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Increasing your computers speed by removing unwanted startup application

Most people don’t realize that a computer has tons of unecessary applications and even viruses starting up that hog valuable system resources. This makes a perfectly good computer often lag and creates an overall bad experience for individuals. Press control alt delete and start the task manager. Navigate to the processes tab ad and ensure that all processes are being shown. Most computers should have from 30-50 processes running. If yours has more chances are you could stand to benefit alot from this blog post.

Step 1 – See which start programs are loading

Press the start button and if your using Windows 7 or Vista simply type “msconfig”. If your on Windows XP or 2000 hit start run and type “msconfig”

Step 2 – See which programs are starting up

Navigate to the tab that says startup applications and choose which programs you do not want to start. This part may seem daunting but just keep in mind NOTHING you do can harm your computer. If you make a change here that you do not like simply change back the settings. Some programs such as QT task (quick time) or Skype are obvious and do not need to be started when the computer starts. They only hog memory and CPU resources. As a good rule of thumb uncheck all startup applications and go back to add the ones you actually use. Some may be essential; for example if you are using a Laptop there might be a logitechnav application for your mousepad. If there is a process name you are unfamiliar with simply type it on Google and you can get a full description.

Finally, you can now restart your computer and check the current system processes running by hitting control alt delete and starting the task manager. On the processes tab click to make sure its showing all system processes and compare how many were running in the background before you removed the startup applications to after. This is a simple step that can do wonders for increasing your computer speed, removing viruses and unwanted adaware starting up, and making your overall computer experience better.

Computer Turns on Fan Spins but computer doesn’t post

This is the solution to a common problem I recently encountered when fixing a clients computer.

Situation:

Your either installing a new motherboard or replacing an old one and you start the computer only to find it turns on with the CPU fan spinning, and lights staying on (including the HDD and CPU light staying on) but the computer will not post (meaning nothing will come on the screen).

Possible Causes:

Obviously the first thing you should do is unplug everything that is nonessential. This means all the jumper cables that connect your PC case to the motherboard except the power switch. Disconnect all harddrives, cdroms, and any non-essential cards. Make sure the red switch behind the powersupply is set to 115 (and 230 if you live in Europe). If you turn on your computer and still no success then you might have had the same issue I did. Also make sure the RAM you are using is compatible with your motherboard. If you are using DDR3 1600 MHZ when your motherboard requires DDR3 1333MHZ, even though 1600 should work I would find a way to test the motherboard with the recommended clock speed.

My issue was because I carelessly left the 12V pin on my motherboard disconnected because my powersupply had no cable to connect to it. The 12V 4 pin (or 6 -8 pin) powers your CPU and if you have a solid CPU light and your computer is not posting you need to find an adapter to power the 12V slot or make sure your powersupply has enough power. On new motherboards (especially the A770E3) you should have two direct cables going to the motherboard. The 24 pin power supply cord, and the 4 pin 12V cpu cord.

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