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Are these CPU pins bent on this motherboard?

I don't know if it's supposed to look like this or not, since I'm building my first PC. I'm using a Z270-a Pro motherboard. I would guess that, yes, these are definitely bent, but it's exactly one-half of the pins and they are all bent uniformly so…
Ozpium
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How do I sign in with a password instead of a pin?

I'm using Windows 10. It defaults to a PIN. I want it to default to a password instead. I did this about 2 years ago so I know it can be done but now I can't figure out how I changed it. Does anyone know? All searched I do only talk about how to…
user215779
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Deskpins / Afloat Alternative Mac Mavericks

When I was on PC i loved deskpins. Afloat is a similar app for mac. I am having trouble getting the Github app to run after compiling and archiving with xCode. https://github.com/millenomi/afloat/ The only active download I could find for Afloat…
Bryan
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What was this DIG (or may be D G ) Interface on IDE (PATA) CD Writer?

I hope this question is in scope for this site. While I was just about to throw away my very old internal CD Writer (PATA Interface) in E-Waste, I saw two pins on its extreme left back panel interface mentioning DIG ( D G being Pinouts) on it. See…
rajeev
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Icons automatically pinned to taskbar after every reboot in Windows 10

I have a corporate laptop which is managed by my organization. Each time Windows starts, IE and Windows Explorer are automatically pinned to the taskbar. This is kind of neat, but I am wondering how it is done (the few desktop IT guys I asked were…
JonathanDavidArndt
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Broken connectors / pins on graphics card

My graphics card stopped working from time to time. So now I took it out and had a look on it. I discovered that some pins seem to be broken. Can this make fatal damage to a card? Because it looks like it would still connect. The card was…
Bobface
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Compatibility between 3 pin and 4 pin fan connectors

Can I plug a 4 pin fan to a 3 pin header? If I were to use a Rosewill Model RCW-FPS-401 12" PWM Splitter to split a 4 pin header in my motheboard to three 3 pin headers, would I still be able to take advantage of Pulse-width modulation?
Jorge Luque
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How to add & remove windows 10 pin sign-in?

I'm testing windows 10 build 9926. Fresh install. I'm having problems with pin sign-in option. 1. I've added a pin and restarted it and could only sign-in with password. 2. I tried to remove my pin sign-in, but I couldn't find the option, do…
Mustafa
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Why do some DDR4 have pins of unequal length?

I just found some DDR4 memory modules having shorter pins on left and right halves. I saw it by chance in a Kingston datasheet. And when I looked at two DDR4 Kingston modules next to me I saw it too. Seems to be on all Kingston DDR4 memory modules.…
Gregory MOUSSAT
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Windows 10 select default login option

I have created a PIN to make logging in on my laptop a bit faster. Now the problem is, that, by default, my laptop asks me for my password. This is somewhat annoying, since it takes 2 clicks to switch to the pin. I have to do this every first time i…
Erik Brendel
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What is the purpose of PIN logon in Windows 8?

Windows 8 has got a new feature that allows you to login to your computer using a 4-digit PIN code: Over the years we've been taught that we should always protect our accounts with secure passwords that consist of both lower- and uppercase letters…
Vladimir Sinenko
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Can't pin modified shortcuts to the Windows 7 taskbar

I have a shortcut to a .bat file which I pin to the task bar using a workaround by using another icon and this seems to work. Now I make a copy of that shortcut, point it to a different .bat file, rename it, and I can't pin this one to the task…
Coder
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Unable to set or remove a login PIN on Windows 10

After my computer decided to run some updates, I was unable to login with my PIN. I had to do a password reset. I'm trying to re-enable the PIN, but I'm having difficulties. I'm in Settings > Accounts ? Sign-in options. Under the PIN section, I…
Scott Severance
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Windows 10 fingerprint login changes default login method back to password

I have a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 that I use both standalone when I'm on the go, and connected through a dock to a monitor, keyboard, and mouse when I'm at home. When I'm out, I use the fingerprint reader to log in. However, when I use it at…
JoeMjr2
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Pinning Folders To The Taskbar In Windows 8?

Whilst application shortcuts and programs can be pinned to the taskbar in all recent version of Windows including Windows 8. I can't find a way to pin folders to the taskbar for quick access in Windows 8. What ways exist to achieve this ?
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