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Medussa 04/30/23 7:41:11 PM #1:	it locked up, to the point that i had to hard reboot it. when it came back up, the wifi adapter was just gone. the ether adapter has never worked (for me, it was a handmedown, so i'm not sure if it worked for the previous owner), and my usb wifi fob won't work. presumably needs drivers, which i can't get until i get it to work. at least i have an older one that still functions fairly well, with one caveat (see question 2), so i'm not stuck mobile posting like some kind of child =p so, two questions. 1, does anyone have any experience with a usb ethernet port? i'm assuming they'd be at least as good as wifi, but how do they compare to a hardware ether port? is a $15 one from ebay good enough? i was already considering grabbing one of these anyway, and if it'll solve two problems now instead of one i'll move it up my priority list. 2, assuming i just move back to the older one full time, can i move the SSD from the bad one to the working one? without reformatting it? i know this used to be a nono, but i'm about 20 years out of date. to both save the files i've accumulated, and to play a game that pretty much requires an SSD to function. much thanks for any help. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973181509] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>it locked up, to the point that i had to hard reboot it. when it came back up, the wifi adapter was just gone. the ether adapter has never worked (for me, it was a handmedown, so i'm not sure if it worked for the previous owner), and my usb wifi fob won't work. presumably needs drivers, which i can't get until i get it to work. at least i have an older one that still functions fairly well, with one caveat (see question 2), so i'm not stuck mobile posting like some kind of child =pso, two questions.1, does anyone have any experience with a usb ethernet port? i'm assuming they'd be at least as good as wifi, but how do they compare to a hardware ether port? is a $15 one from ebay good enough? i was already considering grabbing one of these anyway, and if it'll solve two problems now instead of one i'll move it up my priority list.2, assuming i just move back to the older one full time, can i move the SSD from the bad one to the working one? without reformatting it? i know this used to be a nono, but i'm about 20 years out of date. to both save the files i've accumulated, and to play a game that pretty much requires an SSD to function.much thanks for any help.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
DKBananaSlamma 04/30/23 7:42:21 PM #2:	tag cuz I want to see the answers --- Neon >_> <cite>DKBananaSlamma posted [p:973181525] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>tag cuz I want to see the answers</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 04/30/23 8:43:15 PM #3:	bump --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973182598] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>bump</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
King_Rial 04/30/23 8:45:25 PM #4:	Why can't you use the working computer to download drivers for the USB wifi that isn't working on the better comp? --- I use Google... A lot.... >______> <cite>King_Rial posted [p:973182639] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Why can't you use the working computer to download drivers for the USB wifi that isn't working on the better comp?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 04/30/23 10:19:54 PM #5:	King_Rial posted... Why can't you use the working computer to download drivers for the USB wifi that isn't working on the better comp? i don't have a flash drive, either. i guess maybe i could use my phone? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973184393] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>King_Rial posted... </cite><quote>Why can't you use the working computer to download drivers for the USB wifi that isn't working on the better comp?</quote>i don't have a flash drive, either. i guess maybe i could use my phone?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/01/23 7:26:23 AM #6:	bump before bed. any input from morning CE? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973189415] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>bump before bed. any input from morning CE?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
MrchngBndRCKS 05/01/23 7:30:30 AM #7:	You bought a computer that doesn't have an Ethernet port? Look what all that saved weight is doing for ya now. --- http://alt.coxnewsweb.com/palmbeachpost/masks/mask_shaq.jpg <cite>MrchngBndRCKS posted [p:973189439] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>You bought a computer that doesn't have an Ethernet port? Look what all that saved weight is doing for ya now.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ThisIsAKnoife 05/01/23 7:33:33 AM #8:	1) USB ethernet adapters work just fine 2) You can move the SSD with no issues as long as its running the same OS and all of the files will be accessible, itll just show up as a new drive path on the other PC --- AFK: Attack, fight, kill!! The healer is telling you to go pull mobs. Gigabyte RTX 4090 \|\| i9-12900k \|\| 32GB DDR4 3600 \|\| ROG Strix Z690-A <cite>ThisIsAKnoife posted [p:973189471] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>1) USB ethernet adapters work just fine2) You can move the SSD with no issues as long as its running the same OS and all of the files will be accessible, itll just show up as a new drive path on the other PC</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/01/23 5:02:52 PM #9:	MrchngBndRCKS posted... You bought a computer that doesn't have an Ethernet port? Look what all that saved weight is doing for ya now. the computer was free. and for the first year, i couldn't use it wired even if i wanted to. ThisIsAKnoife posted... 1) USB ethernet adapters work just fine wonderful ThisIsAKnoife posted... 2) You can move the SSD with no issues as long as its running the same OS and all of the files will be accessible, itll just show up as a new drive path on the other PC it'd be going from windows 10 to 7 =/ --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973199440] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>MrchngBndRCKS posted... </cite><quote>You bought a computer that doesn't have an Ethernet port? Look what all that saved weight is doing for ya now.</quote>the computer was free. and for the first year, i couldn't use it wired even if i wanted to.ThisIsAKnoife posted... </cite><quote>1) USB ethernet adapters work just fine</quote>wonderfulThisIsAKnoife posted... </cite><quote>2) You can move the SSD with no issues as long as its running the same OS and all of the files will be accessible, itll just show up as a new drive path on the other PC</quote>it'd be going from windows 10 to 7 =/</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Notti 05/04/23 4:11:59 AM #10:	Medussa posted... it locked up, to the point that i had to hard reboot it. when it came back up, the wifi adapter was just gone. the ether adapter has never worked (for me, it was a handmedown, so i'm not sure if it worked for the previous owner), and my usb wifi fob won't work. presumably needs drivers, which i can't get until i get it to work. at least i have an older one that still functions fairly well, with one caveat (see question 2), so i'm not stuck mobile posting like some kind of child =p so, two questions. 1, does anyone have any experience with a usb ethernet port? i'm assuming they'd be at least as good as wifi, but how do they compare to a hardware ether port? is a $15 one from ebay good enough? i was already considering grabbing one of these anyway, and if it'll solve two problems now instead of one i'll move it up my priority list. 2, assuming i just move back to the older one full time, can i move the SSD from the bad one to the working one? without reformatting it? i know this used to be a nono, but i'm about 20 years out of date. to both save the files i've accumulated, and to play a game that pretty much requires an SSD to function. much thanks for any help. The USB ethernet should work, but I believe is significantly slower max speed. If you move the ssd you can see the files, but you can't boot from the ssd's OS on your old pc. --- http://m.youtube.com/TheYoungTurks/videos Bernie>Biden>poo>Trump http://RightWingWatch.org http://reddit.com/r/BreadTube http://fb.me/OccupyDemocrats <cite>Notti posted [p:973253956] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>it locked up, to the point that i had to hard reboot it. when it came back up, the wifi adapter was just gone. the ether adapter has never worked (for me, it was a handmedown, so i'm not sure if it worked for the previous owner), and my usb wifi fob won't work. presumably needs drivers, which i can't get until i get it to work. at least i have an older one that still functions fairly well, with one caveat (see question 2), so i'm not stuck mobile posting like some kind of child =pso, two questions.1, does anyone have any experience with a usb ethernet port? i'm assuming they'd be at least as good as wifi, but how do they compare to a hardware ether port? is a $15 one from ebay good enough? i was already considering grabbing one of these anyway, and if it'll solve two problems now instead of one i'll move it up my priority list.2, assuming i just move back to the older one full time, can i move the SSD from the bad one to the working one? without reformatting it? i know this used to be a nono, but i'm about 20 years out of date. to both save the files i've accumulated, and to play a game that pretty much requires an SSD to function.much thanks for any help.</quote>The USB ethernet should work, but I believe is significantly slower max speed. If you move the ssd you can see the files, but you can't boot from the ssd's OS on your old pc.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/04/23 5:03:08 AM #11:	Notti posted... The USB ethernet should work, but I believe is significantly slower max speed. slower than the motherboard port would be, or slower than wifi? Notti posted... If you move the ssd you can see the files, but you can't boot from the ssd's OS on your old pc. even if it's moving from a Windows 10 setup to a Windows 7? the OSes aren't on the drive that's moving, so that's not an issue. so long as i copy any files i need to keep first, even if it doesn't work, the worst case scenario is that i have to just move it back, right? i can't actually damage the drive itself by trying? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973254291] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Notti posted...</cite><quote>The USB ethernet should work, but I believe is significantly slower max speed.</quote>slower than the motherboard port would be, or slower than wifi?Notti posted...</cite><quote>If you move the ssd you can see the files, but you can't boot from the ssd's OS on your old pc.</quote>even if it's moving from a Windows 10 setup to a Windows 7? the OSes aren't on the drive that's moving, so that's not an issue. so long as i copy any files i need to keep first, even if it doesn't work, the worst case scenario is that i have to just move it back, right? i can't actually damage the drive itself by trying?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Bass 05/04/23 5:05:35 AM #12:	Medussa posted... it'd be going from windows 10 to 7 =/ The OS isn't important, just the filesystem the drive is using. It's Windows, so it'll be NTFS. In other words, your other computer will be able to read the files on the drive just fine. Just plug it in. --- Many Bothans died to bring you this post. <cite>Bass posted [p:973254306] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>it'd be going from windows 10 to 7 =/</quote>The OS isn't important, just the filesystem the drive is using. It's Windows, so it'll be NTFS. In other words, your other computer will be able to read the files on the drive just fine. Just plug it in. </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/04/23 5:09:59 AM #13:	sweet. thanks, all. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973254333] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>sweet. thanks, all.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero- 05/04/23 5:18:45 AM #14:	Are you able to connect to the internet using your phones hotspot? --- Sig <cite>--Zero- posted [p:973254385] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Are you able to connect to the internet using your phones hotspot?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/04/23 5:21:21 AM #15:	--Zero- posted... Are you able to connect to the internet using your phones hotspot? just to get the drivers? i don't know, but i doubt it. if it can't find my wifi, wouldn't that be the same for a hotspot? --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973254401] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>--Zero- posted...</cite><quote>Are you able to connect to the internet using your phones hotspot?</quote>just to get the drivers? i don't know, but i doubt it. if it can't find my wifi, wouldn't that be the same for a hotspot?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
--Zero- 05/04/23 5:23:25 AM #16:	Medussa posted... just to get the drivers? i don't know, but i doubt it. if it can't find my wifi, wouldn't that be the same for a hotspot? Possibly =\ --- Sig <cite>--Zero- posted [p:973254410] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>Medussa posted... </cite><quote>just to get the drivers? i don't know, but i doubt it. if it can't find my wifi, wouldn't that be the same for a hotspot?</quote>Possibly =\</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
ToadallyAwesome 05/04/23 5:27:02 AM #17:	USB Drives are pretty cheap and useful. Its worth a shot before using the usb Ethernet port. Just a thought --- http://imgur.com/QKdxwuI <cite>ToadallyAwesome posted [p:973254435] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>USB Drives are pretty cheap and useful. Its worth a shot before using the usb Ethernet port. Just a thought </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Medussa 05/04/23 6:45:54 AM #18:	--Zero- posted... Possibly =\ phone won't let me anyway. --- Boom! That's right, this is all happening! You cannot change the channel now! You know me, I'm a big fan of subtlety. But that's downright cryptic. <cite>Medussa posted [p:973254972] in dammit. j... [t:80429186]...</cite> <quote>--Zero- posted...</cite><quote>Possibly =\</quote>phone won't let me anyway.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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