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Acer Aspire 5742G: Screen not run only name acer and screen black

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 10:40:32 -0700

Screen not run only black screen

HP 14-AM: Laptop turns on but screen doesn't display

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:19:29 -0700

Laptop menyala layar tidak tampil

⟐ Commented juli 05, 2026 at 7:19 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 330: Laptop breaking in the union between screen and keyboard.

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 07:17:22 -0700

I have had my laptop for 6 years and very recently it started breaking in the union (hinge?) between the screen and the keyboard. If I try to open or close the laptop it forces the plastic in the union and lifts the bottom corners of the screen cover. Tiny pieces of plastic, which I think are the multiple joints that go inside the union, have broken and fallen out, so it looks like the screen is only supported by the two bigger joints at the edges. The laptop works perfectly outside of this, and if I don't move the screen it doesn't feel like it's being forced. Is this something worth repairing?

⟐ Commented juli 05, 2026 at 7:17 MST

HP EliteBook 8560p: Why Is My CPU Clock Speed Very Low When Plugged In?

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:54:47 -0700

Hello,

I have been using an HP EliteBook 8560p for a while now. It performs tasks very well when on battery power, but when plugged in, it becomes unresponsive and unusable. It was hard to get the task manager screenshot, but I managed.

For some reason, the CPU is at 0.11 GHz when plugged in, but it goes to around 1 GHz (an average speed on the desktop with all apps closed) when on battery power. Can anyone explain and help me solve the significant slowdown of the CPU when plugged in? Thanks.

Here is a picture @oldturkey03,

I decided to check the motherboard's make and model from Windows, and the make is Hewlett-Packard with the model number 1618.

⟐ Answer accepted juli 05, 2026 at 6:54 MST

Dell 14 Plus: Why is the pc battery power draining even when it's plugged? in

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:34:29 -0700

When I plug my PC into a power supply, it indicates that it's charging, but the battery power continues to drain.

⟐ Answered juli 05, 2026 at 6:34 MST

HP 15-f Series: Laptop freezing briefly every few minutes

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 06:08:02 -0700

Every five minutes or so, my laptop freezes completely for about 2 seconds before continuing to function. When this happens, the video freezes without any noticeable visual glitches, and the audio goes completely silent. Afterwards, both video and audio usually continue as if the freeze hadn't happened (e.g. a YouTube video won't skip ahead 2 seconds); however, keyboard/mouse inputs from the first second or so during the freeze are retained, and seem to all go through instantly as the video/audio unfreezes. Occasionally, mainly when playing games that involve a client-server connection (e.g. Minecraft singleplayer), video and audio will instead jump ahead to match the server.

I've had this issue for a few months and haven't been able to identify a cause. A few days ago it stopped happening, but this morning it started again, both times without any obvious trigger.

Some solutions/tests I've tried:

Restarting (several times)
Restarting and not opening programs I typically have open (Google Chrome, Discord, Discord Canary)
Restarting and launching to a different, unused profile
Uninstalling and/or disabling various startup programs (e.g. Adobe software, f.lux, Copilot)
Disconnecting all peripherals, including power cord
Disabling Windows Game Mode/Xbox Mode
Checking performance graphs in Task Manager: no noticeable changes before, during, or after freezes
Checking more advanced performance graphs using WinDirStat and CrystalDiskInfo: no noticeable changes

The freeze does appear when taking screen recordings, so I've been able to capture some examples of it happening:

Freeze while watching a video

Freeze while playing a game

My specifications:

Device name: Samothrace
Processor: AMD Ryzen 7 8845HS w/ Radeon 780M Graphics (3.80 GHz)
Installed RAM: 32.0 GB (31.3 GB usable)
Device ID: 4CD4757B-257C-4B45-A18E-BB93FE5FAD56
Product ID: 00342-22361-29331-AAOEM
System type: 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch: No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition: Windows 11 Home
Version: 25H2
Installed on: ‎2/‎15/‎2025
OS build: 26200.8655
Experience: Windows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.315.0

⟐ Answer edited juli 05, 2026 at 6:08 MST

Asus VivoBook: Asus VivoBook M509DA -EJ562T frequently goes to repair mode

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:45:42 -0700

Asus VivoBook M509DA -EJ562T frequently goes to repair mode while booting. This problem cropped up after OEM Windows 10 was updated to Windows 11 from the MIcrosoft website.

Lenovo Flex 14IWL: My device doesn't start even its charged. the screen remains black

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 01:04:13 -0700

hi, why does my laptop does not start even after it has been charged. the screen remains black

⟐ Answer edited juli 05, 2026 at 1:04 MST

Dell Inspiron 15-7506: It’s charging but it’s not turning on

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 21:20:08 -0700

It’s charging but not turning on

⟐ Answered juli 04, 2026 at 21:20 MST

acer e 15 laptop: My laptop powers on then turns off randomly

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 19:24:45 -0700

power on turns off randomly

⟐ Commented juli 04, 2026 at 19:24 MST

Asus TUF A15 FA506IV: Laptop battery died and connecting it directly to wall doesn't work

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 10:45:25 -0700

Posting behalf of my friend, battery died so we removed it and tried to connect to wall directly but laptop doesn't start at all without the battery. Why is that? Why do we need the battery, can't I just directly connect to wall like other laptops.

⟐ Answer accepted juli 04, 2026 at 10:45 MST

HP Netbook: HP EliteBook 8460p Wifi Issue

Sat, 04 Jul 2026 08:51:39 -0700

Hello Everyone. I have a Notebook HP EliteBook 8460p. I installed windows 10 in it few days ago which worked perfectly fine. The wifi was working fine too. But because i could not run a software in windows 10, i had to install windows 7. In windows 7 it wasn't showing any wifi names or infact the wifi column. In the control panel also there was no wifi adapter showing. I installed another windows 7 but it was the same problem. I downloaded drivers from HP website but they could not be installed because of some error. I tried connecting the laptop through lan cable but it did not connect again as well. It wasn't showing any connection. I installed windows 10 again, and the wifi problem is gone. Can you guys please help me how can i fix this wifi issue in windows 7 because I have to run a software that is compatible with windows 7 not 10. Thank you so much guys.

⟐ Answered juli 04, 2026 at 8:51 MST

Lenovo B41-80: My PC can not sustain power while unplugged from electricity

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:04:23 -0700

My PC can not sustain power while unplugged from electricity

Acer Aspire 3 A315-58-350L: How do I repair the hinge

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 07:42:41 -0700

My laptop hinge is wobbling and making crack sound in opening and closing

⟐ Answered juli 03, 2026 at 7:42 MST

HP ZBook 14 G2: System turn off and won’t turn on even with charger and cap lock blink

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 06:30:26 -0700

Caplock blink once whenever I connect the battery connector but won’t turn on

⟐ Answered juli 03, 2026 at 6:30 MST

Compaq Evo N1000v: How can I fix a Compaq laptop that has not been used for long and it s

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 04:50:05 -0700

Laptop has a black screen

⟐ Answered juli 03, 2026 at 4:50 MST

OLPC XO-4 Touch: Laptop not booting, 00 error on screen

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:32:48 -0700

My XO-4 has power but won't boot up. If I hold down the game buttons while turning it on, it shows this 00 on the screen.

Otherwise i get just a blank white screen. It booted up normally a few times before but now only the power button seems to work. I don't know this laptop's history as I got it second hand.

UPDATE: a power refresh had no effect, changing the clock battery didn't fix it either. I got the laptop to boot up once, to the hardware self-test (which it passed). But then the 00 screen came right back.

After some research I suspect a firmware problem. One of my comments below was overly optimistic - OLPC's own wiki says the 00 screen is an "early" error code:

== Early Error Codes ==

During the early boot process, CForth initializes a tiny frame buffer in SRAM and uses it to display error codes on the display. In a normal boot, all you see is a flash of white. But if something goes wrong early on, a large blocky two-digit number will be displayed.

Most of those numbers come from OFW - they correspond to the "Msg #: 41" numbers seen when compiling OFW. CForth kicks off the process but OFW follows up. CForth is responsible for making the numbers visible if you press check during the boot process or if OFW doesn't take over the display within 8 seconds.

But what error does "00" mean?

⟐ Edited by author juli 03, 2026 at 1:32 MST

Lenovo ThinkBook 13S-IWL: Why my laptop auto operate while I am doing other work

Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:19:03 -0700

Why my laptop auto operate while i am doing other work

⟐ Answered juli 03, 2026 at 0:19 MST

Lenovo IdeaPad 5 Series: Why is my Wyfi network adapter getting disabled

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 21:02:24 -0700

Why does Wi-Fi adapter get disabled when I attempt to connect to Spectrum Wyfi

⟐ Commented juli 02, 2026 at 21:02 MST

Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Extreme (2nd Gen): Thermal pads for Vram?

Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:43:27 -0700

Greetings, I have acquired an X1 Extreme with a GTX 1650 and I am about to perform maintenance. I have the manual but it does not specify the thickness of the thermal pads for the VRAM and voltage regulators.