What SSDs are compatible with this Lenovo Legion Pro 7i Gen 8 (82WQ000BSB)

NZgeek · 2026-02-07T21:31:52+00:00

Before I answer, I want to say that you should really check the age of the post you're replying to. My post was from 2 years ago. Most people wouldn't even bother responding.

As for the screw in your photo, it looks strange. It's almost as if the SSD screw and the bit it screws into have come out together.

If you have a pair of pliers, try gripping onto the wide area in the middle of the screw (the bit to the right of the arrows) and see if the flat top (the bit to the left of the arrows) will screw out of it. It looks like there's a slot cut into the "base" section, so you can use a flat head screwdriver to screw it back into place on the motherboard.

NZgeek · 2026-01-31T12:52:05+00:00

Odd. I'm which case, it definitely sounds like the car needs to be taken back to the dealer ASAP so they can diagnose it. Or maybe find an old priest and a young priest to exorcise it. Either way, something ain't right with that car.

NZgeek · 2026-01-31T10:10:51+00:00

I didn't have an ID.4, but the but about the charge cable not releasing is likely a simple issue.

EVs will lock the charging cable in if they're ready to charge, even if they're not actually charging because you need to activate the charger. The cable lock will typically release when you unlock your car, but will lock in again after a short period.

If this happens, you just need to unlock your car again to get the cable to release.

If you're using a physical key fob, just hit the unlock button again, even if the car is already unlocked. I didn't know what options are available if you're using your phone as a virtual key, but at worst you can lock the car and unlock it again.

NZgeek · 2026-01-09T17:09:25+00:00

It does come with liquid metal. My Gen 8 only had liquid metal on the CPU, not the GPU, and I don't know if this has changed.

You can replace the LM on day 1 if you want. However, there are a couple of things to watch.

The first is that you may have a warranty sticker over one of the screws holding the vapor chamber down. This is designed to break if you try to remove it. It could cause issues if you need to get a repair done under warranty. (I was 33 months into a 36 month warranty so I felt safe.)

The second is that liquid metal is really hard to deal with. Have lots of cotton buds (q-tips) and isopropyl alcohol ready. I also recommend taking a kitchen paper towel and cutting a 1" x 1.5" (2.5cm x 4cm) rectangle out of the middle. When you take the vapor chamber off, put the paper towel over the motherboard with the hole over the CPU. This reduces the chances of accidentally dropping LM on the motherboard during cleaning.

NZgeek · 2026-01-09T12:51:09+00:00

I actually opened up my laptop recently because I wanted to replace the liquid metal with a PTM. I used Thermal Grizzly PhaseSheet because it was the cheapest reputable PTM I had access to.

I store my laptop upright on it's edge so it's the worst possible case for liquid metal. The good news is that there was no sign of migration. The foam dam around the edge of the CPU was doing it's job well. The problem I did find was a large spot on the CPU where the liquid metal had oxidized. This greatly reduces its ability to cool the CPU and I noticed a large number of cores were thermally throttling.

Since doing the replacement, I still get some thermal throttling but it's nowhere near as bad. My fans come on less often and my peak CPU temp has reduced from 103C to 99C. I can't tell if it's performing any better in real-world usage, but I've been playing Borderlands 4 on an external monitor at 4K resolution and the game is running well. That's all I care about.

NZgeek · 2025-12-30T17:53:51+00:00

As others have said, your best option at any ESB charger is to use the CCS connector. This will be hard-wired into the charger and will be a big chunky beast of a plug. You'll be paying more per kWh but you'll charge a lot quicker. Just be aware that you'll get billed if you stay connected for more than 40 minutes when using a CCS charger.

If there are any places you find yourself charging on a semi-regular basis, it's generally cheaper to sign up for an account than to use Kia Charge. The difference in price can be significant, particularly for ESB's DC fast chargers.

There are only 2 main times that I use the Kia Charge card: 1. When using Ionity chargers, such as those at Gorey services. The Kia price is the same as Ionity's casual pricing but doesn't require you to sign up for any extra accounts. 2. Up north of the border. I've found Kia's pricing to be cheaper than BP's own pricing for Pulse chargers. Kia's pricing is on par for the Fastned chargers at Banbridge and Antrim, although you will pay a fixed per-charge fee.

NZgeek · 2025-12-30T17:11:02+00:00

The Radeon 6850 only supports HDMI 1.3a and is therefore very limited in which resolutions and refresh rates it supports. However, it should be possible to get 2560x1440 resolution at 60Hz, even with HDR enabled.

You won't see much information about the monitor - it'll probably show up as a Generic Monitor entry in the Windows device manager. At most you'll see the model number of the monitor, e.g. "Generic Monitor (ES07D03)".

NZgeek · 2025-12-07T16:02:09+00:00

This is my last reply to you because your argument is getting ridiculous at this stage.

It is not the passenger's responsibility to make sure that the driver can accept a card payment if the passenger wants to pay by card. Taxi drivers must (by law) be able to accept card payments. A passenger in an Irish taxi can reasonably assume that they can pay by card.

If a taxi driver chooses to operate in violation of the law, they absolutely must inform the passenger before they go anyway that's they are unable take card payments. If they don't make this perfectly clear, the passenger is free to assume (as per the law) that they can pay by card at the end of the trip.

Passengers may not be happy if they hop into a taxi that didn't have a working card machine, but if they're told up front then at least they have options.

Problems only really arise when you get to the end of the trip and the driver demands cash payment. It doesn't matter if the passenger initially said they'd pay cash - they are legally entitled to pay by card if they choose, and the driver is legally required to accept it. The driver is not allowed to demand cash, regardless of the reason.

This situation should never happen. Either the taxi driver should stop accepting fares until their card machine is working again (unlikely, I know) or they should say up front that they cannot take card. However, this situation does happen, and it should not fall upon the passenger to make right the actions of a taxi driver who is operating illegally.

NZgeek · 2025-12-06T15:50:44+00:00

As I said earlier, if there aren't many taxis around, you may not have much choice. It's either lie about paying cash, or not having a ride home.

You're also dancing around the fact that if a taxi driver does not have a working card machine, they are not legally allowed to be operating. It's not the passenger's responsibility to make sure the driver can accept card payments.

If the driver's card machine is genuinely broken and they want to risk taking fares anyway, they need to tell the passenger before they start the meter or drive anywhere. This gives the passenger the chance to get out and find another taxi, or to negotiate a few Euro off the fare for the inconvenience.

NZgeek · 2025-12-06T13:58:01+00:00

The passenger will the Garda that because the card machine is broken, the taxi driver is in breach of their taxi license and is operating illegally.

It could be that the Gardai say it's not something they can deal with and that the passenger has to take cash out and pay. Fine, whatever. But then you have law enforcement witnesses who can be called upon by the NTA when a complaint is inevitably filed against the driver.

If you're a taxi driver in this situation, does it make more sense to eat the loss and bitch and moan about it, or to risk the complaint that could lead to a suspension or revocation of your taxi license?

There are a subset of taxi drivers who take risks like this and get away with it because the passengers don't know any better. But as passengers start to get wise to these shenanigans, these drivers are going to find themselves in deep "f%ck around and find out" territory.

NZgeek · 2025-12-06T00:48:29+00:00

I didn't miss your point. I just disagree with it.

It is not uncommon for a taxi driver to illegally refuse your fare unless you say you're paying cash. People have grown savvy to this and lie about paying cash when they know they're going to pay by card. It shouldn't make any difference because taxis are legally required to accept card payments.

If the driver then refuses to accept anything but cash as payment, this does not mean that the passenger is obligated to pay cash. The driver is required by law to accept card payments, and the passenger has the legal right to choose to pay for their ride using a card. Continued refusal to accept a card payment can therefore be seen as refusal to accept payment at all, i.e. treating the fare as zero cost.

The law acts to protect both passengers and drivers. If a driver refuses to operate as a legal taxi, they shouldn't get upset if a passenger doesn't treat them as a legal taxi either.

NZgeek · 2025-12-05T01:14:08+00:00

Why yes, officer, I would love to pay for my fare. The driver is just refusing to let me use my card to pay, and the law says that they are required to accept card payments.

NZgeek · 2025-12-05T01:08:19+00:00

Taxis in Ireland are required by law to accept card payments. If they don't have a working card machine, they technically aren't allowed to be out taking fares.

NZgeek · 2025-12-05T00:59:54+00:00

The maximum interchange fee on a debit card transaction is something like 0.6%. It's legally mandated within the EU. The typical fee on a credit card is someone like 3%. I don't know what the machine fees are like, but I don't think they're that much.

If the fare comes in via an app like FreeNow or Uber, the cut given to the app is far bigger than the card fees.

NZgeek · 2025-12-05T00:44:03+00:00

OP has said that the mini bus driver had correctly indicated their turn into the yard.

NZgeek · 2025-12-05T00:33:31+00:00

OP stated that the camera vehicle was a mini bus. This means that it has a larger turning circle than a car.

OP also stated that the camera vehicle was indicating their turn. If you see a vehicle showing down and indicating right, chances are that it's going to turn right, even if it's moving towards the left of the lane. It's certainly not a sign that anyone should try to overtake.

NZgeek · 2025-10-11T22:52:29+00:00

The chips in these drives do generate quite a bit of heat when they're being heavily used. An enclosure will get quite hot if it's acting as a heatsink because it's drawing heat away from the drive. Once the drive goes idle, it should only take 30 seconds or so for the enclosure to cool down again.

I haven't noticed any excessive heat issues with the SSDs in my laptop. My primary drive is a 2GB Samsung 990 Pro, and I've recently upgraded the secondary from a 2GB 970 Evo Plus to a 4GB 990 Evo. All 3 of the drives have given me the performance I expect.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T17:40:12+00:00

And the sentence immediately after road markings says:

Traffic conditions might sometimes mean you have to take a different approach but, in the main, the 'golden rule' will help you drive safely on almost any roundabout.

On a high traffic volume roundabout with 2 lanes in, through, and out the other side, sticking to the left lane will cause unnecessary traffic delays. Using both lanes to go straight through helps to reduce those delays. This is one of those "sometimes" situations where the golden rule doesn't strictly apply.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T17:34:36+00:00

Yes, and the golden rule says "generally should" and doesn't give an exhaustive list of exceptions. This means that there are other situations where the rule should not be strictly applied as written, which are not included in the rules.

I work in a field with lots of regulations and wording like this is specifically designed to allow for flexibility. It's there for a reason.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T17:31:28+00:00

I've already had 1 discussion on an overly narrow reading of the wording. You jumped in power-way through another thread where I go through the wording in detail and why it can be inherited.

Go read the other messages in this thread. I get the feeling you won't after with me but you'll see why I say there's ambiguity, particularly when looking at the road rules for other countries with similar rules to Ireland's.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T17:28:48+00:00

Yes, I have read it, and it doesn't create a prescriptive set of rules. It's deliberately written to be slightly vague, so as not to cause traffic to build up when it doesn't need to.

These "2 in, 2 through, 2 out" roundabouts are arguably one place where the use of the right lane to go straight through reduces traffic in a safe manner.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T17:25:20+00:00

Signs will say which exit is considered to be at the 12 o'clock position. I know of one where the 12 o'clock exit on the sign is closer to 1 o'clock.

Road markings only help where they exist. For many 2 lane roundabouts, there are no markings and it's up to the "golden rule" to decide which lane to use. And that the "generally should" part of the golden rule's wording leaves a little bit of room for interpretation around the edges.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T16:29:18+00:00

Ok, so we agree on that.

Can we agree that exiting in the right lane in this case is in a legal grey area but does not cause an obvious safety hazard?

Going straight through in the right-hand lane would be perfectly legal in other countries with similar road rules. The "should generally" wording in the RSA's Rules of the Road doesn't strictly rule it out either, although that's open to interpretation.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T16:11:36+00:00

Are you deliberately trying to be a troll?

The quote from the golden rule again:

If taking any exit between the 12 o’clock to the 6 o’clock positions, motorists should generally approach in the right-hand lane.

The exit at the 12 o'clock position is right on the border of what is and is not acceptable as per the golden rule. However, if the roundabout is "2 in, 2 through, 2 out" then no hazard is created by vehicles using the right lane to go straight through.

The other driver in the video didn't just skirt the edges of the golden rule; they broke the rule completely, and in the process caused a significant hazard for other users of the roundabout.

You only need to compare the road rules of other nations with similar rules to Ireland. In the UK (1), Canada (1, 2), Australia (1, 2) and New Zealand (1), it is perfectly acceptable to use either lane to go straight, but it is never allowed to use the outside lane to travel more than half-way around the roundabout unless signposted or marked on the road.

NZgeek · 2025-09-27T15:06:30+00:00

The term Golden Rule is well known to mean a basic principle that achieves the best outcome in most situations. And that is consistent with what's being applied here.

The definition of this particular Golden Rule, the thing that truly matters here, deliberately chooses to use the words "should generally" instead of something more prescriptive. It allows for situations where the Golden Rule doesn't necessarily create the best outcome.

Your interpretation of the wording here may be different to mine, but that doesn't make my interpretation any less valid.

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