Secure Boot has become the latest gatekeeper for PC gaming thanks to EA’s launcher and its Battlefield series. Battlefield 2042 enforces Secure Boot for anti-cheat, and Battlefield 6 is already showing the same requirement in its beta. For some players it is just an annoyance. For others it leads to a full-on system failure that…
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Dell OptiPlex Micro Not Booting? Check the CMOS Battery!
Recently, I unboxed a brand-new Dell OptiPlex Micro PC, expecting a smooth setup. Instead, I was greeted by the a dreaded set of flashing lights: 3 amber and 1 white. Anyone in tech knows that flashing lights and no boot are usually never good signs. After a dive into Dell’s documentation (which was about as…
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DIY Repair of an Oven Control Board
When my mom’s oven decided to transform a perfectly good apple crisp into charcoal on Easter, I knew it was time to play a bit of detective work. The broil element had a bit of a mind of its own, staying on until a safety error with the message “BROIL K3 BAD-REPLACE CONTROL” thankfully intervened.…