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M4 MacBook Pro Hangs

January 27, 2025 Jim Leave a Comment

A couple of months ago, I got one of the first Apple M4 Pro Macbooks, with the fastest processor configuration and 128 GB of DRAM. I only write about OOBE’s (out of box experiences) when they are interesting, and this one was utterly Apple-simple. I’m not a newcomer to Apple … [Read more...]

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Tech support

August 16, 2024 Jim Leave a Comment

Tech support to customer: I think I know how to solve your problem. Customer: Really? Tech support: I'm sure this will work. Customer: OK. What do I do? Tech support: Are you in a cubicle? Customer: Yes. Tech support: Stand on your desk chair. Be careful not to … [Read more...]

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QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US NAS heat management

August 8, 2024 Jim 1 Comment

My current working hypothesis about the apparent drive failures is a combination of inadequate cooling from the NAS box combined with SSD thermal throttling not working right. I updated the fan setting to "performance." I ordered 5 low-profile (5mm) M.2 heat sinks. And I told … [Read more...]

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QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US NAS OOBE

July 23, 2024 Jim Leave a Comment

Don't you just love those NAS model numbers? The QNAP TBS-h574TX-i5-16G-US is a Network Attached Storage (NAS) box that has slots for five hot-swappable E1.S Solid State Disk (SSD) modules. It comes with adapters so that you can use M.2 2280 SSDs, which are more available now … [Read more...]

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ATTO NS-3252 Thunderbolt 3 to 25 GbE adapter

June 26, 2024 Jim 2 Comments

The adapter arrived today. A card in the package said to go to www.atto.com/gettingstarted. I tried that, and got a page not found. I went to the ATTO website and registered tha product. I looked for Windows 11 drivers and found a page that said I could download them … [Read more...]

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