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Learning Your PC Hardware

Managing your hard drive space, installing new video cards and memory chips, checking your BIOS, configuring new hardware... all of these beginner tutorials, and more!
Clean Up Your Hard Drive!
If you use Windows XP, and you want to better manage your hard drive use, try this excellent tutorial. Learn about Scandisk and Defragging.
Warning: Things To Know Before You Open Your PC Cover...
Before you open that cover to install new hardware, these are some crucial fundamentals: check your BIOS, keep a boot disk near, have the right tools, the right static protection, and more.
Installing New Hardware: Do It Yourself Advice
Before you add more RAM memory, another video adapter card, or perhaps a new network card or sound card...read this tutorial for some sage hardware installation advice.
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