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    Laptop Won't Start-up - No Power

    Hey all, I've posted about this issue previously, but it appeared that the issue worked itself out. Unfortunately, it's back, and I need some help. For context, I'm having the problem on a Lenovo Y40 (not that old of a machine). I recently replaced the battery (it didn't hold a charge) and I...
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    Laptop won't power on.... Usually. - Lenovo y40

    Hey everyone, To give some back story, I recently replaced my battery and my hard drive (with a faster ssd). My laptop was working perfectly until a few weeks after these upgrades. It is a Lenovo Y40. So, the first weird thing that happened was, my screen back light just stopped working. You...
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    Fans at 100%

    Hey everyone, I'm coming across a problem with my Lenovo Y40. This laptop has caused me many problems. the specs made it look very promising when I bought it about two years ago, but the build quality has proved it to be on the cheap side. That being said, I don't have the money to upgrade as I...
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    Thread Stuck In Device Driver Blue Screen

    This has been happening to me as well. I've uninstalled the driver using DDU and reinstalled. Mine doesn't do it when gaming, but normally does it when I have multiple windows open. For example, it crashed on me when I just had my web browser and Spotify open, yet I just got done playing two...
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    Built-in Sound Problem

    Okay, the problem has gotten weirder. It has to be a driver issue of some kind, I don't think it's the motherboard. If I'm on Skype or something like that (while using my wireless headset) I don't hear any issues. However, if I go open Spotify and play a song (with the headphones on), it sounds...
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    Built-in Sound Problem

    Hey guys, I recently upgraded alot of components on my aging PC to beef it back up again. Ever since I've upgraded my PC (including fresh windows install), I've noticed a problem with it's sound. I get popping and crackling sounds when I play any kind of audio. It's not super noticeable in...
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    100% Disk Usage

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    100% Disk Usage

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    100% Disk Usage

    Hey everyone, I'm a well rounded tech geek, but I'm having the hardest time figuring out what my laptop is doing. I'm currently a student(computer science student),and I NEED my laptop to be working better than it is. I'm using a Lenovo Y40 with a dual core i7 along with 8GB of RAM. Should be a...