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Linus's face in Gran Turismo Sport! They say he has the greatest "Tech" on the track!

I guess the only way is to do it like it was done at the factory but this would require special tools and knowledge that I can't get (for example if you have to use a special cable and pins on the board, designed solely for this purpose). BIOS backups are not a privilege for the PCs only. I have a 6 years old Lenovo that has USB BIOS Flashback but I never used it (fortunately).

Hmm... Frankly, this particular model is quite bad in terms of upgradeability or general maintenance. The battery pack looks like a regular battery - it's just harder to remove. Are you aware if there's something specific that I should look for? Yes, the replacement boards have two types of display plugs and the replacement got the correct one. They're quite different - there's no way to plug the cable if you have the other plug version.

Hello Forum, Months ago the motherboard of one my laptops (ASUS F555L) got broken (I was almost 100% sure about that after t-shooting but I took the laptop to an authorized repair shop and it was confirmed). The repair shop offered to replace the board for ~900 BGN (around 500$) which was ridiculous given the fact that I bought the laptop (brand new) for 700 BGN (around 390$). After some searching I found a replacement board with even better processor for just 140$. After months of waiting I finally got the board, replaced it and the laptop was back to life (almost). The only thing that wasn't working was the display, however I was able to use an external display without a problem. I figured that maybe this was some sort of driver issue so I started downloading new drivers for the new board (ASUS X555LD). Everything was fine until I've decided that upgrading the BIOS will be also a good idea.... At the moment the laptop will power UP and that's it - no Windows, no BIOS, no image - just a black screen (the same way like it used to be before replacing the board). I'm not even 100% sure if nothing happens or just the display is not working... I was reading that there's a way to flash a new BIOS from a USB drive but I'm not sure if I'd be able to do this with this board. Furthermore I'm not even able to take out the CMOS battery from the motherboard because it doesn't have one. For the update I was using firmware and tools from the ASUS' website and before the restart of the machine everything was fine - I also received a message that the update was successful. P.S. I'm aware that this ASUS series are quite crappy but my mom was using the machine in order to run very lite software products and it was doing the job just fine.

Thanks for the feedback, guys! Today I received my Pro Tech Toolkit and I think it's pretty neat - right away I used it to change the thermal paste on my laptop

Hi, I think this rig is quite decent but what games you plan to play? Also, are you considering the used market as an option or not? On your questions: 1. According to this chart, both cards are fairly similar in terms of raw performance and I doubt you'll see a big difference in games. 2. This might take some time so if you need the rig right now, this might not be an option for you. Regards!

Hello All, I'm looking to buy a new tool set and iFixit looks like a good option to me. Can you please share your thoughts, experience and recommendations regarding this tools? I'd like to highlight that I'll use the tools for maintenance and/or upgrades related with laptops/PCs/consoles. I don't plan to bother with phones/tablets. P.S. I was able to find some topics related with my question but they were quite old and that's why I'm posting another one