Hardware & Software

I bought brookstones Cat Ear headset. I can get the mic to work, or I can get the speakers to work. I can't get them to work at the same time. I've tried every plug on my computer and i've tried every plug using every possible setting (line in, headphones, speakers, mic, etc)(i may have missed a...

Taskeng.exe started randomly popping up on the taskbar about a month ago and my laptop was running extremely slow. I downloaded Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and scanned. It quarantined several files, etc. Ever since then I am getting an Installation Error popup for Amazon Cloud upon startup...

I'm typing this from my phone right now. Laptop is an ASUS N550JK, running Windows 10. Just a while ago, I accidentally dropped my phone, which fell on the keyboard of my laptop and caused it to freeze. The screen froze as a flattened checkerboard pattern. For some reason, I thought to pull the...

Hello fellas! I am planning to go abroad in order to work, and buy a gaming laptop when I gather enough money. I am thinking about a MSI GT80 Titan (not that it matters). The thing is, I will not have enough time to check the laptop for internal flaws, and I will not have access to internet as...

^ Hello everyone, I really need a way to RUN 2 windows that run at the same time and at the same PC ! it would be better to run it on 2 different Monitors !

I own a decent pair of Bose (I know, probably overpriced brand, but I enjoy them). They are great for music, and they seem to be fine for gaming as well. However, I'm curious if, "Gaming headsets," do anything specific that makes them better for gaming? I want to have the best multiplayer FPS...

I have a Set of Logitech Z506 surround sound speakers. Through a series of tests I have determined all of the speakers work fine as do the 3.5mm aux cables that runs out to the pc. The PC is detecting all 3 colors I am using (Black for sides,orange for center/sub, green for stereo) and they are...

I have connected a fairly old pickup on the line in port of my sound card. The thing is some vinyl discs are a bit scratched, and that causes unwanted, parasitic sound. I wonder if there are any applications that detects this unwanted sounds, and filters them so the output sound would be a...

Hello everyone! So my question is; is there a software to tell me which software or files on my PC are not needed and can be uninstalled? I've used "Should I remove it" but it doesn't seem to go into the detail i'm hoping for. The detail I'm looking for is a program that tells me if I NEED...

All, I am not sure this is the right place to ask this question, so I apologize in advance if it isn't. I'm very new to things like Raspberry Pi and other SOC hardware and the world of Linux and have had some experience in VB programming. I'm basically looking to build something that uses a...

Hi, I am working on a dell latitude d630, that was released early 2007, for a client. This laptop came with windows vista 32 bit and has intel (R) Core (TM) 2 Duo CPU T7250 @ 2.00 GHz, and with 2 GB of ram. The laptop was running slow, the windows version was corrupted, and hard drive was also...

Im a finding a good screen recorder cus i want to record my minecraft for my friend NOT for youtube. i dont like to imitate everybody else... just want some of my creations to my friends.. *Pardon me if the main tag is misleading. idk what main tag can be use for this xD

So, i just upgraded my laptop's win 8 to win 8.1, and upgraded my AMD GPU's driver from 14.4 to the latest 14.12 driver, or the Omega Driver on my AMD Radeon HD 7670M right after upgrading my OS. But strangely enough, after finished upgrading the driver, and rebooting two times, i noticed that...

My 7 months old alienware 14 (still under the 1 year warranty)just decided to die on me. The scenario was: I was trying to update my directX, like soon after it was finishing up the update it completely died like everything is dead.I tried to turn it on but nothing happened no lights, no fans...

My 7 months old alienware 14 (still under the 1 year warranty)just decided to die on me. The scenario was: I was trying to update my directX, like soon after it was finishing up the update it completely died like everything is dead.I tried to turn it on but nothing happened no lights, no fans...

Hello folks! I recently managed to set up my second hand laptop with windows 2000 and 98. Both go well except 98 has resources conflict problem. The double PCI standard IDE controller conflict with "motherboard resources" at 8060-806F while ati rs300 host bridge conflict with the same crap at...

Hi everyone, I recently reinstalled my laptop computer which features Intel HD 4000 and AMD Radeon HD 6650M. But for some reason after the install, it only finds something called "Standard VGA" screen adapter. And the "maximum" resolution is 1024 x 768, but I know that my screen has 1600 x 900...

Having frustrating computer issues right now. My laptop keeps shutting down when I play video games. It seems to be somewhat random, but only while playing games. When the laptop shuts down, its instant, despite being plugged in and having the battery in place. There is no log in the event...

Hello! Recently, my laptop has been experiencing random lock ups. Every time this happens, the screen turns black a few seconds after and the only thing I can do is a hard reset. Im hoping it isnt hardware related, even though Im pretty sure it is. Any ideas as to what is going on? Specs...

Hello all, Just yesterday, my keyboard and trackpad decided to stop working. The trackpad works about 5% of the time and the keyboard about 40% on and off. Is there anything I can do to reset them or something? WHAT DO I DO?!?!?!