Recent content by Mark RM

Explain please.

The last driver set that supported your configuration on Windows 10 and that had a switchable graphics tab in the drivers was catalyst 15.7.1 http://support.amd.com/en-us/download/desktop/legacy?product=legacy3&os=Windows%2010%20-%2064 These aren't HP drivers, but they should work with such a...

for what OS is this?

nothing except replace it under warranty. If they ask you to send it in , back up your data first and send no personal data in with the unit.

Your DDR3 RAM isn't going to work in a DDR4 laptop, that cuts out any modern laptop.

Test it with another power supply and if that fails it requires repair.

then it's in need or warranty replacement from Dell, get in touch, give them the symptoms, they will replace it.

The firmware on the battery itself has become corrupted or the battery has reached it's end of life are the most likely explanations. Normal thing to do is replace the battery.

then it's likely a power supply component inside the laptop OR it's the external power supply.

remove power, remove battery. Plug in power only with battery out Press and hold the power button up to one minute. What happens?

In theory your notebook supports a lot of Sandy Bridge upgrades, but I don't know if there's a white list in the BIOS for what CPU's can be supported or not. Having said that i usually roll the dice anyhow. Your max thermal handling is 35W. The best CPU that fits in that envelope is...

the best security is not doing silly stuff, I've never run an AV (exception, Windows defender is turned on by default, sometimes I turn it off) , never had a virus, trojan, malware. Occasional check with Malware bytes. But then I'm also not plying the web with Windows NT 3.51 either.

because with an optimus solution, the dGPU does the heavily lifting but all display outputs are handled by the iGPU, it's literally connected to the panel, the dGPU is not. So it still has to work for a living while you game, just not as hard as if you were trying to game on it.

Then all you need is a five-ten dollar bluetooth dongle, the sound card on the PC has nothing to do with transmitting the music via bluetooth. https://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Adapter-Costech-Compatible-computers/dp/B01BQO3QZO