Category: Hardware
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RDP Painfully Slow? Your NIC’s Power-Saving Features Are Probably the Culprit
RDP lag is almost always blamed on internet speed. But when ping is solid and bandwidth is idle, the real bottleneck is the NIC driver. Five PowerShell commands to disable Energy Efficient Ethernet, Interrupt Moderation, and other power-saving features that tank RDP responsiveness. No reboot required.
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Discovery 3 CAN Bus, Part 11: EPB Module Replacement — Longitudinal Sensor & the Real Fix
The Discovery 3 air suspension CAN bus investigation reaches its conclusion. Replacing the EPB module restored the longitudinal acceleration sensor — fixing phantom pitch corrections, brake force data, and the EAS overreaction to road undulations.
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Discovery 3 CAN Bus, Part 9: Building Our Own UDS Diagnostic Tool
Building a Python UDS diagnostic tool for the Discovery 3 air suspension RLM module. Using a LilyGO ESP32 CAN board with full ISO-TP transport, Ford KeyGenMkI security unlock, auto CAN-ID scanning across HS-CAN and MS-CAN, and an interactive UDS shell.
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Discovery 3 CAN Bus, Part 8: The LilyGO CAN Transceiver TX Saga
We spent weeks trying to transmit CAN frames from the LilyGO ESP32 board. Frames were received perfectly but nothing would transmit. The fix? Two GPIOs we never knew existed: ME2107_EN (GPIO16) and CAN_SPEED_MODE (GPIO23).
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How to spec out a new PC🔧
HEY! We have updated this guide for 2026. Check it out here Thinking of building a PC? Got a quote from a builder? Dont know what you want vs need? This guide could be for you! I love PC’s. Have for a long time, as a result, I stay up to date with the tech.…