Computer Maintenance

reboot the computer at the bios screen hit f2 that will get you in

The first suspect would be the CPU cooler. You need to open your laptop and clean and from dust including parts of the cooler. Most likely the cooler has to be replaced. In some cases it's possible to repair including relubricating.

Also make sure that all other fans if you have more than one are working properly, if not repeat the procedure for others too.

On Windows XP, right-click you background (desktop)> Go to screen saver tab> click power options> and there you can change when your computer goes to sleep

My first guess would be a bad switch.

The BIOS is located into the CMOS chip on the motherboard. It can only be accsed through the BIOS setting when you start up and device drivers are located in the root drive in the windows folder

A serial port can be connected to numerous devices; pretty much any device that has another serial port.

Examples include: Modems, serial mice, serial printers, bar code readers, digital scales, data acquisition equipment, pumps, flow monitors, radios, etc.

I have a ham radio receiver that is controlled completely through a serial port and custom software; and I am writing a custom piece of software right now that connects through the serial port to a digital scale for process automation.

Point at which a user interacts with a machine or equipment being used.

In a 1970 survey, the New York Times suggested a consensus definition of a minicomputer as a machine costing less than $25,000, with an input-output device such as a teleprinter and at least 4K words of memory, that is capable of running programs in a higher level language, such as Fortran or Basic. The class formed a distinct group with its own hardware architectures and operating systems.

An external hard drive is a device similar to your computer's hard drive. The difference is that it is portable. You can save files on it and it can be connected to most other computers.

you go to start and there will be a searchbar down at the bottom type in hp media smart webcam or whatever webcam you have if an icon says webcam click it and it will open webcam

A faster computer can do more in less time.

However most computers cannot have their speed increased meaningfully without changing so much of the hardware that you actually have a different computer... and it would likely have been cheaper and easier to just buy a newer and much faster computer.

MS-DOS ended with Windows NT. It used file command.com to interpret all DOS commands. Win 2000, XP, Vista use a DOS Shell which emulates DOS but is not really DOS.

You can upgrade the processor, this will increase the computer performance by quite a bit. If you are using it for programs that require a bit of use from your graphics card, a new one of those will help with that as well. Also, installing more RAM is a solution. Of course, all of this is limited based on your computers motherboard and what all it can hold. If the computer is slower than it was one you first got it, you may have an infection on the computer and resetting your computer to factory settings will make it brand new again. Also, deleting unused programs and cleaning up space and the computer itself will increase its performance.

Had the same problem. I printed the document using the manual feed. After printing was done the machine magically returned to the automatic setup. If you have a large number of copies in the print queue I would recommend deleting these first and then print a single page manually. Hope this helps.

LK

To verify information you retrieve from the Internet you can use these criteria to evaluate the source.

Open source, such as one of the Linux variants; Ubuntu, or Kubuntu, for example.

go to control panel add remove programs and remove any unnecessary toolbars.

If you need to boot from a CD on a Packard Bell system, you should use the F12 button. This will restart your computer from a disc.

It generally means storage that is temporary. Often that is expressed by the data disappearing when the computer is turned off.

A less volatile medium, such as a hard drive, would keep data even while off.

It is most likely used so your laptop can receive internet from a nearby internet router.

PDP is PLASMA DISPLAY PANEL :)

yes --------like brain: input, output, storage, retrieval, computation, problem solving, ect. It is the PC: install program Software to Operate & attach Hardware to access to System.

There are two basic types of utilty patents: the non-provisional and the provisional application. Both types of patent applications are held in confidence by the USPTO, they will not show your application to anyone. Design patents are always non-provisional applications.

An Electro Static Discharge bracelet stops you from giving dangerous static charges to delicate components.