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Last Activity: 02-08-2025, 10:32 PM
Joined: 01-14-2025
Location: Rochester, NY
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Hard drives (HDD) typically draw 3 W to 10 W depending on the type (SSD, 2.5" or 3.5"), so adding another drive should not cause any power issues.... -
Yeah, should be OK to split the power rail. But I would suggest first checking the power supply label to make sure it can handle it. Mini PCs are not exactly known to have "beefy" power supplies.
You can do it either with an original cable, or just use a SATA power splitter.
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Hi [USER="545276"]FriedFred[/USER] , thanks for the detailed response!
Some comments on what you said:
If I connect the battery, the laptop will not start, so at this point the battery is not involved, hence why I also think it's a short-circuit somewhere.
I have tested with three power adapters, as I have two original ASUS travel adapters and one original docking station power brick.
The laptop has not been worked on prior to me, as I am the original owner. It was working fine up until a couple of weeks...Leave a comment:
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ivtec[USER="9468"]ivtec[/USER] - That motherboard you linked to has 4 SATA ports at the bottom left. You should be able to use those to add additional drives.
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Dual boot is an option, so is having a separate drive and you can just use the BIOS boot function key to select which one you want to boot into. The difference is in the fact that when you're "playing around" with operating systems, a virtual environment is much more flexible. You can adjust VM memory and disk size, add and remove network interfaces, add additional drives and other customizations. And if it gets messed up you can restore a backup or create a new one without affecting your main OS.
The downside is you are sharing memory and CPU with the virtual machine(s)....Leave a comment:
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LEO037_2029_[USER="508110"]LEO037_2029_[/USER] Thank you so much! 💜 Going to work on this today, see what I can figure out.Leave a comment:
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SMDFlea[USER="237374"]SMDFlea[/USER] - Unfortunately, the only attachment I see is the image. 😞Leave a comment:
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Video is a very good walkthrough of the install and config process!
Consider that the video is 4 years old so there might be minor differences in the look and feel of the Virtualbox interface. But otherwise, his steps are spot on.
Some things to look out for:[LIST][*]Virtual machines can suck up all your storage space. I'd recommend using a secondary drive so you can go wild without it affecting your main drive.[*]If you have lots of memory and a good processor, give the VM as much memory and CPUs as you can spare without it bogging down Windows. And you can always adjust...Leave a comment:
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Hi [USER="9468"]ivtec[/USER] - I've installed various Linux flavors on Win 7/10/11 using both VirtualBox and VMWare. It's been a couple of years since I used VirtualBox but I can definitively say I didn't have any issues that prevented me from using it for about 6-7 years. If you have any specific questions about the install, let me know and I will try to assist!
Also, not sure if you're aware but VMWare decided that they're going to release VMWare Workstation and Fusion free for personal use. I've used Workstation for about 10 years, so I find it more "friendly"...Leave a comment:
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Hi [USER="508110"]LEO037_2029_[/USER]!
The image looks very much like my board, as far as major components go - particularly the discrete graphics chip and memory.
I've downloaded FlexBV, but I don't see the PCB file atttached to your reply.
Thanks for your help!LEO037_2029_Leave a comment:
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Asus Probook P5440UF-XB74 Schematic or Boardview
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Trying to repair my Asus P5440UF, chasing what I suspect is a failed component related to power. Would appreciate if anyone has a schematic and Boardview to guide me.
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Asus Probook P5440UF-XB74 power issue
Hi all,
TL;DR - this laptop is driving me nuts with the oddball power-related behaviors. Appreciate any insight you can provide!
I'm experiencing a power issue on an Asus Probook P5440UF-XB74. Although I've worked with electronics and computers for decades, this is my first attempt at getting into motherboard-level component troubleshooting. Any help the community can provide is greatly appreciated!
A few weeks ago I was using the laptop (on battery power) for a Zoom meeting. The battery was running very low (long meeting) but I wasn't worried about... -
Hello!
I'm a long-time techie and IT pro who grew up immersed in electronics, grew up in a parts shop and as a toddler learned to not grab the hot soldering iron by the wrong end. 🤯 The C-64 and TRS-80 veered me off "pure" electronics repair, focusing more on system-level builds up until now. As I've always enjoyed fixing things, I decided to focus more on electronics repair. Ever curious and willing to learn, I am hoping to learn and contribute to the community in any way I can.
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