Computer Thread

[ANC]

The CMOS battery might be flat... it should stay on the date you set it to.

 

[Boatguy]

The CMOS battery might be flat... it should stay on the date you set it to.

Ahh.. a simple answer . How do i set the date? right in the bios?

 

[ANC]

Yeah there is usually a clock and or date setting in bios.

 

[dabbles]

I like my computer.
There are pictures of naked women on it.
Computers are cool.

 

[DarkWeb]

I like my computer.
There are pictures of naked women on it.
Computers are cool.

How old are you really?

 

[MtRainDog]

Maybe you can help me with my old t470 i attempted to upgrade. I upgraded to the newest cpu i could find upgraded ram, and got rid of the old hd to a 1tb ssd.
I did remove the cmos battery while i was doing this... not sure if i shoulda done that. It boots and operates fine, but on boot i get a bios warning that the power supply is the incorrect voltage, and the date is way off. The power supply didnt change, and im not sure if the date even matters, but it is irritating.

the battery is there just to keep the mobo clock running when you're computer is off. removing it threw the date off, or it needs to be replaced. you should be able to reset the clock in the bios. if after resetting and rebooting multiple times it's sill incorrect, it probably needs to be replaced.

 

[Boatguy]

the battery is there just to keep the mobo clock running when you're computer is off. removing it threw the date off, or it needs to be replaced. you should be able to reset the clock in the bios. if after resetting and rebooting multiple times it's sill incorrect, it probably needs to be replaced.

Ordered a new battery, and power adapter.
Hopefully it was just a coincidence that one or the other died at the same time as the upgrades..
Date is corrected and not changing, but now it is powering off as soon as the cd/dvd drive tries to read a disk.... really annoying

 

[MtRainDog]

Ordered a new battery, and power adapter.
Hopefully it was just a coincidence that one or the other died at the same time as the upgrades..
Date is corrected and not changing, but now it is powering off as soon as the cd/dvd drive tries to read a disk.... really annoying

wth do you need a disk drive for in 2023? just kidding, but it sounds like maybe that drive is pooping the bed now.

 

[Boatguy]

wth do you need a disk drive for in 2023? just kidding, but it sounds like maybe that drive is pooping the bed now.

i am emotionally attached to my disk drive. Cant seem to get on board with usb iso's

 

[MtRainDog]

i am emotionally attached to my disk drive. Cant seem to get on board with usb iso's

ah ok. I used to use PowerISO i think it's called. Just a virtual disk mount software for that kind of stuff.

 

[shimbob]

Ventoy rocks, multiple iso on a boot drive, pick an iso to use at boot

 

[curious2garden]

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[ANC]

i am emotionally attached to my disk drive. Cant seem to get on board with usb iso's

lol try and fit that big arse Windows 11 iso on a dvd

 

[Boatguy]

lol try and fit that big arse Windows 11 iso on a dvd

Lol
I wouldnt waste a dual layer on any edition of windows

 

[ANC]

Lol I had to order in CDRW the other day to write a bios only available in CD format.

 

[RetiredToker76]

‘The Godfather of A.I.’ Leaves Google and Warns of Danger Ahead

For half a century, Geoffrey Hinton nurtured the technology at the heart of chatbots like ChatGPT. Now he worries it will cause serious harm.

www.nytimes.com

I mean, yeah we'll barrel full steam ahead without a thought of ethical or moral consequences of our actions and we'll end up serving AI overlords. Yet you have to ask yourself, could they really do much worse at this point?

 

[BarnBuster]

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[BarnBuster]

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[neosapien]

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PA started using Id.me for unemployment. So I already have an account. Out of the 7 or so of us at work that signed up, 2 got hacked already. It's a fucking mess.

 

[BarnBuster]

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