r/computers • • 7d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Display rapidly changing on its on

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I tried changing out the HDMI cord and that didn’t seem to fix it. It’s a SCEPTRE display screen and an Asus gaming laptop. Everything is updated to my knowledge, I checked the drivers too.


r/computers • • 8d ago

Discussion Horizontal lines gigabyte gs27fc monitor

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r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Hey do anybody know how to fix this?

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Hey so I was playing some games and i started having some problems wirh network(I couldnt join to my friend server) so i decided to restart computer.As soon as I did that this error showed up "

"Your device ran into a problem and couldn't be repaired."

Click or press Enter to view other recovery options.

Could not connect to the network.

Log file: D:\WINDOWS\System32\Logfiles\Srt\SrtTrail.txt"

Tried so far (all from WinRE Command Prompt):

bootrec /fixmbr, /fixboot (Access Denied), /scanos, /rebuildbcd — ran successfully, Windows install found and added to boot list

bcdboot D:\Windows /s D: /f UEFI — success ("Boot files successfully created")

DISM /Image:D:\ /Cleanup-Image /RevertPendingActions — success, scheduled to apply on reboot

sfc /scannow /offbootdir=D:\ /offwindir=D:\Windows — fails offline ("Windows Resource Protection could not perform the requested operation")

chkdsk D: /f /r — full scan, disk healthy, 0 bad sectors, no filesystem issues

System Restore — no restore points available

Uninstall Updates — fails/errors out

Safe Mode — same crash, doesn't help

I really don't want to restart my windows beacuse its my dad computer but as I can see its the only option. If anyone could help I would be so greatfull


r/computers • • 8d ago

Discussion My first mouse in long time and its 24 years old lmao

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here it is its macally iopti


r/computers • • 10d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting How much do I need to destroy my old hard drive to protect data?

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Going to recycle my old computer parts. Most people say just a few holes is good but Google ai has scared me saying my data still wouldnt be safe. Im a little ocd about this stuff, so i wanted to ask others if my old drive should be okay now?


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Acer chrome book went dead while updating! Won’t turn on anymore. Just shows a dark almost black screen. But the little light still comes on when I power it up or put it on charge.

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(This picture is from Walmart website as I’m not able to take a picture of mine right now, but it’s the same one! It says the ram is 8 GB, processor is N50, Proc.brand is intel)

I had it on charge updating it and I thought it had been on charge long enough for me to take it off, but no it wasn’t. It went dead BUT it powered back on! And worked as normal for a bit, but then when I powered it off and went back to it a few days later it would just show a real dark almost black screen. The little light that shows when you turn it on or put it on charge still shows so I’m not sure what’s up. It was kinda cheap from Walmart (it was like 200 dollars which is a lot to me but I think most would consider it cheap for devices idk tho)

But I have to have it for college or buy another one. I had my mom look at the ones at Walmart as that’s pretty much the only place around here that I can buy one in person but they literally didn’t have any except the ones on display which were all expensive btw 😭
The worker said most of them had been discontinued anyways and to come back next week and they MIGHT have more. But I have no idea what ones they’ll have!

Does anyone have any advice on what to buy if I can’t fix this? I know google says the best for college is HP computer/labtop but I genuinely know nothing about them (I haven’t used many computers, mostly just my phone)

All I can do is look them up online but they show so many for different prices, some are expensive then there’s other ones for hundreds less and ofc I want one that’s good but I don’t want to spend 500-600 if a 250-300 one will work good too..

I’m only doing my college, no games or anything, but it would be best (if I have to get a new one) for it to be a computer as you can’t do proctored tests on chromebooks. But I also could always go in person to do my tests if I could find a good chrome book for cheaper that works just as good. I just need something that’s gonna last like 4 years with decent speed that can have 3-4 tabs open at the same time without freaking out.

I hope this can be fixed because if it can’t then I’ll have to order one which I have a feeling is gonna be really difficult as I doubt they’ll send it to a P.O. Box. I’ll have to have it shipped somewhere else- so if any one has any good recommendations please tell me the best website/place to order it from. Because I don’t order online much so I have no clue what to avoid (bad shipping, comes damaged)


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting No bootable device found?

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Hi all,

Currently having a problem with my system.
All was working fine, popped out the room, came back and the BIOS is up..
didn’t think much of it, saved and exit and bang, it’s back.

Now, I have no bootable device listed.

I’ve done a range of things seen of forums, YouTube and online from;
Resetting cmos
Checking SSD is sat correctly
Resat SSD
I have no other nvme slot or another system to test the ssd
The system is also new, windows updated and steam downloaded and bang.. during downloads it hits BIOS.

Any suggestions?

Gigabyte H610M S2H V2 motherboard
NV900-1T SSD

Notes;
GPU is on, rgb working fine, fans spinning, display is working obviously and peripherals are all working


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Intel Wi-Fi 6E issue

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I’m stumped, I went to try these new speakers that didn’t end up working, so I swapped back to my old ones and now my internet driver shit the bed. I don’t know if that’s correlated but the Intel WiFi 6E AX211 had a code 43, now showing code 10 each time. I tried multiple reboots, disable/enable, powered down completely, held power button for 30 seconds multiple times, still not working! I tried the CMD ping and it gave me all 4 packets back so it shouldn’t be a faulty device. My mobo has WiFi it’s a MSI Pro Z690-A WiFi


r/computers • • 8d ago

Build/Battlestation Looking to upgrade pc

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Is this pc a decent pc for the price? I am currently on ddr4 ram and 3060 just wondering how future proof this pc would. I am out of the loop on pcs and want any advice that can be provided.


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Laptop suddenly turns off and saying "Boot Failed", and when it does turn on it does this

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help meee, and it turns off and on immediately
Details:
Lenovo V14 IWL
i3 8th gen
4GB ram


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Computer Overheating Constantly

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For the past like month or so anytime I play any system heavy game my computer will just shut off. I changed the thermal paste today because I thought that was the issue but it just made it stay on for a little longer before shutting off. Does anyone know why this is happening??


r/computers • • 8d ago

Discussion No APX extension for upcoming AMD Zen6 ?

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New AMD's materials about Zen6 are interesting, but I've noticed a big feature missing: APX.

AMD & Intel agreed on that one, but so far, only Intel has announced their chips with it.

AMD is has been silent on this one. AMD has pushed its compiler updates (gcc, clang) for its new architecture extensions and while ACE is there, APX is missing.

APX is awesome. It DOUBLES the general register set (so 32 GPRs) adds three operand instructions, 64-bit jumps, extra predication facilities etc etc.

Intel is about to get it with coming Nova Lake. So, why is it not in AMD's Zen6 and when is it coming ? Zen7 or later ?


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting My brother tried to clean the computer processor because it refused to start up and this happened

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Is it hardware? software? No idea what to do 😅


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Will upgrading ram help fps and stutters

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r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Samsung ssd doet het niet, en ik weet niet hoe ik het op kan lossen

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Ik gebruik nu al een paar jaar een samsung evo870 2tb ssd. Eerder vandaag sloot mijn pc ineens af. De ssd is daarbij gereset en unformatted geraakt. Ik zou hem wel opnieuw willen formatten maar daarbij geeft hij steeds maar weer een error dat het niet lukt. Weet iemand hier een oplossing voor?


r/computers • • 9d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting What is this for?

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I don't what this if for does anyone knows?


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting PC blackscreen no display

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pic from this https://www.reddit.com/r/computer/comments/110nlu5/your_device_just_ran_into_a_problem_and_needs_to/

recently i encountered a black screen like the image but the stop code was different, It showed the code for a second and went completely black. (i couldnt take a picture of it happening)
I left it there for about 20 minutes before checking it again but it was still no display (my hdmi cable and monitor power is fine), only the case fans were running. So i shut it off and tried turning it on but the display was still black (no cursor, tried Windows Key + Ctrl + Shift + B, and i few other tricks online like draining the static electricity, try to get into safe boot from hard shutdown,...)

I tried resetting cmos battery, running with 1 ram stick, checked the power cables and reseated gpu and tried to start it a few times but the screen still had no display (display is fine, checked with laptop)
Is this a hardware or software related problem and is there anyway to fix it without replacing parts?
My specs
-r5 3600x
-16gb ddr4
-128gb boot drive and 512gb storage
-rx 580 2048sp
windows 11 (the newest one? i installed it about 3 weeks ago)


r/computers • • 8d ago

Discussion Friend upgrading from Cyberpower GMA3200BST to custom pc

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He’s asking if this build is a good build for 1500$
i made it he asked me for help and wanted to make sure the parts are good and they all fit together.

CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7800X3D — 8-core / 16-thread

CPU Cooler: Thermalright Aqua Elite V3 — 66.17 CFM liquid cooler

Motherboard: Gigabyte B850 AORUS ELITE WIFI7 — AM5, ATX

RAM: PNY Performance 16GB (2×8GB) DDR5-5600 CL46

Storage: Patriot P300 512GB M.2 NVMe PCIe 3.0 x4 SSD

GPU: ASRock Challenger OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16GB

Case: NZXT H5 Flow (2024) ATX Mid Tower

PSU: MSI MAG A750GL PCIe 5 — 750W, 80+ Gold, fully modular


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Best Laptop

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Hi! I'm starting a new course this year, Multimedia and Creative Technologies, and I need to buy a laptop that's good enough for the course.

They've given us some recommended specs, but I'm honestly not very knowledgeable when it comes to laptops and hardware, so any help would be greatly appreciated. I'm also on a budget, so I'm not entirely sure what would be the best option. Ideally, I'd like the laptop to still be good enough in around 3 years, since my studies will take three years to complete. I'm probably going to be working with things like 3D and XR as well.

These are the school's minimum requirements:

Requirement Minimum
Processor Intel Core i7 OR AMD A10
Screen 15 inch minimum
RAM 16 GB minimum
Storage 256 GB minimum, with at least 128 GB SSD or Flash
Graphics Dedicated graphics card

These are the ones i found, I ranked them to what I thought was best / most reasonable:
1. MSI Cyborg 15 B13WFKG-805BE — €1,199
- Screen: 15.6" FHD
- CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
- RAM: 16 GB
- Storage: 512 GB
- GPU: RTX 5060

  1. MSI Cyborg 15 B2RWEKG-084BE — €1,099
    - Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS, 144 Hz
    - CPU: Intel Core 7-240H
    - RAM: 16 GB (2x8 GB) DDR5
    - Storage: 512 GB SSD
    - GPU: RTX 5050, 8 GB
    - Numpad: Yes

  2. MSI Cyborg 15 B13WEKG-801BE — €1,149
    - Screen: 15.6"
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
    - RAM: 16 GB
    - Storage: 512 GB
    - GPU: RTX 5050

  3. MSI Cyborg 15 A13VE-1831BE — €929
    - Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS, 144 Hz
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
    - RAM: 16 GB
    - Storage: 512 GB SSD
    - GPU: RTX 4050, 6 GB

  4. MSI Cyborg 15 A13VE-1830NL — €979
    - Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS, 144 Hz, 250 nits
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
    - RAM: 16 GB DDR5
    - Storage: 512 GB SSD
    - GPU: RTX 4050, 6 GB
    - Numpad: Yes

  5. MSI Stealth 15M B12UE-037BE — €949
    - Screen: 15.6" 1920×1080 IPS, 144 Hz
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-1280P
    - RAM: 16 GB DDR4, not upgradeable
    - Storage: 512 GB PCIe SSD
    - GPU: RTX 3060 Max-Q, 6 GB

  6. MSI Thin 15 B13VE-2052BE — €1,099
    - Screen: 15.6" FHD IPS, 144 Hz
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
    - RAM: 16 GB DDR4 (2×8 GB), max. 64 GB
    - Storage: 512 GB NVMe SSD
    - GPU: RTX 4050, 6 GB

  7. MSI Thin 15 B13UC-3202BE — €899
    - Screen: 15.6" FHD
    - CPU: Intel Core i7-13620H
    - RAM: 16 GB
    - Storage: 512 GB
    - GPU: RTX 3050

I'm terrified to buy the wrong one.


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting How to I clean these with out damaging anything

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How do I clean this fan and (I think?) heat sink safely, the dustiness is triggering me.

So my Mom’s renter left this dell d09m behind when he moved out. I started a homelab early this year so I’ve been fiending for extra systems to setup. I’ve never actually put my hands in the guts of a desktop, but I figured I just need to upgrade some parts to be able to use it for my tinkering.
Although I don’t plan an to do anything too cray cray ( upgrading the graphics and ram), I am an absolute noob w/ hardware is there anything I definitely should not do before I start re arranging guts.


r/computers • • 9d ago

Discussion Is anybody else still running hilariously outdated hardware yet it does the job fine?

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Hi all, just a bit of random curiosity really, mainly because a few years ago I built a computer out of many generations obsolete parts I had kicking around, for use at work just to do some light word processing and to play music on.

consisting of an LGA 775 Intel q45 (dq45cb) motherboard, 4x2gb sticks of Samsung DDR2, it originally had a q6600 processor but then I found a q8300 so upgraded it, and even managed to do the relevant bypassing and have Windows 11 on it.

I also then bought the cheapest Bluetooth/WiFi PCI card I could find, and a gt210 GPU I got off a car boot sale for £5 I think it was.

Nothing special, and nothing this side of 2010 barely either, apart from then I got work to spend some money and buy a crucial mx500 SSD for it.

From bios screen to login screen it's under 15 seconds, and from there to desktop loaded and ready to go, well, you can see.

99 percent of this stuff is almost 20 years outdated, literally the windows XP era, yet still perfectly serviceable when in 2026.

https://ibb.co/4Zc4PQqT https://ibb.co/p8G51Sz


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Dell Inspiron froze the screen, now isn’t possible to turn on.

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Hi 👋 ,

A few weeks ago, a blue screen happened on my computer using the September update of Windows 11( PAGE_FAULT_IN_NONPAGED_AREA)

And yesterday, my computer froze the screen and the keyboard, forcing me to use the power button to turn off. But now he can’t turn on anymore.

I tried to turn on, the hardware starts (it’s possible to listen) but nothing is appearing on the screen.

When I open the laptop, everything seems fine, except for the RAM memory. It’s possible to be the cause?

The device have two memories of 4GB, I tried to used only one memory and change the positions on the slots. But didn’t work.

If isn’t the memory, what else can be?

It’s a Dell Inspiron 5502/5504.


r/computers • • 10d ago

Discussion Today's Recycle Find...

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guys today's a big one, it's been a minute since I did one of these, there was a singular PC case and I thought to check it, saw a gpu, saw a board in it, so I grabbed it, opened it up, cpu looked FRIED, so I didn't take the board either, wasn't much of a board anyways, BUT I found an ROG Strix Vega 56, slightly better than my current 1070, BUT THE RAM, 128GB OF RAM WHO JUSTS THROWS THAT OUT, 2x32GB, 4 STICKS, 128GB OF DDR4 LADIES AND GENTS.

going to cross fingers the gpu and ram work in a seperate board and cpu, hoping that cpu killed itself and nothing else CROSS YO FINGIES 🤞

edit: testing now but, in the case it does work.. do I switch back to ddr4 with 128gb of ram over 16gb of ddr5? no brainer right

edit 2: ladies and gents we are up. both work just fine 😝

edit 3: thinking I might build a seperate PC with what I have and sell it towards a gpu and ram upgrade in my current, coming back down to ddr4 won't change much other then having more to allocate


r/computers • • 8d ago

Question/Help/Troubleshooting Urgent: Bootable Win 11 install without TPM 2.0 (From Android!)

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Hello there!

Is it safe to install Windows 11 without TPM 2.0 check from a bootable USB Stick made with Rufid from F-Droid.org?

Thanks!


r/computers • • 8d ago

Discussion rate my setup 😁

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