Recent content by gordonstheman

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    No sound after 15mins

    You must be extremely careful when looking into the registry because if you delete something there's almost no going back especially if it's important. I would first get the free version of CCleaner and do the registry cleaner first and make sure when it asks you, you back up your registry. I...
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    No sound after 15mins

    Does the volume option in the system tray freeze when you try to use it? I had a similar problem where it would randomly stop working and if i clicked on it in the system tray it would go through the whole "not responding" and "do you want to wait for it to start working?" gig. Drivers didn't...
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    Laptop shutting down when plugged in only(fine on battery)

    Hi all, I have a Dell Studio 1555 (studio 15r submodel) from around 2010. My battery was shot so I always had it plugged in. It would overheat and shut down periodically. I opened it up, cleaned it all out and found a nice thick blanket inbetween the fan and heat sink. After cleaning it out it...