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    Question Lenovo C740 works well for 3 months; then unable to boot past loading screen

    Sorry for the late response...just got around to doing some tests. As of now, I've done MemTest86, reinstallation of Windows, CrystalDiskMark on NVMe SSD, and Aida64 Stress Test. MemTest86: Ran this test off a USB, and it came back with no errors after passing all 4 tests.✅ Reinstallation of...
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    Question Lenovo C740 works well for 3 months; then unable to boot past loading screen

    Hello, I have a Lenovo Yoga C740 Laptop that I bought in May 2020. Here are the specs: 10th gen Core i5-10210U 16 GB DDR4-2666MHz (soldered) 256 GB PCIe SSD (not soldered) Integrated Graphics LONG STORY SHORT: My Lenovo laptop that I bought in May 2020 worked great until August; then it would...
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    Need replacement 24 pin Motherboard Cable

    The cable seems to be in perfect condition...no bent pins...is it possible that the port and the PSU is bad? Maybe some short for only the 24 pin connector? The PSU is able to power the entire computer, except I need the extra Cooler Master PSU to plug into the 24 pin. 650 watts is plenty to...
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    Need replacement 24 pin Motherboard Cable

    All of the pins seem to be level with each other...however there seems to be a pin missing on both ends of the cable....is this normal?
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    How to get 5.1 audio on pc

    Great! I looked closer and realized that the words said RS-out, cs-out, etc... and I thought I gave you the wrong answer. Glad it works! My friends always complain about hearing my surround sound over my mic, but IT'S REALLY WORTH IT.
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    How to get 5.1 audio on pc

    Most motherboard speaker connections look like this...
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    How to get 5.1 audio on pc

    I see your motherboard has black and red colored ports, which make it difficult to figure out which port the center, front L&R, and rear L&R plug into? Do you know if you are plugging in the speakers into the correct ports? Or do you believe its a software issue?
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    Need replacement 24 pin Motherboard Cable

    So I have been trouble shooting my pc's EVGA PSU. For a while, the computer worked fine; however, one morning, it wouldn't start up. I went through a series of checks to troubleshoot the problem, and figured out that the EVGA PSU was having issues. I had plugged in another Cooler Master PSU into...