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Category: hardware

Where’s my DVD drive gone?

Posted onJanuary 13, 2010February 1, 2014Leave a comment

I turned on my computer a few days ago and realised that my D: drive didn’t appear in Explorer any more. Is my computer damaged?

Categorieshardware, softwareTagsAdd new tag, DVD, Microsoft Windows, Windows Explorer

Why isn’t my Num Lock on?

Posted onAugust 5, 2009April 17, 2013Leave a comment

I’ve just performed a clean installation of Windows XP Professional and now I find that on start up the Number Lock is not enabled. I can switch it on manually, of course, by pressing the Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsBIOS, Num Lock

How should I look after my mobile phone battery?

Posted onJuly 13, 2009Leave a comment

I read somewhere that I should always discharge my battery before charging it up again. This seems like a bit of a drag, is it really the case?

Categorieshardware

How do I Print Screen on my laptop?

Posted onFebruary 13, 20094 Comments

I got a new laptop for Christmas, but when I press the PrtScn button nothering happens and my clipboard remains empty. How can I take a screenshot?

Categorieshardware, softwareTagsPrint Screen, PrtScn, snipping-tool

How can I make sure I don’t lose my family photos?

Posted onFebruary 2, 2009Leave a comment

I take a lot of photos of the kids and if I ever had to lose my wife would skin me alive. I don’t like the idea of uploading them somewhere on the Web and Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsbackup, disk, hadrware, storage

How do I get rid of a print job that’s blocking my printer?

Posted onNovember 14, 2008February 13, 20142 Comments

I can’t print any document because there seems to be a document stuck in the queue for my printer. When I double click on the printer icon in the System Tray I can see that Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsprinting, spooler, Windows XP

Do I need hard disk recovery?

Posted onAugust 25, 20081 Comment

My hard disk has started making clicking sounds and when I start up Windows it said that it detected problems with my disk. I have some pretty important data on the disk (including our company’s Read More …

CategorieshardwareTagsdisk recovery, hard disk, hardware

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