WD Red Plus 8TB for my NAS
Last year, in November, I bought a Western Digital 8TB WD Red Plus NAS Internal Hard Driver HDD. It is 5460 RPM, SATA 6 Gb/s, CMR, 128MB Cache, 3.5″. In total, I paid $198 including taxes. The HDD is $176.79...
Category: Hardware
DUB-E250 D-Link USB-C to 2.5Gb Ethernet Adapter
I bought this D-Link USB-C to 2.5Gb Ethernet Adapter in April last year. It cost me $45.43 plus tax. The full name of this product is Thunderbolt to Ethernet, Compact, 2.5X Faster Than Standard Gigabit, Future-Proof, Windows, Mac, 10/100/1000/2500GB (DUB-E250)....
OPNsense upgrade to 23.1.0 on my soft Router
My router is a soft router, which is powered by OPNsense. Today, when I sign in to the dashboard of the OPNsense, it prompts the notice for an upgrade. I just click the upgrade and it took about five minutes...
Replace the other hinge of Canon imageClass MF4450
When finished my basement renovation, I moved all the furniture and stuff. I found the imageClass MF4450 had the problem of closing up again. This time, it is on the other side. You can find it on the right side....
How I add a PCIe adapter to a NAS which has no expansion slots
The NAS I am using is a U-NAS system. I have a post about the details of it. Motherboard: AsRock J3160-ITX Rev1.02, it has a PCIe 2.0 x1 slot. But the case itself has no expansion slot. See, I would...
Flash the new firmware to TP-link TX401
I have the TP-link TX401 10Gbe Rj45 ethernet adapter. Now I tried to upgrade its firmware. First of all, I need to know which chipset is it using. After a few Google searches, I find the chipset it uses is...
TP-link 10Gbe PCIe Network Card TX401
Recently, I received an ethernet card for free. It is a sample. TP-link TX401, 10Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter. There are not many choices on the market for 10Gbe RJ45 network cards. This is, I believe, the most affordable one. Amazon.com...
TP-Link AXE5400 Archer AXE75 Tri-Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6E Router
Yesterday, I mentioned the Wi-Fi 6E standard. Today I am going to introduce the TP-Link Wi-Fi 6E Router, AXE5400 or Archer AXE75. It is the first TP-Link Wi-Fi 6E router. The price is kind of affordable. $229.99 on amazon.ca, Bestbuy.ca,...
Crucial P2 NVMe M.2 SSD 500GB
I bought an SSD, or an NVMe SSD to upgrade the Dell laptop. I posted a few days ago about how to change the thermal paste on this Dell Inspiron 15 laptop. I replaced the original WD WD10SPZX 1TB 2.5″...
Repair the borken Switch Joycon Joysticks
Today, I fix a broken Joycon of the Nintendo Switch. The left one. When using it, I don’t have to move the joystick, it always keeps going up. Here I am going to tell the easy part first. I ordered...
Fix the broken Xbox One Controller
My Xbox one is almost five years old. The controller joystick has problems. The rubber is broken and peeled off. I tried to get a rubber cover, but it is not working. It is very loose. Until now, I bought...
2.5GBase-T PCIe Network Adapter
When I write the last post, I just noticed that I forgot to post my new 2.5GbE network adapter. I bought it on Amazon.ca, $35.99 plus tax. Here is the product description from Amazon. 【COMPATIBLE WITH OS】Compatible with Windows 10...
Realtek Driver is better than Microsoft Windows 11 driver
My PC has a network card or a Realtek 2.5GbE Network card. For a long time, I am using the network driver provided by Microsoft, which is from Windows 11. Recently, I think I can try the Realteck official driver,...
Upgrade the BIOS on PRIME B450M-A II
It is time to upgrade my desktop PC motherboard. it is Asus PRIME B450M-A II. The bios running on the board is v 3604, which I upgraded in March 2022. How to upgrade the ASUS motherboard BIOS? 1. Download the...
Replace the broken Range burner receptacle
At my house, I have a regular range, four burners. The one in the lower right corner is used every day. One day my daughter found it is not working. I pull the burner from the range, I saw the...