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Will do! Thanks. :)

I believe I've found a pattern to this thing. The computer only turns on by itself if I leave the internet connection disabled in the network connections option of the control panel. I have the DSL cable plugged in constantly with the modem on (doesn't have a power button). The turning off of...

Cool feature! Actually, I have noticed that my optical mouse light stays lit after shutdown. I'll try to access the setup. Oh, and my antivirus is AVG Free. I think it's one of the best free antiviruses out there. The latest version constantly monitors the folders that are most active, like...

Hello. Has anyone ever encountered their desktop computer turning on by itself?? My computer turned on by itself about 10 minutes after I shut it down. I'm sure I didn't put it on standby or any sleep mode. As a matter of fact, it happened twice. The computer started up again about 20 minutes...

Intel Celerons were all I ever had in home computers. My first was with the very first eMachines model (T1090), and that was unbelievably slow. It (CPU) eventually crashed. My next one was an Intel Celeron D, and that was much more faster than the first one. In fact, it was about as fast as the...

Can someone tell me if PowerSpec motherboards with Intel Celeron E1200 CPU's are of decent quality?

Idling wears out the motherboard too? I remember seeing desktops in school being left on for weeks at a time. A friend of mine did this with his old '98 Pentium 3 Gateway, and it's still working the last time I checked. What's the best surge protector available now? I'm currently using...

Could rapid power outages that cut and restores power in a split second affect the motherboard's ability to turn on/off or go into standby mode in the long run? By rapid power outage, I mean like pulling the adapter off and reinserting it real quick without letting the computer to turn off...

Awesome site, Fade2green514. I understand now. I've only been acquainted with the old school processors that are obsolete now, and I've been trying to keep up with the new ones. I used to just compare the GHz, but I'll keep the efficiency factor in consideration now. Thank you both for the...

Are all processor speeds in GHz values universal in comparison? For example, is a Celeron D with 3GHz equivalent to a Pentium 4 with 3GHz? Or does the number of GHz depend on the type of CPU, where a 3GHz Pentium D would require a much higher GHz value from a Celeron D in order to be the same...

Would it be possible for a computer to run on a flash drive instead of a hard drive? What I mean is having an operating system and all programs loaded on a flash memory equipment. Or do hard drives still surpass flash drives in some manner? I'm just curious because flash memory seems to be...

By overclocking, do you mean using the full RAM capacity? Or is that the over working? Could electrical disturbances from thunderstorms still damage motherboards even when hooked up to a surge-protector? Hackapelite, which name brand motherboard lasts longest?

Ah, OK. Thank you both for the clarification.

Awesome! Yeah, I've seen the top button, but I didn't know there was one on the bottom that had to be pressed with the top one. I've been used to the eMachines format, which has two screw knobs on the back of one side that, after you loosen, releases the entire side panel. Thanks, guys.

If an optical drive is titled "DVD+RW," does that mean it's a DVD burner? Or does it mean that it reads DVD's and burns CD-R's? The exact name of the drive is TEAC DVD+RW DV-W58E. I never fully understood all these acronyms. I just know that DVD+/-RW means dual layer, being able to burn and...

How do you open this GX270 desktop? I just want to be sure, so I don't break anything. Thanks.

Hello. Can someone please explain to me how motherboards that come with popular brand desktops (Gateway, Dell, eMachines) typically burn out? Is it strictly attributed to insufficient airflow, or does surpassing the RAM limit also make a difference? (By "surpassing RAM," I mean using up all...