HP Touchsmart

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    [SOLVED] Stored computer will not start

    I have a HP TouchSmart 600-1100t which has be sitting in storage for about 5 years. The computer was fairly new when it was stored and in good condition. (This is a all-in on computer built into the monitor) When I try to start it, it acts like it is starting windows, but then stalls. When...
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    Question BIOS for HP Envy Touchsmart

    I am looking for the Bios on a Envy Touchsmart 20 - D013w. I am attempting to replace the Bios Chip on this computer with a newly updated bios chip that I bought. This will be my first time replacing a bios chip. There are two chips on the motherboard that look very identical in shape with the...
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    2 Screws won't screw into the standoff screw of the case - is it ok?

    Hey, I bought some new PC parts, including a new case and a new motherboard. The case came with pre-installed standoff screws but one standoff screw is missing + One of the standoff screws can't be screwed in(the screw just keeps on turning and won't get in the hole at all). I tried multiple...
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    How can I reorganize my HDD and SSD?

    I have a 1TB hd and a 128GB boot ssd running Windows 10. I got the ssd a few months ago and the hd has been loyal to this setup for a few years. They seem to be fine, if not a bit slow, but they're terribly organized. When I got the ssd my files got split up between the drives and I haven't...
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    Building cheap low performance/low footprint and tiny pc build

    Hey everyone, My dad has been complaining about his 10 year old for a while now, today he told me he had to upgrade his browser to access even facebook. So i told him; you can't get your browser updated on that old OS, it'll fry your laptop. I asked him if he would consider getting a new one...
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    Can I conduct audio from new PC to old monitor with built-in speakers?

    Hi, I have an old monitor with built-in speakers. The monitor has an audio- out (aux) port, as well as the old red white and yellow sound and display input cords. Red for R sound, white for L sound, and yellow for "video" (display input). I have a newer PC, and would like to conduct sound from...
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    How to restore disk "D" windows 8

    I was trying to fix my USB patrition, I used CONSOLE to "CLEAN" and I cleand the wrong disc, not my DISK D no more in my computer only DISK "C" In disk management nothing to do, its gone And programs like "RECUVA" Dosen't help.
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    Please after installation of windows 8 my vga reduced. Please how am

    Please after installation of windows 8 my vga reduced please how am I going to fix it?
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    How to reduce the writes on SSD (windows optimization) ?

    I write way to much data on my new SSD for 51 hours of work I nearly write one cycle on my Samsung 860 evo 250 GB. Just by using google chrome on every 2-3 hours it write 1 gb of data average(For example after I made some tweaks there was 163 GB written now is 170 few hours later). I try to...
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    Windows 10 Fall Creators Update (1709?) broke several games in my Steam library

    Hi there. Pretty much encountering what the title says. First had the issue when the launch originally hit. I rolled it back, but it pushed a force install on me overnight last night. Am now largely back to square one. Long and short, several games are crashing when I try to load them. Titles I...
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    Device manager cant identify gpu

    hi, i have a ASUS ROG GL502VS gaming laptop. i've had a lot of problems lately but it all came down to this (at least thats what i think). So in device manager there is no 'display adapters' section, instead there is unknown device under the 'other devices' section. it's my graphics card. i can...
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    Network speed problem

    My PC received 10-15 mbps but when I'm downloading stuff it says I'm getting 800-900kbps, we pay for fibre but I get less that 1mbps. Any ideas
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    Rx 470 rog 4gb oc edition problem with core and memory clock speed

    hey guy can you help me i got new asusrx 470 strix rog 4gb graphics card and my card in gpuz shows that memory factory clock is only 1550mhz and that core clock is 1113mhz. it is hynix version of memory asics quality is 75 %. online when i read this card specifications it has core clock at...
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    How can I Fix no sound on Vizio tv

    I have done all the standard trouble shooting like resetting the sound settings, trying to connect external sound device (like computer speakers). But I still have no sound. What can I do?
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    First time building a pc.

    https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Necrovoltage/saved/3N2gsY I wanna know if this build needs any changes. I'm going to be getting a HDD later after I finish the build because I don't have the money for it atm. Going to be using this pc for gaming most of the time while I'm not in school.
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    Basic question about voltages and amps on plugs/wires

    I have a plug with a wire which has 250v and 10 amps written on the wire. Does that mean there is 250v across that wire and that the plug and wire (assuming a 10amp fuse) can take up to 10amps up the wire? Or does the wire actually carry whatever voltage is coming from the mains power supply...
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    Hard drive boot issue

    I removed an additional hard drive that my friends had put into my computer, and when I tried to boot it back it gives me a message saying "reboot and select proper boot device, or insert boot media in selected boot device and press a key" so I decided to put the hard drive back in to see if it...
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    My r key isnt working

    Im typing on my phone right now but i have a red dragon k551 vara mechanical keyboard and everything worked fine until today in which the other keys are fine but the r key doesnt respond at all and the switches are fine and everything seems good so i dont know what to do. I have restarted the pc...
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    Please help with my lenovo Y700 :(

    I have an SSD and a HDD. When playing games from my SSD it will never shut down on me, but games downloaded to my HDD makes my laptop shut down(or goes to sleep, not too sure exactly what the term for it is) but I am able to click the mouse and log right back in. I used speedfan and it says my...
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    Laptop Screen back-light turns off when brightness is not set to maximum

    Hello, I have an acer aspire E5 and its screen became faulty so I bought 1 and replaced it, made a factory reset and re-installed windows only to find that the screen works perfectly only when the brightness is set to max... when i try to decrease the brightness the back-light shuts off...
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    which chipset for 1920x1080

    I have no intention of going above 1920 x 1080, where should I be looking (preferably in the nvidia range) for best graphics? I'm assuming that the GTX1080 would be overkill, and underused?
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    Will a gtx 950 2gb be able to run games at a 2k resolution (2560x1080)?

    Will a gtx 950 2gb be able to run games at a 2k resolution (2560x1080)? I have an i3 6100 and 8gb ddr3 ram.
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    Looking for Gaming pc build guide

    My budget is 500 us dollar....which components r better? Need suggestion
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    Computer only boots to BIOS, not Windows

    When I click on the default optimized settings button (f5) it reboot but instead of to the default log-in screen it went to the bios settings screen without an error message. After looking at it for awhile I realized that the boot priorities was totally messed up. Before I had 3 items with the...
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    JC2 stop working

    I have install just cause 2 when i click on JS2 symbol to start game reflecting error JC2 has stopped working 8 to 9 times i h
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    which card is better

    http://www.geforce.com/hardware/desktop-gpus/geforce-8400-gs or http://pny.com/gt-610-1024mb?sku=VCGGT610XPB pls help i dont know which one to use
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    Whats the best pre build gaming PC for 1.1k

    Hi I was wondering what the best pre build pc was for 1.1k. I already found a build that includes CPU- i7 3.6ghz GPU- AMD radeon r9 380 Ram- 16gb. That is from cyberpowerpc is this good enough?. Is there any others that beats that? Also what is better gtx 960 2gb or radeon r9 380 4gb.
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    Would this Power Supply Handle this build?

    Hi, I'm a bit concerned if my Antec VPA-500P 500W Power Supply will handle this build: Intel Pentium G3258 Radeon HD 6950 4GB DDR3 Memory Seagate Momentus 750GB HDD ASRock H81M-HDS Thanks for your help in advance!
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    *READ* PC left in attic for four months, doesnt turn on!

    Hello, my name is Cuffi and I have a problem with my All-in-One HP Desktop PC. Its HDD broke, and I saved money for 1TB HDD, that took 4 months, and the PC stayed in the attic for four month with its HDD place open. When It had no HDD it booted up and said, Error: Missing Hard Drive or something...
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    USB wont format to NTFS (this is really impossible..)

    As you can see my USB 2.0 64gb won't format to NTFS no matter what I do. Literally NO MATTER what I do. Let me give you an overview of what I did: 1) I did EVERYTHING this guy showed on the video (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Fq3635fbEo) but unfortunately I couldn't change to NTFS when I...
  31. Skip2Th3End

    Is my friends PSU good enough?

    My friend is getting a new PC and I need to know if the PSU can handle the components. CPU: i7 4790k GPU: EVGA 980ti RAM: 32gb Avexir Motherboard: MSI z97 Gaming 5 Water Cooling. SSD 128gb 3TB hard drive The PSU is EVGA Super nova Gold 650W Gold 80+ Thanks in advance.
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    Questions about building a SAN/NAS

    Currently, I have a 3.8Tb JBOD in my gaming tower that I have all my media and backups on without any redundancy that's a share so the media can be hosted to my telly using XBMC. However, I only have about 40Gb left on it and the lack of a backup makes me a bit nervous (I have about 1200...
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    Looking for a fix for low gaming fps

    Computer Specs ASUS P5E-VM DO Intel quad core- 2.4GHz ATX 500w Ram DDR2 4Gb Seagate HD 320Gb Geforce 630 1Gb Running windows 8.1 I bought this computer off of craigslist and i have no idea what the next steps to take would be to make this computer a atleast usable gaming computer. I try...
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    RAM in my old computer

    I've asked this question on Amazon and got no answers, hopefully someone here can help me out. I'm currently looking to upgrade from 4 gigs of RAM to 8, here is the RAM that I'm looking at buying: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00J8E912M/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza#Ask Would this particular RAM...
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    what's is a good graphics card to get with a AMD FX-6300

    Hey, as the title says I'm looking to get a new graphics card and I'm not to sure what one to get.
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    What can my friend get for his old computer?

    My friend has a computer he bought in 2013 and hes bought a new one and he wonders how much he can get for this one. Specs: https://gyazo.com/4c8849f4f0ae9840803817cda7adf45c
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    Upgrade Hard drive or Case

    I'm looking to make an upgrade on my computer. Currently not sure which upgrade to put money into. Debating on getting a 1TB internal hard drive, I currently have 250gb ssd, 250gb internal another 500gb internal installed. I figure it would make more sense to have the data on the 250gb and 500gb...
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    Will this Bottleneck??

    Heres my setup: AMD Phentom II X6 1100T 3.3ghz (Overclocking to 3.8) 8g ram EVGA Ge Force GXT 970 SSC 4gb 700w Corsair Power supply Gigabyte GA-870A-UD3 is my motherboard Im playing ultra settings on BF4 getting between 45-60 fps.. is my processor outdated and holding me back?? If i upgrade...
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    Dell XPS 8500 PSU/GPU upgrade

    Hello everyone. I decided on upgrading my Dell XPS 8500 graphics card to a gtx 970 ftw+ (from a gt 640)which means id also have to upgrade the power supply since its only 460 watts. I did some searching, and I found a PSU that I think might work with it. So my question is, would an EVGA 600 B1...
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    Recommended PSU for Fury x

    As the titles says right now i'm looking at a CX750m