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- 10 common mistakes you should avoid when flashing your BIOS
- The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is critical to the proper operation of your computer. It is the first code that is executed at start-up and defines the way your motherboard will communicate with the system hardware components. The decision to flash your BIOS should not be taken...
- Tags: Motherboard, Wim, BIOS, Hardware, Components, Alan Norton
- Blog posts 2008-05-22
- You never know what's lurking inside that case
- Our gallery, "Unlucky insect fries PC power supply and explodes self," shows how one unsuspecting tech found a burst bug during a routine PC repair. While scenes of insect slaughter aren't a regular discovery, a good tech should always be prepared for whatever she finds inside a computer case. ...
- Tags: Hard Drive, PC, Information Technology, Motherboard, Computer, Productivity, Bill Detwiler
- Blog posts 2008-05-16
- Splashtop "Instant On" motherboard
- So I have had on my desk for about week now a sweet little ASUS laptop containing one of the new Splashtop motherboards. Don't know what Splashtop is? Well Splashtop is a motherboard that contains, in the onboard memory, a special version of Linux (based on Small Linux - formerly...
- Tags: ASUS, Operating System, Motherboard, Laptop Computer, Splashtop, Operating Systems, Software, Jack Wallen
- Blog posts 2008-03-31
- HMonitor (zip)
- This is a software cooler for your CPU, reducing the temperature by up to 30 degrees. It also monitors and displays hardware parameters collected by the sensor chips installed on certain motherboards. The program monitors voltage, CPU and motherboard temperature, and the fan's speed. It supports a wide range of...
- Tags: Motherboard, CPU, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law
- Software downloads 2008-02-12
- Newbie question... pls help... thanks...
- hi...i'm planning to upgrade my processor... i've been using it for years and i'm thinking about buying a quad core... but im not sure if my motherboard could support it... my device manager reports a "acpi uniprocessor" and i've no idea what it is... can some one please help me?...
- Tags: Processors, pahak_buotan@..., motherboard, quad-core
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Motherboard ? Newbuild issues...Big Time!
- Hi...ok I'll admit I'm totally confused. So many opinions on different Motherboards. Works for some, and not for others. Some like to overclock, I don't. I am trying to find a Board with what I want. I am not a gamer,so does that mean I...
- Tags: Corporate governance, rivrbyte, Microsoft Windows Vista, SLi, board, motherboard
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Random beeps, no video
- I opened my case the other day to clean a lot of excess dust that had gathered in the case fans and such using some compressed air. In the midst of my cleaning frenzy, I took the CPU fan off of the motherboard, as well as my RAM. I replaced...
- Tags: Corporate communications, Memory, PCI, Video cards, mgill@..., motherboard, beep, RAM, video
- Discussion threads 2007-11-25
- Computer will not turn on
- Hi, I am assembling a home theater pc, using a silverstone lc-20m case,foxconn nf4uk8aa motherboard,amd 64 cpu,seasonic s-12 500w psu and 1Gb of ram, when i got all of the above assembled i then tried to prower up the system as a test,but nothing happen no lights,no fans, nothing, if...
- Tags: Keyboards, Corporate governance, Memory, computer, brendan.nugent@..., motherboard, RAM
- Discussion threads 2007-11-23
- I made a big mistake, but now can I forgive myself
- I don't consider myself to be cheap, but I do like to save a few bucks when I can. However, time and time again I have been bludgeoned and left bloodied by the concept that you get what you pay for. Unfortunately, this past week I forgot those lessons and...
- Tags: Game, PC, Cyberpower, Motherboard, Games, Desktops, Personal Technology, Hardware, Mark Kaelin
- Blog posts 2007-11-16
- Replaced Dell Inspiron 5150 motherboard will only boot to BIOS and stop
- Hi,I have dell Inspiron 5150 laptop I bought about 3-4 years ago, last year I used the wrong adaptor with it and it stopped working. After that if you pressed the power button the front lights would only blink for second and it wouldn't do anything else so I preseumed...
- Tags: Notebooks, mclougm4@..., BIOS, motherboard, Dell Inspiron, Dell Computer Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-11-15
- Laptop won't boot.
- I have a Dell Inspiron 6400 that had water spilled on the keyboard and would not boot after this. I removed the motherboard and after inspecting it I saw a chip that was fried. I ordered a new motherboard (from e-bay)and replaced it. I still have the...
- Tags: Notebooks, laptop computer, davidseabolt8@..., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2007-11-11
- Compaq will not power up
- I have an old compaq computer that will not power up. If I unplug it for a while and plug it back up, the PS fan will come on and the light on the power button will come on however the computer will not power up. Is the PS unit...
- Tags: Compaq Computer Corp., mcooknoe@..., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2007-11-10
- 1gb ram says 512
- Hi ive just upgraded my whole pc and have a k8t neo2 f v2 motherboard 4000 + amd and just recieve my new 2x1gb ddr 400 and I have installed it but its only showing as there was 1 gb in . I have taken 1 stick out and its...
- Tags: Memory, jaydoe1@..., RAM, motherboard, BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-08
- Is it my motherboard or processor?
- Ok so I posted about my cpu turning off after like 1 sec of being on. My techie buddy came and we unplugged everything. the whole system works as long as I don't plug in the 4 pin CPU power cord to my motherboard. Does that mean my processer is...
- Tags: Processors, naultr6@..., motherboard, processor
- Discussion threads 2007-11-05
- 250GB SATA Drive not Recognized by Award BIOS
- I have a 250GB Maxtor DiamondMax 21 IDE HDD with an IDE to SATA adapter plugged into a Biostar P4M80-M4 Motherboard to replace the 160GB IDE that crashed after 5 years of contentious use.The Motherboard uses the Award BIOS and I have not been able to get the BIOS to...
- Tags: draygon_icewing@..., motherboard, Serial ATA, AWARD BIOS
- Discussion threads 2007-11-02
- Can i upgrading my processor??
- Hi Guys,I am using a Dell 5150, Intel® Pentium 4. 3.40, i would like to upgrade my processor to a Dual-Core Processor or Intel® Core™2 Duo processorIs it possible?? Thanksupgrade motherboardaccording to the spec of your current motherboard it does not look like you can upgrade the processor.Below is the...
- Tags: Processors, gnkanang@..., processor, motherboard, Intel Corp.
- Discussion threads 2007-10-31
- PCI network controller on motherboard
- I keep getting this message on my lap top " PCI network controller on motherboard" Bus:02 Device:02 Function 00, FI to continue, F2 to setup. If I press FI, my lap top will reboot itself. I also have problem with wireless connection where the wireless "icon" on the...
- Tags: Wi-Fi, steverehab@..., wireless, network controller, PCI, motherboard, network
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Raid reset
- I have a computer with a xeon processor and a raid 1 set up with 40g hard drives. I have two new 500g wd5000ys re2 hard drives to install in place of the 40's, but want to reset to a raid 0 array. What is the procedure for the array...
- Tags: chuckscache@..., BIOS, motherboard, raid-1, SATA RAID
- Discussion threads 2007-10-30
- Motherboard Drivers
- Hi Guys!I have a problem with my laptop. My laptop model is HCL EZEEBEE NOTEBOOK 4597. I lost my motherboard cd it is intel p4. can any one help to find or download that drivers. I dont know the model of intel motherboard.go to siteGo 2 the official site of...
- Tags: Notebooks, praveenkumarvpk@..., motherboard, HCL, laptop computer
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
- how to reconnect wires to power button
- I was installing some hardware & cleaning up my sister's custom-made/generic desktop PC and accidentally disconnected the wires leading from the power & reset buttons on the front panel to the motherboard. I THINK I finally figured out the connection order of the wires; however, the 2 wires leading to...
- Tags: jc1194@..., motherboard
- Discussion threads 2007-10-29
