If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. |
|
|
Thread Tools | Rate Thread | Display Modes |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
A friend wanted to add a spare drive to his Win10 machine that was a
refurbished HP. Whomever did the refurb did it with the BIOS set for RAID and the machine would not boot with the second drive. Without the 2nd drive, the machine would not boot with the BIOS set to AHCI I used BCDEDIT to remove the RAID signature from the drive...set the BIOS for AHCI and got the machine to boot fine with the 2nd drive and all seemed well. As long as the machine was on my bench I did all the needed Windows updates, then shut it down. Next day, before he came to pick it up I decided to do one last check and saw the machine was no longer activated and I could not re-activate on-line. I had to use one of the Win10 product codes I own before I could give him the machine back. This was not the end of the world but I thought it was a bit ridiculous. |
Ads |
#2
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 21/11/2018 15:39, philo wrote:
A friend wanted to add a spare drive to his Win10 machine that was a refurbished HP. Whomever did the refurb did it with the BIOS set for RAID and the machine would not boot with the second drive. Without the 2nd drive, the machine would not boot with the BIOS set to AHCI I used BCDEDIT to remove the RAID signature from the drive...set the BIOS for AHCI and got the machine to boot fine with the 2nd drive and all seemed well. As long as the machine was on my bench I did all the needed Windows updates, then shut it down. Next day, before he came to pick it up I decided to do one last check and saw the machine was no longer activated and I could not re-activate on-line. I had to use one of the Win10 product codes I own before I could give him the machine back. This was not the end of the world but I thought it was a bit ridiculous. So what is the question here? All I could see is that you wanted to tell us that "it is not the end of the world". We never said it is and one wonders if you have been hallucinating again!!!!!!! -- With over 950 million devices now running Windows 10, customer satisfaction is higher than any previous version of windows. |
#3
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
philo wrote:
A friend wanted to add a spare drive to his Win10 machine that was a refurbished HP. Whomever did the refurb did it with the BIOS set for RAID and the machine would not boot with the second drive. Without the 2nd drive, the machine would not boot with the BIOS set to AHCI I used BCDEDIT to remove the RAID signature from the drive...set the BIOS for AHCI and got the machine to boot fine with the 2nd drive and all seemed well. As long as the machine was on my bench I did all the needed Windows updates, then shut it down. Next day, before he came to pick it up I decided to do one last check and saw the machine was no longer activated and I could not re-activate on-line. I had to use one of the Win10 product codes I own before I could give him the machine back. This was not the end of the world but I thought it was a bit ridiculous. There was a problem with the activation server, that caused previously activated Win10 to show not activated. I hope you kept records of what day this was. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3319...mber-2018.html "Nov.8, 2018 A glitch with Microsoft's activation servers appears to be disrupting many users's PCs, as Windows 10 erroneously reports their systems as either un-activated or downgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Home. Users are advised to ignore the Windows messages and wait for the problem to resolve itself, according to postings in Microsoft's support forums. If those forum postings are accurate, however, the problem could take a few days to resolve. Microsoft has acknowledged the problem. “We’re working to restore product activations for the limited number of affected Windows 10 Pro customers," Jeff Jones, a senior director at Microsoft, said in a statement. " Paul |
#4
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote:
philo wrote: A friend wanted to add a spare drive to his Win10 machine that was a refurbished HP. Whomever did the refurb did it with the BIOS set for RAID and the machine would not boot with the second drive. Without the 2nd drive, the machine would not boot with the BIOS set to AHCI I used BCDEDIT to remove the RAID signature from the drive...set the BIOS for AHCI and got the machine to boot fine with the 2nd drive and all seemed well. As long as the machine was on my bench I did all the needed Windows updates, then shut it down. Next day, before he came to pick it up I decided to do one last check and saw the machine was no longer activated and I could not re-activate on-line. I had to use one of the Win10 product codes I own before I could give him the machine back. This was not the end of the world but I thought it was a bit ridiculous. There was a problem with the activation server, that caused previously activated Win10 to show not activated. I hope you kept records of what day this was. https://www.pcworld.com/article/3319...mber-2018.html ** "Nov.8, 2018 *** A glitch with Microsoft's activation servers appears to be disrupting *** many users's PCs, as Windows 10 erroneously reports their systems as *** either un-activated or downgraded from Windows 10 Pro to Windows 10 Home. *** Users are advised to ignore the Windows messages and wait for the problem *** to resolve itself, according to postings in Microsoft's support forums. *** If those forum postings are accurate, however, the problem could take a *** few days to resolve. *** Microsoft has acknowledged the problem. “We’re working to restore product *** activations for the limited number of affected Windows 10 Pro customers," *** Jeff Jones, a senior director at Microsoft, said in a statement. ** " * Paul WOW thanks for that info. I just did not want to take the chance of giving the guy his machine back not activated. BTW: Paul...his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. |
#5
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote:
On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap. Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99 That's lunch money! |
#6
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote:
On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap.Â*Â* Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99Â*Â*Â* That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99 ? I have so much money I could even afford $24 |
#7
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
philo wrote:
On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap. Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99 That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99 ? I have so much money I could even afford $24 Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: Drive EVO 860 Tosh 320 Full boot, sec 0:39 1:36 Shut down, sec 0:09 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02 0:24 MS Outlook: OFF instant instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860 Tosh 320 min MB/sec 178.4 5.0 max MB/sec 374.8 110.4 avg MB/sec 327.4 65.1 Access ms 0.1 22.4 Burst ms 126.8 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. |
#8
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 11/21/18 3:03 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
philo wrote: On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap.Â*Â* Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99Â*Â*Â* That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99Â* ? I have so much money I could even afford $24Â* Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: DriveÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* EVO 860Â*Â*Â* Tosh 320 Full boot, secÂ*Â*Â* 0:39Â*Â*Â* 1:36 Shut down, secÂ*Â*Â* 0:09Â*Â*Â* 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02Â*Â*Â* 0:24 MS Outlook: OFFÂ*Â*Â* instantÂ*Â*Â* instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860Â*Â*Â* Tosh 320 min MB/secÂ*Â*Â* 178.4Â*Â*Â* 5.0 max MB/secÂ*Â*Â* 374.8Â*Â*Â* 110.4 avg MB/secÂ*Â*Â* 327.4Â*Â*Â* 65.1 Access msÂ*Â*Â* 0.1Â*Â*Â* 22.4 Burst msÂ*Â*Â* 126.8Â*Â*Â* 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. Thank you....will have to do this for sure |
#9
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
"Paul in Houston TX" wrote in message news
philo wrote: On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap. Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99 That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99 ? I have so much money I could even afford $24 Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: Drive EVO 860 Tosh 320 Full boot, sec 0:39 1:36 Shut down, sec 0:09 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02 0:24 MS Outlook: OFF instant instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860 Tosh 320 min MB/sec 178.4 5.0 max MB/sec 374.8 110.4 avg MB/sec 327.4 65.1 Access ms 0.1 22.4 Burst ms 126.8 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. I think you meant 20 times faster than a 7200rpm HDD. -- Buffalo |
#10
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
"Buffalo" wrote in message news
"Paul in Houston TX" wrote in message news philo wrote: On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap. Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99 That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99 ? I have so much money I could even afford $24 Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: Drive EVO 860 Tosh 320 Full boot, sec 0:39 1:36 Shut down, sec 0:09 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02 0:24 MS Outlook: OFF instant instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860 Tosh 320 min MB/sec 178.4 5.0 max MB/sec 374.8 110.4 avg MB/sec 327.4 65.1 Access ms 0.1 22.4 Burst ms 126.8 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. I think you meant 20 times faster than a 7200rpm HDD. My mistake. If your MB has a m.2 slot and that MB supports 'nvm express' technology , then you are correct. So, make sure your MB has the proper slot and also supports 'nvm express' technology or you are wasting your money buying one. Sorry, -- Buffalo |
#11
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
Buffalo wrote:
"Buffalo" wrote in message news "Paul in Houston TX" wrote in message news philo wrote: On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap. Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99 That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99 ? I have so much money I could even afford $24 Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: Drive EVO 860 Tosh 320 Full boot, sec 0:39 1:36 Shut down, sec 0:09 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02 0:24 MS Outlook: OFF instant instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860 Tosh 320 min MB/sec 178.4 5.0 max MB/sec 374.8 110.4 avg MB/sec 327.4 65.1 Access ms 0.1 22.4 Burst ms 126.8 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. I think you meant 20 times faster than a 7200rpm HDD. My mistake. If your MB has a m.2 slot and that MB supports 'nvm express' technology , then you are correct. So, make sure your MB has the proper slot and also supports 'nvm express' technology or you are wasting your money buying one. Sorry, Very true. No point in a mvme m.x if there is no mb slot for it. These are my m.2 specs: Jul 24, 2018 Gaming computer SSD: Samsung PRO 970, 512gb, NVMe M.2 HDD: WD 500gb, 7200 rpm, Black, SATA 3 Drive PRO 970 WD 500 Full boot, sec 0:40 0:54 Shut down, sec 0:07 0:17 MS Word, sec instant ~0:01 GIMP, sec 0:04 0:20 HDD test results using Crystal Disk 6. Note: Free HD Tune cannot test NVMe Crystal Disk 6 PRO 970 WD 500 Sequential read MB/s 3288.8 164.3 Sequential write MB/s 2328.3 163.0 Random Read 4KiB 1421.4 1.2 Random Write 4KiB 0.1 1.4 |
#12
|
|||
|
|||
Lost activation
On 11/22/2018 6:25 PM, Paul in Houston TX wrote:
Buffalo wrote: "Buffalo"Â* wrote in message news "Paul in Houston TX"Â* wrote in message news philo wrote: On 11/21/18 11:27 AM, Big Al wrote: On 11/21/18 11:51 AM, philo wrote: On 11/21/18 10:21 AM, Paul wrote: philo wrote: snip his machine had an SSD and it really performed well. I am now thinking of going that route for my own machines. If you have a desktop and can put in 2 drives, one SSD and one spinner, SSDs are dirt cheap.Â*Â* Granted I'm not checking quality, but I see 128G 2.5" SSDs on Newegg for ~$30. https://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...-368-_-Product $23.99Â*Â*Â* That's lunch money! I have my main machine in a large case and can easily add drives. As a photographer, I find my machine a bit slow in sorting and viewing folders containing many images. I think I might experiment a bit with an SSD $23.99Â* ? I have so much money I could even afford $24Â* Philo, I put a ssd in my laptop a few months ago. Here are the specs of t EVO 860 vs Toshiba HDD: Drive EVO 860 Tosh 320 Full boot, sec 0:39 1:36 Shut down, sec 0:09 0:19 MS Outlook: ON, 0:02 0:24 MS Outlook: OFF instant instant HDD tune resultsEVO 860 Tosh 320 min MB/sec 178.4 5.0 max MB/sec 374.8 110.4 avg MB/sec 327.4 65.1 Access ms 0.1 22.4 Burst ms 126.8 103.2 I also put a nvme m.2 in the floor level comp. It's specs are 30 times better than the EVO ssd in the laptop. I think you meant 20 times faster than a 7200rpm HDD. My mistake. If your MB has a m.2 slot and that MB supports 'nvm express' technology , then you are correct. So, make sure your MB has the proper slot and also supports 'nvm express' technology or you are wasting your money buying one. Sorry, Very true. No point in a mvme m.x if there is no mb slot for it. These are my m.2 specs: Jul 24, 2018Â*Â*Â* Gaming computer Â*Â*Â*Â*SSD: Samsung PRO 970, 512gb, NVMe M.2 Â*Â*Â*Â*HDD: WD 500gb, 7200 rpm, Black, SATA 3 DriveÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* PRO 970Â*Â*Â* WD 500 Full boot, secÂ*Â*Â* 0:40Â*Â*Â* 0:54 Shut down, secÂ*Â*Â* 0:07Â*Â*Â* 0:17 MS Word, secÂ*Â*Â* instantÂ*Â*Â* ~0:01 GIMP, secÂ*Â*Â* 0:04Â*Â*Â* 0:20 HDD test results using Crystal Disk 6. Note: Free HD Tune cannot test NVMe Crystal Disk 6Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* PRO 970Â*Â*Â* WD 500 Sequential read MB/sÂ*Â*Â* 3288.8Â*Â*Â* 164.3 Sequential write MB/sÂ*Â*Â* 2328.3Â*Â*Â* 163.0 Random Read 4KiBÂ*Â*Â* 1421.4Â*Â*Â* 1.2 Random Write 4KiBÂ*Â*Â* 0.1Â*Â*Â* 1.4 J Just ordered a 500 gig from NewEgg for about $80 Will give it a try in a few days |
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | Rate This Thread |
|
|