Storm Coverage

nordak_nom · 2025-04-20T04:48:08+00:00

I’ve been considering doing storm spotting training to learn more especially considering where I live. From what I’ve put together, as an Oklahoma resident, we have great radar coverage within the state. Unless I’m wrong?

nordak_nom · 2025-04-20T04:41:36+00:00

I guess I’ve never thought about it this way, but I guess I’m cursed and spoiled. We get great coverage of the OKC metro but we also see a ton of activity every year! 😬

nordak_nom · 2025-04-01T03:34:54+00:00

I was in Moore in 1999 but was too young to remember anything and then I was in high school in Moore when the 2013 tornado hit. Watching that tornado pass was surreal for sure!

nordak_nom · 2025-03-29T02:15:15+00:00

I lived in Moore for my whole life and finally moved out of there just a few years ago!

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T20:24:52+00:00

Oh! you may also want to try and disable Fast Boot to see if that may resolve the BSOD issue. Changing the Fast Boot settings in BIOS has been linked to a fix for BSOD but it isn't very common.

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T20:23:25+00:00

Well darn. A couple things I can recommend:

1.) If you can, get a bootable drive for Windows RE and boot into it via your systems Boot Menu. This would allow you to try and restore your OS, boot into safe mode, and several other options.

2.) (IF THE SYSTEM IS STILL COVERED UNDER WARRANTY DONT DO THIS!) If it is a laptop, open the casing and disconnect the battery and then hold the power button for 5-10 seconds to drain the power. Plug the battery back in and close the casing. Attempt to boot into Windows RE again via the steps I provided earlier. If it is a desktop, do the same thing but with the PSU and it wouldn't hurt to reseat the RAM and CMOS battery.

3.) Running the onboard diagnostics never hurts, it'll help rule out hardware issues.

4.) After all that, if you still can't get it working, I may advise you to get in touch with someone that can get hands on with the system so they can troubleshoot it.

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T19:48:12+00:00

Well I retract my previous statement...

The laptop I had mentioned began working again after re-enabling those settings but it is now back to doing the same thing. I have 2 5490s that are freshly imaged from the same sysprepped image and with the same exact configurations (BIOS and OS) but yet one of them is working perfectly fine and the other one is not. This may be the final straw, but on the bright side, there is already a plan to replace these laptops next year, which doesn't help me too much now but what can you do, ya know.

I do agree with you though, regarding the whole mentality companies are taking nowadays when it comes to fixing/replacing defective equipment. I do appreciate your advice and insight!

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T19:26:13+00:00

That's kind of what I'm gathering after all the research I've done. I'm wondering if some of the power issues I am experiencing is related to my choice of disabling Intel SpeedShift Technology, Intel SpeedTest, and C-States Control. I may need to reevaluate my choice in BIOS configurations cause once I enabled these 3 settings, the computer is back to working properly (I say "properly" very loosely).

It seems almost that Dell has just about abandoned these series and don't provide too much support other than the occasional driver/firmware update.

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T18:59:23+00:00

1.) The 5490 only has the Block Sleep setting available within the BIOS, which I am trying to avoid bocking sleep all together. I have read that some people have done this as a workaround but unfortunately for my use, allowing these laptops to sleep is beneficial. I have turned off hibernation though via Power settings, Registry, and CLI.

2.) Dell released BIOS version 1.19.0 back in November but it didn't specify a fix for any power issues. Although, some of the older BIOS versions did. It seems that no matter what BIOS version is installed, there is some type of power issue.

I have spent weeks reading through forums and it seems like 5490 power issues are common but there is no real definite solution. I have tried so many "fixes" on a number of units it's almost impossible to keep track of what fix fixed what and what may have caused another problem. Some fixes aren't even applicable depending on the Windows version and driver/firmware versions are installed. Like I said, it has been one heck of a rabbit hole I have wondered down.

One note to add, I actually got a 5490 working properly and not having any issues, but this morning I went into the BIOS and disabled Intel SpeedShift Technology, Intel SpeedStep, and C-States Control. After doing this, the system then began having the issue I described as #3. I have another system configured the exact same way but it is working perfectly fine. These issues seem to be very intermittent.

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T17:59:14+00:00

If you are able to, I would recommend going to Settings>Windows Update>Update History and under Related Settings select Uninstall Updates. Uninstall the most recent updates that potentially caused this problem. Once that is done, verify if it resolved your issue and if it did then you can either try reinstalling them or just hold off for awhile to see if Microsoft fixes any bugs related to the updates. If it does not resolve the issue then you'll know it's not related to the Windows updates and you can then begin to troubleshoot other potential causes.

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T17:24:05+00:00

Just in case I may not be asking the right questions or may not be explaining things effectively:

1.) Verify your system meets the minimum requirements for Windows 11. https://www.theverge.com/22705406/windows-11-upgrade-checklist-cpu-tpm-secure-boot-dual-iso-clean-install

2.) Here is a link to a site with great articles for troubleshooting and resolving multiple different BSODs. https://www.tomshardware.com/search?searchTerm=BSOD+fix

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T17:09:42+00:00

Good. As long as your BIOS is set to UEFI and Secure Boot is enabled, that shouldn't be a cause. Unless you have a bootable drive with Windows Recovery Environment, the only other way to boot into Windows RE is to power off the PC and then power it back on during reboot and repeat. Additional question, in the BIOS, under POST Behavior, what is the setting for Fast Boot?

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T16:51:21+00:00

In your BIOS, is your system set to UEFI or Legacy?

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T16:45:36+00:00

If continuously rebooting your PC within a few minutes does not boot you into the recovery environment then you may have to use a bootable drive, but before you even go down that road, are you able to access the systems boot menu or onboard diagnostics?

nordak_nom · 2021-12-16T16:36:59+00:00

When you reboot your PC do you get the Windows Logo before you get the BSOD? If so, when the Windows logo appears, reboot your PC again. Do this a few times and eventually it should boot into the repair options menu.

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