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Wired connection or wireless?
If wired here's some things to try (and remember to change only one variable at a time):
1. Check to make sure the ethernet cable is correctly seated in the ethernet ports on the machine and the router.
2. Try a different cable.
3. Try plugging the cable into a different port on the router and the machine, if available.
I recently went through the same thing, and it was #2 that did the trick. Which is a bummer because earlier this year I'd spent time running cable through the walls and installing patch ports so that I didn't have to run a cable across a staircase anymore to connect my media center to the router. The only thing that fixed the issue was, alas, rerunning the a cable across the staircase. (Note to self — you still need to investigate what the hell is wrong with the connection. It worked for awhile.)
I'm starting to think about upgrading my computer. AMD's new 8 core Ryzen processors look pretty tempting. Unfortunately, it would require replacing the CPU, Motherboard, CPU cooler, and RAM which gets kinda expensive, especially since I want 32Gb of RAM like my computer currently has. I probably should go ahead and get a case and power supply too so I'm left with another fully functional computer from the leftover parts. That would leave me with a desktop with an i5-4690K, 32Gb of RAM, and a 500GB SSD to find a use for.
I'm not sure I'm ready to do an upgrade though. That would be like $800-$900 which is lot for a computer.
Why couldn't you at least reuse the SSD in the new 'puter?
I have a 500Gb M.2 NVMe that doesn't play well with my current Motherboard (it had M.2 when it was still pretty new and is a bit flakey) which I'd use with the new one.
Didn't pull the trigger on the new computer. Still thinking about it. Microcenter has a great deal on a CPU/Motherboard combo undercutting Amazon and Newegg by quite a bit. Building and setting up a computer takes a fair chunk of time too.
I feel silly asking this...
I fibally got a headset for my Xbox 360. Partly so I can chat with my bf whole we play but also so the sound doesn't bother anyone else.
However I can't get the game sounds through the headset. It's a turtle beach haired headset and I have tried every configuration shown and still nothing.
The tv has RCA and optical audio .
I have googled and looked at videos on YouTube and I can't seem to figure out what I'm doing wrong.
I wish I could help, but I don't know anything about the XBox 360.
I decided that I'm going to hold off on a computer upgrade. Intel will be releasing their new processors August 21st so there will be more options and probably re-adjusted prices pretty soon.
My home wifi is still acting weird with my laptop. I've realized that, when it disconnects, it takes a while to completely disconnect -- if I've got Twitter open, then sometimes new tweets will keep on loading for a few minutes (but without pictures) while other windows say that there's no connection. Sometimes I still get Facebook notifications, too. And if I wait for a page to totally not load, and then click the "Run Network Diagnostics" button, then that usually fixes it. Any ideas how to stop this from happening in the first place?
Hil, Does it only happen at home, or elsewhere, too?
