System restore helps you revert back your computer state (including system files, installed applications, Windows registry, and settings) to that of an earlier time where your system was working properly in order to recover the system from malfunctions or other problems. Sometimes, the installed program or a driver creates an unexpected error to your system or…
Is the Hibernate option missing from the Power Options in the Control Panel? Did you install driver updates but still couldn’t get the Hibernate option back? Hibernate is one of the power saving modes that saves your current system state to hard drive, then power off the system. When you start the PC, it restores that state,…
Is the Hibernate option still missing from the Power Options in the Control Panel? Have you tried these three methods to no avail? Then, try this quick fix with CMD. Click the Cortana Search box on your taskbar, type cmd, right click on the Command Prompt and select Run as administrator. Once the Command Prompt is launched, type in…
Windows automatically suspends your USB devices when they aren’t being used. This helps save power, but may cause problems with some USB hardware. Your USB devices will use more power if you disable this feature, but it can fix peripherals that stop working properly after Windows suspends them. You should only change this setting if you’re having problems…
A hotfix is a term often used by a manufacturer or developer to describe a vital fix or correction in software. What makes a hotfix different than a patch is that they are created specifically for a customer’s need and not distributed to the public. Hotfixes are usually urgent fixes designed to be implemented as quickly as…
Here is a partial list of motherboard manufacturers and their websites where you should be able to get information and assistance: A Abit – http://www.abit-usa.com/ Acorp – http://www.acorp.com.tw/ Albatron – http://www.albatron.com.tw/ AMD – http://www.amd.com/ American Megatrends – http://www.ami.com/support/bios.cfm/ Amptron – http://www.amptron.com/ Aopen – http://www.aopen.com/ Archos – http://www.archos.com/ AS Rock America – http://www.asrockamerica.com/ Asus – http://www.asus.com/ B BCM – http://www.bcmcom.com/ Biostar – http://www.biostar-usa.com/ C Chaintech – http://www.chaintech.com.tw/ Compaq – http://www.compaq.com/…
Chipset drivers are responsible for controlling communication between various components in your system: the processor, the video card, the hard drives, PCI (Peripheral Component Interconnect) devices and system memory. Keeping these drivers up to date is important – especially if you are experiencing generally sluggish system performance. And YES! you do need them. Keeping these…
The inner workings of a computer involve a mix of both hardware devices and software. One example of this mix is a PCI hardware device, which needs a software driver to function. Without this driver, the device will not function. Drivers A device driver is a program that controls a particular piece of computer hardware….
Your motherboard contains a CPU, some RAM, and expansion slots. But it also contains some silicon chips which make all of those parts work together. The most important of these chips are called the Motherboard Chipset. The chipset has a driver which can affect the speed and stability of many of the devices built into…
ON PC Google Chrome browsers tend to be out of date, so it’s best to keep your web browser up to the latest version. Here are ways to update chrome on your computer: Open chrome in your computer. At the upper right corner, Tap on the 3 vertical dot icon button. Once the menu is…