04-11-2016, 03:43 PM
Oh and I was able to resurrect my old XPS Studio which I thought was on its last legs! The monitor lid died (again) and it's out of warranty so I never got it replaced, but it works when hooked up to an external monitor. It was running excruciatingly slow so I booted it up, deleted a bunch of old programs and found that it had been running on a power setting that was sandbagging the processor for a long time. It's "permanently" wired now so I changed it to a high performance plan and maxed the processor / cooling. Deleted a TON of old MP3s and videos since they're all backed up on external HDs. Then I noticed that there was an option to upgrade to Windows 10 for free until July! So I checked it out and after a few failed attempts it finally upgraded. The OS might be worse than Win 7 I dunno but it is running way faster and smoother now!
Since I can't install external programs on my work laptop without authorization, now I have something that I can again
Since I can't install external programs on my work laptop without authorization, now I have something that I can again
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2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks
2017 Mazda CX-5 GT AWD Premium
Past: 2016 GMC Canyon All Terrain Crew Cab / 2010 Jaguar XFR / 2012 Acura RDX AWD Tech / 2008 Cadillac CTS / 2007 Acura TL-S / 1966 5.0 HO Mustang Coupe
2001 Lexus IS300 / 2004 2.8L big turbo WRX STI / 2004 Subaru WRX / A couple of old trucks