Key has fallen off??

Hi everyone first time posting here. So my msi ge66 raider has had keycap fall off. How do I go about finding the right hinge clip with keycap for my laptop thank you :)

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HELP!!

if someone mistakenly did change xtu setting and their cpu boost is rigged what can they actually do to get it to default

my cpu used to be so good at temps but from some days i have seen the rigged temp of 90+ degree even in winters it used to be 80 in summers and i feel its because i once used some file for performance of a youtube

NOW I WANT TO GET EVERYTHING TO DEFAULT HOW?

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“MSI Stealth A16 AI+ (Ryzen AI 9 365/ RTX 4070) — Anyone Have Real-World Reviews?”


I’m considering the MSI Stealth A16 AI+ because it checks all my boxes: a QHD 240Hz display, Ryzen AI 9, and a thin design with a solid 4070 GPU. Most reviews I’ve found cover the Intel 185H version, which isn’t as good, and some complain about the right-side charging port but since I mainly play with a controller, that’s not a big issue for me.

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Blue Screen 8 hours after getting a Crosshair 16 HX

Hi everyone, i just received my new gaming laptop, a Crosshair 16 HX AI D2XWGKG and after updating all the drivers, windows, etc i i was dowloading vanguard (the riot anticheat software). The screen turned off cause i was doing other things i came back, typed on spacebar, then the sound stuttered + blue screen+ reboot.
I found out that it might be my gpu, i found the error code 10e.
So what should i do next, should i do a new clean install, or send back the laptop directly ?
My previous PC was a lenovo legion 5 and i didn't had a blue screen for 3 years (but the motherboard died in the end so....), that's why i'm a bit scared

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What am I missing?/What did I do wrong?
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Do titan series has better keyboard durability? Because it's mechanical?



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Anyone got this?

Hello! I'm well aware this is a shot in the dark, but I figure its still worth asking. I'm looking for the disassembly guide for the GT780DX, which would be found at here, however the link is broken, and the guide is nowhere to be found. I've checked internet archive, and the URL wasn't backed up, so if anyone has the guide stored somewhere, or knows where to find it, I would greatly appreciate it. Also, if anyone knows what modern wifi chips I could replace the one currently in mine with, I would appreciate advice for that too. Thanks!

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Msi katana 17B13U which no longer turns on

My msi katana 17 bought in June 2024 does not turn back on anymore it turned off in the middle of the game I tried to turn it back on it didn't work I waited a few hours leaving it plugged in it turned back on then turned off like that twice in a row and now it no longer lights up the white LED on the side no longer lights up whereas before yes and when I press the power button for several seconds it flashes white about ten times
I changed the charger thinking that was it but nothing the charger doesn't heat limit a micro heat but that's all msi center didn't tell me that there was a problem any ideas please
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Please help me identify what charger i need 😭

real sorry if this is not the right sub for this but i need to replace my charger and i'm genuinely stupid so i cant figure out how to find one i need+can trust to be a legit part and not explode when i plug it in. PLEASE someone smarter than me help, its all just numbers to me 😭😭😭

model name is Katana 17 B12VGK and i have a picture of the label on the block. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. poor thing is hanging on for dear life atp

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Will my USB C port use my actual graphics card for the PSVR 2, instead of the integrated graphics like my hdmi port does?
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GP66 Lepard 11UG 692XPL Undervolt

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Can i undervolt my GP66 Leopard with this bios version? I heard that on newer bios versions undervolting is locked. If it is true, can i downgrade bios version?

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Looking to upgrade RAM — help!

First of all, thank you to everyone for the help. I know only a little so I’m really appreciative.

I picked up a Vector A16 A8WHG-004US

This model only has 16GB of DDR5 and I want to get it to 32.

Can anyone point me to a good quality kit that will get me there? Am I buying 2 sticks of ram? 1? Combining with what’s already in there?

I’m scared and nervous, but excited. I haven’t worked on computer hardware in 20+ years but think I am capable of doing this.

Thank you for any reply, I appreciate people taking the time 🙏

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Laptop feels very hot to the Touch and smells like hot glue.

This morning I tried to boot up my laptop but noticed it felt very hot to the touch and it also smelled like hot glue, I immediately unplugged the power and all other accecories.

It's an MSI Katana 15 b12v

What do I do now?

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MSI Thin 15 B12UC - Can't get it to use the Nvidia GPU by default

I just bought an MSI Thin 15 B12UC, after some hiccups installing Windows 11, I have it up and running, but I have this problem: It uses the IGPU by default, leaving the Nvidia 3050 sitting unused. I have tried a few workarounds I found here and there, such as uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers for both the IGPU and DGPU, but nothing seems to work. I found I can assign apps and programs to a specific GPU, but that is not optimal. What I want is to use the DGPU by default. I thought about disabling the Intel IGPU in BIOS altogether (if it can be done)... has anyone gone that route? Any other tips?

Thanks.

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While Watching YouTube on Linux (17W)

Hi everyone,

I’m not sure if this is the right forum to ask, but I figured I’d start here since I’m using an MSI laptop. Please let me know if this belongs somewhere else.

I’m running Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) with GNOME 48 on Wayland on my MSI Stealth 16Studio A13VG. When watching YouTube, my battery draw sits around 17W, which feels a bit high for simple video playback.

System details:

CPU: 13th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-13620H (16 threads)
GPU: Intel® Graphics (RPL-P)
RAM: 32 GB
Disk: 1 TB SSD
Kernel: Linux 6.12.57+deb13-amd64

What I’ve already tried:

Enabled video hardware acceleration in the browser
Installed and configured TLP, powertop, and auto-cpufreq
Still seeing \~17W draw during YouTube playback

I’d really appreciate any advice or experiences from others with MSI laptops. Do you think this is normal for this hardware, or are there tweaks I might be missing?

Thanks a lot, and apologies if this isn’t the right place to ask!

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MSI KATANA 15 B12VGK WATCHDOG VIOLATION 0x133

Hello!

I’m dealing with a strange issue on my MSI Katana 15 B12VGK. About a year ago I started getting blue screens while playing games like Zenless Zone Zero or Genshin Impact. At a random moment the game freezes on one frame, and after 2–3 minutes the laptop crashes and shows a blue screen with the error “DPC_WATCHDOG_VIOLATION 0x133.”

This only happened in those two games, so I assumed it was an optimization issue. I could play games like The Witcher 3 or Cyberpunk 2077 without problems.



Recently I decided to finally fix the issue. I contacted the support teams for the games and MSI. I tried the following:

• Reinstalling drivers

• Installing the stable drivers from MSI’s website (this actually made the BSODs more frequent)

• Cleaning and repasting the laptop

• Installing new RAM

• Updating the BIOS

• Turning on discrete GPU mode in MSI Center

• Setting maximum performance for the GPU in the Nvidia Control Panel



Nothing helped. So I decided to try using AI for advice (not the best idea, but I was desperate). It suggested disabling C-states in the BIOS and turning off ASPM. It also claimed that my SSD (Micron 2400) was too slow and unstable, and that giving it more power might help.



These changes helped a little, but didn’t solve the problem. I still get freezes, but now without BSODs — instead, the laptop just reboots after freezing for about two minutes. The freezes also happen less often now. However, recently the same issue appeared in Spider-Man: Miles Morales, so it’s clearly not limited to just two games.



I don’t have the budget to buy a new SSD right now, especially since I’m not sure it will fix the issue.



I’m including a Google Drive link with my system information, two GPU-Z logs (one before following the AI advice, one after), Windows minidump files, and WhoCrashed reports: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1eGRRIp5uHuvAwUhqhhKSjCGY5DdSu6CO?usp=sharing





Thank you for any help.

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Aid
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MSI GP66 Leopard (RTX 3070) is 100% undetected after a sudden crash—Need advice before I give up!

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Laptop MSI GP66 Leopard 11UG

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Problem: GPU (rtx3070) not detected in the laptop

I'm desperate for some insight on my MSI GP66 Leopard 11UG, as the dedicated RTX 3070 GPU has completely disappeared. I was using it heavily for a game one night when it suddenly shut down, and I couldn't power it back on for 5-10 minutes. Now, a day later, the RTX 3070 is not showing up anywhere—not in Device Manager, MSI Center, or even the BIOS. I have tried everything possible on the software side : I've messed with drivers, tried specific versions from the MSI website, and even completely formatted the whole PC and reinstalled the OS. The NVIDIA installer just says, 'This graphics driver could not find compatible graphics hardware'. This started after the hard crash under heavy load, making me think it got burnt. Since I messed with the drivers previously while trying to set up CUDA, is there any chance this is a complex software/BIOS lock I missed, or am I definitely looking at a motherboard/GPU hardware failure? Any help from the community, especially anyone familiar with this MSI model's common failures, would be greatly appreciated!

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E' normale questo?
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Msi katana gf66 fix

My laptop fan started making really loud noises I'm fine with opening laptops so I did and figured out on of the fans were bad does anyone know what caused this and where or how much I can get a replacement

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MSI laptop drain more battery with built-in speakers than Bluetooth

Hey folks,

I noticed something strange with my MSI laptop while watching YouTube. When I use the built-in speakers, the battery draw can go up to around 17W, but when I connect a Bluetooth speaker, it drops as low as 12W.

I always thought Bluetooth would use more power since it’s wireless, but apparently the opposite happens here. Does anyone know why the laptop’s internal speakers consume so much more power compared to sending audio over Bluetooth?

Thanks.

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