Note: This is intended to become a canonical post. I got a dedicated graphics card of type XXX and it claims I need at least a YYY Watt PSU. How big does … Power supply – Graphics card and PSU requirementRead more
Power supply – How can I tell if an AC adapter is compatible with my laptop?
Possible Duplicate: charging laptop with a diffrent manufacture charger How can I tell if an AC adapter is compatible with my laptop? For example, does the voltage output have to … Power supply – How can I tell if an AC adapter is compatible with my laptop?Read more
Power supply – Is it possible (and safe/reliable/non-damaging) to use a 20-pin ATX PSU with a 24-pin ATX motherboard?
I have a reasonably-decent old 20-pin PSU which I want to use on a newer 24-pin ATX motherboard. I see that the ATX page on wikipediamentions that 24-pin ATX is backward-compatible, and … Power supply – Is it possible (and safe/reliable/non-damaging) to use a 20-pin ATX PSU with a 24-pin ATX motherboard?Read more
Power supply – Should laptops remain plugged in when their battery is 100% charged?
When your laptop’s battery is 100% charged, should you leave it plugged in so any battery power doesn’t get used, or will that cause overcharging, overheating, etc.? Should the laptop be unplugged … Power supply – Should laptops remain plugged in when their battery is 100% charged?Read more
Power supply – Why are brownouts so harmful?
I was reading Is surge protection actually needed? and well I’d like to know why brownouts are so harmful. The explanation gave there is “the capacitors get above their rated voltage” But … Power supply – Why are brownouts so harmful?Read more
Power Supply Capacity Formula
Given that I am building a home computer from scratch and I have several components (MB, CPU, HDD, Video, Sound, etc) which have specific power requirements, is there a formula for me … Power Supply Capacity FormulaRead more
Powershell – How do I get get-childitem to filter on multiple file types?
I’m trying to get a list of all the XSL and XSLT files in a directory. dir -recurse -filter *.xsl,*.xslt -name But the following error: Get-ChildItem : Cannot convert ‘System.Object[]’ to … Powershell – How do I get get-childitem to filter on multiple file types?Read more
Powershell – Update-help fails to update two modules
On my computer (Win10 Enterprise x64, 1709) running Update-Help returns two errors: update-help : Failed to update Help for the module(s) ‘AutoSequencer, HostNetworkingService, WindowsUpdateProvider’ with UI culture(s) {en-US} : Unable to … Powershell – Update-help fails to update two modulesRead more
Prevent Windows 10 from installing/updating a specific driver?
It seems that the recent Synaptics driver update for Synaptics SMBus TouchPad on Windows 10 (build 100049) somehow doesn’t see my middle-button. Uninstalling, and installing an older driver for Windows 8.1 from … Prevent Windows 10 from installing/updating a specific driver?Read more
Prevent Windows 10 installer from using the preinstalled serial key without disabling UEFI
My laptop (a Lenovo Flex 2 15) came preinstalled with Windows 8 Standard (with the serial key preinstalled into the BIOS), and I’ve since installed an SSD (a Samsung Evo 840 120GB) … Prevent Windows 10 installer from using the preinstalled serial key without disabling UEFIRead more