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Changing Thermal Compounds to Arctic Silver 5

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Changing CPU Thermal Compound to Arctic Silver 5 Scope This article is not intended as a definitive article on how to apply thermal compound. It is a write up of three experiments conducted on a new build, top end ...
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A Guide to Random Access Memory (RAM)

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A Guide to Random Access Memory (RAM) Ok, so you've heard of RAM. Your neighbour is boasting of his 2 GB DDR400 SDRAM. How it is perfect for gaming and allows video editing to work simultaneously at a brisk rate, ...
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Lapping Guide for CPU and Heat Sink

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A Guide to Lapping Intel Core 2 Processors and 3rd party Heat Sinks. ( This guide may be freely copied and redistributed ) Why lap? The benefits of lapping have been well documented by overclockers and will normally result ...
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Have you "lost" a hard drive or partition in your computer?

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Have you "lost" a hard drive or partition in your computer? If there is a (hidden) recovery partition on the drive you should start a thread asking for advice before trying TestDisk. The situation with a "lost" ...
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Diagnosing and Solving Common Printer Problems

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Any business owner or manager knows how important printers are to success. When the printers are down productivity suffers, and even the most robust business can grind to a halt. While many large companies can afford to hire ...
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The Basics of Computer Hardware Cooling

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Introduction This article is intended for someone who has just completed building a computer or who is planning on building one. It will explain all the components of keeping the hardware in a computer reasonably cool, including processor cooling, ...
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Information and Strategies for implementing RAID

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Introduction RAID stands for Redundant Array of Independent Disks. The goal of RAID is to increase redundancy of data as well as the fault tolerance, or the ability of the array to preserve data integrity in the event of ...
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How to use and Install SensorsViewPro™.

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Introduction: You have presumably been directed here because you are having overheating, Power Supply voltage issues with your computer, or need to know if your fan speeds are appropriate. SensorsViewPro™ is a program designed to be ...
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How to troubleshoot motherboard issues – Part I

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VERSION INFO: This is version 1.90 of the article. If you are keeping a print-out of this, you might want to consider updating your records. If you need a list for tracking the changes from one version to another, please ...
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How to format a Hard Drive partition in Windows XP

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How to format a Hard Drive partition in Windows XP At some stage in your computer's life things are going to take a turn for the worse, and you will need to format a partition. In the ...
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