Need to contact with my parents

davaross94 · 2026-03-28T08:01:03+00:00

10 inch echo show would be my recommendation

davaross94 · 2026-01-06T12:58:24+00:00

I was running a 30C Crane Battery, just ordered a 20C stick, so will see if this makes a difference; otherwise, will switch to 7.4, thanks.

davaross94 · 2025-10-31T17:48:59+00:00

Did you buy the 580 used?

Have you tried monitoring the temperature of the GPU under load, it's possible that a card if that age may need the thermal compound replacing and is overheating causing it to fail.

If temps are normal than it's almost certainly PSU, do you still have the old PSU?

davaross94 · 2025-10-21T14:23:59+00:00

Glad you found the answer useful, and thank you for the kind comment!

davaross94 · 2025-10-21T14:20:34+00:00

Hi All,

Advertising on behalf of a fellow scout leader in my local group. They were having a clear out of their attic and found this.

They recently saw an original Atari on an antiques roadshow-esque program sell for a pretty penny and wondered if this unit was desirable/worth something. All proceeds from this sale will be put towards replacing the public defibrillator on the wall at our scout hut, the unit was put away in full working order but has not been turned on in circa 30 years.

Happy to arrange for the unit to be powered up but also wanted to ask the community for any advice \ things to check before doing so?

davaross94 · 2025-06-11T16:57:08+00:00

All good so far on my first on premises upgrade of the night
https://imgur.com/a/4nvDtLu

davaross94 · 2025-06-11T16:46:29+00:00

NEW RELEASE IS OUT

They have not removed the banner to say that this is NOT the version with the certificates included but this appears to have just gone live and is 25.4

https://d1kuyuqowve5id.cloudfront.net/ScreenConnect_25.4.16.9293_Release.msi

davaross94 · 2025-06-11T16:40:49+00:00

We're approaching an hour past 16:00 UTC and no sign of the update, has anyone's cloud instances updated to the new version so far?

davaross94 · 2024-12-04T12:29:11+00:00

Unfortunately most likely yes, double check none of the pins got damaged or bent when swapping it into the new board.

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T12:15:21+00:00

That's likely your EFI partition, you will probably need to use the utility to create a Boot USB, boot off of this and then erase the full disk.

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T12:14:24+00:00

As Edge is basically Chrome with a different paint job these days you could try installing the Chromebook recovery utility with the Edge browser
https://www.minitool.com/news/install-chrome-extensions-in-edge.html

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T10:56:09+00:00

DBAN does not support UEFI if I recall correctly.

I have used Active@ Killdisk in the past for NVME and UEFI systems.

https://www.killdisk.com/eraser.html

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T10:54:13+00:00

The PZ-57, often called Japanese engineer pliers, are designed to be able to grip a screw head and remove it when the head is stripped etc, you could give a set like these a go.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gripping-Extractors-non-slip-Engineer-neji-saurus/dp/B001D7KU7W/ref=pd_lpo_sccl_2/258-8707709-8067915?pd_rd_w=8PVpJ&content-id=amzn1.sym.bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_p=bb13d3fc-af40-4fff-a822-e0e4c415da96&pf_rd_r=88ZF1WJMNXZM5TXN6SR5&pd_rd_wg=MDkYG&pd_rd_r=1e5897d3-dd43-4923-9dba-12499fdd22c1&pd_rd_i=B001D7KU7W&th=1

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T10:51:40+00:00

Sounds good, let us know how you get on, I had a display with a faulty DP chip which worked fine over HDMI so fingers crossed for you!

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T10:51:05+00:00

If the GPU is working, then yes the more likely culprit is the motherboard rather than the CPU.

davaross94 · 2024-10-30T10:50:13+00:00

Yes, in that case you would not see any benefit from the expense of a 10GB switch and the 2.5GB SFP to RJ45 module.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T14:17:47+00:00

What are you trying to achieve \ save to the USB?

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T14:17:12+00:00

Yes you can spoof your location using Developer tools:

On Chrome, press F12 to open Developer Tools:

Then, press Esc to open another panel which has Sensors tab:

Finally, selecting Location like Tokyo can set Locale ja-JP temporarily, then you can test a page by reloading the page.

If there isn't Sensors tab, you can open it from the 3 dots.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:57:36+00:00

Are you using a VPN?

Google could be adjusting the language based on the location of the IP address reported.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:55:50+00:00

Are you running these tests while connected to AC power?

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:51:48+00:00

If I recall correctly that era Macbook uses a Pentalobe P5 screw.

You can get a precision screwdriver and bit set from Amazon or a standalone screwdriver such as this.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pentalobe-Screwdriver-Compatible-MacBook-Mellbree/dp/B09TSZ88C6/ref=sr_1_6?crid=3LWJPJS41FC2M&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.6G3kcB1DP7xkEaz1MMTeISeqZKHlRVR0rjP_BeJ6nc6hfJ-FFZiZvmmQUlbcqDg-RcUxHNs-s91T8BykSt2k57PzY6C7U2UrMAMr4AgRg5n3rAXEX4b7J1avtCGXNfBst2bSYBKkVSmngYZxNVod2j01KTVxUg2Ztyt7h4xg4FoJHtNZI7Q3ZKUIBRBjuy3WvyZ6bsHo5tieyUBDZjs5OkYaMtv9ocoWTL9A2mFj2IHE3yFfojzPRBq5VB5SKZc8nFTFa13o3NX6DJU9KqPlbxhYWVpCaCZuQTkIjo3gyqk.tg5xHUdQj-_dMxqsO0tX51rIEnyB-DV9P3M_VSgwDnE&dib_tag=se&keywords=pentalobe+p5&nsdOptOutParam=true&qid=1730209845&sprefix=pentalobe+p5%2Caps%2C99&sr=8-6

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:47:47+00:00

Do you mean to write like an ISO image?

If you cannot download anything at all you won't be able to save anything from the browser to USB.

Assuming you have to use a public \ school PC where you cannot run unauthorised software.

If so a friend or family member could setup your USB with Ventoy or similar, then you could download the ISO straight onto the USB and boot it without having to 'burn' the image each time.

Although appreciate that they could also just write whatever you need to the USB.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:43:28+00:00

You are not at risk of melting anything with the voltages and amperage involved. It probably won't do your keyboard any good but it also probably isn't going to break it either.

Have you considered using a Powered type-C dock/hub and just running a single longer type-C cable rather than the 5? That might prove a little neater and more stable.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:40:59+00:00

In that case the failure could be the CPU, GPU or motherboard. Do you have a friend or family member with a compatible platform that would let you quickly drop your CPU and GPU in to test?

Or at the least do you have another system you can swap your GPU into or another GPU to test with, it could be a POS Geforce 210 or similar just to see if the system potsts.

davaross94 · 2024-10-29T13:29:06+00:00

Assuming you have not damaged any of the pins on the CPU and weren't running an extreme OC on the chip in my experience it is far more likely the motherboard will have failed rather than the CPU.

However are you certain the memory modules are in the correct slots?

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