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Recently I bought a laptop computer and found out via MemTest86+ that the memory is defective. However, the laptop was sold as a refurbished product, so the seller will only replace the memory if bad memory causes problem when doing real tasks such as corruption when playing movies or apps not...

It does not change the fonts in Chrome UI. The tabs, menus, and chrome:// pages still render blurry texts, and the black texts still look grey. It doesn't even work on chrome web store. In the case of CWS, it may have to do with the forcing of CSS3 font-smooth property, which doesn't seem to...

The web site (now defunct) listed the Calypso CLP-26LC1 (without A suffix) has the native resolution of 1920x1080, and has QAM tuner, S-video input. However, the box for the Calypso CLP-26LC1A lists the resolution as 1920x1200, and no QAM tuner or S-video input. Can anyone verify if the...

I have considered laying the tower on its side too, but that wouldn't work when moving the case outside of the trunk. Last time I checked, it is much harder to carry the case by hand while the case is laid flat. I can try to balance the case on my head like some juggler, but my head is not...

Although the safest way to move these computers is to just remove heatsinks before moving, typical thermal compounds simply take too long to cure, and the time to mount and dismount heatsinks can be time consuming, which is problematic for LAN party uses. I am looking for way of secure the...

I am looking for upgrading the OCZ Vindicator to use dual or quad fan configurations, but the replacement fan clips I can find for sale are only designed for the Scythe heat sinks. Since the OCZ's heatsink is so similar to the Scythe Ninja design, will the Scythe Ninja fan clips work on the OCZ...

I wonder if EPA will have to ban hydrogen fuel as well. According to some estimates[1], hydrogen economy can lead to global depletion of ozone. Although some have claimed the leakage rate is exaggerated, the counterclaim fail to take disasterous scenarios into account. For example, if there...

According to Eweek, 802.11i uses AES-CCMP, which is supported by WPA2. As long as the device supports WPA2 and you are fine. Currently, Linksys WRT54GX, WRT54GX2 support WPA2 with latest drivers, which has been reported to work with other Airgo TrueMIMO-based devices such as Belkin Pre-N router.

Flashy, perhaps; cheaper, how can it be cheaper when it is loaded with assessories you won't find in the OEM counterparts? As far as quality goes, since it is based on someone else's designs, it can't be lower quality than the original. Noisy? You must have really sensitive ears. Even if...

When I was looking for the case with 7-channel fan controller, the spec listed it has the size of 558x219x477mm (DxWxH); but the rebranded model, XG Quantum, only has the size of 480x190x435mm (DxWxH). Has anyone been mislead into buying wrong-sized cases because of this? Anyway, I think...

For detail of bug, see this link. I am looking for a Xaser III or V case, but it seemed that Thermaltake had poor records on responding queries on defective products, so I want to be sure that I am not getting a broken item during purchase. Can anyone tell whether the current batch of Casetek...

Is integrated an enthusist APU to motherboard even a good idea? As I recalled, NVIDIA got out of Soundstorm exactly because not many people wanted them. Furthermore, the few who got Soundstorm on motherboards complained that the integrated codecs are of low quality. To make matter worse, the...

According to an earlier article, the new unit would take no more space than that of a conventional fan and add only about $20 to the cost of a personal computer. That's right, $20 per PC.

With the recent trends of adding UV reactive components by case modding community, these components expose hidden sources of radiation that will otherwise gone unnoticed. The UV reactive components only lit up in colours visible by humans when there is a source of UV radiation. In most cases...

It may sound silly at first, but it is not very far-fetched. After all, both light and sound are waves. Like light, sound can reflect and refract, so it is conceivable that many lighting models developed for VPU can be applied to APU and vice versa. In such implemetation, 3D audio...