Questions tagged [desktop-computer]
Traditional computers as compared to laptops and netbooks.
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How to allow outdated plugin (e.g. Adobe Flash Player) in Opera 30.0.1835.125 (or later)?
If you are interested in resolving the same issue in Opera 30.0.1835.88 (or earlier), please proceed here.
In Opera 30.0.1835.88 (and earlier) there was a way to allow usage of outdated plugins (e.g. ...
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My PC isn't updating from 1803 to 1903
I cannot seem to update, and using the Windows 10 Update Assistant reports that Windows is installed in an unsupported directory, and it cannot proceed to update without clearing all of my data (PC ...
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How to allow outdated plugin (e.g. Adobe Flash Player) in Opera 30.0.1835.88 (and earlier)?
If you are interested in resolving the same issue in Opera 30.0.1835.125 (or later), please proceed here.
There is a plenty of stone age machines, where the modern versions of Adobe Flash are just ...
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Computer runs,but won't display anything on screen, changed power supply and graphics card
This computer has not been booting properly recently and I can't figure it out. It has Ubuntu but has worked fine for years. It is a older computer, and nothing has ever been changed except hard ...
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Can a laptop hard-drive be used in a desktop machine?
I recently built my own computer, and I wanted to put my laptop hard drive in my desktop, possibly to do a RAID 0 or 1 (haven't decided yet). Is this even possible, or is it possible with an adapter ...
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Computer stops working after 5 minutes of use in windows
I recently bought a PC in parts. I installed Windows 10 on it and it worked flawlessly for about a week and a half. However, now it turns off whenever I'm doing something, even if it's not a heavy ...
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Wireless WLAN Transmitter for Desktop Computer? [closed]
I would like to know whether I can buy a Wireless WLAN Transmitter for my desktop computer in order to not use a internet cable to connect to the internet but rather via my router's wireless WLAN ...
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Is it possible to run a motherboard in distilled water?
I have read that distilled water doesn't conduct electricity. This, in other words, means that we can submerge electronic devices like PCs/laptops in it and run them without any problem. I haven't ...
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What are the benefits of a dual-core CPU over a quad-core in a desktop PC?
I know that in most cases when you buy a dual-core CPU for the same price you could get a quad-core, you end up getting 2 cores that are faster individually than the 4 cores individually in the quad-...
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My power supply/motherboard nightmare
Last summer I bought a broken power supply (without knowing of course) and put it in my computer. Turning my box on made one of my cheaper HDDs catch fire (I believe a capacitor or resistor blew) and ...
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Are there any drawbacks of running Caviar Red (or any other NAS-ready) HDD on your desktop PC?
What does the NAS-ready imply and how suitable are these HDD's for desktop PC's?
My home desktop PC is turned on whenever I'm home and/or I'm awake (I turn it off during the night). Would a NAS-ready ...
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Connect a 2.5" (laptop hard disk) SATA hard disk to Desktop PC
Can I connect a laptop SATA hard disk to Desktop PC? Do I have to use some adapters or I can just plug in SATA power connector and SATA data cable like my Desktop hard disk is connected?
I noticed ...
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Get Access to all of the partitions of USB in Windows
I partitioned my USB drive into 3 partitions each with FAT32 file system, using gparted software in GNU Linux.
So, after succesfully partitioned my USB Drive, I tried it in a Windows PC, but only ...
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window 7 desktop shared folders icon image
I am using windows 7 professional. And I have many folders saved on my desktop but every time I check them (shared folders), the small icon image would change, does anyone know why and is it a ...
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Internal/External SATA drive for backup - 5900 RPM OK?
I'm building a new computer over the summer. I'm fairly competent in computer hardware, and am thus building the computer from scratch. I have everything planned out, but I was wondering about a ...
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