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    [SOLVED] Laptop charger has stopped working ?

    Please help as I have NO technical experience. A few days ago, my old Acer Aspire ES1-531 charger stopped working. It had been showing signs of wear (had to twist it and keep it at an weird angle for it to work), but it never completely stopped working till now. I checked that it was not a...
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    Question No legacy boot option in Acer aspire 7

    I wanted to switch to Legacy boot mode and on opening the BIOS utility, there is no option to switch to Legacy boot mode. Under the boot tab, there is a line saying "Boot mode", and when I select it and press enter, there is no other option leaving UEFI. [Kindly note that I have enabled things...
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    Question Changing SATA mode to IDE for installing Windows XP ?

    I wanted to install Windows XP on my old system which came with Windows 8.1 pre-installed, so i knew this would take some effort. The first problem that I saw was a BSOD due to my HDD being set to AHCI. I entered BIOS setup utility and tried to change the SATA mode but i did not find any option...
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    Question Laptop Fan made a horrible rattling noise when turned on and then stopped working ?

    I turned on my laptop and it made a horrible, screeching noise. It seemed as if the fan kept hitting the chassis of the laptop. Concerned, I force powered off the system. When I started the computer again, there was much less air coming out of the vents and only one of the two fans were...
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    Question Old computer processor stuck at -0.49 to 0.51 Ghz

    So, well I have this old computer from 2016 and even though it has a Pentium N3710, it is STUCK at 0.49Ghz. I have no Idea what to do. I guess it could be due to the thermal paste getting old, but that much of a difference is abnormal. If anyone has any idea why or this is happening, please tell...