Let Your Hard Drive Cool by Vitali Priadkine
No matter what we do with our computer, storage is an important part of our system. Nowadays, we have been holding more and more information on our PC. Most computer users no longer keep their documents, letters, music, photos, pictures, etc. in hard copies, but store them on different data... However, if you were to learn about the cost of the hard drive data recovery, you would rather prevent it, especially, from the most common reason of hard drive damage – overheating. ... Even if your system has embedded coolers and fans, additional coolers installed in a way of cooling the hard drive...

Building A Computer - Picking Components by Chris Silop
Picking the parts for your computer is one of the most important things in building a computer, because you cant assemble a computer without the parts! Picking parts for computers has become much easier than before, because things have been standardized, however, you need to make sure everything... Also, you should get a floppy drive, they are only $10ish and you might need it to install drivers when building your computer. ... Optical/Floppy drives Another thing you are going to is a CD drive, most are IDE.

How To Build A Computer - 8 Steps To Build Your Own Computer by Mike Singh
There are several advantages to building your own computer. Probably the most important is that you can customize your pc to fit your exact needs, rather than having to buy a pre-assembled pc and then make changes. Understanding how your computer is put together will help you if you need to make... Step 6 - Installing the Drives Configure the hard drive, CD-ROM drive, DVD or floppy drive using manufactures specifications. ... Ensure power is hooked up correctly to the drives; attach drive cables to the devices.

Trouble-shooting Hard Drive Problems - Part 2 by Sarah Lake
A common problem with hard drives is the error message "MISSING OPERATING SYSTEM." Typically what this means is that critical data is missing or damaged in two possible locations. The first is the Master Boot Record (MBR). This data area contains error messages and pointer information that... The normal response to this error message is to boot to a floppy disk and to re-partition the drive (probably using FDISK) and thereby totally removing any possibility for recovery of the data on that drive, except by dedicated data recovery software or a data recovery facility.

Dual Boot Windows and Linux: Single and Multiple Hard Drives by David Picella
The internet is full of technical articles, many of which are way too complicated for the average computer user who just wants to solve a simple problem. If you pay close attention, the internet is also a place where the "gurus" spend a lot of time yelling for help in discussion boards and forums. ... Configure the Windows Boot Loader: A Two Step Process It is also possible to use GRUB to dual boot Windows and Linux on the same drive but this is a bit more complex—the Windows boot loader will get the job done.

Has My PC Got A Virus by Mike Morris
What is a virus? The term broadly describes any program that tries to hide a malicious function or spread copies of itself on to as many computers as possible. Believe it or not most viruses are benign, displaying a message or picture at a specific time. ... Boot Sector Infectors – These attach themselves to the boot sector of a disk, either on your hard drive or on any floppy disk that you insert into your floppy drive. ... Set your virus –checker to scan all e-mail and downloads from the internet, as well as scanning any floppy disks in your disk drive.

Computer Training - Computer Repair and Building by Michael Russell
There is no getting around that there are a lot of computers in the world. The percentage of homes alone that now have computers is staggering and with all these computers, some running literally around the clock, there had better be somebody available to repair them when they break down, and... The next thing you will learn is a general overview of the various parts of the computer such as the mother board, power supply, memory chips, hard disk drive and all the peripheral equipment such as CD ROM drives, modems, and floppy disk drives.

How to Choose a Computer Power Supply by Matthew Thompson
What does "ATX" stand for? ATX stands for Advanced Technology eXtended. In summary it defines a set of standards in measurements and forms that helps make things such as computer power supplies interchangeable with one another. ATXPowerSupplies.Com writes this article on choosing the right... 4 pin floppy connector Floppy Connector - The 4 pin floppy connector supplies power to any floppy drives that may be on your computer. ... Purchasing power supplies with more than 4 connectors can often be much more costly than purchasing a y-splitter.

Errors, Failures and Data Recovery by Shahbaz Ahmad
More than 20 years have been passed in personal computing. But still some issues have not been resolved completely. One of them is data backup and recovery. There are many ways one can lose his or her critical files and data either accidentally deletion of file or media corruption. ... Some of them are: • User Errors • Software error • Hard drive electronic failures • Hard drive arm failures • Hard drive platter failures What ever the failure case is, a question arises how we can prevent our data files from failure?

How to Buy a Cheap Laptop Computer by Robert Scheer
When planning to buy a cheap laptop computer, you need to consider factors that go well beyond performance and memory. You need to consider many factors like size, weight, screen dimensions, battery life, keyboard quality, built-in memory, and also certain other options like wireless connectivity. ... A hub usually consists of four or more USB ports and connects to one of your laptop’s USB ports. ... •USB ports: Two USB ports are enough for a budget laptop. ... •Hard drive: The larger the hard drive, the more data you can keep on your laptop.