Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2021/06/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Apple is good, but I have a doorstop that proves it?s not infallible. When it went south, the repair bill would have been half the cost of a new one. That said, I love their phones and pads. SonC On Tue, Jun 8, 2021 at 11:12 PM Philippe via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > Been on an Apple a daysince 2006 or so, and it has kept the doc away. > > For what it?s worth ... > > > Good luck with the other side of personal computers ;-) > > > Amities > > Philippe > > > > > Le 8 juin 2021 ? 19:55, Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> a ?crit : > > > > Thanks Sonny, Jayanand and Frank. I agree the graphics card needs up > dating. It's 1GB and I intended to go to 2GB, just as I will go with 16GB > Ram. the CPU is an Intel i5 4 core. In the past, I have updated pcs, so the > tech stuff holds no fears for me. While I've often thought of building my > own pc, I have a son working for Dell, so that can be useful. I am aware of > the resellers. Unfortunately, Ireland is a small market, and with the > pandemic, there are difficulties in getting supplies easily. That should > ease, of course as long as we don't get a massive Delta variant problem and > shut down again. > > > > My biggest worry is that the old spinning disk hard drive will crash, so > I intend cloning it onto an SSD fairly quickly. Only problem being I'm > extraordinarily busy just at the moment which probably means I'm doomed to > TBSOD. > > > > Douglas > > > > > > On 08/06/2021 00:14, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > >> Douglas, In my opinion, you'd find more bang if you put the money into a > >> good 8gb graphics card instead of Ram memory. Both is a good idea as > Frank > >> pointed out, but 16gb is adequate with memory on the card. > >> > >> Windows doesn't contain so much bloatware, it is just that the > >> manufacturers load stuff in that slows it all down. Win 10 is a solid > >> operating system and like any of them, always back up, and keep a recent > >> image of your computer on an unconnected hard drive. > >> > >> A good way to go is a custom build machine at a good computer shop. > It's > >> really not that hard to build them yourself, but a knowledgeable nerd is > >> always a good thing in this territory. > >> > >> > >> Regards, > >> > >> Sonny > >> http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> > >> Natchitoches, Louisiana > >> 1714 > >> Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > >> > >> USA > >> > >> > >> On Mon, Jun 7, 2021 at 5:22 PM Douglas Barry <imra at iol.ie> wrote: > >> > >>> Interesting take, Frank. I have a stuttering Windows 10 Dell Inspiron > >>> 3847 with 8GB ram which is struggling to cope with Lightworks video > >>> editing software. > >>> Ideally, I'd like to get a new pc with 32GB ram, but I've decided to > get > >>> 16GB of ram for it instead. I know I should really get rid of Windows > >>> which is stuffed full of bloatware. I'm beginning to veer into a > >>> paranoid hatred for Windows "We say it's not so much an operating > >>> system, and much more a service, but the reality it's a giant fat toad > >>> sitting on your back". > >>> > >>> Am I heading up the wrong fork in the road? > >>> > >>> Douglas > >>> > >>> On 07/06/2021 04:40, Frank Filippone via LUG wrote: > >>>> I would follow Sonny's advice. > >>>> > >>>> Most of the aftermarket cards are designed not by the guy whose name > >>>> is on it nor the selling company but rather by the company that makes > >>>> the chips. The design complete with the PCB layout and any required > >>>> firmware is given to anyone that wants to build using (BUYING!!!) the > >>>> chips. This the support is flaky but the design is probably good. > >>>> Asking for assistance will get you nowhere. They know nothing. > >>>> > >>>> If it were me, I would start looking for a new PC. What you have is > >>>> pretty old. Not that that means anything but the SW you put on it > >>>> will start going flaky because the old FW and BIOS is not "right" for > >>>> the new SW. Ditto USB 3.0 ports etc..... there is no such thing as a > >>>> properly working, out of date, old computer. > >>>> > >>>> Now it may sound easy for me to spend your $$$ so let me suggest that > >>>> you start watching > >>>> > >>>> https://www.dell.com/en-us/dfh/shop/dell-refurbished/cp/outlet > >>>> > >>>> It is the official outlet store for Dell products, and carries > >>>> returned and overrun computers at really big discounts. After you > >>>> decide WHAT to buy, wait. They run sales all the time.... My Dell > >>>> (XPS8930) cost me about 35% of its list price. Warranty is same as > >>>> new. Buy when you get to the price you want for the model you want. > >>>> The inventory changes all the time.... so if something looks really > >>>> good, it may not repeat.... > >>>> > >>>> Get a 8 Core Intel processor.....but the speed is pretty much a dead > >>>> issue.... you will not need blazing speeds here....Pick by price.... > >>>> I have a preference for Intel processors.... > >>>> > >>>> Get the maximum amount of RAM possible, usually 16GB.... but you might > >>>> find 32GB. DO NOT BUY A 8GB SYSTEM!!! > >>>> > >>>> Get a mid-"weight" 4gb or 8gb graphics card. Speed and expense is not > >>>> required in most cases. This includes photo editing. video cards are > >>>> designed by the chip suppliers, and with some options, again buy based > >>>> on price. Nvidia and AMD are the 2 main suppliers. > >>>> > >>>> Storage.... get a 1-2TB main HDD or an SSD. Add a 2-14TB 7200 rpm HDD > >>>> for your main storage. Do this yourself. There are lots of places to > >>>> buy them, including Amazon. > >>>> > >>>> Skip the DVD and CD drives..... no one uses them to distribute SW > >>>> anymore.... but for your existing music or other purposes , you may > >>>> need one. > >>>> > >>>> Do not buy add on SW... you can get it from Amazon. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> If anyone needs help in specific selection, please contact me..... > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> Frank Filippone > >>>> BMWRed735i at Gmail.com > >>>> On 6/6/2021 4:57 PM, Sonny Carter via LUG wrote: > >>>>> My guess is to let it go, if it?s working. On the other hand, if you > >>>>> have > >>>>> the install drive, for win 10, it gives you a repair option, and you > can > >>>>> save your apps and files. > >>>>> > >>>>> I think the clean system install will let windows find the correct > >>>>> driver > >>>>> and install the card. > >>>>> > >>>>> If you feel shaky about that, maybe image your drive before you do > >>>>> anything > >>>>> else. > >>>>> > >>>>> (Sez the guy who just had to do a full clean install after a win 10 > >>>>> crash > >>>>> that wouldn?t let me repair.) > >>>>> > >>>>> SonC > >>>>> > >>>>> On Sun, Jun 6, 2021 at 9:32 PM Peter Klein via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org > >>>>> wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> Summary: The old Transcend 2-port USB 3 PCIe card in my PC died > this > >>>>>> past week. It worked fine for years. I replaced it with a FebSmart > >>>>>> 2-port card. The replacement appears to work fine. But Device > Manager > >>>>>> says that it's "not migrated due to to a partial or ambiguous > match." > >>>>>> Should I be worried? > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Details: I just installed a "FebSmart" FS-U2-Pro USB 3.0 PCIe card, > >>>>>> $13 > >>>>>> from Amazon. My computer is a Dell Optiplex 980, 8 GB memory, 450 > GB > >>>>>> SSD system drive, 2000 GB data drive, Windows 10 Professional x64. > The > >>>>>> Optiplex 980 is not officially compatible with Win10, but many 980 > >>>>>> owners have successfully upgraded. Mine has been happily running > Win10 > >>>>>> since last year. I use USB 3 to back up my computer, and to > download > >>>>>> files from my camera SD cards. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> I keep getting the error "Device not migrated" in the Device Manager > >>>>>> entries for the Renesas USB 3.0 Host Controller and Hub. Despite the > >>>>>> error, the USB card appears to work correctly. I can use it with my > >>>>>> Seagate portable hard drive (for backups), a SDI card reader, and > >>>>>> various flash drives. Speeds appear comparable with the old card. A > >>>>>> 2GB > >>>>>> copy of RAW camera files from a card reader to my hard drive, and > from > >>>>>> the hard drive to my backup USB drive all went flawlessly, and bit > >>>>>> compares of all these files showed no errors. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> The FebSmart card was supplied with a driver dated 2011(!). The > >>>>>> manufacturer's web site has the exact same driver. Windows loads > very > >>>>>> recent Microsoft drivers (late 2020 and 2021). I have tried > >>>>>> uninstalling and reinstalling both drivers, and I get the same > >>>>>> result. I > >>>>>> tried the remedies mentioned in various Web articles. No help. I > >>>>>> contacted the manufacturer and got the following reply: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> "Hello,I suggest you relaod System,for brand PCs some times it have > >>>>>> some > >>>>>> limitations . Some brand PCs do not accept the device ,it is no way > to > >>>>>> add it on . But if you reload systems all problems will be done." > >>>>>> > >>>>>> In other words, "just reinstall Windows and all your software." > >>>>>> Ummm, no. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Frankly, I'm not sure that the error message isn't bogus, since the > >>>>>> card > >>>>>> works. So at this point, I can just run with the current card > unless > >>>>>> something truly goes wrong, or replace it with a $20 Inatek card > >>>>>> (Chinese company), or a $37 StarTech card (made in Taiwan for a > >>>>>> Canadian > >>>>>> company). Throwing much more money than that at the problem is > >>>>>> probably > >>>>>> not worth it. I'll probably replace the PC in a year or two, but > I'd > >>>>>> like to get a bit more life out of it for now. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Any thoughts or suggestions happily considered. Thanks! > >>>>>> --Peter > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more > information > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Leica Users Group. > >>>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >>> > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Leica Users Group. > >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > >> _______________________________________________ > >> Leica Users Group. > >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information -- Regards, Sonny http://sonc.com <http://sonc.com/look/> Natchitoches, Louisiana 1714 Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase USA