Archive for 'Technical'

Over- Clocking

17 August 2008

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One way to get maximum performance out of your computer is to use over-clocking. Over-clocking is a manner of increasing your computer’s speed in order to accomplish tasks more quickly and efficiently. Clocking is the amount of clock cycles a computer goes through per minute as it processes things. Increasing the number of [...]

Computer Basics : Essential for troubleshooting Part-1

1 June 2008

It is true that not many people know how to tinker with their computers which doesn�t mean that one cannot handle minor repairs. Repairs and preventive maintenance such as cleaning can be carried out by you and me with the most elementary of cleaning tools and a little elbow grease to go with them. First, [...]

When Peripherals Don’t Fit

30 May 2008

To most people it may not make sense but once your computer starts crashing or provides you with error messages that you haven’t seen before. You just have to backtrack a bit and see what you did. Other than perhaps installations, you should recall the last hardware component such as memory modules or even video [...]

Clean Your CPU Regularly

28 May 2008

While our main CPU will always be closed, you will be surprised at the dust it can accumulate if you don’t check it regularly. Enclosed as it may, there are still holes to which these things go through. Besides, don’t forget that your computer needs ventilation and they are passages that can be gone through [...]

Do Not Overload your Power Supply

25 May 2008

Contrary to what some people believe that they can place different peripherals on their computer, it remains that you have to consider the power capacity of your CPU power supply and make sure that it can handle all the load.
Normally, people would upgrade the power capacity of their power supply for the reason that [...]

Saving up the Available Slots of your Motherboard

19 May 2008

When you get a new computer, you will notice that you will have free slots for additional peripherals such as network cards, TV cards, or modems. While most of the time these slots are not used, it may come to a point when you may use up all of them and then run out of [...]

Acknowledging the Need to Upgrade

14 May 2008

If you had all the cash in the world, then perhaps you can upgrade you computer as often as a new chip and computer specification parts are available in the market. But seriously, you have to be practical when you upgrade. It all depends on the need of the upgrade especially for people who put [...]

Speed Is Everything for PC Users

4 May 2008

For most computer owners, sudden slowdowns are unacceptable. Most of the time, these would be tied up with a lot of things. For starters, assuming you have a new pc, it may all be due to the hardware you have gotten. This is normal for people who are picky on the cost thus sacrificing performance [...]

Slow PC Start-up? (Part 3)

30 April 2008

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Another cause of a slow computer start-up is the computer’s temporary internet files. If you clean this out on a regular basis, it can speed up your computer.
Check also your computer memory. If you do not have enough of it, this might slow down your computer start-up. This will generally manifest if [...]

Slow PC Start-up? (Part 2)

25 April 2008

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Try to look for little icons on the lower right hand corner of your screen and right click each one of these. Then, select the option to turn off the automatic start-up function.
Another cause for slow computer start-up is registry problems. This is an important part of your operating system that deals with [...]

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