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AQiA how can I view it on my computer?
AQiA how can I view it on my computer? I can view on my phone. When I take down the camera and plug the camera to my computer. Why can I view it like on my phone?
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Advice in determining best fit between 2 gaming laptop models?
Hi all! My current laptop has been on its last legs for awhile and I decided that over the holidays I was going to take the time to research my options and finally get myself a new laptop for the new year. Over the last few days, I've done a crash course in researching specs and comparing costs, and I've narrowed things…
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Questions about exchange
Hello, I bought a open-box MSI Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI motherboard today and I found that gpu clip is broken right after I opened the box. I'm thinking about to visit Microcenter tomorrow to exchange this, but I want to know if I have to pay more if there're no open box items with same price that I bought.
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DRAM and CPU light up red on the motherboard when I start my PC.
I have had my PC for about two years, and up until now everything has been fine. I was playing a game (MW2) when my monitor went black, not detecting a signal from my HDMI 1, and my keyboard turned off. My pc tower stayed lit and everything was working (like the fans), except I couldn’t get my pc to display onto the…
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Just purchased a G474
Just bought a G474, when I am playing games my application can freeze making a restart necessary or the application closes and I have to relaunch. All bios and firmware updated. Below are errors in event viewer. Any tips? Or should i just bring it back?
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Ram upgrade now my pc won't boot
I had my pc built 5 years ago and I decided to upgrade the existing two 8gb ram sticks by adding two more. I bought the exact some ram and put them in the other two slots and now my pc won't boot up. I individually tested each ram stick in slot 1 to make sure they all work. When I first got my pc 5 years ago the ram was…
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Powerspec G150, Has power but no screen
Okay honestly I have no clue what I'm doing so please be patient. I have an old PowerSpec G150 that I bought from Micro Center YEARS and YEARS ago. It's been sitting dormant for the past two years and now I'm trying to finally setup a space where it would be nice to have this desktop working again. When I press the power…
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My computer is in there for repair
I dropped my computer off eight days ago and when I came to get it this afternoon, it was not ready. However, they said it would be ready by 9 o’clock tonight. How can I confirm that it will be done because it’s an hours drive for me from where I live
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Upgrade to Windows 10 Pro feasible on very old laptop?
I am currently a 24 hour pet sitter and have a laptop bought in 2007 for taking to different houses where I work. I would like to be able to do some type of remote work with my laptop while I pet sit and saw a Black Friday deal for MS Windows 10 Pro for $25 but am not sure it’s compatible with my laptop. It’s been a while…
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What is member pricing and why doesnt it seem to work?
I was looking to get a new Meta Quest 3 and I happened to notice this new Microcenter Membership that they seem to be rolling out. As you can see it seems to be on discount but when I head to checkout I get a message that it does not qualify. Does anyone know how it works? thanks!
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I am looking for info as to witch case I need to get
I have an elitedesk 800 g4. I want to pull the board and swap into a case with more room. the available space for a psu is too small to be able to upgrade my graphics card . does anybody know of a case I can fit the board, 1000 watt psu, and msi 2060. thank you!
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Looking for chair replacement part
Hello I have got this gaming chair a while ago and it makes a really loud vibration then I sit down. This was after I wd40 the chair for some squeaks and it got a lot worse. I know that the brand is inland and it was bought from here, Not sure of the model. I think I need a new piston for the chair when I sit down. Any…
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Unusual Behavior from GPU
Hi all, I recently reinstalled my 3060 GPU, RAM, and M.2 while switching out my SSD (it was difficult to install without moving things around) and made sure to ground my PC while doing so However, before reinstalling these parts my pc at idle with only chrome and wallpaper engine ran at an expected <10% load, but after…
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Freezing on new PC build Windows 11 HSP Firmware Issue
I'm getting a maddening issue with my brand new build. Freezing that happens sometimes after 10 minutes and sometimes after up to 5+ hours. The first error in Event Viewer describes this issue: "Windows boot environment failed load the HSP firmware. StatusCode: {File Not Found} The file %hs does not exist., Reason: Failed…
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how do I burn a music cd from windows 10 media player that will play on a cd player?
I have tried to burn the cd-r and it runs on my computer but will not play on a regular cd player what settings do I need to set it on for this to work? I have tried mp3 and windows audio and neither work.
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Can’t connect ton internet. Just picked up a new dell today which was supposed to have all migration
Cant connect to internet, purchased new dell today
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New PC build worked for one week, now can't play games
I did a new PC build about 2 weeks ago now, and the building/setup process went perfectly smooth and I didn't have any issues. Updated BIOS, installed all the latest drivers, and games were running great. Fast forward to a few days ago, I boot up my computer like normal, except now half of my games are unplayable.…
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What graphic cards can I install on my computer Dell Optiplex 9020 SFF?
Yesterday I went to the Microcenter store to have them install a NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030 2GB graphics card on my computer that I bought right there, this graphics card was recommended to me in the Microcenter forum but in the store the customer service technician told me that it doesn't fit in the computer case and then…
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Heat Question
So I bought a 2012 Mac Book Pro. It came with a 500 GB hard drive and 8 GB of ram. I then swapped it for a 1 TB SSD and put in 16GB of ram. After I did that I noticed it got noticeably hot. Any ideas on why that would be?
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first meeting with MC
I have an appointment on the 11th of December at 10. I see where I am allotted 20 minutes. Do you know if I'm being charged for that or not? I want to discuss having them build a computer. What is the next step in the procedure?
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Can't boot into Windows
[WHOOPS! Wrong Section!] Ripped out most of the old tech. Currently has one of the most recent bundles (can't post links yet sorry) i7-13700K ASUS Prime Z790-P Wifi GSkill Ripjaws 2x16gb DDR5 1tb 980 Pro NVMe Boot settings are: Advanced: Advanced/System Agent (SA) Configuration VMD setup menu Enable VMD controller:…
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Help W Powerspec G235 setup
Hi. Bought my son this computer today. Hooked it up. Started it up. Ask me about my language and said it was making sure I had the latest update. Now the monitor has been blank for awhile. Any ideas on what I should do? Thanks
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Black screen when I turn on pc
I got this issue when I turn on my pc it’s just goes to a black screen I’ve tried the windows+cntrl+shift+b method and it won’t work I’ve tried everything how do I fix
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Refurbished Phone, Wasn't what it was supposed to be.
Lemme preface that I drive for a living and I don’t live anywhere close to any of your locations. I was in Dallas for work and had purchased a refurbished iPhone 12 on December 4th. All hunky dory right? It was until I got home anyway. (7hours away) Upon opening the package the refurb was in, to my dismay there was an old…
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PC Build record.
Hi I've used pc build services back in 2019 and I would like some new copies of the records as I lost them.
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Gift Cards to Micro Center online
Why on earth can you not buy gift cards to micro center online...I called support and they said nope, only in stores...really?! Micro Center your a f*&^%$g tech store...why would you not be willing to take peoples money to buy a gift card online...especially if you don't live nearby a store...dumbest thing I've heard...is…
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Is it possible to use my current iMac 21" Late 2013 as only a monitor for a new Mac Mini?
Hi All ... I am in the market for a new iMac. If there is going to be aa 30" M3 Pro version, I will wait for it. On the other hand, my present unit is 10 years old and ready to start having problems. Could I take a new Mac Mini and somehow use the monitor function of my iMac 21" just to get through until th 30" iMac comes…
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Would you recommend buying one of the Refurbished computers at Microcenter
...It's for my son, he is 11 and this would be his first desktop computer, looking for an i5 processor, and 8 to 16GB in RAM... just looking for your opinion on the refurbished computers...not gonna die on me after 6 months, right? -Morfox
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defective speaker on laptop
I bought a gateway laptop but the speaker is defective. The speaker on this unit makes a loud static noise. I was too busy to bring it back right away but I was able to come around 1pm november 27 and when I came I was told if I can exchange it for the same laptop even though the current price on the display was more than…
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