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PC Computer Hardware Troubleshooting
A big problem when repairing a computer is when one faulty component causes anothere component to slowly degrade over time and eventually fail. The faultly component gets replaced and the failing component works, how is this possible? It takes a little time for the faulty component to once again degrade the working component to the point of no return.

Electronics can play  funny tricks, it's important to have a lot of good working spare parts when preforming the process of elimination, testing equipment and error codes are not always forthcoming.

Poor quality, worn out power supply units (PSU) are a big cause of misdiagnosing the wrong computer component.

A lot of power supplies units will test correctly using a (PSU) tester, however, their are many aspects to a (PSU) providing clean accurately dependable power, especially when it is supporting a multi thousand dollar video card and computer components.


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CSS Quick Notes

My personal CSS notes:

Inline:
<h1 style="color:blue;">A Blue Heading</h1>
<p style="color:red;">A red paragraph.</p>

Internal:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<style>
body {background-color: powderblue;}
h1 {color: blue;}
p {color: red;}
</style>
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>

External:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="styles.css">
</head>
<body>

<h1>This is a heading</h1>
<p>This is a paragraph.</p>

</body>
</html>

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HTML Block and Inline Elements: w3schools.com/html/ Important

 

Java Script (JS) React Notes:  w3schools.com/react/default Important

 

Server Side Includes - This is a must know for managing large websites or websites that get updated a lot. Server side includes allow you to update code and or text across all your webpage's at the same time, there are other ways of doing this but nothing works as good or as easily then using server side includes (SSI). This link will give you a in-depth look in layman's terms of how is technique works projectseven.com/tutorials . You don't need dream weaver or any other program to use SSI, you just need a text editor, however you can use SSI with other HTML code editing programs. projectseven.com/includes

 

Open source software for repairing and upgrading computers.

acronis true disk image cloning software,  acronis.com , good for back ups and cloning to a SSD drive.

crystal disk info, crystalmark.info/en/download/ , this software tells you everything about a hard drive, good for hard drive upgrading.

crystal disk mark, crystalmark.info/en/software , tells you the speed and status of a hard drive.

cpu z info, cpuid.com/downloads , tells you everything about all the hardware in a computer, good for ordering upgraded hardware.

rufus usb boot software, DD image more stable then ISO, https://rufus.ie/en_US/ , the best way to make a usb stick bootable with acronis software for cloning a hard drive.

Understanding how to choice the right computer hardware for your needs

A cad card like nvidia quadro is better for professional use with multiple monitors and higher end CAD software like catia, gtx is no good with software which requires good opengi performance for rendering like solidworks it is unusable with Real View in solidworks.

 

Trick questions asked in I.T. job interviews

The term BIOS stands for a lot of different things, be careful. If asked what are computer bios it could be safe to say "basic input output system". When the word bios is being used it has to be pertaining to something in order to determine what it will stands for, other wise it is a trick question.
I/O stands for input output but not all the time, it is mostly used as an on off switch indicator on a schematic diagram.
I.T. stands for information technology, however a lot of people think it stands for internet technology.


To show

In HTML, SGML, or XML use

Displays on your system as

Left Double Quotation Mark

&#8220;

Right Double Quotation Mark

&#8221;

Left Single Quotation Mark

&#8216;

Right Single Quotation Mark (including English possessives and contractions)

&#8217;


Special thanks to: https://dwheeler.com/essays/quotes-in-html.html  for the chart.

My div examples

Div one
Div two
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #BCC6CC;">Div one</div>
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #E5E4E2;">Div two</div>
Div one
Div two
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #BCC6CC; width: 100px; display: inline-block;">Div one</div>
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #E5E4E2; display: inline-block;">Div two</div>
Div one
Div two
Div three
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #BCC6CC; display: inline-block;">Div one</div>
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #E5E4E2; display: inline-block;">Div two</div>
<div style="padding: 50px; background-color: #98AFC7; display: inline-block; margin-bottom: 2em;">Div three</div>
Div One
DIV THREE
Div Two
<div style="background-color:#BCC6CC;float: left;width: 200px;padding: 50px">Div One</div>
<div style="background-color:#98AFC7;float: right;padding: 50px">DIV THREE</div>
<div style="background-color:#E5E4E2;float: none;overflow: hidden;padding: 50px">Div Two</div>

text

 

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">   vs.  shrink-to-fit=no

 

<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no">

 

Dell monitors use a LCD color retention tool or setting that helps make the colors look a lot more accurate, I believe it works.


A general note on server side php include configuration
I prefer to have my include files with a .php extension. I know some people prefer to use extensions like .html or .inc (to designate it�s an 'included' file), but this way:

  • The source code isn�t visible if someone went to that file directly on the server. This is more important for database connection strings.
  • You can have other PHP functions within it (ex. include another file).

About The Windows 10 & 11 fast start up feature

Fast start up is enabled by default when a new computer is loaded with an operation system. A lot of IT technicians don't like this feature, they think it causes problems with Windows updates that come in behind the seems. It does this because when fast start up is enabled and you shut down your computer, windows will write all the users data information to a temporary start up file designed to override everything at start up or coming out of sleep and hibernate.

When its time to start the computer and install automatic updates, this temporary file will cause problems, a lot more then Microsoft wants people to know. Thanks to solid state hard drives, fast start up, will not slow down your computer that much. Stability and reliability are what computers are all about. Most IT maintenances people will advise people that it's important to shut down and start up your computer at least once a day.

With start up being so important, it makes even more since that a full start up is even better for a computer.


Five ways to find you Windows 10 product activation key (PAK).

1. In search bar type or run [CMD] no brackets, then enter this [wmic path softwareLicensingService get OA3xOriginalProductKey
OA3xOriginalProductKey] copy or past no brackets. Key should apear soon.

2. Run RegEdit in Windows then do a search (edit menu > find) for the term �BackupProductKeyDefault� space "BackupProductKey"  space "Backup" without the "quotes". After a few seconds (my fast modern PC took about 20s, don�t worry if nothing seems to be happening) you will see the 25 digit alphanumeric product key listed to the right in the BackupProductKeyDefault row.

3. Look on back of laptop or computer for a Windows stamp that says Product * or Activation key. It can also be behind the battery.

4. They key could be inside an email Microsoft or one of there afillyits * has sent you.

5. The key may also be on or inside an envilope if you bought it through the mail.

How to find the Windows 11 (PAK)

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Windows 11 Help & Support

Windows 11 operating system can be installed in older computers that don't meet the minimum system hardware requirements. When a computer is capable of running Windows 10 it should be able to run and handle Windows 11.

During the Windows 11 installation process a few Windows registry keys can be adding to the system registry that will bypass the Microsoft minimum system hardware requirements evaluation.

People have not reported any problems using the system registry work around. Microsoft is providing security updates and drivers for systems that are using the added registry keys.

Windows 10 drivers are backwards compatible with Windows 11 (OS), there should not be a driver compatibility problem with installing Windows 11 on older computers.

I do not recommend using third party apps or programs to bypass Win 11 system minimum requirements. Free third party apps downloaded from the internet are bad in general.

Upgrade to an SSD hard drive for only fifty dollars more with a Windows 11 upgrade.


Can't find hard drive during Windows 11 OS installation?

Intel 11th through 14th I generation processors need a special Intel rapid storage technology (RST) driver in order to install windows 11.

Motherboards can not see the hard drive without this extra driver installation during the Windows 11 installation process, everybody finds this to be a major pain in the brain.

It is the same thing that happened during 2010 when RAID driver configuration reemerged form the 1970's, however, the terminology RAID did not get coined until the late 1980's. Let me help you with this installation problem and never worry about it again.


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High quality high output Antec power supplies, 350 to 1000 watts, assure proper pc component protection.

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