CPU Power Connection Your CPU will need its own power. The power connection comes directly from the power supply and is much smaller than the connection you connect to your computer. You might have everything installed correctly and still hear and see your computer power up, but it will not post unless you have power running to the CPU. The… Read more →
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Common Mistakes When Building a Computer – Part 3
Buying Incompatible Parts It very easy with all the excitement to buy the wrong parts for you new build. Not all CPU’s will work with all computers and motherboards and not all RAM (memory) will either. When buying computer parts to build your own computer it’s very important to research what components will work together. Currently Townsville Nerds does nit… Read more →
Common Mistakes When Building a Computer – Part 2
Poor Airflow Management Computers perform much better when the are not running hot. In fact to much heat can not only slowly jeopardise the speed and functionality of your computer,it can also damage parts. As well as having water cooling on your CPU or a fan on your heat sink, most computers cases either come with fans to blow cool… Read more →
Common Mistakes When Building a Computer – Part 1
Building your own desktop computer can be a good way to learn about computers and have a lot of fun. Back in the mid 90’s that is exactly how I got into computers myself. I think it was more along the lines of I broke the familycomputer and I was forced to repair it before anyone found out. There are… Read more →
Understanding Factory Reset and Refresh
When you first get your computer it is at its factory default settings – the way it was manufactured at the time, with no personification at all. When you get your computer you do a whole lot of different things on it such as installing software, connecting to the internet and printers and adding personal folders, files, pictures and movies… Read more →
You’re Getting a New Computer Christmas
A lot of people get I.T. gadgets, mobile phones and computers and laptops for Christmas. With all the anticipation and excitement to use their new devices, a lot of customers forget to do some basic things on their computer, which result in them calling us not long after they start using their new computer. This post will list in order… Read more →
What are Beep Codes – My Computer is Screaming
Have you ever turned your computer on, and it didn’t start up properly. This is not uncommon, but when it does become alarming is when your computer doesn’t start properly but it also literally sends alarms bells in the form of high bitch beep noises. When your computer starts up it performs a POST (Power-On-Self-Test). This is a quick test… Read more →
Computer Wont Start and I Need My Data
Free Quote When people think of data Recovery they think big bucks. It’s not always the case. To keep myself competitive, Townsville Nerds offers everyone a free no obligation diagnostic test and quote. This is 100% free no obligation. If you don’t accept the quote, its no problem. You just come back in and pick it up. No questions asked!… Read more →
Data Recovery Hard Drive Recovery Townsville
There are many different types of media which can store your precious data (photos, music, movies documents and work files). Media is usually referred to when talking about stored files, as the thing which is holding your data or storing it such as external hard drive, computer hard drive, usb thumb drive or CD, DVD or Blu-ray Disk Living in… Read more →
Different States of the Computer Power
A lot fo the times our computer is on and we don’t even realise it. It could be up and power with just the screen not displaying, could be a sleep or might just be listening on the network. No matter what the state of your computer it is always good to use the right power mode or state of… Read more →