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    Solved! Laptop CPU or motherboard issue?

    Hello so I have a dell vostro 1520 and I was wondering what was wrong with it because when I turn it on the lights come on but no display so I looked at the manual and it says that its a system board error, but I am unsure if its a mobo or CPU issue as on the manual it says both. So how do I...
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    Solved! Hdmi audio to Home Theater

    I've got a home theater arriving in the mail soon and I'm just wondering which HDMI port to use. The motherboard z97 Deluxe, or the gpu 1080ti? Or does it even make a difference? I've always ignored the HD audio drivers that come with gpu drivers, so I'm not sure if this is what they're...
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    Solved! BIOS not showing any boot menu

    I've HP245 g5 laptop yesterday I've converted my hdd's partition scheme to GPT. And after that also it was working fine but today when I tried to boot my laptop it just show "3f0" error and says "install the os". I's unable to boot and also when I tried to boot from a bootable pendrive it is not...
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    Solved! Z370 Integrated sound chip noise

    I recently installed an Aorus Z370 Gaming WIFI Rev 1 motherboard with a 9600K. It has a sound blaster chip installed in the motherboard used for onboard audio. The motherboard has multiple outputs for a 5 channel configuration. I have my headphones plugged into the headphones channel and there...
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    Graphics Card wont read my monitor

    So, I have a double monitor computer. It was starting to collect too much dust inside so I decided to clean it carefully. I removed everything, including the motherboard, and put it back properly. I turned it on and it was booting normally, but later on I found out that only 1 of my monitors was...
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    Solved! HP Omen laptop with GTX 1050ti stuck in power up cycle

    Hello, A few days ago I upgraded my HP Omen for 12 GB of ram to 24 GB of ram. The installation went smoothly and for several days it has worked perfectly. However last night I was rendering some models in AutoDesk Maya, when the laptop shutoff. When I tried to turn it on, the fans and the hdd...
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    High pitch sound coming from mobo line out.

    Hello, so there is no audio coming from the motherboard line out just a high pitch constant noise the loudness change if i change the volume it starts as soon as i boot, at first i though it was the speaker but it also occurs on my headphones and other working speakers as i stated there is no...
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    My cameras keep freezing

    I have a problem I'm hoping someone can help me with. I recently added the logitech brio 4k 60fps webcam to my setup for creating content on Youtube. I also have an Elgato CamLink for my Canon SL2. The problem I'm having is when I try to run the cameras at max settings, meaning 4k, my camera...
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    MS-1763 laptop motherboard BIOS problem

    Hi, I have an MS 1763 model motherboard laptop. The GTX870M video card installed on the motherboard but does not normally appear in the device manager, it appears as a hidden device. I installed graphic card driver and restart laptop but however in the device manager it says "this device cannot...
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    Help with hooking up sub woofer to computer

    I recently bought some new computer speakers and I wanted to add in a sub woofer. I'm not familiar with sound systems at all so I was hoping to get some help. I'm going to link the speakers and my motherboards sound card. I'm just wondering what wires are needed to hook everything up correctly...
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    Solved! Dissapointing 5.1 Surround in Windows 10

    Hello, this is my first time using surround sound basically, and with a PC. Please bear with me if I left out some info. My motherboard is capable of up to 7.1 surround sound. Currently I am trying to use it for 5.1. I have a 5.1 speaker set. Using Windows 10 Home Speakers: BeFree Sound 125...
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    How get Windows 10 to recognize headphone

    My laptop just came back with a new mother board. It does not recognize an earphone or any external speakers. What can I do?
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    Solved! I built a new PC and my audio jack doesn't work, it's not detected

    So basically the audio jacks won't work, the one on the case and the line out on the motherboard. I've been in the device manager and the sound playable thing and it's not there. It's like they don't exist. I've been trying to fix it for a week now but nothing I find online is working. I can...
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    Solved! Several steam suddenly do "hard exit"

    I have no clue why, perhaps it's connected to my mouse trouble (all usb powersaving is off and got updated driver, even got logitech gaming software 9.02.65). got 16 gb ram, 12gb accesible(according to sys info) asrock a58m-e mobo ryzen 7 1800x cpu radeon rx 580 gpu and the mouse is from the...
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    Sennheiser G4ME ZERO sounds horrible.

    Hello, Today i've just received my Sennheiser G4ME ZERO. I've heard a lot of good things about it, and struggled a lot to choose between this one and the Hyper X Cloud Revolver S, but I chose this one. So, I connect it to my pc, and i'm like : What the hell is this ****?? Now, i'm looking to...
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    Solved! connecting studio monitors as 5.1 surround speakers

    hey i already have 4 monitors so i thought id only buy a center and a sub and could have a 5.1 system. the problem is that the monitors are already amplified. how can i connect them? from HDMI (gygabyte vega 64) to an adaptar (if there is something like this) or from the motherboard (asus...
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    Gigabyte software incompatibility between Gigabyte devices...

    Gigabyte RGB Fusion refuses to see my Aorus RTX 2070. I have a Gigabyte Z390 Aorus Master motherboard, and a Gigabyte Aorus Xtreme RTX2070 video card. RGB Fusion finds the motherboard and sets the LEDs just fine, but will not find the video card. Aorus Engine finds the video card, but not the...
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    unlock advanced bios

    my motherboard firmware is F.10 Rev.A insyde 20. is it possible to unlock the bios? need this due to display using intel graphics so cant record display with nvidia graphics
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    Solved! Can I fit a SSD to another computer to recover data

    I have a HP14 - ac100na that won't start, even though I have proved power to the motherboard. If I buy a similar refurbed laptop, can I insert the SSD from my old computer into the new one to recover the documents etc on it
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    Solved! Possible to use newer ROG motherboard in older case?

    I know it's a long shot, and most likely NOT possible. But, worth asking. Could I take an older ASUS ROG laptop and put in the guts from a newer system? Could that work at all, or just a pipe dream? Thanks!