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    Continuos PL throttling even when PC is idle

    i don't think PL throttling at 5% CPU usage would have something to do with HP bloatware if another HP computer with the same bloatware is having 35% higher performance. I have asked the question at the official HP community as well. The computer has an on-site NBD warranty, but I am worried if...
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    Continuos PL throttling even when PC is idle

    I have a HP Elitebook 840 G6 with Core i5 8265U CPU. The problem is, that the PC is running very slow, Cinebench shows results lower 35% compared to a different laptop with the same CPU (HP Probook 440 G5) I have installed Intel XTU to check the set power limits and it seems that CPU is almost...
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    Radeon RX 580 Idle GPU 100% Usage

    the issue is still present with the 18.01.01 drivers. i will try deleting/renaming the file as tzatzi91 suggested
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    Radeon RX 580 Idle GPU 100% Usage

    i have the same problem, even with the 17.12.2 drivers. the 100% GPU load by amddrv.exe occurs even before any previous gpu load (such as playing games or watching videos)
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    PXE Bootable Thin Client for RDP

    Hi all, i am trying to find a leightweight Thin Client application that would be able to join to a computer with a remote desktop protocol. I have set up a PXE server on my tomato powered router, and i have an old 1 Ghz Celeron computer that would act as thin client. I just need to find...
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    PCIe x16 switching to x8 even if no 2nd GPU connected?

    that would be awesome. unfortunately i cannot seem to find such option in my bios... (however it rings a bell and maybe i've seen it.... could it be gone with a bios upgrade ??? :confused: )
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    PCIe x16 switching to x8 even if no 2nd GPU connected?

    exactly. it seems that is not true. just yesterday i have added Xonar DX card to the last slot, and according to HWiNFO my PCIe slots are operating in 8x/8x/4x mode (GPU/Wifi/Sound card).
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    PCIe x16 switching to x8 even if no 2nd GPU connected?

    Hi, i have a tiny question on PCIe lanes. My Mobo has 2 PCIe x16 slots. The manual says that both of these ports operare in x16 modes, but if two gpus are connected they are scaled down to 8x modes. However, it seems that the lanes are scaled down if ANYTHING is connected to the 2nd PCI...
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    How to crimp Cat 6 cable?

    thanks, it seems we have found the problem :banghead: i didnt even try to push the loadbars all the way in as it seemed unlikely that you could push them in. i have tried it today, i couldn't fit them in for like 10 minutes, then i have tried to push in the loadbar without the wires. it finally...
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    How to crimp Cat 6 cable?

    sorry for reviving an old thread, but i have a problem with Cat6 cables: i never made any cables before, but now i purchased 50 m of cat6 cable, some connectors with load bars and this crimping tool http://www.b2b-hydraulic-tools.com/rimages/622/HT-500R-compressed-tool-b.jpg however i...
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    Hitachi XL2000 2TB external drive any good for 100€?

    Hi all, a big electronics chain is having a Hitachi XL2000 2TB external harddrive on sale for 100€. This price looks pretty impressive for that capacity, but i am afraid there is catch somewhere. For comparison, the cheapest 2TB drive i could find is a WD Green for 140 €. (a green drive would...
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    Dead motherboard?

    just a little status report: i have acquired a 1gig memory module which runs flawlessly in my system. so it seems that the memory modules were what failed. i will rma them tomorrow and hope to get a replacement pair asap. i have tried the replacement module only in one slot tough, so i keep my...
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    Dead motherboard?

    did they also kill the ram modules seated in them? because strangely both of my ram modules seem to be damaged and one of the dead ram slots never had a memory module...
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    Dead motherboard?

    Well i am not... but i know that replacing it with an old PCI GeforceFX card did not help, so i guess the card is ok. Anyway how could a damaged gfx card cause ram test errors. I did some further tryouts and i have realised that the ram module which is showing some signs of life works only in...
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    Dead motherboard?

    it seems that i wont make any further progress for a while, so here is the report of the first testday: after several trial-and-error attempts i have realized the following: system with ram module#1 does not post at all (blank screen, no beeps) with ram module#2 system posts. tried to run...
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