Whenever I’m thinking of building a new PC I’m starting the selection process months earlier. I begin with an analysis of the needs, something that is often forgotten by users. What will the computer be used for? Will it be a gaming PC, office, photo manipulation, server or all purpose PC? What connectors do I [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Things To Do When Your Motherboard OnBoard Lan Dies
The onboard LAN of my Gigabyte ep35-ds4 motherboard died just a few hours ago. Was surfing the Internet and suddenly connection errors showed up. That’s bad as the onboard LAN is located on the motherboard of the computer system. It could be that not only the LAN died but also other components. Now what can [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Bios Update Made Easy
Many users shy away from updating the computer bios of their motherboard probably because of the fear of damaging the motherboard irreparably. Methods have evolved in the last years and it is easier and safer to update the bios than it was five years ago. The following article explains an easy and straightforward way of [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Safe Computer Memory Upgrade
Do you know the type and amount of computer memory that your computer motherboard supports out of your head? There are ways to look those information up, for example in the manual that came with the computer motherboard but what if you bought the computer fully assembled? You could open it and find out about [...]
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New Trend ? Hardware embedded Software
Does it make sense to embed a web browser like Firefox or a Voice over IP client like Skype into a motherboard ? It surely has some advantages like fast boot times and increased security because everything done using those softwares is stored inside the RAM and not on the hard drive.
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Find out your bios password
The bios can be protected with a password to prevent others from accessing its settings. You have to enter the password to be able to access it, if you can’t provide the correct one the access gets denied. The following method describes a way to recover the password if you forgot it or bought a used computer with a bios password.