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Otis Cooper's Articles in Hardware

  • How And When To Upgrade Your Sound Card
    Have you seen or even heard of a new computer without a sound card today?Yet many pc users,even owners of new systems upgrade their sound card.

    Why you ask? Many new computers come with an integrated sound card.This means that the sound card is really a chip mounted right onto the motherboard.This type of sound card is of poor quality and sound.

    Installing a new dedicated sound card in an empty expansion bay will greatly improve the quality and sound of anything you lis...
  • How To Properly Troubleshoot Video Display Problems
    Troubleshoot Video Cards

    When you have problems with your video display,it can be something as simple as having the brightness turned down to a bad controller on the motherboard.If you have not done,first learn to identify the components of the video display system.

    When you look inside any open computer,see if you can locate the Video Card.Is your video card mounted in an adapter slot or is it integrated onto the motherboard.If the card is motherboard integrated,locate...
  • What To Do When Your Keyboard Fail
    Do you think the keyboard is important?Try using your computer without it.Your computer will be almost useless without the keyboard.And like all other PC peripherals,the keyboard can and will put you down.

    The keyboard is a simple peripheral and when it does go on the blink,you will be much better off pyrchasing a new one rather than considering repairing it,unless the problem is something simple like a stuck key.

    TROUBLESHOOTING BASICS

    As we look into problems with ...
  • Get To Know The Components Of The Keyboard
    Your computer use output devices such as your Monitor to send data to the computer user.This same user must also use input devices to send data to the computer.

    Even though you won't open your keyboard to make any repairs other than to unstuck a stuck key or replace a broken retainer,its a good idea to study every part of your keyboard. If you're blessed enough to have an extra keyboard, take the time to open the case and study each component in great detail.

    Some of th...
  • Learn How To Repair Your Hard Drive Problems Fast
    Since computer users are human, the user can be the primary cause of computer failure. And we operators of our computers are in most cases but that, we operate the computer but know very little concerning software and hardware components and peripherals.

    Since this is the case, you should ASSUME NOTHING when diagnosing any computer problem. We diagnosed a new PC with a video display problem. After briefly looking at the video card it took a while to see that the video card...
  • How To Properly Install A New Motherboard
    The motherboard is the most expensive computer component so be sure to treat and handle it with great care.There are a few things you should do to ensure no motherboard damage occur as you prepare for the installation.

    Be sure you have a clean,well lit,and level work place.Relax your mind and make this task both fun and educational.You will need such tools as a phillips screwdriver,maybe some needle nose pliers and the manual that came with the board.

    Most importantly y...
  • How To Recognize And Repair PC Mouse Problems
    The Motherboard is the largest component in your PC and the Central Processing Unit is its brain. But when your input devices go on the blink, you're shut down for awhile. When Computer Mice problems come, we don't panic as fast when we cannot access our hard drive.

    When you grab your Mouse and either click or roll the buttons and nothing happens,your computing fun stops. Even though the mouse is a little input device, you will wish you understood its every aspect when it ...

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