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    Question Dell G15 5515 Keyboard Not Detected

    Hi everyone, I’m working on a Dell G15 5515 (Ryzen 7 5800H, RTX 3050 Ti) and recently installed a compatible 4-zone RGB keyboard and controller (for Dell G15 5510/5511/5515 models). While the keyboard functions for typing, the RGB lighting is not detected by Alienware Command Center (AWCC)...
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    Question Massive fps stutters

    https://www.notebookcheck.net/Asus-GL704GM-DH74.360786.0.html is my exact current setup, I have massive fps stutters 80-100 -> 10-15 fps and gpu usage skyrockets, could it be because of a bios update that doesnt go well with the components ? I have repasted my computer, cleaned out the fans...
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    Question Best Slot for 16GB RAM Upgrade for Optimal Performance in a Laptop?

    Hi everyone, I have a laptop with two RAM slots. One of the slots is currently occupied by a 4GB DDR4-2400 SK Hynix stick. I recently bought a 16GB DDR4-2400 SK Hynix RAM to upgrade. My question is: should I place the 16GB stick in Slot 1 or Slot 2 when paired with the 4GB for the best...
  4. Toasteykskss

    Question Triple bluescreen and screen flickering

    Hi. I've got an lenovo Ideapad 5 pro. Recently it has started to crash a lot. When it crashes I usually get a triple blue screen on the top half of my screen and the bottom is just black with some colored lines. Also the screen has started to flicker sometimes when I open and close my laptop...
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    Question Why laptop's battery takes a long time to reach 100% charge level ?

    What could be the possible reason for this behavior?
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    Question A laptop to output 4k at 120Hz with external monitor?

    Hello, I read that even if you have a laptop that runs at the resolution of 3.200 x 2.000 max, connecting it to a 4k 120Hz monitor, you can output that resolution and Herz, provided you have the right port, cable and laptop performance. Is that correct? I am looking at an ASUS Vivobook S 16...
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    Question MSI Laptop Using only intels iGPU - GF66 11UD

    Since I connected a monitor (gigabyte G24F) to my laptop (MSI GF66 11UD) via hdmi, my system switched from using rtx3050ti to integrated intel UHD card. Even though it's selected RTX 3050 Ti, it still using the intel. Also, the monitor refresh rate is stuck at 180Hz and cant be changed...
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    Question Unusually high laptop CPU temps - during stress test stays at 100C and the fan keeps low rpms, is this normal?

    Hi guys, I come to ask all of you a question about my gfs laptop. She has a Lenovo ideapad slim 5 14AHP9 with the AMD ryzen 5 8645hs. She has been having some issues with laggy games (sims 4, Lego stuff at default graphical settings) and once got a blue screen. I decided to check the temps with...
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    Question My HP Omen 15 will not completely shut down

    Hi guys, A year ago i bought a used HP Omen 15 (specifically HP Omen 15-dc1002tx) with Windows 11 running on it. The main issue is that sometimes (and lately most of the time) when i try to shut it down the screen will go black but the keyboard will still remain lit and the fans will still go...
  10. Uterian

    Question How do I determine if the problem is the laptop screen or the display cable ?

    Hi, my laptop screen has an issue, and I'm not sure if it's related to the actual screen or the display cable. How can I determine which it is? The problem is that the screen sometimes freezes and displays visual glitches, but when I move the lid slightly, the issue gets resolved. It tends to...
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    Question R6 siege and all other games drops to 10-15 fps every 10 seconds sometimes about 5 seconds

    I have a laptop with a gtx 1060 gpu and a i7 8th gen intel cpu i have been noticing "device window manager" taking up cpu usage while i play games but to be honest every game i play pretty much unless it takes like nothing to run it has this problem... i have recently clean installed my gpu...
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    Question Display problems on MSI Bravo 15 laptop ?

    Tech noob here. I’m running Linux-Tumbleweed-Gnome-Wayland on a 3 yr old MSI AMD Bravo 15 Ryzen 7 laptop. My screen is acting up. See a video sample here: → Imgur: The magic of the Internet Any idea what the source of the problem could be? Hardware? Connection cabling? Circuit board going bad...
  13. CM138

    Question Terrible gaming performance on Rog Zephyrus g14

    I have ROG Zephyrus G14 GA401IV-BR9N6. According to steam I meet the minimal requirements for Black myth Wukong yet when download the free demo the FPS is erratic (i.e. from 60 -> 40 -> 50 -> 20 ->40 you get the picture). This is just one of many examples I have, the laptop can barely emulate...
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    Question Limiting CPU to 1.06Ghz does not solve absurd heat on chassis, hwinfo says OK (details below)

    I know I know, I'm a maniac downgrading that much of a CPU but this is my wish. Lifespan and heat is a number 1 priority to me so I want to cool as much as possible. Everything seems okay with this laptop at the moment, just wanted to know limiting the CPU can also lower the heat in other parts...
  15. HaXeR

    Question Need Help fixing my Laptop

    I have Helios 300 PH315-52 Recently i corrupted my bios. so today, i flashed new bios using ch341a programmer. but my graphics card is no longer working Need help fixing this i might have damaged the winbond chip containg the gpu data while trying to desolder it (thought that it was the bios chip)
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    Question Can I exchange a Laptop 60W fan for an 80W fan?

    Good afternoon friends, I have an HP Victus 16 and my laptop's GPU fan is malfunctioning and I need to replace it. Where I live there is no HP support so I found this fan on Chinese websites. There is the option of a 60W - 5V fan (for RTX 3050 which is the one I have on the laptop) and an 80W -...
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    Question Laptop models with 4 ram banks

    Hi guys, I am searching for laptop models with 4 ram banks. Which models do you know? The following is a must have: - Intel CPU - i3/i5/i7 6000-series or newer Thanx
  18. Flak_0

    Question laptop cpu undervolting

    CPU voltage in throttle stop is 'unavailable'? Ive tried everything for it to show locked or let me use it, its just saying unavailable and im confused Edit:HP laptop Victus 16-r0245TX i7-13620H and RTX 4060 and throttle stop 9.6
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    Question Can I use the Elgato Game Capture 4K X with my laptop if all I want to do is record gameplay at 1080p, 30fps?

    Hello, I'm planning to purchase the Elgato Game Capture 4K X. I want to know if my laptop is compatible with it considering my use case. Here's what I intend to do and not do with it: Record gameplay at 1080p, 30 fps, including in-game audio. Use it with my PlayStation 3 (via an HDMI...
  20. dannish

    Question Cpu constantly overheat when turn on turbo boost

    I'm using 2019 hp pavilion 15 gaming with i7 9750H and GTX 1650. The laptop always freeze and buzzing at the same time when heavy gaming and only figure recently that the cpu constantly overheat. Im using throttlestop to monitor the temp and it shows that its thermal throttling even when idle...
  21. Babel_SW

    Question Sony Vaio SVE14A2M6WE won't turn on. What can I do?

    Hi, I'm working on getting an old laptop (Sony Vaio SVE14A2M6WE) into a great condition- I put in an SSD, new RAM and a new CPU (i7 3630QM). However, when I hibernated it today, it seems to have totally bricked itself- both the Web and Assist buttons can't seem to turn it on (the original...
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    Question Laptop fan won't spin unless I run fan diagnostic from Asus application

    I repasted my dad's laptop and now the fan won't spin unless I run Asus fan diagnostic tool, the fans reach its maximum rpm and the diagnostic tool doesn't find any problem. But when I'm not running the diagnostic, the fans would sit at 0 rpm. The CPU temp sits around 50-60°C after 10 minutes of...
  23. NExtaaa

    Question Unable to open MBR SD Card on my laptop

    Hello everyone I have very strange situation I want to update my Nikon 5200 firmware To do so I need to take out the sd card and put the firmware using my laptop The problem is that my laptop won't show the sd card in my computer it will make the sound etc Found that the card is formatted in...
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    Question Battery not charging in HP laptop even after changing the battery?

    Hello everyone, My sister has a computer that sometimes won't charge. It starts charging normally when being removed and reinstalled, for about 24 hours. Before not accepting the charger anymore, if we do not reinstall the battery... We started with trying the obvious, another OEM charger...
  25. samanjoon

    Question No Screen/Image when turning on the laptop only RGB lights work - Lenovo Legion 7i 11980HK - 3080 RTX

    Hello Dears, I really need some serious and technical advices. going to explain the scenario with as much as detail as I can provide so that It might help someone with knowledge or experience to help me get rid of this issue. It's been 3 years I've been using this laptop for both work and...
  26. KillerReaperCZ

    Question Performance issues ?

    Since i've bought this laptop, it was performing way worse than it should. After 2 years the issues got so bad that i can't play most of my games, even on lowest graphics without getting huge fps drops. They happen about every second or 2, my fps goes from 60 to about 5-10, could anyone help me...
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    Question Unusual battery readings and sudden very fast battery wear on my brand new gaming laptop

    My battery has had weird fluctuating design capacity readings and then suddenly the wear level on it went flying up to 18.8%. To be clear I’ve owned this laptop for only one month and half to 2 months, from everything I’ve read most people don’t even have a 18.8% wear level on their battery...
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    Question Expected wear level on a brand new gaming laptop battery

    I just bought a Brand new gaming laptop 2 months ago and It's been great so far (although a little hot:LOL:), however I was using Hardware monitor one day to check temps and noticed that my battery wear level was at 18.8% which although I didn't know what was the average wear level for a new...
  29. SamHan3001

    Question Installing windows 11 after doesnt detect gpu, but for awhile it goes back ?

    So when i newly upgraded to Windows 11 it shows Microsoft Basic Display Adapter in Device Manager. So i go to download amd a4 6210 from amd site, and when i download it and installed. It shows some error, i think like package error, then when i force end task my laptop screen went black and...
  30. Arturovski

    Question Where can I find a new motherboard for this laptop ?

    Hi, I'm trying to fix an HP Pavilion dv6-1350em laptop with an Intel Pentium CPU and a dedicated ATI Radeon GPU. For that I need a new motherboard, but I can't seem to find any online, not even the part number. Only when I asked ChatGPT it gave me a part number for it, 570509-001, which is...
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    Question My laptop is drawing nearly 30000 milliwats while idle , is that normal ?

    i have a dell precision 5680 i7 13800H Nvidia rtx 2000 ada generation 1080p Oled somehow when starring just at the dekstop this laptop is drawing up to 30000 milliwats of power. is that normal ?
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    Question Laptop freezes whilst Windows 10 is loading ?

    Laptop model: Acer Predator Helios 300 N20C3 CPU: Intel Core i7-11800H Graphics: RTX 3060 RAM: 16GB Storage: 500GB M.2 The other day, this laptop was suddenly unable to boot past the Windows loading animation. I see the boot Predator logo, the Windows 10 spinning loading dots start up, and...
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    Question MSI laptop hinge broke

    MSI Raider GE66 12UHS The right screen hinge broke. How can I fix it? (It doesn't have to be pretty afterwards). See the image. In the middle, the top 3 screws are no longer attached. The bottom screw is. At the bottom, I've removed the screws and pushed the (now free) hinge downward)...
  34. NixyPCbuilder

    Question Will adding 32GB of memory still work in dual channel with 16GB on board?

    Hello everyone, im trying to max out the laptop ASUS ROG Zephyrus G16 GU603ZV-N3009 Eclipse Gray and noticed that it come with 16GB ram and its max capacity is 48GB. I want to add the 32GB memory to have 48GB in total but unsure of dual channel performance and if it will even work. Thanks for...
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    Question Laptop suggestions between these ones?

    Hi, I've been planning on buying my first gaming laptop after owning a PC. I know a thing about PCs but only a bit on laptops. I'm from the Philippines and it's too difficult to find a really good deal around here. I play DotA2, Valorant, some RDR2, and some other AAA games. Some coding here and...
  36. viqzz07

    Question Laptop Shutting down randomly

    Hi, I have a ROG Strix G513RW, but when I run certain games like GTA V or CS 2 it randomly shuts down. I've added a cooling pad and disabled the CPU performance boost mode. I tried everything, updating the graphics driver, updating Windows, and even changing the CPU, GPU, and Mosfet thermal...
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    Question Laptop fan with ball bearings, where to buy?

    The majority of laptops are equipped with sleeve bearing fan which wear and tear over a relatively short period of time and start to produce annoying noise and vibration. Is there any chance to buy laptop fan with ball bearings and replace the original fan?
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    Question Asus TUF series, preinstalled Windows or a clean installed Windows ?

    Hey, I was looking for a new laptop and stumbled on the TUF series. I saw on a few threads talking about the ROG series that a preinstalled Windows is recommended as there are tweaks that Asus does that increases performance or allow certain customizations. Is this also true of the TUF series...
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    Question Crucial SSD Running at 70mb/s ??

    I have a G7 7590 15 Laptop, I've "upgraded" to a Crucial ( CT1000P3PSSD8 ) 1tb after my Samsung 970 evo suddenly died. SSD bough on Amazon. I was downloading games on steam and noticed write speed was only 60-70 mb/s, so after pulling up Control Panel I saw the same thing and 97% disc usage...
  40. Herr B

    Question Lightweight solution for a movement impaired person

    Intro Im Looking for a Lightweight Laptop for a Person suffering from Polio. Thus, there are two primary objectives: 1. The Laptop must be as lightweight as possible 2. The Laptop must be easy to handle. Tablets with flimsy finnicky stand (surface) or detachable keyboards which may be an issue...