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Hardware

Recycle Old Gadgets For Cash

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Recycle old gadgets for cash? Most geeks will have a lot of old hardware sitting around–anything from computers to cell phones to game systems. Because you’re a responsible geek, you also know throwing electronics away isn’t good for the environment. So you just put them in the closet and let them pile up. But now [...]

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Monitor Your Hard Drive Temperature

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The hard drive is one of the hardest working computer components in your case, yet you rarely see it or need to interact with it until there is a problem. Your computer begins to run slow and lags. While this could indicate a hot CPU, you could also be experiencing the symptoms of an overheating [...]

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The Microsoft Windows 7 Tablet

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The Microsoft Windows 7 Tablet. The name doesn’t exactly roll off the tongue. Last week,  Microsoft announced it wants to release a tablet and they seem ready to  move heaven and earth to accomplish that goal. Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer recently revealed Microsoft was quickly reinventing their tablet and will compete with Apple and their [...]

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Computer Beeps Continuously

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If your computer continuously beeps and will not boot into Windows you have some type of hardware problem. The beeping is a BIOS code being issued from the motherboard. The code is designed to inform technicians to the exact cause of the problem so it can be addressed. Some computers will use these beeps, while [...]

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Upgrading and Installing Memory in Computer

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Upgrading your computer’s memory (RAM) is one of the most easy ways to improve speed and performance. While computer RAM is less of an issue today than it was in the past, you may be surprised to find out your computer is running only a fraction of the memory capacity it can. With RAM being [...]

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Symptoms Of A Bad Video Card

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What are the symptoms of a bad video card? While it’s easy to assume a video card is bad because there is no video displaying on the monitor, there are several reasons why that might be happening. So how do you narrow it down to the video card itself? There are several troubleshooting techniques to [...]

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Computer Diagnostic Utilities

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If you’re experiencing computer trouble, these popular computer diagnostic tools can help you save money by troubleshooting the PC yourself, without the need to take it to an expensive computer repair shop. Computer diagnostics can be done on several different levels, by running software, visiting sites that can automatically perform checks, and by physically adding [...]

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Monitoring Computer Temperature

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Computer Temperature You will generally hear people discussing the weather conditions at length. The temperatures of a place determine the heat or the coldness. Have you ever thought about the phrase “computer temperature?” I guess not. This is a very unique term as you generally do not associate temperature to a computer. However, you may [...]

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