Recent content by MatthewD

Thank you! Your response was very helpful. After some reading on Thin Clients, I realized that would work best for our office. I've used them at previous jobs and they seem to be an industry standard. Would you happen to know what the main PC's hardware should look like? If not, could you point...

Hi, all! I'm very new to networking/OS stuff so please bear with me. I've been tasked with building a PC for my father's business and he specifically wants to run three systems off of one rig. I've never used virtual machines but I understand their function. He wants the tower to be in the...

My apartment complex recently began catering AT&T's fiber optic services to residents, so now everyone around me has the same Arris-brand router and all in close proximity. Naturally, there's ground for interference so I tried changing my channel (under 2.4ghz) with no luck. My question is: how...

Hi! I'm fairly new to this site but I know how much the community here helps. So i just finished building my computer and booted it up with windows 8. But of course I need a license key (which I don't have). Is it possible to take the windows 8 license key from my laptop? My friend also has the...

I reset my friends Toshiba Satellite A505 series laptop to factory settings and it configured and installed all the needed drivers (i thought). The GPU (GMA 4500MHD) ran only 1 FPS on FurMark. When my friend first got it, small gaming and videos were possible. Does the laptop need the GPU dirver...

So here are the core parts of my build minus the OS and ODD and peripherals and what not. (It is a computer I am definitely upgrading btw) http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Shinyleprechaun/saved/4M6V Are they compatible? Is it a good build? Tell me the pros and cons please! Thank you!

How do I create a bootable copy of Windows 7 and is it free? Thank you.

So I'm building a gaming PC and one of my good friends was nice enough to give me a Windows 7 image and an XP image. But both the disks are in Chinese. How will I install the OS on my newly built PC if I can't read it?! Can I change the language during installation? Thanks.

Im building a very upgradable gaming PC and i would like a good quality, low cost, PC case. It doesnt have to be flashy or anything. http://pcpartpicker.com/user/Shinyleprechaun/saved/4M6V Thanks!