Recent content by thegreb

My girlfriend has wanted a new laptop for months, so I've decided to buy her one for Christmas. I've put these builds together, but want some opinions on them. I'm going to buy her Sims 4, and I think that's the most demanding game she'll play on it. It'd be good if she could play the game on...

I tried updating my Geforce 970m to the latest game ready driver, as I bought Fallout 4 and the latest one is supposedly optimised for it. It stopped installing part way through, and now my graphics card won't work at all. I uninstalled it and restarted my laptop, to let it try reinstalling. It...

So, I've decided my Skyfire DVD drive is past saving. I want to get another one, and thought it would be easy as I'd just search for SN-208BB and there it'd be for me to buy... Oh no, it isn't that easy. You see, my DVD drive is an SS-208BB/BEBE. The problem is, there's also an SN-208BB/SCFFZ...

Yesterday I used Ccleaner to erase my old laptops hard drive, as I plan to sell it on and didn't want to leave any personal data on it. I was planning on reinstalling Windows 7 on the laptop, but every time I turn the laptop on I'm met with a screen saying "BOOTMGR is missing Press Ctrl + Alt +...

Seeing as I want to sell on my old laptop, I'm going to need to erase the hard drive. I don't want to buy a hard drive erasing tool though, for this one time job. With that in mind, which free hard drive eraser would you all recommend? I do intend to reinstall Windows 7 after the HDD is erased...

As the title suggests, I'm after a wireless gaming mouse for a left hander. So, does anyone know of any that are good? The cheaper the better really.

I can't work out how to set up the fingerprint reader for online passwords. I have Bioexcess installed, and have got as far as opening the online accounts part of the program. From there, what do I do?

I received my new laptop today, a 17.3" Vortex IV. Here's the specs I chose: Chassis & Display Vortex Series: 17.3" Matte Full HD LED Widescreen (1920x1080) Processor (CPU) Intel® Core™i7 Quad Core Mobile Processor i7-4710MQ (2.50GHz) 6MB Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPER-X IMPACT 1600MHz SODIMM...

So, I've bought my new Vortex IV and it's in the process of being built. I went with the no OS option, as I could get a copy off Amazon a bit cheaper. I decided to have a look to see what drivers I'd be installing after I installed the OS, and at the bottom of the PCS drivers download section it...

I'm just curious about something. When you lot buy a new computer or laptop, what do you do with your previous one? Seeing as I've just ordered a Vortex IV, I'm now going to have an older model Skyfire just laying around doing nothing.

My old Skyfire laptop is on its last legs, and I could do with an upgraded laptop anyway as this one is over two years old. I torn between a Vortex IV, Skyfire III and Defiance laptop though. The three I can't decide between are all 17 inch, and all very similar in terms of specs. I'm swinging...

I recently found out about MXM laptop graphics cards, which are upgradable. I was just wondering, does my Skyfire laptop which I bought in 2012 have an MXM graphics card? The card is a GTX 670M.

This is a follow up to my previous thread about my charging problems, which you'll find here: https://www.pcspecialist.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?37166-Power-adaptor-loose For anyone who doesn't want to visit different threads, I'll explain my charging problems from the start. I've had...

The screen on my laptop isn't the only problem it currently has. The power adaptor is also loose where it connects to to the laptop, and only charges when the adaptor is held up It seems to droop if not held in place, as if the port is stretched somehow. I hook the lead over the top corner of...

I went to use my laptop this lunchtime, and the screen is cracked. I was devastated as my laptop is out of warranty, but after watching a video on Youtube I reckon I could install the new screen with relative ease. I know that spare screens can be bought through the website, but when I click the...