PC fettling and repairs thread
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Grant Fondo
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There is always something to tweek or change surely?
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DCBassman
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In terms of juggling settings to keep a rig running at optimum? No, haven't done that for a long time. But messing about with this and that, rebuilding laptops etc, there's still lots to do!
Oh sure. As I said, maintenance mode fettling. I no longer play like I used to though, or mess with stuff just to try out 'what if' scenarios. I used to be occupying hours just messing around, stuffing things up and rebuilding/restoring! It was what I did, how I learnt - digging myself out of holes etc. I'd read something, have thoughts about where I could use that/do that and give it a go. These days, nope. I'm happy to let things be and tweek when I have to.
Grant Fondo
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I was really chuffed with my 'eco-fettling' recently .... with some bios tweaks and undervolting shaved about 30% power usage off the main pc .... some trial and error with crashes at the limit, but now running cooler, quieter and i have saved the planet, kind of 
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DCBassman
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Grant Fondo
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Finally got the wi-fi extender working on the top floor after much fettling faffing around ... still don't know what the conflict issue was? Possibly different wiring around the old house?
Anyhow, 30 mbps is now 90 mbps so can't say fairer than that
Anyhow, 30 mbps is now 90 mbps so can't say fairer than that
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A question for the experts, new Android tablet running Android 12, upgraded from Android 11, behind the No Root Firewall, I've had something called System (uninstalled) requesting internet access, I've denied access for now, has anybody here come across this? I couldn't find it on the tablet and an internet search revealed one reference to it three years ago, but no information on it, I'm leaving it blocked for now.
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DCBassman
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No clue, but think you've done the right thing.
Grant Fondo
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Grant Fondo
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Android, grrrrr. Just updated phone after putting off for 3 mths ... battery getting hammered, easily lasts a whole day before, not now .... couple of hours down at 20% and falling fast .... 19% as i type here's the chart:
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Have you just moved to Android 12? My trusty Nokia updated it self to 12 and it started using more battery, it wasn't as drastic as yours but definetly more than it used to.
Grant Fondo
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Yes now on 12, but a dramatic change in battery use, why?
Really regret doing this update.
Grant Fondo
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... crikey, i've sorted it. Turned all spammy notifications off, disabled all the bloatware. Powered off. Back to normal and the phone isn't like holding a piece of uranium .... software developers eh?
