this is the unofficial odd or random question thread

[Marzipan]

sometimes we have a weird, left field, wacky, far out, nutty...okay, you get the idea...question. it can be on topic (tech) but not fit a sub-forum easily or about anything that generated the question you have.

so, to start with a random, question...when you think of apples, what is the first color that comes to mind?

 

[ipaine]

so, to start with a random, question...when you think of apples, what is the first color that comes to mind?

Red.

I mean I know and eat other colors but red is what comes to mind first.

 

[freeagent]

Can the RGB header on my GPU be tied into the RGB loop I use from the mobo header?

It is surprisingly hard to get an answer on this

 

[sswilson]

Does anybody here use the case ground screw of their home network switches?

It's not clear if the purpose of that is electrical, or if it's a data integrity thing. (My network positioning would work for this as I could easily ground to either the opnsense box (presumably for data integrity) or the copper water supply line.

 

[lowfat]

Can the RGB header on my GPU be tied into the RGB loop I use from the mobo header?

It is surprisingly hard to get an answer on this

If they are both addressable RGB, then yes. All PCs use the same ARGB LEDs, WS2811s. But generally the ones on GPUs have a different connector, which would be a problem.

Does anybody here use the case ground screw of their home network switches?

It's not clear if the purpose of that is electrical, or if it's a data integrity thing. (My network positioning would work for this as I could easily ground to either the opnsense box (presumably for data integrity) or the copper water supply line.

Never. I've also never seen any equipment have it connected at any of the businesses we do networking for.

 

[Valkyrie]

Does anybody here use the case ground screw of their home network switches?

It's not clear if the purpose of that is electrical, or if it's a data integrity thing. (My network positioning would work for this as I could easily ground to either the opnsense box (presumably for data integrity) or the copper water supply line.

It may matter in a "ground" or "earth" potential rise event.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth_potential_rise

It might not be an issue in your location unless you have a lightning strike nearby.

 

[Shadowarez]

anyone know how wed make connections between a PC/Nas i have 2 network cards both duel 10gb ports, i never understood the process of how wed map a network drive with them. would we just use the go to network/find server connect or is there software id need to use to map a drive with but using the linked cards for better transfer speeds?

 

[CMetaphor]

@Shadowarez assign static IP addresses for each PCs 10Gbe port, then connect them directly (many can auto sense and therefore don't need a crossover -type cable). Then from PC1 map a network drive based off of the IP address of PC2 and vice versa.

 

[Shadowarez]

literally just figured that out lol googling like mad then found that made sense connect via the ip from the port makes so much more sense. thank you ill have to keep this in the notes would help when transferring huge files over.

 

[Shadowmeph]

why is it color and not Colour I always spell Colour