Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread

[Shmuel K]

This is true for any normal shortcut, or specific shortcuts?

All. desktop, start menu and in the everything program and in the file explorer.

[Randomex]

Not a solution, but curious: What happens if you click Back (or press Alt+left)?

I think it is a good thing I tried, it opens the windows folder with explorer.exe highlighted.

What happens if you do it a second time?

[Shmuel K]

I think it is a good thing I tried, it opens the windows folder with explorer.exe highlighted.


What happens if you do it a second time?

Nothing.

[Shmuel K]

Can anyone help?

[Yisroel Tech]

Can anyone help?

Does it happen in Safe Mode?

If not, then does it happen in Clean Boot?

[Shmuel K]

Does it happen in Safe Mode?

If not, then does it happen in Clean Boot?

Does not happen in safe mode happens in clean boot.

[mlardi]

SFC SCAN?

[Yisroel Tech]

Does not happen in safe mode happens in clean boot.

I have some doubt if the Clean Boot was done all the way (disabling all the non-Microsoft service & all the startup programs). Wanna try again?

If still doesn't help, it's possible it's some different startup method that thing uses (like Scheduled Tasks etc.) If you want you can do a scan with https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/download/farbar-recovery-scan-tool/ and send me the files of the scan results (upload to Google Drive etc. and send me in a PM), and I'll take a look if I get some time.

[cozmohoot]

Inspiron 5406 2 in 1 laptop showing no battery.
Already tried 2 different cheap batteries from Amazon.
Also changed the cmos battery and tried with different cable that goes motherboard to battery.
Any place to buy quality battery under 50.00?

[Yisroel Tech]

Inspiron 5406 2 in 1 laptop showing no battery.
Already tried 2 different cheap batteries from Amazon.
Also changed the cmos battery and tried with different cable that goes motherboard to battery.
Any place to buy quality battery under 50.00?

If your original battery + 2 batteries (however cheap they are) show 0%, I would suspect that the battery is not the issue.

What is? IDK... maybe the connection to the battery or what not.

[cozmohoot]

If your original battery + 2 batteries (however cheap they are) show 0%, I would suspect that the battery is not the issue.

What is? IDK... maybe the connection to the battery or what not.

shows as there is no battery connected..
See image. Connection has slight chip but It doesnt look like gold pins are ruined...

[Yisroel Tech]

shows as there is no battery connected..
See image. Connection has slight chip but It doesnt look like gold pins are ruined...

Isn't the contact point on the motherboard for the right-most pin broken out? It would seem to me that that pin would've been touched by the place missing in the plastic.

I'm not sure, but it's really plausible.

[cozmohoot]

Isn't the contact point on the motherboard for the right-most pin broken out? It would seem to me that that pin would've been touched by the place missing in the plastic.

I'm not sure, but it's really plausible.

but what's odd is that I can get it to run on battery even when it shows no battery

[Jojo202]

but what's odd is that I can get it to run on battery even when it shows no battery

Maybe it needs that pin to detect the battery

[Chuchum Ainer]

Purchased for a friend https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/dell-slim-desktop/spd/dell-ecs1250-slim-desktop/useecs1250hbtshmgg#customization-anchor i3-14100 with the ram being 8GBx1, DDR5, 4800MT/s

I suggested adding an 8gb stick, they requested adding a 16gb stick, for 24gb total.
1) how much is lost if they aren't a matched pair? Most people writing their deos on dual channel/single channel/latency seem to be parroting stuff they know nothing about.

2) any suggestions? Figured I'd go with crucial, currently $33.11 for the basic 16gb stick. But im curious if theres a better option, and from what I'm reading ddr5 4800 cl40 sacrifices latency for bandwith. Any better suggestions? Should I just put in a 16gb stick and take out the 8? Buy from a different manufacturer? Switch to 5600? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09HW2JNHX/


Tl;Dr which ram upgrade should I go for?

[mevinyavin]

Purchased for a friend https://www.dell.com/en-us/shop/desktop-computers/dell-slim-desktop/spd/dell-ecs1250-slim-desktop/useecs1250hbtshmgg#customization-anchor i3-14100 with the ram being 8GBx1, DDR5, 4800MT/s

I suggested adding an 8gb stick, they requested adding a 16gb stick, for 24gb total.
1) how much is lost if they aren't a matched pair? Most people writing their deos on dual channel/single channel/latency seem to be parroting stuff they know nothing about.

2) any suggestions? Figured I'd go with crucial, currently $33.11 for the basic 16gb stick. But im curious if theres a better option, and from what I'm reading ddr5 4800 cl40 sacrifices latency for bandwith. Any better suggestions? Should I just put in a 16gb stick and take out the 8? Buy from a different manufacturer? Switch to 5600? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09HW2JNHX/


Tl;Dr which ram upgrade should I go for?

When I spoke to a programmer who knows this stuff cold, he told me that latency is a luxury you worry about if it is more or less the same price. The volume matters much more than the speed except in specific use-cases, which are almost never nogea to regular people. (AAA gamers, programmers, large data sets which saturate the RAM...)
Also note that modern RAM runs partially dual channel (ie 8GB + 8GB dual channel and the extra 8GB single channel).
As to your question, you are better off matching the original stick as best you can versus getting something better.

[Chuchum Ainer]

When I spoke to a programmer who knows this stuff cold, he told me that latency is a luxury you worry about if it is more or less the same price. The volume matters much more than the speed except in specific use-cases, which are almost never nogea to regular people. (AAA gamers, programmers, large data sets which saturate the RAM...)
Also note that modern RAM runs partially dual channel (ie 8GB + 8GB dual channel and the extra 8GB single channel).
As to your question, you are better off matching the original stick as best you can versus getting something better.

Makes sense, and matches much of what I read.
Guess I'll wait for it to come and read the label on the pre-installed stick

[Chuchum Ainer]

@mevinyavin the computer seems to have come with a 5600 stick if I'm reading it correctly. Thoughts?
Upper is the one it came with. Lower is what I bought on Amazon

[mevinyavin]

@mevinyavin the computer seems to have come with a 5600 stick if I'm reading it correctly. Thoughts?
Upper is the one it came with. Lower is what I bought on Amazon

Bedieved you can try putting it in and seeing what happens. In an ideal case, the computer will downclock the 5600 to 4800 and then the system will run stable. But it might not. Or you can buy a second copy of the 4800 (same exact model), if that comes out cheaper than matching the 5600.
(Personally, except in cases where the system RAM is soldered, I always buy sets of two and retire the old RAM.)

[Chuchum Ainer]

Bedieved you can try putting it in and seeing what happens. In an ideal case, the computer will downclock the 5600 to 4800 and then the system will run stable. But it might not. Or you can buy a second copy of the 4800 (same exact model), if that comes out cheaper than matching the 5600.
(Personally, except in cases where the system RAM is soldered, I always buy sets of two and retire the old RAM.)

Does the i3-14100 support 5600? From what I understand, officially not, but lipoel yes