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Laptop upgrade. Is this possible?

I'm just looking for some expert opinions/advice on this potential upgrade to my laptop. Current specs: Dell Inspiron 15r 7520 Windows 8.1 64bit Intel Core i7-3612QM CPU @2.10GHz 6.00gb RAM Intel HD...

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Advice before buying a new desktop

Hello to all! I am not very technically clued up, so I would like your advice please on a specification of a pc that want to buy. I have done some research and it sems like a good deal, but if you know...

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Laptop Making Crackling noise + Sound is distorted.

Hey Guys... So my Packard Bell Easy Note MX37-S-200 has suddenly started making persistent " Crackling " and " Popping" noises from the moment i boot it. The noise is coming from the speakers and the...

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Can you diagnose this crackling sound/frame stutter?

I'm having this crackling sound which also causes mini frame stutters when it happens. Happens several times in a minute. *This happens when watching movie on different softwares, playing different...

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Blue Screen on Desktop PC

Quote: Tech Support Guy System Info Utility version 1.0.0.2 OS Version: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium, Service Pack 1, 64 bit Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 945 Processor, AMD64 Family 16 Model 4...

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HP Laptop Video Error

Hello. I have a Win8 based HP laptop, a G7 Series one. Recently when I start the computer and it finishes loading and gets to the screen where you have to put a password in, there are long, thick...

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Solved: Can I Change My Netbook's Processor?

I use a netbook powered by an Intel Atom processor and 2GB RAM. I'm wondering if it's possible for me to remove the processor and fix in one like intel pentium or a better one for my netbook to be used...

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Solved: cdrom not working

My cd/dvd drive will not work. When I go to device manager and check the cd/dvd drive it says the device is working properly. When I put a disk in cd or dvd nothing happens. I can here the disk...

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Rebuild PC or buy new? Laptop or Desktop?

I have a desktop PC purchased in 2004. It has the specs posted below. I installed a new DVD burner which works if I could get it to open. I have also installed a 2nd hard drive (931 gb?). I added a...

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HDMI cable problem (PC/TV)

I bought HDMI cable, connected PC to TV and it worked perfectly for 2-3 days when it started blinking (picture from PC appears on TV for a second or a few seconds and then it loses signal for a few...

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Canon MP780 Printer problems

I hope someone can help, I am unable to get my printer to work I just keep getting an error message wrong cartridge. I have tried everything I can think of cleaning the print head and replaced all the...

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Running 2 PCI Express cards om Gigabyte P55A-UD4 rev 15

Hello... I was woundering if it possibal to run two pci express cards, on p55a-ud4 just to be abal to use more monitors on my computer, i know the Nvidia SLI works that i can you but then i have to buy...

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Dell Studio Hybrid 140g Motherboard Repair

Hello, I opened my Dell Studio Hybrid 140g for RAM upgrade and was doing it, maybe the power charger was still plugged in but the unit was turned off, although i was careful enough, there was some...

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Canon C5030 unknown problem?

got a service call on a canon c5030 not wanting to work properly, not printing at all. the customer has to restart the printer a couple times for it to function as it should but the problem comes back....

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Should I get a flashdrive or an external solid state drive?

So I need a portable media device, but what I'll be using it for is very specific. I will be transferring/moving/copying files in and out of this device, however the max capacity it will ever see is a...

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Resume From Sleep With Keyboard and Mouse

I have a Microsoft Multi-media keyboard (1.0a) and a Logitech usb cord mouse. The keyboard has a Sleep button which I always used to put it into sleep mode & resume. But in the IntelliType...

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Identifying a Microphone

I’m attempting to identify a microphone I was given. I’ll admit that it’s bad of me to not be able to identify a microphone. But, the last time I did anything with pro-mics was a decade ago. It has no...

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I hope this is the right category?

I have a Lenovo laptop with Windows 8. The laptop screen cracked terribly a while back, and the cheapest solution was to keep using the laptop but buy a monitor to hook it up to, so now I have...

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Hyperthreading?

Correct me if I am wrong, but I think "hyperthreading (HT)" is an Intel technology that allows dual core CPU's to emulate quad core CPU's and therefore is only available on dual core CPU's. Now my...

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Onboard sound not working, all of my troubleshooting has failed. Any ideas?

I have a Lenovo ThinkCentre 4865-A12 on which I can't get the computer to recognize the onboard sound. I've downloaded all the drivers from Lenovo themselves but it hasn't worked. The sound control...

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