Monthly Archives: August 2024

Selecting a CPU test in Ultimate Boot CD instantly reboots the system

I had a PC system based on an ASRock Z97 chipset motherboard with a Haswell generation i7 processor and integrated graphics.  Before considering the system stable, I was attempting to do a stress test using the latest version of UBCD … Continue reading

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Samsung PM863a SSD Flashing [ERROR] Firmware Update Failed Due to a failure in device interaction.

You may find updating the firmware on an enterprise class Samsung PM863a SSD difficult. In this case I had a specific part number of MZ7LM3T8HMLP-00003. The first step is to check the label on the drive and look for the … Continue reading

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