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My daughter has forgotten her password for her Asus windows 7 laptop, i have the receipt for proof of purchase, but not sure what to do or who to contact. The laptop has no disk drive as it is only about 18 months old can anyone help or point me in the right direction thanks in advance.

so far I've been unsuccessful in finding the eXact SPecs on the card slots in a Dimension 3000. PCI something-0r-0ther. google failed me again. I need to put a good vid card in it. it has not AGP, nor x1, nor x16. pci... but which pci?

Hello, I have a peculiar issue with my PC: At random times, it just hangs (mouse pointer still works, but everything else is unresponsive). If I reboot the pc I get the "Reboot and Select proper Boot device" error and can't see the hdd in BIOS. If i shut-down the PC and turn it on, then the...

Corsair VS550 550W ATX Power Supply, 120mm fan, 2x (6+2)pin PCIE, 4x SATA, 4x Molex, Single R Internet Price:$65.00 ASUS M5A97-R2 /970/4 x DDR3/2 x PCI-E2.0 x 16/6 x SATA3/4 x USB3.0/8 CH AUDIO/GBLAN/RAID/ATX Internet Price:$122.00 AMD FX 6300 6-CORE BLACK EDITION CPU 3.5Hz 95W Internet...

My PC unable to detect my Western Digital External Hard disk after I plugged in the harddisk. I can heard the sound when I plugged in via USB but unable to see the drive on My Computer. I can see the harddisk under Device Management but was unable to initialize Disk. The error i got is "Data...

this is the build and i have no intention of overclocking is an aftermarket cooler needed for the cpu? either water or heatpipe? this is a gaming rig. thank you PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/3drPB CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K 3.4GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Micro Center)...

I have always assumed HDMI is the best way to go, as it carries 1080p and in some cables has the capability to go well beyond that mark even. Plus it carries audio. But is there a better way to go? Perhaps a type of connection that is preferred in touch screen monitors because it gives you...

Hello guys! i have 2x video cards R7 260x 1 is from msi 1 is from xfx . The msi is seat in the x16 slot and the xfx seat in the x8 slot i tried to cross fire them and they are working fine till today when i play crysis 3 game the msi card pump the temp up to 76C, after that i tried to switch the...

Hey guys. I got this 8 GB SDHC Silicon Power card. Once I gave it to someone to take the pictures out of it. When he returned it it got all messed up. Now the card is %70 full. I can delete files, manually on the card. But when I unplug it, and plug it back in, everything is in there and...

So I am thinking of purchasing two 780 Ti cards, however reading up it seems the 790 is expected this month. Now the 780 Ti cards I have in mind are the Zotac AMP editions and they will set me back £1068.30. The 790 is expected to retail for at least £850+, £850 probably being optimistic. How...

Hi All, I have been facing the remote desktop connectivity problem. Earlier It was working fine for me to connect my RDP workstation. since I installed Kaspersky antivirus I am facing the error in connectivity. Error details are follows: Problem signature: Problem Event Name: BEX...

I just ordered my parts and everything and they should be here in a week. I know how to build and install the os. But I never really looked into what I should change in the bios, drivers, and keeping them up to date. Can you guys help me in this? I5 4670k Msi z87 g45 G skill sniper 8gb 1866...

Just wanted to know, is there any mayor difference in terms of performance? Thanks.

my local store sell these motherboard http://www.frys.com/product/6820426?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG http://www.frys.com/product/6394761?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG http://www.frys.com/product/6534613?site=sr:SEARCH:MAIN_RSLT_PG they are AMD AM3 socket motherboard so help me pick one

What is the best quality board for the i5-4570?

Hey everyone. Today I am looking for a CPU for my new build. an amd fx 6300 or an intel i5-4570 thanks!

I am using the Windows 8 recovery software. If I make a full system image and then resize my C & D drive partitions afterwards, am I able to recover the C drive using the previous sized C drive system image? I know there is a check box regarding changing the partition back to match the recovery...

Hello guys. I have a problem with my Rosewill router. I was able to access the web interface and I skipped the setup because I went to upload new firmware (dd-wrt). I was able to access the dd-wrt interface and tweaked the settings a bit. I am not sure if I had to upload two files because I...

ihave a 500watt goldenkey PSU with +3.3V = 32A +5V = 40A +12V1 = 18A +12V2 = 18A - 12V = 0.8A +5V = 2.5A And this is the other info http://oi58.tinypic.com/30w9fsh.jpg i really dont know if its Fine or bad but when im playing League of Legens or Dragon Nest im experiencing Some kind of Random...

just got a 5.1 usb channel adapter for my surround sound and i plug it all in to test (via control panel >> sound >> configure >> test) and all the speakers work except the front right one. I switched the right and left and tried it again (this time the left speaker didnt work but the right one...

I was wondering what headset I should buy. My heart is almost set on the Steelseries Siberia Elite but I read some bad reviews and heard bad things about the mic. What do you guys think of it? Also, you can recommend other headsets for me, I am looking for good quality as well as features. My...

Im running an XP SP2 ri8 now, I want to format my computer to an XP SP3.. I have an XP CD with me, but I dont know its product key, Its not written down on the Cd.. How do I find the product key of the CD I have ? Please help...

Around/Under 1500 Mainstream; 15" - 16" screen Desktop Replacement; 17"+ screen Web surfing, engineering programs (3D programs), music, gaming Games Rust, Skyrim, Dayz, (good frames on high) How many hours of battery life do you need? Around 5-6 Windows (Windows 7 / 8), Should be...

I want to upgrade my processor to increase my fps in some games, my old 1 is pretty outdated (Phenom II x4 925). I want to ask you guys if any of Vishera processor can be used in my motherboard (FX 4100 6100 or better)? My Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-MA770T-UD3(Rev 3.1). And if they can't, does...

I got Asus X550CC NOTEBOOK PC and i need better cpu... now i got Intel Celeron CPU 1007U @ 1.50GHz i need atlest 2.5Ghz Cpu wht kinda i should get ???

Hi everyone, I'm attempting to fix a water damaged laptop (an HP Pavilion g6 2311ax that is less than 1 year old). The laptop was wet late last year (somewhere between October and November roughly), so it's well and truly dry. This is a friends' laptop btw, not mine. The laptop was off at the...

Hey guys. I've spent a few weeks checking out the best parts that I can afford and such. I just wanna make a final check that everything will work properly and be compatible with eachother. Specs: Mobo - Gigabyte Z87X-UD3H CPU - Intel i5-4670K @ 3.4GHz Quad-Core GPU - EVGA GeForce GTX 770 2GB...

Hello Tom's Hardware community. Once again, I request another compatibility check due to recent changes in my chosen parts for my first PC that I intend to build. My main concerns is my power supply because I had to choose an alternate power supply due to some conflicting factors with my...

I'm planning to buy a laptop for myself, and I'm an architecture student. So, I'd working a lot in CAD, Photoshop, Autodesk Revit, Flash etc., and would definitely game a lot, and watch movies. The laptops that I've shortlisted are HP Envy, and Dell Inspiron 15r. Here are the specs.: HP Envy...

Hi guys I am doing a research project for my class and need input from some computer people. Any help would be greatly appreciated. The survey is 10 questions and it is completely anonymous. Please ignore the side note on question 3. https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/2X5Q57P Thank you!

I rent WIFI internet services to students on a monthly basis. Some of the students use peer to peer software and use large amount of data which make me exceed my total data monthly quota. Is there a way to limit the amount of Gb that each student can use over a month.

I cant install my New Drivers AMD Catalyst, i uninstalled EVERY previous driver and folders relating to ATI through Safe mode as well, now the Catalyst goes half-way, and it gets stuck at " Installing components " " currently installing : Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86)... " my...

i have made an research for a good built with Haswell cpu CPU: Intel Core i5-4670K Mobo: ASRock Z87 Extreme4 RAM: 2xG.Skill Ripjaws X Series 8GB 1866Mhz Storage:Samsung MZ7PD128BW Power Supply: Corsair HX750 Case: Corsair 540 i want the pc for software developing and SQL Server developing...

Which one is better for gaming HD 7750 1GB DDR5 or, GTX 650 1GB DDR5?

I have my eyes on the Asus ve247h but I heard people complain about ghosting. What do you think of this monitor? I probably going to use my PC for planetside 2/LoL/few other games and doing homework(word). Should I get this one? Or do you have any better suggestion?

My main question is: Is the intel stock cooler noisy? If it is should i get the cooler master? Cpu: I5-4570 Case: NZXT Source 210 Elite Motherboard: MSI Z87M-G43 SK1150

I am running an AMD FX6300 3.5 ghz 6 core with 16 gigs of ram will i be able to run a GTX 770 without any issues? if so im just curious what would be the highest end card i can run "i dont have the budget to buy the highest end i would just like to know out of curiosity :P" skip all the ATI...

How big power supply can the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z handle? I've looked everywhere but I'm not sure what to look at.