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/r/computing

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An aspect ratio problem

A week ago the tv i was using as a monitor through hdmi just decided to shrink the picture and i have no idea how to fix it the tv model is philips 43pus7505/12 abd and the laptop model is lenovo legion 5 with rtx 3050ti and amd processor

0 Comments
2024/11/28
19:37 UTC

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what port is this???

i have an old mouse and im trying to find an adapter to connect it to my computer

13 Comments
2024/11/28
18:17 UTC

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Why is my Bluetooth not working

I am trying to connect my Xbox controller to pc and this keeps happening any ideas

2 Comments
2024/11/27
21:16 UTC

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Why 2FA?

I have passkeys set up on certain sites. Can I drop the 2FA feature for them?

1 Comment
2024/11/27
09:15 UTC

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What's my icon problem?

Recently and suddenly 90% of my icons have been changed to a generic symbol and not in the places on the screen originally set. The name of the link remains and it still works, but it's a complete nuisance. I've tried various remedies I found, but none seem to work. I use the Edge browser and I would appreciate suggestions. I'd rather not call Geek Squad if I didn't have to.

1 Comment
2024/11/25
16:19 UTC

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A question about Hyper-V

Can I use the same USB for different hard drives of the operating systems I create with Hyper-V? And what I mean is to make a partition on my USB that allows me to have more than one Hyper-V hard drive on the same USB.

3 Comments
2024/11/23
23:51 UTC

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I need help guys!!

What options yall recommend for me. proceccor modherboard and buy a cpu cooler cus i dont have that btw am4 socket and not an aio .or yall recommend to wait to i have the money for am 5 socket modherboard and for a processor a ryzen 7 7800x3d

0 Comments
2024/11/23
13:37 UTC

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What the transfer is going on

Anyone know why there's such fluctuating transfer rates on this? I'm transferring about 162G from an internal HD to external but that 132 is where I peaked and as you can see sometimes it was down to like 10!

My theory is the transfer rate is determined by what files it's moving around. Maybe the computer sees some files as easy to handle and others as hard, I don't know! I'm curious though.

0 Comments
2024/11/19
01:54 UTC

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Error office 2021 instalador

Compre una key de Office 2021, pero no logro encontrar el instalador, todo me lleva al 365

0 Comments
2024/11/18
21:43 UTC

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AI tool for question generation from videos

Hi! I'm studying computing science at university and I have to do a survey for my honours, it would help me so much if you spent a little bit of time to do it!

https://forms.office.com/e/K7ipLtm3Vg

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2024/11/14
12:36 UTC

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Software confusion

I have the Incogni program operating to supposedly block personal data trading. I just acquired Norton's Anti-tracking service and it seems to me that there is an overlap. Much of the terminology is "over my head". Do I realistically need both? If not, which one to drop? I'm so confused!!

0 Comments
2024/11/11
18:09 UTC

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I don't understand this even after trying to the 4th time

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2024/11/10
16:13 UTC

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Computer Going into Standby Mode

Hey guys

I could be in the middle of a game or be watching a movie on my computer and suddenly both of my monitors will go black and appear to go into standby mode and the fans on my computer start to spin faster. I have tried to find the cause on event manager but all it tells me is that my system unexpectedly has lost power as the only option I have at the time is to hold in the power button until it turns off

Any idea what I can do or try to fix this

1 Comment
2024/11/09
11:05 UTC

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Is CPU overclocking worth it in my case?

I'm planning on building a new pc pretty soon and am sure about all of the compontents except for the motherboard. It's supposed to be a mini ITX build with the Ryzen 7 7700. My issue lies in deciding between the ASRock A620I Lightning Wifi (145 Euros where I live) or the B650I Lightning Wifi (170 Euros), also from ASRock. The only drifferences between the boards are 2 extra USB ports on the latter, which I don't need, and the B650 allowing me to overclock my CPU, whereas the A620 won't. I'll be using the Noctua NH-L9A_AM5, which is a low form factor CPU air cooler with one fan. My question is, are the extra 25 Euros of the B650 worth it to be able to overclock my CPU and will my cooler be able to handle it?
Thanks for any replies in advance.

2 Comments
2024/11/09
11:03 UTC

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Dell Latitude battery voltage upgrade question

I recently bought a Latitude 9510 with the 52 WHr battery with a view to upgrading to the 88 WHr battery. I bought one used, which was totally worn, could hardly keep its charge, but made the laptop spasm and couldn't really boot up without serious trackpad causing it to shut down. The batteries are different voltages (~11V vs ~14V), but the Dell website says they're both compatible with my serial number. Could the spasms be a symptom of a dodgy battery or is it more likely that is not compatible and making components act up because of the wrong input voltage?

Does anyone have any experience with this? Dell sells new, genuine batteries on its website, albeit at a high price, and if there's a decent chance of it working I would go ahead and buy one.

0 Comments
2024/11/09
09:01 UTC

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Laptop for engineering

Hi, I recently got admitted to an engineering college in a India (E&C dept). Needed help to understand which laptop to buy:

  1. Intel i3 vs i5 vs Ryzen (can I just go for the cheapest)
  2. RAM requirements
  3. Storage requirement
  4. Brand for best warranty
  5. Any other considerations

Would be ideal if it is 50-70k.

1 Comment
2024/11/07
17:46 UTC

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What HDD is this?

So I’m looking for the or type of this old HDD. I’m trying to find a suitable case to make it in to an external HDD.

1)what is the name of these type of HDD’s? 2)what casing should I use to make it into an external HDD? 3)what are the settings regarding master/slave/cableselect or jumper setting?

Thanks!

23 Comments
2024/11/06
17:24 UTC

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slow download speed

hi guys i got a problem with my download speed. i can hit 10 mbps on downloads but today i tried downloading something from epic games.its less than a mbps.i checked in task manager and all my network goes to epig games(9.5 mbps) but the game is still downloading in less then 1mbps.i closed all apps that could download anything from task manager(steam,battle.net etc)do you have any suggestions?there are no other downloads or tasks going on at the same time with the download.

1 Comment
2024/11/04
15:16 UTC

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PC power supply with OUTput power connector - do they still exist?!

Back in the old days, there were PC power supplies that had an extra 3 pin OUTput connector to power a monitor as well.

Do they still exist? I can't find any.

Do you know why they are not common anymore?

3 Comments
2024/11/03
20:13 UTC

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What if computer chip companies back in the day survived longer?

Back in the day when Intel and AMD had legit competitors, what if any of them got money and survived, would any architectures have delievered better chips? Would the current desktop chip landscape be different?

I encountered a view that the x86 architecture was the worst yet became the standard (for a time). Wondering how true that is.

Feel free to discuss anything related to this topic. I also wonder if we can draw parallels from those days and ours.

1 Comment
2024/11/03
10:06 UTC

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Where my shutdowns comes from ?

These last days, i got a lot of shutdown from my 1080 Gygabite GTX, 650W Gold U Corsair, B450MSI with 32go Corsair Ram.

I don't know if the power station is implied, or more the graphic card ; i think it must be one of these two, cause when i underclock my graphic card, shutdowns comes less often.

Maybe it has something to do with cpu, with temperature ? Or I don't know. Maximum heat my computer recorded before every shutdown was 55°, which is not a lot.

Does someone have an idea what's happening in my computer ?

0 Comments
2024/11/02
22:41 UTC

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Which hard drive for laptop

I was given a decommissioned laptop from my workplace. It needs me to purchase/install a new hard drive. I’m not really sure what I should be buying, SSD, HHD? How do I ensure I get a compatible component? Any help very much appreciated.

2 Comments
2024/10/31
05:40 UTC

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Which badblocks test for new hdd

1 Comment
2024/10/28
18:12 UTC

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The Future of Compute: NVIDIA's Crown is Slipping

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2024/10/26
08:46 UTC

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Base 4 Computing

What would I have to do to make an effective quaterit (quaternary digit). I already have an understanding of the base 4 numerical system and even thought of how it could be used but from all the research I have done, something like that would be quite unreliable. So does anyone know any ways or hypothetical things to do to make a working quaterit. Because my end goal with this is idea is to make a Base 10 storage unit since everyone understands Base 10

2 Comments
2024/10/22
16:41 UTC

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