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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Can you replace a laptop screen with a different brand?
hi i have two laptops sony Vaio and acer aspire 3 . the sony screen is broken and can i connect the acer screen to this sony laptop (both 40 pin/ but different resolution) ? . by the way i wanted to ...
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Laptop battery is discharged even when laptop is turned off
I have a new Lenovo laptop.
When battery was 100% i turned the laptop off.
I did not power on for about 20 days.
After that , i turn on the laptop and i've seen that battery was 1%.
I've contacted ...
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Microsoft office is crashing my computer
I've got an interesting issue on my hands and I'm normally very tech savvy and can remedy my own issues. That being said I noticed that my laptop was starting to "gracefully crash". The ...
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Starting a broken laptop motherboard
I have an old laptop motherboard and i was trying to add external power button and i broke the solder pad for the internal button (soldered onto a motherboard). Now i am wondering is there a way to ...
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How can I solve the critical error "Kernel Power EventID 41"?
My laptop started doing this recently
It does this sometimes when I wake it from sleep /standby. It just restarts.
And sometimes when I turn it on (from having it properly shut down the day before).
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Unwanted sound when notebook's screen is locked
I have Legion 5 Pro 16ARH7H with Win 11 pro. Two external monitors are connected to my laptop, one is via HDMI and the other via VGA. Hence, the laptop has no VGA out; the second monitor is connected ...
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After opening a laptop, how do you plug short ribbon cables back in?
I have a laptop which now requires an external keyboard. When I opened it (to clean the fan, it was overheating), the keyboard ribbon cable slid out of its socket and I cannot plug it back in. It is ...
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Why my swift 3,acer is not booting? [closed]
Swift 3, 512SSD and 8 Gb RAM is not booting, first I was in sleeping mode so I boot the laptop it seem it has some problems mouse is not working so I restart it and then after it is not responding, it ...
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Laptop shutting down and has CPU temperature spikes
So I have a Predator PH315-51 laptop for 3 years. I usually change the thermal paste, clean it and reinstall windows every 3 months.
Yesterday my laptop just shut down while playing a game. Never had ...
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Possible hardware fix for screen flickering laptop?
any technician here? What could be the potential hardware issue based on the video (I noticed that there are part in which was not completely affected/not flickering). It started as a minor flick but ...
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Windows 11 Single (Main Laptop Monitor) custom scaling while other monitors scaling shouldn't change
I am using a laptop in a multi-monitor setup and also on the go. While the default scaling options are somewhat fine for my laptop monitor, I find 125% scaling to be too small and 150% to be too big ...
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Is there a M.2 NVME extension cable? (+ considerations on using them)
I am looking for an NVME extension cable, because there is hardware position conflict, and I would like to avoid using hacky solutions such as taping my NVME SSD on a surface I'm not too sure would be ...
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Cannot connect second monitor to laptop through a docking station
I have a problem connecting my second monitor to my laptop through a docking station. It used to work but suddenly it stopped.
One day I mirrored my laptop to my TV and after instance I could not ...
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Will a mini pci-e sata card work on a laptop?
Recently I converted an old HP ProBook 4440s laptop that had no use for years into a mini nas for me. I was wondering how much can I do with this laptop so I wanna give it 16gb of ram and more storage ...
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Laptop Audio: Buzzing sound while charging and using Headphone Jack or USB C adapter
Whenever I plug-in USB-C PD Charger, I hear a constant buzz in my earphone irrespective of whether I use Headphone Jack on Laptop or I use Apple USB-C to 3.5 mm Headphone Jack Adapter.
I am surprised ...
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How can I measure laptop power consumption to optimise battery life?
I have seen devices like the SteamDeck and ROG Ally offer power settings that allow you to limit the watt consumption of the device. They also have live sensor readings telling you the current watt ...
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Intermittant Touchpad Driver
I'm having trouble with touchpad drivers that are intermittently failing, and would appreciate further steps for troubleshooting. I've searched for help on Acer forums, but they've failed to provide a ...
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hp x360 battery dies at 60% and is unable to calibrate properly
i replaced my laptop battery a few months ago (near the end of 2022) due to having a faulty battery (it would only work when plugged in). since getting this (non-hp) battery, it wouldn’t calibrate and ...
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Using Displays connected to PC from a Laptop via LAN
So i regularly use my Work-Laptop(Win 11) at Home, there i have a beautiful triple screen setup on my PC(Win 10). The Laptop has a HDMI out, but that obviously only serves one display and i dont want ...
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Dell Latitude 5420 and 5430 blank screen in Windows
Both a Dell Latitude 5420 (Windows 10 Enterprise, Core i5-1145G7) and 5430 (Windows 11 Pro) shows a very strange symptom. After switching on, the BIOS screen shows up normally on the built-in LCD ...
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Is there a way to automatically dim the display on/off based on the movement of the cursor?
I have an Acer Predator notebook, which recently started to present a common issue with its screen (it keeps flickering all the time). The problem is that using it like this is very irritating, as it ...
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Laptop power button seems to be disconnected
I've always had this issue with my laptop where it needs the power to be drained from the motherboard before it can start normally (7 year old laptop). And I've learned to do the whole, pressing down ...
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Can I reset my BIOS password by programming my BIOS chip with a CH341A programmer?
I have an ASUS G731GU laptop and I forgot my BIOS password. there is no CMOS battery and shorting the pins but it didn't work. I found out that the BIOS chip is a Winbond 25Q80EWNIG and I have a ...
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How can I configure Windows 10 to shutdown AFTER a certain amount of time AFTER I close the lid?
I want to make it so after I close the lid:
First, the system goes to sleep
After 10 minutes, the system shuts down
Is this possible?
I saw this question, but it is for Windows 7 and I am asking for ...
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Thunderbolt Dock to PC Motherboard on Type-C
I have a Thunderbolt dock to connect my work laptop to monitors, keyboard, and mouse.
I am planning to build a personal PC and use the same setup.
I know the Thunderbolt and Type-C are different, but ...
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HP laptop slows down when charge is connected
My hp-laptop throttles drastically when i connect the charger to it. There is no load on the laptop but i think load does not matter as it works just fine when charger is removed.
It is HP-15-dy1xxx ...
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Keyboard lights turn on when device is off
My laptop's keyboard lights on when I plug in the charger but the device is off I didn't turn it on although the keyboard light turn on
It still on even I unplug the charger
What is wrong with it?
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2019 laptop, charges much faster and dies much faster, no previous battery problems, this was sudden
The estimated battery time left jumps from a few hours to a few minutes,my energy report says "The battery stored less than 40% of the Designed Capacity the last time the battery was fully ...
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Why does lid close powercfg setting not work after switching users?
I think I had changed my powercfg settings so my laptop wouldn't sleep on lid close. Then I followed an answer here and changed them so lid close would sleep.
When I restarted my computer and logged ...
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DDR4 SODIMM what does the V lettering mean after the speed? E.g PC4-2666V
I'm normally familar with the lettering of RAM sticks but I'm a little stuck on what V means. For exampe I know 2400T is the T suffix at the end means it meets a specific JEDEC standard. A 2400T ...
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Laptop battery replaced. Does not charge or display any status. Just blinks. Third different brands' battery going. Still no solution
First I need to say that this may be a little confusing text of some parts, because I had to combine different things I recalled, while writing this. Also English is not my primary language, so there ...
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How to login network windows 10 credentials pin
My home network has a desktop (Windows 10) and a laptop (w10). The laptop connects via wifi.
The login screen for the laptop shows "Thomas Matthews" and asks for a PIN.
When I open "My ...
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How can I find the correct part for a replacement keyboard for an LG laptop
My daughter's laptop (an LG 13U70P) has an A key that broke off. (The base part that connects it is broken.) I've replaced laptop keyboards before, but it's been a while.
Just finding the correct ...
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SATA Driver for Sony VAIO VGN-FZ240E
I'm trying to install Windows XP on a Sony VAIO VGN-FZ240E laptop so I can play some old PC games, but I cannot proceed because I am missing SATA drivers. Sadly, it appears Sony is no longer hosting ...
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Can I charge my MSI laptop with other brand charger?
My MSI laptop charger is not working. So I thought to buy another one. But I couldn't find it in the market. My laptop input voltage is 20V-3.25A. Can I use the other brand charger with the same ...
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my laptop screen has 2 black horizontal lines on the top of the screen
my laptop screen has 2 black horizontal lines on the top of the screen please help thanks in advance
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how to completly control audio devices in windows?
i am unable to find any switch application or system setting that i can use to switch between audio devices on my laptop.
Sound control panel(recording), Sound control panel(playback)
windows has only ...
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Alarm when battery is fully charged on laptop - Third party app [duplicate]
I would like to get an alert (with sound) when my laptop battery is fully charged.
I checked many softwares on the net and none of them has that capability.
Also there is a depricated thread on ...
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do hard drives have aluminum on them for a reason or just to keep dust out
i grabbed this hard drive from my laptop thinking it was a lost cause, now i've found out that i MIGHT be able to save my data but... when it came out of the laptop it had an aluminum cover on it... i ...
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Win 10 laptop wakes from sleep to ctrl-alt-del screen
Old windows laptop (Fujitsu T732), had to upgrade from 7 to 10 against my will and better judgement. Since the upgrade, when opening the laptop from sleep it defaults to the ctrl-alt-delete screen (...
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use DC power while plugged in without charging the battery?
I'm aware that keeping the battery fully charged is bad for the battery health. However, I often need to use my computer and it easily consumes a lot of battery power in a short time. (connected to an ...
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"Blue Windows" screen when a hard drive from a "dead" machine is replaced?
I am given a "dead" ACER Aspire 5733 Model PEW71 laptop. I opened the laptop and see no hard drive in it.
So I slid in a hard drive of my own, and this laptop goes to the "blue windows&...
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Windows 10 Battery Saver option is missing
In Windows 10 when using the balanced power config we can change the performance to power ratio from the quick settings for the battery. However, a couple months ago I noticed an option disappeared. ...
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Managing multiple screens on Windows (10)
I have a setup of Laptop + external monitor that is constantly plugged in, I use DisplayPort cable and have Windows set to "extend" on the 2nd screen and it works well.
Now I also have a TV ...
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Dell Inspiron 7591 charger ony works at certain angles
My original Dell charger got badly damaged, so i bought a new one a couple days ago. It worked fine, but then this morning when i woke up, I noticed the little pin inside the charger was tilted to the ...
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I have a dead battery and my laptop refuses to come out of power saving mode even while charger is connected
I have an Acer e5-576g laptop. I used this laptop as a PC and it is always connected to AC power. Up until recently my battery even though it was weak worked and because I was always charging it was ...
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Dell power adapter specification types
In the specifications for the Alienware 17r4 on the dell support site there are three listed "types", 180w, 240w and 330w. I am unsure what "type" means here. Does it mean that any ...
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How to lock on lid close in MacOS
I want to play music over Bluetooth while the lid is closed, and I want the laptop to lock when the lid is closed. I'm able to prevent my MacBook from sleeping on lid close with sudo pmset -a ...
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How to determine if "over RAM-ing" will work
I have earlier had a laptop that officially only supported 8 GB RAM, but which in practice worked with 16 GB RAM.
I am about to upgrade my Lenovo A475. A475 officially only supports 32 GB, but this ...
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Is it possible to use a microphone that is plugged into the headphone jack of a Lenovo X230?
Usually, I have a doc. station, but currently I'm abroad and forgot it. The day after tomorrow I have a very important meeting, but can't connect my microphone.
I tried to plugging it into a headphone ...