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Hi, So i have repasted 4 times like in a 6 months period and i have even replaced the both laptop's fans with new ones but i see no improvement in temperatures. What i'm doing wrong? few things from side: - Using laptop Cooler - Vents are clear - Bios Up to date - Room temp not high - No virus or anything, fresh installation I can not under-volt because of my Bios update version with Intel XTU, neither under-volting works with throttlestop. So under-volting is not possible. CPU temps go to 100C even with loads like 10-30%, where as GPU is fine at 99% of load. Please help.

specs: Ryzen 5 5600h 16gb RAM for some reason, hovering over the battery icon shows 4hrs of life remaining at 100% ! shouldn't it be higher? about 6hrs+ ? Im only using the browser with a couple tabs and having an office app open. I haven't even begun doing any video editing/ photo editing. Not even played any games on it yet.

Hello, so i have a major issue with my relatively new laptop, its about 6 months old and i have already had some trouble with it but this just ruins gaming on it. luckily google still works for school and browsing. and at those times the clock speed is doing okay and just varies a little bit like it should but while gaming is goes all over the place and makes games unplayable due to the constant fps drops. My rig: Asus TUF A15 4060, Ryzen 7 7735HS, 16GB ram (see video) the clock speed drops drastically every 2/4 seconds while under high load, i have updated the drivers, i have tried older drivers, reinstalled AMD adrenaline 3 times or something. ofc restarted my laptop a ton. i am very sure this is an issue with my CPU and nothing else but with my computer knowledge i have no idea what is going on so i have come to the pc knowledge gods, hopefully for some kind of answer. i have tried looking online and submitting an issue at the AMD forums, but with both i got back empty handed and more worried than before. fan mode or GPU mode for the laptop doesn't matter, plugged in or on battery also don't. The CPU fans work as intended and this still happened when the CPU was 60-70 degrees Celsius. btw while browsing the web, the clock speed stays at about 4 GHz but then when gaming is varies from around 4 GHz to 1.7 GHz to 0.4 GHz and everything in between, below and above. it seems to random. Thank you for anyone who read this far, I'm already grateful for even trying to help. (btw, sorry about my English, it's my secondary language) IMG_4452.mov

I gave my friend my unused 8gb sodimm stick(2666mhz), he installed it on his laptop with 4gb of soldered 3200mhz ram. And now his laptop shows black screen but his power button still lights up. He is using a Lenovo laptop with which model I'm not quite sure of. Could this caused by speed difference in the ram?

Found here: https://twitter.com/ETechBTS/status/1782268106468921677?t=76j-sCtVaWpyMnlysz-C0A&s=19 Chromebooks already suck, making less suck doesn't justify $2000 US.

Hey everyone, I'm looking for some help with picking out a new laptop. I'm selling my PC and current laptop to get one that I can use at home with a monitor and in the university. I've just started studying Civil Engineering at university. I need a laptop that's powerful enough to handle all my coursework (CAD, Revit), with a good graphics card for the job. I don't need a huge screen, but at least 14 inches would be nice. Also, since there aren't many power sockets in my classrooms, I need a laptop with a battery that lasts a while. If anyone has any recommendations or tips based on what they've used for engineering stuff, I'd really appreciate it. Whether it's a specific brand or just features to look out for, I'm all ears. Thanks a bunch for any help you can give!

G'day from down under! Looking for laptop suggestions for work to mainly use with solidworks. (Alex may be the perfect person due to his frequent use of solidworks and his expertise in laptop reviewing) I have a desktop that smashes solidworks and has been working great but as my side business is expanding I need a laptop so I can do some work on the go. Ideally looking from something in the USD1000-1500 range that will run solidworks fairly well. I'm not expecting a miracle as any heavy loads I'll run on the desktop. Will be the usual emailed and web browsing to go with it.

Soooo I have a quite old by today's standards Lenovo ideapad laptop, I was showing my friend a new wallpaper I put so I snipped it and sent it to him on whatsapp, then when I checked on my phone, the wallpaper looked 10 times better, all the colors were waayy more vibrant and it made me wonder if I could do the same on my laptop screen? Is that something possible with a bit of configuration or is it some tech that probably isn't supported on my laptop...my phone is a nova3i btw

I’ve had my ASUS rig strix g16 for under a month and all of a sudden, the next day, the temps increased by 10c or something. Here’s a picture of what the temps were before, and after. The programs I’m running are the exact same and this is like a 1 week difference. The fans are louder and the temps are increased. I opened the laptop and checked the fans, they were clean. The laptop is also lifted using these. This is the second time I’ve purchased this laptop. The first one also overheated a month in. I have the laptop raised using these things and temps decreased by 5c which is good when I first elevated the laptop. I had this problem with my old model a month and a half in. I’m thinking about sending it for a rma for them to repaste the laptop. The laptop is undervolted by -80mv using the bios IMG_0607.heic IMG_0607.heic

Recently my Asus GL503GE started to lag(cannot go above 10-15 fps) in all games(and some normal apps). Here are the specs: CPU: I7-8750H GPU: GTX 1050ti RAM: 16 GB Storage: Windows 10 on a 120GB Adata SSD, and a 1TB HDD. I have tried reinstalling my display drivers, set my games to use the Nvidia GPU in the Nvidia control panel and the Windows Graphics preferences settings, use the 'best performance' power plan, but nothing has worked. I also have the latest BIOS version for my laptop and the latest Windows updates. When I play a game, the Nvidia GPU stays at 0% most of the time, but does random spikes of activity to 100% and the Intel GPU stays between 10% and 50%, with some random spikes to 100% as well. Here is a screenshot just after I shut down Elden Ring: What can I try to fix this?

Hi, looking for assistance in forcing laptop to "remember" to output to External Monitor upon boot, with no internal display connected. Laptop AORUS X7 DT V7 GTX 1070 Intel i7-7820HK Display Outputs: HDMI 2.0, Mini DisplayPort 1.3, Thunderbolt 3 Internal Display: 1440p / 144hz, 40-pin LVDS Ribbon cable. Internal Display is broken. I'm trying to have the laptop to boot and output display to an External Monitor only. With the internal display disconnected, the laptop will not display output to External Monitor. When the internal display IS connected, only then can the laptop output display to the External Monitor. Once into Win10, I can set display output to "Second Screen Only" and then disconnected the internal display. But if the laptop is turned off, the internal display has to be connected before turning on. Only then in Win10 can I change the output back to "Second Screen Only". Things I've tried that don't work: In Win10, Notification Tray >> Project, selecting "Second Screen Only". Upon boot, it seems like this isn't remembered with internal display disconnected. Used different cables: HDMI-to-HDMI, DisplayPort-to-MiniDP, HDMI-to-Thunderbolt. None work when connected to External Monitor only; Internal Display still must be connected before boot. Used a different monitor. Check BIOS to find display settings. Settings doesn't exist. Disabled/Uninstalled internal display drivers Can I enter BIOS with only External Monitor connected? Yes, I can enter the BIOS. But when booting Win10, laptop will not output display to External Monitor if Internal Display is not connected. Repair the Internal Display/Ribbon Cable instead? This is a Frankenstein project. I want to say Windows 10 is the problem here because laptop can boot into BIOS and output to External Display. It is only upon booting into Windows 10 that the External Display sleeps, thus laptop is attempting to find its internal display if not connected. Thanks, and any help is appreciated.

Hey, My mother has been having issues with her Asus Vivobook (Asus Vivobook 15 F512JA-AS34). The laptop works as expected while on battery, but the moment you plug in the charger (while in Windows) the laptop freezes. It is the same charger that came in the box, and it does charge the laptop's battery. I expected an issue with Windows, but for some reason, I was unable to get into the Windows installation environment (Created an installation disk with the Windows Media Creation Tool). BIOS works normally, with or without a charger and I do not suspect thermals to be the issue. It gets slightly more weird after this. I used the Ventoy software to make a bootable USB and put on Linux Mint on it to test if I could replicate the Windows issues on Linux. I was unable to get into the Linux environment (tried both Cinnamon and Mate versions) and get the following error screen (same for both versions) The Linux ISO's and windows install were working (tested on a secondary laptop) After a few more attempts I tried running Hiren's Boot PE, but could not get it to launch. The Linux built-in Memtest stopped at around 25%. Are the problems described here fixable or do you believe it is a hardware problem and we need to get a new laptop?

Hi all, I have a laptop which work let me keep when we moved over to new laptops. Admittedly i think it was just a nice IT guy as opposed to company policy. However, the laptop is bios locked, initially I managed to boot it from usb windows media, and reinstalled windows, removing all partitions (bitlocker was mentioned during this part). Now when I turn on the laptop it takes me to a corporate login page, seems like initial set up of a corporate laptop. I am wondering if I replace the SSD if this will solve the issues and I can reinstall windows on it then? I’ve also read that if I use the new ssd in this machine it will be locked to that machine? I believe the Bios lock is going to be impossible to remove. Happy to answer any questions.

I'm becoming more mobile and not using my desktop much. I'm considering of buy a 14" laptop for web development and light/casual gaming. It should handle 4k monitors easily without stuttering. I'm considering the Legion Slim 5 Gen 8 AMD (14") with RTX 4060, 32gb ram, AMD Ryzen™ 7 7840HS. I'm used to lenovo's warranty and they're quite good. What do you guys think?

My MSI Laptop (MSI Summit E13 Flip Evo A11MT-223) has been shutting off without warning, the battery is near full too. Not even a BSOD, just completely dies on me. To turn it back on, I have to plug it in, close it, open it and press the power button. This has happened 4 times within the last few hours and I don't understand why. It has only happened when I have it unplugged. I highly doubt it is overheating because I have the fans set to balanced mode, and it shut off without the laptop feeling hot at all or the fans even spinning. In windows 10 event viewer it says I have 4 critical events that happened in the last hour (it has crashed 4 times) Event ID 41, saying it has rebooted wihout cleanly shutting down first. Any ideas on what's wrong?? I updated windows and other drivers. Do I need to clean fans or something? I've had it for about a year and a half with on and off use.

I have a ASUS ROG Zephyrus 2021. I am trying to factory reset my laptop, but when I tried I got stuck on the BitLocker Recover screen. When I enter my BitLocker Code, I get this error message from my laptop (image). When I close it, it brings me back to the BitLocker screen. F11 and ESC also bring me back to BitLocker. What do I do?

Hello everyone I am re shelling my acer spin 3 SP314-53n laptop as the plastic has deteriorated and I cant screw the hinges in anymore and the case is cracked and broken and being held together via cellotape for about a year ish + I have found the part numbers for both the cases however cannot find a palmrest (6B.HFCN5.001) with a us keyboard and I'd rather not use a uk keyboard. The parts supplier has a us keyboard separate. Would anyone know of a place where I could find one as I cannot find any that arent sold out and if not how would i switch the keyboards across?(i know its probably plastic riveted but i am willing)

I am looking for the best way/method to cool my laptop. Does anybody know anything else besides thermal paste? And where do I find thermal putties in the UK? I have an MSI Cyborg 15.

Hello i have a 4060 gaming laptop. It works great but the only problem is that when i put my laptop in sleep mode and close the lid after opening the lid my laptop turns on normally fans spin and everything but the screen is black after trying to plug it to a external monitor . monitor turns on immediately but the laptop screen stays black after some time the laptop screen turns on too . Dont know how to fix this tried updating windows to 11 didnt work pls help

For the past 2-3 months I've had an issue where my CPU will randomly drop to 0.4 GHz even though it's nowhere near overheating and is on full battery. I've tried and tried again to fix the issue but cannot find any solutions. Laptop Specs: Model Name: Lenovo Ideapd Gaming 3 15ACH6 - Type 82K2 AMD Ryzen 5600H 16 GB RAM @ 3200Mhz Nvidia Geforce 1650 Max Q Normally: In Games: The max CPU temp that Lenovo has set is 80 degrees. The issue only seems to happening in games, I have no idea why. I've seen intel users have the exact same problems and solutions for those included ThrottleStop which isn't available for AMD CPUs. I've tried resetting Windows, installing Windows from a fresh ISO, updating my BIOS, reinstalling my graphics drivers and nothing has worked.

Laptop model and specs: When I bought back then 6 years ago it didn't have any thermal problems when I play games but after 6 years of using it and cleaning it, it started having thermal issues when I updated my wins 10 regularly this year on the same games I play: Destiny 2 6 years ago my laptop could handle destiny 2 without any issues. Right now it throttles like crazy on super low settings. I uploaded core temp readings of before and after when it starts throttling and other stuff I recently got my laptop cleaned and everything. when idle my temps are 40-50 bellow. When I game it just shoots up to 100 I googled everything that could help me like managing processor power in the battery settings, tweaking my GPU, doing things to steam. It didn't help at all.

this is the image of my laptops motherboard This is the daughter board where my power button resides

My computer is ASUS Tuf F15 (i7 3070). I used the command "reg add HKLM\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Power /v PlatformAoAcOverride /t REG_DWORD /d 0" in PowerShell to disable S0 standby and enable S3 standby. However, when the computer wakes up from standby, it automatically restarts after about 30 seconds.

i have an old lenovo notebook and its keyboard isn't working. i think its a software problem because the function keys work. here is the device manager details: model:ideapad 130-14IKB or 81H6

To save everyone time I have summarised the conclusion we came to in the thread. Summary updated 12th January 2024. The AX201 (CNVIO2) can only work with Intel 10th Generation CPUs or newer! The PCIe cards (in title) can work with some CNVIo laptops, it depends if the manufacturer included PCIe support as well in the slot and sadly they won't tell you, its trial and error. PCIe cards or PCIe to M.2 WiFi adapters will work great on desktops, although many with M.2 WiFi sockets can also be swapped out. I did on my ASUS Z370-I Gaming, but the same caveats apply if your existing card is CNVio, although it seems more common for them to support PCIe too than on laptops. The Intel BE200 WiFi 7 card is now out, it should work equally as well except theres a chance it wont be fully WiFi 7 compliant as the standard has not been ratified yet, although Intel seem to think its likely to be fine. As I wont be getting WiFi 7 until its ratified I will still cautiously recommend the Intel AX210 as it supports the full WiFi 6e (which will still work on WiFi 7) and seems to perform slightly better than the AX200 even on plain WiFi 5. Although strangely I've also found the AX200 performs better than the AX210 on WiFi 6, though did not test this on the laptop so it may just be differences in antenna design. Laptop that supports CNVIo2 but strangely seems to work better with a PCIe card: ASUS VivoBook S15 S533EA Laptops that came with CNVio cards but confirmed to be PCIe compatible: ASUS GL703G ASUS ZenBook Pro 15 UX580GE Dell G7 7588 Dell Inspiron 7586 2-in-1 Dell Inspiron 7786 2-in-1 Dell Precision 3530 Lenovo Y540-17IRH-PG0 Lenovo Yoga S740 MSI GE 75 Raider 8SG MSI GS63VR MSI GL65-9SEK (AX200 performed slower than original card but AX210 may fix that) MSI GS65-9SE MSI GL75 9SFK MSI GT72S MSI Modern 14 A10M ThinkPad X1 Extreme gen 1 (no bluetooth support as USB not supported on socket) Laptops confirmed NOT to work: Acer Swift 1 SF114-32 MSI GS75 - but was worked around by using spare NVMe socket intended for SSD. GS75 Stealth 8SF Motherboards confirmed to work with PCIe cards in their WiFi M.2 slot: Gigabyte B360N GSM (with M.2 slot advertised as CNVi 1) Motherboards confirmed NOT to work: MSI B360i The original thread continues below: Has anyone successfully replaced an Intel® Wireless-AC 9560 with an AX201? I tried on my ASUS GL703G and the laptop refuses to power up, or even detect the charger, with the card installed. When I remove it the laptop immediately tries to power up (like it remembered I'd pressed the power button and the blocking factor was suddenly removed). I even tried removing the battery to make sure it hadn't crashed the power management chip or something (kinda should have done that before swapping the cards I guess, but no damage done). ASUS do not blacklist cards, but they also refuse to provide any support for aftermarket upgrades, the usual response of "if it doesn't work, it must not be compatible". The seller I bought the AX201 from is repeating the same thing. I'm almost certain the card MUST be faulty to behave like this, as Intel clearly list the AX201 as the replacement for the AC 9560, both being CRF cards. https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/support/articles/000026155/network-and-i-o/wireless-networking.html It makes no sense a compatible but somehow not supported by the BIOS (why would it even need BIOS support if there is no blacklist?) card would prevent powering up. At worst I'd expect it to not be detected. Such a PITA after my other laptop, also by ASUS, went flawlessly upgrading from the 8265 to an AX200. I just knew CRF/CNVIo was going to be trouble.