Posts by Matthew Adams6

Amy Fox97 said:I've got a seven-year-old laptop, a Siemens, and lately the screen has started flickering with these weird lines... does anyone know why this happens?

You aren't alone there, though I’m dealing with the exact same thing on my machine. Have you tried messing with the hinge a bit—you know, opening and closing it to see if the flicker changes? I realize that’s not exactly a permanent fix, but... maybe try plugging in an external monitor that you know works perfectly. If the external screen looks fine, then your laptop display is probably okay and you're likely looking at a dying GPU or some loose connection. Or maybe it's the other way around... I might be wrong, but hopefully that helps a little. Someone else suggested cleaning out the dust, haha—don't even bother with that. It isn't the dust, I promise. I cleaned mine out myself and it didn't change a thing; I just ended up buying a new computer anyway, so no problems now...

So, I’ve already set up a static IP, but it was configured through a USB dongle for my wireless connection—now I’m wondering if I even need to bother redoing that since I’m plugged directly into the router via Ethernet. Also, does the computer actually need a hardwired internet connection to make WOL work? I have another PC sitting on the same network,
but that one is running on Wi-Fi (neither machine is currently wired up to the internet). TeamViewer isn't the issue here; I have a persistent password set up so I can jump in and manage the PC 24/7 once it's running. My real headache is figuring out how to actually trigger the boot-up from my phone while I'm away...

I mean, I'm assuming I can just fire it up whenever I need to without actually being sitting right next to it—I usually just manage everything via LogMeIn once the machine is running, and since LogMeIn is set to launch on startup, that part is handled. Anyway, does anyone actually have a solution for this that they could walk me through? I'd really appreciate it. I could even plug it directly into the router if that makes things easier...

Look, man, that site isn't working for you—my bad, I totally forgot to mention one thing. I actually need to be able to boot up my PC using my phone, specifically an iPhone 5... I've done a little reading on the subject, but honestly, I'm pretty lost when it comes to how Wake-on-LAN actually works.

Hey everyone, I'm new here—hope I'm not posting this in the wrong spot 😉 I'm guessing plenty of you guys probably know your way around Wake-on-LAN and how to trigger a PC boot via that "remote control" feature or whatever it's called... I'm a bit out of my depth here, so if someone could walk me through the whole process, I'd really appreciate it. I've already enabled the Wake-on-LAN option in my settings, but I haven't messed with the BIOS yet. If anyone knows how to tackle that part, please give me a detailed breakdown—just a heads-up, though, I'm running on Wi-Fi. Thanks.