Format

Here's the story: i wanted to turn a small partition of my external harddrive into a recovery disk or something, can't remember what it was exactly. it was some backup function in windows, that's all i remember. But instead caused the harddrive to be formatted, losing all my files and being...

So I have an ASUS ROG G751JL-DS71 laptop with a broken screen. It didn't come with a hard drive, I've had to put one in myself. I ultimately want to run the computer headless, but I've run into a problem. Due to the broken screen, I can't see what I'm doing, and pressing the key combination to...

Hello everyone I have been struggling with a problem the whole day and can't figure it out. My specs: 2200g 2070 MSI Armor 2x8 gb corsair 3000MHz Thermaltake smart 750W MSI gaming plus mobo b450 I wanted to dual boot linux and windows so I decided to install...

Ok, I really fudged up this time. I was attempting to downgrade from Windows 10 Professional to Windows 7 Ultimate on my Acer TravelMate B-115M. I'd done it several times before on different PCs, laptops and netbooks. I wanted to do as fresh and clean of an install I could do, so I chose...

Hi, I'm trying to 'reset/format' my computer, drives and reinstall Windows 10. This would be my first time doing so, I want to make sure I don't make a mistake that I'll regret later. I downloaded Media Creation Tool and installed it into my 64GB USB Drive, and I placed most of my backup...

I just built a computer from some older parts earlier today, and have been pulling my hair out because of this error that occurs when trying to install Windows. Here's the error: So far, I've tried changing some settings in the BIOS, such as changing from IDE to AHCI as some guides have...

Compared to when I joined this forum in 2014 to now, I find that a lot of new users rarely if ever mark a post as best answer anymore. The alternatives I've been seeing are upvotes and likes. Isn't it redundant to have a like button, an upvote button, and a best answer button?

I was trying to install Ubuntu along with Windows by using Bootable USB, during installation process i selected erase all data and then proceded accidently. I lost all my data from C,D and E Drive, It Formatted my Hard disk completely. I tried many softwares like easeus, Minitool, Icare etc. to...

Hi everyone! I'm by no means a computer expert, so here I am asking your help. My laptop was running pretty slow, not fluid, so I tried formatting it (following the Step-by-Step option in "Settings"). It got better, but STILL feels like a fresh clean Win10 laptop should run better. It's a...

Hello guys, as the question says, how do I do it? should I format from the start or do something else? because I've seen that there is talk of secure erase and also to reset it to factory values. I the first time, from the start, install it as if it were a hdd disk. Now I need to re-delete the...

Hey. Recently I asked my brother his external 3Tb hard drive because I needed to make a save of some of my files to reinstall Windows 10. But here comes the part when I messed up like a fkin idiot: so I also asked him for a USB key in FAT32 to put Windows on it, the thing is, after 3attempts, it...

How would I go about formatting or wiping out my old HDD to use as extra storage for my current laptop. Are there any risk to putting an old HDD on my new laptop?

Can I install windows from my motherboard USB ports? My USB 3.0 port on my motherboard has plastic from a cheap cord stuck in it, tried everything to get it out, don't wanna break anything. Is there anyway I can just use the USBs from my motherboard or will they not read?

hey, I'm buying a new case, how would i know if the system i already have will be compatible The base of my system will fit (e.g. PSU, motherboard, drives, fans etc.) How do i know if my current optical drive and cables to front panel will be compatible with a new case? I currently have a...

Just bought a monitor from newegg. When i turn it on i found that there are some reddish spot on the screen like this View: https://imgur.com/8VkfpMy It is a dead pixel or graphic card issue?

I ordered the MSI RTX 2060 Ventus OC from a notable seller on ebay and was surprised when it arrived to see that it is the XS version. The same listing has also been revised to say "XS" in the title but I am 100% certain it didn't when I purchased it as can be confirmed with the email...

I have an Asus Prime X470-Pro motherboard and recently updated the chipset drivers to the most recent version, which is 18.50.16.01. The AMD chipset drivers that Asus provides install like the Adrenaline software, which is sort of confusing. Anyway, now the Radeon settings advise me that my...

Hello,do you know if this is suitable for games? Bestec ATX-400W 24 Pin ATX Power Supply 400w or Modecom FEEL 3-350ATX PFC And who is better?

Here is the spec's CPU: Intel® Core™ Processor i9-9900K 3.60GHZ 16MB Intel Smart Cache LGA1151 MEMORY: 16GB (8GBx2) DDR4/3000MHz Dual Channel Memory (GEIL Super Luce RGB) MOTHERBOARD: ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 4 -CB ATX w/ 802.11ac Wi-Fi, ARGB, USB 3.1, 2 PCIe x16, 3 PCIe x1, 6 SATA3, 2 M.2...

Hi, Hope y'all can help me, please. I'm looking to purchase a new GPU at some stage in the next few months. I'm really just wanting to ensure 1080/60 gaming for the coming years, with a possibility of 1440p. My main limitation is probably my Antec 520w HCG PSU. My board is an Asrock Extreme 4...

I am building a new system and want to figure out what will be better for gaming at 2k and 144 fps as well as some streaming. My options are ryzen 5 2600x with rtx 2070 or ryzen 7 2700x with rtx 2060. Here is my build https://pcpartpicker.com/list/VQThzY Thanks in advance.

I recently had a new PC built and am having serious issues with connecting one of my monitors. When I first booted the PC I used a ASUS ROG Swift PG279Q that worked perfectly, as soon as I plugged it in it worked like charm. After setting up the PC and installing/updating all the drivers I...

Hello i am new to the forum,and i would like help with a situation. My xbox one s power button broke so i cannot turn it on from there,i can turn it on from my controller but sometimes my controller loses connectivity with the xbox so my question is: Is there any other possible way to turn on...

i was streaming some fallout 76 and the game ALT+tabbed. maybe i hit windows key, maybe its that weird registry bug that you have to go into the registry and change to stop it from alt+tabbing in the middle of your match. idk. it doesnt matter. My HDMI audio output is gone now. It shows that it...

My graphics card is on and the fans are spinning but it isnt displaying. The light on the graphics card isnt on either. I can’t launch BIOS because I don’t have on board graphics

Hello so I have been having a quite annoying issue, Yes I know this laptop old but I mainly use it for a network hotspot and sometimes I use it to watch dvds on it. The issue I am experiencing is that video drivers (It has a xpress 200m) it will not load no matter what I'm pretty much stuck with...

Designing a desk PC at the moment and just trying to make sure I have enough air flow through the desk, and also if the intake fans will work how I want to position them, I’ll attach a drawing I’ve done to show how I want to position them, if you guys could let me know if it will work. This...

Current system I built this back in 2014 got the 970 a few years later, and replaced the mobo about a year and a half ago when lightning struck my house fried the mobo. I got lucky though all the parts were still good so i just swapped out boards and was good to go. I7 4790k Asrock z97x killer...

Hi, currently when playing games I have constant drops in FPS and it's big drops. I usually start off in a game about 170fps and then after a game or two it will dip down to 40-100 fps. Since this is happening, I think it is a bottleneck! If this is a bottleneck, what would you recommend for an...

I've checked all connections, clears all previous GPU drivers and reset BIOS options. Specs: GEFORCE GTX 1660 Ti Intel i7 2600k processor ECS P67H2-A3 LGA 1155 Intel Motherboard 1000w PSU 16gb DDR4 HyperX ram

AMD X4 860K ASRock FM2A88x Pro3+ Fractal Design Focus G Case I recently put my computer into a new, high airflow case (along with new SSD) to hopefully quiet it down. However, now I'm noticing my (stock) CPU fan spinning up to 45K or higher when I game, even though temps are staying low...

Every time I try to right click it to open another one, it won't. I even reinstalled windows. It DOES work in safe mode but does not work in normal. Seems liek it always happens after waiting a few days because I haven't installed anything new, I don't have any viruses either. This is getting...

will 1600mhz ram automatically downclock to 800mhz if my motherboard supports 800mhz

***Or newer intel chipset that costs around 140-180 bucks online. what budget board supports all these specs I'm having some issues transitioning over to pc gaming from console but I know its for the best lol. I bought an rx 570 4 gigabite graphics card from best buy on sale, and I need a new...

Hi guys so i am planning on swapping my 2400G to my new motherboard and planning on giving my old case and motherboard to my cousin and it is a Asus Prime A320M-K and i was just wondering since i know the CPU portion can not be overclocked but was wondering if the Vega 8 in the 2200G was able to...

Hi everyone, sorry if this isn't the right way to communicate here, but a few momths back I decided (without any knowledge on how) to build a pc for gaming. Now, I decided I'd buy a used one from a thrift store cause I didn't have that good of a job, working part-time and all, earning minimum...

I got the notification that there was an update for windows 10 and let it do its thing while it was in the restarting process it turned on but I got no display. I've tried VGA and HDMI on both Mobo and GPU but neither show anything. I've removed the GPU to try integrated graphics but it doesn't...

I have very bad internet and just got a usb with windows 10 on it, after I’m done installing it onto my laptop will there still be windows 10 on the usb ? Does it transfer all the data or just copy it

I'm very paranoid about buying things on eBay especially now that so much money is involved. I've been stuck wondering whether I could trust this seller... what do you think? Link: https://www.ebay.com/itm/123600179705

This is the last thread I am making and I do not want any confusion and I want a straight answer and a basic answer because I am very furious over this right now. I have an i7 8700k processor and its rated speed is 2666mhz and Intel support says having higher ram can damage the processor which...