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How to Find Model Number on HP/Compaq Laptop

Ziggy Kratzer — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 20:51:55 +0000

As you may know, Compaq is a division of HP, so methods of finding the model number are generally going to be the same on either laptop. With that said, I will continue the rest of this article using “HP” referring to both. There are plenty of reasons you may need to know the model [...]

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Symptoms of a Bad Inverter Board

Ziggy Kratzer — Wed, 12 Sep 2012 15:27:20 +0000

If you are having a problem with the display of your laptop, don’t immediately assume it is a bad screen, it is possible that it is simply the inverter board that is going bad and would be a much cheaper fix than replacing the whole LCD Screen. If the problems with your display include any [...]

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Symptoms of a Bad DVD Drive

Ziggy Kratzer — Tue, 28 Aug 2012 20:02:45 +0000

If you’re DVD drive is having problems, here are a few symptoms that can help you to narrow it down to being a bad drive. If your drive has any of the following symptoms, we have found that it is most likely a bad drive: Your DVD drive reads or writes CD’s but not DVD’s, [...]

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ZKarlo is now on Pinterest

Ziggy Kratzer — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 19:42:13 +0000

As of July 12th 2012, ZKarlo is on Pinterest. Pinterest allows us to take the best products and content from our website and display it for all to see. You will find boards listing our products and boards dedicated to images relating to laptop parts and mobile computing. Feel free to suggest any board ideas [...]

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How to Find Your Toshiba Laptop Model Number

Ziggy Kratzer — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 15:55:36 +0000

So, you need to know the model number for your Toshiba laptop computer. Maybe you need to download new drivers, upgrade your hardware or you just want to know your laptops model number for any other reason. Here I will show you a few different ways that you can find your Toshiba model number. The [...]

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The different parts of a laptop computer

Ziggy Kratzer — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 18:51:03 +0000

The laptop or notebook computer has many parts that contribute to its functionality. A laptop can be broken up into two main sections, the display or LCD casing and the bottom casing or base. In this way, a laptop is setup somewhat similar to a desktop computer in that the LCD casing section is mainly [...]

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Changing the screen resolution on your Windows laptop

Ziggy Kratzer — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 15:45:33 +0000

Screen resolution determines the size and clarity of the images and text on your screen. Higher resolutions like 1920 x 1080 make the images and text on your screen look smaller and clearer, while lower resolutions like 800 x 600 make it look larger. The resolutions available for your computer depend on the size of [...]

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Laptop vs Notebook (is there a difference?)

Ziggy Kratzer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 17:40:13 +0000

Two terms often used interchangeably referring to mobile computers are the terms laptop and notebook. Many people may just assume that a laptop and a notebook computer are the same and still others may not be sure about what the differences may be. Well, there are significant differences between the two and in this article, [...]

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Heat Sink & Fan

Ziggy Kratzer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:53:32 +0000

Laptop Heatsink & Fan Fans and heat sinks help in cooling down your laptop to prevent overheating. The heat sink is a device often made of copper or aluminum that sits on top of high heat generating chips such as the CPU and draws the heat away from the chip into the fins of the [...]

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CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) Battery aka RTC (Real Time Clock) Battery

Ziggy Kratzer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 22:50:51 +0000

CMOS Battery The CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) battery provides power to the CMOS chip when the laptop is not powered on. The CMOS memory stores the date, time, and system setup parameters. Without the CMOS Battery, the CMOS would not be able to continuously keep track of the date and time while your computer is [...]

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