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    [SOLVED] Is my laptop secondary HDD failing?

    I've replaced it with an SSD now and everything is fine, I appreciate the help. Just a quick question someone may be able to help with. Windows still lists some programs that were installed on the old drive and won't let me uninstall them from the control panel because it can't find the...
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    [SOLVED] Is my laptop secondary HDD failing?

    Thank you, I will try swap out the hdd, hopefully it's not a bad cable or anything because I don't want to have to deal with that on a laptop where parts will be hard to source
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    [SOLVED] Is my laptop secondary HDD failing?

    Hi, My laptop has a 128gb nvme ssd which has the operating system on it and is the C drive, and a secondary 1TB seagate hdd (st1000lm035) which is the D drive. The D drive boots fine but after a random period of time will disconnect and won't reappear until restart. I have run crystal disk info...
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    Need help with my laptop graphics. Games use integrated over dedicated.

    The 7200Ea has integrated graphics, intel hd 4000. The 7200ea also has a dedicated Nvidia graphics card. The Nvidia 630M appears in my Device Manager and the drivers are up to date, however games appear to only recognise the integrated graphics. The Nvidia Control panel says that programs should...
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    eGPU For laptop

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    eGPU For laptop

    I've currently got a Hp Envy DV6-7200ea which is running an integrated intel hd graphics 4000 with a dedicated Nvidia Geforce GT630M installed. I've heard of eGPU's like ViBox or something and I'm not exactly sure if it will work for my PC. If anyone does know, what is the best graphics card...
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    Buying a PC off a pc building website

    Building a PC is off limits since my dad doesn't allow me to, but I need help to know if this is good or not. And if the parts are compatible and if the cooler is good enough to keep the computer from reaching high temps and if the PSU is compatible.
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    Buying a PC off a pc building website

    I'm buying a PC off PC Specialist and I need help knowing if these specs are good(for gaming): Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4570 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® H81M-E: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) 8GB...
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    Need help knowing if this PC build is good?

    Okay I think this might be the best one yet: Case COOLERMASTER ELITE 311 BLUE CASE Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i5 Quad Core Processor i5-4570 (3.2GHz) 6MB Cache Motherboard ASUS® H81M-E: Micro-ATX, LG1150, USB 3.0, SATA 6GBs Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON DUAL-DDR3 1600MHz (1 x 8GB) Graphics Card 2GB...
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    Need help knowing if this PC build is good?

    I realised the website I was using was kinda overpriced, so I switched to this website instead, any info is welcome! :)
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    GTX 660 Not Working?

    The GPU card may be faulty. Are you able to check it in another PC to help narrow down the problem?
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    GTX 660 Not Working?

    The GPU card may be faulty. Are you able to check it in another PC to help narrow down the problem?
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    GTX 660 Not Working?

    Open the Nvidia Control Panel (from the notification area on the taskbar or by right-clicking the desktop) go Manage 3D Settings, find your game on the program to customise list (or add it manually) below that will be an option to choose the default GPU you want to run the game.