repair

Few hours ago, i found my two years old unused ssd and decided to use it for a faster system, i unplug my old hdd and plugs in my newly found ssd to the pm sata slot, with a bootable usb on the back of my pc and reinstalled windows in my ssd. after reinstalling, i then turn off the pc, and plugs...

Hi I am trying find the part number for lcd panel of a dell p1913s monitor.the dell website is no help and general Google searches provide little information. Kind regards

So I have had this pc for about 1 week now it worked fine up until tonight i went to turn it on it would boot then turn off 3 times then turn off booting a final time staying on but with no video. If any one can give any info to help it would be great. I have already checked all ports and cables...

Specs : Motherboard : Asus Ex A320M Gaming CPU : Ryzen 5 3500 PSU : Circle CG Raw Power 550W 80Plus White GPU : Nvidia GTX 1050 Ti RAM : Corsair Vengence 2*8GB There was a problem I was already encountering with the system. So here's a recap of previous events. My computer was off for a week...

I wanted to clean out my laptop and replace it's thermal solution for college since I've been using it for more over a year now without checking its insides. I opened it up and successfully dusted it out, but was not able to replace the thermal solution because of one screw. After this, I have...

I'm having the issue mention in this thread i created earlier https://forums.tomshardware.com/threads/pc-wont-turn-on-after-a-lighting-strike-psu-able-to-jumpstart.3835290/ i try to remove the CMOS battery, since that the only thing i haven't try to unplug, after i plug it back in, my pc able...

Hello all, I'm new here, So today theres a loud thunder strike near my house, the power went down for like 2 sec following that, my pc able to funcion at that time properly, but my ethernet cable doesnt work, which is fine at that time cause i thought my router might be having some issues (the...

This is my first build. The story is. After done building I turned it on and when loading with the mobo's logo, it crashed, the power cuts off. Tried it again after making sure every pin is connected fully, it cuts off again. I did this many times after trying reseating GPU, CPU, RAM. Eventually...

I have a gaming PC I built myself that he had for 2.5 years. Recently I bought a new SSD, a Samsung 990 pro, I went to I stall it but didn’t have the right mounts so I put it back together and the PC worked fine. once I got the mounts I installed the SSD. Plugged everything in and now my PC...

Hello there, It's been now 1 day I am trying to revive my friend's computer since I wanted to change it's CPU: since the CPU switch, the system boots, but doesn't display anything on my screen (Whatever it is on the ingreated or discrete graphics card port!) and does nothing else like if I put...

Hi, I, a noob, am once again coming on here to get help from professionals😆. so to put things into perspective shortly, i have this old laptop, while using i ran into a keyboard issue (where some keys stopped working except they worked when i pressed Fn + That Key and then that also stopped...

Hi, I was working on reapplying the thermal paste onto my gigabyte gaming oc 3070 and noticed one of the capacitors fell off the board. Should i try and find a place to fix it or can i live without it?

PC was used like normal with no issues, left for food, and came back after about an hour to the PC off and not being able to turn it back on. Fans don't turn on or anything, however my keyboard lights up when I connect it to through one of the USB ports in the back of the PC. Also, when I...

Hello I'm trying to fix/ put togeather my computer but nothing appears on the monitor that I have hooked up when I power it on. I've tried resetting the bios and what i imagine to be the simple things, but i would really like to get it working. Ive got a MSI Z690 motherboard with updated bios...

Dell Alienware Aurora R7 i7-8700 2 x16gb 2666 ddr4 1tb M.2 SSD 1070 850w original psu Hey guys I was wondering if anyone could determine if my pc is saveable or not, or if there’s any ideas you guys have to try fix it. PC started randomly turning off a few days ago - sometimes under load...

Hi guys, i've had this small issue with my pc for quite sometime, it's nothing major so i havent really felt the need to deal with it, if even possible. But maybe you guys could have a clue whats going on with it. So it started like a year ago, when i havent had my computer on for awhile (like...

I spilt a bit of water on my keyboard a few months ago. It worked fine at the time, next day several keys were dead - F6, 6, Y, H and B - all in a line. I dried it out and months later there's no improvement. I didn't notice any damage at the time, but I thought I'd try swapping in some new...

Hello, recently my brother replaced the cooling paste on my laptop (Without me knowing). Afterwards ive noticed that my cpu is warmer then before. My guess is that the cooling paste was applied incorrectly.. I've never tried fixing something like this before. Is this hard? I guess the...

Hi, I'm a thirtysomething living in the United States with a physical disability; I have a neuromuscular disease. Because of my muscle weakness, there are precious few models of computer mice that I can operate. My favorite model of mouse is a Creative Labs wired optical mouse that was last...

Hi, I have a HyperX mouse that is 7 months old and recently the wheel click stopped working. I decided to repair it, open it and change the faulty switch but it doesn't have any identification (I haven't removed it yet) Do you know where I can find the name of the switch on a page or someone...

Hi there, I've looked on the usual places; Google front page, E bay, and Amazon for a replacement display for my Surface Laptop Go 2 as mine has a cracked screen (touchscreen and led display still fully functional). Sorry for the short post but there really isn't much to divulge here. Thank...

So for like a few months now when I start my PC it starts clicking when I took it to the service they said its the hdd but they can't do anything only swap it so I took it back from them because I heard it from the graphic card or PSU but I tried everything I found online and neither of em work...

[Moderator edit to break up one continuous paragraph of text.] I've read somewhere on the internet that even if someone manages to repair a CPU's pin, that it will never ever match the feel and performance of a CPU's pin that has never been touched or damaged. And I believe this could be true...

My rtx 2080ti shows no output when i try to boot with it. My monitor only turns on and stays as like gray with the "displayport" on the right corner implying the displayport is connected but that's as far as it goes. All the fans spin normally and the led's are on. I have tried: Using a...

Hiya, I have an MSI GS65 9SF Stealth Laptop. The E key is only working when pressed in the middle of the key. Recorded a short video to explain: https://streamable.com/j5hm1t I've tried swapping the key, the plastic part under the key & the little rubber bit with another key that works fine...

I agreed to help fix my friend's computer. He said when he powers the machine on, he sees smoke and smells burning. and it doesn't boot into Windows. I did the same, and there was indeed smoke coming from the case. I examined it and found a burned/melted spot on the GPU. I tested a good GPU in...

PC Specs: CPU: Intel I5 4460 (3.20 ghz) Motherboard: Biostar TB85 GPU:MSI RX Radeon 570 Armor OC 4GB Ram: (2x)4gb Team Group Elite 1600mhz DDR3 OS: Windows 10 Storage: Samsung Evo 500 gb SSD PSU: EVGA 600W Power Supply...

Hello, this all started a day ago when i booted up my PC and was randomly met with "no signal" on my monitor. After i restarted my PC once or twice it went into some sort of automatic repair because it "didnt shut down properly" after the auto repair the "no signal" issue was seemingly fixed...

I was recently having issues with windows 10 freezing randomly, and suspected my SSD failed. I ended up replacing my SSD and RAM. Did a fresh install of windows too, PC returned to normal and now days later its crashing again. The last crash was caused by right clicking and windows explorer...

Hi guys, Wanted to post this just incase I get any thoughts or help. Anyhow i recently got a computer and for some reason the gpu doesnt get detected in the first pcie slot. I have tried a second gpu and works and i tried the original gpu in a 2nd computer and it works so clearly neither are...

i recently bought an EVGA 1070 and I'm having some issues with artifacting and low power draw. 90% of the time when i boot it starts artifacting on the Windows loading screen and when i get into windows device manager it says "error 43" and is in a low res. the other 10% of the time it boots...

The fans on my current gpu are very audible at the lowest possible setting (30%, ~1000rpm), when under use it is the only component making noise at load. Most reviews stated it was as around the same noise range as the RTX 3080 Asus Tuf normal bios which is ~35dba. Since I got this card second...

Hello all! I know this is a pretty broad forum topic, but I can't figure out for the life of me what's going on. I've done multiple diagnostics, did fresh windows install from a media of a clean unit, reset CMOS, monitored heat, and took into repair stores which (say it tested good) on their...

Hello, all. I'm not sure what to do on this issue. Bear with me with this backstory, it's a doozy. I bought a prebuilt gaming pc a few years ago from someone on eBay who had scalped a 3070 card from it to resell. At the time, it was a great financial deal because the seller was willing to part...

I bought a Lenovo Ideapad 3i, and i like to have a 256GB SD card inserted into my laptop that acts as "permanent" storage so that I can keep my work on an encrypted removable device, even though it is almost never removed. It's a bit idiosyncratic but it's what I like. Anyway, the Ideapad has a...

Hello everyone my friend gave me EVGA GTX 670 and it has problems, well it mostly doesn't turn on. I have Asus H61ME motherboard and it makes 1 long beep and 3 short beeps when i install this card. I disassembled it and i inspected board and everything there was nothing i could find, but when i...

Hello, I got my hands on a defective Gigabyte RTX 3090 Vision OC. I tested it on my mainboard beforehands and it seems to fried my mainboard (but thats another task...) I was able to found the error, it was a defective/burnt MOSFTET and one small SMD capacitor was shorted and one resistor...

I work 12-hour shift so i decided to teach myself how to repair GPUs, i have all the basic tools i need for it (soldering, heat gun, etc). I am extremely new at troubleshooting and repairing GPUs. I have a EVGA 2080 XC Gaming (current working card used as reference), and 2 Palit 2080 Dual...

Hello everyone! I have a revived/repaired Acer 7551g-7459 laptop and neither Debian, Ubuntu, or Windows 7 can detect both the wired ethernet and the mini PCIe wireless network adapters. No errors, just not detecting them at all. A little background. This laptop was on its way to the garbage...

My GPU was malfunctioning, so I took it out of the pc for repair as its under warranty, but when doing so some plastic from the pcie cable got stuck in it so now the seller has voided my warranty. What can I do , and where in the Uk can i fix it?