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Need to bring my HP Spectre to the St. David location for repair
It lost power and is dead dead dead. It's not the power cord. I want to see if it can be fixed or at the very least, get my data. Thanks
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Complete DIY desk setup
Hey everyone, I am very new, and when it comes to building PCs, I am very green. Yet, for some reason, I have decided to try something completely out of my comfort zone. I am an amateur woodworker, and I would like to build a PC within a wooden enclosure. I got my inspiration from DIY Perks' youtube clip "Building a…
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Docking Station for USBC 3.1 gen 1
Are there any docking stations with 2 HDMI inputs for this type of connection? finding a lot with 1 hdmi but if i that will the HDMI input on the laptop work as well?
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windows 10 pc wont shutdown
So I had a situation with my gaming desktop I built I decided to change from a MBR to dynamic disk afterwards my pc wouldn’t shut down after I clicked the icon. It just went to the lock screen when I used the command prompt it did shut down. I looked online and found that I could disable “fast startup” when I did it did…
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RAID 5 with Three Drives -- Some 0 Bytes Files in a specific dir -- RAID Bay says all drives Healthy
Hello all! I am seeking guidance on how to troubleshoot this issue, determine root cause, and if possible, fix the issue. I have a Raid+ HFR2-SU3S2 4-Drive Raid Bay -- with three 3TB drives inside. The hard-drive led indicator shows that all the drives are healty. Recently, I noticed that 98% of the media files in the…
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Lian Li Uni Fans
Is it normal for Microcenter to sell things for over MSRP? These fans cost 24.99 and 79.99 but MC is selling them for 29.99 and 99.99
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Connection Timing Out -- Router issues
I'm currently having issues with my internet. I've contacted my ISP and they said it was a router issue. I recently purchased a refurbished ASUS RT-AC1200, and it's been working just fine for just over a week. However, starting last night I've had connection time out issues across all devices, wired into the router or…
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G5 Mac Pro Upgrade
Do you upgrade the processors on Mac Pro G5? If yes, what is the highest processor I can be used without changing the motherboard?
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Looking to build a new PC
Last year I tried to build a PC using the following parts: ASRock Fatal1ty X470 Gaming K4 AM4 AMD Promontory X470 SATA 6Gb/s ATX AMD MotherboardAMD Ryzen 7 2700X 8-Core 3.7 GHz (4.3 GHz Max Boost) Socket AM4 105W YD270XBGAFBOX Desktop Processor CORSAIR Vengeance LPX 16GB (2 x 8GB) 288-Pin DDR4 SDRAM DDR4 3000 (PC4 24000)…
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Will Microcenter Build Me an RTX 3080 system?
Is that an option - just buy the parts online and have them put the system together?
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Laptop Battery Maintenance Tips
Laptop Battery Maintenance Tips A new laptop battery will provide around 500 charge cycles
during its lifetime. A charge cycle is a single instance of a fully charged
battery being drained to 0%, then back to full. Draining to 50% then back to
full would count as half of a charge cycle. Poor battery usage and other factors…
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Replacing Your Laptop's Battery
When to Replace Your Laptop Battery Batteries are considered by most laptop manufacturers to be
consumable items that wear out over time, and for a good reason. Many laptop
batteries will fail long before the expected lifespan of the laptop itself. A
battery should provide 500 charge cycles, but usage can cause this to…
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how to wipe clean a refurbished windows 10 laptop to return within 15 days
Hi I bought a refurbished lenovo yoga on 9/24. What is the last day I can return it? 10/9? I am wondering how to protect myself from anyone getting my login into, pins, etc. Will you be wiping it clean at the store before reselling? Should I wipe it clean myself? If I just reset to windows 10, will the computer be missing…
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New Rig Ryzen 5 3600 High Temps!
Hello! I just recently bought a new rig and it all seems to be going fine but, my CPU temps seem to be going a bit south, my average temps go between 40c to 60c, Under load it goes from 60 to 80c, but sometimes when under load it goes to a big 90c spike for a couple seconds and comes back down very fast. My Specs: MSI…
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Computer randomly shuts down
Hello, Really frustrated over here and trying to get some help. I recently built a computer (1st time) for some gaming. I got it up an running (or so I thought), but when playing Fortnite, it will randomly (and without warning) completely shut down the entire computer. It doesn't happen immediately when launching Fortnite,…
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MacBook Pro
I am interested in purchasing a MacBook Pro to replace a circa 2013 iMac. I'm looking at the 16" screen with the Core i9 processor and 1TB Solid State drive. I noticed ten (10) of these in the refurbished inventory and two (2) open box. Are there inherent issues with this version of the MacBook that I should be aware of…
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Seeking advice on building gaming pc
I want to help my teen-aged son Build a gaming computer. I don’t have knowledge to be very helpful to him and this would be his first time building a computer. Any suggestions? Does anyone know of a class or service that can help us out? We need instruction on how to build the computer and advice on parts. Thank you!
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WiFi on my laptop
Hello All ... I have a HP Pavilion laptop running both Windows 10 and Linux Mint 20. WiFi worked fine yesterday. But today the WiFi icon on the taskbar disappeared and didn't see it in control panel. I uninstalled the WiFi drivers and reinstalled them. Also, rebooted (no joy), airplane mode is not is not enabled. I also…
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Cannot get into BIOS with USB keyboard on old (and working great) PowerSpec G170
Hi,For many years I have used an old keyboard with AT plug -> USB adapter -> PowerSpec G170. It has worked great. I finally upgraded to a real USB keyboard, so I don't need the adapter anymore, and the G170 will not let me get into the BIOS with it. In fact, if I get real aggressive on the F2 key the keyboard is completely…
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PC Won't Boot At All (Tried Common Troubleshooting)
Motherboards:B450 Tomahawk MAXcrosshair 8 hero Power supplies:Thermaltake 500 wattsCorsair rmx 750x CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 GPU: GTX 1080ti gaming x trio Case: Lian Li O11 Dynamic XL I recently switched from my old motherboard (B450 tomahawk) to my crosshair 8 hero and the LEDs on the board turned on, but nothing else. I tried…
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G434 frame stuttering
Bougth apowerspec g434 a month ago and since then on games like minecraft, among us, and valorant have frame stutters every time i flick my mouse. Minecraft is locked at 60 fps for some reason. However for other games like overwatch, there is no issue with me flicking my mouse.
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ESET renewal on new computer
Our office has a new computer that needs to have Norton ESET added. We purchased renewals for the office, but this one computer doesn't currently have an account to renew. Can we use the renewal license to add the software to this new computer? Thanks
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Logitech MX Master 3 - Mid Grey
Does the Sharonville, OH store - or any MC store - carry this mouse in this particular color? Graphite (or Black according to MC) appears to be in stock, but nothing about the Grey as far as I can tell.
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Has the Yonkers store had any RTX 3080 in stock as of late.
I'm hearing other MC stores have had restocks of cards. I would like to know if I should bother taking time out to pick one up or are they actually still out.
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Sticking Dell Laptop Keys
I started having problems with what I thought were sticking "t" and "y" keys on my Dell Laptop. I made the mistake of trying to unstick the "t," the button popped off, and now I can't reinstall the button. The problem with those two keys still persists. Also having intermittent problems with the backspace and shift key.…
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Does the/Will the Marietta GA Center carry the Founders Edition 3080?
I don't mind waiting for restock at all. Just want to get the FE. Currently the Marietta and the Duluth stores do not have the 3080 FE listed on their websites. Will they get them eventually?
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Keyboard Malfunction on MacBook Air
I purchased a MacBook Air 13" last October (Marietta GA store). Recently the space bar on the keyboard has been acting up sporadically: > Sometimes it advances 2, 3 or 4 spaces > Sometimes it will advance and include a period or a comma > Sometimes it will not do anything at all > Sometimes works as normal It was purchased…
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PowerSpec G706 is having difficult connecting to the internet.
So, my new G706 computer is having difficulty connecting to the internet, I have been receiving 1 bar. My old computer was in the same position and the internet was perfectly fine. The ethernet works fine, but it runs across my house and I need to get rid of it, but I can't because of the internet. It is not the internet…
