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Cake day: August 14th, 2023

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  • Holding down the shift key and tapping the insert, or ins key used to be a way to clear the BIOS. It won’t hurt to try it.

    The only other option is to keep try Fn and F2 and hoping to get the timing right. You can try holding Fn as you press the power button and spamming F2, or pressing ctrl, alt, and del to reboot from the boot selection screen and then spamming Fn and F2, but unfortunately it looks like Lenovo are one of those manufacturers who don’t give you much time.










  • Still, don’t they require ID and phone number and shit these days ?

    I’ve got no idea. I haven’t had to do either, but I’ve had my account for years, and pretty much only use it to keep track of birthdays.

    I’ve used marketplace a few times for buying and haven’t had to add any extra info, it just connects me with the seller through Messenger. I’m in the UK if that makes any difference.



  • Try the obvious stuff first, in case you missed anything. It’s easy to do :)

    Reboot the computer. Check that everything is plugged in properly, whether it’s your speakers or headset. Check that Windows is trying to use the correct device. It may have switched the default to your fixed monitor, especially as you get sound through it. Check the volume for your headset. Windows supports separate volume levels for different devices. Check the headset in the rear connectors on your computer. Check your headset with the cable on a known working device, like your phone. Boot to a live Linux distro and see if the sound works there. Turn the computer off completely, and make sure that you didn’t unplug the front panel connector when you installed the SSD.

    These should give you a good idea of where the problem is, and let you rule out a few things. Obviously you don’t need to carry out the steps that would be redundant, so if your headset works with the rear ports, you don’t need to check it with your phone, for example.

    Good luck :)