… Your PC's performance, stability, and security can be compromised if your firmware isn't updated. Motherboard manufacturers often release microcode updates to fix security flaws, improve system stability, and even increase performance. …
… In my case, things were clearly not fine, but my troubleshooting never suspected the SSD firmware. …
… Hardcoded addresses, forgotten DHCP reservations, stale DNS records, and old subnets all make troubleshooting harder than it needs to be. …
… There’s also value in stability. …
… New driver versions often improve stability, reduce latency, and fix compatibility bugs with newer routers and Wi-Fi standards. …
… This is done to avoid any possibility of EMI causing low speed, high latency, or instability. …
… When the wired port is capped at 100Mbps, it still helps with stability, but it doesn’t feel like the full-strength solution it should be. …
… Over the last decade he's written hundreds of articles about Linux configuration, troubleshooting weird problems, and using open-source tools in the real world. …
… You convince yourself that a weekend of work will buy months of stability. Then that weekend turns into troubleshooting, rebuilding, and rechecking things that had been fine before you touched them. …
… The only problem would be accessing the mini PC if it was powered down or needed troubleshooting, but I solved that with a KVM-over-IP device. …