No. But it does save energy. If your computer is not being used overnight, why have it sitting there running? Even at idle, it may be burning as...
Right - but to reiterate, that was with the AT standard, not ATX. Big difference.
No. That is not necessarily so at all. As noted by THEE "standard" that governs the electrical and physical characteristics of ATX PSUs,...
Ummm, there is NO -5VDC used in ANY ATX Form Factor computer which is basically 100% of the PCs sold in the last nearly 17 years!!!!!!! This has...
Disconnect all drives any extra USB devices besides the mouse and keyboard, pull all cards (except graphics if not using integrated), pull all the...
Nope. No such pins or circuit. As long as all of the necessary PSU connections (and most current motherboards have at least two) are made, and...
These are the two pins from the motherboard's front panel's power button. The button provides a "momentary" short between those two pins, which...
Since one of the first things the BIOS does during POST (power on self-test) is to check for the presence of a central processor, yes a bad CPU...
Maybe - it depends on the BIOS. But displaying the POST information is a very basic task. So if you are not even getting that, and you cannot see...
Just to make sure, note you cannot just connect an external monitor and have a display. You must signal the notebook to use the external monitor...
Agreed. And if the external monitor does work, then that points to the notebook monitor's inverter and/or backlight. This assumes the monitor uses...
Grounding straps are great - AS LONG AS the other end of the strap is properly grounded, and the strap itself if not damaged. Experienced...
The only cable you MUST unplug to install or remove RAM is the power cable to the wall. Or at least, you MUST set the master power switch on the...
Right. I was not suggesting that as a solution. I was just saying you do not need a large public address sound system for a room full of students...
Whole classrooms can gather around a TV and hear it just fine using the TV's measly internal speakers. Just about any set of computer speakers...
I do and don't agree with the comments about using a sub-woofer. While a system with the 3rd speaker, the sub, will most likely sound better,...
No, they are not all created equal - well, electronically, that's not really true as 1W = 1W. When it comes to speakers and audio qualities - that...
It is not really a performance issue, it is because the game makers release their games for the Windows OS and not so many for Linux.
I don't see an operating system listed. A common mistake is some users assume they can use their old Windows license on a new computer. Understand...
Please understand that what you are trying to do is illegal. According to the license agreement for OEM software, it is tied to the "original...
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