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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Asus notebook doesn't boot with new memory
I have installed new memory into notebook, but it doesn't boot. When I turn power on, only green light turns on. Everything seems to match: slot is DDR3 SO-DIMM, motherboard memory frequency is ...
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When I turn on a room light the laptop thinks a new device is connected?
This is a weird problem: When I turn on a tube light in my room while my Lenovo G770 laptop is on, the laptop makes the as if a new device is attached to the laptop. The laptop is running Windows 7 ...
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Notebook's battery consumption based on OS
I use notebook to do typing, programming, browsing interne, downloading updates and so on. I use the same tasks on both Linux x64 and Windows 7 x64. My internet usage (browsing, downloading OS updates,...
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System changes power mode to Power Saver a few minutes after rebooting
Laptop: Samsung NP3530EC-A0DDX, running Windows 8.1
For some reason, every time I happen to be booting my laptop, the power mode constantly changes to Power Saver after about five minutes since boot. ...
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Does a mechanical hard drive (not SSD) spin constantly while the machine is on?
For example, after booting Windows and everything else, when the computer is idle. No file copying or transferring, nor any activity like browsing websites. Does the HDD drive keep spinning ...
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do I really need dust caps for laptop ports e.g. USB audio/mic jack?
I don't know if it's a kind of OCD or if it's really helpful when you work outside with your laptop and environment around might have liquid or water moisture or spill or dust or something else (gas ...
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will my laptop run 2 external (2560 x 1440) monitors @ 1080p?
I want to get 2 external monitors for my laptop :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-U2515H-25-Inch-Monitor-2560/dp/B00P6O3YYO/ref=cm_cd_al_qh_dp_t
I went for the above 2560 x 1440 resolution to future ...
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Prevent power plan from changing when plugging in / unplugging laptop
I have a custom power plan on my laptop and I Enable it by doing:
Right Click battery icon > Power options > select 'My Custom Plan 1' > close the window
Then I plug my laptop in, go back to Power ...
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is it bad to bring around a laptop with mechanical drive when it's ON and not SLEEP?
How about when the laptop is ON and is not sleep, is it bad to move it slightly aside?
For example, I am using my laptop at a starbuck and waiting for my friend, he comes and gives me a set of meal. ...
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Toshiba C75D B7202 Windows 10 disable laptop trackpad and mouse
My fiancee and I just got a new Toshiba laptop, but whenever she uses the keyboard while on the Internet - any graze of the touchpad, or mouse buttons wreaks havoc on the Firefox and Waterfox browsers;...
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Replace SSD without unplugging laptop battery
Is it normally safe to replace a laptop SSD without unplugging the battery?
I wish to replace the SSD on my Samsung NP900XCE, which required me to remove the entire back panel. So far so good, but ...
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Cuda toolkit draining battery windows 10
I installed CUDA toolkit 7.5 from NVIDIA (for Parallel programming course).
But from the very next day, I've observed drastic change in the power consumption. Earlier the battery used to last for ...
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External monitors not working with Dell Latitude E7250+EPort Plus
I am running Xubuntu 14.04 on a Dell Lattitude E7250 (intel video card) and have a Dell E-Port Plus docking station. The docking station has 2 DVI ports and 2 DP (DisplayPort) ports on the back. The ...
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Force the use of second graphic card
I have a major texture problem in a game I just installed on my Fedora running on my laptop, and after reading some forums I have came to the conclusion that my system use my "not so powerfull" intel ...
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Where can I get info about the BIOS type of a certain DELL update?
I have a Dell Precision M3800 laptop, 64bit, with a single SSD. Due to a series of problems, probably caused by a corrupted partition table, I completely formatted the drive and installed Windows 10 (...
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DDR3 not detected at my new Asus transformer Laptop TP500LN
I just bought a new Asus transformer Laptop TP500LN (the version which have 840m GPU), the laptop came with a 4 GB DDR3 RAM. When I opened it , I have found that the RAM is attached to the motherboard ...
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How does Dell's Pre Boot System Diagnostics "resolve" memory errors?
I ran Dells ePSA on my laptop (Inspiron 17R SE) and the result was
"Memory errors detected, but successfully resolved"
I believe memory errors are a hardware issue, is there any explanation on ...
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Since upgrading to Windows 10 my touchpad rapidly switches from enabled to disabled
My laptop is an MSI GT70 Dragon edition. Since upgrading to Windows 10, whenever I wake up my laptop and after I enter the password the touchpad will toggle between enabled and disabled, sometimes for ...
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Two Sources Give Different Maximum RAM
I have an HP 1000-1205TX laptop (verified the model by looking at the information in the battery compartment of the laptop). The link above says that
Memory Max Upgradeable to 8 GB DDR3
But when ...
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VGA port only works when cable is plugged in on startup
Here at school we have a couple of older laptops running Windows 7.
The Win+P functionality doesn't work on those laptops.
When you press this combination you see the spinning-wheel (loading icon) ...
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Laptop's white/blank screen. Curable?
So, i've got my precious, old Dell Vostro 1510, which recently started to show me completely white/blank screen in 4-5 seconds after i turn it on. At times, some thin vertical multicolored lines can ...
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Dell E5450 - mSATA not found by BIOS but is by Linux Live CD
I have a Dell Latitude E5450 with a 128GB mSATA drive, which has been working fine for 3 months. I have the latest firmware for the BIOS (A10). I have Fedora 22 installed on this disk and have had ...
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Finding the correct screen replacement for a netbook
I have to change my netbook's screen. It's 13" (or 13.3") diagonal-wise with a matte/non-glossy/unpolished LED display.
What do I have to be careful for when buying a new screen?
Is this a pretty ...
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Laptop screen black before BIOS
I have a Sager laptop that has an odd issue. It's not necessarily a major issue at the moment, but I feel it might be cause for concern as a potential harbinger of future problems.
When I shut down ...
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Is it safe to use a SATA to USB enclosure with a Blu-ray drive?
I have an ASUS N56JR laptop, and I’ve just replaced the optical drive (Blu-ray reader/DVD writer combo) with an HDD caddy. This allowed me to install an SSD into the primary hard disk drive slot, and ...
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How can I connect the internal hard drive of my Toshiba Satellite C55-B510 to other PC?
My laptop—a Toshiba Satellite C55-B5101—does not turn on anymore. This laptop contains many critical information.
I tried a new power supply as that was the primary suspect, but still there is no ...
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Second external monitor not working for Dell E6420 after Windows 10 upgrade
I upgraded two Dell E6420 laptops from Windows 8.1 to Windows 10. I use both with the same docking station connected to a Dell 2408WFP monitor and a Dell U3011 monitor. The laptops have two display ...
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Laptop power adapter stopped working
I have a Dell Inspiron 5521 which has no problems whatsoever. I bought it in Oman but I live in India. Consequently, I had to purchase a 3 pin converter to use the laptop charger back home.
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Battery drops down suddenly
I have purchased a LENOVO YOGA 300 recently. The battery discharges from 95% to 45 % normally and suddenly jumps to 7%.
Pl suggest. Its just 2 month old Laptop.
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Windows 10 stops after hibernation
I have a problem with my windows 10. It is convinient to me to hibernate my laptop, so it loads fast after that and everything is saved.
So I usually use hibernate. But when I installed windows 10 ...
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Disable main screen in laptop
We have an old ASUS N61Jq laptop which we are now using as a HTPC.
I have changed the settings to:
use monitor 2 (the TV) as the main display
show desktop only on monitor 2
do not sleep or anything ...
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Vaio VPCF1 Series (VPCF11C5E) loose heatsink - BOSS nests
Long story short, the laptop started overheating. After setting laptop apart to do usual thermal paste replacement - noticed few uncertainties. First of all, thermal paste was in tact - nothing to do ...
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Gaming Laptop with only Cooling Pad
My 4 year old gaming laptop (15.6" Sager) started having GPU fan troubles a few weeks ago. It has now gotten to the point where the GPU fan is so loud I cannot use it without headphones. I have ...
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Laptop dedicated GPU - performace drop / variable performance
Laptop GPUs (dedicated and integrated) are driving me crazy ever since I got this computer. I've searched thousands of forums and potential solutions and I couldn't find anything that solves my ...
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Laptop cannot boot into Windows after RAM upgrade
I own asus u31f running with Windows 7 64 bit and ram 2x2gb hynix 1333mhz ram.
Recently I've decided to upgrade my ram to 8gb and bought 2 new kingston valueram 1333mhz 4gb after specs comparison on ...
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Laptop CMOS battery implications
My 4 year old Dell Inspiron 15R's CMOS battery is running out (has run out ?). I know this because when I turn the laptop on it keeps on giving me 5 beeps till Windows loads.
I am sure replacing the ...
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Powering an 3.5 hard drive on 2.5 laptop power port
So i want to power a 3TB WD Green 3.5 inch hard drive (WD30EZRX)
Power Management 12VDC ±10% (A, peak) 1.73A
Average power requirements (W)
Read/Write 4.1W
Idle 3.0W
Standby/Sleep 0.4W
The before ...
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Turning wifi on cause my Laptop to freeze [closed]
I have a HP-G42 Laptop with windows 10 installed, recently i came across new issues
Turning WiFi on causes laptop to freeze including mouse and keyboard.
Sometimes it freeze for no reason.
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Can I use this charger for my laptop?
Information on the Laptop:
Output +19V 3.42A 65W
Min Capacity 10.8V 5.0Ah
Rating +10.8V 5200mAh 56wh
Model K43E Asus
Information on the Charger:
Output +19V 4.74A
Input AC100-240V 50-60Hz 1.5A
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Fn key not properly working
I have a problem with my fn keys. If I use my volume hotkeys thru fn key, it works immediately even without releasing the volume hotkey. Now the problem is when I used the brightness, touchpad, and ...
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Linux USB power limit
Is there a way to limit the current of a specific USB port to some value on a laptop running Linux? I have a mobile phone connected to my laptop, and I don't want it to draw a lot of power from the ...
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Cannot restore my Dell Inspiron N5110 to Factory Settings
I have a Dell Inspiron N5110 that runs Windows 7 Home Premium, that's about 3 years old.
When I first got it, it had problems with the Bluetooth Driver, so Dell Tech Support made me format drive C:\ ...
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Windows does not boot automatically
I have a samsung laptop NP350V5C
I wanted to reinstall a Windows 7 home on it from a usb stick. After many tries (playing with boot options) I could not boot from USB.
I then put the hard drive in ...
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How to disable a specific (faulty) laptop webcam in Ubuntu?
I'm using Ubuntu on my laptop, which has an embedded webcam. After it broke (dark image, connect/disconnect way too often) I replaced it with an external one which is working fine.
The old webcam, ...
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No sound after 5 minutes
I play a video and the sound stops working after 5 minutes.
I launch a game and sound stops working after 5 minutes.
Restarting the Windows Audio service via services.msc re-enables sound for ...
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What is a “SKL i7-Entry (AMD Exo XT 4GB)” processor?
Did anyone ever come across this processor: SKL i7-Entry (AMD Exo XT 4GB)?
I found it in a dell config: http://www.dell.com/fr/entreprise/p/inspiron-17-5759-laptop/pd?oc=bn75903&model_id=inspiron-...
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A noisy fan in a toshiba satellite C650 after Debian upgrade to Jessie
I search help with my Debian Jessie installation.
The problem is that the cpu fan sound is loud almost all of the time.
Before I upgrade it all the things were good with Debian wheezy.
I tried to ...
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Will an external battery power bank power an mini-ITX board (~200W)?
I was planning to build a laptop from scratch, and I've found some good DC-DC converters that allow you to use an external power source to power a standard desktop board (in this case a mini-ITX). The ...
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Swap FN modifier for a particular key
I have recently bought a new laptop and I have a keyboard "steelseries". The keyboard is of very good quality overall, with just a small problem :
The keys "PageUp" and "Origin" are on the same ...
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How to backup 8.1 laptop drive for disaster recovery purposes?
I'm taking a college course and the first assignment was a Business Impact Analysis of what would happen if my laptop was stolen. By the end of it I had a chart spanning several pages full of lost ...
