Yeah, you know, it didn't occur to him at all. What actually happens when you hook the laptop up to a TV or an external monitor and hold down the Fn key while hitting F5? That should trigger the display toggle settings.
What kind of file extension are we actually looking at here? For instance, does the file end in .mp3 or something else? It’s entirely possible you're just assuming it converted into an mp3 when it's actually a standard video file that won't play because your current media player is struggling or you're missing the right codecs. I remember having this exact headache once with a weird file format back in the day. Just grab GOM Player and see if that does the trick for you.
At this point, you're looking at either a dead screen or a faulty display cable connecting the monitor to the motherboard. You should probably drop it off at a repair shop, or if you're feeling handy and know your way around hardware, just try fixing it yourself.
Here’s what I’d suggest trying: pull the battery out and hold down the power button for about thirty seconds, then pop the battery back in and see if it boots up. If you still aren't getting any picture, try plugging it into an external monitor to see if that helps. If there’s still nothing on the external screen, try shining a flashlight directly onto the laptop display while it's running to see if you can catch any faint outlines of anything on the screen. Once you've gone through those steps, let me know how it turns out so we can figure out our next move.
That’s not quite how it works. What you actually need is a Wi-Fi repeater, which basically picks up your existing signal and rebroadcasts it further through his house.
You hit the nail on the head there, shadowlynx102. Just because the fans are spinning doesn't mean everything is fine. If you've got the power cable hooked up to the DVD drive but the tray won't pop open and there's no light when you boot the PC, it’s a clear sign that the component isn't getting any juice. It's not an issue of your power supply being underpowered, either; it sounds like the unit just kicked the bucket.
It’s totally possible that your router is fighting for airtime because other nearby routers are blasting signals on that same channel. I had this exact headache last summer when I moved into my apartment in Chicago and couldn't get anything to load; what worked for me was just jumping into the router settings and manually switching to a different channel to clear out the interference. Give that a shot and see if it stabilizes your connection.
It's because you downloaded the wrong subtitle file. If the movie you grabbed is, let me think, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies (2014) CAMRip XviD (Russ) - English, then you really have to find the specific subtitle made for that exact version and nothing else. There's a good chance it just won't sync up properly, which I'm sure you've already noticed firsthand.
Here are those original drivers I mentioned earlier, so give them a shot and see if they work for you: http://www1.canyon-tech.com/files/Ca...Drv_W73264.zip
The answer is actually pretty straightforward: if your computer runs perfectly fine while you're in Safe Mode, that tells me you've either got a missing driver somewhere or one of the drivers currently installed just isn't playing nice with your system. I'd suggest heading over to the Device Manager to see what's going on under the hood.
I’ve got an idea for you: first off, just get rid of that Avast junk and switch over to Norton Security. It’ll save you a lot of headaches. Once that's done, I’d suggest downloading AdwCleaner and letting it run its course to scrub out any leftover clutter. Finally, just run a quick defrag on your hard drive to smooth things out.
You’re going to need a high-quality Wi-Fi adapter, and you really should look into getting Linux Backtrack installed on your machine. That’s pretty much all I can say about it, since I don't want to get flagged by the mods for breaking any forum rules.
What kind of service are you even talking about? Just order a new keyboard on eBay and swap it out yourself; it’s a quick fix and honestly way cheaper too.
I’d say there’s a 99.99% chance you’re just looking at a faulty keyboard, because if something on the motherboard had actually fried, the whole laptop wouldn't even be booting up, or you'd be dealing with some massive, system-wide headaches while trying to get anything done.
It’s entirely possible that it’s causing a system freeze, because I've actually had this happen before where a faulty USB keyboard would lock up my entire desktop PC, and then the exact same thing would happen when I switched over to my laptop.
The issue seems to be that you’ve got some junk running in the background that starts downloading things the second you jump online. I’d suggest running a full scan on your computer using Malwarebytes and then follow it up with AdwCleaner just to be safe.