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(it'll work wired but I'd prefer to have the wireless option; besides, I have the dongle which uses the native Xbox One communication protocol for full functionality)
@DavidPostill it wasn't. Was in the litter box
The sync button is stuck in the on (depressed) position and I cannot get it out.
@bwDraco open up the broken one and fix it
The question is how.
Bob
Bob
when in doubt, look for screws
23:10
Wrong model. The one I have is the newer Xbox One S version (model 1708).
It's also designed to have no visible screws.
(truth be told, the new controller is working but I'd prefer to continue using the damaged controller and hold on to the new hardware to use as a fallback, since it otherwise still operates)
Hmm...
Not sure what kinda screw tho
I don't have the correct type of screwdriver.
@JourneymanGeek Security Torx TR8. I don't have a security screwdriver set on hand.
Ah yeah. But that's relatively minor.
23:16
I know these sorts of screwdriver sets aren't hard to find these days but I'd rather not have to do this.
(but these days I think everyone needs a basic set of odd screwdrivers for fixing and such)
Why not?
I tend to see security screwdriver sets as niche tools, couldn't really justify the purchase.
Ah. I tend to end up needing em once a month or so
Also, I don't want to turn a partially-functional product into a completely nonfunctional device.
Oh ye of little faith.
23:28
Y'all should search Wikipedia for "Hairy Balls" [COMPLETELY SFW, I SWEAR]
link, but it's more fun if you search it yourself
In other news... my Ryzen 7 1800X seems to be happy doing 3.95 GHz at voltages as low as 1.3375V (after 9.5 hours of Prime95 and 20 passes of IntelBurnTest at very high stress) but 4.00 GHz fails even at 1.4125V.
IntelBurnTest uses LINPACK and is a true "power virus" workload. It makes my processor do >160W when it doesn't pull more than 100-120 W under a normal full load.
You're supposed to use an SLC or eMLC enterprise SSD with full power-loss protection for SLOG.
Bob
Bob
s/an SLC or eMLC enterprise SSD with full power-loss protection/Optane/
Heh.
Optane is still very expensive, though.
Bob
Bob
23:42
@bwDraco So are enterprise SSDs
($1,600 for 375GB Optane SSD DC P4800X)
Bob
Bob
the biggest problem with Optane is probably lack of chipset/CPU support, but that'll get better with time
@Bob That's only for Smart Response. Optane as a direct storage device is not restricted as far as I can tell.
@Bob intel's gen 8 supports it ya?
Well, Optane's vastly higher endurance and performance would make it more cost-effective than traditional NAND SSDs.
NAND SSDs need to get cheaper, but the shortage is not helping :(
Bob
Bob
23:48
@bwDraco Hm. Interesting.
That makes sense.
Hmm...
The consumer version of the Optane SSD still costs $1.20/GB (480 GB Optane SSD 900P) but you're still getting 10 DWPD endurance, which is absurdly high for a consumer storage device.
How in Oblivion would a non-datacenter user be able to write almost 5 TB a day, every day for five years?
Oct 27 at 21:09, by bwDraco
I cannot even imagine slamming 1 TB of writes to disk, let alone almost 5 TB per day.
Especially when it's marketed at gamers, given that it comes an exclusive premium ship for Star Citizen.
or have a longer lasting drive that you can keep across machines I presume
Unless you purposely abuse the drive, I simply cannot imagine any consumer workload that will put that much I/O on the drive.
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