Random Question Thread: Tech

**Mrbeansman** · 2012-09-05 04:56

How can I clear a particular site completely from my computers browser history?

**Yugl** · 2012-09-05 05:07

I had to clear my profile due to a Firefox error. When I repaired (Keeps bookmarks/browsing history, but not add-ons), firefox was loading pages slowly. For now, I've alleviated the problem by removing CPU1 from Affinity, but idk if there's another issue to fix. I also redid Pipelining, so that isn't the issue.

Edit: The one difference I did do was install adblock lite instead of adblock. Idk why that would lag Firefox though lol.

**hey** · 2012-09-05 08:52

Originally Posted by Coolbeans

How can I clear a particular site completely from my computers browser history?

Go to history, search for the site, and delete all entries. Do the same for cookies.

Bockage · 2012-09-05 16:59

Any advice when buying a gaming mouse? My old Logitech MX 1000 died on me and I'm looking for a replacement. It doesn't look like they make wireless mice that have the charging station anymore

**hey** · 2012-09-05 17:11

Originally Posted by Bockage

Any advice when buying a gaming mouse? My old Logitech MX 1000 died on me and I'm looking for a replacement. It doesn't look like they make wireless mice that have the charging station anymore

Rechargeable batteries in mice is incredibly dumb. Good old alkalines work much better and cheaper for things that draw extremely little power, such as mice. My mouse lasts 1.5 years on a pair of AAs. The convenience of almost never needing to worry about charging/replacing batteries is nice too.

**Siya** · 2012-09-06 18:11

Not a tech question persay, but doing a RMA with Gigabyte and just got the approval. But do I have to pay for the box/static bag to send it out in the first place, or do they provide a box? Didn't really see any info about it on the site.

Edit: nvm I see it, says customer is responsible.

**Draygon** · 2012-09-06 20:31

Getting an error that says there is not enough free space when I try to copy a 7Gb video onto a flash drive w/ 25Gb free space. Am I missing something here or...?

Edit: Reformatted the drive to NTFS from FAT32, and everything works correctly.

**Caiyuo** · 2012-09-06 21:13

File System: FAT32! It has a 4GB file limitation. Formatting it to NTFS is an option or you can use something like mkvmerge to split the file into <4GB parts.

**Ayuriae** · 2012-09-06 21:46

The Galaxy Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD are both $199. What is the main difference between those and an iPad/Other 400+ Tablets?

hur durr - there's already a topic for it q_q

**Draygon** · 2012-09-06 21:55

Originally Posted by Caiyuo

File System: FAT32! It has a 4GB file limitation. Formatting it to NTFS is an option or you can use something like mkvmerge to split the file into <4GB parts.

Works perfectly, thanks!

**Kanriel** · 2012-09-10 00:02

So been having a few issues over the last few weeks. Had some screen tearing and computer freezing going on (would get a hardware failure message and a data dump most of the time). Looked online and updating mobo bios fixed that issue. Did that, worked great, no issues for a couple weeks. Last night winamp kept not responding on boot up. Restarted my computer to see if that would fix it and then my computer would not boot past the "Starting Windows" screen. I had a hunch my HD was dying for a while and had a new one I hadn't yet installed, so I put that in today and loaded a new Win7 install. Now current issues:

1) Sound is not working at all, even when I go to the mobo manufacturer's website and install drivers, I also updated the BIOS again.
2) It's not detecting my external HD, this happened a couple times a few months ago but went away until the last 24 hours.
3) I am getting a CMOS checksum error when I boot...sometimes.

Specs: http://www.asrock.com/mb/NVIDIA/N68-S%20UCC/ mobo
AMD Phenom II Black X2 (unlocked for X4) 3.2 Ghz, not overclocking the speed atm.

Running 4GB RAM, Radeon 6770 graphics card.

Also, can't find my win7 product key on my box, so need that activated too, but would prefer to get my computer 100% since I have 30 days before it even matters for this.

**Niya** · 2012-09-10 05:27

Originally Posted by Kanriel

3) I am getting a CMOS checksum error when I boot...sometimes.

Replace your CMOS battery.
Afterwards, go to BIOS setup, reset to default/recommended settings, reboot, go to BIOS setup again and change the settings you need. That might also fix the sound/USB issues, checksum error most of the time means BIOS forgot its settings, so that might cause disabled sound chip/USB root hub...

**Isiolia** · 2012-09-10 07:54

It usually isn't an issue, but, also check and make sure your audio output device isn't set to be HDMI audio.

**Kanriel** · 2012-09-10 07:57

Originally Posted by Isiolia

It usually isn't an issue, but, also check and make sure your audio output device isn't set to be HDMI audio.

It is, but that's the only audio output device listed.

Will go get a CMOS battery in a little bit.

**Isiolia** · 2012-09-10 08:18

Originally Posted by Kanriel

It is, but that's the only audio output device listed.

Will go get a CMOS battery in a little bit.

Ah, yeah, in that case it does sound like the motherboard audio is disabled.

**Kanriel** · 2012-09-10 10:09

Is there a way to search for that type of CMOS battery I have without removing my graphics card which seems to be covering it up? My graphics card is stupid huge...best I have found searching online is that '2032 is the standard CMOS battery'. Went into Radioshack thinking the people there could help me and he had no idea what I was talking about, heh. He tried offering me laptop batteries.

**Isiolia** · 2012-09-10 10:19

Originally Posted by Kanriel

Is there a way to search for that type of CMOS battery I have without removing my graphics card which seems to be covering it up? My graphics card is stupid huge...best I have found searching online is that '2032 is the standard CMOS battery'. Went into Radioshack thinking the people there could help me and he had no idea what I was talking about, heh. He tried offering me laptop batteries.

The pictures Newegg has for it are large enough to zoom in and see that it's a CR2032. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157202

**Kanriel** · 2012-09-10 10:23

Originally Posted by Isiolia

The pictures Newegg has for it are large enough to zoom in and see that it's a CR2032. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813157202

You are pro, the manufacturer site wouldn't let me zoom in enough to see it. Thanks, Radioshack has them in stock now.

**Niya** · 2012-09-10 10:29

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CR2032_battery
All mainboards that i've ever seen use CR2032 batteries. Well, except very few with a special form factor where there was not enough space, those most of the time had the battery vertical in a plastic coat with a special connector.
So yeah, you're good to go for a CR2032. You might also try it in shops that sell clock batteries.

**Kanriel** · 2012-09-10 19:18

Ok so I got a CR2032 battery, was the same one as I took out to replace. All is good, right? Well, boot up, still no audio, not seeing anything other than my AMD HDMI playback device. So I flash the BIOS to the latest version, reboot to finish the process and I see a CMOS checksum error. So replacing the battery did nothing? And it seems I might need a whole new motherboard? I just checked the connections and I don't even get the crackling I usually get when the speaker wire is almost but not fully plugged in, just nothing at all.

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