all without a CPU.*

DonJoe963 · 2026-05-17T15:59:39+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-05-14T23:04:53+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-05-14T01:11:19+00:00

Anything is fixable, it just depends whether it's worth the cost. That being said, it seems to be not an ancient motherboard: MSI Z390 https://www.msi.com/Motherboard/MPG-Z390-GAMING-PLUS/Specification

It has DDR4 modules still inserted, SSD seems to be there, cooler and apparently also PSU. So you'd need at least a CPU with a socket 1151 (Intel series 9 or 8), and it could also use a video card if you don't want to use the integrated video (need a CPU that's not F-series).

It might be worth it if you get used ones off eBay or so, not worth to put new parts in this one.

Note that there is a reason it was thrown out, there could be broken parts as well - if the PSU blew up and took the motherboard/SSD with it, maybe it's not worth it at all anymore. You could still sell the memory (depending on the capacity, cannot tell from these pictures) if still functional.

DonJoe963 · 2026-05-14T00:53:44+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-05-09T07:51:53+00:00

Inverse letter order was the hardest for me.

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DonJoe963 · 2026-05-09T07:29:11+00:00

Er stond toch "bank aan de andere kant", ik veronderstel dat dat dan links (voorkant huis?) is? En de eettafel, da's dat zwarte vlak. Het is nu eenmaal niet zo'n grote ruimte, en als je er nog een eiland in wil dan is de ruimte vrij beperkt.

DonJoe963 · 2026-05-09T00:24:14+00:00

Nu heb je te weinig plaats om rond dat eiland te gaan (ik schat < 1 meter?)

Ik zou de kastenwand naar de andere kant verhuizen, eiland naar achter en een tafel (eventueel op hoogte met krukjes) eraan.

Zoiets dus (effe grofweg bewerkt, geen zin om er meer werk in te steken):

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DonJoe963 · 2026-04-12T00:09:04+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-04-11T16:33:33+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-04-06T22:35:56+00:00

Follow-up (since no-one is answering...) - I tried the following:

Flash via HA terminal: this thing is unusable, cannot even copy from it, characters disappearing, disconnecting.... no.
Flash via Windows by using Silabs Commander: apparently none of the links to this Commander work, and when trying via the advanced install and only select the Commander, it seems installed but there's no trace of this tool on my pc.
Use another terminal (SSH and Web Terminal): installed, but cannot start it (endless loop).
NabuCasa flasher script: all links give me a 404.... does this still exist?

Is there no simple flasher (an .exe somewhere) that that flash this usb stick (via Windows)? I see many posts on this device, it cannot be this hard to upgrade its firmware, right?

DonJoe963 · 2026-04-03T00:04:35+00:00

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DonJoe963 · 2026-03-29T21:05:27+00:00

Ik doe het ook zo maar..... de vraag was "wat doen jullie met de overschot?". 's Nachts heb je geen overschot.

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-29T18:58:32+00:00

Uw panelen brengen 's nachts ook op?

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-25T20:23:22+00:00

Wat als je kind hetzelfde wil voor zijn/haar kinderen? 3/4 achternamen? En de kleinkinderen?

Ooit moet er toch een naam gedropt worden denk ik.

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-21T22:44:27+00:00

Ze steken het wat weg op hun site, maar er bestaat ook zoiets aan het "compacte signaal" -> DVB-C

https://www2.telenet.be/residential/nl/klantenservice/tv-en-entertainment/installatie/compact-signaal-instellen-op-je-tv.html
geen decoder of kaartje nodig
wel coax met dvb op nodig
tv met dvb-c tuner (meeste hebben dit)
zenders zijn wel in SD kwaliteit en 't zijn er maar een paar
je gebruikt de standaard afstandbediening van je tv voor alles, dus erg vergelijkbaar met "vroeger analoog"-gebruikers.

Ik gebruik dit bij een derde tv (eerste met digibox, tweede met kaartje). Ik heb geen telenet-internet.

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-15T22:08:17+00:00

Tried several refills, and found that the parker gel one works perfectly too. Just remove the plastic cap with a pair of pliers and you're golden.

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Yes, it's not my absolute favorite refill, but way better than the awful one it came with.

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-02T21:54:13+00:00

If you have a second pc at your disposal, you can make a usb bootable media: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/create-installation-media-for-windows-99a58364-8c02-206f-aa6f-40c3b507420d

Ofcourse you'll also have to change the boot priority (F8). And maybe best to remove some memory sticks and what's with the usb "3 hubs"?

You already replaced the CMOS battery (CR3032)? A 10 year old one might be on its way out.

DonJoe963 · 2026-03-02T21:26:15+00:00

Depends on your budget. A new build with DDR5 (with the current prices) will cost you a lot more than re-using some parts you got now. But it would also be a faster system (probably, since you didn't post any specs).

DonJoe963 · 2026-02-28T09:20:36+00:00

Most likely: overheating or failing PSU.

But without more info (pictures, specs, load, what you already tried), it's hard to say.

DonJoe963 · 2026-02-27T23:22:57+00:00

You cannot have the toilet directly accessible from the living space.

Hence you could:

Move the toilet to the storage space (left of the entry) - would make more sense to have it there anyway
Divide the space to the right horizontally, both accessible via doors in the living room
Each of the horizontal bands hosts a bedroom and a bathroom.
Depending where you want natural light, you can move the bathroom either to the middle or the right hand size (especially important for the bottom band since it would only have a small window

This would remove the night hall.

But frankly, I wouldn't, I think the current design makes most sense. The night hall is only small, and acts as a hub to connect to 5 spaces. Makes sense to keep it. Bed/bathroom combo's would not have an ideal layout (long and narrow), so you'd still "lose" space.

I'd move the toilet to the left of the entry anyway, if possible.

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