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H270M Pro 4 : While I've salivated over...

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 09:26:41 +0000

Author: Seanboy
Subject: 4309
Posted: 08 Jun 2018 at 9:26am

While I've salivated over and returned at least three other laptops... I've only ever kept one laptop that I've purchased. Way way back in 2006 I got a very nice deal on an end of year closeout Toshiba Qosmio F25.

Used it quite well, especially after converting it to linux until this time last year. It's Celeron processor just could no longer keep up with the modern code on the WWW. It merely became a very powerful oven and room space heater. So I released it into the recycling universe to get a discount on the parts purchased for this machine.

Am currently typing from another Toshiba, cast off from someone else who wanted a laptop with a new battery.

My H270M Pro4 is giving me some resistance with installing Win10 in a GPT partition. Not seeing much reference to it here, but let me look around a bit before asking more questions.

Okay to ask here? or should I start a new thread?

Edited by Seanboy - 08 Jun 2018 at 9:38am

H270M Pro 4 : Seanboy wrote:....growing weary...

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 02:10:24 +0000

Author: wardog
Subject: 4309
Posted: 28 Jan 2017 at 2:10am

Seanboy wrote:

....growing weary of paying top dollar for high end laptops whose batteries quickly turn them into desktop machines.

I never get it.

They build laptops with processors and graphics that need huge amts of room to provide proper cooling, only to skimp on battery size/life because there isn't any room for a much bigger Ah battery.

Oddly, the owners of such laptops, who spend more time looking for an outlet, spend an equal amt of time bragging of what fits on their laps. An Oven.

H270M Pro 4 : Playing around with a new build...

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 02:03:26 +0000

Author: Seanboy
Subject: 4309
Posted: 28 Jan 2017 at 2:03am

Playing around with a new build for me, in my trusty old Antec Aria case.

System: Host: antec Kernel: 4.4.0-59-generic x86_64 (64 bit) Desktop: N/A

Distro: Peppermint Seven

Machine: Mobo: ASRock model: H270M Pro4

Bios: American Megatrends v: P1.10 date: 11/14/2016

CPU: Quad core Intel Core i7-7700 (-HT-MCP-) cache: 8192 KB

clock speeds: max: 3601 MHz 1: 1400 MHz 2: 1000 MHz 3: 800 MHz

4: 800 MHz 5: 800 MHz 6: 800 MHz 7: 800 MHz 8: 1200 MHz

Graphics: Card: Intel Device 5912

Display Server: X.Org 1.18.4 drivers: intel (unloaded: fbdev,vesa)

Resolution: 1920x1080@60.00hz

GLX Renderer: Mesa DRI Intel Kabylake GT2

GLX Version: 3.0 Mesa 11.2.0

Audio: Card Intel Device a2f0 driver: snd_hda_intel

Sound: Advanced Linux Sound Architecture v: k4.4.0-59-generic

Network: Card: Intel Ethernet Connection (2) I219-V driver: e1000e

IF: enp0s31f6 state: up speed: 1000 Mbps duplex: full mac:

Drives: HDD Total Size: 0.5GB (Used Error!)

ID-1: /dev/nvme0n1 model: N/A size: 250.1GB

ID-2: USB /dev/sdb model: CBO_CardReader size: 0.5GB

Partition: ID-1: / size: 14G used: 4.2G (33%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p2

ID-2: /boot size: 268M used: 113M (45%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p1

ID-3: /home size: 207G used: 29G (15%) fs: ext4 dev: /dev/nvme0n1p3

RAID: No RAID devices: /proc/mdstat, md_mod kernel module present

Sensors: System Temperatures: cpu: 30.0C mobo: N/A

Fan Speeds (in rpm): cpu: N/A

Info: Processes: 232 Uptime: 2:25 Memory: 646.6/31879.8MB

Client: Shell (bash) inxi: 2.2.35

Having fun back in a desktop machine after growing weary of paying top dollar for high end laptops whose batteries quickly turn them into desktop machines. All is well thus far, although I am awaiting a replacement wifi card to allow me to unplug the ethernet cable currently running down the hall to the router in the main computer room. RealTec wifi drivers were dropping out.