Author: Mr. Robot
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This new concept design takes all the guts of the laptop and builds it into a secondary hinge on the back.
While it probably won’t become a real thing due to Capitalist agendas, this is a step in the right direction.
This gives the screen a floating hinge in the style of the Surface Studio or an iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard — and, in theory, this also allows for improved cooling without the vents being blocked by the desk.
Full article: https://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/compal-veneo-concept-shows-ingenius-design/
NOTICE: For ASUS laptops, please use G-Helper instead, for more details see: ASUS Laptop Undervolting – Mr. Robot
- Download UXTU
- Install
- Run
- Choose Balanced Preset
- Navigate to the Clock Control menu (speedometer icon, 5th from the top home button)
- Under Curve Optimizer Settings, check the box next to CPU, and set a negative offset (good starting point to test stability would be -10)
- Click Apply Settings in the bottom right-hand corner, and test various synthetics or gaming loads. If you are stable at -10 for awhile, move to -15, then from -15, only drop 1 or 2 “points” to fine-tune if you have any BSODs or crashes. Remember each CPU is different.
- Once you’ve established a stable undervolt, navigate to General Settings (gear icon, 7th from the top home button), enable Start on System Boot, Start Minimized, and Auto Reapply, then Save Settings.
For most laptops, typically ThrottleStop or UXTU is the best choice to get temps under control.
For ASUS laptops, there is a tool called G-Helper that’s designed specifically for ASUS and to replaced the bloated ASUS components that waste system resources and infringe upon your privacy, in addition to providing undervolting & fan curve control.
Recommend to wipe and reload windows then avoid installing all ASUS apps for optimal system performance.
GitHub – seerge/g-helper: Lightweight Armoury Crate alternative for Asus laptops. Control tool for ROG Zephyrus G14, G15, G16, M16, Flow X13, Flow X16, TUF, Strix, Scar and other models
Older Macs easily run the latest macOS with OpenCore
SSD Upgradeable:
2012-2015 13″ & 15″ models
2016-2017 13″ w/o Touch Bar
For more details on compatibility visit Laptops
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Stage Ⅰ: Prepare Installer
- Plug in a 16GB or larger USB 3.0 thumb drive with nothing important saved on it as it will be erased.
- Download the latest
OpenCore-Patcher-GUI.app.zip
from https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/releases - Once downloaded, launch the app and you will be greeted by this menu:
- First, we’ll want to select the “Create macOS Installer” button. This will present you with 2 options:
- Choose Download macOS Installer. Selecting this option will download Apple’s Installer Catalogs and build a list for you to choose from, choose the latest version which may differ from below:
This will download and install the macOS installer to your applications folder. - Once finished, you can proceed to write the installer onto the USB drive.
- Note: The entire USB drive will be formatted
- Note: The entire USB drive will be formatted
- Select the Downloaded Version of macOS
- Now the patcher will start the installer flashing:
- Success Prompt:
- Finished Flashing:
- Return to Main Menu
Stage Ⅱ: Build OpenCore
- Now that we have a macOS installer, let’s now build our OpenCore configuration.
- Select Build and Install OpenCore and start building:
- Finished Building:
- Select the Install to Disk button, then select a drive:
- Select Partition:
Stage Ⅲ: Boot & Install
- Reboot the machine while holding
Option
- Select the EFI Boot entry with the OpenCore icon (holding the
Control
key will make this the default boot entry): - Now that you’ve loaded OpenCore, select Install macOS:
- You will soon reach the installer screen. From there, it’s just like any normal macOS install.
- If you want to keep your data and settings, just install macOS.
-or- - If you want the system to be wiped, erase the drive in Disk Utility then proceed with installing macOS.
- If you want to keep your data and settings, just install macOS.
Stage IV: Post-Installation
- OCLP will now automatically prompt you to root patch your system:
- You will also be prompted to install these patches after macOS updates.
- Whenever you see this prompt, you must apply the patches then reboot as prompted.
- I recommend to also update the OCLP patcher app after any macOS update, please follow my guide How to Reinstall Root Patches on Unsupported Macs
- You will also be prompted to install these patches after macOS updates.
- Launch Finder > Applications then launch OpenCore Legacy Patcher
- Choose Settings
- Uncheck setting circled in red:
- Build OpenCore again just like in Stage 2 except this time choose the internal drive, NOT the USB.
- Now you no longer need the USB drive.
- Many of the ASUS and MSI models sold there are specifically ineligible for warranty extension.
- Apple, Acer, HP, Dell / Alienware, Lenovo, and LG on the other hand do offer extended warranties.
- If the manufacturer of the system won’t offer to extend the warranty on it then you shouldn’t buy it.
- See Laptops – Mr. Robot for more information.
- See Laptops – Mr. Robot for more information.
- Gaming laptops typically fail or have issues within year 2 and year 3 of ownership so the included 1 year warranty is usually useless.