Computers

The laptop was given to me because of this issue. It was barely used. It's a Gateway MD7822u with Windows Vista (yes I know it's kinda old now '07 to be exact, but has pretty good specs and I'd like to install Linux if I can get this fixed). I press the power key and the screen turns on like it...

Hello, My PC has two monitors and my Switch is hooked up to my 2nd monitor. I have a pair of regular Razer Nommo's which my pc is connected to, but my Switch is currently not. Is it possible to have my switch output to these speakers as well so I have my pc audio and switch audio output to...

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So my dad bought me skyrim special edition on steam but our mac apple computers aren't compatible with steam cause i cant download the game and my mom told me i need to look at pc computers like windows but the windows we have dont work as they're broken, and my family "does not" have the...

my pc only picks up audio from the monitor, and ive tried updating all drivers, reinstalling them, even resetting my computer did nothing. It’s an MSI nightblade mi3 please help me! they wont even be picked up in the device manager or in the audii devices! theres only the acer nvidia output and...

So i built a PC recently and coming from Xbox, I already owned a Hyperx cloud alpha that has the audio and mic in 1 3.5mm jack whereas my PC has the audio and mic jacks separate. I havent been able to find a solution or a cable such as 3.5mm to usb ect to fix this just wanted to know if anyone...

Broken screen wanting to get contacts and photos

Hello i have emergency situation going on now, i think some of my roommates or people that i am living with tried or managed to enter my Laptop with windows 7 operating system. Today i returned from 3 day holiday and when i tried to power up my laptop i realized that it was put on sleep and i...

Out of the box, my HP Pavilion Gaming laptop is experiencing battery/charging problems such as having microstuttering intervals and not charging when sleeping. I've already tried updating the BIOS and tons of other methods people have suggested to me, power settings, and many more. I don't want...

The problem is easy; no matter what I do the setup is not working. Everything is what is supposed to be, I connected the PSU and graphic card then I plugged black cable (NGFF to HDMI cable) and pressed the power button but unfortunately the computer didn't boot up there were no sign of problem...

I was just wondering if it would be safe to use CRC (that sprayable substance that dissolved easily and is intended to be used to clean computer parts) to clean my laptop fans? (Mainly the right one) And if it is ok to do so would I have to take the bottom off of my laptop or could I keep it on...

Hey im looking for a sound system to get the most bass and clarity for my money. These are the two options I have right now. Feel free to leave other options. Sub/Soundbar - https://www.amazon.com/Razer-Leviathan-Bluetooth-Technology-Dedicated/dp/B00PK2POOU Active Speakers -...

My computer and tv both have pictures when hooked thru hdmi but will not link up the same and i cant watch movies or do anything from computer to tv. Is this maybe a short in my hdmi or a me thing?

Was working on my computer laptop today, when it just clicked and the screen went black .

I have a headset with 2 plugs, 1 headset which is a jack and 1 microphone which is a usb, my computer (desktop) will recognize my headset jack, but it will give me the option for headset or mic and not both, if I plug in my USB, the computer will not even recognize it.

Trying to log on to my computer my it’s asking for my password I type it in and it say to use by Microsoft account number where do I find that number?

My screen after turned on is black and computer beeps but nothing

Was going to fresh install of windows 10, but the USB drive was not being recognized by the computer after trying every USB port. He tried launching Microsoft creation tool on the desktop and it went through normal installation phase, but when it came to load the the driver on the partition it...

How do I fix my computer? Can you PLEASE help me.

I got a refurbished computer around two weeks ago and it is an Dell Precision M6800. It was working fine the first few days and then after a while it started getting slower and slower. Now it takes around two minutes for the file manager to open up and it takes like five minutes for chrome to...

Every so often my kindle says I am not connected to the internet, but my computer works fine so I am. What's the problem with the kindle

I'm starting to get frustrated with my current pc, and have always wanted a laptop for portability. I think I heard somewhere if a laptop and computer have the same specs, the laptop is usually going to not work as well? So I want to make sure any laptop I get is better then my current pc but...

trying to transfer pictures from my phone to computer and keep getting unsupported file type and it won't let me transfer what can i do to get past this

I have a projector with native 16:9 aspect ratio 1920 x 1080p. My screen is 151" W x 108" H. The best use of the screen is a 16:10 aspect ratio. My computer monitor is capable of displaying 2560 x 1440. My graphics card is GeForce GTX 1080 w/ 8gbddr. should I create a 1920 x 1010...

I was shutting down my computer to update my asus computer and it is now stuck on the "shutting down page". I need help!

Hey everyone, I have been using the speakers mentioned below as my computer speakers for a looooong time and I also got some car speakers about 8 years ago that I never installed or even opened. I was thinking about using them as pc speakers with my current surround sound system and was...

My Win7 pc died so I bought an identical make and model and moved the HDD from the old to the new. MS Office 2010 wants some kind of activation. It came installed on the old computer from the vendor. Obviously, I can't deactivate it, nor do I have the product code. Any ideas?

Its been about 2-3 months since my built my new computer for hosting some VMs and for running some resource heavy applications. A couple of weeks ago I've noticed that I have an unnamed process in my task manager which is always suspended (or at least it shows up as suspended when I view it in...

Hi all, We are in need of a few Wi-Fi Digital cameras for our production department. The reason for this is to bypass manual process of taking cameras to office and downloading images using cable. Ideally we want to take pictures, and these should be automatically uploaded straight to folder of...

My Asus Republic of Gamers laptop was running and out of nowhere just black screened and shut off. Now every time it begins to boot it won’t even complete the full start up, it just shuts down. The fan still works and the battery was nearly full. It literally just started happening today. I’m...

My Dell Vostro 1510 using windows 7 shows blue colour and cursor when I power it on

I want an antivirus which is free and powerful. And doesn't use more RAM because my computer is laggy :/

# 1 I don't know what a thread is ? I have a 5.1 surround sound speaker system hooked up to my computer and only the 2 front speakers are working. I've already went into the control panel and set it for 5.1 sound but it's still NOT WORKING, what do I do to fix this problem ? Thank You Gary

Hey! So, I'm wondering if anyone could help me with what I'd need to purchase as a gift for my boyfriend to upgrade his pc. We own an HTC Vive, but I know what we're running it off probably isn't giving us the best experience we could be getting. Please excuse my lack of knowledge about...

Dear community, I have never streamed before. I would like to stream one kind of events - arena 20 x 50 meters. I have computer powerful enough to do it. What I am newbie in is streaming equipment I need to buy on budget. I would like to have 4 cameras which stream video to my computer and then...

I use a microphone thru audio interface thru to pro logic apple computer. Does my sound that I record have to have speakers for me to hear the play back or what source does the sound come from .thank you email [don't post the email address on the forum]

Hi!, I have a DAC run from my ps4 to my pc so that I can capture the audio to stream with. The PROZOR Digital to Analog Converter 192kHz DAC, to be precise. My computer speakers have a hum in them as a result of using this audio set up. Both my speakers and my DAC are plugged in using aux...

When I turn on my computer the battery light does not come on and the computer starts but stops and turns off

Laptop won’t power up or indicate charge

Hi, I'm always interested in learning more about how desktop and server hardware work. I want to pull POST codes from defective computers for the first time and I need a little help. Little known fact: I figure if I have to use computers I might as well be the one that fixes them. That way my...

I have 2 hdmi ports on this monitor, (hdmi 1)one goes to computer, (hdmi 2) to cable box for tv. Question is can I get (hdmi 2) to play through the computer speakers?

how to fix the crackling noise in youtube videos in chrome? when i play movies that are on my computer, it's completely fine. so i think my laptop's speaker is fine.

Hello all, I have recently purchased a used razer blade 14" laptop (2017 model), and have noticed a visual issue that seemingly occurs at certain positions and holding styles (ie. leaning the back of the computer on one knee, while typing with both hands resting on the laptop to keep it steady...

How can I root android ZTE z557bl 7.1.1 or a Samsung j3 achieve 8.0 without a computer I have no access to a pc right now and its driving me insane not being able to root either device

I am doing research for a 2ed vr computer. a lot of miss info out there for a newbi like me. Im hopping this form can help me. Im using a Vive pro w/ lens Mod i have this now, and i want the next one better. this HP is challenging to upgrade the gpu...

I have a satellite 665-S5173 with the intel centrino wireless N 1000 card. It will not load anything very fast. when I try to get online it is very slow. I have connected thru Ethernet and the computer is fine. Do I need to replace the wireless card? If so which one would be best. I have AT&T...

computer wont boot up if hdmi from smart tv is connected, if pluggin after boots, hdmi to tv works fine

Hi I have a Geediar voice recorder an a recording on it that I need to upload to my windows computer, and edit the length. when i plug it into the computer its seems to be automaitcall y be saved to music groove. i want to play and save and edit it in quick time, any tips, how also should i save...

Okay, so I'm trying to set up a sound board using Voice meter and EXP Soundboard for discord and games. I watched like 3 Tutorials and followed them all the same but I still have one big problem. When ever I try to play a sound with the third B in the column Virtual input enabled it picks up...

Wifi works for desktop computer but not laptop

I usually don't write on forums but i've got an emergency : - My friend gave me his pc because he wanted a new windows - His pc an old has windows xp, 0.5gb of ram with dual-core (pretty old in 2019) - When I booted Windows on my usb flash drive, i couldn't make the pc boot from it so i thought...

Hi, i recently restored my Acer Aspire computer to its original factory settings and now I can't go on line. Another issue is that when I choose a command it doesn't respond to it. Right now i'm doing a full scan in safe mode. I'm using Wi-Fi to access the internet. Can you please help or...

I have set up my two JBL lsr305p's to my computer, but the audio signal is very bad with a lot of crackling. I don't think there's anything wrong with my speakers, since i just bought them new, and my headphones seem to work fine with my motherboard, so I thibk it's something about my cables...

I've had a USB Steren mic for one year an it worked perfectly, but now it is not even recognized as plugged in by my laptop. I tried to see if it works in other computers and it does and my lap also recognizes any other USB device. The lap is a Windows 7 Dell. Some help?

I have an iPhone 5c, and the computer that i am using currently is an ASUS VivoBook S551LN with the config of i5-4200U and GT 840M. As saying in the title, I tried to connect my phone to my computer using the computer's wifi hotspot, as the hotspot is sharing the wifi. I am a little bit out of...

I don't know how or where to begin. All I know is that my personal life has become a hackers business. My network, laptop, and cell are compromised. Everything I do on either devices is seen by my hacker(s). What I do is my cell is watched by a stranger. I mean EVERYTHING such as browsing...

Some of my students have their computers where it is a different menu and it makes it more difficult for them to log in. How do I put the laptop back on the main screen?

i got my dell chromebook on christmas and only a couple days later, a weird black pixelated blob (horizontal) showed up at the bottom of the screen. it grew a little bit then stopped. later on, another black horizontal thin short line showed up in the middle left of my screen. it grew a little...

How can I get a video off my Android phone and onto my HD TV without wifi and without using a computer?

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