Author Topic: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread (Read 993004 times)

Centro · « **Reply #2420 on:** February 10, 2016, 11:36:00 PM »

Quote from: yoshyosh on February 10, 2016, 11:32:15 PM

Have you installed ram recently? Also is this a desktop or laptop windows Vista or 7

Haven't installed anything, laptop running on windows 7.

ETA now my wife is telling me that the laptop fell down earlier but it was still working afterwards, it later froze so she powered it off and then is when the problems began.

Centro · « **Reply #2421 on:** February 10, 2016, 11:38:45 PM »

This showed up recently when I started the laptop, anything related?

pcgeek · « **Reply #2422 on:** February 10, 2016, 11:57:05 PM »

Quote from: Centro on February 10, 2016, 11:36:00 PM

Haven't installed anything, laptop running on windows 7.

ETA now my wife is telling me that the laptop fell down earlier but it was still working afterwards, it later froze so she powered it off and then is when the problems began.

Likely that the fall damaged the hard drive

Centro · « **Reply #2423 on:** February 10, 2016, 11:59:20 PM »

Quote from: pcgeek on February 10, 2016, 11:57:05 PM

Likely that the fall damaged the hard drive

Ouch!
But it still worked after the fall, I guess something went lose but haven't gone out of place eight away, huh?

David R · « **Reply #2424 on:** February 11, 2016, 12:41:45 AM »

Quote from: Centro on February 10, 2016, 11:59:20 PM

Ouch!
But it still worked after the fall, I guess something went lose but haven't gone out of place eight away, huh?

Boot from CD or USB, back up what you need, then run chkdsk /r or your computer manufacturer's or hard drive manufacturer's diagnostic utility to scan the hard drive for damage.

dudi · « **Reply #2425 on:** February 11, 2016, 09:55:30 AM »

My BILs laptop stopped turning on a few days ago.
He sent it into a fixing store and they said the motherboard is dead.
So he just bought a new computer and the guy is trying to copy over from the hard drive all his (extremely) important stuff and his saying the hard drive is dead.
Does this make any sense? Something seems to me very wrong.
Any ideas?
And while we at it can anyone recommend someone professional in Lakewood that he should take it to?

pcgeek · « **Reply #2426 on:** February 11, 2016, 10:01:48 AM »

Quote from: dudi on February 11, 2016, 09:55:30 AM

My BILs laptop stopped turning on a few days ago.
He sent it into a fixing store and they said the motherboard is dead.
So he just bought a new computer and the guy is trying to copy over from the hard drive all his (extremely) important stuff and his saying the hard drive is dead.
Does this make any sense? Something seems to me very wrong.
Any ideas?
And while we at it can anyone recommend someone professional in Lakewood that he should take it to?

Hard to diagnose that remotely. Techmaster PCs in Lakewood is really good but expensive 7324236665

Alexsei · « **Reply #2427 on:** February 11, 2016, 02:16:39 PM »

Anyway to replicate a PC screen to a TV screen + mouse control?

pcgeek · « **Reply #2428 on:** February 11, 2016, 02:19:34 PM »

Quote from: Alexsei on February 11, 2016, 02:16:39 PM

Anyway to replicate a PC screen to a TV screen + mouse control?

HDMI?

Alexsei · « **Reply #2429 on:** February 11, 2016, 02:20:10 PM »

Sorry forgot to mention, Wirelessly
Chromecast should probably work for the replication part but how would I connect a mouse?

pcgeek · « **Reply #2430 on:** February 11, 2016, 02:24:10 PM »

Can't you just connect a wireless mouse to the PC?

Alexsei · « **Reply #2431 on:** February 11, 2016, 02:26:53 PM »

Quote from: pcgeek on February 11, 2016, 02:24:10 PM

Can't you just connect a wireless mouse to the PC?

It will be stationed around 35 feet away want a separate mouse for the TV screen

Emkay · « **Reply #2432 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:19:16 PM »

The bottom charger is the original. Will the top one work for it?

Centro · « **Reply #2433 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:25:03 PM »

I also need a new charger, what do I need to look for when getting a new one? What needs to match?

avromie7 · « **Reply #2434 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:27:01 PM »

Quote from: Centro on February 15, 2016, 02:25:03 PM

I also need a new charger, what do I need to look for when getting a new one? What needs to match?

For Dell I have found oem on Amazon for about $20.

I would not buy an off-brand laptop charger, it's not worth the risk of frying your laptop

Centro · « **Reply #2435 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:29:56 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on February 15, 2016, 02:27:01 PM

For Dell I have found oem on Amazon for about $20.

I would not buy an off-brand laptop charger, it's not worth the risk of frying your laptop

Good to know,
But can I get any charger for any laptop or every laptop needs a charger with matching specs (voltage etc)?

avromie7 · « **Reply #2436 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:33:10 PM »

Quote from: Centro on February 15, 2016, 02:29:56 PM

Good to know,
But can I get any charger for any laptop or every laptop needs a charger with matching specs (voltage etc)?

You need matching specs

Centro · « **Reply #2437 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:37:05 PM »

Quote from: avromie7 on February 15, 2016, 02:33:10 PM

You need matching specs

Thanks.

Centro · « **Reply #2438 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:37:50 PM »

Quote from: pcgeek on February 10, 2016, 11:57:05 PM

Likely that the fall damaged the hard drive

Anyway to determine if that's indeed the case?

avromie7 · « **Reply #2439 on:** February 15, 2016, 02:41:47 PM »

Quote from: Centro on February 15, 2016, 02:37:50 PM

Anyway to determine if that's indeed the case?

Check the specs, for Dell I never had any issues, just make sure it has the correct connection.

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