Recent content by Camar0ss

It's no problem at all.

That's most likely the easiest solution. Perhaps you could sell the other machine on eBay or something as a parts-only or "for-repair" and try to get a bit of money to go toward buying another one. That's actually the most cost effective way of doing things, because you'll end up with better...

Your cmos battery may be dead, or the cmos may need reset, which would require taking the machine apart. If you're not an advanced user, I'd suggest taking it to a professional and have them assess the issue by hearing and deciphering the beeps themselves. If you're willing to do this on your...

Did you try to install drivers before this happened, or afterward? If it's not detecting the adapter, you could have a motherboard issue, in relation to the ticking and the display not working properly. Your best bet would be to have it looked at by a professional to get a better idea of what...

Ah, I see. Most, if not all of those, should control things when Fn is pressed, without any issues. They should work system-wide. Since they don't, the only thing I can assume is wrong is an incorrect driver setup for the Fn keys. Each computer is fairly different, and they require the exact...

In order to switch screens easily, just look for one of these buttons. It's normally an F key, but it could be somewhere else as well, based on your computer model. Just look for the little monitor-style image on your keys. It may or may not look similar to one of the ones in the image link...

I agree 100% that the i3 with GeForce is a better option. Intel integrated graphics tend to share RAM for GPU performance, causing it to be pretty much pointless to have the better CPU. In terms of CPU alone, the i5 would be a better choice, but that setup would lack over-all performance that...

What was wrong with it to start with? Perhaps the system restore made maters worse. If you can still get into safe mode, you may have to restore to factory. Could be corrupt HDD sectors, or bad RAM as well.

Essentially, when a battery has more cells, it tends to last longer. You can probably find an "exact replacement"-type battery with several more cells, but they cost quit a bit. Also, expect the laptop to have a different stance while sitting on a flat surface, if you acquire a battery with more...

If you want to upgrade your CPU, you'll have to figure out the exact model of your motherboard, and what socket you have. Then you'll have an easier time determining what processing units you're compatible with. But don't expect an AMD to fit in an Intel socket(or vice versa), because that's...

Shared graphics memory rather than dedicated graphics memory will always remain a critical problem in laptops, until we can get our hands on some much, much faster RAM. Cards that are "up to" a certain amount of memory tend to have relatively lower limitations than what we'd expect to see from a...

Some Fn shortcuts only work with specific programs, on certain model laptops. Like a "Play/Pause" button shortcut will only work with Media Player and a limited amount of other programs, depending on how they're coded. Things like volume, brightness, display changes, etc are a system-wide deal...

It sounds as if you're using a Phoenix BIOS version, but I'm not quit sure. It'd be much easier if, rather than only counting the beeps, you explain whether they're long, short, or where pauses are between them. Something that sounds as if it's beeping 3 times, then two times, could be a 3-1-1...

I'm unsure as to why it would be ticking. Does it still make this noise whilst running, or when you're using an external display? If not, then perhaps your internal display is shorting out in some fashion, and that's where you're getting the tick? If it's doing it even whilst running on...

Yes. Buy a new HDD. Otherwise, even with repair tools, you'll likely end up losing the hard drive entirely and all of your newly installed programs, data, etc, as a result. It's easier to replace it now than to go wandering into the depths of data saving with a crippled disk. Basically, it's...