Along with @tubetime 's thread this morning, here are some other pictures from #EFM aka #electronicsFleaMarket

Not as good as last month, but a couple of finds.

Be sure to check out my pixelfed post for other pictures

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https://www.europesays.com/1980603/ BTQ Technologies Announces Strategic Partnership with QPerfect, Accelerating Neutral Atom Quantum Computing Applications #BTQTechnologiesCorp. #Computer&Electronics #ComputerHardware #CorporateExpansion #Data #ElectronicComponents #JointVentures #Mining&Metals #OTC #PreciousMetals #SmallCap

North Korea Launches First 300-Seat PC Gaming Center in Pyongyang

#computerhardware #esports #gamingcenter #NorthKorea #PCgaming
https://blazetrends.com/north-korea-launches-first-300-seat-pc-gaming-center-in-pyongyang/?fsp_sid=8273

Ok, I spent yesterday afternoon trying to get #RAID configured on my #lenovo #ThinkPad #P70 - to no success.

I found this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyCC1NGe8a8&t=36s of the similar #p50 and configuring #RAID which shows the #BIOS interface but my P70's only show the "non-raid physical discs" I do not have an option for RAID volumes. Note I have upgraded the BIOS to the most recent version on lenovo's web site. Any thoughts?

I have attached 2 #screenshots of what the BIOS displays - I'm trying to configure the RAID on the two 512GB #NVMe sticks.

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https://www.xda-developers.com/amazon-high-end-gpus-prime/

- Amazon is reserving high-end GPUs exclusively for Prime subscribers.
- Non-Prime members may not be able to purchase certain GPUs on Amazon.
- The strategy aims to attract more customers to subscribe to Amazon Prime.

Amazon is restricting access to high-end GPUs to Prime subscribers, causing non-Prime members to see a "Prime-Exclusive" label on certain GPU listings.

I scored 2 #Thinkpad #X260 laptops at #EFM #electronicsfleamarket in March with a handful of batteries for really cheap.
a i7 2.6Ghz and an i5 2.4Ghz

The i7 is immaculate, and is running great.
The i5 has some issues. Opening it up it was missing the SSD and SODIMM RAM, and I noted some corrosion on the aluminum frame around the SSD slot.

Getting it to moot up, there is this really weird spotting and "worms" with the #LCD that is really distracting. Not sure how this happened - and would love any insights as to the what & why this happened.
I suspect just easier to swap out the 12.5" 1366x768 for something with better resolution?

I did order two 32 GB DDR4 2666 SODIMMs from #aliexpress - the unofficial max #RAM for these X260's - and they work great. Both the i7 & the i5 detect the SODIMMs in the BIOS and in Win11. I initially had some spare 16GB SODIMMs in them, but why not max out the RAM when most apps and browsers are memory hogs lately?

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Kolban's book on ESP32 by Neil Kolban is free with a Leanpub Reader membership! Or you can buy it for $7.99! http://leanpub.com/kolban-ESP32 #EmbeddedSystems #ComputerProgramming #ComputerHardware #InternetOfThings

Kolban's book on ESP32 by Neil Kolban is free with a Leanpub Reader membership! Or you can buy it for $7.99! http://leanpub.com/kolban-ESP32 #EmbeddedSystems #ComputerProgramming #ComputerHardware #InternetOfThings

What's the entry point for #PCGaming, considering you can't build a decent PC below $1,200?

For my first #marchintosh post, some scores from #trashnothing #freecycle over the weekend.

The #iMac apparently had the magic smoke & sparks fly out, we shall see what parts can be salvaged

- An older #ipad
- a few #macpro - Two appear to be the 2012 vintage, the same as my orignal MacPro that I still have. Hopefully candidates for #OCLP
- Some #keyboards
- retro surge srtip
- random ewaste: panasonic land line phone, some cables, spicy pillows,

Original post on #pixelfed :
https://defcon.social/@irishmasms@pixel.infosec.exchange/114111062655093396

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There's been a lot of talk about #AMD #Radeon RX 9070/XT and the price: how AMD should sell this for as cheaply as they can bear to gain marketshare because #Nvidia clearly doesn't care about #pcgaming anymore.

But here's the thing: even if AMD won all of the reviews for price/perf and universal acclaim- they still wouldn't win because people don't want any cheaper video card, they want a cheaper Nvidia card.

Going for upgrade my homelab
I just wonder how many drives can I get on this motherboard?

if I get little creative I can count to 5 places where I can place drives (ssd, m2, nvme)

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#motherboard
#homeserver
#homelab

#LinusSebastian face says it all. He's not mad. He's not angry. He's not even disappointed.

He just lost all hope.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NnhU2ZvHb10

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Memory Dump Analysis Anthology: Volumes 11 - 15 https://leanpub.com/b/mdaa3 by Dmitry Vostokov is the featured bundle on the Leanpub homepage! https://leanpub.com #CAndCpp #CloudComputing #ComputerHardware #ComputerSecurity #Devops #DigitalForensics #Networkin

#NVIDIA consciously simplified the RTX 4090 power input circuitry to remove a safety feature that existed in the RTX 3090. In the 3090, two wires would get combined to one, and there were three separate power shunts. Any problem in the power delivery would lead to the card shutting down.

In the 4090, all six 12V lines combine to a single terminal, which is then power-shunted as one. Any problem in the individual wires or connector pins will not be noticed. If there is a power delivery problem, the remaining connections will take the load and melt or catch fire. RTX 4090 cards have been melting connectors regularly.

So, RTX 5090 is now available. The cards are several thousand dollars/euros. They also omit this RTX 3090 security feature that likely cost a maximum of a couple of euros/dollars to add.

- 12VHPWR on RTX 5090 is Extremely Concerning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ndmoi1s0ZaY
- How Nvidia made the 12VHPWR connector even worse - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb5YzMoVQyw
- RTX 5090 Power Connectors Are Melting... Again - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e569djy75vE
- The real "User Error" is with Nvidia - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB75fEt7tH0
- An Electrical Engineer's take on 12VHPWR and Nvidia's FE board design - https://www.reddit.com/r/nvidia/comments/1iogjxp/an_electrical_engineers_take_on_12vhpwr_and/