From Hard Drives to Printers, Scanners to RAM, we’re here to explain and demystify how computer hardware can work for you. With our skilled approach, we assist tech novices with their own systems in simple terms. Curiousity is welcomed, and the floor is always open for questions.
Let’s say you’re building yourself a computer, and you cannot get it to start. Or, it starts up and gives you other errors and problems. Here are some common things that can go wrong, and how to correct them.
BIOS beep codes
Make sure you have a case speaker connected. If you are getting 1 long [...]
Many people who become interested in building their own system, whether after years of computer use or soon after starting out with computers become interested in this subject that is often discussed in technical forums. Often this means the question of what overclocking is comes up, as well as questions about potential risks and dangers [...]
When your computer makes those funny beeping sounds via the system speaker, it’s not doing it to hear itself talk. The computer is trying to tell you something is wrong. How do you interpret those beeps?
No Beeps Short, No power, Bad CPU/MB, Loose Peripherals
One Beep Everything is normal and Computer POSTed fine
Two Beeps POST/CMOS Error
One [...]
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Digimaster has stepped up to their name and mastered a new digital feat, marrying USB and SD. How you ask? Well they’ve quite simply turned a SD flash card into a USB flash drive. The USB end works with the new high speed 2.0 standard and the SD [...]
Intel Corporation today announced new products to provide cost-conscious consumers more fully featured PCs. The Intel® Celeron® D processor 340 and the Intel® 910GL Express chipset offer solid computing reliability and value with improved features and technologies for value-priced PCs, including support for PCI Express*, Intel® High Definition Audio, and the Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator [...]
Accordance Systems today announced that their new ARAID 2000 is shipping. ARAID 2000 is an easily installable Serial ATA (SATA) RAID storage solution for businesses and individuals concerned with data security and availability. Compatible with popular operating systems (Windows, Mac, Linux, etc), the ARAID 2000 automatically mirrors data onto a second drive ensuring that [...]
“GFI today announced the release of GFI LANguard Portable Storage Control (P.S.C.), a new network security product that can prevent unauthorized users from taking information from the network or introducing malware via USB (Universal Serial Bus) sticks and other removable media (floppy, CD). It also allows administrators to control the connection of devices that can [...]
Exclusive from ActiveWin: Wireless IntelliMouse Explorer with Fingerprint Reader Windows USB, Optical Desktop Elite USB for BLUETOOTH (Keyboard & Mouse), Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Feature USB, Wireless Notebook Optical Mouse USB, Wireless Optical Mouse Standard USB, Wireless Optical Desktop v3.0 Comfort Edition, Wireless Optical Desktop ELITE, Digital Media Pro Keyboard USB & PS/2, etc. I [...]
“Corsair Memory, Inc., a global leader in ultra-performance DDR memory modules for PC gamers and enthusiasts, today announced new XMS 3200 speed 1 GByte modules supporting CAS-2 latencies. Following the success of the company’s 1 GByte PC3200 CAS-3 modules, these new products offer the same speed and density but support lower latencies and [...]
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