Articles about computer hardware
Check your PC’s performance rating with this portable tool Do you remember the old Windows Experience Index feature that would calculate an overall performance score for your PC? Unfortunately, this feature has now been obscured in Windows 10 and 11. It’s still there but buried […]
Download Unknown Devices from: https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/unknown_devices.html I recently mentioned buying my sister’s old tower which led to a problem — not enough places to plug it in on my router. I only have four ports on my router, three taken up by three other towers, and
So I have four towers, most used for backup purposes but not enough jacks on the back of my router to plug them all in. There are four plugins on the back but I have to keep my cable box plugged into one for the
For numerous reasons, it’s handy to be able to connect your PC to another display, in this case, a Smart TV and it’s very easy to do. You’ll need a PC running Windows 10 or 11, a Smart TV and both devices should be connected
Computer terminology can sure be confusing. A large reason for that is because most computer terms are steeped in history and, although the technology has advanced, the terminology has often not been updated accordingly. Disk vs Drive Disk: refers to the magnetic metal platter that
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There are times when you might need to identify a piece of hardware in your PC and this can quite easily be achieved without needing to have physical access to the parts in question. There is plenty of free software available to assist with this
Random Access Memory (RAM) RAM is an important and necessary component of any PC build. Without it, your computer won’t run, much less run any software. Your computer does not run your programs from your drive. Programs will only run once they are loaded into
Getting a brand-spanking-new computer can be an exciting time. Transferring all your favorite and sometimes needed data, maybe not so much. Depending on the means (and media) you have at your disposal, it can be either a relatively fast and simple process or an exercise
I hasten to add, this only applies to older PCs. Last week I received a somewhat troubling email from Dell announcing that the major PC vendor would only be providing Windows 11 compatible drivers for a selection of newer models. The email included a link
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Intel Alchemist Similar to the CPU market which is dominated by Intel and AMD, the GPU sector only has two major players, Nvidia and AMD — until now. Intel, a household name that’s been around since the dawn of the personal computer, is set to
A little while back I bought a brand new PC. I didn’t really need it but my existing machine is getting a bit long in the tooth (around 8 years old) and it was too good of a deal to pass up. The new PC
This is with a Gateway DX4380 desktop computer. I mentioned it briefly in my last article: How To Add/Change Password With Command Prompt How To Add/Change Password With Command Prompt I like to add a second hard drive to all my systems — my main
Windows XP On SSD Why on earth would anyone want to install Windows XP in this day and age, let alone on an SSD? My answer is — why not? If you’re a tech enthusiast and more particularly if you have an interest in retro
To put it mildly, Windows 11 has some bizarre and frankly outrageous hardware requirements. First and foremost is TPM 2.0 (Trusted Platform Module) which, until a few weeks ago no one had ever heard of, but now is the talk of the town. But not
