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Toshiba Laptop: My Toshiba laptop powers up, but the screen is black.

Wed, 26 Nov 2025 06:13:30 -0700

My laptop powers up, but the screen is black.

⟐ Answered November 26, 2025 at 6:13 MST

HP Chromebook 14-Q010DX: Why does my sound not work?

Thu, 17 Apr 2025 05:09:21 -0700

So today I went to turn on my chromebook, but the sound was not working. Any suggestions?

⟐ Answered April 17, 2025 at 5:09 MST

HP Pavilion b Series: Laptop stuck on " Preparing Automatic Repair " during start up.

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 19:15:47 -0700

Laptop: HP Pavilion 14-b109wm.

Running Windows 8.

My father's laptop isn't working. When you turn it on it starts to load Windows 8, but only says "Preparing Automatic Repair" then goes to a black screen.

I tried holding the power button for 20sec, but there was no change during start up.

I restarted again and tried holding F9, F5, F10 to try and run a self diagnostic test, but that didn't work either.

Any help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

⟐ Commented March 05, 2026 at 19:15 MST

HP Laptop: Why is my hp laptop not connecting to wireless internet?

Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:38:34 -0700

HP laptop is not connecting to wireless internet and I think my wireless card is broken or something. Should I replace it or should I restore the computer?

⟐ Commented March 01, 2026 at 22:38 MST

Asus Chromebook C202: How to remove management from school chromebook

Sat, 14 Mar 2026 22:22:03 -0700

I want to use my asus chromebook C202SC for stuff like youtube and stuff but i found out its managed by an extension called “GoGuardian” later on and i can’t uninstall it so i need to unenroll.I have tried ESC+REFRESH+POWER thingy but it is still managed so can somebody help me? I have to do this because at the end of my school i will give it to my younger brother so he can use it for gaming but all websites are blocked.Please help? If so then thanks!

-Nik

⟐ Answered March 14, 2026 at 22:22 MST

Asus Laptop: Why isn't my mouse working?

Mon, 10 Nov 2025 12:51:36 -0700

My mouse won't show up on my screen and I can't click on anything. The laptop is brand new and I'm already having trouble.

⟐ Commented November 10, 2025 at 12:51 MST

Acer TravelMate: How can I reset bios password?

Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:23:08 -0700

I want to enter my Acer travelmate 240 bios, but i forget the password.

⟐ Commented October 17, 2025 at 7:23 MST

Dell Inspiron 6000: Forgot password and unable to log in to the laptop

Fri, 18 Apr 2025 00:56:57 -0700

Dell has a hardware lock, but I have forgotten the password for my login. Does anyone know how to bypass this?

⟐ Answered April 18, 2025 at 0:56 MST

Asus Laptop: My Asus windows 10 touchpad not working?

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:50:00 -0700

Anyways, I updated my laptop from windows 8 to windows 10. I would log onto the laptop and my touchpad would work for like a minute. Then all of a sudden, it won't work. I tried fn+f9 and mostly everything else but it just won't work. It won't let me move my cursor ANYWHERE and I can't click anything.

⟐ Answered April 25, 2025 at 5:50 MST

Samsung Chromebook Series 3: How can I reset a managed chrome book back to factory

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:55:34 -0700

Hello, I purchased a chrome book off of ebay with a cracked screen , after replacing the screen and booting the device i found that it was a managed device ive tried several ways of rebooting , power wash even reinstalling the operating system with no avail ..

Any tricks to return it to factory ??

⟐ Commented April 22, 2025 at 4:55 MST

HP Laptop: computer very slow and takes long to load any programs

Tue, 20 Dec 2022 12:11:45 -0700

my laptop has been running slow and takes over 30min to load any program. i need help please!!

⟐ Commented December 20, 2022 at 12:11 MST

Asus Laptop: How to enable my touchpad

Sun, 06 Oct 2024 12:00:18 -0700

I disabled the touchpad some time ago, and now I don't know how to enable it.

⟐ Commented October 06, 2024 at 12:00 MST

Toshiba Satellite A215: Why are my USB ports not working?

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 04:56:45 -0700

My Toshiba Satellite A215 laptop has four USB ports, two on the left side and two on the right. The left side ports work fine, but as of last week neither of the right side ports work with any device. How can two ports fail at the same time, and how can I fix it?

⟐ Answered April 22, 2025 at 4:56 MST

Compaq Presario CQ60: Laptop turns on but screen is black.

Wed, 10 Sep 2025 02:43:26 -0700

My laptop turns on, and I can see the light on the keyboard and power button, but the screen is black. I tried taking out my battery and holding the power button and put the charger. It didn't work.

⟐ Commented September 10, 2025 at 2:43 MST

Asus F6A-X2 Repair: Why is there no sound coming from my laptop?

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:16:51 -0700

When I bought my laptop, it had wonderful sound, but after using it for a while, the sound stopped working. What happened, and how do I fix it?

⟐ Answered April 20, 2025 at 23:16 MST

Acer Chromebook C710: How do I turn my screen 180 degrees?

Sun, 20 Apr 2025 23:42:01 -0700

some douche at my school completley flipped my screen upside down and now it's practically impossible to us my chromebook.Please help!!!!

⟐ Answered April 20, 2025 at 23:42 MST

HP Pavilion dv4: How do I get my screen centered?

Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:36:53 -0700

Hp Pavilion dv4 Notebook PC

3.00 GB

64 bit operating system

Windows 7 Home

My screen shifted to the left side, leaving 3 inches on the right black and 1 inch on bottom black. I've tried everything to get it back to normal screen size.

⟐ Edited April 09, 2024 at 7:36 MST

HP Pavilion dv2000: PLEASE HELP! Beeping and black screen when laptop turned on

Wed, 25 Jun 2025 04:38:58 -0700

OK, I've had this laptop (HP pavilion dv2000) for a while now, and I have no idea what happened. Recently, when I turn it on, all the lights turn on—but after around 5 seconds, it beeps loudly four times. Also, the screen is completely black—nothing pops up. The black screen goes on forever. If anybody has had this problem or knows how to fix it, I would be extremely grateful for your help with this problem. I have no idea what to do. Thanks.

⟐ Answered June 25, 2025 at 4:38 MST

Asus Transformer T100: Why is my Asus Transformer T100 not turning on?

Mon, 19 Jan 2026 23:38:55 -0700

After charging the device for many hours, it will not power on. When plugging in the power adapter, the device does not register a charge. I try to power on the device, and nothing happens.

⟐ Answered January 19, 2026 at 23:38 MST

Dell Inspiron 6000: forgot password at boot up and cant get into windows

Sat, 07 Jan 2023 18:10:58 -0700

forgot password at boot up and cant get into windows was woundering how to fix this

⟐ Commented January 07, 2023 at 18:10 MST