IMHO the stock heatsink and fan are more than adequate. Do some work on the computer and establish a baseline of what is usual and ordinary under...
There is a "sticky" at Tom's Hardware on "how to properly monitor your temperatures on your new AMD CPU/APU ". There is a link to AMD doc 49125...
If you are interested, there is a long thread about idle temps on the FX 8350 dated Jan-Feb 2014 with information from overclockers and links to...
The temps come from the sensors in the components. How good they are depends on the brand. Speccy just displays the values. Temperature...
Mary Jo Foley at ZDNet said in June: "Regardless of how usable or functional (Windows 8.1) is or isn't, it has become Microsoft's Vista 2.0 "...
Try resetting IE: Tools > Internet Options > Advanced tab Click Reset After IE is reset, close it and then open it again Tools > Internet...
Refresh rate and resolution don't work the same way on an LCD as on a CRT. 60 Hz is standard. The specs say 1280 x 800 is your native resolution....
That's a lot of errors. How much time and money are you willing to spend on this? My first thought is a failing power supply. If you don't...
Change the routing of the cable that connects the computer to the monitor. Try to keep it away from other cables, power cord, etc. Don't have...
Speccy will display the S.M.A.R.T. health status for the hard drive. If it is less than good that would be an indicator. The Hitachi Drive Fitness...
Remove the RAM, clean the contacts, move to another slot. If more than one module, install just one at a time. Remove any PCI cards, especially...
giveio.sys was written by Dale Roberts in conjunction with a May 1996 Dr Dobbs Journal article titled "Direct Port I/O and Windows NT -...
Always worth trying easy things first. Next step is to go back to basics and try a cold boot. Shut the laptop down, unplug it from the wall,...
Go to Control Panel > System > Advanced tab Under Performance, click the Settings button Visual Effects tab Select Adjust for best performance...
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