hardware

  1. AIO Coolers To AIR Coolers?

    So what is your preference? I have always been on the side of Air... The negative of AIO is blockage and leaks. With air you'll never have that. just dust. Blow it out and your done. I think that's pretty much basic. Air is the way to go for me. Argue my point.
  2. Windows 11 Pc randomly completely crashes

    Hello, im having a bit of a problem with my pc. Im unsure if its a hardware or software issue. But randomly for no reason it just decides to A: Completely freezes everything, before black screening and not allowing my to turn my monitor off whilst the pc itself carries on running B: Completely...
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    Trying to install Wifi driver on HP windows 10

    Anyone knows what driver to get from HP? This is the network device info Realtek pcie device. This must be the wifi card?
  4. Windows 11 Surpasses Windows 10 in Steam Survey: Gaming Trends Revealed

    The recent Steam survey provides significant insights into the landscape of operating systems and gaming hardware, marking a notable shift in users' preferences. According to the data released by Valve, Windows 11 has finally surpassed Windows 10 in user share among respondents, a moment that's...
  5. Windows 11 Password required when gfx card is installed

    Hi, pulling my hair out with this one. I have a PC running Windows 11 Insider preview which has been fine for ages. I came to boot up and it's now asking for a password. None has ever been set. I've been into the registry and there is no password in there. I can boot in safe mode but cannot get...
  6. VIDEO Intel's Biggest Failure in Years: Confirmed Oxidation & Excessive Voltage

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    Windows 11 Trouble installing printers

    I am trying to install a couple of network printers onto my new windows11 laptop. I get the error 0x00000709 when trying to install both printers. I have a HP 5 Laserjet (parallel port) and a HP Inkjet 7500 (USB) on a desktop computer with both Windows OS 7 and 10. Laptop Tech Support Guy...
  8. VIDEO HW News - Microsoft Keeps Ruining Windows, Valve Lawsuit, '4090' in the 4070 Ti Super

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    DHCP Window server HW requirements

    We are going to build DHCP server based on Window: number of scope reaches to 40 Number of clients reach to 700000 to 800000 Fail over setup --redundancy with second server What are HW requirements recommendation for server ? or other recommendation from your side?
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    Windows 10 Luzes Amarelas

    Hoje ao adicionar uma memória ram em um dell optilex o dispositvo não ligou e ficou piscando luzes alaranjadas, após retirar a memória e colocar novamente ele ligou normalmente... Ao ligar ele reconheceu e seguiu funcionando normalmente.
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    Sound pauses every time monitor goes to or wakes from sleep

    Hi, I have an issue where the sound stops whenever my monitor goes to sleep or back. For example, I'm listening to music via MediaMokey, the screen goes to sleep, and the sound stops for 1- 2 seconds, then comes back. When I move my mouse or press a key on my keyboard to wake up the monitor...
  12. Help Deciphering DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION Error After System Crash

    Attached is the error I believe that caused my crash, can anyone decipher what this means, and if this is telling me what I can do to fix it. 14: kd> !analyze -v ******************************************************************************* * Bugcheck Analysis...
  13. I need a new trackpad. What is the best way to get one from Dell?

    My trackpad broke. Need help!
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    Can anyone share their experience with overclocking AMD server processors? Is it worth it?

    Hello everyone, I'm considering the idea of overclocking an Link Removed processor and was wondering if anyone here has any experience with this. My main question is whether it's actually worth it in terms of performance gains versus potential risks like increased heat, power consumption, or...
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    Reinstall of Windows 10 then everything hacks

    Hello I have an issue with my new installation. I have this setup Asus Maximus VI extreme motherboard Samsung SSD 870 Evo 2 tb for image I7 4770K chip Gskill 16 Gb ram I needed to get a bigger SSD so I clone the old to a new one, but that didn't go so well. The cloning program corrupted the...
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    Automatic brightness does not react

    I have a Samsung Book 2 Pro with Windows 11. Automatic brightness is on but it doesn't change unless the light difference is extreme. So if I point a strong flashlight on the camera, the screen does get bright and when I turn it off, it goes back to normal. But if I turn off my room lights, the...
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    USB problem on windows 10

    Hi, Over the past few weeks, I been having strange issues with all of my USBs on my desktop PC where only devices that were previously recognized by the PC are working and more or less (not all) any new USB device (SSD, camera, thumb drive etc. all work with other PCs) get a driver not...
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    Windows reads 2nd drive without any visibility even if drive is disabled and drive letter removed.

    I had my old C: HHD drive replaced by an SSD, and moved to D: A new copy of Windows 10 was installed by the computer shop. Although I never used my D: drive since then, Windows 10 reads it upon waking from sleep for a few minutes - even when the drive was disabled and the drive letter removed as...
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    New Windows 10 install: Flickering issue

    Hi. My pc is having a weird issue and I can't seem to figure out why. It flickers on windows explorer and Excel. It happens on random and last anywhere between 5-20secs. I think is not limited to just these apps, but possibly any programs I opened. This is a fresh install using a usb stick. I...
  20. Windows 10 USB SD card adapters stop being recognised

    Strange problem: I use micro SD cards to store music files I play through home audio systems. My PC has no SD card port so I use various USB adapters. These adapters - not the cards - are gradually stopping working in the PC although they all still work fine in the audio systems. I have one...