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Laptop Battery 101: How Do They Work?
Understanding Laptop Battery Packs Shopping for a replacement laptop battery can be challenging
for first-timers. This article will familiarize you with the primary battery
technologies that will help you comparatively shop. How are Batteries Rated Batteries are typically rated on Voltage (V), milli-Amp
hours (mAh), and…
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Can you please open a store somewhere in the Buffalo NY or Rochester area. I am very desperate.
I live in Niagara Falls NY and I would like to see a Micro Center store open up somewhere in the region. The nearest store is over 4 hours away in Columbus Ohio which just isn't do-able for someone who wants to buy a new PC. There are almost no electronics stores in my area that actually have things in stock and provide…
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Need a Replacement Panel
I bought my PowerSpec G706 from you 4 years ago and have loved it. Yesterday, when I opened the case to blow out some dust, the glass side panel exploded into a million little shards. The computer still works but I hate having my computer open on the side. I know the computer is way out of warranty, I am wondering if you…
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PowerSpec pc Freezing and Buzzing noise while gaming
I recently purchased a powerspec G453 and have been playing games on it for about 4 months now. The pc has performed well in games and I have had no issues with the pc until about 2 months ago my computer would randomly freeze and making a loud buzzing noise. I lost all input and the only way to fix it would be to restart…
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Inland GM76 Mouse, Utility IS Installed, but get "Device is Disconnected" after "Apply"
Purchase the GM76 a few weeks ago, hadn't fot around to installing it's software until yesterday. I found the Link to it's Software at the bottom of the Sales Page. https://www.microcenter.com/tech_center/article/12475/986232-gm-76-gaming-mouse-utility But the Utility does not work, Every time I choose an Option, then…
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Inland GM-76 Software not Working
I recently purchased this mouse, but I can’t seem to get the software for it to work. When I try to apply any changes for the buttons, it just says “Device is disconnected” (like below). I’ve tried to remove it from my windows Device Manager and restarted my computer, but that didn’t work. I’ve also unplugged it and…
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PC is experiencing crashing and not sure what is causing it (MicroElectronics B687)
Device is a MicroElectronics B687 Desktop Computer that keeps crashing/BSOD. Had them run a repair script, it showed the windows component store was healthy and no corrupted files. The repair didn't fix the issue. Compiled a device driver list and looked at what drivers could possibly cause BSOD. The ones that stuck out…
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Anti-Scalper Pricing Mechanism
Hello! I’m fairly new to microcenter and was looking to buy some Riftbound cards out of state since my state is sold everywhere. I see there’s a limit before the price increases… when does that fall off? I can’t seem to find that anywhere aside from the 1-3 boxes are MSRP and 4+ afterwards is $180/box lastly, does that 1-3…
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Profile Nicknames
Obviously you have to give yourself a nickname when signing up, but when I tried to put in my nickname into a post to answer a question about a computer from MicroCenter it gave an error that the nickname was already taken. I'm a bit perplexed about that since I was the one to sign up for "Arktander" but I was not able to…
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Critical Vulnerability Found on Micro Center website
Hello Micro Center Community, I accidentally stumbled across a significant security vulnerability on the Micro Center website, which would allow a bad actor to gain full access to your Micro Center account, with just your phone number. If someone could please give me the email address that I can send this information to, I…
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Pensacola store location.
This is a post asking for a Pensacola store location. As someone who grew up in PA I have been to the great micro center many a times. I have many fond experience's with my dad going to the store looking at parts and building pcs. That being said I think that Pensacola, specifically is a great place to have a store…
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Show us your racing sim rig!
With the Logitech G923 now in stock and racing season upon us, we want to see your racing sim rigs! Post 'em in the comments, share them with our build showcase, post links, anything goes, but we definitely want to see what you're driving!
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G729 bios update
Bought this pc 4 days ago and its running f7 version they're now on f10 for my motherboard is there any way to get powerspecs bios updates
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PowerSpec G762 Gaming PC Small issues any help?
Hey guys i recently picked up a G762 last week and noticed a few things . The AIO cooler pump head is making a slight ticking/rolling noise? It seems to go away when everything ramps up and you can only hear it when the computer is idling. Should i be concerned with this ? Also i ran HWINFO and noticed i am showing…
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Resident Evil Requiem Code not working
I bought a NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Shadow 2X etc, Graphics Card and rec'd a code for RE Requiem. However, Nvidia says: Your hardware does not meet the requirements for this campaign. A request can only be submitted when an eligible graphics card is installed. How do I fix?
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Can I get a receipt based on a serial number?
I need the receipt for RMA. The purchase was not under my account, so I'm not sure if it can be retrieved from just the serial number.
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Can't Place Order for Pickup?
It's like y'all really don't want my money. I've been trying all morning and afternoon to place an order for a PC and paying for it to be built in-store for pickup later, and every time I input my card info and 'complete checkout', it kicks me back to the same page, no errors or nothing. Earlier, it straight-up just…
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Question Regarding Liquid Metal/PTM7950 Replacement (by Micro Center's Support Dept)
While I think doing this myself is within my capabilities, does anyone know if Micro Center's techs can/will do this, especially if I supply the PTM7950?
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Why is Excel FSM crashing?
I bought a Lenovo - IdeaCentre Tower Desktop - Copilot+ PC - AMD Ryzen AI 7 350 - 32GB Memory - 1TB and am using it for work. All of the software I run is cloud based. Excel works beautifully, even with many files open, until I run the Excel FSM (https://excel-fsm.com/) add in. The add in will work well for a bit but then…
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Please bring MicroCenter to Greenville, SC!
We desperately need one over here. Closest one is Charlotte which is basically a 2 hour drive, so not impossible. But it is not somewhere we can just pop in whenever we want here. I can assure you that you guys would have plenty of business over here. Would love to be able to stop in whenever I wanted. Hopefully we see one…
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powerspec G729 bios update
trying to update the bios on the gigabyte gamer b850 wifi6 and it doesn't work in the control center and i downloaded the latest from gigabyte and it said oemid mismatch the drive was fat32 formatted and the file was extracted
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2-in-1 bunldes?
Up until January , MicroCenter was offering 2-in-1 combos , motherboard + cpu, now I see only 3-in-1 combos with ram as well. What happened to the 2-in-1 combos?
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I was charge more than the sticker price
I was at your great Charlotte store and both a Gigabyte MoBo and Gigabyte gaming 5060 TI 16GB. I did not notice this right away as i was busy thinking about my drive back home. It's now 9:10 PM and can't call the store. After i noticed and to my suprise i was charged over the sticker price on the GPU. I still have the…
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Bios update
Why do i keep getting a OEMID mismatch message when trying to update bios on my powerspec G728 pc ?
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"Your nickname has already been taken by another reviewer." How can I get this fixed?
I've had the same nickname on my Micro Center account since at least 2015. I just tried to submit a review using this somewhat-unique username and it says that the name is already in use. Yeah, it's in use by me. There are no reviews by anyone else using that name. What am I supposed to do to get it to let me use my name?
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Asus monitor
I am an 86 year old disabled vet and have trouble getting to the store particularly bringing an item in. I had a computer built at Micro Center which has worked well but I bought an ASUS monitor and the toggle hardly functions at all and I see display port several times although I have changed the cable to one that is…
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MC expansion to Tampa/Wesley Chapel area?
Hey MicroCenter….why haven't you come to Wesley Chapel yet? We've consistently been 1 of the fastest growing areas in the US for the past 10 years. As a resident here, I can honestly say that this middle-upper middle class community loves to splurge. It's an area surrounded by younger, tech savvy families with close…
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2013 PC looking for an upgrade
Hello! Thanks for looking at this post. I am finally at a time where I can no longer update windows properly due to my mother board and the games my friends are playing will no long work on the lowest graphics settings on my PC. It has been a journey. When I bought my PC in 2013 it was just about the best I could get (a…
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Want to Schedule a Build
Have a build all picked out but have my own case that I want to bring over to have components installed (Marietta, GA store). How do I schedule a visit to the store to have them do my build? There are no phone numbers specific to the Marietta store.
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Nickname Already Used
When trying to post reviews, while logged into my account, I get the error "nickname already used." Of course. It's my nickname. It's even pre-filled sometimes, so the site knows it's the one assigned to me. How do I get past this? Thanks.
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How much would it cost to transfer to new pc case
I bought a PowerSpec G757 Gaming PC in November and was curious how much it would cost to transfer to a new PC case I bought on amazon. The new case is a darkFlash ATX Mid-Tower Gaming PC Case, Back Plug-in BTF Motherboard, with 4 ARGB Fans Computer Case, Full View Curve Glass Dual-Chamber PC Case, Type C Port, Supports…
