It does!
Downside is that you can end up with a bad / imperfect connection, which can result in a bad .bin (reading) or a bad flash (writing)
Removal of the IC is always more ideal when possible.
If you absolutely must use the clip, I recommend reading two .bins, reseating the clip between each read, and comparing the two in a hex editor to ensure you’ve actually gotten a good read.
Most flash tools will have a verify step to ensure you’ve actually written the right data.
During/after the recent LA fires, they spraypainted “NOT EV” on all of the ICE vehicles
I had read elsewhere that the anti glare etching also makes things look a little ‘off’ if you use a screen protector
Upgrading to a 2TB SSD is pretty trivial, I saw no reason not to go with the lowest capacity model
In that case, they wouldn’t have found it in Control Panel anyways.
Otherwise, they would have opened Control Panel.
Settings is more accessible to casual users.
No Man’s Sky and Cyberpunk 2077:
Hold my drink
I’m surprised modders are still releasing their work in a manner where they can be personally identified and forced to comply with a DMCA takedown.
If modding is going to be treated like piracy, move it into pirate networks. Hell, I’d even love to see mods requiring a cracked copy of the game just to send a message.
…which came out 7 years ago
I often revisit Soldat
As far as Windows 11 is concerned, the difference between those CPUs is hardware presence for fTPM 2.0
Windows 11 uses that for Bitlocker, Core Isolation, and (I think) Local Security Authority features.
Windows 11 is otherwise the same as 10 - I’ve yet to encounter anything that worked in 10 but didn’t in 11.
If those features aren’t important to you, you could easily perform an “unsupported” upgrade to Windows 11 and your system would be just as secure and functional as it is now. You would then be able to enable those features when you upgrade the CPU down the line.
Decided to get 16GB more RAM, a Ryzen 5 2600, and a Gen 3 Sabrent Rocket 1TB SSD
What are your actual improvement goals? Based on your post, it seems like gaming is the focus but your purchases don’t really align with that.
Very few games require or benefit from 32GB of RAM. Those that do aren’t going to run well on your current hardware anyways.
The Ryzen 5 2600 is more of a sidegrade from where you are. I would have recommended going for any Ryzen 5000 processor or waiting.
Storage is storage, so do with that what you will.
Starting with GPU would really have been the way to go for gaming improvements, with CPU as a secondary 2 later upgrade. RX6600 / RX7600 could be had new around your budget, shopping used would likely stretch that budget out further.
Curious to see how effective this is and excited to contribute to its efficacy. I own a repair business and it has taken years to develop the means to effectively cross-reference for compatibility, it takes over a year for a new tech to reliably get the swing of things.
The Darkness, Skate 3, Amped 3, Perfect Dark Zero + the remaster of the original, Crackdown, Fable II, Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter (1+2), Condemned 2…
Just a handful of games that I’d love to be able to revisit on Steam Deck.
You can think of Battlefield as a bit of a middle ground between HLL and COD
I’ve spent a lot of time with Halo 3’s Battle Rifle, it remains a favorite to this day and I was overjoyed when I finally got to combine it with a mouse
I didn’t suggest anyone reseat the clip between each step.
I’m recommending that this sequence be performed twice, reseating the clip before the second run, and performing a comparative of both .bin backup files.
The imperfect mature of these clips opens up the possibility for an imperfect read. Depending on the system, you may meed information from the original BIOS so you really don’t want to be stuck with a bad backup.