I am planning to upgrade my Sapphire AM2+ Motherboard (Chipset 780G) with a new MSI AM3 (Chipset 785G). I don’t want to format and reinstall Windows 7. I have heard that with Windows XP is not that easy because SATA drivers are not available by default, but maybe for Windows 7 things are easier. Do…
For work, I received a new computer with Word 2007. As I’m working on a document, everything will be going normally (write a bit, save, write a bit, save, etc) but at some apparently random point, the document will suddently become read only. I can not isolate the trigger for this but I do know…
We first look at the following two pictures. Picture 1 is the “BIOS CHIP” of the circuit board. When we replace the PCB, we need to swap the “BIOS CHIP” with your original PCB. Picture 2 shows the “Board Number” of the board, and the “Board Number” must be the same! FAQs of BF41-00354A PCB…
I’ve been wondering recently about how the infrastructure of the Internet really works. I know that I have an Internet Service Provider (ISP) that supplies my connection to the Internet. But what I don’t know is: Who provides the Internet to the ISP? And who supplies it to them? Is there a never-ending loop…
From all the hard drives I have bought, they never seem to be as large as the advertised size; from 320 GB down to 290 GB, from 500 GB down to 450 GB, etc. Is there a technical reason for this? Solution: The technical reason is that the hard drive manufacturers sell you capacities in…
We first look at the following two pictures. Picture 1 is the “BIOS CHIP” of the circuit board. When we replace the PCB, we need to swap the “BIOS CHIP” with your original PCB. Picture 2 shows the “Board Number” of the board, and the “Board Number” must be the same! FAQs of BF41-00329A PCB…
Why are there two sets of the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift modifier keys when only one of each is necessary? Solution: When touch-typing, you use the alternate side “function” keys. E.g. qwer,asdf,zxcv you’d use the right shift with your right hand without needing to stretch your left hand while pressing one of the aforementioned keys.
Why are USB hubs provided in 4- and 7-port varieties. What’s special about these numbers? Why don’t I see 3-, 5-, 6-, and 8-port hubs? Is there something special about 4- and 7-port configurations that makes them more attractive? Solution: If you’re tying up one port to only really gain two, why do it? 4…
I have many different AC adapters and power supplies for a variety of devices, ranging from small 5V/1A USB chargers to laptop power adapters and desktop PSUs. However, I often hear a whining noise from some of these power supplies. This happens most often when they are not connected to a device or otherwise in…
We first look at the following two pictures. Picture 1 is the “BIOS CHIP” of the circuit board. When we replace the PCB, we need to swap the “BIOS CHIP” with your original PCB. Picture 2 shows the “Board Number” of the board, and the “Board Number” must be the same! FAQs of BF41-00322A PCB…
