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This troubleshooting page will help you diagnose problems with the Toshiba Satellite L755 laptop. Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The laptop does not show any signs of powering up or turning on, and no lights turn on. The power adapter and cord are plugged in, but the power light is not on. If wiggling the cord turns the light on, the charging port is loose and should be repaired using this guide....

Difficulty Very easy Steps 2 Time Required 2 minutes Sections 1 Battery 2 steps Flags 0 BackToshiba Satellite U405D-S2902 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Step 1 Battery Make sure that the laptop is off and unplugged. Turn the laptop over. Slide back the left lock, and you should hear a click when it is successfully locked back in....

Released 2014. Works with Xbox One. Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. Find the device page here. No matter what you do, your headphones won’t turn on. To make sure the controller is on, hold the middle button on the controller for 3 seconds. If your headphones won’t turn on, you may simply have drained batteries in your Xbox One controller. Try replacing the two AA batteries in the controller....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 4 Time Required 15 minutes Sections 2 Back Panel 1 step Magnetic Pen 3 steps Flags 0 BackVTech Write and Learn Creative Center Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Back Panel Remove all eleven 9mm PH 2 Phillips screws securing the back of the case....

Student-Contributed Wiki An awesome team of students from our education program made this wiki. The middle Silver Plate can act as buffer for the communicator in the event it is dropped. However, it can also become tarnished, scratched, or bent slightly. If the middle Silver plate located within the Star Trek Bluetooth Communicator becomes damaged, bent or scratched, you can replace it by referring to this guide. Unable to connect your Bluetooth enabled device to the communicator....

Computer hardware is any physical device used in or with your machine, whereas software is a collection of programming code installed on your computer’s hard drive. In other words, hardware is a product you can hold in your hand, whereas software cannot be held in your hand. You can touch hardware, but you cannot touch software. Hardware is physical, and software is virtual. For example, the computer monitor you are using to read this text, and the mouse you are using to navigate this web page are computer hardware....

The term farmer is used to refer to a person or action performed in video games, commonly in MMORPGs. A farmer is a player who kills creatures repetitively in a game to obtain valuable materials used for crafting or rare items, such as armor or weapons. When a player is specifically working to gather these materials, they are farming the materials, much like a farmer would work his fields to gather crops....

A flood may refer to any of the following: When referring to computers, networks, software, a flood is any information or data overflow that causes other users grief or causes other computers, hardware, or software to fail. For example, with a Denial of Service (DoS) attack, millions of invalid packets are sent to a network or server, causing it to slow down or fail. Flood is another name for chat or forum spam....

A test may refer to any of the following: A step or group of steps performed to verify a software program or hardware device is properly working is called a test. Below is a basic example of testing a computer printer. a. Verify the printer turns on. b. Verify printer software and drivers are installed on the computer. c. Verify each LED and button works on the printer. e. Verify the printed image has no errors....

Alternatively known as a rich client or fat client, a thick client is a computer that doesn’t require a connection to a server (unlike a thin client). The average home computer running Windows or macOS is a thick client, because while they can benefit from connecting to a network, they can still create, store, and edit information offline. Thick clients are also found in the business environment, where servers provide data and application support, but the thick client (office computer) is largely independent....

Frequently used in neural networks, associative memory is computer hardware that retrieves data based on only a small, indicative sample. Traditional memory stores data at a specific address and “recalls” that data later if the address is specified. Instead of an address, associative memory recalls data if a small portion of the data itself is specified. An example is the famous quote: “We have nothing to fear, __________ itself.” It is possible for us to recall the entire phrase because we recognize the entire quote from only a part of it....

Sometimes abbreviated as an expansion or XPAC, an expansion pack is software that adds to the original content of a game. They are useful for adding life to older games that may have gotten stale over the years. An expansion pack may add new areas to explore, creatures, challenges, items, and weapons. Because of how much content is included in expansion packs, they’re rarely free but are never as expensive as the original game....

In Microsoft Windows, an unusable file is a file without a file extension that the operating system and other programs don’t know how to handle. For example, when you remove the file extension from a file, you’ll receive the following warning about the file becoming unusable. If the file name extension is removed, when opening that file again, Windows displays an Open with prompt asking what program to use to display the file....

Short for basic rate interface, BRI is an ISDN line that provides up to two 64 kbps B-channels and one 16 kbps D channel over an ordinary two-wire telephone line. B-channels carry circuit-oriented data or voice traffic while D-channels carry call control signals. Computer acronyms, Hardware terms, ISDN

CAP may refer to any of the following: A cap is a protective cover found on connections. For example, most computer monitor cables have a cap over the video connector to prevent it from getting dirty or becoming damaged. A cap is the maximum amount of a value. For example, a server may have a cap on the number of logins to keep it from becoming overloaded with too much traffic....

Difficulty Moderate Steps 0 Time Required Suggest a time?? Sections Flags 1 Member-Contributed Guide An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff. BackSony Xperia X Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Video Instructions To reassemble your device, follow these instructions in reverse order....

Featured Featured Guide Difficulty Difficult Steps 43 Time Required 1 - 3 hours Sections 4 Back Cover 4 steps Battery 2 steps Display Prereq 7 steps Screen Assembly 30 steps Flags 1 Featured Guide This guide has been found to be exceptionally cool by the iFixit staff. BackSony Xperia Z3 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes...

Difficulty Moderate Steps 20 Time Required 45 minutes - 1 hour Sections 4 Back Cover 7 steps Battery Disconnect 3 steps Battery 4 steps Daughterboard 6 steps Flags 0 BackSony Xperia Z4 Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction Opening the Sony Xperia Z4 will damage the waterproof seals on the device. If you do not replace the adhesive seals, your phone will function normally but will lose its water protection....

With the introduction of Microsoft Internet Explorer 7 all major browsers now support tabbed browsing. Below are various tips to improve your browsing using tabs. Open any link in a new tab Clicking any link with your middle mouse button or wheel opens that link in a new tab. Alternatively, you can hold down Ctrl in IE and Firefox, and click a link to open that link in a new tab....

Difficulty Easy Steps 6 Time Required 2 minutes Sections 1 Key Fob Battery 6 steps Flags 0 BackTesla Model S Full Screen Options History Save to Favorites Download PDF Edit Translate Get Shareable Link Embed This Guide Notify Me of Changes Stop Notifications Introduction What you need Step 1 Key Fob Battery Remove the protective case from the key fob. This step is optional; not everyone has a protective case. Remove the protective case from the key fob....