Thanks, Jon, I did have to switch it to SATA port 1 back when I installed it, so that wasn't it this time. I think what happened here is that the BIOS lost track of the SSD somehow, and instead got fixed upon the old 500 GB drive I had in there which used to be the boot drive when it was an XP machine. That's the only thing I can think of, and it's sort of similar to what you're describing.
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DXMachina - Oct 19, 2015 5:19:22 am PDT #24639 of 25496
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
Dana - Oct 19, 2015 5:29:08 am PDT #24640 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
We used to have a computer that booted from a RAID array and occasionally would lose track of where it was supposed to be booting from.
Strix - Oct 23, 2015 6:30:04 am PDT #24641 of 25496
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Technology question. So my laptop is dead according to the HP repair site and I don't know when I'm going to be able to afford to get another.
I have a galaxy S5 Note phone, the one with the stylus . Is there some kind of usb plug in, is there some kind of keyboard that I can plug into it so that I can type without it taking hours and without me making 8 zillion mistakes?
I don't even know what I'm talking about, which is why I'm asking you guys. Anyone have a clue about how I can find a keyboard thing to attached to my phone so I can use it to type on a little better while I'm waiting to save money to get a laptop? I'm desperate here.
Tom Scola - Oct 23, 2015 6:34:03 am PDT #24642 of 25496
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You can pair your S5 with a bluetooth wireless keyboard.
askye - Oct 23, 2015 6:51:16 am PDT #24643 of 25496
Thrive to spite them
Any bluetooth keyboard would work but something like this [link]
would probably be the most helpful because of the built in stand. Any bluetooth keyboard will work but most don't have a way to hold the device itself so you'd end up propping your phone up on something.
Strix - Oct 23, 2015 7:27:15 am PDT #24644 of 25496
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
Thanks, askye! I'll head out to Best Buy after Dan gets back from his interview, so I can kind of hands-on check it out. But it looks like a good contender until I can save up the money for a laptop.
I wonder if Best Buy has any coupons? I think I'll go Google that.
askye - Oct 23, 2015 7:28:40 am PDT #24645 of 25496
Thrive to spite them
They usualy don't but they will price match - like Amazon as long as it's shipped and sold by amazon. Or most major retailers. Not weird "discountcrazyprice" website places. It aslo has to be the same make and model and the actual webpage not a screen shot.
Strix - Oct 23, 2015 7:32:21 am PDT #24646 of 25496
A dress should be tight enough to show you're a woman but loose enough to flee from zombies. — Ginger
You magical person, you!!
Off to research!! Thanks so much! Xoxo
Gris - Oct 23, 2015 11:53:32 am PDT #24647 of 25496
Hey. New board.
Depending on what you need to do you might be able to find a Chromebook for a pretty darn low price. That would be vastly better than a little keyboard like that on a phone for many uses.
Best buy has one for 150. [link]
DCJensen - Oct 23, 2015 3:34:46 pm PDT #24648 of 25496
All is well that ends in pizza.
Best buy dot com has a three day sale through Saturday.
Also, after that they will have free shipping on all online orders starting Sunday through January 2nd.