Posts under Hardware tag.

A Complete Guide To Laptop Motherboard Repair

One of the worst things that can happen to your laptop is the motherboard failure often resulting into laptop motherboard repair. If the motherboard is damaged and is beyond repair, you would definitely need to consider buying a new laptop. [...]

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Free Windows Benchmark Tool from Auslogics: BenchTown

A Windows Benchmark tool lets you judge the performance of your computer and compare your configuration and ratings with your friends. Auslogics BenchTown is a new tool in town that will help you find out the real speed of your [...]

What is UEFI or Unified Extensible Firmware Interface?

At Computex 2011, Michael Angiulo of Microsoft took the stage to give a demo of Windows 8. One of the notable things he mentioned was, the requirement of UEFI to run Windows 8 on ARM based tablets.

How to fix random computer freezes and reboots caused due to hardware problems

Maybe you are facing random computer freezes and reboots! In such cases we have to first find out if it’s a hardware specific problem or a software specific problem. Because system instability can be caused due to both these reasons. [...]

Check Read and Write Speed of Hard Drive, CD-ROM, Network Servers

Read speed is the rate at which data is transferred from a disc to a computer. Write speed is the rate at which data can be written to a disc. The higher your speeds the faster is your data transfers. [...]

New Designer Art Wireless Mouse series from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced the Artist Studio Series for the Wireless Mobile Mouse 3500, a new collection of mice with artwork commissioned by premier artists from around the world.

Is PC Overclocking really worth it?

Overclocking appears to be the “in” thing to do in the computer world nowadays, it seems. Computer fans are searching for better ways to over-clock their PC’s and expect to see phenomenal changes afterwards with regards to speed. Before we [...]

Download, install, update Intel Drivers with Intel Driver Update Utility

Having the latest versions of Drivers ensures that your computer gives you the best performance. While Microsoft Updates does offer you updates for your Drivers, and there are also free software like Device Doctor or shareware like Driver Scanner which [...]

Why did my hard drive disk fail so fast and for no apparent reason?

It is estimated that over 90% of all new information produced in the world is being stored on magnetic media, most of it on hard disk drives. Despite their importance, there is relatively little published work on the failure patterns [...]

Microsoft announces most affordable mice series: Comfort and Express Mice

Microsoft has announced a trio of its new mice, including two series: Express Mouse and Comfort Mouse. The three mice named, Express Mouse, Comfort Mouse 3000 and Comfort Mouse 6000, all are wired mouses with the different price tags.

Compairing Apple Magic Mouse and Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

Apple and Microsoft both bring innovation to the computer industry, with their revolutionary products. Both companies are in Mouse business right since the very early stage and have introduced many breakthrough designs and technology in this little yet powerful device.

Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000, one of the most affordable HD webcams

Microsoft LifeCam HD-3000 from Microsoft Hardware is one of the most affordable HD webcams available in the market. It is targeted for the youngsters. The 4.3 inch WebCam has been optimized for use with your Skype, Windows Live Messenger, AOL [...]

Adjust your Monitor for better screen resolution in Windows 7

The screen resolution settings of PC monitor is an important factor to consider while operating a computer. Right screen resolution facilitates the full view of your computer desktop and better display of contents.

Tutorial: DIY Mini Multitouch Pad from spare parts you may have lying around!

A couple of years ago I happened upon a website dedicated to Multitouch called NUIGroup.com and a few weeks ago I happened to think about one of the simple projects that was posted on there. This project has been popular [...]

Liven up your workspace for a better working experience, with these themed Gadgets!

For anyone that does any work at a desk whether as an occupation or a hobby alot of what you have around you can manipulate your mood. I am a prime example. As it is winter time and work is [...]

Asus Eee Slate Ready for Preorder through the Microsoft Store!

CES has had no shortage of new gadgets for the Geekdom introduced and one I am pretty impressed with is the Asus Eee Slate, which is now available for pre-order through the Microsoft Store.

Fix: Hardware devices are not detected or working in Windows

If when you connect a hardware device to your Windows computer, you find that it is not detected or working, you can apply this Fix It from Microsoft and see if it helps.

[Whitepaper] Microsoft Office 2010 Performance and Hardware requirements

Microsoft has released a whitepaper document which provides an overview of Office 2010 Performance and Hardware requirements and investments.

AMD OverDrive Utility helps you overclock

The AMD OverDrive Utility is designed to allow you to maximize the capability, flexibility, and adjustability of the AMD chipset products. It also allows users to tune parameters to ensure system stability, optimize performance, and control cooling/acoustic characteristics.

Difference between 64-bit and 32-bit Windows – Advantages and Benefits

What is the difference between 32-bit and 64-bit Windows operating system? The terms 32-bit and 64-bit refer to the way a computer’s processor or CPU, handles information. The 64-bit version of Windows handles large amounts of random access memory or [...]

The Windows Club

The Windows Club covers Windows 8, Windows 7, tips, tutorials, how-to's, features, freeware and more. It is created by Anand Khanse, a Microsoft MVP.