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  1. alastc

    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST New hard drive prevents boot

    Hi everyone, I decided to upgrade my storage drive and selected a Seagate Exos 10TB SATA. However, if I replace my current (bog standard 3TB) SATA drive, the new drive makes a beeping noise (1 sec on, 5 sec gap). Also, my computer won't get past the "press del to setup" screen, even if I press...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Fractal Define 7 case - how to install new 5.25" drive

    Hi there, I have a lovely new desktop running great, and I'm trying to upgrade the blu-ray drive without disrupting anything else. It should be straightforward, but the screw on the far (right hand) side is behind a panel, I can't seem to get to it. Picture from the open side, where I can get...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST What blu ray drive for 4k discs?

    Hi everyone, I've got an internal blu-ray drive (the standard PCS one), which I use for writing discs as a seprarate backup for my RAW pictures. This drive doesn't read the newer 4k movie discs though, is there an internal drive out there that reads 4k discs and writes to any blu-ray type disc?
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Desktop arrived, no graphics output

    So my new desktop arrived today (spec here), but I'm not getting any output to the monitor. Yes, yes, I did plug it into graphics card, not the motherboard! I'm new to having a separate graphics card (having been on laptops for many years), but I assume the fans should spin? I put it down on...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST Fast quiet desktop wanted

    Hi everyone, I'm having a second go at this after getting it wrong previously. My use for this will be: Mostly work (including running webinars with heavy video usage), quite a lot of Lightroom, some video editing, running multiple virtual machines, and ripping blu-rays. Occasionaly gaming...
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    PCSPECIALIST, PCSPECIALIST How to increase fan speed under load

    Hi everyone, I'm really pleased with my new PC, it is many years since I had a good desktop and this is a great, quiet PC. Most of the time it rocking along doing Lightroom & other work without a hickup, but one thing that (obviously) stresses things is converting blu-rays to H254 files with...
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