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    [SOLVED] Can bumping into my desk with my pc on it mess up my computer?

    I agree, most likely effect would be causing hard drive head to skip leading to misreads or miswrites and data errors and even scratches on the disk surface. Drives these days are pretty tolerant. Probably not a problem with Solid State drives. Still I would try to stop doing that. ;)
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    Question Computer automatically turns on when I plug it in the power outlet

    I have had similar power supply activity in the past. I suspect this is a function of the power supply energizing, and the BIOS waking up. The BIOS then tells the power supply to turn off because "Restore on AC Power Loss" is disabled. Your power supply doesn't have it's own power switch so it...
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    Windows 8 camera upside down ASUS

    ManyCam fixed my camera problem with my Asus K601 in Windows 8 application and desktop. http://download.cnet.com/ManyCam/3000-2348_4-10593500.html#editorsreview Be careful when downloading to uncheck the Ask Toolbar and Ask default browser and other unneeded installations that you may get by...
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    Camera shows upside down

    ManyCam fixed my camera problem with my Asus K601 as well. http://download.cnet.com/ManyCam/3000-2348_4-10593500.html#editorsreview Be careful when downloading to uncheck the Ask Toolbar and Ask default browser and other unneeded installations that you may get by default. (I got Ask Toolbar...