Monitor standby mode should be fairly safe and only use a few watts of power. Monitor life won't be shortened if you leave it on but allow windows...
I prefer to do a full weekly, fortnightly or if I'm a bit lazy, monthly system backups using Acronis TrueImage 8.0x....
Welcome to the BBS, :) A couple of things to try. Uninstall the Modem and unplug it. Delete the com ports and let windows reinstall them....
OK, it sounds like the sound a HDD makes as the read/write head automatically parks as the power is cut off. Mine does it, and it's quite normal....
Try the Nvidia reference drivers. I find these are fine for my GF4 Ti4200 card, and prefer them to the manufacturers drivers that are often...
'Aint that so. I've been there done that. All part of the steep learning curve. Just go to be carefull I don't forget those "learning curves ". :D
Well I use registry cleaners and compact my registry on a regular basis. With the amount of cleaning and compacting I do, any detrimental effect...
Hard disk drives will make some clicking sounds during general activity as the read head moves around the data platters, and if a HD is set to...
Welcome to the BBS Andy, :) Do you have the same problem if you login under another user profile, or under the Admin login etc? If not then...
Don't worry about it. Occasionally a temporary file is being used by windows so is locked. Eventually, after a reboot or maybe a few days it will...
Welcome to the BBS, :) A couple of things to try. Disconnect any network cable from the installed card. Boot the PC into safe mode, and try...
johnny5, I'm thinking, failing a motherboard fault that it maybe a power problem. Two possibles come to mind. The power adapter is outputing...
Can you enter the BIOS screen during the initial boot pressing the delete or F1 key, depending on you system? If the BIOS system time is wrong,...
Onboard graphics should be fine for your requirements then. Suggest you check periodically for driver updates from your motherboard's website.
No (AFAIK).
Kathy, the KISS solution for me, (Keep it Simple Stupid) :D that I went for was to buy a wireless PCI card. the following is my example....
Possibly BIOS related but could also be hardware related. Some things for your to try......
As I understand on board graphics (well Intel onboard graphics anyway) a Maximum of 64MB CAN be allocated to the onboard graphics processor for...
I did a quick google on that board. It's an all in one style board, so it includes an on board video processor that will be fine for general...
The Creative Labs SB AudioPCI 64V card is fairly common. I would have thought that XP would natively support it. But if not, then I would have...
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