Category: PC Hardware
STOP buying computers on eBay & Facebook!
On Friday I had this computer dropped off to fix the lights as they had stopped working. Once I opened the PC, I was shocked with how bad this had been built, only 2 screws holding the motherboard in place, the heatsink on the CPU was loose, the wiring was …
Testimonials Widget crashed
My Premium Testimonials widget has crashed again, I have not told them I will not pay another $ to them as it has not worked properly for 3 years. Today I am trying to migrate all the old testimonials into the new FREE Jetpack version, it is nowhere as good, …
Upgrade to the Gigabyte Aorus 2080Ti Xtreme
I just thought I would share this system upgrade I did for those who are interested 🙂 I will post some benchmark comparisons in the next video, so hit Subscribe if you want to see them, thanks. Any questions, feel free to ask
DDR RAM – How to tell the difference
We often get asked how to differentiate between DDR2, DDR3 & DDR4 – the easiest way it to look at the pins on each stick. This simple image will help you.
Firmware Updates – what and why
Firmware is a software that is embedded into a hardware device. Firmware controls how your device behaves. We recommend that you update the firmware on all your products whenever new firmware becomes available. New firmware often fixes bugs, contains new features, and protects you from security vulnerabilities. Some products can …
Windows 10 Start-up Sounds – turn them ON
One of the annoying things M$ have done in Windows 10 is hide the logon/logoff sounds – all you can do now is turn the initial startup sound ON or OFF, not much good for power users. I have made a small .reg file that turns them back on in …
How to fix Windows 10 Update that kills Internet etc
Many of you may have heard about the Windows 10 update that kills your internet/LAN ? If you encounter this issue, this is how you fix it: Run Command Prompt in ADMIN MODE (Right Mouse Click it after typing CMD in search) at the command prompt type: netsh winsock reset …
How to Reactivate Windows 7 using CMD (DOS)
So, you got a PC and someone decided to put a hacked version of Windows 7 on for you or maybe you installed a DVD off the internet that has pre-cracked your software? May be you just want to go legal BEFORE upgrading to Windows 10?? Whatever your reason, this …
Got a new Laptop? Let us set it up for you.
If you have bought a new laptop in the Black Friday or Cyber Monday deals the chances are that it is full of Bloatware (Programs that you will never use, or Trial versions that you have to buy to get the full features) Anti Virus and MS Office will both …
Synology NAS add-ins
If you use any NAS system, we recommend Synology ONLY! After spending weeks trying to configure 2 variations of Netgear Nas’s we switched our clients to Synology and the NAS units are fantastic. Firstly the Netgear systems would not set up users and every time we tried it failed, on …
DVI-I or DVI-D – what’s the difference?
After much hassle looking for the right adaptors and monitors for a specific job at an Engineering company, its become apparent that some adaptors will not work with some monitors :/ This graphic may help