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I am working on a MacBook Pro that has dual GPUS (Intel Iris & AMD Radeon) The user uses 2 external monitors. His computer st...

If the power indicator on the power connector turns off when you turn on your laptop then the problem is the motherboard. You should check the Dell website to see if your laptop is in warranty. The hard drive should still be good.

A couple of ways, one is to scrape the varnish off the trace until you see bare copper and try solder to that. The other is to follow the trace to find where it connect to another component that has a pad large enough to solder the battery connector. You will want to make sure that the battery is not moving around enough to pull on the soldered connection. Use a meter to check continuity to verify that you are on the correct trace.

The pictures show a Zero Insertion Force connector. The part you call the flap is used to put tension on the cable connectors. The trick is to align the cable end so that it fits squarely in the connector, if the cable is a bit off then the pins do not match up. If the flap is broken off completely then you might be able to use thin light card stock to help hold it in place. You can add tape, but look for tape that maintain adhesiveness without leaving a gooey mess or dry up like duct tape. Glues are not a good idea in this area because it could act to insulate one of the pins in the connector.

This could be a problem in the display or the computer video adapter. Try changing the resolution settings for the display and change to 800 x 600 and see if the vertical line changes or disappears, when you change resolution Windows shows a preview of the change and will automatically revert to previous setting unless you choose to keep the setting. Another thing to try is update the driver for the video adapter. If the problem persists then the issue is the display itself.

The random restart or shutdown is difficult to troubleshoot. What you should do next is to check the voltages coming out of the power supply. I had a similar problem that was related to the 3.3v from the power supply, the desktop would shut down if I was using a graphic intensive application. The other part to check is if the graphics adapter uses a separate power connector from the power supply.

One way to find unread email is to use the search folders feature. It depends on how the Outlook is set up, most of the time it is on the left side under Inbox, Outbox and Sent folders. The left side folder view may be minimized, click on the > arrow on top and then click on the pin icon to keep the folders in view. The search folders contain several sub folders, one of which is Unread Mail.

One way would be to replace the old drive with a new one, install Windows on it. After the OS is configured and up to date, connect the old drive and copy the data to the new drive. Normally, Windows installs on the hard drive and sets it as C:, but I have seen it assign another drive letter. You can fix that by opening Disk Manager, it will let you see the drives and partitions. Disk Manager can help change the assigned drive to a different letter.

You can get the recovery file from Microsoft or download the ISO to reinstall Windows on your computer. While there are some 3rd party driver vendors that are honest, too many are just out to get you to install their malware. Next time you want to update drivers just open Device Manager and right click on the device and then click Uninstall, if you see the option to delete the driver then click on that. At the top of Device Manager is a Tab called Actions, click on it and select Scan for Hardware changes. Uninstalling the device forces Windows to go to the internet to find the driver. Using Update Driver tends to stop with the message "The most recent driver is already installed", this does not fix corrupted drivers. The other way is to go to the vendor's website and download the drivers from them.

Check Sounds tab Sounds in Control Panel. The sound for text notification should be enabled and you can also select a different sound. You can test if this is making a sound by clicking on the Test button. If you still do not get sound notifications then check your notifications settings to verify that sound is enabled.

Check BIOS and see if the charger is detected and if it matches what the charger is rated. If the charger shows as 1 watt then it is probably a bad charger; although it could also be the charge port.