Recent content by anderton46

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    [SOLVED] New motherboard, reinstall Windows 10, but how?

    Hi all, Apologies I'm sure this type of thing gets asked often. However I did search and was unable to find the exact answer needed. I've recently replaced the motherboard and booted up. No real issues, however my internet speeds have dropped massively. I've tried updating drivers, using a...
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    Question Both ethernet and WiFi stopped working.

    The Psu is 6 months old, has more power than needed so I'm guessing it's not that. Tried a separate ethernet cable also. What's confusing me is that both the ethernet and WiFi aren't working. When I presume they are separate
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    Question Both ethernet and WiFi stopped working.

    Shall do. Need to go to my mates house to download drivers so I can see if that works. So will download SFC.
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    Question Both ethernet and WiFi stopped working.

    Thanks. Any suggestions. Im at a complete loss as to what the issue is. Further to all this I've noticed my boot times seem to have got a lot longer randomly.
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    Question Both ethernet and WiFi stopped working.

    Motherboard mpg x570 gaming edge wifi So currently my wifi is not working, as in it doesn't show as my pc has a WiFi feature when you go to the bottom right. Although on network connections it shows that WiFi is enabled. I have tried uninstalling/reinstalling the drivers to no success. I have...
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    Question Both ethernet and WiFi stopped working.

    Ok so I've just had a very strange series of events and I have no idea what to do. Firstly my internet dropped. I checked my phone which also showed the WiFi was down so I just reset the router. At the same time I restarted the pc. When it booted back up it still didn't connect to the...
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    Question BT speaker stopped working ?

    Hi all, I recently connected a Bluetooth speaker up to my pc and it worked fine, no issues. I normally use a headset so then went several days without using it, however the next time I tried to connect it, it wouldn't let me use it as an output device. It still shows as being connected/paired...
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    [SOLVED] Something broken off mobo, what is it?

    To update, apparently both the large and small capacitors next to the PCIE have come off. https://ibb.co/g3YtdCZ To update, apparently both the large and small capacitors next to the PCIE have come off. https://ibb.co/g3YtdCZ Is this going to damage his card if he turns the PC on? What is...
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    [SOLVED] Something broken off mobo, what is it?

    Thanks for getting back to me. It is the one next to the PCIE slot I believe. As highlighted in yellow here https://ibb.co/g3YtdCZ
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    [SOLVED] Something broken off mobo, what is it?

    Hi all, I shipped a pc to someone and they said it is up and running however a small piece of the mobo has fallen off (as seen in the picture). Anyone know what that does exactly and is it now ruined? Thanks in advance. https://ibb.co/2Ms7YFb
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    Question No display during installation?

    Ive just built a new pc, except as there are no graphics cards im using my old Radeon HD7950. When I first started the pc it said 'there is no gop support detected in this card' I pressed F2 to continue and after a reboot it worked as expected, loading the windows installation files from my...
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    [SOLVED] Is it possible to install via an external HDD?

    I just followed this guide to download the installation files to it - https://www.partitionwizard.com/partitionmanager/install-windows-10.html The reason I'm asking is my pc hasn't arrived yet, and as I have no flash drive wasn't sure if I needed to order one rather than waiting for the PC to...
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    [SOLVED] Is it possible to install via an external HDD?

    Hi all, I have an external HDD that connects via USB with the windows 10 installation files on. I was wondering will I be able to use this rather than a flash drive to install Windows onto my new PC or does it have to be flash?
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    [SOLVED] New Build Advice

    Yeah I was thinking I will just wait it out with the GFX cards till they are somewhat back to normal, however I have no idea when that might be. Is there any sort of estimates? With the NVME SSD's I read somewhere they may/may not require their own cooling device, is that true? I like the look...
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    [SOLVED] New Build Advice

    Ideally the less the better :D however my current budget started at £1500 however I think it's crept up now to a max of around £1700. UK based.