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Acer ES1-512 Laptop Won't Even Turn On After RAM Replacement [duplicate]
I have an Acer ES1-512-C88M Laptop that I am trying to upgrade it's RAM. The first time I put the new RAM in there, it worked for a 2 or 3 restarts, but after leaving it on sleep mode for about 2 ...
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NVMe m.2 drive refuses to boot on its original HP ProBook
Background (I apologize this will be long): I received this laptop from an end user after it stopped booting. Laptop is an HP ProBook 640 G5. NVMe M.2 contains Windows 10.
Problem is, when the laptop ...
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Harmonizing two different monitor setups in Windows 10
I have a work-provided laptop that I work from home with two days a week. My workplace provides two monitors, keyboard, mouse and docking station, so I just plug in the USB-C and it works. One of the ...
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How to turn laptop display ON and OFF with a certain key?
I am looking for a way to turn on and off my laptop screen easily (without it going to sleep or hibernate mode). I have various automation scripts running in the background (which include mouse ...
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The monitor on my Lenovo Thinkpad suddenly started going black, displaying normally, back and forth (3 cycles avg) when plug in or unplug from charger
This just started happening and I’ve found lots of questions and answers on forums with similar phenomenons except none of them go back and forth, that is the display goes black and then back to ...
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Intermittent Horizontal Lines on Dell Latitude 7490 Screen Despite Passing Diagnostic Tests
I'm experiencing an issue with my Dell Latitude 7490 laptop where 19 random short horizontal lines appear on the screen. The lines are scattered across the display and appear in different positions ...
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Notifications disabled (Windows 10)
My new laptop is running Windows 10. I was running on battery without the power supply plugged in. No notification was received at the default Power Options > Advanced settings > Battery > ...
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Why does my Dell Latitude 5580 wake every day at 06:00?
I'm running Win10 on a Dell Latitude 5580 laptop, and I habitually hibernate it when not in use.
If the laptop is not connected to the Dell dock then it reliably stays hibernated.
If the laptop is ...
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Iiyama monitor disconnects frequently over USB-C in Windows 10
I have been using Dell XPS 13 9370 with Lenovo 4K monitor connected with USB-C cable only (USB-hub for mouse + keyboard, power delivery 60 W) and it was working smoothly.
Recently I bought a new ...
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Windows laptop will not turn on after installing Wireshark
I have a Dell XPS laptop running Windows 10. I installed Wireshark from here, including Npcap from the same installer. All the additional options were left default.
After closing the laptop lid for a ...
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Lenovo T420 no BIOS/UEFI [duplicate]
I recently found this Lenovo T420 (Core i5-2520M, 8GB, 500GB) in my cupboard. It had Windows 8 Pro. I updated this to Windows 10 a couple of days ago. Now, when I boot the laptop, instead of showing ...
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How to upgrade my sata hdd 1tb to sata ssd 512gb with the same windows os that is installed? [duplicate]
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My laptop has only 1 slot for storage space.
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I need the same windows os 10 to be present on the ssd with all the settings and apps without loosing the genuine windows key....
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Win10/Win11 can't run any program soon after login
Intro: I'm a repair tech, and I have encountered a very weird problem with two Windows laptops in under a week, something I have never experienced before. One with Windows 10, another with Windows 11, ...
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Laptop power plan seems to have no effect on the laptop going into hibernation
My laptop goes to hibernation relatively quickly. Definitely within less than the 240 minutes I set in the power plan currently selected.
I'm aware there's a possibility of some additional software ...
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DELL Latitude 7490 no hard drive available for boot
I needed several tries to install a Windows 10 on an empty DELL Latitude 7490. After giving up with a self created USB stick I bought an installation DVD and lo and behold Windows was installed. Or I ...
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