Recent content by harrysmellington

That will have a hard time keeping up with current games, you might expect 60fps in some current games but on lowered settings. You should consider making another post with a budget and location and we can suggest a good laptop for you or, if you prefer a desktop.

Your hardware is 4 years old? Any number of things could be reaching the end of it's life, internal power regulator, battery, HDD, cooling fan. My suggestion is, make sure all the OS updates are installed (it could be your OS). Check the temperatures to make sure they are below 80C, if they...

Where did you get that copy of windows 10? Also can you post the location of the trojan.

can you see anything when you use a HDMI cable?

Ok so here is a list of things that are possibly wrong and ways you can diagnose/fix them. 1) screen is broken: start the laptop, does the screen go from a complete black to a lighter black? this would determine if the screen is powering 2) motherboard is not putting out video: You've already...

This is called ultra fast boot, it is a feature supported by win8 and win10 Follow this for win 8 and 8.1: http://acer--uk.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/27102/~/accessing-the-uefi-(bios)-setup-on-a-windows-8-system Or this for win 10...

Default network keys are usually found on the router, if you do not own the router or the key has been changed then you should ask the owner. If you have changed the key and you have access with other computer you may be able to find the key by right clicking on the network in the network list...

How long it lasts depends on you and how you treat it. It should not die within the 5 years, however as i said expect the battery to die. If you are moving it around i suggest you find a good travel case or bag. The things that usually break (screen, battery and HDD) are usually replaceable, it...

No laptop you buy today will last till 2021 with the kind of use you suggest. The battery will go within 3 years so whatever you choose get an extra battery for it. Personally i would outsource cad and editing to the home PC through a remote access program, that way you don't have to lug a...

When you say goes robotic what do you mean? can you provide an audio sample of this? As for what it might be i would suggest removing parts from the system until it works. That should give you the fault in the system which you can take to a repair shop for diagnosis. Also i have had a similar...