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Re: APIs and SDKs in a PHP project Programming Web Development by rproffitt > A software development kit is a collection of software development tools in one installable package. As such your last question doesn't make sense. The SDK installs your software development tools and your code would be where the API is called but not a call to the SDK! Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim Got my laptop back from Best Buy this afternoon. I checked the power cord connection at the store and it was fine. I wish I'd checked it further because I started having problems as soon as I got it home and powered up. First of all, they replaced the motherboard so when I got it back it had been wiped and reset. First thing I noticed was that the … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa If the power connector was replaced with the motherboard, then your charging cord is suspect. If they setup your PC with Windows 11, there's a good chance a GPT partition was used instead of NTFS (outdated). Imaging back to this would fail. Always check in your BIOS to see if your drives shows up there. If you're setup in UEFI mode, instead of … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim When I got it back they had replaced both the motherboard and the power supply and I checked in the store to verify there were no power issues. I suspect you are correct about them not reconnecting the touchpad as that was not working in Linux either. As for GPT vs NTFS, I have never formatted to anything but NTFS, and when I originally got the … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by rproffitt "I allocated a C partition and formatted as NTFS then boot back into my Windows 11 install USB." That can derail the usual Windows install. On today's PCs I start off with a blank, no partition drive, boot the Windows USB stick and once in a while need to add the Intel RST storage driver. I maintain that Microsoft should update … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim Likewise... Whenever I reinstall Windows, other than the times I've reset to factory, when it gets to the "where do you want to install to" I always get the installer to delete, then recreate the partition. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim I got a call from Best Buy this morning to tell me my laptop was back. When I got to the counter I told the tech that I would not accept it until they showed me that it could be reset to factory. I'll leave out a few of the details that don't matter to the tale. He powered up the laptop and showed me Windows 11. The touchpad was working. He went… Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim >Sounds like a very bad recovery image Possibly. But why didn't this show up when they did the reset prior to returning the laptop? Imagine that you just bought a car (should be pretty easy for you). You and your wife take a drive in the countryside and at some point you drive over a nail and get a flat tire. No problem because you have a … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim Got a call from Best Buy at 6:30 pm the same day. He informed me that the Windows system that the tech installed was not the OEM version for my machine. I asked why this should matter since I requested a reset to factory from the recovery partition. He said they couldn't do that because the recovery partition had been corrupted. So that's two … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim >At some point you are stuck with a clean install I'm using my father-in-law's old laptop in the interim. When I inherited it I took out the old drive and put in a spare SSD. I didn't bother restoring the diagnostic or recovery partitions. It's quite peppy now. It's also an ASUS, but purchased before they started making crap. At some point, … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa I wouldn't worry about not having any ASUS utilities. You can always download them later, [here](https://www.asus.com/support/download-center/). I consider them all bloatware. Having the partition as an MBR and then installing a Windows image as GPT, is like going to replace your spare tire and finding out it has a different lug nut bolt pattern… Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim >I consider them all bloatware Something I may try on this laptop (old ASUS K53E) once I get my other one back is a fresh install from USB but selecting "World" as my region. I read somewhere a while back that if you select any specific region, bloatware for that region gets installed, but if you pick World then no bloatware. You … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa > Ever had to install Windows from 39 floppy disks? It was not fun, especially when disk 39 frequently had a read error. Not that many, I still have them. Highest was 6 for booting, so I could read a CD. I wrote on them, "BAD" if ever had that problem. > I actually tried this as well, running diskpart.exe. It couldn't see … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa > rproffitt commented: BTW, recovery drive failed me so many times that I carry no less than 2 bootable Linux sticks in my PC rescue bag. I've seen in the past failures due to having more than 1 drive installed. Disconnect all other drives and devices. I too, have used Linux live bootable CD's to get files off a broken Windows. It was way … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim >I too, have used Linux live bootable CD's to get files off a broken Windows. I'm assuming the drive wasn't bitlockered? Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa > I'm assuming the drive wasn't bitlockered? Nope, I don't use that feature. In my opinion, it's equivalent to using ransomware on your own stuff. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim I always disable it as well. That's yet another thing I have to remember to undo when I get it back. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim I called Best Buy Friday morning to ask about the status of my laptop. I was told the average wait time was one minute. Fifteen minutes later I was told there were eight calls ahead of me and would I like to leave my number for a callback. I did so and after two more hours of waiting I called the local Best Buy direct. I was told my laptop would be… Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa Sounds like you got it all squared away. One reason I don't want to ever do a Windows reinstall is the compilers, libraries, and other software configurations. I've done 1 since 2015 for myself, with Windows 10. I also expect since, NAND flash SSDs wear out, it'll happen sooner or later. Only 37% life of drive remaining. Best of luck! ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim …, both of which can accept the power cord. It makes sense. Since USB ports are powered, why not do double duty… Re: What's up with XOAuth? Programming Web Development by Dani Wait, huh?? Is that code generated by ChatGPT or something? It doesn't make any sense? Re: Introduction to Ecommerce Software Development Programming Software Development by Emanuil23 I've been using Magento for many luthas now and I'm happy with the result. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by toneewa Some information left out is the actual name/ model of laptop, hard drive, and whether or not it was visible in the BIOS. Some features may have a power saving mode or power plan, even software controls. Create a new power plan, go to high performance mode. Update drivers and BIOS. Inspecting the controller's connection to the motherboard and port,… Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by rproffitt I've had a lot of their laptops at my brother's insurance office. We've been lucky with them. OK, there is a "thing" about some models where you have to install a media/storage driver for some drives to show up. So far Linux shows such drives since that driver is baked into all the current distros I've used recently. I can't offer … Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by Reverend Jim The previous unit was a Vivobook 15 X513EA-BH59-CB. The current one is a Vivoboox ASUS K350 2ZA BB51 CB. I'm assuming that the problem with the first unit was not a missing driver because both ASUS and Best Buy (Geek Squad) could not get it working. Re: ASUS Laptops - my experience Hardware and Software by rproffitt https://www.asus.com/support/faq/1044458/ notes the Intel RST as well. As to BB/GS, I've found them hit or miss on this area. And on some models you "Disable Intel Volume Management Device (VMD) technology". I'm of the opinion that such steps should be automatic and built into "modern" Windows.