Recent content by GKandRiven

Dropping the CPU should still be ok but its possible it got an ESD shock but not highly likely, the new HDD you put in did you run tests on it for read/write and bad clusters and it sounds like a memory problem do you get a blue screen of death if yes run a Memtest86+ test on each stick of ram I...

What do you have for your memory settings in the BIOS are you using an XMP profile? Is everything at stock speeds or have you overclocked anything? CS Go needs DirectX 9 have you installed DX9?

Oh sorry its late but reducing the CPU state might still be worth a try and I would not do the re-thermal past because you should still be in warranty and there might be a overheating problem, google to see if others are having the same problem with your model

that sounds like an error code beep usually from missing ram stick or some other hardware fault, the beep will be for a specific thing try googling your laptop make with "beep error codes" and match the beep sound

Try reducing the max processor state to 70% and the minimum processor state to 10% this will be a good test to see if temps go down but because of the 70% your CPU will not run at its max rating or turbo but this is good to see if the temps go down then its just a matter of finding a sweet spot...

some laptops have a "pin" that goes in and out near the hinges and this pin tells the laptop if the lid is open or closed and this pin can become faulty does your laptop have a pin near the bottom of the screen/hinges?

What is your 'power plan' your using ie is it 'balanced' or 'high performance' (found in control panel as "power options") you could make a custom power plan and tweak the minimum and maximum processor states under "processor power management" so that the temperature doesn't get so high and make...

Try the program "GParted Live" download it as an ISO and burn it to a disk so it will be a bootable disk, GParted Live has partition tools so you can delete all partitions on your SSD and make a new one or leave it un-partitioned and use disk management in windows to make a new partition. Just...

how long have you had it for if its a year or more my guess is the cooling fan has gotten blocked with dust and hair and needs to be cleaned or the thermal paste is not doing its job and needs new good quality paste applied.

Has your keyboard ever suffered a rage blow from gaming? it might be that the ribbon cable connected to the motherboard is out slightly and removing the ribbon cable by lifting the retainer or however the clasp works for you laptop and then reinstalling the ribbon cable could fix it, also look...

If it was not powered on any time after the spill the motherboard might be good still but I would recommend a full dismantle and clean and dry it before powering it up again, I would clean the motherboard with circuit board cleaner or isopropyl alcohol if there was anything else in the water and...

Hi all I have a HP Pavilion DV6 - 4023TX laptop that has a 320GB Sata 3Gb/s HDD but I need to upgrade the HDD I have looked up the manual from here: http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c02680466 and on page 2 it says "Supports all Serial ATA (SATA) 12.7-mm, 9.5-mm, and 7.0-cm (2.5-inch) hard...

I forgot to ask: do laptop heat sinks warp/bend from heat instead of a shim would you recommend a new heat sink and fan?

Hi all, I have a Pavilion DV6 3032TX laptop that has been pulled apart and had new thermal paste applied but after a while I saw no improvements and the thing is getting very hot still so I removed the heat sink and fan and found that the copper heat sink is not touching the full area of the cpu...

All fixed now I was able to take the volume trim pot with motor apart, there was four metal tabs holding it together though I wont be able to do it again because those tabs will break off if I bend them to much, it all came apart very easy into separate components which I cleaned them all and...