Computer Maintenance

This is a partition on your hard drive.

Try adding at least 1GB of DDR RAM to it. That might work. All other specs seem fine.

If that doesn't work, then something might be wrong with the Power Supply. If there is, I'd just buy another used computer if I were you.

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Drag the file you wanted to add in the taskbar and place it in the quick launch (just right from the start button).

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Internet speed is measured in Mbits not Megabytes. For example, I have a 10Mbps line and I achieve 1.2mB download speed because it's Megabits not Megabytes. 8 bits to the BYTE you do the math.

Well, for general wear and tear, I would recommend running a virus scan to check for any unwanted or harmful files. Then, defragment your hard drive to keep it running efficiently (I recommend Piriform Defraggler), run a cleaning utility (such as Piriform CCleaner which is also very good. There is also a complementary program by a 3rd party developer which I really like, CC Enhancer which adds over 270 new functionalities to CCleaner), and, if you know what you are doing, remove unnecessary programs and enable only needed programs for startup to have a faster boot time.

AGP was designed for video controllers only. PCI-E can work with any compatible device.

The only way i know is check the BIOS settings.

You can enither use Windows' Built in Disk Defragmenter,

Or you can pay for one online that can either be sent in CD form to you, or downloaded from their website.

Most good companies allow you to download a trial version which will let you do the same as the full paid-for version but only for a limited time.

A good example of this is O & O's disk defragmenter

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Your computer hangs up. There are at least two reasons. First one is the hardware. Second one is software. It looks like you likely have problems with hardware. You need to track down the problem. It's recommended to start from cleaning of the case including all radiators and fans. If did not help you need to use diagnostics tricks to fix the problem.

extra info on this question! my PC thinks my boom box is another device ( my headset) and i can't figure out why i cant distinguish the two different devices! help please!

There are both many reasons, and many ways, that a computer can become overloaded. Here are a few of the most common ways, and why.

Disk Full: Hard drives running out of space is a common cause for overload on a computer. It's a simple case of not having enough space to store everything you have installed, downloaded, or created. As a general rule, noticeable slowdown begins when the drive is more than 50% full, and becomes crippling at 80%. If you have less than 4 GB of space left, you may also experience malfunctions, crashes, and bluescreens.

Not Enough RAM: RAM is used by programs *currently running* on the computer, and is not freed until you close the application. Installing and uninstalling programs does not affect your RAM, only the programs you have running *at the time*. When your computer runs out of RAM, it has to use the Hard Drive for 'temporary space', this is called 'Swapping' 'Swapfile' 'Pagefile' or 'Virtual Memory'. RAM is typically 8500 MB/s or more in modern computers. However, hard drives are at best 140 MB/s. As a result, if you run out of RAM the computer must wait on the PAINFULLY slow harddrive instead. This causes very noticeable stuttering, slowdown, waits, and can even cause hangs, freezes, and crashes. Rarely, a bluescreen.

Adding more RAM is one of the cheapest, and easiest ways to improve system performance. If you're not sure whether you need more ram, try opening the Task Manager using Control Alt Delete. Under the 'performance' tab, look at the 'available' memory under 'Physical Memory'. If this is very low (less than 250,000 KB) then you need more RAM. Another way to check is looking under 'Commit Charge' and checking what the 'Peak' is. If your 'Peak' is higher than your RAM under 'Physical Memory Total', you need more RAM also. Your Peak should never exceed your Total Memory.

CPU overload is the third cause of overload. This is not as common, but can occur when you try to run very intensive programs, or a lot of programs at once. Under the Task Manager, if it shows your CPU as very active (more than 50%) then you are probably in need of a CPU upgrade.

Finally is Video Overload. Modern videogames are incredibly greedy on videocard resources, so as a general rule, the better the videocard, the faster (and better) the game performance. There's really no upper wall or rule of thumb here- Upgrade until satisfied. Whatever you get, it won't be enough in 3-4 years. Whereas your CPU and RAM may still be acceptible.

Just wrap one end around your wrist and then clamp the other end to any metal part of the laptop. Same as a desktop just a little tighter.

It depends: If you are using MS-DOS/Windows operating system, file fragmentation can slow disk access if it becomes excessive. Defragmentation will improve your performance. If you are using Linux/Unix/Mac OS X files do not become fragmented. If you plan to defragment your drive, you can optimize file location by using 3rd party disk defragmenters e.g., Norton Speed Disk. The strategy is to move more frequently accessed files to the locations nearer the center of the hard disk where they can be accessed faster. If you don't feel the need for spending a lot to gain little, you can use the built-in disk defragmenter by right clicking on the drive icon in 'My Computer', select 'Properties' and click on 'Defragmentation' from the 'Tools' tab.

It is when soft ware is licenced to be used in more then one computer.

It gets damaged when you bang it into stuff, drop it, whack it on a wall, hit it with a hammer, pour a beverage on it, etc. Sometimes they get damaged by a power surge or just age.

in command prompt you would type H:/.

I would bet you have a blown powersupply. Test it with a known working one, if you still dont get anything your CPU or Mobo is probably done with.

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It is important so they know what exactly they have done to specific computers. If a customer has the technician come back, he will not repeat the same things he has already tried on that computer.