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Clock/time doesn't sync - Lenovo Z50-70 (old lappy,

27needles — Wed, 13 May 2026 11:38:43 +0800

Dear tech sifus,

My old laptop (that my mom is using) clock/time is not syncing anymore. I always need to "manually sync" it in the Clock/Date settings.. Problem is, it's my mom who is using. She's older, and I can't ask her to keep doing this 'manual sync' thing everytime she turns on her laptop

Note: The current laptop battery is 100% dead, and it's not charging anymore. So it's running direct from charger.

My limited knowledge, it should either be the BIOS battery, or Laptop Battery dead, right? But does this Lenovo Z50-70 even have a 'BIOS battery'? (I know desktop CPU have)

I watched a "disassembly video" on YouTube to look at the internals, and saw this part (view photos, with red arrow) - Is that the laptop BIOS battery? (it looks like it's soldered to the board)

Or would actually just changing the laptop battery itself solve this Clock/Time non-Syncing issue?

Thank you so much 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Whatsapp broadcast, Whatsapp broadcast

redevil — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:43:52 +0800

Hi,

I am not able to send images via my Whatsapp broadcast, I am on Whatsapp Business.

Need help. Thanks.

Orange Icon suddenly appeared in Atto 2, LKA lights problem

christinechay — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 08:14:45 +0800

gmail massively getting spammed,

deejay_krish — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:18:04 +0800

can someone help me with with this? all the mail link goes to

https://storage.googleapis.com/savelinge/wi...EBWC8hjWNtr0HcH

how do i overcome this? how do i block this for good?

Sluggish Steam Store.,

samftrmd — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:26:29 +0800

Game download OK, Library OK, gameplay also OK. But the Store is slow or not responsive. Restarted client, disabled Overlay, disable GPU Acceleration without improvement.
Any other suggestion?
Tried browser is even worst. The page didn't even load.

QUOTE

C:\Users\User>ping store.steampowered.com

Pinging store.steampowered.com [173.223.41.116] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 173.223.41.116: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=61
Reply from 173.223.41.116: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=61
Reply from 173.223.41.116: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=61
Reply from 173.223.41.116: bytes=32 time=2ms TTL=61

Ping statistics for 173.223.41.116:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 2ms, Maximum = 5ms, Average = 3ms

C:\Users\User>tracert store.steampowered.com

Tracing route to store.steampowered.com [173.223.41.116]
over a maximum of 30 hops:

1    * * *    Request timed out.
2    2 ms    2 ms    2 ms kmr-187-183-254.tm.net.my [210.187.183.254]
3    5 ms    2 ms    2 ms 10.55.49.47
4    3 ms    3 ms    3 ms 10.55.48.90
5    4 ms    2 ms    2 ms a173-223-41-116.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com [173.223.41.116]

Trace complete.

C:\Users\User>ping cdn.steampowered.com

Pinging a1189.g1.akamai.net [203.106.94.49] with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 203.106.94.49: bytes=32 time=3ms TTL=61
Reply from 203.106.94.49: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=61
Reply from 203.106.94.49: bytes=32 time=5ms TTL=61
Reply from 203.106.94.49: bytes=32 time=4ms TTL=61

Ping statistics for 203.106.94.49:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),
Approximate round trip times in milli-seconds:
Minimum = 3ms, Maximum = 5ms, Average = 4msC:\Users\User>ping store.steampowered.com

Asus Zenbook 14 - needs repair, UX425E

tertiary — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:13:36 +0800

I think I broke the battery connector, probably needs re-soldering to the mainboard. Anyone here can do, or recommend someone, maybe at IMBI Plaza? Main Asus Service Centre will be too expensive, I think.

monitor and laptop cant detect each other, cant dup screen

Tealifos — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:50:33 +0800

hi
im using monitor dell u2725qe
laptop asus rog strix g513rc

previosly was ok to use duplicate display
now cannot use anymore. monitor will not detect

all i did was change the HZ and resolution

can confirm is not hdmi cable problem because using it as 2nd screen, it works
i want to duplicate screen back

tried restart, update driver didnt seem to work

Transcend's StoreJet 25M3 portable hdd failure, Transcend's StoreJet 25M3 hdd ...

MISMan — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:38:38 +0800

hi,

anyone does data recovery for Transcend's StoreJet 25M3 portable hdd failure?

pls pm ur contact no / price / tnc / how to deal.

location : KL

p/s: asking 4 a friend.

2018 Transcend's StoreJet 25M3 ruggedized portable hard drive combines supreme shock-resistant qualities with the USB 3.1 Gen 1 interface, allowing for ultra-fast file transfers and the highest level of anti-shock protection.

tq!

[HELP!] Issues With Mercusys ME30 (AC1200),

shaniandras2787 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 09:42:00 +0800

i've successfully connected the repeater to my main network and the LED on the device is "stable Green".

the access point/SSID appears for a while right after set up and when i tried to connect to it, the error "Can't connect to network" pops up and then soon after the entire access point/SSID just disappeared.

i checked the status of the device through the App and it says everything is OK and the LED on the device is still "stable Green".

Can anyone help?

my ISP is Time Internet.

how to transfer video file fully to PC?,

Irresistible — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:06:31 +0800

the video file is short only. maybe about one or two minute.

from handphone to PC, without compress

How to install chinese keyboard on LD Player 9?,

Night Shift — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:02:52 +0800

Tried various apps from the Play Store, changed language in setting but still unable to type out chinese text in hanyu pinyin

HELP ! important folder lost in desktop,

Irresistible — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:49:11 +0800

i have a laptop. a very important folder lost in desktop. i guess the folder is at least 1Gb

how to recover it presume i deleted it from recycle bin. i not sure

How do I remove a file in Network Location?,

Skylinestar — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:15:44 +0800

This is on Win11.
I don't know why this file is listed on Network Location. Maybe I accidentally click on something.
Properties show that this file is located in my normal Documents folder (local C drive).
It's not a shared file.
How does it even get there?
How to safely remove it from the Network Location section?

desktop xiaohongshu 小红书 website keep loading,

teacherharvard — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:41:38 +0800

anyone encounter such problem?

how to.fix it?

Can system restore get back my lost Firefox tabs?,

Night Shift — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:31:23 +0800

Updated my Firefox and all my old tabs were gone after I closed the browser

Can windows system restore to previous week help to get my old tabs back?

I need a windows authenticator,

MasterPlug — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 04:32:44 +0800

I dont play with authenticator much except I know theres a time based and a new passkey type.

So now is there a windows based authenticator that works for both type of 2fa passkey above?

I dont want autofill password manager that one useless to me.

Now needed since I just notice when I claimed playstation game using a windows browser they require me a passkey authenticator.

So now any windows authenticator that works for windows 10 and windows 11 and works for both 2fa passkey type?

Will be using for gog account, steam account, epic games account, playstation account(I dont have playstation just have account to claim games), gmail, outlook mail, proton mail and yahoo mail accounts.

Upgrade wifi router, to cheap wifi6

dewill — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:21:20 +0800

Battery charging stuck at 44%,

alidmisli — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:37:40 +0800

Hi,

I have a Samsung Galaxy Book2 Window 11 Tablet (2020). Currently, battery charging stuck at 44%; checked the battery health (battery_report.html) and it still good.

Was wondering if you guys know how to calibrate the battery? any software that can reset it?

Anker Soundcore Space One Pro headband replacement, Looking for someone to install it

SirEldo — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 13:42:49 +0800

Hi!

Basically, I have a set of the Anker Soundcore Space One Pro headphones and the headband snapped. It still works, it's just that the headband snapped internally so it's flimsy and wont hold onto your head. Currently checking if this can be covered under warranty but if not, I found a replacement part on replacement part on AliExpress but I'm not 100% sure if I'm able to do this myself as it might need soldering (based on the images of the replacement part).

I can't really find much online about this occurring anywhere online so right now I'm just trying to gather as much info as I can.

Do you have any experience with these headphones and getting the headband replace? Or know anyone that offers services for this kind of replacement?

Please let me know, thanks in advanced!

PSU Repair, Workstation PSU Repair

dcheah — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 12:24:08 +0800

Dear All Forumers,

I have a very old HP Z800 Workstation and its PSU that have gone faulty, and upon checking I can confirmed its just leaking/bulging capacitors in the 850W PSU.

Due to my age... I now have poor eye sight and shaky hands and thus unable to repair on my own.

So I am now looking for someone with Electronic knowledge to repair the PSU. Because getting a refurbished/used PSU is either too expensive or just pure impossible to find.

If anyone have any contacts or recommendations, please PM me directly. As I'm in KL any contacts within Selangor & KL is highly appreciated.

Many thanks in advance and have a nice day.

Cheers...