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Ashampoo Burning Studio 11 problem
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Will the Win 10 machine successfully burn any sort of DVD? If not, could be a defective/dirty optical drive? How old is it?
Nov 18, 2025
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TV echo
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Did you try switching to the TV's internal speakers to see if the behavior changed? Does your TV and soundbar support an optical interface?
Nov 18, 2025
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TV echo
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Does changing to the speakers change the behavior? How is your TV connected to your soundbar (i.e., Bluetooth, HDMI, optical, etc)?
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Understood. The idea is to isolate the problem. Since you already swapped a couple CPUs and motherboards, logically you would then look...
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Those are rather old, and honestly, not worth spending money on for modern day use (beyond a lite Linux distro or vintage Windows OS)...
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Ok, what is the source for that quote? I only ask because I have had other Precisions (owned 4 over the years) where they had both...
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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The CPU has integrated video, removing the GPU from the MXM slot forces the system to use the iGPU.
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Remove it and just use the integrated video to see if the behavior changes.
Nov 17, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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What common component was used with all the swapping?
Nov 16, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Same memory with all the CPU and motherboard swaps?
Nov 16, 2025
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Oldie but Goldie... With Strange
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Is the BIOS on the affected system the most recent version available for it?
Nov 16, 2025
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Suggestions for security cameras
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Nov 16, 2025
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Asus N53SV won’t turn on
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First, you definitely have a fan issue. I suspect a subsequent overheating with possible damage to the motherboard (where pretty much...
Nov 14, 2025
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