Recent content by mips42

Most likely, the Thinkpad is trying to output to the external display instead of duplicating it. You can check this in your settings. Also it is likely that the projector needs a certain minimum resolution or refresh rate that the VGA is not giving and may not be capable of. Check your...

It states it will fit a uATX which is typically 240mm square so it should be fine.

While is IS possible to transfer the drive to a new build, unless you have programs installed that are not re-installable, you are better off doing a clean install of the OS on the new components. And do it after you have all the new parts you're gonna get. If you transfer, you'll likely get...

Have you tried anything else in the PCI slot?

okay, on my pc this can happen if windows is powered off without shutting down properly and, when it happens, the only way I get back to normal boot is by removing the RAM, power cycling, then putting the RAM back in. It's annoying as heck but it works. Give that a try.

okay, well keep a eye on any recurring "lingerers". I know I had a problem with a program that I *thought* I was closing but was, in fact, only minimizing.

at this point, you may have to. before that, though, see if you can boot into safe mode. If you can, try removing all the devices from device manager and rebooting.

Have you made sure that onboard sound is off / disabled?

If your PSU went and the GPU is not working, treat it as if the entire system is suspect. strip it down to MB, CPU and PSU and go from there. At this point, there is no guarantee the entire system is not toast. Sorry.

Alright, next thing is to make sure all programs are closed before powering down. Use Task manager to make sure everything is closed and there are no running tasks.

Chances are good that it will not work as the optiplex is not a full-height system and so it is unlikely that the card would physically fit; However, the MSI GeForce GTX 1050 Ti DirectX 12 GTX 1050 TI 4GT LP 4GB 128-Bit GDDR5 PCI Express 3.0 x16 HDCP Ready Low Profile Video Card likely WOULD...

Well, no. Not all laptops have WiFi. MOST do, especially if it's less than 10yrs old. And No, the needed drivers to make the WiFi work (if it has it) likely will not install from just win 7. Best bet is to check the Manufacturers website from the laptop (Using a wired connection) and get the...

Generally speaking, RAM needs to be inserted in pairs. So, 2 2GB and 2 1GB would be okay but 2 2GB and 1 1GB would not. Again, this is a generalization. If the computer boots and works with one 2gb module but not 2 and not with ONLY the 2nd module, chances are good the RAM has failed. it does...