Stop Hard Disk Thrashing
Hard Disk Thrashing is when your computer's hard disk activity light stays on, and you hear your disk spinning most of the time, even when you're not doing anything on your computer. When you do try to do something on your computer, it responds very slowly. Article update. More ...
View Hidden Devices with Device Manager
Device manager lists all the devices installed on your system. But Device Manager may not be giving you the full story. By default, Device Manager hides certain devices, for example, some printers and non-PnP (non Plug and Play) devices. More ...
MSCORSVW.EXE Hogging CPU resources?
Your computer suddenly starts running slowly without you doing anything. You check Task Manager and find that one file, mscorsvw.exe, is Hogging CPU resources. This is actually a Microsoft program that optimizes your PC. More ...
A lot of Beepen and Tooten But No Booten?
You start your computer and all you get is a blank screen and some beeping noise. The reason your computer is beeping is because it has a serious problem that prevents it from communicating via its standard output, the screen. More ...
How To Troubleshoot Video Display Problems
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. More ...
Computer Repair with Diagnostic Flowcharts
This book provides a unique visual approach to troubleshooting PC hardware problems. The seventeen diagnostic flowcharts at the core of this book are intended for the intermediate to advanced hobbyist, or the beginning technician. More ...
How To Fix The Windows 1301 Error
The Windows 1301 error is caused by your PC not being able to access the files or settings required for it to perform an installation. More ...
The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD)
When the Windows operating system encounters a situation where it can't continue, or where continuing might lead to data corruption, it comes to a screeching halt and displays an incomprehensible error message on a screen with a blue background. This situation is referred to as The Blue Screen of Death (BSOD). More ...
Windows 7 Startup Repair Tool
One of the most difficult things to troubleshoot and repair is a PC that fails to start. Windows 7 is designed to automatically run Startup Repair if Windows detects a startup problem. Startup Repair automatically scans your computer then tries to fix the problem. More ...
PC Technician's ESD (Electrostatic Discharge) Protection
A electrostatic discharge (ESD) can damage or destroy integrated circuit electronics. The problem is that you may not see a visible spark. You may not know that a static discharge occurred. This an article update. More ...
A Quality Freeware Hardware Diagnostic Tool
Restart your computer with the diskette in your floppy drive. Your computer will boot from the floppy and begin running a series of diagnostic tests to check your computers CPU, RAM, display, floppy drive, hard drive, serial port, and parallel port. More ...
PC Troubleshooting - No Sound
Troubleshooting a problem with PC sound is difficult because there are many points of possible failure. The first rule of troubleshooting is to check the obvious first. There are many sound volume controls, is one turned all the way down? More ...
