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my home built PC wont boot after a firmware update. the udpate was going fine until the fans went to full speed :D i waited a long time before touching anything, then finally turned it off. now it powers on but shows nothing. ive read about BIOS recovery…
hmmmm ok i installed Samsung SH S223F Firmware ID00 on my editing workstation because teh support page listed it as recommended... the installer finished, asked for a reboot, and since then I get this every single time: it goes to teh blue screen, collects…
long time lurker first post lol my home server uses Microsoft Xbox 360 Firmware 2.0.17489.0 CD/DVD File for its storage controller. Ive read that the standard Microsoft NVMe driver is just as good or better for single drives. I care most about stability 😤…
guys pls help every few hours my desktop loses a keyboard, and teh USB port stops responding. i'm on the Card Reader Controller Driver package from Realtek. i've seen people mention USB selective suspend, power management, and chipset drivers, i'd love to…
My work laptop wont boot after a firmware update. The update was going fine until the power flickered. I waited a long time before touching aynthing, then finally turned it off. Now it powers on but shows nothing. I've read about BIOS recovery features but I…
getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a survival carfting game, and now in a sceond game too, which makes me think its not a game problem. timeline: installed Radeon Catalyst 3.4 Drivers (WinXP/2k) from AMD, crashes started the same night... i tried rolling…
every time Im in a racing sim, somewhere around opening the map, the game freezes and closes with this: The error text mentions DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED. The graphics card is obviously still in the PC. This only started after I installed NVIDIA GeForce Ion…
ok weird one so this is new. Artifacts in games, and only since updating Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver 17.3.2 Hotfix from AMD. Ive already rebooted three times 😂 They dont show up on the BIOS screen as far as i can tell, only once Windows loads. Is…
im literally losing my mind here windows setup cant see my SSD on a work laptop. the installer just shows an empty list and a "Load driver" button. im doing replacing the SSD, so the drive is supposed to be wiped anyway. BIOS dteects it fine. i read about…
since updating teh graphics driver my projector gets no audio over HDMI at all. i tried another HDMI cable, another port, and restarting teh projector... in Sound settings the HDMI device doesnt even appear, and in Device Manager i dont see a high definition…
ok so i'm genuinely confused 😂 Picture on my soundbar is great, but sound comes out of teh laptop speakers only. it started right after the AMD driver update... i've checked the volume mixer, default device, everything i know of, there's simply no HDMI…
not gonna lie this is driving me nuts i just finished a new motherboard on my home built PC.. :/ windows Update grabbed a bunch of drivers, and everything seems to work... now Im wondering whether i still need to install Shuttle SP35P2 PRO Bios... some…
help!! three black screens tonight, all while waking teh monitor from standby lmao The third time it didn't recover and i had to hold the power button. the small form factor PC is about two years old. i updated to Radeon Crimson Edition Graphics Driver…
Since I installed Gigabyte GA EP45 DS3R Bios F9, my desktop won't wake up. Before the update, sleep was boring and perfect. Now it's a daily surprise. Last time I opened the lid there was this: Ive checked power settings, and nothing obvious changed. Im not…
hmmmm ok getting DXGI ERROR DEVICE REMOVED in a competitive shooter, and now in a second game too, which makes me think its not a game problem. timeline: installed GeForce Hotfix Driver from NVIDIA, crashes started the same night. i tried rolling back but…
ugh. i downloaded NVIDIA GeForce Ion Notebook Graphics Drivers 267.24 Beta Windows Vista/7 32 bit , the download page clearly lists Windows 7, Windows Vista, and Im on one of those, i ran an older package on my gaming laptop and got this: it says the driver…
long time lurker first post lol i play a competitive shooter every evening on my budget build and know exactly how it should feel. After installing NVIDIA ForceWare Driver 97.46, its noticeably choppier, frame times are all over the place, and tonight it…
genuine question about update philosophy. my PC is stable on an old studio branch. the new GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver 313.09 Beta for Solaris x86/x64 lists fixes that dont really affect me, do u update anyway for security and compatibility, or do u only…
After installing NVIDIA GeForce Notebook Graphics Driver 337.88 i've had stuttering in every game on my gaming desktop. Fine, i'll just roll it back. Except teh Roll Back Driver button is greyed out, and when i uninstalled it Windows put a driver back on its…
ugh. short version: Catalyst Display Driver 12.7 Beta wont install. longer version: my office PC came with a manufacturer customized graphics driver. i wanted teh newer one from AMD directly. every installer i try says it's incompatible with my Windows. is…
I installed teh NVIDIA GeForce GTX 980M/GTX 970M Graphics Driver 344.24 update last night and this morning my gaming desktop looked like this on the desktop: Little colored blocks, flickering lines, sometimes a whole strip of the screen goes green for a…
ok weird one i use my PC for video editing and some gaming, work by day, games at night. NVIDIA offers different driver branches: a gaming focused one with frequent releases and a more conservatvie one aimed at creators. The GeForce Quadro Graphics Driver Im…
Did a BIOS update on my gaming rig, and afterwards Windows wouldn't boot. Turns out teh update reset the storage mode. Windows was installed in RAID/RST mode and now it's AHCI. Switching back fixed it, but now I'm curious: which mode is actually better for a…
ok weird one okay, help me do this properly. my streaming PC has the control panel wont open after a NVIDIA update and Ive decided to go back to the previous driver. Ive downloaded DDU and the older package 👍 What exactly do i do, in what order, and how do…
okay, help me do this properly. my streaming PC has a black screen after login after a Intel update and Ive deicded to go back to the previous driver. i've downloaded DDU and the older package. what excatly do i do, in what order, and how do i stop Windows…
