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I have a 2TB Crucial P5 NVMe SSD which I want to image my OS onto and replace my existing smaller NVMe. I'm using a cheap USB-C enclosure to attach the target SSD to the host machine. However, after abut 20-30 mins copying, the temp of the SSD being written to spikes to >80C and it keeps...

I have decided on a quad monitor setup (2x2 and in landscape, 24"). I'm looking for a good monitor mount that could ideally could handle 21"-27" for upgradeability in the future (also not mad expensive). One issue I foresee is that while my desk isn't completely flush against the wall behind it...

Tried to cold boot PC after disconnecting my UPS. Windows couldn't boot. Turns out SSD (boot drive) is not being recognised by UFEI/BIOS. Have tried alternative SATA ports, power cables and SATA cables. Blue LED still comes on inside drive. Further investigation suggests it's the Sandforce...

A few days ago my QNAP RAID-6 array randomly stopped responding even though the samba share seemed to be still responding. After about 5-10 minutes of this it randomly rebooted itself and asked me to run a checkdisk (e2fsck) when it loaded back up. I did this and it reported complete after about...

This thread is gutting but let's get on with it. To start with, I'll get all the obvious stuff out of the way. Yes, I should have had backup. Yes I understand what proper backup is. Call me an idiot all you want - I accept it. Of course I would go back and buy 5 TiB of cheap disks to have...