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    Motherboard detects my memory just fine but Windows doesn't

    My motherboard detects both dimms just fine: But Windows only detects the 8GB stick: And even weirder is that CPU-Z only detects the 4GB stick: How do I fix this? Here's my system specs: Intel 4690k @stock Asus ROG Maximus VII Gene PNY 1x8GB XLR8 DDR3 ADATA 1x4GB VLP-R DDR3 (Windows...
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    Why is my HDD only slow upon waking up from sleep mode?

    My HDD runs fine upon normal startup but when waking up from sleep mode, write and read speeds plummet. My primary drive, which is an SSD, does not suffer from the same issue. What is the issue and how can this be fixed? Here are my system specs: - Intel i5 4690k @stock - Asus Z97 Maximus VII...
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    Something next to my laptop's processor is smoking when I plug in the charger. What part is this and/or what is the problem? (

    I noticed that my laptop stopped charging so I opened it up to diagnose the problem. I originally thought it was either the charger port or the charger but when I plugged in the charger while it was exposed I noticed something start smoking. I immediately unplugged the charger and battery and...
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    Laptop CPU temperature steadily rises despite CPU usage never going over 20%?

    Laptop Specs: Model: HP Elitebook 8470p Processor: Intel i5 3340m GPU: AMD Radeon HD 7570M 1GB GDDR5 RAM: 8GB SODIMM 1333MHz My Laptop's CPU temperature starts at 35~36C and then steadily climbs up despite never going over 20% usage. It eventually settles around 65~70C but over time it'll...