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But even if the display is damaged, I would still be able to connect it to a monitor with hdmi/vga

1. Take out the battery and charger 2. Hold the power button for 30 seconds 3. Plug the battery and charger back in 4. Turn on

Hi, I have had a problem with my Sony Vaio VPC-Z1 for about a month where the screen is completely blank while the laptop boots. It seemed to have been a graphics card failure after troubleshooting different components. I ended up replacing the motherboard last week and it still behaves the...

I don't really have a set budget but I don't see myself spending over $500. My desktop can hold 3 more hard-drives but won't it be worse than a dedicated NAS? Also, would keeping the computer on 24/7 hurt it?

HI, I am looking to buy a NAS for media and backups at home. I currently have close to 1.2 TB of media and I need to be able to backup 2 desktops, and 2 laptops (1 macbook) periodically (every week or two). What would be the best NAS for my needs and how much storage should I get? I don't want...

I just put the SSD in another laptop, installed Windows and then put it back in the Lenovo. Working now, weird that it couldn't recognize the USB

The laptop doesn't recognize the regular USB either....

That's the problem, it doesn't show up in the BIOS, only the SSD is recognized. Does it matter that I'm using a MicroSD card that is in a USB adapter?

Downloaded Windows 8.1 from the Microsoft store and chose the option "install by creating media".

Hi, I recently purchased a 120 GB Samsung EVO SSD to put in my Lenovo T420. I am doing a clean install and have Windows on a bootable USB flash drive. The problem I'm having is that the laptop doesn't recognize the flash drive and I can't install Windows. Hope someone can help me out, thanks

Thanks for the answers! How much do you think I can get for the 645 on eBay?

My mother purchased a Dell XPS 8700 about a month ago that came with a GTX 645. The intel graphics are good enough for everything she does, I was wondering if it was possible to use the graphics card in my rig in tandem with my GTX 760? If not, what can this card sell for online? Thank you