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Boris_yo

17:04

@HackToHell Who they take this time? Grandpa?

@TomWijsman They don't do anything in WMP for example.

Tom Wijsman

What does WMP have to do with Media? I ain't got a WMP on my Linux.

Boris_yo

@slhck Great, happy marriage!

@TomWijsman What do you mean by media? CD player?

Tom Wijsman

Anything that's media.

Boris_yo

@TomWijsman Well keys do nothing that I am looking for. Maybe need hotkeys software for assignation.

Tom Wijsman

Usually drivers do that, which ones depend on the manufacturer.

slhck

17:08

Thank you all :) @Sathya @HackToHell @Bob @TomWijsman @Boris_yo

And now, stop pinging me because I'm chilling in Paris, haha :D

Boris_yo

@slhck Bonvoyage!

@TomWijsman Bummer, successful BIOS A08 update didn't fix Turbo Boost problem... That's 2 updates in a row today.

Tom Wijsman

@Boris_yo What problem are you experiencing with Turbo Boost? Glad the BIOS updates worked themselves, because it's a really risky business.

Ah...

Boris_yo

@TomWijsman But I was talking with Hennes today and was told that it is better to do in Normal than Safe-Mode because average users won't perform this from Safe-Mode.

@TomWijsman I thought it is fixed in A08 but seems that it wasn't exactly problem I experience.

Tom Wijsman

Depends, it should be done in Safe Mode if you don't want a stupid random unusual event to break down your BIOS. But well, in the end, it's based on luck... :)

Boris_yo

@TomWijsman Which event? FYI it does not update BIOS in Windows environment. I just see progress bar for a couple of seconds and then system shuts down and restarts into BIOS update process.

Tom Wijsman

17:16

@Boris_yo A stupid random unusual event.

@Boris_yo: If you can, you could see if Turbo Boost in Linux works.

@Boris_yo Oh, I see, that's a secure approach.

Boris_yo

@TomWijsman I have Ubuntu installer... Does ir support TB?

@TomWijsman Are you trying to say that usually BIOS is update in Windows environment?

@TomWijsman Once second BIOS read-only chip is implemented in every laptop that can be activated externally, then BIOS update will be the least risky business.

Boris_yo

17:30

Apparently SSD is a broad abbreviation:

acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/Static+Sensitive+Device

How to properly handle solid state disk?

I see this warning on package:

Oliver Salzburg

17:43

Alright. Time to do some recabling. See you when I'm reconnected :D

Tom Wijsman

@Boris_yo Yeah, would be nice to see that kind of stuff go mainstream. BIOS problems? Flash default BIOS again, no more bricked motherboards!

@Boris_yo Just make sure you have a lot of static, touch some metal in your house and you should be fine, I think.

@Boris_yo From Google it appears it does.

Just saying it could be a way to figure it out if it is either Windows or the BIOS that is wrong...

As for BIOS updates, yeah, some run from Windows. :(

Boris_yo

17:59

@TomWijsman Probably more suitable for previous years' computers but in BIOS updates are more safe?

Tom Wijsman

Yeah, as you've shown I think they are becoming more safe.

Boris_yo

@TomWijsman I read that by switching power strip off with switch, you can safely ground without expecting any charge just to be on safe side.

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Hennes

19:22

Heh

I am getting hungry and my answers on superuser are getting cranky.

Tom Wijsman

@Boris_yo No, no, no... See the pictogram on the image.

This is about your electrostatic.

Of course you need to turn off the computer as well, but that's normally grounded... :P

Hennes

Hmm, do you need to?

SATA and SAS are usually hot pluggable.

..... if they follow spec .....

.... and if your PC/controller follows spec ....

Tom Wijsman

So if you just put your hands on something fluffy, you could damage the controller if you were to touch the connector. It's just a warning that you avoid the former as well as be wise enough not to touche the connectors...

@Hennes: True, but I wouldn't hot plug on my laptop.

Hennes

I often hot plug a HDD in my laptop.

The main drive OS is in a caddy in the CDROM bay

Tom Wijsman

Could be that mine supports as well, haven't checked it.

Hennes

19:27

The old drive gets swapped between laptop and desktop as a fast 'pendrive'

sometimes I forget that the laptop is still on.

Surprisingly it just works.

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