I hear you. I am the same way - and with the elderly too - many of whom are pensioners, just wanting to stay in contact with their grandkids....
CCFL and inverter replacements are done all the time at repair shops. That is one of the most common notebook repair jobs. Yes, if not something...
If shining a flashlight into the screen lets you view the programs on the desktop, the actual screen panel should be fine and you only need to...
Simple maybe, but not sure it makes sense. You already said the mouse is plugged into a PS/2 port. Is that really a USB mouse with a PS/2...
Is Windows fully updated? What are you Windows Update settings?
Don't know. I do know that USB 3.0 failed to fix some problems plaguing USB since 1.0. I also know moving connected devices to USB 2.0 ports...
Then maybe you should try a USB mouse.
So your mouse and keyboard are wired to the USB ports, right? You should always be able to wake the computer using the switch.
Are the keyboard and mouse wireless? If so, do they use the same dongle?
"It sounds like he means "Wake on Keyboard" is disabled in the BIOS Setup Menu, but the keyboard is still able to wake the computer.
Your anti-malware program may wake your computer. Check its scheduler. You may have other things scheduled too - like Windows Update. Check...
When you installed the card, did you download and install the latest drivers from Creative Labs?
It depends on the folder and file. Just because YOU don't access a file, that does not mean Windows or one of your apps didn't. Also, there is...
Absolutely you need TIM (thermal interface materials) - but it is critical to remember that too much is in the way and counterproductive. The...
Not sure what to say here. I just ran WU on 3 W8.1 and 3 W7 systems and each update installed with no problems. I have never been a fan of...
That is truly an exception because most users don't get 300 updates coming at them at once. And also, WU expects previously released updates to...
I think it is important to understand that 10s (100s!) of million users leave Windows Update with its default settings and have no problems...
That's actually one of the complaints about HDMI - the connections are not secured tight in place with thumb screws. But adding screws would...
Or better yet (in terms of drive reliability) OS on one SSD and files on another SSD. With no moving parts, a SSD is much more likely to last...
No. Not really. It is true the outer tracks contain more data (larger circumference = more data per rotation) but that outer track is there,...
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