turn it off and on again

[countryemo]

Binaural recording?

So our main computers fan has been getting really loud lately even while YouTube, but usually Minecraft, ect. The storage left has also gotten low, not sure where its at now.
What will help/fix it. A new fan? Already air dusted it.

 

[Legendary Silke]

Binaural recording?

So our main computers fan has been getting really loud lately even while YouTube, but usually Minecraft, ect. The storage left has also gotten low, not sure where its at now.
What will help/fix it. A new fan? Already air dusted it.

Is it a desktop or a laptop?

 

[Tsutarja]

So our main computers fan has been getting really loud lately even while YouTube, but usually Minecraft, ect. The storage left has also gotten low, not sure where its at now.
What will help/fix it. A new fan? Already air dusted it.

You should probably look at your task manager while the fan is going like that to see if there are any processes consuming up either a lot of memory or over 50 CPU and end those if you can.

 

[Legendary Silke]

You should probably look at your task manager while the fan is going like that to see if there are any processes consuming up either a lot of memory or over 50 CPU and end those if you can.

Most PWM and DC fans shouldn't get unacceptably loud under normal use. If the fins seem clean, I suspect a bearing or two is going out. Are you able to pinpoint the source of the noise?

 

[countryemo]

Is it a desktop or a laptop?

You should probably look at your task manager while the fan is going like that to see if there are any processes consuming up either a lot of memory or over 50 CPU and end those if you can.

Most PWM and DC fans shouldn't get unacceptably loud under normal use. If the fins seem clean, I suspect a bearing or two is going out. Are you able to pinpoint the source of the noise?

Desktop.
I did once, it was my little brothers Minecraft launcher taking up 700/800mb.
Not so much, didn't think about it, though it sounds like its coming more from the right side. It got pushed back to minimal airflow, but scooted it back out.

 

[donavannj]

Check the fans on that right side.

 

[Tsutarja]

Separate left and right audio inputs that allow for stereo sounds rather than mono recordings that traditional microphones offer.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=itLxXeyM2aM

I'm gonna be honest and say that sounds ****ing amazing.

 

[Tsutarja]

Ubuntu works amazingly well in VMWare Workstation.

 

[donavannj]

Ubuntu works amazingly well in VMWare Workstation.

Assuming you have the underlying power on the host machine, that is.

 

[Tsutarja]

I just have it installed on a 1TB USB 3.0 drive and I boot from that. Works well, actually, although I'm sure that I'm shortening the lifespan of the USB port.

Haha!

I really should get around to using one of my flash drives for booting into operating systems from. I have like four other unused flash drives (totaling up to 26GB) that could definitely use some action for sure. :P

 

[Tsutarja]

I was originally going to dualboot on the same hard drive, but because it was under UEFI, it was a massive pain to work with, and I tried switching to legacy BIOS, which was a terrible idea because I locked myself out of my Windows install with no way back into the BIOS to fix that setting lmao.

lmao broh, indeed :P

https://puu.sh/kI2hZ/c10774ed55.png

 

[Dter ic]

Ubuntu works amazingly well in VMWare Workstation.

I thought that too until the next day booting the OS I get hit with "The system is running in low-graphics mode" On boot. I believe the only major change I made was updating the VMware tools and software packages (It's still on 12.04). Had to resort to reloading from a earlier snapshot ;v

Still not used to the persistent side bar that gets in the way of the screen. (unless there's a setting for it.)

 

[Akiba]

I was originally going to dualboot on the same hard drive, but because it was under UEFI, it was a massive pain to work with, and I tried switching to legacy BIOS, which was a terrible idea because I locked myself out of my Windows install with no way back into the BIOS to fix that setting lmao.

That's because Microsoft is antitrust and doesn't want you to install anything else.

But Nadella will make things better.

 

[Tsutarja]

I thought that too until the next day booting the OS I get hit with "The system is running in low-graphics mode" On boot. I believe the only major change I made was updating the VMware tools and software packages (It's still on 12.04). Had to resort to reloading from a earlier snapshot ;v

Still not used to the persistent side bar that gets in the way of the screen. (unless there's a setting for it.)

Wow, that's interesting. Then again, I'm using a copy of VMWare Workstation 8 from a class this past spring so that's already outdated as is lol

That's because Microsoft is antitrust and doesn't want you to install anything else.

That's a contradicting statement. Also, if Microsoft didn't want people to install other operating systems, then I'm sure that the option to turn off UEFI boot wouldn't exist in the first place.

 

[Legendary Silke]

That's because Microsoft is antitrust and doesn't want you to install anything else.

But Nadella will make things better.

Wow, that's interesting. Then again, I'm using a copy of VMWare Workstation 8 from a class this past spring so that's already outdated as is lol

That's a contradicting statement. Also, if Microsoft didn't want people to install other operating systems, then I'm sure that the option to turn off UEFI boot wouldn't exist in the first place.

Well, I know that it was able to be installed in UEFI but I couldn't get the Ubuntu installer to detect Windows and I made some changes in the BIOS which was a terrible idea. Was it MS that came up with UEFI though?

And yeah, Nadella will definitely fix MS and point them for the better.

I'll just leave it in this way:

UEFI is not what you should be blaming on any issues with installing other OSes; it's Secure Boot.

Many "alternative" operating systems properly support Secure Boot, so usually the user won't even have to change a thing. And if it doesn't, chances are it still supports (U)EFI, and you'll be able to install it sans Secure Boot without losing all goodies associated with UEFI. If your operating system doesn't support UEFI at all, it's probably really old.

You should be able to disable Secure Boot in most desktops and standard laptops. Similarly, UEFI can be disabled in the same way. You guys should probably not be too worried about it, at least for the time being. OEMs can disable the disabling of Secure Boot and UEFI on their Windows 10-certified machines, but even then, there still is a lot of options that don't involve disabling them, be it getting a different OS that can work with them, or just buying a machine that doesn't lock you out. It's merely optional.

 

[Akiba]

That's a contradicting statement.

Might sound contradictory, but in certain circles of law, x is antitrust is lingo for x is the subject of antitrust. Just something I picked up from talking to my lawyer bro all the time.

Also, if Microsoft didn't want people to install other operating systems, then I'm sure that the option to turn off UEFI boot wouldn't exist in the first place.

Then it wouldn't be a historical joke anymore, Microsoft would literally be in court right now.

Instead, they implement UEFI and Secure Boot in such a poor way that the kernel bootstrapping gets screwed up if you enter a different image in between.

People who are attached enough to Windows or too nervous to switch to a Linux only setup will, as a result, be greatly deterred from attempting a dual boot.

 

[Legendary Silke]

Might sound contradictory, but in certain circles of law, x is antitrust is lingo for x is the subject of antitrust. Just something I picked up from talking to my lawyer bro all the time.

Lingo is best avoided when you're talking to people not well-versed in it - it's pretty much asking for people to misunderstand things.

Still, speaking of dual-boot, it still isn't too much of a problem right now, given that a lot of OSes out there are UEFI and Secure Boot-compliant. So long as everyone finds a way to get it to work perfectly... Still, I'm sure some people will want to have the ability to disable them, and I respect that. Disabling Secure Boot and the CSM mode (where it behaves like classic BIOS) can come in handy when you need it.

I'm still a bit torn about what things to get for my desktop. As it stands, it's pretty much maxed out for 1080p monitors with regard to games. I sure could add a brand-new SSD, but for what good it'd be for? I mean, a WD Black is plenty fast by its own, and I'd be only accelerating the amount of time it takes to get everything loaded once Windows loads - the actual time-to-desktop is still within 15 seconds, discounting POST and my password typing. The desktop is usable pretty much immediately if you're willing to ignore the fact that not everything has loaded yet with regard to start-up programs. (I run Skype, Steam, and Origin on start-up, in addition to various driver doodads.)

Could use an extra pair of 120mm fans and a pair of fan splitters, but on the other hand, I've been eying on high-end air coolers and closed-loop liquid cooling solutions... even though I already have a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO and I don't overclock my CPU!

It's nice to want more things on a desktop, and I'm actually glad that desktops are wide open to customizability and upgrades.

(Yukari, how's your new PC build going?)

 

[Akiba]

Lingo is best avoided when you're talking to people not well-versed in it - it's pretty much asking for people to misunderstand things.

Yeah, I was careless, I guess. It's just that more often than not, people understand what it means.

(Yukari, how's your new PC build going?)

which yukari

 

[Legendary Silke]

Yeah, I was careless, I guess. It's just that more often than not, people understand what it means.

which yukari

Seems like this is a different Yukari from the other one that hangs out in the UG chat. Oops!

 

[Akiba]

I was the first Yukari just saying.

But in terms of PC builds, I'm thinking of probably doing another one soon.

My most recent one (about two years old) had a 4770k, which still seems to be relatively popular. Which is why I haven't really done anything.