It is sometimes a good idea to get an overview of all computer hardware drivers that are loaded in the operating system. We all know that outdated or incompatible drivers can lead to all kinds of computer related problems including crashes, performance issues or even data loss. Driver View is a quality computer software that [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Turn Off Computer Hardware With A Single Click
Rarst inspired me to take a closer look at the command line utility devcon which has been created by Microsoft. Devcon is basically a command line version of the Windows Device Manager. We recently published an energy saving article that contained a tip to disable computer hardware to save power which is especially useful for [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Optimize Slow Solid State Drives
Solid State Drives are build into many computer systems these days. They are build into netbooks for example, are offered by web hosts to run in dedicated servers or purchased by tech enthusiasts. SSD are basically a new generation of hard drives which will eventually replace the existing ones that are build into the majority [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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80 Plus Power Supply Units
Saving energy is already a critical task in many parts of the world and started to become a issue even in countries that had not this on a high priority. Computer systems are demanding more power than before which can be attributed to all kind of factors like faster video cards or processors, larger hard [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Annoying Blinking LED Lights
Hardware devices that I buy seem to come quite frequently with annoying blinking led lights that cannot be turned off. The first device that made use of a bright blue LED was the Nokia N73 cell phone that I purchased about 2 years ago. The blue light was automatically turned on when the cell phone [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Building a PC March Progress
We are coming closer to the finish line. I’m thinking of making the purchase of the new PC components in the next month or the month thereafter. I would like to thank everyone for their great and valuable comments which pointed me into the right directions concerning some components.
