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I'm trying to install a new SSD into an old ACER laptop, which has a 1TB HDD in it at the moment, and in BIOS the only thing that shows up is the HDD, but when I log in, I can format it, which I did, and it shows up in file explorer, but still won't show up in BIOS so I can't set it as the boot...

I want to breathe some life into my old laptop that has an HDD. What would be a good budget SSD that will actually make a difference in start-up times and maybe responsiveness? So far I've come across the Kingston A400 in 240gb, which seems solid, and is a good price for £24. Is that a decent...

Hello, I've been having trouble finding a laptop that could run games, run simulations in programs such as Solidworks and I'd like for it to be able to handle cpu heavy tasks since I sometimes edit. Fyi I am in France and from what I've been looking it seems like I should stay away from brands...

My Laptop is HP 640 G2 , When i plug the charger , the laptop power on and Charger LED is always white but battery status is plug in , only 2% and not charging . if i removed the adapter the laptop shut down So the Adapter manage to power on the laptop but cannot charge it despite the Charging...

Hello all. I run a small project studio where do a lot of video and audio production work (recording bands with external audio interfaces, shooting higher bitrate video with pro camcorders and rendering footage in new edits, ect). I do a lot of this on the go where I meet clients and partners...

I pasted this from the various reddit subreddits I also asked this question in, so I apologize if there are any pasting errors or something. Laptop model: Razer Blade 15 2023 Hello everyone. I am writing this because I am truly stumped and really do not want to attempt to go to a shop/return...

Short description: Battery didn't work and stayed at zero, ordered new one, inserted it, replaced it with the old battery and now the old one is charging. Here is a rundown of what has happened. This laptop has a HDD which I am certain is the reason for it running really slow in Windows 10...

Title pretty much sums it up, its not even showing in Device Manager or Bios. I've done all pretty much everything I could think of... Reflashed the bios time and time again CMOS Reset Cant really do anything in Windows/Armoury Crate since it doesnt see it whatsoever and is stuck on extreme...

Hi everyone! I've recently bought this office laptop Asus Vivobook 16 M1605YA-MB155WS. I am a bit disappointed with the display quality as it has lower color accuracy (45% NTSC); it's making me a bit nauseous looking at it for prolonged periods of time. I looked around for potential solutions...

Hello all, I have a 2024 Razer Blade 16 (RZ09-0510x) Laptop that initially came with 2x 8gb factory RAM cards. I decided to upgrade the RAM and purchased 2x Crucial 48gb DDR5 RAM cards to install into my laptop to bring it to the maximum capacity of 96 GB, which is supported by the laptop (per...

I am using a asus tuf gaming laptop (F15, it has a intel 10500H and a 1650 GPU) recently my laptops fans are rapidly spinning and the noice is quiet annoying and started checking the temp and its reaching 95 C, and I checked which app is utilizing it and in task manager CPU utilization is only...

So, I know is a really really weird to complain about a good temperature, but today I changed the thermal paste for the third time in the life spam of my laptop, keep in mind, when the laptop was brand new and open from the box, the temperature was around 92° C, the first time I changed the...

Wasn't sure where to put this, as it's about prebuilt laptops. So I'm weighing up 3 gaming laptops, but noticed the Acer Nitro V has apparently a 25ms response time on the screen - that sounds crazy to me, considering I usually use desktop screen with around 3ms. Am I missing something? Are the...

I have an HP 17-cp0700dx laptop that I want to wipe and reinstall Window 10 on. I have little knowledge on M.2 drives. This computer has a Western Digital PC SN530 NVMe SDD. I have many questions about how to do this. It has been a while since I work on any new computer. I need to be updated...

Hello, I got my acer nitro 5 and I was just wondering if I should stand it up even if I'm not playing games. Like if I'm just surfing the web ir watching YouTube ir something not using the performance mode will I have to worry about it going crazy with the fans or getting super hot. I can...

Hi everybody, I have encountered an issue in Windows 11, I haven't before. I am using ASUS TUF Gaming A16, FA607PI-N3010 with Win 11 Pro 64bit, 24H2, For work I use software, in which in order to export certain files I need to press CTRL+SHIFT+X. First time I installed windows (about...

Hello, good evening everyone. My laptop is quite old, and I recently encountered a checksum error. I replaced the battery, and when I tried to reset the time, I couldn't access the BIOS settings. I attempted pressing all the function keys, as well as DEL and ESC, but none of them worked. I'm...

Hello everyone, it's my first time in this forum. I need help with my ASUS ROG Strix G18 Laptop, it's been doing weird things lately and last few days have been full of crashes that seem like they have no end. I have a powerful computer with i9 13th, NVIDIA RTX 4070 Laptop, 1TB Micron SSD, 16 GB...

I've had this issue were I'm playing games and after a hour or so my fps tends to drop and stay at 5-10 frames and the only way i fix the frames is by shutting off my laptop and waiting 5-15 minutes before turning it on again. These are my specs 15.6in Full HD (1,920 x 1,080) IPS...

Hello everyone, I had this laptop for the last 5 years and it was functioning flawlessly, till about 5 months ago when for some unknown reason it started lagging. In gaming, I never experienced any lag except for thermal throttling which only occurs on high-end AAA games and not on other games...

i read online that for ingame cpu usage shoul be around 50-80% but my laptop (ASUS ROG STRIX G16 2024) is only using 10-30 for games and idk if it could be a reason for fps jittersin games?

i have an ASUS ROG STRIX G16 2024 and the cpu temperature is usually at a costant 90 degrees celcius and im wondering if it has caused long term damage because im having fps jitters in game, the laptop is only 4 months old. please help?

I've recently bought an Asus Vivobook M1603QA, it comes with 8GB of RAM soldered onto the motherboard, the RAM is running at 3200mhz and no information on the CAS. The laptop also has a slot to add one more stick of RAM, I'm sure 99% of 3200mhz 8GB RAM sticks I would buy would work but what...

So recently, I saw windows offered an optiona update which I chose to install. I was at university while it was applying the update and restarting, and I closed the lid and put the laptop back in my bag to take it home. After getting back, I noticed the laptop was quite hot and set it down on my...

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Hey guys, whenever my game is on windows mode/full screen (for some games), there is a slight protrusion of the game that pops up on the right side of the display on my laptop screen. Im using a laptop along with an external monitor. This only happens on the RIGHT side (setup: monitor screen...

Hey everyone, I recently did a a few tests with my gaming laptop (MSI GL63 8SE) as it had cooling issues. Those are fixed but as I tested I noticed that even with P95 pushing the CPU to max load it never ever went past 1995Mhz, which is a good 205Mhz short of the 2.2GHz its supposed to pull. Of...

Hello, I have the ASUS ROG Strix laptop, but the motherboard connector to the main monitor was fried(I was told service), and the main monitor was not displayed anymore, easy workaround: I used it with a second monitor.Worked perfectly until one day, I got fed up with the Gforce experience...

Hi everyone! I’m currently in the market for a new laptop and could use some advice. I initially considered OLED models, but since I’ll be working with a lot of static images (e.g., presentations), I’ve decided against them due to potential burn-in issues. I plan to use this laptop for the...

I got a laptop with RTX 3050, been playing games on it nearly everyday since july this year. Then I got to known about NVIDIA App yesterday and it had Automatic Tuning option in it and I wanted to try it on my laptop. Hence, before I used it, I contacted an NVIDIA consumer care guy on online...

Everytime I try to play something on this laptop, the games crash, and when trying to close the game using Task Manager, it doesn't show anything and it comes up blank. It's an MSI laptop, specifically a GF63 8RD. It has 8GB of ram, an i5-8300H CPU @ 2.30GHz, 2301 Mhz, 4 Core(s), 8 Logical...

A month ago I've purchased a brand-new Acer Nitro ANV15-41 with Ryzen 7 7735HS. I was very happy with the purchase and it was a smooth ride, until I had to turn it into the service shop for a screen matrix replacement. After said matrix was replaced and I booted my laptop at home and used it for...

Laptop make/model: Dell Latitude 3520 After the battery was replaced by the computer technician, I wanted to check it using AIDA64: Property Value Battery Device Name DELL FH3K213 Manufacturer SWD-ATL3.660 Serial Number 45 Identifier 45SWD-ATL3.660DELL FH3K213 Nominal Capacity...

Hi guys, I am trying to troubleshoot video card crashes I've been experiencing for a long time but which are getting in the way of me playing a certain game (Palia) now. Just want to know if this performance is expected for the hardware. NVIDIA RTX 2070, when benchmarking (Furmark GL @ 1080p)...

Hi guys, I have a msi monitor that I use with my ps5, I plugged an old laptop and an green line appeared across the monitor, I tried to fix it but have no luck, I plugged back my ps5 and continue using the monitor for a few weeks with the line in it and it disappeared, then I plugged back the...

Hi guys I have a problem with my old Toshiba Satellite laptop I have buy two ddr3 8gb sticks of ram but my laptop doesn't accept it this a laptop that I Wana upgrade for my little girl for school the bios that comes with its v6.4 I been searching non stop for almost two weeklapto now and I don't...

I own a circa-2013 HP ProBook laptop. It's not one of the current ultra-lightweight ones, as it has a heavy screen, with quality comparable to a discrete monitor. The screen is no-glare -- actually there are no reflections at all -- but still has good color. Does any laptop maker still offer...

Hi gang, I'll try to be as brief as possible because I can run on for an olympic sport. Bought the MSI Stealth 16 Studio in late December 2023 (so I still have a few weeks of warranty left) and didn't really have any major problems with it other than having the sense of it running like a dog...

Hi folks, so I have an Asus TUF FX506 laptop and I figured its been 2 years since I bought it and in the name of longevity I wanted to change the thermal paste. So I bought some Kryonaut from TG, repasted it -- realised I made a mistake and the temps didnt get any better(in fact it got worse a...

My friend plugged his laptop at library and the problem in title occured. No lcd backlight comes, keyboard RGB turns on and only about 10 seconds later fan spins at full speed and turns of automatically. It has removable battery, I removed and tried powering on like that but same. Idk why it...