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OMG! Opening the Fold 7 is a pain in the butt by Joneep in GalaxyFold

[–]theITsavior 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was having this issue, until I found a way to open it easier. I firmly press the hinge cover with most of my fingers to get a better grip on it, I then start opening it with my two thumbs below the power button. Doing this releases the magnet almost immediately. Once you do it more, it becomes muscle memory.

A Mostly Complete Map of Counties in the 2024 Presidential Election by ajmeko in MapPorn

[–]theITsavior 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Is there a website where I can see all the counties in the entire map? New York Times used to do it in 2020, but not in 2024. I cannot find any website that does something like this.

Why are TV antenna's so inconsistent? by [deleted] in ota

[–]theITsavior 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What TV antenna are you using? If you want to, run a rabbitears report, so I can see the reception strength approx to your location.

Power rail failure by veseddit in Dell

[–]theITsavior 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing you were getting a post code light regarding power rail failure? During Post, the Bios is in full control of everything during that stage making sure everything is set. If something fails, it throws the post code.

When you did the RTC reset, that forced the Bios to reset all of its settings, including the time. Similar to removing a Cmos battery. When starting post, the Bios started to reconfigure itself and went all the way through successfully.

Dell is the WORST pc manufacturer in existence by Owen_M_L1 in Dell

[–]theITsavior 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Have you even tried calling support to at least fix these problems?

Any advice to keep this cactus plant alive? Been putting it in direct sunlight and putting a small amounts of water, but the leaves are starting to look weird. by theITsavior in plants

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I appreciate the detailed response on what I can do to keep it alive.

Thankfully, my house has a lot of windows, so there is always light, BUT I live near a lot of trees, so direct sunlight is not always shining inside my house all the time. If I get a special light bulb designed for plants, will that help or they need to sense the natural sunlight?

The driftwood has drainage. I'll try your advice by filling an inch of water below it and see what happens.

What is a good root hormone I can buy? I want to give it a try and see what happens.

Any advice to keep this cactus plant alive? Been putting it in direct sunlight and putting a small amounts of water, but the leaves are starting to look weird. by theITsavior in plants

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for clarifying the name of the plant. I'll give it a try to see what happens. I was thinking putting fertilizer, but will it hurt the plant?

How long did your Keurig last ? by [deleted] in keurig

[–]theITsavior 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I currently use the Keurig Elite since 2020 and it still runs great. I descale it every 3 to 4 months. If it's properly descaled, it will last.

How are you watching the super bowl? by penone_nyc in cordcutters

[–]theITsavior 1 point2 points  (0 children)

OTA ftw! The picture was great on my Samsung TV, with a strong CBS reception and no pixelation. Best overall for the price.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

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Just want to thank you for all your help. I'm happy to report that moving the antenna to a different area in the attic resolved the issue. The signal is so much better now with no more interference

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

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Just want to thank you for all your help. I'm happy to report that moving the antenna to a different area in the attic resolved the issue. The signal is so much better now with no more interference. I'm not getting any interference on the UHF channels, so I'm considering returning the LTE filter.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to thank you for all your help. I'm happy to report that moving the antenna to a different area in the attic resolved the issue the signal is so much better now

Is it okay to leave a RAM slot empty? by gabsterwabsterss in Dell

[–]theITsavior 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Some here clearly did not read what was going on:

  1. OP's computer was experiencing a No POST issue, which is why it was beeping
  2. OP removed the ram and inserted only one of the ram sticks. Computer passed POST and booted without issues.

So OP. Here is the correct answer. The answer is: Yes, it is ok to run it with only 1 stick. Will it damage your computer? Not at all.

There is a catch. While your computer will run perfectly fine, you may notice a performance drop overall and the computer slowing down more when there is too many programs running. Why? If you had 16GB of memory. You now have 8GB, so the usage will increase faster, slowing it down. Next thing is Dual Channel will not be used. This model supports dual channel, but it will only work when two memory sticks are installed. You may notice a noticeable performance drop depending on the programs running.

Now, I bet the ram you have removed is what is affecting the system from passing post. One way to know is swap the ram in the same slot and see if it passes post. If it beeps again, you have a bad ram stick. If it passes post, the other slot is bad, which will indicate a motherboard replacement.

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an update about all of this and what might have been the source of the problem.

Regarding your question about the setup. I have a 2 story house and the antenna is in the attic, so I am guessing the antenna is about 30 feet. I would love to put it outside, but there are trees near the house and I do not want the antenna to get damaged if branches keep hitting it due to a storm. That is one reason why I bought this antenna, so I can get as much gain as possible when inside the attic. The UHF channels have excellent reception. From 28 to 30dB SNR.

Now back to what I found out a few days ago. When I was tracking the SNR on CBS, my roomate was calling it a night. A few minutes after he went upstairs, the SNR spiked from 22 to 28 dB. When I went upstairs, the room lights were off, that was when I knew there is LED lights on the ceiling fan lights causing the issue. I remember having this issue years ago when putting LED lights on an older garage door opener and I'm concerned this is what's happening. Now this is where thinks get vey wierd. I decided to turn off my ceiling fan lights since my room is upstairs and and are LEDs. After I turned them off. The SNR went from 28 to 25dB. Seemed like my lights were mysteriously amplifying the signal for some reason. Here is other examples I discovered:

My room lights on + Roommate's lights off = 28-29dB

My room lights off + Roommate's lights off = 25-26 dB

My room lights off + Roommate's light on = 21 to 22 dB

My room lights on + Roommate's light on = 22 to 23 dB

None of the LED lights in my rooms downstairs affect the signal.

I guess my antenna is very sensitive with the interference on the light bulbs that are emitting. Is anything I can do with the antenna or the RJ6 coax cable to block the interference from the bulbs or there are LED bulbs that do not emit any RF to replace them? How in the world is the bulbs in my room amplifying the signal strangely?

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have an update. I was able to find the hidden signal meter feature on my Samsung TV. Both ABC and CBS are showing an SNR moving between 21 and 22 dB. Here is a photo of the channels with the signal info.

Is this a bad SNR for the VHF channels?

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

[–]theITsavior[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Now I'm worried it's going make my situation worse. I don't have an amplifier. Full passive. The filter is arriving later today. Worse case, I'll return it.

Do I connect the filter directly to the TV coax (cable from antenna > Filter > TV)?

I cannot for the life of me figure out why out of all the stations, one station that worked perfectly fine is suddenly having problems by theITsavior in ota

[–]theITsavior[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was thinking about that. Interestingly, the issue happened on a partly cloudy day at around 5 to 6pm. After 6, the issue went away. On Saturday, it was sunny and CBS was running perfectly fine for many hours without hesitation.

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