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Micro Center Installed Non-HP Battery - Now BIOS error message: it could be health and safety risk
I took an HP ENVY - 17t-ce000 to the Micro Center service center. Battery was replaced after 3 days. Now when I power on the Laptop, I see a message that a non-HP battery could be a Health and Safety problem. What! Called Micro Center tech service. They did not know how to remove the message, and I should call HP. I can do…
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Need Help Choosing Parts
First time full build with eventual help from an experienced friend. It's going in a custom enclosure which is why I don't have a case selected. That being said, with the below link to the components, what additional assembly gear do I need? For example, cables /connectors. Also, just FYI, this computer will only be used…
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ryzen 7 9700x
ryzen 7 9700x, asus b650-e wifi, no gpu. Video worked for about 2 hours total, now no video. Turning pc on sometimes get a white q led or a green q led and sometimes it appears to boot properly but still no video output. Doug
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Never received my $25 coupon for submitting my build, and there is no way to contact MicroCenter?
Hello, i followed a link on this page to submit my build which was approved - and said i would receive a $25 in-store coupon within 48 hours. It's been over a week and i have received nothing. I am trying to contact MC but there is not contact details anywhere? there chat button does nothing. It's a fake button. Whats…
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Graphics Card to run Unreal Engine
Back in 2020 I built my PC by closely following a YouTube tutorial. The build has served me well for video editing, but I've taken an interest in creating with Unreal Engine so I'll need to upgrade the graphics card. My main concern is… when I built this the first time, I ran into an issue where the graphics card I had…
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PowerSpec BIOS Requests and Questions - AMD
Greetings, This a thread for our customers to request BIOS updates, or at least ask questions about BIOS updates and if new features may improve them system performance and reliability. Please post here with all questions and requests. We'll add the BIOS updates to this thread as they become available.
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LW-PLA on Bambu X1C
I understand that the Inland LW-PLA filament is prefoamed. I was wondering what settings people are using to print with the LW-PLA. I am looking to print RC-Airplanes with my material, but I am having a time finding the correct settings to use. It appears most of the settings I have found are for active foaming filaments.
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Accidentally installed a different BIOS with the PowerSpec G439
Hi everyone! A little while ago I installed a regular MSI version of BIOS, noticed the fan speeds were off, and eventually found a post about the updated G439 BIOS and installed that version afterwards. Is it worth trying to find the old 2021 version that I had prior or should I stick with the newer version? I'm not very…
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G714 BIOS Update
So I've been currently experiencing a couple unreal engine crashes while gaming so I was wondering if updating the BIOS to the latest version was safe to do with the last update I did being for when I kept getting the BSOD errors and had to update the bios to the E7D78AZ1.1M6 version. Will the latest update retain these…
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How do I access the BIOS on a PowerSpec B745 and change memory profiles?
Also, I added 16GB more RAM to the B745 and that prompted the BIOS set up to pop up upon booting. I noticed that it reported the DRAM clock speed at 2400 hz however the memory is all 3200 hz. How do you change that in the BIOS?
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My PowerSpec G701 was a disaster from shortly after I bought it (new)
Not being upgradable to Windows 11 (it has a Ryzen 7 1700, the only Ryzen 7 version not supported by W11), it has blue screened at least once a week starting a few monthss after I bought it. After the first year, the blue screens began to occur multiple times per week. I have a health issue that prevents me from carrying…
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Powerspec 2025 lineup
I have been saving for a new Powerspec gaming computer and wondering if there is an approximate release date for the 2025 models? Thanks in advance.
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Could my PC build be better?
My budget is around $3k with some flexibility +-$100. I'm a professional 3d artist game developer using UE5, Adobe texturing suite apps, and I want to game at 4k with high settings and ray tracing enabled. Plan to buy a 40" ultrawide monitor. Want to future proof for next 5 years. Could my pc build be better? Is my cooling…
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I'm trying to find a CPU cooler for an AMD 3 chipset
Specifically I am looking for one that uses a screw down mount as opposed to a rocker or other type of mount. And I don't know how to find one I don't even know how to search for one. The motherboard is a gigabyte GA-78 LMT-usb3 if that's any help.
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PC Games Crashing Please Help Me
Recently all of my games crash. Can't play for more than a few minutes without a crash. It seems to happen at random in game but still is very consistent and crashes the game. Drivers and Windows 11 up to date How can I Fix this? Thanks in advance Reliability Monitor shows a lot of critical events from Local Security…
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amazon prices
Do you guys price match with on line retailers ex. amazon,newegg,etc,
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PowerSpec G909 - BIOS
Greetings, This unit was pulled from sales after we discovered some IMC's may have been unstable with the shipping BIOS as configured. We've been working with ASUS for several weeks tweaking the memory algorithm training on this new BIOS to ensure stability across all known CPU's. All in store units will be flashed and…
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Activation of ESET Antivirus Serial Number not recognized
Hello, I bought a PowerSpec G521 last Saturday. When I tried to activate the ESET license, the site does not recognize the serial number of the PC. I understand that the serial number is the numbers that appear on the back of the PC. I even tried combining the numbers with the PowerSpec model (G521) but it does not work. I…
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Cannot submit $25 build showcase
I am currently trying to submit my build to the build showcase at https://www.microcenter.com/site/content/create-build.aspx?buildID=1 (cannot format a link yet since account is new) but when clicking the "sign in" button, it just refreshes the page and nothing happens. I tried it both when already signed in and not signed…
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Is it possible to send Micro Center a missing order with a receipt?
I purchased 42 items from Micro Center, and I have the receipt, but I am having trouble finding it in my orders. Is there a way to send them the receipt, since I don't want to go to their store because of the distance and the hurricane?
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Mini PC
Hello from New York City! Want to create a dual boot Windows and Linux Mini PC. Which Mini PC;s have 16GB RAM, have two hard drive slots and is Linux compatible? Which are faster Ryzen CPU or Intel N95, m100? There are too many products to choose from. It is hard to make a decision. Thank you.
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Water - Family spilled about 1/4 cup of water on Desktop that was below a desk ( Cup tipped over )
I have experience on upgrading components on machines and once the liquid was identified ( Machine was turned off quickly after water on the machine ), pulled components out of the Desktop Gaming build and wiped or let dry by a gas fireplace with fan on high for couple hours to evaporate any additional moisture, then did…
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Internal HDD
I have gigabyte z690 ud ax ddr4 motherboard and was looking for suggestions for a new extra 4 Terabyte internal HDD
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Contact Form Broken?
I have tried the Contact Manager link from three different browsers - they all fail — apparently because the contact form website is microcenterinsider.com and the web application blocks it on the Micro Center application end — NOT on my end. How can I let them know about this problem? How can I contact the Westmont IL…
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Build Advise
Hey All, I've been away from PC hardware/builds for well over 20 years. I used to keep up on everything but once you look away, it all changes. Any way, I was hoping for some input/advise on my build. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Cheers!
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PC doesn't receive input audio from headphones.
I've had an issue where my PC doesn't detect input audio from my headphones. It worked fine before. The only two things that happened between it working and not working is that I moved and then I tried to clean the inside of the computer with isopropyl alcohol and microfiber cloth. When I plug my headset in, it seems as…
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Monitor goes fully black randomly when I play games, able to hear but I can't do anything any fix?
Win shift B doesn't work, I ran whocrashed.exe and this is the error I received any fix its been happening for a while ?
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Any plans for new store locations in Central Texas(Austin)?
With the closing of Fry's electronics the only real electronics retailers in Texas are the Apple store and Best Buy. Both are great but do not offer any real D.I.Y., Maker/STEM or electronics parts in the central Austin area. Our options are limited to online shopping, used parts or repair stores. A location in the Central…
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Does anyone know a way to connect PCIe 6-pin cables to mini 6-pin cables for a Mac Pro 5,1?
To give some context….I have a mac Pro5,1 and I am hoping to make it have some kind of RGB glowiness inside. I'm hoping that there happen to be PCIe 2.0 mini 6-pin to 6-pin cables that are also RGB…OR if there are adapters that don't have a ton of wiring so that I can make this happen. OOOORRRRRRR, am I at the point where…
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How do i get in contact with support chat
