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75How to Tell When Computer Power Supply Is Failing
Much like hard drives in computers, power supply units or PSU for short, just eventually fail. Also like hard drives, it isn't a matter of if, it is a matter of when and why they fail. Hopefully, in this hub, you will learn how they fail, what...
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73What Causes Computers to Freeze Up
If your computer randomly shuts off, freezes, will not stay on for long, anything like this, there is a good chance that you have a bad capacitor or more. In this hub I will be showing your what a capacitor is, and how to find a bad one. We will...
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70How to Replace Failed Video Card Fan
So, I was in the middle of playing one of my all time favorite games on the computer (Battlefield 2142, if you were curious) and then all the sudden the computer froze in place. At first I thought maybe it...
0 comments70Static Electricity Is Bad For Computers
It seems like during the winter months, every time I get out of my chair and walk away from my desk I seem to get shocked when I touch something metal. This is all to common, and truthfully it can be a...
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69How Cigarette Smoke Damages Computers
I have been working with computers for some time now, however it never ceases to nauseate me every-time I open a case that is caked with cigarette soot and blankets of dust/tar. Hence, this is the leading...
68Creating Customized CD DVD Labels With LightScribe
To keep this Hub simple :) LightScribe is a fairly new technology that when using a LightScribe enabled burner (DVD/CD) with LightScribe burnable media (CD-R, DVD-R, etc.) you can impose images onto a CD cover without the mess of sticky peelers and...
1 comment63How to Prevent Pipes from Freezing
Well, I am a techie geek, but in this hub, I will be crossing the weather, plumbing, and technical world all at once. Here in Pennsylvania, it has been averaging 20 degrees Fahrenheit or less for the last...
1 comment54Automatic Backup with Mozy | Protect Your Data
Before you read all the good information below, just wanted to take a moment that and tell you, that I personally use Mozy's services. Just recently, I was working on a quote using an Excel template that I...
1 comment50So You Want To Quit Your Day Job?
Before we begin, and before I let the cat out of the bag, it is important that you know that you need to read this entire hub. I saved the best for last (at the bottom of the hub.) However, there are some...
0 comments50Permanently Erasing Hard Drive and Destroying Data
I typically tell everybody to backup their data, protect it, etc. However today, we will be going down a more destructive path of how to forever erase data from a hard drive so that it is no longer...
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