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Zeiss Ikon
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  • North Carolina
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Populated RAM sockets and soldered a motherboard mod on a Tandy Color Computer in 1986-1987; upgraded and built my own PC hardware since 1987, from 8088/XT to 80286, 80386, 80486SX, Pentium-class, to current Core2Quad; also have still-running 1997-vintage Pentium II laptop and 2003 Athlon XP 2000+ tower (Linux is great for older hardware; I don't run any version of Windows on my own machines any more).

I don't understand electronics (transistors and chips are magic!), but I'm pretty good at plugging stuff in the correct way and figuring out what's failed based on symptoms.

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Run a computer without RAM?
Dec 27, 2014
7
Electric shocks from tip of laptop charger and laptop case - how to safely test if it's a bad charger or a bad outlet?
Mar 17, 2016
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Need clarification on what IDE hard drive size—2.5 inch versus 3.5 inch—actually means
Apr 2, 2015
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What is the theory behind securely delete files on a SSD?
Dec 24, 2014
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What are the bad sectors?
Feb 3, 2016
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How do you determine that your hardware is 64 bit capable when there is no operating system installed?
Dec 20, 2014
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What to do when I can't turn my wet laptop on?
Dec 29, 2014
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Does a unused HDD have a longer lifetime than a used one?
Jan 27, 2015
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my computer wont turn on after installing new ram
Dec 22, 2014
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Debian partitions on an SD card - how to fix?
Dec 25, 2014
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Why don't jetliners maneuver to avoid a bird strike if spotted in time?
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How many generations would it take until the noble and peasant classes become different species and cannot interbreed?
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What do I do when problem player does not attend Session 0?
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Why is Robin Hood French in Shrek?
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What is this quad-jet plane at El Paso Airport?