How Secure Is My Password? Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts - Troubleshooting Del Eight of the troubleshooting flowcharts for PC hardware from my book "Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts Third Edition" are excerpted on this site and linked below. The non-active links are for charts that are included in the book but not available online. The Third Edition is 170 pages and includes seventeen flowcharts for troubleshooting PCs plus explanatory text for every decision symbol on every flowchart. The troubleshooting process is the same for an expensive Sony or IBM, or a cheaper eMachines or Acer. Dell and HP (who purchased Compaq) manufacture desktop PC's in a wide range of price points, but you have to go through the same troubleshooting steps for the cheap ones as the expensive ones if you want to correctly identify and repair the failure. Boot Failure Troubleshooting Poster ( 30" x 30" printable PDF). The PC diagnostics apply to ATX computers, which displaced the old AT standard beginning in the mid-90's.
How to Build a Computer" Have you ever thought about building your own computer? Actually buying a motherboard and a case along with all the supporting components and assembling the whole thing yourself? Here are three reasons why you might want to consider taking the plunge: You'll be able to create a custom machine that exactly matches your needs.It will be much easier to upgrade your machine in the future because you'll understand it completely.You may be able to save some money. And, if you've never done it before, you'll definitely learn a lot about computers. In this article, we'll take you through the entire process of building a computer. The first step in building a computer is deciding what type of machine you want to build. Let's imagine that you want to build a powerful video-editing computer. Quad-core CPUs (either Intel or AMD)At least 8GB of high-speed RAMFour (or more) SATA hard drivesFireWire connections (possibly in both the front and back of the case)USB 3.0 ports
How to make a Sawed-off USB Key Holy crap– somebody just went and TORE MY FREAKING USB CABLE IN HALF while it was still attached to my laptop!!! No– wait– sorry. That’s just my USB drive. My bad. Never mind. (And after the jump, how to make your own.) It’s no secret that there are a lot of strange USB devices out there, particularly flash drives. Despite all that, the picture above is a little surprising– because yes, it’s a working USB flash drive. This is a KingMax 1 GB USB flash drive, one of the smaller varieties out there. The plastic cover is attached only weakly, by a bit of silicone adhesive, and peels off fairly easily to expose the bare printed circuit board of the flash drive. Next we need a victim USB cable. Cut deeply enough that you actually cut through to the metal shell underneath the rubber, at which point you can start to peel back the rubber parts. The metal shell underneath the rubber overmolding consists of two of pieces of thin steel that are stamped and folded into place.
Build the Perfect PC! Step-by-Step Illustrated How-To Guide | Ma Maker’s Mark is of course the name of a fine Kentucky bourbon whiskey, but the phrase also applies to the stamp that skilled artisans apply to their creations. When you’ve finished building your custom PC, we’d encourage you to stamp it with your own maker’s mark; after all, the one-of-a-kind creation you’ll have wrought will have nothing in common with the mass-produced rigs that mainstream manufacturers churn out by the millions. That’s one of the most exciting aspects of our hobby. Automobile buffs can tune and customize their factory-built cars and trucks, but computer geeks like us get to build something new and unique almost entirely from whole cloth. And it’s so easy that you have to wonder why anyone would buy a preassembled PC in the first place. Intel has AMD on the run in the CPU front, but AMD is poking Nvidia in the behind in the graphics processor market. Jump to: Motherboards Videocards CPU Coolers & Cases Build-It Guide Overclocking Intel and AMD It's a Good Year For CPUs Stop.
The Best PCs You Can Build for $600 and $1200 Scorpion Technology: Purchase Computers: Computer Hardware & Software Systems in Australia from Scorpion Technology - Scorpion Technology How to Build a Kick-ass $800 Gaming PC - Page 2 1. Mount the Power Supply Traditionally, the PSU is mounted at the top of the case. But in this instance, the Antec Three Hundred case reserved room for the power supply at the bottom. Start by removing the four screws that are meant to hold the PSU in place. Then, slide the unit down into place, making sure you keep the wires inside the case and avoid pinching any underneath the power supply. 2. You may have thought with the end of CPU pins that installing your processor was safe and worry-free. The next step is to unlatch the metal arm next to the socket and lift the retention plate. With the CPU in place, it’s time to attach the heatsink. 3. The retail version of our CPU comes with a stock Intel cooler. First, make sure that you remove any protective film from the cooler’s thermal grease. Once all four legs are locked, you can flip the motherboard over and you should see all four legs sticking out slightly from the bottom.
Access Any Website Or Forum Without Registering Visit any forum or website to find something useful and they will ask you to register. Every time a forum asks me to register, I simply close the site. You would probably do the same. Before I begin, you should know how things work. First grab the add-on for Firefox called ‘user agent’ here and install it. Select User Agent from the left sidebar and click Add. crawl-66-249-66-1.googlebot.com and in user agent field type: Googlebot/2.1 (+ as shown in the screenshot below. Select Google Bot as your User Script by going to Tools > User Agent Switcher. Now browse any website or forum without registering. Advertisement
Old Spice Voicemail Message Generator How To Do A WiFi Antenna Hack (Connecting Your Computer) Why pay $30 for an extender antenna for your router or PC card when you can make the same thing for about a nickel? Watch the video and see for yourself. It works! Step 1: The Thinking Behind It I wanted to see for myself the difference between a standard wireless antenna and one of those thirty dollar add on extender antennas by prying the rubber tips off each with a small screw driver. Step 2: The Preparation Now here's how you can easily turn a regular wireless antenna into a super extender antenna with twice the range and twice the power. Step 3: Create The Coil Measure off two and three quarters inches of the wire and make a small bend. Step 4: Create The New Antenna Form Measure off another three quarters of an inch and clip the wire. Step 5: Create The Base You can buy these larger diameter drinking straws at a grocery store, or simply get one at a fast food restaurant. Step 6: The Finished Product
www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers Last Updated Expert(s) TCP/UDP: Joe Touch; Eliot Lear, Allison Mankin, Markku Kojo, Kumiko Ono, Martin Stiemerling, Lars Eggert, Alexey Melnikov, Wes Eddy, Alexander Zimmermann, Brian Trammell, and Jana Iyengar SCTP: Allison Mankin and Michael Tuexen DCCP: Eddie Kohler and Yoshifumi Nishida Reference Note Service names and port numbers are used to distinguish between different services that run over transport protocols such as TCP, UDP, DCCP, and SCTP. Available Formats Plain text Pinguy OS