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    Question Hardware Connect/Disconnect Sound when Switching between two laptops with one Monitor using HDMI Switch

    Hi again, Ralston; thanks for the informative response. I checked to see that the notifications are enabled on the HP laptop, and I am glad to know that is how it should be. As for the Lenovo, although the notification sounds are set, the computer remains quiet when switching displays. I will...
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    Question Hardware Connect/Disconnect Sound when Switching between two laptops with one Monitor using HDMI Switch

    Hi Ralston, Thanks for responding to my query! The sounds I hear when switching between my laptops are the connect/disconnect hardware notifications. I am worried that if I turn off these sounds, I will not know if another hardware component has a similar connect/disconnect issue down the...
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    Question Hardware Connect/Disconnect Sound when Switching between two laptops with one Monitor using HDMI Switch

    Hi everyone, I have two laptops - HP and Lenovo - which I connect to one external Dell monitor using an HDMI switch. I've had this setup for over a year now without any issues. Starting today, I noticed that whenever I switch to the HP laptop display, the laptop produces a "hardware connect"...
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    Question Constant Fan Activity after Installing HP updates through Windows Optional Updates

    Hi Slashero, my post about this issue went a while back, and unfortunately, I have not been able to resolve it to date. Installing this update seems irreversible, and HP hasn't released any BIOS updates since then (I was advised that once a laptop or a PC reaches the 4-year mark, HP ceases...
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    Question Constant Fan Activity after Installing HP updates through Windows Optional Updates

    Hi Madaraosenpai, Thank you for the comprehensive reply! I addressed the points further below: a. As far as I know, no dedicated cooling or fan control software or element, such as the legacy HP CoolSense, is installed on my PC. It is quite a relief to know that despite the firmware OS...
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    Question Constant Fan Activity after Installing HP updates through Windows Optional Updates

    Hello everyone, I own an HP Pavilion Laptop model 15-cs3001nj. Yesterday, I installed the following HP updates through Windows Optional Updates: HP Inc. - Firmware - 15.21.0.0 HP Inc. - HIDClass - 2.1.17.3 HP Development Company, L.P. - System - 7.0.22.3 HP Inc. - SoftwareComponent -...
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    One-time use of MSI Afterburner 2.3.1

    Thanks for replying, Jack and ingtar! My friend wanted to record some of his gameplay on NFS:Hot Pursuit and asked me to set up this program on his computer, running with ATI Radeon HD 6900 series graphics card. Following MSI AB's initial installation, we went ahead and recorded short segments...
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    One-time use of MSI Afterburner 2.3.1

    Hi everyone, I wanted to know if a one-time use of MSI AB for video capturing gameplay (about 10 minutes) might permanently affect the operational definitions of Graphics Card\CPU\Fan speed etc? I mean, using only the video capture part of the program, not changing any other settings nor saving...