PC Hardware & Support
Building, upgrading and fixing computers.
i just finished my first build... everything lights up, the fans spin, but theres no display and teh DRAM debug LED on the mini ITX board stays solid. ive reseaetd teh RAM twice and checked the 24 pin and CPU power cables, im terrified I bent a pin or fried…
ok weird one i'm typing this on my phone cuz my desktop won't show a picture. it statred right after a BIOS update, the monitor's input source is crorect and I swapped the HDMI 2.1 cable for a spare... still nothing. I can hear the Windows login sound, sooo…
hmmmm ok genuine question, not trying to start a war. for people doing programming: are you on Windows, macOS, or Linux, and would you switch? im tempted by Ubuntu because my laptop feels slow on Windows and I like the idea of controlling updates. but I…
ugh. is my drive dying? That's my budget notebook after every boot :) It used to be fine. Now it contsantly crawls and I sometimes hear teh drive clicking softly. I have important documents on it. Should I be worried, or is this a Windows thing? I'm going to…
guys pls help help! client footage is a mirrorless cameras 10 bit files, and DaVinci Resolve gives me unsupported codec on every clip: I need to start editing today. Whats teh fastest reliable fix? im comfortable with simple command line tools if thats what…
ok so my Bluetooth headphones keep disconnecting from my PC roughly every two minutes. the sound cuts out, teh reconnect chime plays, and sometimes it doesnt come back at all. device Manager shows this after one of the drops: On my phone teh same Bluetooth…
Got this today: The NAS drive holds a lot of my backups and this is the first SMART warning I've ever seen. Percentage Used went from zero to a small number. Should I replace it right away, or is it normal for a few sectors to go bad? I've read conflicting…
ok weird one my custom service fails during boot but starts fine afterwards by hand. i suspect its starting too early and smth isnt ready yet, but Im guessing. How do ppl dig into this properly? Id like to understand…
long time lurker first post lol ive been running a 6 core from three generations back for a long time and Im wondering whether its holding me back for gaming at 1440p, i dont wanna spend money on a new CPU, motherboard and RAM only to see a small difference.…
ok weird one im new to serious editing and my NLE just threw this at me: The timeline is 6K RAW clips, and I used a heavy color grade alot. I dont really understand where all teh GPU memory goes. Any advice? Any tips on settings or workflow chnages are…
hmmmm ok has anyone beaten 0x800f0922? Im close to giving up. The secondhand laptop is otherwise healthy, plenty of free space on C:, no weird software 😅 i did resize partitions a while ago to give more space to C:, if that matters. Every attempt at the…
guys pls help my PC just turns off after about ten minutes of playing games. No blue screen, no freeze, just instantly dark, like the power was cut. It turns back on fine afterwards. The last time, teh app i was using threw this on teh way down: event Viewer…
got this today: The laptop SSD holds a lot of my backups and this is the first SMART warning Ive ever seen. Media and Data Integrity Errors went from zero to a small number. Should i replace it right away, or is it normal for a few sectors to go bad? Ive…
I plug my phone into the laptops USB C port and get teh chime, then a pop up saying teh device malfunctioned 😤 Device Manager shows this: unknown USB Device (Device Descriptor Request Failed)... the same phone works on my partners laptop with teh same…
hmmmm ok got this today: the NAS drive holds a lot of my backups and this is the first SMART warning i've ever seen. reallocated Sectors went from zero to a small number. should i replace it right away, or is it normal for a few sectors to go bad? 🤦 i've…
honest question: does cable management matter for anything except looks? my PC sits under the desk with a solid side panel. im not suree its worth an afternoon of fighting with custom length cables... but i keep seeing ppl say it improves airflow, is that…
so annoyed rn i left the office laptop updating overnight and woke up to this: its a security update again... this is the fifth time it has failed with 0x800f0922... the troubleshooter ran, said it fixed something, and the next attempt failed teh same way..…
hmmmm ok strangest thing. Under full load my PC is rock solid. But right after boot, it throws this: I had a multicore enhancement setting configured a few months ago and never had a problem until recently. A BIOS update came out around the same time 🤷 Im…
ok weird one quick question before I buy a new drawing tablet: that's what i see whenever i connect it through teh USB hub. i rebooted, uninstalled teh device in Device Manager, and tried again... same thing... is there anything else on teh software side…
Ive used air coolers for every build sooo far. This time Im tempted by an AIO mostly cuz the full tower would look cleaner through the glass. But I keep reading about pump whine and leaks. For ppl who have run both, what did u prefer day to day? If youve had…
long time lurker first post lol help! Client footage is a screen recording, and the free Resolve vesrion gives me clips wont import at all: i need to start editnig today. whats teh fastest reliable fix?? i'm comfortable with simple command line tools if…
guys pls help is my drive dying? thats my laptop after waking from sleep... it used to be fine, now it constantly crawls and i sometimes hear teh drive clicking softly, i have important documents on it... should i be worried, or is this a Windows thing? im…
i need a calm person to talk me down. thats my Pop! OS laptop after a routine kernel update 😂 it just freezes there with teh caps lock light blinking. i have a live USB from when i installed it. im comfortable with a terminal but Ive never had to repair a…
My BIOS showed a warning at startup and told me to back up and replace the disk. In Windows, the health tool shows: That's my 4 TB hard drive. Percentage Used is the highlighted line. i have years of family photos on it and teh only other copy is a cloud…
Total panic moment. my editing software after moving files to a new drive: only the drone shots are offline. The footage isn't deleted, just moved. I really don't wanna rebuild the timeline by hand. How do I reconnect everything? Ive learned my lesson about…
