A few weeks ago, a friend asked me what the problem might be when all browsers stop working. More specifically: Whenever they tried to launch either Microsoft Edge […]
Honeywell PTM7950 – A pad instead of paste or liquid metal?
PTM or “Phase Transition Material” has been a recurring topic in the PC industry since at least 2022. Some manufacturers now use it as standard in their products […]
Format drives with a capacity of over 32 GB as FAT32 under Windows
FAT32 is essentially the “standard file system” for many devices, especially embedded and older ones. The Nintendo Wii, for example, only supports FAT32-formatted SD cards, just as many […]
Gigabyte X399 Aorus Gaming 7 – Failed BIOS update, Board Rescue
This ATX motherboard with TR4 socket forms the basis for our “TR server”, a high-performance Proxmox server for virtualizing Windows 10 and 11 VMs. For a long time, […]
Setup:
Gast-PC (Rev. 1.1)
Revision 1.1 (01/2026) | Revision 1 (11/2025) Compared to the original setup, the data storage devices have been replaced: now only SSDs from Samsung and hard drives from WD. The […]
Low-budget server console with a touch of upcycling
When using consumer-grade hardware in a 19″ environment, sooner or later you will encounter certain obstacles. Many issues can be resolved remotely, whether via remote desktop, AnyDesk, or […]
Setup:
Retro-XP-PC (Rev. 1.1)
Revision 1.1 (01/2026) | Revision 1 (11/2025) Compared to the original setup, some storage devices have been replaced with significantly larger ones. The rest remains unchanged. This tower PC, which […]
Setup:
Lenovo Miix Tablets
Here are the exact technical specifications of the two low-end tablets based on x86. Hardware: Basis Lenovo Ideapad Miix 310-10ICR (2016)Tablet Lenovo Ideapad Miix 320-10ICR (2017)Tablet SoC Intel […]
Windows with that special touch
How could it be otherwise when you handle a lot of hardware? Particularly low-priced devices tend to end up sooner rather than later at their final destination—with me. […]