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Home > Forums > Desktop Hardware & Smartphones > PC Hardware & Smartphones > PC hardware - General discussion

PC hardware - General discussion FAQ Index

FAQ Index
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
Device IOS failed to initialize. Windows Protection Error. You must reboot  faq602-196 clivo 21 Aug 00 6.9 / 17
How can I get my Geforce based card and VIA chipset motherboard to 4X AGP?  faq602-204 SSGClark 24 Aug 00 6.3 / 7
How can I get my Geforce based card and VIA chipset motherboard to 4X AGP?  faq602-205 SSGClark 24 Aug 00 --
How do I get rid of my virus?  faq602-473 edfair 7 Sep 03 5.9 / 9
Why do I get no video/POST?   faq602-2731 mudskipper 31 Mar 03 8.7 / 50
 

Buying Hardware
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
Hardware Choices for Beginning Enthusiasts   faq602-2569 gargouille 12 Oct 02 8.2 / 24
Tried and tested combination   faq602-2590 digitalmaster 22 Oct 02 8.9 / 9
 

DVD/CD Writers
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
How to create a network bootable CD for Norton Ghost   faq602-6676 ArizonaGeek 26 Jun 07 --
My CD/DVD/Optical drive is not displayed, how can I fix this?   faq602-7324 PinkSlippa 11 Mar 10 --
Understanding the basics  faq602-5556 cdogg 24 Jan 05 7.5 / 4
 

Hardware Detection
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
Device Manager code 31 on cdrom drive(s)   faq602-2544 Optimusprimerib 4 Oct 02 7.8 / 6
 

Hardware Installation
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
"Troubleshooting ATI"  faq602-2566 bluescreen77 12 Mar 03 3.4 / 7
BIOS RECOVERY 101...   faq602-4095 BadBigBen 1 Sep 03 3.0 / 3
How to change Motherboards without reinstalling XP...  faq602-6735 BadBigBen 30 Oct 07 2.0 / 1
How to set up RAID on MSI K8N Neo2 Platinum?   faq602-5830 torandson 22 Apr 05 9.0 / 2
Installing Conexant HCF PCI Modem Win 98   faq602-2013 Mulga 8 Dec 02 6.5 / 6
 

Multimedia Hardware
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
ANOTHER WAY TO ENABLE 4X AGP WITH VIA AND NVIDIA  faq602-266 clivo 25 Oct 00 3.5 / 2
Cd(dvd)-rom is not recognized in device manager   faq602-5328 lordeos 27 Jul 04 10.0 / 2
DVD/CD-Rom Troubleshooting...  faq602-5358 BadBigBen 2 Jun 05 3.7 / 3
Overclocking Geforce   faq602-961 Ma3x323 2 Aug 01 --
SoundBlaster troubleshooting   faq602-2554 bluescreen77 7 Oct 02 4.6 / 8
What is the best DVD-Rom to buy if I want to view multiple Regions  faq602-225 kb244 14 Sep 00 4.3 / 3
 

Power Supply
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
Is my PSU capacity up to the task.   faq602-4417 SYAR2003 11 Nov 03 7.0 / 7
 

Processors
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
AMD Athlon XP Processor History  faq602-4141 edemiere 3 Jan 05 7.6 / 7
Benefits of L2 cache size, AMD vs Intel   faq602-4102 edemiere 29 Dec 03 8.0 / 6
RISC vs CISC/Intel vs AMD   faq602-788 butchrecon 3 Jun 01 8.3 / 10
What is the maximum temperature for my AMD processor?   faq602-5739 Eguy 7 Mar 05 8.5 / 2
 

System Maintenance
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
How can I make my computer run cooler?   faq602-2213 CitrixEngineer 24 Jul 02 9.4 / 14
How to remove glued/dried on heatsink from chip?   faq602-4438 zepper 16 Nov 03 6.0 / 3
Record your BIOS settings   faq602-6254 stduc 22 Mar 06 2.0 / 1
What is Virtual Memory, and how should I configure it on my computer?   faq602-815 CitrixEngineer 11 Jun 01 8.1 / 35
Why does my Computer Freeze and or Stall During Games and Other Applications?   faq602-1088 Enigma666 10 Sep 01 7.0 / 21
 

USB DOS booting
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
Creating a USB boot disk to make bootable CD/DVD that uses USB   faq602-6243 aftertaf 10 Mar 06 --
How to create a bootable USB key for Norton Ghost   faq602-6675 ArizonaGeek 26 Jun 07 1.0 / 1
 

Virus
FAQ Title Author Date Rating/#
How can I protect myself from a virus?  faq602-472 edfair 9 Apr 04 8.2 / 11
Instructions for Debugging a Hard Drive   faq602-1569 bgauntt 12 Feb 02 7.7 / 6
What is a virus and how did I get it?  faq602-466 edfair 22 Jul 03 8.0 / 2
What virus information is available?   faq602-507 virusfaq 26 Feb 01 4.8 / 4
Where can I get virus information?  faq602-474 edfair 7 Sep 03 6.3 / 8
 

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