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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5300 on: February 14, 2020, 02:58:24 AM »
Any idea what can be causing this issue?

 Have a desktop computer with a monitor.
  Now when I power on my computer or click the power button on the monitor the screen displays for around 2-3 seconds, after that the screen is really faint, meaning there's no color and if I look really close I can see the screen but on a black background, it's basically a black screen but I do see the screen if I look really close so for some odd reason it's extremely dim and there's no color.
  But as soon as I remove a plug from the monitor or click the power button on the monitor and then power back on the screen, it comes on for 3 seconds and then goes into its dim unseeable screen.
   Any chance it's actual monitor that's garbage hence it can't stay on more than 3 seconds?
  My best bet would be to get another monitor and see what happens.
   Or is it something that I should try to do? Yes the brightness level is set to 100%.
     
   Maybe something in the computer that's corrupting the screen?
   
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5301 on: February 14, 2020, 08:00:32 AM »
  My best bet would be to get another monitor and see what happens.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5302 on: February 14, 2020, 12:07:13 PM »
+1
Indeed the monitor passed away..
 Now time to search for a new one or by the same old one..
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5303 on: February 14, 2020, 01:41:14 PM »
Indeed the monitor passed away..
 Now time to search for a new one or by the same old one..
Was going to link you to the computer monitor thread, but looks like you already found it :D
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5304 on: February 14, 2020, 01:54:38 PM »
Was going to link you to the computer monitor thread, but looks like you already found it :D
Yup.. thanks though!
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5305 on: February 20, 2020, 06:11:55 AM »
I have a Dell laptop that I recently added 8gb ram to for a total of 16gb.  In Task Manager it is showing 71% memory usage  but when I add up all the individual processes usage I get about 6gb.  What's going on?

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5306 on: March 04, 2020, 01:17:46 AM »
I have a Dell laptop that I recently added 8gb ram to for a total of 16gb.  In Task Manager it is showing 71% memory usage  but when I add up all the individual processes usage I get about 6gb.  What's going on?
Check to see how much RAM it actually says you have in task manager.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5307 on: March 07, 2020, 09:28:44 PM »
Got myself a bigger screen now i have to move my head from side to side when using it, how i can set my windows screen to always be zoomed in Vs me needing to click ctrl + every time?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5308 on: March 07, 2020, 09:42:34 PM »
Got myself a bigger screen now i have to move my head from side to side when using it, how i can set my windows screen to always be zoomed in Vs me needing to click ctrl + every time?
What do you mean by your windows screen?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5309 on: March 07, 2020, 09:44:35 PM »
Got myself a bigger screen now i have to move my head from side to side when using it, how i can set my windows screen to always be zoomed in Vs me needing to click ctrl + every time?
Wich one did you end up going with?
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5310 on: March 07, 2020, 11:11:41 PM »
Wich one did you end up going with?
Sceptra.
 But i'm so not used to using such a big screen while i need to go back and forth with my head.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5311 on: March 08, 2020, 12:26:53 AM »
What do you mean by your windows screen?
Sorry, Windows computer.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5312 on: March 08, 2020, 12:37:13 AM »
Sorry, Windows computer.
Depends what you want to be bigger. If everything, change the display resolution. If you want the desktop icons to be bigger you can control-scroll to adjust them. Same for web browsers, ms office....
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5313 on: March 08, 2020, 12:37:58 AM »
Depends what you want to be bigger. If everything, change the display resolution. If you want the desktop icons to be bigger you can control-scroll to adjust them. Same for web browsers, ms office....
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5314 on: March 08, 2020, 01:38:45 PM »
Thanks
You're welcome! The fastest way to get to those settings is to right click on the desktop (not on an icon, just on the empty space) and click Display.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5315 on: March 08, 2020, 04:10:46 PM »
It depends on what you want to be bigger. If everything, change the display resolution. If you want the desktop icons to be bigger you can control-scroll to adjust them. Same for web browsers, ms office...
Resolution? I think rather change the zoom:

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5316 on: March 08, 2020, 05:08:38 PM »
Resolution? I think rather change the zoom:
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5317 on: March 09, 2020, 04:39:11 AM »
Check to see how much RAM it actually says you have in task manager.

Not sure how to do that.  Did you mean check system in control panel?  There it says 16gb.

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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5318 on: March 09, 2020, 02:02:37 PM »
Not sure how to do that.  Did you mean check system in control panel?  There it says 16gb.
Click CTRL + ALT + DEL and it will pull you to the task manager and from there click on the ram usage.
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Re: Computer Troubleshooting/Help Master Thread
« Reply #5319 on: March 09, 2020, 02:33:46 PM »
Click CTRL + ALT + DEL and it will pull you to the task manager and from there click on the ram usage.

I know how to open task manager.  WIN-X T is actually quicker. @ziv716 was suggesting I see how much RAM I have in Task Manager.

My original question was that the RAM usage percentage in Task Manager does not seem to fit with the detailed usage listed below it, not by a long shot.
I have a Dell laptop that I recently added 8gb ram to for a total of 16gb.  In Task Manager it is showing 71% memory usage  but when I add up all the individual processes usage I get about 6gb.  What's going on?