PC Power Supplies and their connectors and pinouts
Details regarding computer power supply DC conections, pinouts and their respective voltages. A little something for the geeks in the group, here are some basic diagrams showing connectors and pin-out diagrams for your education and enjoyment. Please note, the AC line cord
OH NO! My CD-DVD Drive has disappeared!!
What to do when your CD or DVD drive letter is missing. A software or registry fix. We see this kind of problem fairly frequently, usually after someone has installed additional CD/DVD burning software to the system, when it already has some. The first symptom people notice
Handling GPT Partitions
What to do when you encounter a HD with GPT partitions. This problem occurs sometimes when a used drive has been installed and the partition happens to be set to GPT (Protected). Windows won't let you install to it, and you
Laptop Power Issues: Batteries and Jacks
Troubleshooting laptop computer hardware, and power issues. Troubleshooting - No POST: If you have a situation where your laptop isn't starting up, No Lights at all, the first thing to try is to remove the battery and see
Desktop No Power Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting your desktop that will not turn on. Another customer woke up again this morning and found that their system won't power on. Hit the switch, no lights, no beeps, no whirr of fans or hard drives. Monitor
Laptops; Avoiding THERMAL EVENTS
What to do when your laptop shuts down spontaneously. Got yourself a Nice New Laptop? Great, and I KNOW you want to make it last for more than just a few years, right? Computers get hot, CPUs and hard drives
Popped Caps
Bad capacitors can cause random hardware issues. Popped WHAT?? If popped caps makes you think of popped collars, the thing to keep in mind is that while popped capacitors are bad, they're not as bad as popped collars. What
Leave it on or Turn it off?
An age old question about PC power consumption vs. wear and tear. We get a lot of questions about PCs and whether to turn them off or leave them on, regarding power usage and the wear and tear related to power cycling.
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