XP Drivers for Compaq Presario V3614AU

If you have trouble downloading the drivers for your Compaq Presario V3000 then you can thank Kelvin Loke for hosting the drivers.
Go to Kelvin Loke’s blog to download your drivers. Thanks Kelvin.

Common tech myths

By Kailas Shastry
ComputerWorld have a collection of popular misconceptions concerning computer tech. Sometimes even a techie couldn’t tell the difference between what is fact and what is not!

A higher wattage SMPS always draws more power
Owning an all-in-one is like having a DTP center at home
A 64-bit OS will make computing twice as fast as [...]

Prestigio D220S drivers

For those of you who owns a Prestigio laptop and wish to download the necessary drivers, now you can download from the website of Clevo, the manufacturer of Prestigio laptops.
Prestigio D220S Driver Download link
Hope this helps…..good luck

HP’s mini notebook

HP 2133 Mini-Note PC

Specifications

Model number
KX872AA
FF009AA

Processor
Via C7-M (1.2G)
Via C7-M (1.2G)

Memory
1024MB DDR RAM
2048MB DDR RAM

Network Support
56K Modem, 802.11b/g,Bluetooth
56K Modem, 802.11a/b/g,Bluetooth

Disk
120GB HDD
120GB HDD

Battery
3-Cell LiIon Battery
6-Cell LiIon Battery

Warranty
1 year
1 year

OS
Linux
VB OFC07 Ready

Source: hp

pci.sys error when booting

Don’t you get frustrated when you can’t boot into Windows but instead you get some stop message such as….SYSTEM32/DRIVERS/pci.SYS error
Well you’re not alone but don’t despair.
According to a reader who e-mailed to TEG, when this happened to her, this is what she did….
Recently I ran into an issue with a WinXP box booting up. [...]

Alternatives to Nero Burner

MakeUseOf had prepared a list of 7 FREE alternatives to Nero burner.

BurnAtOnce
Burn Aware
CDBurner XP
DeepBurner
ImgBurn ( One of my favourite for burning iso files! )
InfraRecorder
Ultimate CD/DVD Burner

Read more on MakeUseOf

Defrag your hard drive but NOT your USB drive!

Defragmenting a hard drive is useful since the read arm of the drive is ever jumping back and forth, in search of fragmented files! So it’s a wise step to defrag our hard drive as frequent as possible.
What about your USB drive? USB drives, unlike hard drives doesn’t have any moving parts! So you don’t [...]

Test your monitor

There are a few freewares that can be used to test your crt & lcd monitor. Among it is Eizo MonitorTest.
Download Eizo MonitorTest!
You can also download other freewares to test your monitor.

Roadkil’s Monitor Test

eCat Monitor Test
ykwong’s checkmon

There’s also an online monitor tester, if you do not wish to download any softwares. Just go to vanity.dk [...]

Why Windows won’t boot

Windows won’t boot but instead hangs at the splash screen? I’m sure many users have came across this problem in their computing life. What actually happens?
A few tips from Tim Scheiman as a checklist for you to troubleshoot the actual problem.  As Tim said on his site, ” we’re dealing with electronic components, they DON’t [...]

Test your RAM

If your computer is so sluggish, aside from viral infections and malware, the culprit could also be hardware based!
If you suspect your RAM to be the problem, you can make certain by testing your RAM. Download DocMem 2.0 from simmtester. It supports Windows 95/98/Me/2000 & XP.
Read more about RAM problems on Bucaro Tech Help.