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Discussion in 'Science and Technology' started by Amaris, May 26, 2016.

  1. Gingerbread Demon

    Gingerbread Demon I love Star Trek Discovery Premium Member

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    I know that but I don't feel that confident with the small spacing of solder pads. I've only done a few kits and other items where I felt confident I could do the build and odd occasional stuff related to my computers but only where I feel comfortable.

    To top this off I also have a visual impairment so while it's a challenge I have learnt to overcome I choose carefully things I think I can do with minimal risk / fuss.
     
  2. KamenRiderBlade

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    What type of visual impairment?

    I wear glasses like many people. What's your visual impairment?
     
  3. Ar-Pharazon

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    Out of my 10 external HDD's (1TB, 2TB, 4TB), I have exactly one that Windows constantly forgets the drive letter for.

    Any ideas on why this is? The drive seems to work fine, and of course it has an exact back up. Any tests other than the occasional Windows Error Checking?
     
  4. Marc

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    Do you move it between computers?

    I have a WD 4TB external which is usually fine but Windows tends to forget the drive letter if I move it between my desktop and my Surface Pro.

    Think it's more a windows issue than a hardware issue with the software just not recognising the drive from previous times?

    Another thought - when you plug the USB drives in do they all come up as the same drive letter?

    Try setting the drive as assigning a different drive letter (something well up the alphabet) and see if still forgets.

    Oh and quick chat will mr google finds the following.

    http://woshub.com/windows-doesnt-assign-letters-to-external-and-usb-flash-drives/

    In a nutshell the running status of the virtual disk service can have an impact and you can also use diskpart to try and alleviate the problem.

    From a quick glance at the search results, lots on what do when a drive letter isn't assigned. Suggests to me this is simply a caes of welcome to the wonderful world of windows.
     
  5. Ar-Pharazon

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    Nope, same SATA 2 place dock connected to the same docked Dell laptop.

    The other 9 HDD's never have this problem. Obviously I had to re-letter all of them when I moved to the new laptop.

    I'll try a different letter in the morning. Thanks.
     
  6. Gingerbread Demon

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    I was born with congenital cataracts corrected by glasses as they had needled my natural lenses leaving me with no natural lenses, that was done when I was a wee child. In 2007 I got implants that replaced the need for thick glasses but still need a less thick pair for reading and a thin pair for distance, also nystagmus in both eyes
     
  7. KamenRiderBlade

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    Are you able to operate a automotive vehicle?
     
  8. Gingerbread Demon

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    Unfortunately not, not for lack of trying. I did try to get my license as a teen but it didn't work out too well.
     
  9. Ar-Pharazon

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    I've changed that drive from F: to Z: for now, I'll see what happens. I've been using the Disk Management route for years for re-lettering. As far as virtual disk, what are the odds it only misbehaves for this one HDD?
     
  10. Marc

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    If computers worked as they should i"d would have needed to change professions years ago
     
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    I never use Find My Mac but accidentally clicked on it. It's still listing an old laptop even though I've already erased and sold it. Obviously I can't locate it anymore but it's giving me the option to erase it. There's no way I could actually do that, right? I have no account on it anymore.
     
  14. Marc

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    remote wipe systems are usually independent of any user accounts and be buried deep in the OS (some of the Enterprise grade can be buried so deep you can wipe and reload the system but the functionality will still remain).

    So yes it would be quite possible for you to remotely wipe the system.
     
  15. Gingerbread Demon

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    I wonder what the machine's new owner would think if @Aragorn did that.
     
  16. Aragorn

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    I deleted it from the Find My list, but it said it isn't gone and will show up the next time it's turned on. But if this person turns it on, won't it appear on his own Find My list?
     
  17. Gingerbread Demon

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    I don't use Apple devices so not sure how that all works.
     
  18. Marc

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    so why comment?

    Could depend on whether they've set it up on their on account but it is possible to turn it off on your account even though you no longer have the laptop.

    https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/findmy-mac/fmm2832fb8f0/mac
     
  19. Gingerbread Demon

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    What's with alt+tab in Windows now every time you switch windows cortana keeps popping up in the alt+tab menu, never did this before. Reading online the only solution is to kill it in task manager but that is not convenient.
     
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