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Upgrading cooling system for laptop
I have a Lenovo u530 and I would like to install two jet-flow 120mm fans but I cannot find a connector that would fit. I need a y-connector at at least, could anyone point me in the right direction? Here are some pictures 1). Need connectors 2). If jet flow won't work is ther another fan I...- Conor Austin
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- connectors cooling fans hardware jet flow laptop lenovo performance upgrade y-connector
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Catch all the action with the NCAA March Madness Live app on your Windows PC, laptop,...
College basketball fans, are you ready for the 2015 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship? We’re thrilled to share that you will be able to watch every game live with NCAA March Madness Live app that is available to download for free from the Windows and Link Removed. Now no matter where...- News
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- access basketball brackets championship content devices fans gamecenter live apps live sports march madness ncaa rivalries sports apps streaming tv provider upgrade video windows
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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Windows 8 Diagnosing Blue Screen Errors After Fan Replacement: Need Help with Dump Files
Recently I've changed the fan on my computer since than i started getting multiple blue screens. I ran a disk check and used the Memory Diagnostic Tool but still came up with nothing. I have the dump files can anyone tell me what's going wrong?- Kevin Wright
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- blue screen computer data disk check dump files error fans inpage kernel memory diagnostic
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- Forum: Windows Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
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Windows 8 Windows 8 sleep problems.
Symptom: I cannot toggle the sleep mode from either my keyboard shortcut or in the menu of windows 8. Both options, shutdown and restart, work perfectly fine but sleep won't work. Here is what happens when I toggle sleep: My screen shuts down but the fans still are blowing. Whenever I move my...- robin1436
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- bios settings command line cooling corsair custom build device manager fans hardware hdd logitech msi motherboard peripheral power management sleep issues sleep mode ssd system information troubleshooting wake settings windows 8
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Blocking GPU fan intentionally
I'm having issues with one of my GPU's fans (it features a dual-fan cooling) and will have to fix it soon. The problem is, it's making an annoying noise and I was thinking if I could just block it for the time being, however brutally that sounds. So, the question is - provided the GPU doesn't...- Ekhangel
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- cooling fans gpu hardware hd6950 monitoring noise overheating temperature
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Windows uses the fan so much.
Windows almost abuses the fan on my laptop. Toshiba Satellite C875-S7303. Whenever I try to run Borderlands 2, while loading the game the laptop overheated. Windows 8 (which came with the laptop) did the same thing, then I wiped it and put Ubuntu 13.04 on it and it never overheated. Is there a...- Coroff
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- borderlands crash fans laptop overheating performance thermal management toshiba ubuntu windows
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Fan very loud
My Asus desktop's fan works very loud and even when is not working it too noisy. It works almost all the time and desktop is never ever even warm. Anything to be done, it's really too much. It was like that from very begin. Thanks Vesna- brod298
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- asus cooling desktop fans hardware maintenance noise performance technology troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 8 Laptop fan turns on and off
My laptop fan gets very loud every few minutes and then quiets down for a few minutes, does anyone know how to fix this? I have Win 7 Ultimate 64bit, Samsung laptop with core i7, graphics card, 8gb ram.- jumpmann
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- 8gb ram cooling core i7 fans graphics laptop noise performance samsung windows 7
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Windows 7 Need help- Fan problem
Hello, I would like some help with my Laptop. When I turn it on, it overheats and shuts down in about 5 minutes. Now I know, you might say It's the fan clogged with dust, But I tried booting it yesterday and the fan was actually working. I always keep my laptop on the desk so I don't...- Vince Vaughn
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- boot cooling dust fans hardware laptop overheating performance shutdown technology
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Fans keep running after shutdown
Win 7 Home Premium 64 bit, 6.1.7601 SP 1 Build 7601, Gigabyte GA-X58A-UD3R, i7-960, 12gb mem, GTX-560, NZXT Gamma case I recently replaced my motherboard and psu in a system recovery. Since then all my fans keep running after shutdown, the front case light is on, usb hub light is on, and case...- dmcmillen
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- acpi bios case light fans hardware linux motherboard nvidia pci performance power supply safe mode shutdown system issues system restore troubleshooting usb hub user support windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Keeping Your Cool
Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...- Drew
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- airflow best practices computer care cooling core temp cpu dust removal electronics fans gpu hardware maintenance overheating pc cleanup periodic tasks preventive maintenance preventive measures temperature thermal management utility
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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Windows 8 Keeping Your Cool
Electronics and certainly PCs do not like heat. It is important that these devices stay cool @ all times and throughout their lifetime. That said, here is one of those "Best Practice" things that I suggest all too often does not even occur to people and that they do not think about or do on...- Drew
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- airflow best practices cleaning computer care cooling core temp cpu dust removal electronics fans gpu hardware care heat maintenance overheating preventive maintenance temperature control thermal management utilization ventilation
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- Forum: Windows Tutorials
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The Walking Dead
Link Removed The Walking Dead Homepage: http://www.amctv.com/shows/the-walking-dead Welcome to 'The Walking Dead' thread. Many of us here at http://windowsforum.com/ are huge fans of the show and a discussion thread has been a long time coming. The aim of this thread is to discuss the show...- kemical
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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VIDEO the ultimate CPU home cooling
Here is the ultimate in home cooling of a CPU.- Jimbo22
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- cooling cpu fans heat home overclocking performance thermals ultimate ventilation
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows Vista Laptop not starting up.
I am working on a HP Pavilion TX 1120us for a friend. He gave it to me and said that it has been acting up for a while and now won't start at all. It turns on and the fans start but there is no attempt at booting. Could this be the CMOS battery or something more dire?- Mitchell769
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- battery boot cmos fans laptop pavilion startup tech support troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
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Windows 7 Understanding Temporary Wattage Spikes in PC Power Usage During Generator Setup
Due to the fact that my apartment complex put out a notice that one day this week, there is going to be a total electrical blackout, while some kind of A/C repair is done, I'm planning on buying a small generator from Harbor freight. I know that the one I have in mind, because all that I plan...- seekermeister
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- a/c repair apartment blackout computer usage continuous power electrical fans generator harbor freight lighting power monitoring power spikes powerchute wattage
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Computer will not turn on
My power supply died, so i stuck in extra in. It dis more than the other but no lights worked nor did the power button have the ability to turn it off. Im hoping i didnt break thee mobo but it is possible. The fan and disc drive and hdd ran, but no lights. Please help!!!- RingAnimated
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- computer dead power fans hard drive hardware hdd motherboard no lights power supply troubleshooting
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 8 Firefox is Shrewdly Embracing Windows 8
If there’s one thing you can say about the corporate strategy of Mozilla it is that it is adaptive. That flexibility has allowed the company to survive and thrive, hanging its hat on various operating systems and winning fans with its Firefox web browser...- News
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- adaptive browser business strategy fans firefox mozilla technology windows 8
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- Forum: Live RSS Feeds
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Windows 7 Asus P5L VM 1394, should CPU fan blow or suck?
Please, I recently discarded my CPU fan (an Intel E18764) in favour of an Akasa one. My new fan seems to suck air in through the side panel, whereas I am sure the old one used to blow it out. I have an Antec Minuet low profile case. Thanks! :-)- CJ12
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- airflow akasa antec asus case cooling cpu fans hardware intel
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 September 14th Black Mesa day!
Often copied but never equalled the original Half Life was huge. It blew the industry away and showed many how it should really be done. Well that was way back in 98' and for several years now fans of the series have been waiting for a remake of the original. Fans loved the game so much they...- kemical
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- 1998 black mesa community environmental impact fans game development gaming graphics half-life launch maps modification physics release remake september source engine storyline total conversion valve
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- Forum: Windows Games