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Questions from a computer spaz!
Name: dmacdou1 Date: January 26, 2005 at 09:43:05 Pacific OS: XP Media centre CPU/Ram: P4 3ghz, 1Gb ram
Comment:
Hi all, I have some basic questions maybe you could help me with. How do I get into Bios? How do I check temperatures in my PC(CPU/graphics card etc). How often do i need to run spyware checks etc? Any general tips you can give me? THX. Ps keep it simple, i'm a computer spaz!
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Processor=P4 3GHzHT Motherboard=ASUS P4SD-LA with Intel 848P chipset ATI9200 128meg. 160g HDdont know which kind
Name: Sabertooth Date: January 26, 2005 at 10:11:35 Pacific
Reply:
Question 1&2 - Download your board's manual, however most BIOSes are accessible via the F1/F2 key @ boot.
Question 3 - That can be likened to asking how often you need a haircut, it all depends on your preferences. My system is setup for virus and spyware scans daily when am sleeping, for some people that may be redundant.
B4 you criticize a bigger man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.
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