Laptops (also called notebooks) are portable personal computers with an integrated screen and keyboard. They come in a variety of sizes.
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Screen stays on when laptop lid shut, running centos 6.3
I'm running Centos 6.3 on a Dell laptop, I'm not running a graphical desktop - just text mode.
When I shut the laptop lid the display remains active with the backlight on, whereas I'm expecting it ...
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Unable to install NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT driver on Windows XP laptop
I am trying to install an NVIDIA GeForce 8700M GT driver on a laptop running Windows XP Home Edition SP3. However when I try to install the driver I unfortunately get an error as pictured below:
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Ctrl, shift and alt keys stopped working
The Ctrl, Shift and Alt keys on my laptop have stopped working, both the left and right ones. I have searched for solutions to this problem but I cannot find anything that works.
What can the ...
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Power button of my laptop keeps on blinking even if the laptop is requested to shut down
I have problem that when I try to shut down my laptop it goes in a normal fashion of shut down with everything well but the power button along with fan keeps on running.
One of my seniors suggested ...
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Why are there multiple wireless driver for one notebook model
Today one of my friend called to ask me about installing wireless drivers on his freshly installed Windows system. I guided him to his notebook's manufacturer (Acer) where we discovered that there ...
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How can I sync photo folders in my laptop with my 4s iphone?
I have about 50 folders on my laptop with various pictures in them e.g. 2006 Germany World Cup. Upto the 4S I was able to manually copy the folders back and forth using Windows explorer, but this ...
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Laptop so hot, it auto-shuts down while booting
I recently re-applied thermal compound on my Dell Inspiron laptop (link to teardown process : ...
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Can you recommend a laptop which definitely supports 2 external as well as the laptop monitor? [closed]
There are a few similar questions to this, but none which quite answer the question I'm asking.
Basically I'm trying to find a laptop which will support 2 external displays (both of which have DVI, ...
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How to speed up Windows 8?
I just bought a Samsung Series 5 notebook, with Windows 8, but I found it unreasonably slow to reboot and install updates.
Last night I waited for 1h30 for it to install 1 update and reboot, when I ...
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Is there a cable that is 2.5" (44-pin) IDE on both ends, or an alternative to plug a SATA drive into an IDE laptop?
I want to plug a 2.5" SATA HDD into a laptop with an internal IDE connector.
They could use this SATA-IDE adapter board pictured below.
The SATA HDD with the adapter won't fit into the bay, but let's ...
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Is there any way to adjust the backlight?
I bought an ASUS laptop, it does not have a DDC/CI screen. I found that while using it in reasonably bright light, say a cloudy day, I had difficulty seeing the screen.
Is there a way to change the ...
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How do I change the color vibrance/saturation with Intel graphics on my laptop?
The nVidia control panel has an option to adjust the saturation and other properties of the image shown on the screen. Is there any way to do this with the Intel Graphics driver? My laptop model is a ...
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Fedora 18 overheating laptop
Since I migrated from Fedora 17 to Fedora 18 by doing a fresh install (only kept /home) I've been having overheating problems randomly. For absolutely no apparent reason everything heats up and ...
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Laptop won't boot after removing and reinserting RAM
My girlfriend was planning to install additional memory on her 5 years old laptop. She opened the back, and gently took off the existing 2GB RAM to check if there are any empty slots behind. She put ...
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Does the Sony VAIO VGN-AW11Z/B laptop (Intel PM45 chipset, 2 memory bays) support 16GB of RAM?
I do know that Intel suggests PM45 supports 8GB, but those are rather old specs when 8GB sticks were not available. I wonder if anyone has tried 2x 8GB sticks on the VAIO? or even 2x 16GB sticks for a ...
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DELL Inspiron N 5050 doesn't Power On until I Plug-in the Charger
I bought a Dell Inspiron N 5050 last week, and recently discovered a problem with my laptop. It doesn't Power On until and unless I Plug-in the charger.
After I plug-in the charger, it boots up ...
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Samsung Chronos 7 unable to boot up after installing Windows 7
I just bought a new laptop Samsung Chronos 7. I have wipe the Windows 8 and recovery partition off from the SSD.
I installed Windows 7 on the laptop, however upon starting up. The laptop keeps ...
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Lenovo X230 and W530 won't install Windows Updates
It goes all the way through downloading all the updates, and when it gets mostly done installing it says there was an "Error-Could not install updates".
This is a brand new out of the box Lenovo ...
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Which is better, A8 or i5? [closed]
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I am doing some research on what laptop to buy, and I am ...
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Recommended replacement for Fuduntu (a discontinued Linux distro) [closed]
I have a laptop which gets very hot. And as we know, heat is bad for the Lithium battery. So I wanted to install a distro which was lightweight and kept my laptop cool.
I came to know about this ...
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Can Lenovo yoga 13 power 2 HDMI monitors
I'm considering getting a Lenovo yoga 13
I see the processor is a 3rd Generation Intel Core i7-3537U Processor( 2.00GHz 1600MHz 4MB)
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Closing laptop lid and using external display causes mouse to move on it's own
I plugged my ASUS Taichi Laptop into an external monitor via the VGA Adapter that it comes with. It was working fine, but then I configured a power option so I could shut the lid without it going to ...
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HP Compaq 610 Battery not charging
my mother has a Compaq 610 running Windows 7 Ultimate. The problem here is that it is not charging when it is plugged in. It does take power from the power supply but the battery is not charging. The ...
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Backup entire data and migrate
I have been given promotion in the office and hence given a new laptop. Now I have to move from my old system to the new laptop. I am currently working on many projects and have many dependencies ...
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Lenovo Thinkpad T430 not booting from HDD if there is a USB modem connected
I have a T430 Levono Thinkpad running Win7. I use a ZTE USB modem (something like this) for my internet connection. I usually keep the modem plugged into the USB drive even when the laptop is shutdown ...
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Can I use a laptop microphone and webcam for an application on a desktop?
I game on a desktop computer and I have a few spare laptops. I use one next to my gaming desktop to manage Skype, etc., but I want to use the microphone and perhaps the webcam in game.
Is there any ...
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my HP laptop knocks other laptop off wireless network
I have a work HP laptop and my husband has an IBM. When I logon to wireless and VPN it knocks his connection off and we have to reboot (and unplug) the router for his to work again. It's like my ...
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why doesn't browser scroll bar stop moving when take finger off laptop mouse pad
I recently bought a new laptop (Dell Inspiron). The machine has Windows 7 Home Premium running on it. I'm sure this issue can be corrected in Windows, but I do not know how. That's why I need your ...
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Using a laptop as a server [closed]
I assumed that there would be a lot of information on this on both the Web in general and on Superuser, but to my surprise I can't find direct answers to these questions about using a laptop as a ...
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Modding new style 'buttonless' touchpads
I'm looking to buy a new laptop, and perhaps I'm old-fashioned, but I really hate these new button-less touchpads that seem to be on 90% of current machines. E.g.
My biggest peeve with these things ...
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How can I re-enable microphone?
I've an ASUS K42JP. I disabled the microphone device, and I have got the following message:
Your microphone device has been removed
How can I re-enabled the microphone? It is an internal one.
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Resetting a BIOS password
I was recently given a laptop off of a family relative, and they said they have set a password trying to be secure, however they have forgotten the password :I. It is an Acer 5750G laptop, and I am ...
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Toshiba laptop suddenly has no internet connections
I'd had my new laptop for a month and it had been working fine, when suddenly it said there was no internet connection (while I was using it). I checked the router, turned everything (laptop and ...
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Computer fan starting to make noises, can't unscrew the laptop. Got a solution?
Some bit of paper must have been swallowed into it. Some days no noises at all. Others days it goes on and off.
I can't get access to the fan, there seems to be glued plastic parts involved.
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HP Ambient Light Sensor Adjustment
I have an HP nc4400 running Windows 7 64 bit.
If I have the ambient light sensor enabled, it works well, but, its slightly too dim.
I can turn off the light sensor and turn up the brightness ...
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Is there a point to using theft tracking software like Prey on my laptop, if you have login security?
Hey, so I have a Thinkpad that I use in a variety of places (coffee shops, work, etc.). I don't generally abandon it, but I figure there's a chance I might get careless and it gets stolen at some ...
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Should my HP Pavilion dv6000 operate w/o battery pack while using electrical plug-in? Mine won't
While using my computer, it shut down, and I cannot get it to turn back on. I have tried removing the battery to see if the computer would work without it, but it did not. The light is on where the ...
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HP Pavilion G7-2325 Notebook PC Drivers Windows 7
I just bought a brand new HP Pavilion G7-2325 Notebook, removed Windows 8 and installed Windows 7. On HP's website they only offer Windows 8 drivers. The problem is that not all of the Windows 8 ...
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Sound goes through speakers eventhough headphone is plugged in on HP notebook
I have a HP Pavilion dv4-1101tu notebook. Currently it is running on Windows 7. All devices are installed correctly with their driver softwares.
When I make a call over Skype with my headphone ...
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Install too much RAM - and then? [closed]
I saw some already asked if its possible to install more than max. specified RAM capacity.
I want to go a bit further.
I have a laptop (Vaio VPCF11C5e) with currently 2x4GB 1066Mhz installed. ...
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HP 625 Overheating Problem
I just got a new HP 625 with a Turion dual core at 2.5 GHz, 2 GB DDR3 RAM and a ATI 4200 HD videocard, but after using it I think I may be experiencing a problem with it's cooling system.
I watch ...
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Cannot watch Coursera's video lectures
I cannot watch Coursera's video lectures. What's wrong and must be fixed? I only see a black page and then nothing happens, no matter how long I wait. Should I change the setting or are some plugins ...
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Install Windows 7 on Samsung Chronos 7 Series
I bought a Samsung Chronos 7 series laptop and a USB DVD drive. I would like to reformat the SSD and install Windows 7 instead.
While accessing BIOS, I can't detect the USB DVD drive.
What can I do?
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Maximum Memory for Acer Aspire 5672wlmi
I wanted to upgrade the memory in my Acer Aspire 5672wlmi. By default, there are 2 x 1GB DDR2 installed and I wanted to upgrade to 3GB, so I bought a 2GB DDR2 PC667.
When I replace one of the ...
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Bluetooth not detecting any devices in Windows 7
My Lenovo ThinkPad E320 Laptop running Windows 7 64bit has recently been refusing to detect any Bluetooth devices. I have tried to connect, using 'Add devices' under 'devices and printers' to two ...
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How to tell LVDS or eDP connection is supported
How to check if a laptop internal LCD LVDS or eDP connection? I have Asus A42k.
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Why am I getting 959MB usable out of 4GB RAM?
I just bought somedays ago a HP 650 Laptop which comes with DOS, 500GB HDD, 2GB RAM and intel graphics card. From the shop, they installed another 2GB of RAM. So total primary memory is 4GB of RAM. I ...
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Why OSX wakes up when I connect to power?
My system wakes up whenever I plugin my system to ac power. That is a really big inconvenience, since I hibernate my system usually. So a wake here means then system will turn on.
This happens ...
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Asus G53SX How to use the recovery partition
I am trying to use the recovery partition on my Asus G53SX laptop, but the instructions in the included booklet don't match up with what happens on the computer.
It says press F9 during bootup and ...
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Allocating more RAM to Integrated Intel HD Graphics
I am concerned about power consumption on my Asus laptop.
I have allocated 512MB (maximum allowed) of RAM to the graphics card, and I wanted to know if the more you allocate the more power it ...
