Category Archives for How-Tos
Computer Technicians 103: Knowing your power (supply)
Last week, on Technibble: CT 102 we discussed the best way to prepare your software toolkit. Today, however, we’re back on the hardware railroad to discuss the one component your whole computer depends
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Some users, especially those who aren’t running Windows XP Service Pack 2 occasionally receive messages to their computers with the title “Messenger Service”. This is not to be confused
VIEW POSTWhy you Should Avoid Cheap Power Supplies
The computer power supply is not only one of the most important parts on a PC; it is also the most overlooked. When computer buffs talk about their systems having very powerful processors, RAM and video
VIEW POSTCase Cooling – The Physics of Good Airflow
Airflow’s good, heat is bad. If you’ve read our article on replacing GPU fans, you already know the dangers of heat and how to prevent its effect locally. However, keeping a computer running
VIEW POSTHow to Replace a Video Card GPU Fan
Heat is the enemy of computers. Unlike short circuits and lightning strikes, which usually do instantaneous damage to your components, heat is one of the nuisances that can damage your computer over a
VIEW POSTPerforming Data Recovery
There comes a time in the life of each hard-drive when it just won’t access any of the data on the drive anymore. The same applies to CDs and DVDs which, due to their fragile nature, get scratched
VIEW POSTStolen Laptops, Exposed Data and Identity Theft
According to the FBI, laptop theft is the second most common computer crime and less than 2 percent of those stolen laptops are ever recovered. Four in five (81%) of US firms have had at least one laptop
VIEW POSTLaptop Data Recovery: How to rescue data off a dead notebook.
This is an illustrated step by step guide to instruct readers how to recover data off a laptop. This procedure should only be carried out by computer technicians as laptops can easily be damaged.
VIEW POSTSpeeding Up your Booting and Minimizing RAM Usage
One can never have too much (free) RAM. As with quite a few short computer proverbs, this one holds almost too true. As years have passed from old operating systems, which used as little as 8 MB of RAM,
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