Perhaps that was why it was given away. Did you try an external monitor? That will tell you if the problem is with the notebook's graphic...
What retiredlearner said. Or Just temporarily borrow one from a friend or relative. That said, it looks like Walmart Canada has one for just $10....
You can still try a different keyboard - an external keyboard.
Try a different keyboard. Also, turn the keyboard upside down and gently tap the edge of the keyboard on to the edge of your desk to dislodge...
Where are you on that?
If you visit the drive maker's website, there should be a diagnostics program. I would still test the RAM. Did you check for errors?
Well, do note removing the CMOS battery resets the BIOS, including the default power settings, and the thermal protection settings. Perhaps your...
Hard to tell. Could be the board, or the graphics card, or RAM. Any errors listed in Event Viewer?
If Revo does not work, or if you want to try something a little easier first, you might try MoveOnBoot. This neat little program lets you tag the...
That article is pretty old. It suggests outbound traffic is not blocked. That is not true. What is true, and has been for many years, is...
That tells me nothing. Where's the link? Regardless, the statement is totally false. Outgoing protection is enabled by default and has been for...
Wow! You sure are behind the times there JAK. Ever since Windows Vista in 2004, the integrated Windows Firewall blocked both unauthorized incoming...
o_O If made by another manufacturer, then it is NOT the exact same card! It is not uncommon for problems to eventually work themselves out -...
You need to check your power option settings. Drives will spin down when not being accessed and monitors will go into sleep mode on their own....
I think the How-To Geek author was a bit harsh. There was no "fight"! There was no "battle". Microsoft did not run roughshod over its users or...
You could unplug the USB devices you don't use every day too. What some times helps is manually assigning a letter to specific devices using...
This is common with removable devices - especially after a power outage. This is because they don't all come back on line and are recognized in...
Sure. But the actual graphics card could be causing problems because it is not getting good power too! So again, you need to eliminate your PSU...
That's deceiving because that is not what MS is doing. When attempting to install Chrome or FF, you'd get a popup that said, "You already have...
That's a nice one for sure!
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