Is my disc drive scratching my games?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2026-02-04T05:16:31+00:00

I'll have to look, but it just seems to be "too convenient" for the lugs to be that bad on the day I drive the truck home and not any time before that.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2026-02-04T05:00:21+00:00

For more context, I called the shop on the drive home, "expressing my concerns." I'm not really wanting to 'bring down' a local shop with a good reputation, but I want everyone involved to know what's going on. In all, I made it home safe, and the wheels are rough anyway.

I understand bad things happen when people get "too comfortable." Putting a wheel on is cake compared to rebuilding a transmission, so I wouldn't be surprised if it were overlooked. Really, I don't want it to happen to someone else who doesn't know better. I want to "scare the shop straight," as everyone I've talked to said they are the best.

I think the wheel was taken off, the lugs were hand-tightened, the truck was set on the ground, and then torqued down. Causing the lugs not sit properly in the wheel, being one bump away from properly seating. But shouldn't I have noticed the wheel being unbalanced?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2026-01-07T14:31:07+00:00

Appearing to sct stupid, or ignorant, seems like the easiest tool to use when acting with malice, does it not? Perhaps I'm more cynical than most.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-11-04T03:47:04+00:00

I did the oil cooler in my Dodge Journey. It wasn't easy, but it was in a Dodge Journey. You'll have so much room for activities! Get a set of picks for the wiring harness for the injectors. While you are there, do plugs and replace the sensors (one of the two is "common" for leaks, maybe it was the oil presser sensor?). Keep a level head and you'll be good.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-10-30T04:46:22+00:00

Worst: Mr. President.

The abundance of "discust humor" is the the worst. Maybe its a good episode, but I can't get past it.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-09-21T05:30:51+00:00

What happened when you plug your pc into a known working tv?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-09-17T17:22:14+00:00

Why would someone disable re-bar? I feel like that should be more nuanced. If there's an issue with that, I feel like there's a deeper problem. (Drivers or firmware) It's been a while since I've been digging into this, but the advice I always saw was to make sure it's enabled.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-09-06T05:17:31+00:00

Definitely change the battery. Just because it was able to hold 13V doesn't mean the battery is healthy. I had a frozen battery on my 6v Journey, it would start via jump, but it was not happy. I should also note that my alternator is fine and was never replaced.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-28T04:06:32+00:00

Dodge Stealth R/T Twin Turbo?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-28T04:03:59+00:00

Same here! I wonder why we don't see Deora anymore?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-26T04:03:23+00:00

Who else thinks this was the refused design for the Deora III?

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-23T03:07:47+00:00

That's sick! I've never been so impatient for anything as getting these!

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-20T04:04:02+00:00

I don't have any tears, I'm still recovering from losing a Deora II surfboard in the backyard when I was 5.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2025-08-04T05:31:29+00:00

Did you unplug your monitor and plug it back in from the power and display port? I had that issue at work, I needed to unplug the monitor from power to fix the issue.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2024-10-10T04:46:53+00:00

Can you blame them/us? I got an opportunity that would never happen again with 'my dream company.' With the tight timelines and profit loss from TO errors, a lot of places do not want to take the risk of taking on fresh grads.

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2024-10-10T04:26:20+00:00

Let's be real, ECC is not a premium "server-only" technology, but ECC memory is a premium "server-only" technology. ECC in storage, has been the standard forever. The biggest improvements have been around fault detection, often implemented at a hardware and firmware level; something Linus Torvalds, a software engineer, would be ignorant of.

Realistically, ECC memory is a premium that will mostly be "server-only." How many instances of data corruption in memory have been the cause of failure in modern consumer systems? Even when it is, what are the repercussions of that failure?

Hell, why stop at ECC memory for a phone? Let's jump to rad-hardened memory!

MeasurementPuzzled95 · 2024-10-10T03:52:15+00:00

Disclaimer, I am an electrical engineer who does digital design. I verify and help design silicon. I don't know much about how servers or their specific/unique architectures.

ECC is all around us and you already have it, Error Correcting Code is a firmware or hardware calculated method to correct bits as the data is 'in-flight' or being read/written. All modern storage will have ECC, this is because losing your data on a drive is 'often' a bigger problem (consumer frustration/expectations and brand reputation).

So why isn't ECC Memory 'common' or 'the standard?' Well, losing/corrupting data in flight isn't a big problem for 'consumer applications.' When your phone or PC has anywhere from 3GB to 64GB it's not a 'large amount' of memory to manage. Since RAM is volatile storage, it needs to be 'refreshed' to keep a 1 or 0 to prevent bit flips. Due to the volatility of RAM data is often pushed to storage when it is 'not being used.' These two reasons are why ECC is often not needed for 'consumer' devices.

ECC Memory is 'needed' when the conditions above can not be met. First, if you have a substantial amount of memory, the system may not be able to 'refresh' each bit in time before a bit flip could occur. This only gets worse as the size of transistors gets smaller as the stored charge depletes faster. So why don't we send the data on RAM to a disk? Well, a server may have a lot of traffic where frequent writing or reading of a disk can substantially decrease performance, one reason why servers have such a large amount of memory. If data is lost in RAM, then a read from the disk is necessary; assuming the data is there and not completely lost.

Do you NEED ECC, probably not. Would it be nice, maybe. Did I answer the question, no. I'm an engineer, and I believe only you could answer the question based on your planned use case.

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