Upgrading graphics
Q: This is probably a silly question, but I’m quite new to using computers. My PC (HP Media Center m7760n) has integrated graphics on the motherboard, but there’s a spare PCIe x16 slot to allow it to...
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Is 64-bit better?
Q: I have been a subscriber for over two years now and I have of course, thousands of programs on the DVDs that have accompanied my magazines. I am close to purchasing a laptop and I am heavily leaning...
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Losing the BIOS settings
Q: Each time my PC has been switched off overnight it goes straight into the BIOS screen when I boot it up and I have to re-enter the date and time settings before proceeding. Why isn’t it remembering...
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External DVD problem
Q: Could you help me please with an external rewriteable DVD ROM drive, which I bought some years ago, but now does not work properly? It has an indicator light, which turns on, and it blows air out...
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Graphics updates
Q: I have just tried to install Daz Studio 3, and it says I need Open GL 1.3 (my machine only has Open GL 1.2). I have also tried to install Cakewalk Plasma Express. It says I need Direct X 8.1...
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More information
Q: You responded to a question I sent to you back in November 2009 about my 5 year old PC that I wanted to upgrade and your response was greatly appreciated. I had the CPU, RAM and Hard-drive all...
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White lightning
System: AMD 3000, Gigabyte GA7NNXP motherboard, 2GB Kingston PC2700 DDR Memory, PNY 6200 GeForce 512MB graphics, 160GB Maxtor 7200 hard drive, Samsung SyncMaster 245B Monitor Q: I have searched all...
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