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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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MacBook Pro M3 date time in macOS Sonoma (14.2.1) all messed up after battery went to dead, how to fix automatic time?

My MacBook Pro M3 battery died on Friday Jan 19, 2024. The system is running macOS Sonoma (14.2.1). Then here's what happened: Opened computer today on Monday Jan 22 around 9am. Date time said Friday ...
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Bought an HP Probook from a reseller, seems to have wrong graphics card

I have bought a Probook from Ebay, 'opened, never used', however despite being a Probook 450 G9 with an i5 processor, has the UHD graphics card. The listing suggested it should come with the Iris Xe, ...
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Intermittent Horizontal Lines on Dell Latitude 7490 Screen Despite Passing Diagnostic Tests

I'm experiencing an issue with my Dell Latitude 7490 laptop where 19 random short horizontal lines appear on the screen. The lines are scattered across the display and appear in different positions ...
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Black laptop screen on a running laptop

Warm greetings! I am experiencing black laptop screen while it is still on (ASUS X510UA, Windows 10- home, graphic driver, Intel (R) HD Graphics 620:  version 27.20.100.8477). It means a world to me ...
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Blunder while looking for a short circuit on a motherboard

After getting my laptop diagnosed with a shorted motherboard, I decided to see if I could find the short and fix it or replace the motherboard itself. I blew compressed air to ice over some components,...
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Wacky battery report -- ghost using my computer at night?

Why does my laptop's Battery Report sometimes say that it was "Active" when I know I wasn't using the computer and had the lid closed, and sometimes says "Suspended" when I was ...
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Are there any negative effects or harm to processor if you reduce the "Turbo Ratio Limits" values for a laptop which has a locked processor?

I have an i7-8550U processor in my laptop, which is a locked processor. And I'm using Turbo Ratio Limits feature in ThrottleStop software to limit the Turbo Boost clock speed of my laptop processor to ...
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How to disable Alt key shortcut for special characters on Laptop numpad

Windows 11 laptop, English UK keyboard, it has built in numpad separate from main keyboard. My numpad has HOME,END,PGUP,PGDN,DEL and arrow keys for NUMLOCK OFF input. However when I use Alt + NUMPAD (...
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Laptop wont boot

I've got a chill blast Apollo laptop I bought brand new recently a couple months ago and everything has been fine until recently I tried to open it up and just nothing, even the charging led doesn't ...
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Notifications disabled (Windows 10)

My new laptop is running Windows 10. I was running on battery without the power supply plugged in. No notification was received at the default Power Options > Advanced settings > Battery > ...
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Is there enough evidence that this USB-C power bank works with my laptop as per the specification and not harming my laptop? [closed]

I recently purchased a HP ProBook 440 14 inch G9 Notebook PC. According to the specifications, user manual, and user guide that came with the unit, as well as the USB-C power connector port symbol on ...
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how to left and right click on MSI Cyborg 15

I've just recently bought the MSI Cyborg 15 gaming laptop. The first game I've tried to play is GTA V, and unless im doing something wrong, theres a problem. As far as I can tell, the mousepad on this ...
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My new laptop keeps killing externals

My HP Envy x360 2 in 1 laptop 15-fe0053dx that I got this last (2023) black Friday keeps killing my external hard drives. After purchasing it I also bought a 1tb Crucial external SDD and a 1TB Seagate ...
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No display on laptop but clear display on secondary monitor on a Dell Precision 7670

This is a similar question on Super User. I have recently bought Dell Precision 7670 (2023), there is no display on main screen but proper display on external monitor. All other functions are as ...
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What keyboard does Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 with AMD Ryzen 4500U have? [closed]

What keyboard does Lenovo ThinkPad T15 Gen 2 with AMD Ryzen 4500U have? There are 106 keys (I guess it counts as a 105-key one, the Fn key having some unofficial status). Lenovo's Product ...
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Why does my Dell Latitude 5580 wake every day at 06:00?

I'm running Win10 on a Dell Latitude 5580 laptop, and I habitually hibernate it when not in use. If the laptop is not connected to the Dell dock then it reliably stays hibernated. If the laptop is ...
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Laptop sometimes keeps running when I close the lid and has black screen until I force shut it down and power it up again

I have a new MSI Katana GF66 12UCO running Windows 10 Home. When I close the lid, I have set that the laptop should hibernate (as opposed to sleep, because when attempting to sleep, the laptop never ...
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Iiyama monitor disconnects frequently over USB-C in Windows 10

I have been using Dell XPS 13 9370 with Lenovo 4K monitor connected with USB-C cable only (USB-hub for mouse + keyboard, power delivery 60 W) and it was working smoothly. Recently I bought a new ...
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Dell laptop having issues with charging. Recognises charger and starts charging automatically and then doesn't recoginse charger and won't charge

I have a 7 year old dell vostro and this issue arose suddenly when one day I noticed that my laptop was lagging significantly. I went to the task manager to see the issue and in the performance tab ...
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I have a Gateway 15.6 Ultra Slim Notebook AMD Ryzen 7 that I use for school and casual gaming occasionally; should I update my drivers?

I wanted to download some games, but the website recommends that I update my driver and I wanted to know if updating the driver would be safe and not damage anything inside of my laptop. full ...
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Broken Laptop Screen can't see bios or windows installation

I have an dell 3500 g3 and the screen is broken and something else related to the screen doesnt work so fixing it is really expensive, almost same price as the laptop so I won'to do that.It works ...
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Why does the Lithium-Ion computer batteries make horrible smells after being stabbed ( and got in tact with Oxygen)? [closed]

Recently my laptops just died. So I decided to get my hands dirty and open up the motherboard. Open up everything in order to gain some valuable knowledge. Long story short, I found some interest in ...
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Windows laptop will not turn on after installing Wireshark

I have a Dell XPS laptop running Windows 10. I installed Wireshark from here, including Npcap from the same installer. All the additional options were left default. After closing the laptop lid for a ...
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Ram upgrade causes black screen but dmidecode command indicates is possible do upgrade

I did do an upgrade for 3 laptops about RAM, 2 of them have Linux (Ubuntu and Peppermint) and was executed the dmidecode command, for a HP according with its official specs the max capacity is 8GB but ...
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Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 the RAM lid causes the black screen

Since 15 September, I had a keyboard problem on my Lenovo Legion 5 15ARH05 laptop. I opened a question to solve it, but had to send the laptop to the customer service at last. Then the motherboard has ...
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Can Windows machines wake as fast as Mac? [closed]

My wife is a Mac user and I am a Windows user. When my wife opens the lid of her 2017 Macbook, the computer is almost instantly awake and running, with everything useable on the desktop. Even at its ...
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USB C charging on Dell Inspiron laptop: OnePlus 65W phone charger

I have a Dell Inspiron laptop with a USB C port. The normal charging is 65W adapter via the Dell power (charging port). If I connect this to my OnePlus phone charger which is also 65W somehow it does ...
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Laptop fan stopped working, but spins for one second after turning off PC

I have Dell Latitude 5840. Yesterday I pressed "o" on the keyboard to hard. I heard some scratching sound and then silence. Basicaly my fan stopped working. I tired some monitoring software ...
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Wireless connection of camera feed without internet

I am trying to share the live feed of camera connected on my laptop to another laptop wirelessly without internet over 1km range. Like I want to see the live feed of camera attached to my laptop over ...
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Lenovo T420 no BIOS/UEFI [duplicate]

I recently found this Lenovo T420 (Core i5-2520M, 8GB, 500GB) in my cupboard. It had Windows 8 Pro. I updated this to Windows 10 a couple of days ago. Now, when I boot the laptop, instead of showing ...
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Galaxy book audio in/out port treats microphone jack as headphones [duplicate]

I have a samsung galaxy book running Windows 11 with a combination 3.5mm audio port, and a Behringer XM8500 microphone with a TRS jack. If I plug this mic into the laptop's audio port, (via a 6.35mm ...
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Is there a way to increment/decrement Windows 11 brightness in steps of 5 rather than the default 10

New version of Is there a way to increment/decrement windows brightness in steps of 5 rather than the default 10, since its answer only works for Windows 10. This post is for Windows 11. Most laptops ...
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How to clear an unknown BIOS password from a non-recognized brand lapto?

I have a cheap child's laptop purchased from Amazon. The brand name is HBESTORE, which does not exist anywhere on the internet. The few search results found pointed back to Amazon, so I contacted ...
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Is it safe to replace a 11.25V laptop battery with 11.1V or 10.8V?

I need a replacement battery for an older laptop that originally came with an 11.25V Li-ion battery (presumably 3 cells at 3.75V each). The batteries I found online mostly have a nominal voltage of 11....
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How to upgrade my sata hdd 1tb to sata ssd 512gb with the same windows os that is installed? [duplicate]

Constraints: My laptop has only 1 slot for storage space. Requirements: I need the same windows os 10 to be present on the ssd with all the settings and apps without loosing the genuine windows key....
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Wireless connection among two or more laptops without internet

My question is that I want my two devices (laptops) to screenshare like whatever is shown on one laptop should be displayed on other like AnyDesk/TeamViewer. However I want this type of communication ...
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Power supply problems

I recently had a laptop that would not boot a range of things. It would not boot the existing installation of windows for the SSD. It would not boot Ubuntu from a USB. It would not boot the OEM ...
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Does a power button of USB-C dock brand X work on laptop of brand Y?

I currently have an HP laptop and an HP USB-C docking station. I also have an opportunity to purchase a powerful used Dell laptop for a reasonably cheap price. I understand that USB-C docking stations ...
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Can I transfer hard drive from broken laptop to same model laptop but without a hard drive, OS, or software?

My old laptop broke. I can buy the exact same model cheaply but "HDD, OS, and software not included". If I simply insert my old SSD, will it work? The old SSD is not the reason the old ...
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Black screen and airplane mode on a ASUS TUF FX504 laptop with a replaced screen

Namely, when I press the button to turn it on, the LED on the keyboard lights up, the screen turns from some shade of dark green to black, the cpu and gpu slowly start to heat up. The fans turn on and ...
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Do USB-C ports on all laptops have a guaranteed minimum of 1.5A output as required by spec? [closed]

The question is regarding capability of USB-C ports on laptops with regards to minimum supported output power. This is negotiable either via analog resistor pull-up (answered here) or specific digital ...
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Laptop Docking Station not detecting HDMI Monitor when connected via type C cord

I have a Lenovo Legion laptop and a dell monitor. Also have seperate keyboard and mouse which i use for gaming. I bought the Dock by Honeywell(https://amzn.eu/d/1gtN4ZN), which comes with a small Type ...
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Laptop screen is black when on battery

On my Lenovo Ideapad LCD screen is black while on battery, OK when powered by AC adapter. Only LCD is off with battery, also while booting, in BIOS, in Windows. If I connect adapter screen ...
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Is it possible to remap laptop LED indicator lights to another function? ie. trackpad-lock to numlock?

Is there a way to remap any of the keyboard indicator LEDs on a laptop to another function? My HP Victus 15-fa1093dx has indicator LED's for TrackPad-Lock, CapsLock, Speaker Mute, and Power, but not ...
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How to safely use dell latitude without battery?

I was following a YouTube video and managed to remove the battery including tapes. However, the videos on youtube mostly show how to replace the battery but I do not have a replacement and plan to use ...
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Dell XPS KVM Switch on Linux

I'm trying to use a KVM switch with my Dell XPS (and a macbook pro). The KVM switch is a Thunderbolt 4 switch. It works very nicely with the macbook, it also works very nicely with another linux "...
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Win10/Win11 can't run any program soon after login

Intro: I'm a repair tech, and I have encountered a very weird problem with two Windows laptops in under a week, something I have never experienced before. One with Windows 10, another with Windows 11, ...
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Windows 7 won't install on an old laptop

I'm going to tell you a short backstory to help you understand the issue. I've taken a laptop from a person and promised to make it run better. The laptop is old, and needs an older Windows version to ...
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Dell Latitude not charging over USB-C PD 3.1 when powered on. It can charge, but only when I power it off

I have a somewhat weird problem where my Latitude 7300 won't charge over USB-C port when powered on with a specific non-Dell charger; I can charge the Latitude, but only when I power it off. The ...
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What is the name of these SSD M.2 heatsink copper sheets?

Would like to add a 2nd SSD in a Lenovo ThinkBook 16p G2 ACH laptop. According to the Hardware Maintenance Manual you have to wrap it in the following: (this then gets in contact with a silicon pad ...
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