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    [SOLVED] Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Gone

    Thank you for your quick reply. I did try a clean/vanilla boot previously on both computers. Logitech support walked me through installing and using the Logitech Options, but this didn't work either. Logitech also had me "reset" the keyboard by turning it off, then back on while holding the...
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    [SOLVED] Windows 10 Keyboard Shortcuts Gone

    The usual windows 10 shortcuts (Alt+Tab, Ctrl+C, Ctrl+Insert/Shift+Insert, etc.) stopped working. Keyboard is a Logitech K850 wireless keyboard/mouse combo. All shortcuts used to work on both my desktop and Thinkpad laptop. All shortcuts still work on both computers if I substitute an old...
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    Windows 10 Laptop Display Goes Black After Logging In

    Just upgraded my old Dell Inspiron N5110 to Windows 10 from Windows 7. Prior to the upgrade, I replace the older, near dead 500GB HDD with a new Seagate 1TB HDD. If nothing else works, I can reclone the new drive from the old drive, going back to Windows 7 and start over. Aside from the HDD, all...
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    Which is the better PC speaker connection: 3.5 mm audio or USB?

    Thank you both for your input. I ultimately purchased a new Logitech z506 5.1 surround sound set for my PC. The sound is great. However, there is still a rhythmic low static hum that sounds like helicopter rotors in the distance. This is the same distortion I had with my previous speaker set...
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    Which is the better PC speaker connection: 3.5 mm audio or USB?

    I am looking for a new set of PC desktop speakers. I own an excellent Plantronics USB headset used to record and play back my voiceovers as well as mix my own music in Audition 2.0 (don't laugh). However, my current (cheap 3.5mm) speakers experience distortion - low vibrating hum whenever...
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    Asus X99-A motherboard not reading older SATA drive

    Its been a while, but here was the solution: Somehow the BIOS was set to RAID. Reset the BIOS entirely, and it worked until the next reboot and it was RAID again. Flashed the BIOS, disabled and re-enabled the controller and it worked.
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    Asus X99-A motherboard not reading older SATA drive

    Thank you alexoiu. Created the Bootable USB, with the Windows installation files. Windows installation started, and then prompted me to install the hard drive device drivers. The same happens if I boot with my original Windows installation DVD. The exact message is "A required CD/DVD device...
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    Asus X99-A motherboard not reading older SATA drive

    Just upgraded my system - all new internals except for 2 WD 1.5TB drives and a Seagate DVD-RW. New motherboard BIOS recognizes all drives, but lists only the DVD as bootable. Here are the specs: New motherboard: Asus X99-A CPU: Intel i7-5820K HDD: WD 1.5 TB SATA DVD: Seagate SATA GPU: XFX R7...