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    ssd light flashing

    I installed a Samsung 840 Pro ssd to my Acer laptop a couple of days ago.I noticed that the led light for the hard drive flashes continuously.Does this do any harm to the ssd or is this normal with a ssd.I know that by disabling the DVD drive,this stops the flashing but am more concerned if this...
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    Solved Installing ssd

    I am intending to fit a Samsung 840 Pro 256GB ssd to my acer V3-571 laptop.The existing hdd is a Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB and is 9.5mms.The Samsung ssd is 7mms. and the ssd comes without a fitting kit.Can anyone tell me what I could use as a spacer or where to purchase one?
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    Solved Acer laptop factory reset.

    Got an Acer laptopV3-571 with Windows 8.I had trouble downloading Windows updates so I decided to do a factory reset through Acer recovery management.It seems very slow to do so compared to my Samsung laptop which took about 25 minutes to reset.It is at 10% after 50 minutes.Is this normal?
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    Solved Missing files

    I recently had a new hdd fitted to my laptop.I tried to do a refresh but I got the message: Insert media.Some files are missing.Your Windows Installation or recovery media will provide these files. I got the same message when I tried to do a reset.I did a factory restore by pressing f4 on...
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    Solved Reset bios?

    I recently got my laptop back after having a new HDD fitted.The technician told me to reset my BIOS.Could anyone tell me if this was necessary and what difference it would make to my laptop?
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    Solved Cleaning up.

    Can anyone help me with this problem?A couple of times,I've got the message "Cleaning up,do not turn off your computer".The first time it happened,I had closed the lid on my laptop which put it to sleep,and on opening the lid,I got the message.I left it for half an hour and then decided to force...
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    Solved Can I back up and restore when necessary?

    Sorry to be so thick but I do not understand all the different terminology for recovery discs.My problem is that after I have done a factory restore,It takes me ages to get my laptop back to the way it was before the factory restore.Is there a way that I can back up and restore when necessary...
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    Solved System health check.

    My la[top is a Samsung NT550P5C-A08UK,about 6 weeks old.After a lot of bother with it at first which a factory restore seems to have sorted it,I have a couple of questions I would like to ask.I have been doing a sytem health check daily for the past couple of weeks and almost every day,I get the...
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