Recent content by apologetic_zombie

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    Can you upgrade the wifi card on a dell 15r 5521 laptop?

    Hey all, pretty simple question, I have my laptop taken apart (to replace a broken display) and was wondering if it is possible to upgrade the wifi card. Currently it has the Centrino 2230 Card. I remember previously trying to upgrade a Lenovo wifi card but failed due to it not booting until the...
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    external DAC or sound card?

    I agree. Putting most of your money into the best headphones you can afford will be the best return on money for you. Getting a DAC to connect to a pair of cheap headphones will be a huge waste of money. So, basically what I am say is that ONLY if you already own a good pair of headphones will...
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    external DAC or sound card?

    So recently I decided to upgrade my audio, first thing I want to get is a better source then get better headphones. However I dont know whats generally better, an external DAC or a Sound Card. I will be using this mainly for just music and video games.
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    Confused about Headphone Jack.

    I dont think youre stupid, you wouldnt believe how much ive fixed for people where its a simple plugging it in wrong. I just want to make sure. Have you downloaded the latest audio driver? Sometimes that helps, my friend had this issue.
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    Confused about Headphone Jack.

    I need more information. What gpu are you using, what video output are you using. I recommend just using hdmi as it outputs video and audio. But if you are trying to use headphones only, plug them into the front of the pc (or back) and right click the speaker/volume icon on the tray area of...
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    How to Flash a corrupted bios

    So my bios got corrupted during a failed update. So my question is. How can I flash the bios so I can get it to work again. I dont know how to properly making a bootable usb drive (and what type of file needs to be on it) and if I need to press anything during the process and everything that...
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    Lenovo y580 Bios update failed, only black screen.

    I was hoping I could get some instructions on how to flash my bios correctly. I attempted all these steps except the last which im attempting now. *Update: The CMOS battery is soldered on. I just need to find the bios file online and flash, which I dont know how to do.
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    Lenovo y580 Bios update failed, only black screen.

    So I recently tried updating my bios using the tool off of the lenovo drivers and when I did it blue screened and stayed that way for about an hour. So I unplugged it and took out the battery. Now I try powering it up, it turns on but no POST. Just a blackscreen. How can I fix this?