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Top 3 Warning Signs of Hard Disk Failure

January 24th, 2011 · No Comments · How To Diagnose

Computer hardware problems can range from being harmless to catastrophic. A hard disk failure is one of the most serious hardware problems. It’s something that cannot be taken lightly because the data on the disk could be lost forever depending on the severity of the damage. Hard disk failure can occur instantly without notice and [...]

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How To Determine A CMOS Battery Failure

October 21st, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose

Often overlooked but highly essential to your personal computer system is something called your CMOS battery. CMOS is actually a chip which is built into your computer’s motherboard; it retains your system data and its settings. It is stored here so that the data is maintained and not erased, corrupted or accidentally edited. This chip [...]

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Understanding Online Computer Troubleshooting

July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, How To Maintain, How To Troubleshoot

Online computer troubleshooting is rapidly becoming the most demanded online service on the World Wide Web. Its popularity clearly shows that many people are suffering the annoyance and trouble of unresponsive computer programs, software or virus corrupted files. The convenience of online computer services made professional and technical computer problem diagnosis and troubleshooting accessible to [...]

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Diagnose Video Card Problems

May 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, Video Cards

The computer video card is the device that takes output and interprets it; instructing the monitor on which of the tiny dots on the screen to light up to produce the right graphic image for you to see. In other words, the Video Card, also known as the graphic card, is the graphic powerhouse of [...]

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How To Troubleshoot an Error in a URL

March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · How To, How To Diagnose

Few things are more frustrating than when you click a link or type in a lengthy web site address and the page doesn’t load. While there are a number of reasons this might happen, often times the URL is simply incorrect. If there’s a problem with a URL, these easy to follow steps will help [...]

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Troubleshooting a DHCP Server

March 30th, 2010 · No Comments · How To, How To Diagnose, Tips & Techniques

If you use DHCP servers to automatically configure the TCP/IP settings for workstations in your organization, a DHCP failure can lead to a major disruption in service. After all, if a workstation is not able to acquire an IP address, then it will have no way of accessing any of the resources on your private [...]

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Windows 7 Blue Screen of Death

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, How To Repair, Windows 7

It seems Microsoft has finally lived up to all of the expectations. With the release of Windows 7, most of the Vista issues have been address and even improved. It is going to be a more secure operating system, much slicker in appearance, and should be much faster. But, let’s not get carried away too [...]

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How to diagnose bad RAM

February 19th, 2010 · No Comments · How To Diagnose, Memory

Does your computer emit endless beeps during bootup? Does your PC crash for no apparent reason at random intervals? Or you get blue screens of death with errors such as IRQL_Less_or_Not_Equal? If so, then it is very likely that there is a problem with your computers memory (RAM). Common symptoms of bad ram There are [...]

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