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Do you have a second HDD or SSD lying around? If so and you can get both into a computer you can nuke the drive using a nuke tool, or trying to reformat it in windows. You could also go and get a USB adapter and plug it into a computer and try wiping it from there.

then wisdom would guess that its an internal device do you have a device location or any identifying info? have you tried another restart?

windows updates are always finicky check your devices and see if at the very least you could get a device ID to look up online.

is there a drive or other device that's inside the pc, also have you changed any driver settings. I know on my laptop i changed the Bluetooth driver and now for about 15 sec after startup I hear that same sound.

the omen would be best for the light gaming and at its black Friday price, it's a hard bargain to beat. The i7 also appears to be a better end i7 than the i57300 this on many of the other end laptops. I personally would go with the omen if you can get it for that price. the con I see is no SSD at that price but it does appear to be able to come with an m.2 SATA slot for an SSD down the road.

plugging it in immediately after water damage is not a good idea, while the port may work fine for a few more days eventually it will completely die, to prevent possible port degradation or device shock. The port at this point I would assume is possible to recover, but that could be a long shot. Immediately unplug it and put it in front of a dry fan that is also properly dusted. That's all I can recommend, and if that doesn't work, I'm sorry to say this but the port will be dead because of corrosion. You will either have to RMA it or buy a wireless charger.

Few things I can think of. A the cable. I know that the cable is a common point of death, it's rare but a bad cable can cause issues and I know when mine went a red LED. So try removing the link box, and plugging the cable unds directly into the PC, with the power coming directly from the AC adapter. If you get a signal it is a bad link box, if not time to continue on. Try and plug the Vive without the 3 in 1 cable using either the cables that came with it or ones that'll fit in there. Next trying the lighthouses, are you able to connect via Bluetooth to check lighthouses status. When my lighthouse had a fault I had to connect via Bluetooth. Sadly the tool needed for this is locked by HTC support and is supposed to only be used in support cases, hence why they will give you a session ID. Continuing on, if the headset has gotten wet (sweat, damage etc) this could have also caused a short. That will need to be repaired by HTC and the warranty doesn't cover water damage. I would recommend contacting HTC Vive support to have them help you. The process is usually painless, and I myself have never had any issues with them. Good Luck

Owning both of the pieces of hardware I think personally I like the vive due to it more open platform (wireless modules, different headstraps, Vive n Chill(totally not what you think). If you're looking for cheap with no easy room scale or just want to test the waters, rift. If you want the openness and the easy room scale vive. Also, those talking about gen 2 may also have a point. Valve is working on its knuckles controllers which can use your knuckles to map your hand and a newer base station which along with less power gets you better tracking. Occulus is rumored to be working on better tracking technology and gloves but both are still rumors as far as I'm aware. Also on support, the vive and Facebook have the same support, which with the vive you may have to call. like all products, the controllers have a small flaw that affects a few people, but they really do have a fast return around time. people are also excited about the pimax 8k but unless you have like a 1080ti they have even said it may not work well. TLDR If you would like a more open ecosystem, future upgrades, easier room scale vive, if you want cheaper and native support rift.