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Computer Hardware

Become a part of Computer Hardware World and join other like-minded techies looking to build a better computer. Learn (and help teach others) how to install various electronic components inside your computer, whether it's Mac or PC. Learn about all sorts of hardware, like video cards, keyboards, mice, cooling fans and oils, monitors, and more.

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Aug 5, 2010

In this video, we learn how to update your nVidia graphics card drivers. First, go to your start menu and type in "dxdiag", then search for this. After this, go to the display table to get the informa ...

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Aug 4, 2010

Millions of laptop batteries have been recalled because of the risk of FIRE. Get some tips from CNET to learn how to keep your laptop battery safe and secure. First, make sure your battery hasn't alre ...

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Aug 4, 2010

Remember the old days when we used to use film negatives? You'd use them to create slides or even prints from the local photo lab. CNET shows you how to updates all your old photo prints, slides and n ...

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Aug 4, 2010

HTPC. It stands for Home Theater PC. Some refer to it as simply a Media Center. But no matter what you call it, you're going to learn how to build one today. Why would you want to do that? Because one ...

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Aug 4, 2010

Simon Solotko outlines the steps necessary to get a desktop PC up and running from scratch using AMD Dragon platform technology. Fragon technology is a combination of AMD Phenom II processors, ATI Rad ...

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Aug 4, 2010

Need some help figuring out how to configure and use an Apple Magic Trackpad with your Mac? It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from MacMost can present a complete overview of ...

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Jul 29, 2010

Interested in swapping out the solid state drive in your Dell Mini 9 Notebook? It's easy! Or it can be, anyway, if you know what you're doing. Happily, this video presents a complete, step-by-step ove ...

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Jul 23, 2010

In this tutorial, we learn how to build a gaming PC at home. First, grab your processor and place it into the socket of the motherboard. Lock it into place, then apply compound on top, rubbing it in e ...

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Jul 20, 2010

Apple computers are supposed to be about thinking differently, right? In this video tutorial from the folks at Butterscotch, you'll learn how to customize the Apple logo on a Macbook. For more informa ...

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Jul 20, 2010

Want to delete your data once and for all? This clip will show you how it's done. It's easy! So easy, in fact, that this home-computing how-to from the folks at Butterscotch can present a complete ove ...