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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4240 on: July 06, 2017, 07:06:03 AM »
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This CD to hard drive caddy is something that works technically. It's impossible for me to assess why it doesn't work for you.

Did you install drivers if they came on a disk with the product? Do you at least have a not recognized device in Device Manager?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4242 on: July 06, 2017, 02:19:47 PM »
This CD to hard drive caddy is something that works technically. It's impossible for me to assess why it doesn't work for you.

Did you install drivers if they came on a disk with the product? Do you at least have a not recognized device in Device Manager?

It doesn't boot up at all.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4243 on: July 06, 2017, 03:12:12 PM »
If I want to connect a HDMI monitor to my laptop via USB, do I need a "converter" or is a (cheaper) "adapter" enough?

(I asked this question about about VGA, now I'm asking about HDMI)

Any specific product you would recommend for this?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4244 on: July 06, 2017, 03:28:45 PM »
If I want to connect a HDMI monitor to my laptop via USB, do I need a "converter" or is a (cheaper) "adapter" enough?

(I asked this question about about VGA, now I'm asking about HDMI)

Any specific product you would recommend for this?
You'd need a converter (which has a mini graphics card inside).

Something like this.
« Last Edit: July 06, 2017, 03:31:49 PM by lubaby »

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4245 on: July 06, 2017, 03:33:20 PM »
You'd need a converter (which has a mini graphics card inside).

Something like this.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4246 on: July 06, 2017, 03:36:48 PM »
You'd need a converter (which has a mini graphics card inside).

Something like this.
I'm looking for one that also has one (or 2) USB ports that I can plug other things into. Does that exist? If yes, can i just look for any that say "converter" in the title?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4247 on: July 06, 2017, 03:50:28 PM »
I'm looking for one that also has one (or 2) USB ports that I can plug other things into. Does that exist? If yes, can i just look for any that say "converter" in the title?
Haven't seen anything cheap for USB 3.0. USB-C seems to have a bunch of cheaper ones with that.

For USB 3.0, you'd probably need a docking station that can handle that, like this or this.

Or, you can get a regular cheap USB hub and then connect the converters USB to the hub.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4248 on: July 06, 2017, 04:57:59 PM »
Haven't seen anything cheap for USB 3.0. USB-C seems to have a bunch of cheaper ones with that.

For USB 3.0, you'd probably need a docking station that can handle that, like this or this.

Or, you can get a regular cheap USB hub and then connect the converters USB to the hub.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4249 on: July 06, 2017, 07:06:01 PM »
It doesn't boot up at all.
You want to use this for the boot drive?

Just loading a secondary hard drive also doesn't work?

And, again, Did you install drivers if they came on a disk with the product? Do you at least have a not recognized device in Device Manager?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4250 on: July 07, 2017, 03:56:03 AM »
You'd need a converter (which has a mini graphics card inside).

Something like this.
Just wondering, I was told that I would need something like this

EVGA® NVIDIA® GeForce® 01G-P3-1313-KR Video Card, 1024 MB DDR3, 9.6 GBPS

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Passive-Graphics-01G-P3-1313-KR/dp/B004KABG1I

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4251 on: July 07, 2017, 04:00:55 AM »
This seems to have worked.
Still working? I have this issue in multiple (10-15) machines, Outlook 2010,13,16. Tried pushing updates, rebuild indexes etc. All worked temporarily, but reverted back. Will try this in the morning.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4252 on: July 07, 2017, 08:55:53 AM »
Still working? I have this issue in multiple (10-15) machines, Outlook 2010,13,16. Tried pushing updates, rebuild indexes etc. All worked temporarily, but reverted back. Will try this in the morning.
It is still working on each machine it was tried on.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4253 on: July 07, 2017, 09:10:09 AM »
Just wondering, I was told that I would need something like this

EVGA® NVIDIA® GeForce® 01G-P3-1313-KR Video Card, 1024 MB DDR3, 9.6 GBPS

https://www.amazon.com/EVGA-GeForce-Passive-Graphics-01G-P3-1313-KR/dp/B004KABG1I
Something like this is the right way to go when possible. This is normal and good enough speed and performance.

If one doesn't have the option to use this (he was asking about a laptop) then a USB is basically the only option (although, since this isn't a simple adapter but rather an external graphics card, I wouldn't buy such a cheap one, the good ones cost $35 or so.)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4254 on: July 10, 2017, 01:52:16 AM »
Who will give me a free stimate to fix a laptop? (Need it for amex insurance)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4255 on: July 10, 2017, 09:22:35 AM »
Who will give me a free stimate to fix a laptop? (Need it for amex insurance)
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4256 on: July 13, 2017, 11:16:23 AM »
This morning all computers at our workplace had these two folders on the desktop
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4257 on: July 13, 2017, 11:18:46 AM »
This morning all computers at our workplace had these two folders on the desktop
 Korea Messenging
 Korea media centre
Folders or links? See here https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/3037979/korean-message-center-link-appears-on-the-windows-desktop (just funny because I doubt you have Korean language pack. Or do you?)

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #4259 on: July 13, 2017, 06:41:34 PM »
When viewing my pictures from my camera(after having them put in a new folder on my computer), I have many pics which are side ways (as they were taken sideways) and I always sit there going through each picture flipping it, curios to know if there's a program or some keyboard shortcut to flip them all at the same time? (not each by itself.)
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