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DCBassman
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No tablet, but tempted to try that on a spare smartphone (used as a small tablet).
PC fettling and repairs thread
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Thankfully my first experience of Windows was 3.1 at uni. I had to ask someone how to close a window and I was on a computer science course!
Not obvious though: double click on the dash icon top left! I'd only ever used command lines before.
Retro Computing
I retrieved my old Desktop from te attic where its sat since I moved into this house. I've kept the hard drive which I can use as a bare external drive for backups etc.
The only other bits I've saved from the tip run were the DDR Ram, 2xCorsair DDR2 2GB 800mhz modules (cm2x2048-6400c4dhx). Are these any use to anyone?
I retrieved my old Desktop from te attic where its sat since I moved into this house. I've kept the hard drive which I can use as a bare external drive for backups etc.
The only other bits I've saved from the tip run were the DDR Ram, 2xCorsair DDR2 2GB 800mhz modules (cm2x2048-6400c4dhx). Are these any use to anyone?
classic33
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What's the attraction for you, over the standard android operating system?
Samsung tablet, part of an auction job lot, came with it installed.
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DCBassman
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Keeping otherwise obsolescent kit working. I'm actually not a fan of raw Android, I prefer Samsung's spin on it. The device in question, an S7, is rated for Android 8. It currently sports a reworked Galaxy Note 9 OS, using Android 10 as base. If ViperOS goes beyond that, might give it a pop. However, LineageOS roms for Android 12 and 13 are already available for the device.
cyberknight
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And my screen is getting iffy now and again 
might have to bite the bullet and look long term , might look at a larger screen chromebook as now days i do nothing that needs a windows pc
might have to bite the bullet and look long term , might look at a larger screen chromebook as now days i do nothing that needs a windows pc
lazybloke
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Anyone have a fix for a supposedly "energy-saving" monitor that never goes to sleep?
Once the computer switches off, I'd expect the monitor to go to sleep too, but instead it pops up a message about there being no signal.
And the message keep coming back.
Once the computer switches off, I'd expect the monitor to go to sleep too, but instead it pops up a message about there being no signal.
And the message keep coming back.
lazybloke
Ginger biscuits and cheddar
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That's exactly what my son does, otherwise the banner message lights up his room at night and keeps him awake!^^^ Turn it off. You're welcome.
But come on, this is a computer fettling thread... we want clever solutions, not bodges.
Seevio
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Could you not rig some sort of arduino thing to draw a cover down over the monitor when the current drops to the pc?
That's beyond my skills and perhaps sometimes it really is better to KISS.
Have you been through the options in the monitor menu?
lazybloke
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Nothing in there, nor in the manual.
Not too worried, because it's my son's 2nd montor and will become redundant in 3 weeks when he get a new monitor. Possibly I'll do some fettling in my office at that point.
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DCBassman
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Yesterday's idle challenge: install Windows 10, bare metal on my iMac, ie no MacOS or Bootcamp, just as a fancy Windows all-in-one. Surprisingly easy, and makes a great Windows machine. It might just stay that way...
