Category Archives: Hardware

Using your LCD TV as a Monitor

Unlike a plasma television that offers the danger of burn-in, you can learn how to use you LCD TV as a video monitor. It makes for a clear and crisp picture to go with your computer or video games. The versatility of an LCD TV is perhaps what makes it most attractive to many buyers. A few tips… Read More »

RAID 5 Data Recovery

When you are operating on a technology-based system, anyone who experienced some technical failures will definitely feel that stomach-churning, knot-tightening touch that always comes first before you actually worry about making a backup on your important file. When you have a computer crash going on, the first thing you try to see is to make sure data was… Read More »

RAID Basics

Technology, how we love it until something goes wrong and we end up yelling at our computer screens. If you’ve ever lost data, you know how much time, money, and headaches it can cost you to retrieve it, especially if you are a company. Data recovery doesn’t have to be worrisome.

Cooling Your Hard Drive

For several different reasons, storage is a very important part of a computer. These days, computers do far more than they ever have in the past. From businesses to family photos, storage is the ideal way to keep documents on your computer. The most popular method of storage is the hard disk drive, which we all count on… Read More »

How to Upgrade Your Computer Memory

Computer memory, also known as Random Access Memory (RAM), is just like your short term memory in your brain. It stores everything you are currently working on and recently worked on. As you can see that makes it a very essential part of your PC because it stores vital information that you are using and need access too… Read More »

Dell BIOS Beep Codes

Below are the technical causes of each Dell BIOS beep code pattern followed by a short series of steps to resolve the cause of the issue. 

IRQ Assignments

Anyone who has ever tried to install a legacy (non plug-and-play) device has learned that device configuration can be a world of confusion for the novice. Fortunately, the entire concept of device configuration can be simplified through the understanding of a few basic terms and concepts.

Award BIOS Beep Codes

AwardBIOS was once the branded BIOS software by a company named Award. Award is now owned by Phoenix Technologies, one of the top BIOS software makers in the world. Many motherboard manufacturers have integrated AwardBIOS into their motherboards and, when trouble starts, will sound the AwardBIOS beep codes.