Will Ubuntu work well on the 2026 Dell XPS 13?
I've used macOS for most of my professional life, but recently switched from an iPhone to Android and have been enjoying the change. I've also experimented with Ubuntu,…
laptop hardware
How do I connect an internal SATA CD drive to my laptop?
I recently bought three inexpensive internal LightScribe CD/DVD drives because I want to burn and label discs. My external drive worked fine for burning, but I wanted LightScribe…
What Linux laptop and setup should a beginner choose?
I've been learning more about online privacy and cybersecurity, and I'm uncomfortable with how much information companies collect about users and their devices. I'm considering switching from Windows…
Touchpad works at login but disables itself after signing in on Fedora 44
I installed Fedora 44 on my notebook for university coursework. The touchpad works normally on the login screen, but it automatically becomes disabled immediately after I sign in.…
Touchpad works at login but disables itself after signing in on Fedora 44
I installed Fedora 44 on my notebook for university coursework in informatics. The touchpad works normally on the login screen, but it disables itself immediately after I sign…
Why Are Some Keys Repeating or Failing on My ASUS K571GT?
I have an ASUS K571GT, and over the past two months several keys have started behaving unpredictably. Pressing 1 sometimes does nothing, but other times produces several 1s…
What Should I Look for in a New Laptop for Smooth Video Conferencing?
I recently started working remotely, but my current laptop becomes very laggy when I use my company's video-conferencing software. I've already tried restarting it and clearing the browser…
Which CPU Upgrade Will Work in a Toshiba Satellite C850-P5010?
I have an older Toshiba Satellite C850-P5010 with a Pentium B950, 6 GB of RAM, and a 128 GB SSD. I'd like to upgrade the processor for less…
Laptop Display Is Corrupted Even in BIOS After Waking from Sleep
I have a six-month-old Lenovo Legion 5 16IAX10 with an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5060 Laptop GPU. After it entered normal Windows Sleep mode while unattended, the internal display…
Can I Upgrade My ASUS ZenBook 14 from 16GB to 32GB of RAM?
I have an ASUS ZenBook 14 running Windows 11 with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and 16GB of RAM. The laptop doesn't appear to have any accessible RAM…
Can I Upgrade the Soldered RAM in an ASUS Zenbook 14 from 16GB to 32GB?
I have an ASUS Zenbook 14 running Windows 11 with an AMD Ryzen 5 processor and 16GB of RAM. The laptop doesn't appear to have any accessible RAM…
Is My SSD Failing, or Is the Laptop’s M.2 Slot the Problem?
I use Ubuntu for development on an HP Victus 15 with 16 GB of RAM and a 512 GB SSD. Ubuntu has about 100 GB allocated, with roughly…
Laptop Lost All Audio After Plugging a Phone Charger Into a USB-C Port
I accidentally plugged my phone charger into my laptop's USB-C port earlier today. The charger brick stopped working, and now I get no sound through either my headphones…
Laptop Lost All Audio After Plugging a Phone Charger Into a USB-C Port
I accidentally plugged my phone charger into a USB-C port on my laptop that is meant for data or audio rather than charging. The charger stopped working, and…
HP ENVY x360 Isn’t Detecting Any microSD Cards
I have an HP ENVY x360 Convertible 13-ag0000 with a Ryzen 5 2500U. The built-in microSD slot does not detect my card at all, and nothing appears in…
HP ENVY x360 Not Detecting a microSD Card
My HP ENVY x360 Convertible 13-ag0000 has a built-in microSD card slot, but it does not detect any card I insert. The card works normally when connected through…
Laptop randomly freezes and powers off while watching videos
My laptop occasionally stutters for a few seconds while I'm watching YouTube in Chrome, then loses power completely. It does not restart or show an error; I have…
Laptop screen goes black and only comes back when pressed—what hardware should I check?
My laptop display gradually fades to black during use, but pressing a particular spot on the screen makes the image return temporarily. Does this point to a loose…
Which Used Laptop Brands Work Best With Fedora Besides ThinkPads?
I'm shopping for a second-hand laptop to use as my primary development machine for a side project. I'm mainly considering systems with an 11th- through 13th-generation Intel Core…
Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Keep Disappearing on Windows 11
I opened an older laptop that had been unused for about two years, and both Wi-Fi and Bluetooth were missing. I've already checked Services, reset the network settings,…