Questions tagged [laptop]
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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How do I get Windows back on my Dell Laptop after a secure wipe?
I just did a secure wipe on my Dell G15 5511 laptop to get rid of a Linux Image on my laptop. Unfortunately it cannot do an HTTPS boot to get a new windows OS.
In my BIOS Setup, I only have three ...
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Is this motherboard dead?
A friend of mine attempted to clean her laptop, but now it won't even run. She mentioned seeing a spark and sent me these pictures. Could this mean that some components are fried and broken? Or could ...
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Windows 10 laptop is loading the wrong desktop every time it reboots
After rebooting a laptop, the entire desktop changed to a different one and many apps got uninstalled. From what I've been able to gather from my friend, it seems like they forced it off by holding ...
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Can I map Fn-h, Fn-j, Fn-k, and Fn-l to the arrow keys?
Anybody who uses vim would understand the motivation immediately.
By "Fn", I am referring to the key on laptops that switches between F1, F2, etc. and volume up, volume down etc.
This would ...
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Dell Latitude 5400 i7-8665U Processor Thermal Paste/Temperatures
I purchased a used Dell Latitude 5400 with an i7-8665U processor.
With any 'new' laptop that I purchase I always give it a good internal clean, internal blow out, processor fan cleaned, old thermal ...
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XRandR does not see HDMI monitor on laptop (Arch linux)
I Have a Dell G3 3779 laptop shipped with GTX1050Ti, with Arch linux and i3-wm, and I want to connect HDMI monitor to it. As far as i know (correct me if i'm wrong), even on windows there is no way to ...
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Two issues with battery report
The first issue is the design capacity. Ever since I got the laptop a bit over a year ago, it has read exactly the same as the full charge capacity, even though they both started off at around 42000 ...
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External monitor loses video starting at top and gradually moving down
I have a user that has a Dell Latitude 7420 and uses an external monitor with it both at home and in the office. The complaint is that the external screen will gradually lose the video a chunk at a ...
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Integrated graphics output when dedicated gpu is broken
I have a laptop with integrated and dedicated graphics, but the dedicated graphics recently broke. The laptop still runs fine (albeit with a worse graphics card), but it doesn't seem to output to ...
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Do I risk damage my usb port when connecting two laptop using regular phone cable (usb A to usb C)
So my friends requested some files from my laptop, as he seat next to me, he hand me his phone charger cable (similar to what the picture shows)
I connected the usb A part to my laptop, he connect ...
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Fn Lock key blink/flash randomly on Lenovo Xiaoxin Laptop in linux
I am on a Lenovo Xiaoxin Pro16 2022 AMD Laptop and sometimes, the fn lock key would blink randomly, not like error codes you would encounter during boot but very fast flashes and not at "full ...
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Can you upgrade Samsung Series 5 NT500R5LA notebook ram? if yes where is it exactly located? if no is there an ext ram slot? and where is the ext ram?
I have been struggling to find answers with my laptop NT500R5LA ram replacement and if its soldered or not and if it has an external ram slot. I am not entirely sure as I learned from sources that ...
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How can I get keyboard/mouse plugged into a USB-C hub monitor to wake laptop from sleep?
I purchased an HP laptop using Windows 11, and a USB hub monitor (Asus), and connected the laptop, mouse, and keyboard into the monitor.
It's working fine, except the only thing that will wake it from ...
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HP Victus battery removed
Can I work with Victus 15 laptops with the battery removed? (Directly plugged in AC power)
I want to deliberately do it because of battery lifespan. I searched YouTube and Google and found nothing.
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Windows 10 Pro Laptop: Logon displayed after I close lid
Running Windows 10 Pro (OS build: 19045.3448) on a Dell Inspiron 15 laptop. When I close the lid, the power options are to "do nothing" regardless if it is powered or on battery. Later, ...
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My laptop is under load when I'm not using it
I went away for a while and the temperature of the laptop rose to 60 degrees, maybe it's the antivirus that warms it in the background? But now when I'm sitting it's only 45 degrees. What could it be?
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Windows smart locking? Prevent laptop from automatic locking when docked
I am using a Lenovo ThinkPad P53s (20N6) as my main personal computer, at home 99% of the time. Occasionally, I will bring it outside and it could be stolen. Therefore, I wish a potential thief who ...
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What is the difference between ECC/Non-ECC and Buffered/Unbuffered?
About RAM for laptops I did realize that is available
ECC
Non-ECC
Buffered
Unbuffered
It according with:
Kingston Technology KVR16LS11/8 8GB 1600MHz DDR3L (PC3-12800) 1.35V Non-ECC CL11 SODIMM ...
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My laptop occasionally freezes for a short time
I just bought a brand new gaming laptop and I'm having some issues. It's very powerful and I can run really good games on it with high visuals, I'm happy with that. The issue is that my games have ...
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Keyboard not working in one user account
My friend have a strange problem. Few weeks ago, he just bought a new keyboard for his laptop, because it's internal keyboard is broken. But recently, his new keyboard suddenly not working in his ...
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Dell XPS not starting
I got a Dell XPS laptop. The computer has been off for a while and today I decided to find a new use for it however it didn't turn on.
I have charged it with the power cord and with the USB-C via the ...
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I can't wake up my HP laptop from sleep
I can't get my computer to wake up from sleep after it goes to sleep automatically (after a few minutes of inactivity). The power light indicates it's sleeping, but I can't wake it up with the mouse, ...
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Laptop battery suddenly goes from 0 to 100 and vice versa
My lenovo(ideapad 510) laptop's battery behaves strange. It is a new battery. The battery level was 100% when i unplugged the adapter. Shortly the laptop was closed suddenly and didn't work without ...
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Integrated Graphics Performance only run 10% when render video
I have laptop Dell Latitude E5550, it have Integrated Graphics, when I render out video, CPU run 100% when Integrated Graphics Performance only about 10% as below, I was enable gpu acceleration when ...
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Connect plug to plug for laptop
Is it OK to Laptop PSU -> Plug-1 -> Plug-2 -> Wall Socket?
Problem: Plug 1 can accept PSU forks, but its forks are too thick for Wall Socket. Plug 2 fits in Wall Socket, but cannot accept PSU ...
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My Laptop’s Motherboard Was Corroded But It Still Turns On
Long story short: My laptop’s motherboard got rained on but thankfully, it still turns. Questions are at the bottom of the post
So, my laptop (which I just bought 4 months ago) got rained on and it ...
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If I stop typing for more than a few seconds the keyboard stops working. Can be briefly fixed by pluggin in a usb device
Alienware x17 laptop running windows 10, all software patches are up to date.
A few seconds to a minute after I boot the lappy up the keyboard stops working. The backlight stays on and the windows key ...
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Best option to interface laptop with blu-ray disk rewriter
I have a blu-ray disk rewriter (this model), which I would like to gift to someone, who owns a laptop, but not a desktop computer, and isn't very tech-comfortable. Ideally, they would plug it into a ...
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Laptop Display doesn't turn on after waking up from suspend2ram on linux
My laptop screen and keyboard backlight doesn't work after waking up from sleep but the laptop wakes up (sometimes rarely it works as I open the lid)
, like if I suspend it while watching a video, ...
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laptop screen bug, need to fix it
my brother's laptop, an Acer NITRO 5, have this screen issue where the screen casually starts becoming blurry and segmented, but when you produce content (like screenshots and screen recordings) the ...
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Do I need to replace my HDMI port? (ASUS Vivobook, "unsupported format" error with any screen / cable / OS / resolution / refresh rate)
I have driven myself mad over this display-out issue for weeks.
HDMI output from my ASUS Vivobook 14 is no longer recognized on any screens, giving either "No source" or "Unsupported ...
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Laptop black screen after Windows update
My Windows 10 laptop just had a windows update, during the update it got stuck on a black screen.
What I've tried
Wait for several hours
Hold the power button to see if restarting would help, only ...
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Change boot display in a modern laptop
I have an ASUS UP5302 laptop. A while ago it stopped displaying the boot logo and the GRUB bootloader on its integrated display, even the BIOS setup and Windows don't use it. However, it does use an ...
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Laptop display lower resolution than monitors limit mouse motion
I have 2 new monitors with 2560 x 1440 resolution but my laptop has a maximum of 1920 x 1080 resolution. My display settings show the laptop screen as smaller than my displays. This causes my mouse to ...
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USB HUB buzzing noise when power connected to same charger as laptop
My laptop is powered using a 3rd party GaN charger which provide 2 more (typec-max65w, typea-max18w) charge ports for convenience. I have a usb3.1g2 hub connect to my laptop's dedicated type-C port. ...
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MS Update / Dead Battery Workaround on Docked Surface Pro 3
I have a Surface Pro 3 which has had a dead battery for about 6 years and since then I've always had it docked. My current version of Windows 10 is no longer supported and I'd like to update but ...
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Why laptop has 5v power when its off?
I recently bought a PC. the motherboard is z690 p ddr5. I did not have a modern monitor so I also bought a mini HDMI to VGA adapter and used it to connect my pc to the monitor. the convertor itself ...
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Replace Laptop Battery With Power Supply
I have an old Macbook Pro 2013 UK version, and it's broken. I have a feeling it's the charging circuit for the battery that's broken, and that everything else works fine. I'd like to have a go at ...
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samsung ls32ag32x "not optimum mode, recommended mode 1920x1080 144Hz"
I recently got a brand new Samsung ls32ag32x monitor, The monitor works fine but it doesn't work with my USBc->HDMI connector, I have 3 laptops (MacBook m1 pro, m1 air and Dell XPS). when I connect ...
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Kernel panic and memory corruption when operating laptops without built-in battery
Sorry in advance for the long winded post but I believe some context/backstory is necessary.
I was running an old Asus GL502VM gaming laptop for about 7 years with Windows 10, plugged in all the time ...
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Purpose of this type-c port
What is the purpose of this type-c port, the left-most port I am using to connect my laptop charger. I wanted to connect a type-c to HDMI connector to this but it is not working. The laptop I am using ...
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Laptop battery only updated at boot
I use Lenovo Yoga 910-13ikb. So I found that my laptop battery couldn't gauge it's power percentage. At first I open it at 67% and after using for a while it keep at 67%. But then after restart it ...
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Two external monitors on laptop. Recently one screen goes black (screen is still there, can't see anything) usually when starting video streaming
I've noticed this problem quite recently. I'm trying to play a game on monitor 2 and put up streaming on monitor 1 (Netflix, Crunchyroll).
Anyway, the screen just goes black. The computer hasn't lost ...
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How to check if my laptop screen is broken or it's the internal cable?
I have an acer nitro 5 laptop and the built in screen is not working properly. The majority of the screen is black, only the top part is showing images.
If I use it on my Ubuntu instead of Windows and ...
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100w USB-C to DC power adapter charging issues
I've been encountering some issues with a custom charging setup for my Razer Blade 15 laptop. My blade is a 2020 model that does not support USB-C charging. I wanted a more compact solution than the ...
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Laptop randomly freezes
I need some help as my laptop a few months ago started to freeze totally randomly, when it freezes it repeats the last sound it made with distortion, the mouse and keyboard stop responding without ...
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What factors determine how many external screens (monitors/displays) a laptop can support (with specific requirements)?
What factors determine how many external screens (monitors/displays) a laptop can support?
For this specific question, let's define several parameters:
we are working with modern (2023) technologies
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I bought an open-box laptop. Should I reset Windows?
Some time ago I bought a cheap laptop, essentially a netbook, to ensure that if my main laptop stopped working, I would have a laptop to work on while my main laptop was being repaired.
The box for ...
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Is leaving old Li-ion battery in permanently plugged in laptop dangerous?
I have a Dell Vostro 3350. Since about 2 months ago it displays on boot
Your battery has experienced permanent failure and needs to be replaced. Press F1 to continue or F2 to run setup utility
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How to troubleshoot a Lenovo laptop key taking ~5 minutes to start working?
I've recently started noticing an issue on my 2016 Lenovo ThinkPad where, when I open up the laptop after taking it out of my backpack and log in, certain keys don't work for a few minutes. I've ...
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