Recent content by johnmccardelljr

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    Formatting Drive Correctly

    Thank you all. Solandri that worked like a charm! Super easy to do as well! I really appreciate the info. And thank you Mike I did boot up with the original hard drive disconnected from the system and everything worked great. Have a great day!
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    Formatting Drive Correctly

    Hello, I installed an M2 ssd card in conjunction with the hard drive already installed on the laptop. I successfully cloned the drive and now booting from the ssd. I re-formatted the hdd drive but the partitions are still showing on "My PC" as the drive space allocated for the recovery & the...
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    M2 SSD Installation

    Thank you very much! I purchased 2 screws on ebay. I need to do some more research before attempting to do the install myself anyways haha. Thanks again!
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    M2 SSD Installation

    Thank you. I purchased my ssd its a samsung evo 128 gb and it is second-hand. It did not come with one. Is it a special type of screw? Would I be able to buy one somewhere locally? What am I looking for ?
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    M2 SSD Installation

    Hello, I found a video on youtube for an M.2 installation onto the same exact laptop I have. This guy says there is no screw hole to hold down the M.2. I believe this is a horrible idea couldnt it bounce out of place and get damaged or damage something else? Is there anything else I can do...
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    Solved! Desktop won't load & neither will the safe mode

    Actually I waited and then it loaded. Could I have possibly done anything incorrect that I need to fix? It finally loading and just popped up with "Updating Stream" and is currently extracing package. I will just wait to see what it does..
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    Solved! Desktop won't load & neither will the safe mode

    Hello, I just bought a brand new HP 15 ax250wm. I may have been downloading and installing things too quickly in excitement. The last thing I loaded was Bitdefender and restarted the machine. Also I was installing STREAM and it couldn't finish the updates. I restarted when it just stopped as...
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    Multiple Monitors with HP 15-ax250wm

    Hello, I would like to set up 2 Dell external monitors via hdmi cable. I have one hdmi out from my laptop. Is it possible to extend the display with a splitter to 2 additional monitors? If not, how can I accomplish what I am trying to do?
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    SSD Upgrade New Laptop

    Hello, I just purchased a new gaming laptop HP 15-ax250wm Omen 15.6" Laptop Intel 2.8 GHz 12GB RAM, 1TB HDD It has a 1TB Hard Drive but I want an ssd installed. The laptop has not come yet but I would like to purchase an SSD to install but can I do this and keep the 1TB HDD installed? I...