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July 18, 2025 Admin

Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly.

Great — since both Windows 11 and Windows 10 are now installed, here’s how to ensure both can boot up properly.

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July 18, 2025 Admin

Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk

You’re encountering this issue because Windows 10 setup in Legacy BIOS mode can’t install to a GPT-partitioned disk, which is how your disk

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July 14, 2025 Admin

How to move large calenders from one Microsoft Outlook account to another advice from ChatGPT

In addition to advice below it is worth reading Microsoft’s own instructions at: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/export-emails-contacts-and-calendar-items-to-outlook-using-a-pst-file-14252b52-3075-4e9b-be4e-ff9ef1068f91#picktab=classic_outlook ADVICE FROM CHATGPT: Outlook’s .CSV export via File →

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July 14, 2025 Admin

lightning protection for large radio dishes

I asked ChatGPT about this and it’s response is reproduced below. However, I recommend reading the following from Bob Williams

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July 14, 2025 Admin

Does the mesh from the two halves of hydrogen line parabolic dish need to be in good electrical contact, answer from ChatGPT and responses to the ChatGPT response by SARA members.

Does the mesh from the two halves of hydrogen line parabolic dish need to be in good electrical contact, answer

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July 13, 2025 Admin

Important instructions from Andrew Sutkowski of BAA H-Line group on how to set up RSP Duo software for interferometry

Andrew, GitHub – WVURAIL/gr-radio_astro: This package provides GNUradio OOT modules and grc flowgraphs that fascilates Radio Astronomy Observations with software

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July 13, 2025 Admin

Waveguide flange or more generally a waveguide-to-coax adapter or feedhorn base

The wider bit at the bottom of a feedhorn for a radio dish is typically called a waveguide flange or more generally

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July 13, 2025 Admin

To access the single-use boot menu on an HP ProDesk 600 Mini with an Intel i7-6700

To access the single-use boot menu on an HP ProDesk 600 Mini with an Intel i7-6700, follow these steps: 🔧 Steps to Enter Boot Menu

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July 13, 2025 Admin

When USB Linux Boot pendrive appears on Windows Disc Management but not on F9 Boot Menu on HP Prodesk Mini 600 PC

Thanks, Andrew — that helps clarify the situation. If your USB Linux drive: …then this is almost certainly due to BIOS

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July 13, 2025 Admin

If your HP ProDesk Mini 600 G3 with an i7-6700 is booting directly into Windows instead of showing a GRUB menu after you’ve installed Ubuntu in a dual-boot setup

If your HP ProDesk Mini 600 G3 with an i7-6700 is booting directly into Windows instead of showing a GRUB

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  • Does the mesh from the two halves of hydrogen line parabolic dish need to be in good electrical contact, answer from ChatGPT and responses to the ChatGPT response by SARA members.

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