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Truth be told this did not really help me. I already have a bootable window 10 usb that I made. I already know all these steps to install window 10. I guess the best answer I could get out of this is that you can delete partition of a m.2 drive, the same as an HDD or SSD. I wanted to use an...

I have an HP 17-cp0700dx laptop that I want to wipe and reinstall Window 10 on. I have little knowledge on M.2 drives. This computer has a Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SDD. I have many questions about how to do this. It has been a while since I work on any new computer. I need to be updated...

I am having issues installing a second ram back into my HP Compaq Elite 6300 after a ram seemly failed. After many test it might not be the ram. I wanted to see if anyone else might know the problem. How this problem came to be. It was about time to apply new thermal paste on my processor...

I am having issues installing ram into my HP Compaq 6200 Pro after a ram seemly failed. As to how this came to be, I was applying thermal paste to my processor, made a mess on the processor that I had to clean up; and as I was cleaning I bump into one of the two rams. I knew right when I did...

The problem is my Thinkcentre m73e will not post sometimes and sometimes it will. When it first started it was just random; it would not come on sometimes unless I restart the computer. I dealt with it for a while. Eventually, It began to not come on every time on the first try. The second try...

I have a Dell Inspiron that will boot up into window, but the keyboard and mouse will not work; including usb keyboards and mouses. The keyboard and mouse will work in bios. I have tried reinstalling window 7 on the HDD using another computer then putting it into this computer. The Keyboard and...

I am recording some home videos from VHS tapes to a digital copy for a friend. She wants to be able to play them on the tv with flash drive. I am having trouble figuring out why I cannot play these videos on the TV from the Flash Drive and needs some help. I can play the video on the computer...

As far as my research has gone, you can replace the bios with a new identical bios as long as the new bios is programmed with a new bios update. You will also need to make sure you get the exact bios for that specific computer. Some bios you buy online do not have anything programmed on it...

I am looking for the Bios on a Envy Touchsmart 20 - D013w. I am attempting to replace the Bios Chip on this computer with a newly updated bios chip that I bought. This will be my first time replacing a bios chip. There are two chips on the motherboard that look very identical in shape with the...

Sorry for the late response. I believe you are right and it is a lost cause. Thank you for the help.

How do you test laptop screens? I have a bunch of laptops screens a friend gave me and a few I scrapped from broken laptop. I want to sell them, but I need to know if they work. I know they the lcd is not broken as I do not see any spots on them. My friend who works with computer told me that...

When I was updating the Bios in windows, the whole computer froze when the update got to 25 percent. Both Mouse and Keyboard were not responding so I had to reset the compute using the power button. Did the Bios take? I do not know.

I have a Envy 20 computer that will not boot up into window nor can I get into bios. It started with a flickering problem when I was in windows; working properly at this time. After doing some research, I found out that the bios need to be updated then the graphic cards. I updated the bios; only...

I need help figuring out why my new computer uses more cpu usage using Sony Vegas than it does on my old laptop. My new computer with Ryzen 7 1700x Processor (8 cores) and GTX 970 graphic Card. My Toshiba Satellite S55t-A laptop has only has the Intel i7-4700mq processor (4 cores). I tested...

I have a few question about building a computer for video editing. I have built a computer thanks to a friend giving me some of the hardware as gifts. The problem is it not made for video editing as I had hope. As an example, It lag when using Sony Vegas (video editor). The CPU Usage for using...