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Power Supply Calculator

November 10, 2009

in Hardware

If you’re building your own computer or are considering upgrading your existing PC, you need to make sure your power supply is adequate to handle the hardware that will be pulling from it. There are great power supply calculators on the Antec and Thermaltake websites that have virtually every possible configuration you will encounter on [...]

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When you first grasp the Motorola Droid Phone, you will instantly notice its one solid hefty unit. That should come as no surprise as the features on this unit are just amazing. This is one powerful web and communications tool. For Motorola this just may live up to all the hype that is surrounding its [...]

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How To Erase A Hard Drive

October 30, 2009

in Hardware

You’ve heard the rumors, data can actually be recovered from hard drives that have been formatted. It’s not a myth, it’s the truth. Knowing this doesn’t mean you have to stay awake at night wondering what to do with old computers. It really comes down to what you plan on doing with the PC. If [...]

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If your hard drive does not show up in the BIOS of the computer, it will not be visible to Windows. There are several scenarios for this type of problem and we will try to address some of these along with their resolution. Unfortunately, hard drives are a commodity and need to be treated as [...]

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Computer Will Not Boot

August 10, 2009

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Whether you’re a novice or an expert PC technician, we’ve all had an experience when a new PC would not boot. There’s no worse feeling than pushing the power button on the front of a new machine an hearing absolutely nothing. This article will focus on some of the common problems with new builds and help to [...]

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