Most computers support “Health Monitoring” in their BIOS where you can view temperatures and fan speeds. This is useful, however not ideal since you have to reboot your machine to see it. If your system does not include monitoring software which can be installed on Windows, then take a look at SpeedFan.
From their website:
SpeedFan is [...]

Sooner or later, all hard drives crash. It is only a matter of when. When it happens, the degree of sweat and tears you experience is directly related to how prepared you were for it to begin with. Backing up your data is important. I even have two computers which are set up almost identically [...]

One of our readers named Mike submitted the following problem to us:
Basically, I seem to have an issue where my sound will skip/distort any time my processor is busy. And it doesn’t have to be anything significant, this can happen just when I’m opening up Firefox. Now, I can understand something like this [...]

This is my video answer to the following submitted question:
A while back our tower randomly did not turn on when the power strip was turned on and the power button was pushed. We got a new power supply cord and it came right on. It stayed on for about a week but once it got [...]

This is our first video answer to a question submitted via the Ask a Question feature on PCMech.com.
For information on the hack for allowing 3 gigabytes of RAM to be recognized by Windows XP 32-bit, check out the article called Practical Problems With 32bit Addressing In Windows on AnandTech for more info. You can also [...]

Many of us have had the joy of trying to help somebody with some basic computer issue over the phone. If you don’t have the patience for it, it’s a great way to end up hairless and bitter by the age of 40. I recently helped a member of my family with the simple concept [...]

Overview of the Ultimate Troubleshooter v.4.21 Product.

Aaron describes several places in the PC building process where common mistakes are made, which can each lead to component failures.

Roger gives lots of troubleshooting tips in this very informative article. The most likely cause is the simplest one. With some common sense, troubleshooting can be made simple.

Introduction:In recent times, motherboard’s feature a wild range on onboard features, such as Gigabit LAN or USB 2.0 ports. However, the Realtek AC’97 onboard sound is a consistent feature included on motherboards supporting Intel 875 and AMD Chipsets. Whether or not you decide to use onboard sound, or a dedicated soundcard, the Realtek AC’97 is [...]

A problem/solution type article for some common networking problems.

A thorough look at the items one may want to have in their own PC repair toolbox. A useful read for anyone about to tackle a PC repair/upgrade/build task using our website.

Some troubleshooting tips for Windows 2000.

Some basic steps you should take before contacting any tech support.

A look at some of the common Windows errors and what they mean.

A look at some common DOS errors and what they mean.

Beep Codes for AMI, Phoenix, and Award.