Recent content by Harrison Whitmarsh

Hello again Sos55! Well dang! I was hoping that Check Disk was going to help. Tell you what, try ONE more thing. Get back into CMD, and type in: sfc /scannow SFC stands for System File Checker, and by doing /scannow it will scan for any damaged or incorrect files and fix them. See if that...

Hey Reynard, Harrison here again. I actually JUST had someone do this to a display laptop I keep around at work, one minute it was working, someone messed with it, changed a setting, and now the dang pointer won't click. I will try and spend some time today and see if I can find a solution...

Hey Steve, hello again! First off, Bitlocker, FML. I HATE HATE HATE that Bitlocker even exists. Good luck to you there sir. From my very brief fights with that program, its not hard to turn off, but you need a working OS and a Microsoft account to fix it. If you have both, the battle is not...

Hello Silverks and welcome to Toms! Well first I want to say that you should have asked us before applying new thermal compound that many times and in that many ways. There is a very specific amount that you should apply, and a very specific way. This guide says it very well...

Hello Officiant and welcome to Toms! I am pretty sure I know what your issue is, so bare with me here. First, when you are typing, do you have your touch pad enabled? Do you have a mouse that you use with the machine? Do you use your built-in keyboard or an external one? I have seen this a...

Hello Steve and welcome to Toms! So I want to clarify a few things here, So the machine is not currently booting from UEFI, its in Legacy mode? UEFI would boot automatically to your HDD that would hold an OS, even if the OS is damaged, instead of your USB. In Legacy mode though you would...

Hello Katie Monaghan and welcome to Toms! Before we get started, would you mind giving us a little bit of background on your machine? Brand: Lenovo Model: G50-???? Operating System: Approx. Age: What you use it for: With that information we can help narrow the problems you are having...

Hello and welcome to Toms! Centos is a great option, and probably your best. XP could and would work with the machine, but even that might be a little heavy. I would probably just skip the Windows route and check out different versions of Linux. For browsers, I am personally a huge fan of...

Hello Saman Hasaan and welcome to Toms! Based on what I just found from nVidia's website, yes, your 960M works with DirectX 12. Take a look! http://www.geforce.com/hardware/notebook-gpus/geforce-gtx-960m/specifications - Harrison Whitmarsh Lincoln Nebraska USA

Hello Steven Bing, welcome to Toms! Most laptop manufacturers solder in their GPU's now-a-days, so I would not recommend messing with them; it is a task meant barely for professionals. For laptops, I do not recommend upgrades besides HDD and RAM due to the laborious task of taking the things...

Hello Cinnay and welcome to Toms! I have been watching this post and now feel like I have to add my two cents haha. I sold these PC's for Staples when they were new, and I have worked on PLENTY of them since then. For processor swaps on laptops, I have only ever done a few and definitely do...

Hello Adiggs, and welcome to Toms! I need a few bits of information before we can proceed: Brand: Toshiba Model: Operating System: Approx. Age: Condition: Any Upgrades: These answers can help us get a better handle on whats really wrong. I await your reply, thanks! - Harrison Whitmarsh...

Hello George King and welcome to Toms! Your problem is very simple, your battery just died, or at least a good amount of it. Your battery is made up of many little "cells" which work together to hold a full charge. Over time, the current running through these cells will degrade them, and then...