A computer that is not able to turn on is definitely frustrating. A computer that powers on, but experiences a boot failure is also very frustrating. A system boot failure such as the computer booting up, but the computer displays … Read More »

Similar steps are involved when installing RAM on any computer. If you were to install RAM on a desktop computer, the steps are somewhat similar to installing RAM on any other desktop computer. In this case, RAM will be installed … Read More »

Problem/Symptoms: “Windows cannot be installed to this disk. The selected disk has an MBR partition table. On EFI systems, Windows can only be installed to GPT disks.” This error message appeared when I would try to install Windows 10. The … Read More »

Problem/symptoms: The monitor would display artifacts and strange colors. Sometimes the system would automatically crash and reboot. Solution: The drivers seem to be fine because artifacts would display even before Windows can boot. The video card was faulty and needed … Read More »

Problems/Symptoms: 1. I cannot move files from my Windows 7 machine to my Windows 8 machine in Homegroup; however, I can only get/retrieve files from my Windows 8 machine to my Windows 7 machine. Solution: -On the Windows 8 computer, … Read More »

Problems/Symptoms: 1. When the computer’s main power switch is off, the computer does not retain the correct time or BIOS settings. Solution: -In my situation, I needed to change the CMOS battery. The CMOS battery allows the BIOS to retain its … Read More »

Problems/Symptoms: 1. The printer would grab multiple sheets of paper. -Multiple sheets of paper would enter the printer, especially, when the printer was down to the last two or three pages of paper that was in the paper tray. Solution: … Read More »

Problems/Symptoms: 1. The MX432 printer from Cannon scans the documents but separates them in separate files. Solution: -There is a check box called “Preview or scan images as separate files,” and this box has to be unchecked in order for … Read More »

Darik’s nuke and boot is a great software that can securely erase data on a drive, and can be used to erase a drive that may have sensitive data. In this situation, I have deleted files in a USB flash drive with … Read More »

Problems/Symptoms: 1. The monitor displays “DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSERT SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER.” Solution: -There can be a number of reasons as to why this error message pops up, but sometimes the hard drive can be faulty and will … Read More »