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PC hardware--CPU & Motherboard & RAM/Questions Answered by Expert Bob Raffety
| Subject | Date Asked |
| Problem with booting and operating speed | 10/7/2008 |
| Q: First, recently my PC began running very slow to the extent of prompting to close a window or two. I ... A: Your welcome, Actually my firefox is showing it using more than that and tea timer is part of ... | |
| Problem with booting and operating speed | 10/7/2008 |
| Q: First, recently my PC began running very slow to the extent of prompting to close a window or two. I ... A: Sorry you are having trouble, computers can be needy and frustrating. 1. Make sure you have any ... | |
| RAM | 10/6/2008 |
| Q: i was looking to add RAM to my PC and was wondering what i needed to know before i bought anything ... A: yes it is indeed worth upgrading and the more memory the better your computer can run and the faster ... | |
| Hardware interrupts | 10/5/2008 |
| Q: I am having issues on a regular basis where my computer will slow due to hardware interrupts. It ... A: I would not be surprised except you said it was a clean install and you have very little running on ... | |
| RAM | 10/4/2008 |
| Q: i was looking to add RAM to my PC and was wondering what i needed to know before i bought anything ... A: First you need to determine for sure what type of memory you currently have or what your motherboard ... | |
| DRAM speed adjustment crashed computer | 10/2/2008 |
| Q: What do I do? I have an AMD Athlon 2200 on a M848LU motherboard. I installed 2 Gigs of ram tonight ... A: This is a trial and error process. What you have to do is adjust it up slowly and run some software ... | |
| no display | 10/2/2008 |
| Q: hey, i've a problem with my computer when you turn it on nothing comes up on the screen. Also, ... A: Brian the intermittent ones or the most frustrating for all of us. In this case it is even possible ... | |
| no display | 10/1/2008 |
| Q: hey, i've a problem with my computer when you turn it on nothing comes up on the screen. Also, ... A: Brian, The number of beeps during or after Power on Self Test (POST) will give you an idea of where ... | |
| Memory replacement | 9/25/2008 |
| Q: Yesterday (09/24/2008) I finally figured out how to successfully take the sound card out of my old ... A: No worries with using the memory for another computer as long as it is the right type, since it is ... | |
| upgrading a PC | 9/24/2008 |
| Q: I have two older (5 yrs) computers: a laptop (Acer Travelmate 2500) and a desktop. I'm looking at ... A: I have upgraded many a pc but I usually stay away from the laptops which are much harder to do. I ... | |
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Bob Raffety
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Expertise
I can answer pretty much any question hardware, software, computer networking related whether troubleshooting or building/installing. If I do not know the answer I can most likely find some information on it or at least steer you in the right direction. Most familiar with IBM Pc clones AMD and Intel and Windows OS's after 95 up to Vista, specialized in Cable High Speed Internet access and as a hobby do some video capture and editing. I can also help you with spyware/adware/malware/hijacked browsers/trojans/viruses - web browser performance problems or generally slow computer problems.
Experience
Over 20 Years experience building computers from components, troubleshooting, installing networks. Over 10 Years working full time in Computer/Network/Application support. 4 Years working for the cable company providing support for High Speed Internet/Video and Digital Telephone. 5 years managing remote windows networks
Organizations
Microsoft Certified Professionals
Tech Republic
Member of various tech forums
Education/Credentials
BBA Management Information Systems Oklahoma University 1992
Microsoft Certified Professional Windows NT
MCSE In Progress
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