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Hi @tcolville97 The fastest way I would suggest to test with another known working hard drive, and of course with no important data inside. Normally I would recommend to change to SSD for speed and perfomance, also on reliability.

Hi @abdulgara I would suggest you to update the BIOS to the latest revision to see if it works well. https://www.acer.com/ac/en/GB/content/su...-product/7206?b=1&pn=NX.SHXAA.005 Had you tried this yet? https://community.acer.com/en/discussion...-10-media-creation-tool-to-correct-boot-issues From another computer, try creating it from the the first step. Just to share one experience with you, I had encountered this weird issues before, as mentioned it could be due to limitation on the bios, but update the bios and see how… previously the user os is corrupted, i had to do a clean install on the OS. USB not showing up even on the current BIOS at that time. Tried on the settings but not detected still, until I use an external usb dvd drive to boot the setup. somehow this troublesome method works, installation is slow due to dvd read speed, but at least it is running under uefi, secureboot.

Hi Ray This is a NAND Chip, it looks quite bad, even for the soldering contact. What happened actually? At the moment... i know there are hacks to upgrade higher capacity of memory... but this, most prob at this time is not possible, encrypted too More reading https://www.ipadrehab.com/article.cfm?Ar... Nand Memory Dump socket available?

Hi James, possible to take pictures of your multimeter ? front and back? https://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-repair-multimeter-lcd-display-black-spot/ Well you can try this method. sometimes i think it is due to humidity, etc that cause this.... i had seen this happening on calculators, etc

Hi @notsotechsavvy Try downloading the latest graphic card driver and see if it helps. Download the new graphic drivers first. Uninstall the old graphic card drivers. Install the new graphic card driver.

Hi @nobueno Is it still under warranty? if so ... send in for repair / replacement. There are many possibilities why you are experiencing this... had you tried connecting to your computer and is there any display on the phone? e.g.. battery charging.. etc

Hi @wetsocks I suspect the OS might be corrupted. seems alot are hit… https://www.zdnet.com/article/windows-10-has-microsoft-cleaned-up-its-update-mess-spoiler-maybe/ Are there any important data inside your laptop? If so, consider making a bootable usb of hiren with winpe. USB boot hiren to access your storage device. once backup is completed, I suggest you to do a clean reinstallation of your OS, which i think it is win10. Not sure if there is a built in test in model. but you can try.. To test hardware, turn on the computer press F10 run all test and check for any hardware issues.

Hi @mccjong If possible take some pictures and let us have a look… btw Im not sure if it is Inspiron 1520-PP22L If this is the model…. IMO the parts if direct from Dell, which likely not available as EOL, or from aliexpress / amazon / ebay can be costly ... not economic to repair to just buy the body / frame parts. If this laptop is sentimental / important, and you still wish to get it fixed, consider getting this same model in ebay … listed as is or for parts, which is much cost effective. E.g. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R4...

Hi Mark, what had you tried? Had you tried checking on the toner? Do you have a spare toner? If so, install and print again. Observe the results There are some possible reasons why you are getting this…. Share with you on the links below for an idea: https://smallbusiness.chron.com/causes-laserjet-printer-pages-smeared-57965.html https://www.printertechs.com/printer-troubleshooting/common-print-defects/181-defect-toner-smear

Hi @nyazilla I have some suggestion, try updating the drivers and see if it works. https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product...-Centrino-Ultimate-N-6300-Dual-Band Install Hotkey Features Integration under Software and Utilities https://pcsupport.lenovo.com/sg/en/produ...-and-netbooks/thinkpad-t-series-laptops/thinkpad-t420/downloads?linkTrack=Caps%3ABody_Sea...) If it does not work, try blocking pin 20 and see if it works. Sometimes faulty wifi switch can cause this weird issues. https://www.eevblog.com/forum/beginners/...-mini-pci-_off_-switch-to-defeat-bios-restriction-on-choice-of-wifi-cards/

Tips: Either use a multimeter or use a CR2032 battery to test the LED before soldering in :)))