High CPU usage on Dell Inspiron 5570
It is in November 2019. There is a laptop, Dell Inspiron 5570. It is my mother in law’s laptop. Recently she found it is so slow and ask my help. I connected this laptop through Teamviewer. I checked the CPU...
Category: Hardware
Upgrade my Kindle Paperwhite 7th Gen. to v5.12.2
My Kindle Paperwhite 7th Generation was upgraded to 5.11.1.1 early this year. Late, I upgrade the firmware to 5.11.2. Now it is another upgrade available online. Check the version before upgrading. I touched the settings and settings again,...
USB Front Panel for PC
My PC case has a front panel. Including two USB 2.0 ports, one MIC port, and one earphone port. It is not enough. It is not fast enough. The motherboard Gigabyte B450M DS3H has F_USB30 and F_USB1 and F_USB2. I...
XiaoMi MiBox 3 Enhanced
I bought this set-top-box three years ago. It is Mi Box 3, enhanced edition. It cost me RMB399. Free shipping to my Chinese address. White color looks nice. Moden design. Not black anymore. Here is the specification. Rom: 8GB eMMC...
UGreen Bluetooth adapter 4.0
It is a new Bluetooth adapter which supports Bluetooth v4.0. Let’s have a look at the package first. Oh, no. I still want to see the difference between Bluetooth 4.0 and its previous generation, such as v3.0, etc. The specification...
AS SSD Benchmark Test on Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 SSD
I did a little bit test on my new Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe 250GB SSD. After I installed the new Samsung SSD and migrate the system disk to it. The default NVMe driver is Windows 10 builtin driver. Microsoft...
Samsung 970 EVO Plus NVMe M.2 V-NAND SSD
I bought an SSD from Taobao months ago. It was on sale at that time. I thought it is a good deal. I paid RMB399. Convert it to CAD $75. Compared the price on Amazon.ca, $102.94. I did get a...
Firmware update of my Kindle Paperwhite 7th gen
Yesterday night, when I open the cover of my Kindle paperwhite, it displayed the updating screen. So it is automatically update. We call it OTA update, or over-the-air update. Now it is version 5.11.1.1. I remembered I did a...
Upgrade of my Desktop PC
It is time to upgrade my desktop. The six years old computer. CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 2400G CPU has 4 Cores, 8 Threads. GPU has 11 Cores Base clock: 3.6Ghz, Max Boost Clock: 3.9GHz Cache: L1 384KB, L2 2MB, L3...
AMD B450 Motherboard
My computer I am using now has A55M-P33 motherboard. It uses AMD A55 chipset. I have ordered a new motherboard for my next PC upgrade. recommended motherboard under 100 Gigabyte B450M DS3H Some pictures of it. When I upgrade my...
Desktop PC I am using for six years
The PC I am using right now is more than six years. I checked my blog and found the post of flash the bios in Feb 2013. I did a search in my Gmail. Wow, I found the receipt which...
MDR-ZX110 Sony Over-Ear Headphones
I bought a Sony headphone in LondonDrugs a month ago. I use it with my Xbox One console. I like the over-ear headphone. My ears feel more comfortable. Less pressure and I can also hear the environment sound. Look at...
Cruzer Dial USB Flash Drive 32GB Pack
I bought Cruzer Dial USB Flash Drive 32GB Pack at Costco last week. It is on reduced price. 32GB 2-pack. The USB Flash Drive has the following features: USB 2.0 2-Year limited warranty Password Protection and file privacy with included...
How to Save a bricked Buffalo WZR-HP-G300NH2 Router
I have an old WZR-HP-G300NH2 router. The one I used before as a client bridge to expand Wifi coverage. Recently, I tried to flash a new firmware to it through DD-WRT web flash interface. It failed after I started 10 minutes....
Motorola NVG589 VDSL2 Gateway
ATT Internet users in Bay area use Motorola ARRIS NVG589 Gateway. The device can also used for VOIP. My parents in law have this device since last month. The Admin interface is http://192.168.1.254 Access code is printed on the device...