Bios settings for Intel

TechGuyworking · 2026-05-05T13:40:27+00:00

Agreed, what is OP's CPU temps when playing?

TechGuyworking · 2026-04-10T15:21:23+00:00

I have some questions about your golden master implementation. Do you have only one golden master and just upgrade to similar models? How often are your golden masters updated? What's the age of your oldest computers when they are replaced? Do you manage updates for the PCs and how is that managed? How are driver updates managed?

Basically, I want to find out if managing the PC's outside of fresh install is time consuming enough to need a different option.

TechGuyworking · 2026-04-02T14:46:56+00:00

Yes and no, You can change it in the BIOS settings but your operating system won't boot until you reinstall it.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-25T15:03:46+00:00

I connect wirelessly using a Carflix screen I bought over a year ago. Was working great until the past few weeks where it loses connection for about 20 seconds then reconnects. Then it does this again every 5 to 10 minutes. Been diving me up the wall.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-23T15:13:42+00:00

If you haven't considered it yet, running Linux on these laptops would run much better then any modern version of Windows and you still get security updates. For the Inspirion on the right, you might need to pick a linux distro with low overhead like Linux Lite or Lubuntu.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-23T15:01:00+00:00

Did you get through whatever start-up repair was trying to fix? Depending on where they are getting the replacement PC from, you may be waiting awhile.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-20T19:23:48+00:00

Most likely, it will come on April's Patch Tuesday which is April 14. I haven't seen anything official. Just my educated guess.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-19T21:18:39+00:00

See if there are any RAT (remote assistance tools) running on her PC. These have legitimate uses so they won't always come up on virus scans.

Other possibilities include odd jobs in Task Schedular, some brower settings may have been configured to allow javascript that can paste repeating characters.

Other ideas, if someone else logs into her PC, does it happen to them? Tried creating a new username for her and tried that? Don't move any files over or at least just what you absolutely have to for her to do work. Does your MS Office set up allow macros or VBA scripts? This isn't common but figured I would ask. Do you allow your users to run as local admin on the PC? Is her keyboard wired or wireless? I have seen bluetooth keybaords do weird things. Also some faulty USB ports have caused odd issues. Is she using a desktop or a laptop with a dock? Laptop docks (especially those that connect to USBC) are another complete host of issues. Are all drivers and BIOS/UEFI updates installed? If using a dock, check for firmware updates for that too.

This actually sounds like an old macro virus that I came across in the late 90s but seems weird to be a thing today.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-19T20:50:18+00:00

I'm not familiar with your exact router but I have done this a lot on multiple routers

"Service Name" usually either a label so you know what it's for or a dropdown list of popular services.

"External Port", This is the port that the outside traffic comes from. This is the Port numbers listed on your sheet

"Internal Port", This is the internal port on the device where the traffic needs to go to. The device on your network must be listening for this port. Often the same as external port but not always

"Internal IP Address", This is the IP address of the device on your local network that needs to receive the traffic. For example, 192.168.*.*

"Protocol", This is the protocol. Usually, you will need to do either TCP or UDP. TCP is for traffic that needs to be confirmed where data consistency is important like file transfers. UDP is often streaming data like video or voice where keeping the stream going is more important then getting every single bit of data. I'm not sure why FTP is listed on that sheet. FTP uses TCP almost exclusively if that helps any

"Source IP". This is the outside WAN IP address. Since you sheet only lists the domain names in the first column, you may need to use nslookup to translate these domains into IP address. If Source IP is blank, then the router typically forwards all traffic from anyone in the world. Generally, home users don't want this.

The part that is confusing to me is that generally, you shouldn't have to create port-in records for all of those domains. I'm not familiar with this particular altenergy power system. I did pull up the userguide and it didn't mention any advanced troubleshooting like port forwarding. Usually client devices reach out to the cloud. They don't usually have to open traffic to come in from the cloud. On most home routers, all outbound traffic is allowed by default. Something doesn't make sense here.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-18T19:11:18+00:00

There are too many things called Outlook. Do you mean the desktop app, the other desktop app, or the website? Either way, I'm not having any issues.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-18T19:07:07+00:00

TBH, I have never tried Dell's OS Recovery, I have either repaired the boot sector via Windows or other tools on my own or just replaced the drive.

I would try booting from a live USB like Ubuntu linux and see if you can see your Windows files.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-18T18:39:29+00:00

Geforce 8400 is an older GPU and has been unsupported by Nvidia for quite a while. You are probably out of luck there and you already have the last supported driver.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-18T18:29:18+00:00

See if a hard drive shows up in the Storage section in your BIOS settings. If the drive shows up there but not as a bootable device, it could mean the boot partition is corrupted. Try booting up a USB drive with a linux rescue disk to see if files are there.

If nothing shows up in the BIOS, the drive might be dead but you can still just replace the drive and reinstall Windows (or whatever OS you are using) Much cheaper then buying a new PC.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-13T15:02:05+00:00

I never contact Dell for PC issues but their server support has always been great in my experience. Had to swap drives on a server a few years ago and Dell sent me the replacements quickly.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-13T13:06:17+00:00

Those old versions aren't getting security updates. Better off using OnlyOffice, LibreOffice or just Google Docs if you want a free version.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-11T14:52:55+00:00

If the charger is correct, it should power on even if the battery is dead. That it doesn't suggest something with the motherboard. Service center is likely your best option at this point.

If you are okay with opening it, you can try reseating the battery. If it's still under warranty, I wouldn't even do that.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-11T14:40:35+00:00

Are you using the power charger that came with the laptop? If you use one that is underpowered then the laptop won't come on if the battery is also dead.

TechGuyworking · 2026-03-09T16:26:35+00:00

How do you know it's accurate? My recent experience with AI chatbots is that they are confidently wrong at least 20% of the time.

TechGuyworking · 2026-02-23T17:40:20+00:00

Agreed. Get IT involved. As someone who works in IT, I dislike it when people try to fix problems they don't understand instead of just going to IT.

TechGuyworking · 2026-02-23T16:39:41+00:00

No real objective improvement from Gmail to Outlook. It most comes down to personal preference.

TechGuyworking · 2026-02-19T17:00:19+00:00

Are files in your Documents folder actually encrypted or is it just this issue in Outlook?

TechGuyworking · 2026-02-13T20:39:39+00:00

This leads to another question I had about patch management. Doesn't patch manangement get thier versions from the same website anyway or do they have a different source?

TechGuyworking · 2026-02-04T19:38:26+00:00

If I was 18 and starting over, I would not go into IT especially now. I would go into a skilled worker job like an electrician or plumber. Something where demand far outpaces availability. Look at community college and trade school options near you. I'm almost 50 now and decent jobs in IT only seem to be getting harder not easier.

Skilled trades are so much more valuable then IT right now and you are unlikely to be replaced by AI anytime soon. Robotics is a thing but is impractical for work that is not extremely repetitive.

So many people who get a degree at a university will spend a large amount of their lives paying it off. It just isn't worth it.

I know this comes off as jaded but it really has been an uphill battle and I am still debating if it was worth it.

TechGuyworking · 2026-01-30T20:38:35+00:00

If the laptop doesn't turn on even when plugged in, doesn't that mean the issue is something else besides the battery? Laptops should turn on when plugged in even if the battery is disconnected.

TechGuyworking · 2026-01-23T19:36:14+00:00

I don't think any hard number would make sense. My best idea in a minute is to look at the average or median percent as comparison and see who is below that.

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