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I got a new laptop (Lenovo v15 g2 alc) from school few months ago. I had windows 11 and Ubuntu dualbooted. It worked fine until windows started having some issues, it hang for a few minutes before booting, sometimes it did auto repairs, etc. today it just gave me a bsod so I decided to reinstall it. I booted the iso, pressed the install button, chose the partition, next, then I remembered that I didn't back up my files so while it was on 0% I clicked X and exited to copy files to Ubuntu partition. When it rebooted, it said something about corrupted files. I didn't read it through because I thought it was about windows not being properly installed and hard reseted with the power button to boot to grub from boot menu. When I tried booting it up again, keyboard light up, screen flashed for a second and nothing was displayed. Fans ramp up from now and then and go down on their own. Caps/numlock doesn't work. I tried resetting cmos, removing main battery, even ssd but nothing changed. Could windows installer somehow corrupted the bios? Has anyone had this issue before and/or knows how to fix it? Edit: I tried holding down Novo button for a few second after booting and it just beeped twice. I don't know what that means.

I have a laptop with a desktop i9-10900k and an mxm 2080super but the laptop needs a new motherboard which is at least 400$ not including any labor costs or other costs if I had somone replace it, but idk if I should try to sell the laptop or the components to try to save money for a pc but I'm not sure how I would go about that, just looking for recommendations on what I should do

OK so i have Asus Tuf A15 with 16 GB RAM i am installing 32 GB kit but the bios doesn't have an AI tweaker or anywhere to mess with the mega transfer speeds. what is the workaround my ram is advertised at 5600Mt/s. any softwear that would allow me to do this from the os (win11) or a way to reflash the UI of the MoBo bios or am i just returning the sodimm lol IMG_3733.HEIC IMG_3734.heic IMG_3735.heic

Budget (including currency): ±R30000 (±$1600) Country: South Africa Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: (Linux) Development, Gaming if possible Other details: I want to buy a laptop I will dual boot with Windows and Ubuntu for remote work (without a monitor in some situations so bigger screen is better). Any recommendations will be greatly appreciated. I have always been a Mac user... I REQUIRE an NVIDIA graphics card for Machine Learning. Thanks!

Budget (including currency): $130 Country: Canada My Hp laptop (Probook 445 G8) I just got from eBay has an inferior 250 nit 45% sRGB screen 1080p (hp part no. M47408-001). I want to upgrade the screen with one that is compatible within the service manual. I want the 400 nit 100% sRGB 1080p screen (hp part no. M47409-001) found on page 9 of 90 in the service manual http://h10032.www1.hp.com/ctg/Manual/c07012041.pdf Problem is I don’t know the model number that Samsung or LG or AOU or whoever assigned to this screen. The suppliers like laptopscreen.com and blisscomputers.com don’t have product specifications for the screens they carry other than resolution and whether it a 30 or 40 connector. I called them and they have model numbers only and only know if it is compatible. If I order I could get a worse screen than what I have since there are 9 screen variants. They need a model number if I want a screen that performs to my specs. I called HP multiple times and they don’t know and if they did they won’t tell me. They do sell the screen on hp.parts.com for $588 when I know that screen costs $100 elsewhere online. Does anyone have the model number for the the 400 nit 100% sRGB 1080p screen (hp part no. M47409-001)? It can be found on the back of that lcd panel in an HP Probook with that screen.

I have a Predator Helios 300 (2020) that has an issue whereby when i have my charger plugged in, the battery and power light indicator blinking infinitely in the middle of gaming mostly and at random times but goes on when it triggers but when i replug the charger in the charging port, everything goes back to normal for a minute or two before it goes back to blinking. FYI, my laptop's main board was shortcircuited like a week ago, and the technician came and replace the main board and now im left with an issue which is this. I need some help with this issue and hopefully someone can clarify the issue to me or better even provide a fix for it. The temporary fix that i did was i disconnected the battery from the main board, so now everythings fine, i hope i could get a clear answer on whats the issue is whether its the battery or the charger or whatever Thanks everyone for replying! battery isuue.mp4

I just bought a brand new HP victus yesterday and unfortunately it's running below average fps (70-100) in games like Valorant on all low settings all while optimized with the Omen Gaming platform. Not too sure what the issue is. I've factory reset it a few times and all settings are on low. Not sure if something is limiting it because when I look up the fps for the same laptop it is between 150-250. Thinking of just returning it tomorrow.

So I recently bought a victus 16, specced with RTX 3060, i5 11th gen. Generally on my 2060 laptop I used to get around 120 FPS, but on this one after like gaming for 2 minutes the FPS goes from 150 to under 70. The temps are well within range (60 celsius), fan is on full as well. This happens not only on valorant but also on League, witcher etc. But putting it to furmark the FPS is a constant 106 at 82 celsius. This whole thing makes no sense, I changed power ports, fresh windows, reinstall the games, tweaked with the Nvidia software. Nothing helps. A 3060 pulling less than 80 on League of Legends on low is laughable.

I'm currently looking for a powerful gaming laptop or something similar that can run up to AAA games but also has touch screen 2 in 1 feature for taking notes and productivity. Budget dosent matter. Some suggestions would be great. Note I live in canada so it needs to be avaliable here or be able to ship here.

So I am currently thinking of ditching my stationary system (AMD FX-8350) in exchange for a laptop (Intel Core I7-12650H), since the biggie is basically living it's last months, yet I've seemingly stumbled into a bit of a pickle. According to cpubenchmark.net, AMD FX-8350 has GHz of 4.0 on start, and Intel Core I7-12650H has a 2.3 GHz start, which at first made me think that the processor is low end, yet according to single-core stats, the I7 has a core rating almost twice as much processing power. I decided to use the userbenchmark (I know, bad source) in hopes that it'd contain even slightly untainted data (FX-8350's existed since 2011 I believe, so maybe the administration didn't bother to change the stats for it?), with it showing the same results. As such, I have 3 conclusions: 1. The processor is downright awful but somehow passes benchmarks (unlikely) 2. Benchmarks contain improper data (maybe) 3. I am going insane and don't actually know how the GHz's work in terms of CPU processing power. So, could anyone help me figure this one out, if it even makes sense, and did I choose an actual upgrade and not just a brick? Cheers? P.S: According to some reviews, I7-12650H is junk, but I avoid relying on that data.

As the title says, im planning to buy a laptop for 3d rendering and animating. As far as the currency exchange goes from myr to usd for my budget, i prefer it to be around 600-700 usd. Also willing for second hand. I don't need it to be too smooth, just to operate without crashing frequently. As far as my concern for battery life is i just need it to be able to stay alive for at least an hour.

So um, maybe I f*cked it up even more? One of my relatives had this laptop and he gave it to me to try repairing it, it had blinking orange light at the battery Icon and it was not turning on, it has an integrated battery so the laptop has an external reset pinhole, when I held it down for a couple seconds and tried powering it on again the orange light did not lit up anymore and since then its still the same, not giving any type of signal. I took the laptop cuz I knew if its a battery problem I just order a new one and thats it, but now idk what should I do

As the title suggests, I need help choosing a windows laptop for my partner. My budget is sub £1000 ideally around the £600-700 range. As my partner needs to take their laptop to lectures, being relatively lightweight would be good. It will mainly be used for taking notes however it will also be used for some light gaming (Skyrim, Minecraft, Slime Rancher etc.) Nothing too taxing. It would also be GREAT to have a fingerprint scanner as my partner has ADHD and gets super frustrated with passwords. The keyboard and typing experience is not a huge issue for them, as they are terrible at typing anyways and the same goes for the trackpad, as long as both are functional. My partner is NOT a techy person and so will not be un/impressed by extra nice keyboard/display technology/refresh rate/bezels/ Many thanks to the kind people of the LTT forum. Ordered List of priorities: 1. Decent boot speed and performance. 2. Practicality and real world convenience (weight and size). 3. Light gaming. 4. Ease of use.

I have a Clevo x170sm-g where when it first boots the battery shows its not plugged in but the percentage doesn't go down, after awhile 20-40m every few seconds it will say it's plugged in and then it will say it's not after it's been on awhile it will stably say it's plugged in but any game will have low fps and big lag spikes iv already tried bringing it to best buy and they said it was "faulty ram" I tried each stick individually with no change, I also tried known good charging cables/bricks, and battery, iv tried to reinstall windows and install all drivers Specs: i9-10900K 64GB 2400mhz RTX2080super

I don't know if someone can help me, but I really need help… I have this laptop by 3 years and I experience a lot of problems (my dad brought it and I don't know the info about transactions because I returned by the day I received it). Well the processor get higher and higher and sometimes the processes or cores get crazy just watching or do nothing and stay on discord and I don't know why ;/. I tried hard to make the processor stay stable, and it worked a time, now it's the worst and when it reaches the limits It's randomly turned off. Well it's turned off because I don't have battery, but it was doing the same a few 4 months, randomly when it reached the limits the laptop charger automatically like it get disabled and reactivated, and sometimes it gets triggered in some times. Also, my GPU without enable the MSI Mode, I found this thing on this sub Reddit, and it helps a little (I don't know why it's needed and why it's not enabled my GPU on MSI mode or something, but it works a little but sometimes its auto disabled like it's not existed my GPU and have a lot of lag spikes without make a setting on Nvidia control panel). I tried to make also my CPU work a little better by using this Ultimate Tweaking for my laptop, and it works, right now I use that, but I still cannot use my laptop normal and I don't know why and what to do about that... Some settings I changed to be clear what I changed; By me https://imgur.com/a/DYrHFUL Default https://imgur.com/a/7PNnorU And to tell my experienced: Dying Light - Without makes settings average 40–55 FPS sometimes 60, but it's a nice luck to get 60 and all the settings it's on lite or medium depends on how my laptop prefer. After makes some settings on Nvidia control panel and try to make it performant its reach the normal state like 115 FPS avg and 70–78 PFS min with 4ms, and it's kinda okay. But after some time on playing it automatically turned off ;( Honkai : Star Rail - Medium profile on settings and same settings on Nvidia control panel, it's automatically turned off after I try to pay after cutscene on the start. COD Cold of War Zombies - Sometimes Play and turned off automatically with low and medium profile Minecraft - with or without mods same play sometimes and turned automatically off Roblox - on some games like no need for performance, It's turned off automatically I don't know what's wrong with my laptop, I change the thermal paste like every 4 mounts to know that it's not get melted, recently I change the thermal pads and it's the same. Can someone resolve my problem?

Since i replaced my hdd with an ssd, i noticed that the fan does not spin or is it really quiet? Thing is speedfan does not show any fans connected, neither does the BIOS. Last time i tried the stress test it went up to 65 degrees and stopped there. The laptop also gets very hot on my lap for some reason.

Hello, I recently started to have an issue with my laptop, I have had it for a few years now. Whenever I input my password on the login screen it, the Welcome screen pops back up and then the entire screen goes black. Any suggestions or tips are appreciated!

I am looking for the best performance Chromebook for $500USD. I am willing to lose some performance for features if required. It will be used for college work. Thank you in advance!

I bought a faulty Dell Latitude E5570 a few days ago... The fault was just that it would only work when plugged in so thought it would be a relatively simple fix, a new battery. Now I was looking at some 3rd party ones on Amazon but looking at reviews found them to not always work due to Dell checking that batteries are genuine parts and if not refusing to charge them. I therefore (as I didn't want to spend the crazy amounts of a new genuine battery but still want a battery) bought a slightly smaller capacity battery from eBay. Note, this 'new' battery is said to be compatible with this laptop on both the listing and having searched it and it is a genuine Dell battery so I saw no reason not to go for it considering the cost saving. Well I installed it in the laptop today and was greeted by it showing as 1 percent in Windows, which I noticed didn't appear to be increasing. As you've likely guessed by this point, when I looked in the BIOS it was saying it wasn't a genuine Dell battery. So after some research I came to the conclusion that prehaps this BIOS is too old to reconginise this battery, so went to Dell's website, searched the service tag and sure enough found it needed a BIOS update. So I downloaded the new BIOS and was greeted with an error saying that the battery needs to be above 10 percent for it to do... Little more research found that I could do it via cmd by running as administrator, typing the name of the file and then /forceit. At this point I then confirmed the actions on the pop ups and thought it was going to update, well it restarted, didn't update and just went stright to windows. Tried this a few times and same result. Well worth noticing as it was restarting it kept getting to the screen that the image shows, so I presumed the battery was causing the issue. I then removed the battery and tried again with the method via cmd, this time it just went stright into Win. So I then copied the bios exe file onto a spare USB and tried using the bios update option via the boot selector. This said inadequate for the power, which Im guessing is due to the battery. Google revealed little info about how to overcome this so I just tried to type the /forceit command in the options box and to my surprise the button to update them let me press it and the power thing had changed from inadequate in red to the word forced in green. Finally thought it would work but once again it just boots into Windows and doesn't update the BIOS. I don't understand why it's made so complicated to update the BIOS. I understand a warning about low battery or no battery but at the end of the day what's the different between been just plugged in on a laptop and using a desktop computer which I'm sure would let you update the BIOS fine. Specs: Dell Latitude E5570 with a core i5 6th Gen processor, 8gb RAM, 256gb SSD, Win 10 Pro. TL;DR want to update the BIOS on a Dell Latitude E5570 without a battery. Tried a variety of methods but cannot get it to update.

Hi, i have this laptop from my dad a long time ago, its alredy broken when i got it and have some other issues i want to use it for school so i dont have to plug it everytime, if anyone can help me it would be great (specs) -intel atom n550 -2gb ram -160 hdd -linux mint xfce 19.3

Hello I recently found a old 5.1 surround speaker (Canton MX-10 5.1)set att my parents, so I wonder if ther is a way to connect I to my laptop or any other device?

My mom has a 13" HP laptop that so far has killed 3 Sata SSDs. The laptop isn't used very often either. After the first SSD died she gave it for repairs and they swapped the Ssd which died soon after. So she gave it to a different technician. From that point the laptop wasn't used very often barely 15-20 times since Oct 2022 before it failed again. I'm visiting her on my holiday, I took it apart suspecting MB is causing the dmg but I didn't find any sign of dmg to the MB. Does anyone have any idea what might be the problem?

Hey guys, Long story but I recently found that my ASUS Zephyrus M15 laptop has a lot of factory defects that are making it ridiculously hard and expensive to repair. I want to talk to a higher up support tech at ASUS to see if I can get it replaced or repaired quickly, but I keep getting stuck with the low level support that don't really have power to help at all. I've called all morning and can never get past a level 2 "supervisor". Does anyone have experience actually getting to talk to someone that isn't limited to a script, and that can offer me more than a 20% discount on a repair I shouldn't have even had to make? Don't get me wrong, 20% discount is good, but it just sucks that I would still have to play $100+ for a manufacturing error. Thanks!

Hello, I recently got ( for free ) this laptop ( model g3 3779 from Dell ) from a company who discarded most of the older equipment. This particular laptop is in great shape, rarely used and etc. I saw it had dedicated 1060 GPU from NVIDIA which would make it a great budget gaming laptop, but there is a problem. Windows instantly blue screens whenever I try to install drivers for it, it just insta crashes.I get this : nvlddmkm.sys system_thread_exception_not_handled which would suggest that its a driver issue ( according to google at least ). I tried drivers from Dell ( older and new but without success ) same result, same BSOD. I updated everything else - BIOS, mobo drivers, but nothing helps. I cant find anything in BIOS related to dedicated GPU so I assume it switches to it when it needs in Windows. Had to boot to safe mode to disable auto drivers install from windows bcs it kept BSOD-ing every time I turn on the laptop so now I am stuck with only Intel UHD 630 but at least there is no crashes. I also tried downloading latest drivers from NVIDIA which installed fine and GPU is picked up in device manager but after restarting windows it gives me error code 43 - device reported problems so Windows stopped it ( attached picture ). This is probably hardware related so my questions are : Did anyone had anything similar to deal with ? Can it be fixed , or is it even profitable to take it to the repair store ? Thanks for the responses in advance. OS - Windows 10 x64 2H22 RAM - 16 GB

Hello, I’m looking into upgrading my parents old Satellite Z830 laptop with a new cheap non-mechanical drive. They have a mechanical 128GB hd in there and it’s really slow. I’m just not sure what to look for exactly and not sure if modern drives will be compatible since this laptop is quite old. For the size anything at or above 128GB would be fine as they mostly use usb sticks for storage. Bonus recommendation: memory upgrade. They have 6GB so I thought I might as well look into upgrading to 8GB. Again, not sure what would be the optimal ram upgrade here. Budget: as low as possible since the laptop is old and I believe that any upgrade will be much better regardless of cost. Thanks in advance for the recommendations.