Recent content by mortemas

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    Idle Temp Too High

    We'll, it's a tough call. Have you repasted before? I would say it depends on how complicated it is to remove the cooler. You might want to leave well enough alone and just deal with the fan first. The noisy fan should be replaced anyway. Your call if you want too change the paste, too, but...
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    Idle Temp Too High

    This link is specific to just replacing the fan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSOEHxDZ5wI
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    Idle Temp Too High

    No problem! I've updated my previous message, so give that a look. If you need additional help just check back with us again.
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    Idle Temp Too High

    You can find a replacement fan online at Amazon or other sites. This shows how to disassemble your laptop: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O9SBP4WDVg Download hwinfo and watch this video to learn how to control and test your fan. If the program shows 0 rpm then the fan is most likely broken...
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    Solved! Old speakers making high pitch crackling noise in new house

    Is there dimmable lighting in your new house? Could be that. Try it with the lights off in that room if that's the case.
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    Solved! Old speakers making high pitch crackling noise in new house

    Seems like either a poor ground or something noisy plugged in nearby or emi/rfi coming from somewhere. Any new devices in your new home that weren’t in the old one?
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    Solved! how can i use a headset without spillter

    Most likely you will only be able to use the headset as headphones if plugged into the headphone jack. Otherwise, you need the splitter to adapt it to your computer's two separate audio jacks to get both headphones and mic to work. Just be sure to get the correct adapter because there are a...
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    Solved! Broken hdmi port and now tv won’t start

    If you purchased it with a credit card you might be able to get reimbursed through them for the repair.
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    Connect PC and Turntable to same speakers

    The Xenyx 502 is a mixer so you would actually be able to hear both the turntable and the behringer at the same time if you wanted to, but yeah it would work. Just make sure that each of your 2 devices have a spot on the mixer to plug into and use the right adapter if necessary. There's only 1...
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    Solved! how do i record two diffrent mics into one stereo audio file?

    See the article below, but skip the first part because it is not true stereo recording. Just scroll down to the video tutorial: https://www.thepodcasthost.com/equipment/microphones/can-you-record-with-2-usb-microphones/
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    Manually change video output of laptop motherboard without internal display

    Laptop displays can usually be switched with a function key. Look up the manual online for that laptop and find out which function key it was. Hopefully you won’t have to boot into windows for that key to work. Some laptops automatically use the external display if it’s detected at boot up, so...
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    Solved! TV picture is upside down

    Should be in SETUP. Find Picture Flip, set it to Standard and press Enter.
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    How do i connect my vcr player with only white and yellow connectors to a tcl roku tv

    You didn't mention the exact model, but this TCL Roku tv has an "AV In" jack: The tv should come with an adapter that has a 1/8" TRRS connector on one end (it's the one with the long tip) and rca females on the other (the yellow, white and red ones). Plug the 1/8" TRRS into the tv AV In and...
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    Increase cooling pad fan speed using boost converter

    Possibly, but what are the cooling pad fans rated at? If you input too much voltage to the fans they may be damaged. Also, you need to watch the current drawn from the USB port. USB 2.0 only specifies output of max 500 mA. A single fan might draw 150 mA or more at its rated voltage. How...