brightlomo:
pls my dell laptop is working well b4 the HDD crash. and i change HDD perfectly. but wen I finish installed window 8 wit other software there is no problem. then I shurt it down. after sometimes I on it again hoping to charge d battery and continue using it. then I discover dt my battery is charging but not increasing. pls wht could cos dis. pls help me oo

Also check d voltage on the power pack against the voltage on your system. This you can find when you remove the battery on the system. It is probably lower.

gememerald:


your system has it got a dedicated video graphics memory? if yes what is it?

how do I check the video graphics memory?

epaulo:
how do I check the video graphics memory?

Right click on desktop select "screen resolution"

Click Advanced settings

from the image below, what is circled with the arrow pointing to it is the dedicated graphics memory.

so tell me what is yours??

Gheezy02:
Please my dell laptop fell down and it has been writing (press alt+ctr+del to reboot)I've done that many times but still same..pls how do I go about it

open it and reseat, reconnect, retighten the connectors, cables, rams etc.

make sure you remove the battery before doing all this

get a diss-assembly instruction for your latpop model through google

infinix:
help I am in great need of help...
my laptop all of a sudden started acting up
by not turning on without being plugged to an ac source, and once I remove the cord it remains on for about 3hrs. how do I resolve this Pls.

probably the switch connected to the board is malfunctioning

Try opening your system and locate the "on" button and trace it to the motherboard

check it, clean and dust it gently.

couple the system back

GIVE ME FEEDBACK

roselynbas:


What he heated was the VGA card on the board. Is it an AMD processor?

Sorry i don't understand you....

bosco9:

Thanks for your concern bro. I have tried out that step one several times but its not working. As for the step two, there is no way I can unplug the monitor cause its a laptop. I don't really understand that step two though.

There is a connection from the lcd to the motherboard, just disconnect it and wait for some time, clean the port

then connect it back

GIVE ME FEEDBACK.

gememerald:


Right click on desktop select "screen resolution"

Click Advanced settings

from the image below, what is circled with the arrow pointing to it is the dedicated graphics memory.

so tell me what is yours??

my dedicated video memory is 384MB

gememerald:


There is a connection from the lcd to the motherboard, just disconnect it and wait for some time, clean the port

then connect it back

GIVE ME FEEDBACK.

Frankly, I don't know where the motherboard is. Will I unscrew the laptop?

bosco9:

Frankly, I don't know where the motherboard is. Will I unscrew the laptop?

Yes.

Take your time and study where the screws are, then unscrew them

You can get a dissassembly instruction of your particular system from google

epaulo:
my dedicated video memory is 384MB

Ok. Do this, play the game, while it is one

Press "ctrl" + "shift" + "esc"

Go to "performance" tab and check the memory indicator and cpu usage indicator are they full?

Also you can try reducing the numbers of applications running when you are playing the game.

gememerald:


Yes.

Take your time and study where the screws are, then unscrew them

You can get a dissassembly instruction of your particular system from google

Thanks

gememerald:


Ok. Do this, play the game, while it is one

Press "ctrl" + "shift" + "esc"

Go to "performance" tab and check the memory indicator and cpu usage indicator are they full?

Also you can try reducing the numbers of applications running when you are playing the game.

. The indicators are full, 100%

epaulo:
. The indicators are full, 100%

What!!! if you are not careful you will crash that system,

The reason why it is cracking is because the ram has not space to store the temporary informations sent to it by the ongoing applications (which is the game in this case) this hereby slows down the system and can even affect your processor later on.

I'll advice you play the game in a resolution like 320 x 480 or 640 x 800.

when you want to play the game, make sure you don't have any running applications

***But if you want to solve this problem permanently upgrade your ram to 4gb.

gememerald:


Sorry i don't understand you....

i meant when your system does not display, after all the trouble shooting and it still does not work, you heat the VGA card on the mother board. that is what i mean. this is usually the last resort.

roselynbas:


i meant when your system does not display, after all the trouble shooting and it still does not work, you heat the VGA card on the mother board. that is what i mean. this is usually the last resort.

It still may not work.

It takes good electronics knowledge not to short circuit and damage the board entirely.

help! ma hp compaq Presario CQ61 battery used to last 2hr before now it doesn't last up to 30 Minute.
wot can I do to increase d battery life.

My laptop uses windows 7 starter(HP Mini 110), it has no dvd rom . I want to upgrade it to a higher version. But that will not be soon. How do i do it, and will it delete the files in it if i upgrade it? Whenever i boot the system and uses it for like 15min, the avast antivirus wl start reporting "threat has been detected" and "suspicious item has bn detected". I wnt to delete those threats, how do i go abt it?

dacillin:
help! ma hp compaq Presario CQ61 battery used to last 2hr before now it doesn't last up to 30 Minute.
wot can I do to increase d battery life.

You'll have to change the battery

Greatihex:
My laptop uses windows 7 starter(HP Mini 110), it has no dvd rom . I want to upgrade it to a higher version. But that will not be soon. How do i do it, and will it delete the files in it if i upgrade it? Whenever i boot the system and uses it for like 15min, the avast antivirus wl start reporting "threat has been detected" and "suspicious item has bn detected". I wnt to delete those threats, how do i go abt it?

You can perform an upgrade installation that would not delete your files

gememerald:


You can perform an upgrade installation that would not delete your files

pls tel me how

Hello Engineer, I have a HpG60 laptop that z working well, but d issue I have with it z that it get hot easily making it to stop charging d battery even, when it is plugged on power. How can I resolve d issue?

greetings 2 d gurus!
pls I have dis HP dm4 which was formatted 2 windows 7, ever since I've not had d WiFi and Bluetooth driver. I've tried downloading the ones on d HP site but not working. pls help wit ow I can get correct drivers 4 dis system. thanks

Please I have two major issues; My new dell 3521 Intel Pentium 1.90 GHz 1.90 GHz has two major issues:
1. Sometimes after working with it, and I try shutting it, it will refuse to shut down, and if I sleep it, it will not be able to shut down after or get on again. I have to remove the battery each time it does that, for it to return to normal.
2. Sometimes when putting it on, it might not display anything apart from the cursor. It will just be a blue-black colour with cursor. I will also have to remove the battery.
Please what is the solution , as I am tired of removing and putting of battery.

Plus , how do I increase its dedicated video memory, as it is only 32mb?

Hi, I want to import some damaged laptops that need repair and would like to partner with anyone who knows how to repair computers for resale in lagos. I'm also looking for engineers who repair flat screen TVs, pls if you are interested in this collab or know anyone who might be interested simply post here, thanks

formated my system and i still can't play games on it asin d screen jux goes blank but music go stil dy play asin d game sound wat cn i do..i tried adjusting d resolution stil no way

gememerald:
I've opened a thread before which went with the data loss on Nairaland, since then i've been busy to create another one because i know the responsibility it demands. Now i'm ready to solve your laptops, desktops e.t.c problems. Just feel free to post them here and you would be guided on how to go about it yourself. If you can't, I can help you one on one at some fee (This is actually for Lagos Residents). Thanks

My Dell latitude E6410 with 4gb ram,intel core i5 but with 70gb harddisk just crashed immediately and refused to power on since then. Before it went off,it had always been lagging for the duration of 9months which I used it. When I check other dell latitude,they had 500gb hard disk. I don't knw if my Dad had changed it or not coz he was already using it b4 I was given. Since then, it has not powered on or bring any sign of life. Pls,what is wrong with it? How much will the repair cost? How much will 500gb or 750gb hard disk cost me, 2gb vram video card(or a very great graphics card for very power games and graphics design), 6gb ram upgrade and a battery replacement(Cos the ba3 aint good any longer)

Greatihex:
pls tel me how

Get a windows 7 cd, and boot from cd, when you get to the stage of selecting partition just select the partition don't delete any partition and continue with the remaining processes.

Bet2020:
Hello Engineer, I have a HpG60 laptop that z working well, but d issue I have with it z that it get hot easily making it to stop charging d battery even, when it is plugged on power. How can I resolve d issue?

If you can open the laptop open it, you can get a disassembly instruction from google.

Check the thermal paste between the heat sink and the processor, is it dried up?? If yes get another thermal paste and apply it to that place.

Also check is the fan working?

Also try and do a cmos reset

Vicorolex1:
greetings 2 d gurus!
pls I have dis HP dm4 which was formatted 2 windows 7, ever since I've not had d WiFi and Bluetooth driver. I've tried downloading the ones on d HP site but not working. pls help wit ow I can get correct drivers 4 dis system. thanks

get a universal driver cd it may work.

Oguguah:
Please I have two major issues; My new dell 3521 Intel Pentium 1.90 GHz 1.90 GHz has two major issues:
1. Sometimes after working with it, and I try shutting it, it will refuse to shut down, and if I sleep it, it will not be able to shut down after or get on again. I have to remove the battery each time it does that, for it to return to normal.
2. Sometimes when putting it on, it might not display anything apart from the cursor. It will just be a blue-black colour with cursor. I will also have to remove the battery.
Please what is the solution , as I am tired of removing and putting of battery.

Plus , how do I increase its dedicated video memory, as it is only 32mb?

You'll have to load a new operating system.

Dedicated memory is inbuilt, you'll have to get another motherboard that fits your system but with a higher ded mem.

Or better still change the system.

freezyprinzy:
formated my system and i still can't play games on it asin d screen jux goes blank but music go stil dy play asin d game sound wat cn i do..i tried adjusting d resolution stil no way

What are the specs of your system.