Limit startup processes
There are many applications that, once installed will launch automatically when you start up your computer. Whilst this is designed to be convenient by meaning you don’t have to manually open them, more often times than not you don’t need the application straight away and therefore it just becomes a burden on your [...]

When it comes to computers countless things can go “wrong” which means you need some know-how to diagnose your computers problem. If you are positive you know the reason your computer is slow then you skip this chapter, but if not then read through this and try to recognize which symptoms match up with what [...]

RAM is an acronym for Random Access Memory. Physically, it is usually a rectangular circuit board with several chips affixed to either one or both of its surfaces. This circuit board usually plugs into the motherboard along one of its longest edges and stands perpendicular to the motherboard when installed. One’s RAM is one of [...]

A hard drive is a non-removable, permanent storage media used on a modern PC. It is usually constructed of several metal plates, housed in an environmentally-insulating case, which is directly attached to the motherboard via a socket or a cable. These devices store information by physically altering the surface of the hard drive. The information [...]

A CPU heatsink is a metal or composite device directly attached to the CPU that serves to conduct heat away from the chip and thereby provide cooling. This is one of the most vital parts of computer hardware and, oftentimes, is one of the largest and most obvious pieces of equipment on the motherboard. Some [...]