Recent content by Aspiring techie

Could you please be more specific about the specs of your graphics card.

Try this out http://blog.lenovo.com/en/blog/how-to-enter-the-bios-setup-utility-or-boot-menu-with-windows-8-1/

Do you still have windows 8 installed, or have you upgraded to windows 10? There is a way to load into bios from windows from either operating system.

One thing has come up since the computer was brought back to life. It only recognizes 1GB of memory. The laptop has 3GB equipped. I booted into Linux and still only 1 GB is recognized. The strange thing is, in BIOS all 3GB are recognized. I reseated the RAM sticks and swapped which slot the...

Also, I can't seem to be able to select your answer as the best answer. Can someone do that please?

I tried an external display. No go. I reseated the RAM and it worked!! Thanks a bunch! Quick question: Why was it the RAM?

I am currently attempting to fix my friend's laptop, an Hp G62 407DX. I took it completely apart to clean out the dust (this laptop overheats like crazy), and even reapplied the thermal paste on the CPU. I put it back together, and tried to turn it on. I heard the optical drive make a sound or...

That is a really good deal. Usually, laptops at this price level won't have an SSD or a discrete graphics card.

The best laptop I could find at your budget is one with an i7 and a GTX 960m. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16834232848

New laptops will run cooler. The only ones that will run hotter are the ones with beefy i7s and beefy graphics cards. New laptops use less power, so the battery life is longer. The RAM problem probably isn't because of the brand. The laptop might not accept a new type of RAM and that's that...

Install Qihoo 360 TS. It runs its own engine, and the Bitdefender and Avira engines too, you just have to download them. Run the full system scan. I was in a similar situation that you are in right now. I installed the Qihoo antivirus, and it went crazy. Popups were everywhere. However, it got...

Go to Control Panel. Click on Programs and Features and then click on Programs. A list of all the programs on your PC will appear, with the ones that were installed or updated recently appearing at the top. Delete ones that you are sure are junkware. Warning: if you don't know what the program...

I don't see any problem arising, but it wouldn't hurt to narrow it down to one or two.

At this point, I recommend reinstalling windows. If your antivirus can't stop it, then a reinstall is the best idea. It will wipe out the virus