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    Solved Dell P20T Laptop wifi driver problem

    Hi all, The hard drive failed and I had to re-install Windows 8.1. Naturally the network drivers were not in the ISO. I went to the Dell website to download the driver and there were 10 drivers listed under network adapters, but none of them worked. I searched under the numbe4rs and found a few...
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    Solved Formatting a USB drive

    Hello, I bought a cheap 128 Gb USB drive on an auction site but I cannot format it in NTFS. I have tried it on Win7 and Win8 and it begins to format and completes over 90% but then it gives me the message that Windows cannot complete this format. I don't remember how to do it in a Command...
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    Solved Can't connect to Xfinity Modem with Win8

    I just switched to Xfinity and my Win 7 devices and Samsung phone are connecting to the modem just fine, but the Win 8 machine won't connect. The modem is a Technicolor TC8305C. Is this a common problem? The Win8 machine is a dual boot and connects fine in Win7 so it definitely seems like a win8...
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    Solved Normal CPU Temperatures?

    Hi, I have one machine which is a Quad running Windows 8 and the peak temps are 122-131 deg F. Another machine which is an i7 on Win 7 the temps are peaking at 165-156 deg F. What should be normal? The room they are in is running 75 F. The loads on both machines are similar < 10% Thanks for...
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    Proxy server refusing connections

    All of my browsers are giving this or similar messages. I've checked the Control Panel and don't see anything about Proxy Server. What do I do to fix this? Thanks.
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    Solved Adding an RS232 PCI port to my desktop

    I have a need for an RS232 port probably PCI, but I see such a wide diversity of prices. Which should I choose? Some have a UART and some do not. Do I need a UART? Thanks, Jim P.S. I'll be using it with ham radio software called Ham Radio Deluxe (HRD) and a ham radio transceiver Yaesu FT-950
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    Solved Drive spinning up every few minutes for no aparrent reason

    Hi, thanks for having this forum. I can hear a drive spinning up to full speed every few minutes. I have 3 hard drives. One for Windows 8, one for Windows 7 and one for data. I can't tell which one is spinning up. It happens about every 3 minutes or so, all day and night. I don't have any...
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