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Samsung SSD 840 EVO Slow Performance Fix
If you own a Samsung 840 EVO SSD you probably noticed that the speed of the disk has degraded a lot faster than expected. This is a known problem with this model and luckily Samsung has released a fix to remedy the problem.
Samsung Performance Restoration was created by Samsung to fix the performance issues for the Samsung SSD 840 EVO and Samsung SSD 840 EVO mSATA models.
What does this do you may ask ? Samsung Performance Restoration simply updates your SSD’s firmware to the latest version (this firmware version has not been released separately yet) then scans and calibrates all existing data on the drive. This process can take up to one hour, depending on how much data you have on the drive.
Note that although this process does not wipe your disk it is always recommended to backup all your important files when performing a firmware update.
System requirements for Samsung Performance Restoration:
Supported Operation Systems
- Windows XP SP2 (32bit)
- Windows Vista (32/64bit)
- Windows 7 (32/64bit)
- Windows 8 & 8.1(32/64bit)
Supported Partition Types:
- MBR
- GPT
Supported SSD Models:
- Samsung SSD 840 EVO (2.5”)
- Samsung SSD 840 EVO mSATA
Currently only the Windows version is available to download. Samsung announced that the Linux and Mac version will be released at the end of October.
Posted in Software Releases, Software Tips.
Tagged firmware, Samsung, Samsung SSD, SSD
How to install MSE (Microsoft Security Essentials) on Windows Server
As you may know Windows Server products do not allow the installation of the majority of antivirus products. By using the method below you will be able to install Microsoft Security Essentials on most of the Windows Server products.
First you will need to download the Windows 7 MSE version that suits your needs depending on your preferred language and CPU architecture (32/64bit).
Right click the file you have downloaded, go to the “Compatibility” tab and change the installer’s compatibility mode to Windows 7.
Finally you will need to run the installer with an extra parameter, /disableoslimit. This can be achieved by either creating a shortcut for the installer and adding /disableoslimit at the end of the target field or by using command prompt to append /disableoslimit at the end. In command prompt it should look similar to this C:\mseinstall.exe /disableoslimit.
After that simply follow the installer instructions to install MSE like normal !
Posted in Microsoft, Software Tips.
Tagged Microsoft Security Essentials, MSE, Windows, Windows Server, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012
Download Windows 10 Technical Preview
Microsoft has released a tenchical preview version for Windows 10.
Remember, trying out an early build like this can be risky. That’s why we recommend that you don’t install the preview on your primary home or business PC. Unexpected PC crashes could damage or even delete your files, so you should back up everything.
After you install Windows Technical Preview, you won’t be able to use the recovery partition on your PC to go back to your previous version of Windows.
Keep in mind that this version has Windows updates on by default and they can not be disabled. Moreover, Microsoft will collect various information. For more information read Privacy Statements for Windows Technical Preview
Product Key: NKJFK-GPHP7-G8C3J-P6JXR-HQRJR
Download Links
- English 64-bit (x64) – (3.81 GB)
- English 32-bit (x86) – (2.93 GB)
- English (United Kingdom) 64-bit (x64) – (3.79 GB)
- English (United Kingdom) 32-bit (x86) – (2.94 GB)
- Chinese (Simplified) 64-bit (x64) – (3.96 GB)
- Chinese (Simplified) 32-bit (x86) – (3.05 GB)
- Portuguese (Brazil) 64-bit (x64) – (3.76 GB)
- Portuguese (Brazil) 32-bit (x86) – (2.91 GB)
Posted in Microsoft, Software Releases.
Tagged Microsoft, Windows, Windows 10
Visual Studio 2013 update 3 is now available.
Microsoft has released update 3 for Visual Studio 2013. The new update includes the latest software updates, feature additions, and bug fixes.
For more detailed information about the new changes and the current known issues visit http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2933779#MT4.
You can download the ISO file directly (4.0GB) from Microsoft’s website. I would recommend using the online installer instead if you have limited bandwidth as it will simply download only the information you will need instead of just everything.
Posted in Microsoft, Software Updates.
Tagged Microsoft, Visual Studio, Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2013 update 3
Firebug 2 is now available
Firebug v2 has been released. The new Firebug version adds support for Firefox 30 and up to Firefox 32.
For those that are unaware what Firebug is, Firebug is a Firefox plugin that enables you to edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page. A must have plugin for web developers that want to troubleshoot their websites under Firefox.
Firebug 2 introduces a few new features, such as:
- Syntax Highlighting
- Pretty Print
- DOM Events Inspector
- Searching in the HTML Panel
- Code Auto Completion
- JavaScript Expressions Inspector
- Console Log Grouping
- Inspect JavaScript Function Return Value
- Show/Hide Firebug Panels
- Displaying Original CSS Color Values
- Quickly create new HTML attribute
- Inspect Registered Mutation Observers
You can download Firebug 2 by clicking the button bellow.
Posted in Software Updates.
Tagged firebug, firebug 2, firefox, firefox plugin
