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If your computer or phone is giving you issues:

• Please read this before posting: 4 Reasons Why IT People Ignore Your Requests for Help
• Restart the computer. Hopefully this will take care of any issues
• If your problem has not yet been solved, try to Google it. There may be a very simple solution
• On a Windows computer, a system restore may do the trick.
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Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« on: April 22, 2013, 09:34:10 PM »
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Re: Tech Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2013, 09:36:06 PM »
So I just started installed a new graphics card and connected my monitors, and this is what it's showing.

Why?
How do I get rid of it?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2013, 11:22:44 PM »
restart computer first
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2013, 11:23:15 PM »
how many monitors are connected
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4 on: April 23, 2013, 12:01:30 AM »
Nice thread.
Merge the DH tech troubleshooting thread. ;)
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5 on: April 23, 2013, 12:32:09 AM »
MacBook turns off about 5 times a day... (There was a point it didn't turn on at all for about 6 months, then one day it started and now) randomly turns off...
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #6 on: April 23, 2013, 12:37:38 AM »
Sorry macs get there own place for troubleshooting - somewhere with "geniuses":)
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #7 on: April 23, 2013, 12:43:22 AM »
loose battery?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2013, 01:01:27 AM »
Seems tight to me... Also, there's no rhyme or reason... Geniuses send it out to other geniuses and charge about 250, (which is more than a 6 year old macbook is officially worth) and then it could die the next day...
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2013, 03:47:31 AM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 22, 2013, 11:22:44 PM
restart computer first
Done
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 22, 2013, 11:23:15 PM
how many monitors are connected
3. Monitor 1 doesn't exist (are there anyn non-PnP monitors that still exist?)

Could it be a PIP? I have 2 VS247s 1 is connected via HDMI, and 1 DVI, 3rd is an older Acer. IIRC none of them have PIP
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2013, 05:13:08 PM »
Quote from: Chaikel on April 23, 2013, 03:47:31 AM
Done3. Monitor 1 doesn't exist (are there anyn non-PnP monitors that still exist?)

Could it be a PIP? I have 2 VS247s 1 is connected via HDMI, and 1 DVI, 3rd is an older Acer. IIRC none of them have PIP
It may be a different device, like a phone or tablet.

PS, I am running my laptop with 3 monitors :) my set up is cool, I should post pics.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #11 on: April 23, 2013, 05:55:00 PM »
Delete all PiP Monitors restart and let it autodetect. I would also update graphics drivers
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #12 on: April 23, 2013, 06:12:22 PM »
Quote from: DH Data Recovery on April 23, 2013, 05:55:00 PM
Delete all PiP Monitors restart and let it autodetect. I would also update graphics drivers
Will try that. Drivers updated. I also read in many places online that unplugging everything for 10 minutes to let capacitors run out can fix this problem
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #13 on: April 23, 2013, 06:37:47 PM »
Touchpad stopped working on my wife's Toshiba laptop yesterday.

Reinstalling Synaptic drivers didn't help, restoring windows to 2 days earlier before a windows update didn't help, then did F2 to enter setup and F9 to reset defaults and that worked. Still don't really understand what happened though.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #14 on: April 23, 2013, 06:44:36 PM »
Quote from: Dan on April 23, 2013, 06:37:47 PM
Touchpad stopped working on my wife's Toshiba laptop yesterday.

Reinstalling Synaptic drivers didn't help, restoring windows to 2 days earlier before a windows update didn't help, then did F2 to enter setup and F9 to reset defaults and that worked. Still don't really understand what happened though.

How about reinstalling windows?
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