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    Pioneer HTZ-424DVD won't turn on. Tech say it needs a new motherboard. Is that right?

    A few weeks ago, the control unit lost power while playing music and wouldn't turn on. No lights, no sounds. It's only been used as speakers to the TV or phones in the 5 years I've had it. Brought it to a service center and they said the issue is with the motherboard with a bill that's hard to...
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    Solved! Trying to upgrade

    I'm trying to upgrade my dell inspiron 5566's cpu from a kaby lake i3-7100u to a kably lake i7 laptop processor and I don't know if the cpu is soldered onto the motherboard or not.
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    Solved! model UN 60J6200AF (Samsung) tv would not power on after lighting storm. Could see that a fuse was blown (brown) so we replace

    How to reset a tv after motherboard/main board was replaced. Or how to update software if it won’t turn on. Has power now
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    wifi won't work on asus maximus xi hero (wifi)

    So I'm using the ASUS Maximus Xi Hero (Wifi) motherboard but the wifi won't work! I'm using the antenna that came with the motherboard but when I go to network settings on windows 10 my network won't show up. And in order to activate windows 10 I need wifi. What do I do?
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    Solved! Help with dead hdd

    Can I somehow get my w7 product key from my motherboard bios as my hdd is dead with click of death which I have a replacement for .. I dont have any discs or back ups to turn to and as my system was changed from new a few times im not sure purchasing original disc from dell will work they say...
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    Solved! Gigabyte has terrible software??

    I just got an Aorus Z390 pro motherboard and what little software works is a nightmare. I just wanted to adjust the fan curves but there is nowhere in the bios you can do this. I tried downloading the "Appcenter" because I had to in order to download the "Easytune" software, except neither...
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    Solved! Is it possible to change laptop screen to a higher refresh rate screen

    Hi, right now I have an old model of MSI Gs60, with GTX 970M 3gb. The screen is only 48 p hz, which I found unsatisfied with. Is it possible to change only the Screen to others which with higher refresh rate? Because I like this model very much, and I don't found any other unsatisfied except for...
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    Help disconnecting fan connector from motherboard

    I have a rattling fan in my laptop. I want to replace it by myself because I feel like it's an easy thing to do. The problem is that I can't unplug the connector of the fan on the motherboard. Here are some pictures of the connector: https://imgur.com/a/RV55c4Y It seems that all I need to do...
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    Solved! Nvme with no PCI-E slots. What to do?

    My motherboard sucks (i have the asus m32cd) so i only have one PCIe which is used by my 1060. I have a mvne. So right now is there anything i can do with it or is it worthless to me and better used as a kickball? This is for my desktop but mobile didnt give me an option as a topic
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    Laptop doesn't power on after motherboard replacement/gpu is not recognized or visible

    Hello everybody. I have a 6-year old laptop hp envy 17-3090nr which overall works fine. This model had two almost identical series 30xx and 32xx - the latter was slightly newer and thus more powerful. So I decided to make an upgrade - ordered motherboard from 32xx series (this one -...
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    Solved! Discovering a new DAC output on motherboard, worth it ?

    Hi guys, I'm about to invest in a new motherboard for my PC (new build) and on the specific board (Gigabyte Z390 AORUS Master) I'm surprisingly discovering a new feature ! A USB 3.0 DAC-UP port ! (yellow ones) I do not find a lot information on it, actually almost nothing, I’m supposing this...
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    Laptop at 118 degres Celcius

    PC with AsusTek Micro H81M-K motherboard has a temperature of 119 ºC. That is pretty hot. I am looking at purchasing this used PC and I wonder about the temperature of the motherboard. What should the temperature of a laptop motherboard? should I purchased ? CPU : Intel Core i3 4170 @ 3.70 GHz...
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    Toshiba p75-A7200 Not showing any lights - bought a new motherboard - now won't turn on

    I was using my laptop and it would randomly turn off until one day, it wouldn't turn on. The battery was showing that it was charging, but if it was unplugged, it would turn right off.So logic said to buy a new battery, so I did. Then a few days later, the computer turned off in middle of me...
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    Solved! Emachine E525 motherboard replacement battery and fan issues

    I had to replace the motherboard in my Emachine E525 laptop because my power ic burned out. So I ordered a used one on eBay and changed it out. Afterward I saw upon powering on that it wasn't recognizing the battery and the fan wasn't working. I replaced the battery and it runs off new battery...
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    Laptop Motherboard Damage by techie...Maybe?? Advice Please

    Hi guys We got our IT guys that we pay a monthly support contract to to come out to us and install a new hard drive in my laptop as I had run out of space. Unfortunately Id bought a 15mm one and it needed to be 7mm so he put the old one back in. It was working fine the night before when I...
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    Sound Card, Should I buy?

    So I know what you're thinking... Why do I NEED a sound card... well that's because my Motherboard Sucks ass, I use a Core i7 3770 and for reference my motherboard doesnt even have USB 3.0 support so along with its many Defects so is its Natural Audio, both the recordings have Hella Static...
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    do beyerdynamic DT 770 PRO 80 Ohm need an amp? mobile and PC use.

    I was going to purchase the 250ohms DT770 Pro for phone use as well as PC use but I realised that you need a hell of a powerful and expensive amp for them to work. So I decided to downgrade and maybe get the 80ohm version instead will I require an amp for these to perform to the maximum...
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    Last night I tried baking the mother board on my 42" LG Ltd TV as it would only display 'no signal' to all hdmi sockets. 10min

    Remote control not working on LG 42" tv
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    Motherboard compenent burnt

    Hello. I have a notebook Asus X554L and some time ago i spilled wine on the motherboard which obviously made display not to function anymore. However i opened it and cleaned it and everything was functioning normal except display. I was using it for long time just connected to Tv via HDMI and it...
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    Solved! razer tiamat & z87k

    z87-k is my motherboard and i just got this headphones. ofc looking at the back of my pc, i dont have 5 audio ports. orange, gray and black are missing. what is the best solution other then buying a new motherboard. also if buying new motherboard is a must - which one should i buy?