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If your network card is PCI and you're trying to plug it into the bottom slot, then you can't turn it around and expect it to work. PCI slots come in two different voltages - 3.3V and 5V, and the position of the divider in the slot determines which type it is. If the divider is on the right...

For clarification, the UPS does not provide power to the laptop via USB. The USB connection allows the laptop to monitor the UPS and its remaining charge, and can shut down the laptop if the UPS's power level gets low. To provide power to the laptop in the event of a power outage, you plug the...

You said you were "using a VGA cable in the monitor and a DVI cable in the GPU". Does this mean that you have one monitor connected to the 970's DVI port and one to the onboard VGA port that is connected to the motherboard? This typically will not work, as most newer motherboards will disable...

These cables will work for you. The yellow wire is used to send information about the fan speed back to the system, so if you plug it into a device that can read the information, such as a motherboard header or fan controller, it will know how fast the fan is spinning. You don't want to send...

Do you have your wireless router connected to your DSL modem through one of your router's LAN ports or through its WAN port? If it connected through a LAN port, then, as Bill stated, you need to disable the DHCP server on your wireless router. When a device connects wirelessly to the modem, it...

Scorpio is an old drive model that is no longer being manufactured. The new 2.5" Black drives are referred to as WD Black. It's similar to what they did on the desktop side when the dropped the term Caviar. The current 2.5" WD Black drives are 6Gb/s SATA drives. Here is the link...

It's actually fairly common for phone line installers to wire phone jacks in a home using loops, where there is one wire that travels from jack to jack and then runs to a point where the phone service comes in to the house, like a mechanical room. The installer can use either flat cable (4 or 6...

Two things to keep in mind: 1) Wired is always better than wireless in terms of reliability, and 2) your wireless AP (in this case, router) should be located as centrally as possible to provide the best coverage. I would choose a location for the switch, like the media closet, and run all...

I've seen antivirus programs, especially those with internet security modules, cause these types of problems. If you're using one, try temporarily uninstalling it. Merely disabling it likely will not be good enough.

As Rookie_MIB has stated, it comes down to a trade-off between security and convenience. Static addressing is more secure, but DHCP is more convenient for the administrator. There are a few things you can do to make DHCP more secure, however. Based on your description, it sounds like you have...

If you have a current support agreement on your TZ 105, call Sonicwall Support and a technician will assist you. The technician can remotely log into your device and perform the configuration for you if needed.

Make sure your Windows Update settings are set to install updates automatically. Also, if Microsoft determines that your PC is not capable of running Windows 10, then you won't see the icon. More information at: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/windows-10-faq

This is not network wiring, it is telephone wiring. These modules link all the incoming lines together and patch them to the incoming phone line, which is shown connected in your last picture to the top module's leftmost connector. You can't use this system for a data network. Since the...

You can still upgrade to Windows 7 Ultimate through the Windows Anytime Upgrade program. Right-click on Computer, select Properties and then click the link that says "Get more features with a new edition of Windows 7". The price will be shown and varies based on the version of Windows 7 you...

Have a look at this article: http://blogs.technet.com/b/sbs/archive/2007/10/04/debunking-the-myth-about-additional-domain-controllers-replica-dcs-in-an-sbs-domain.aspx