How to Identify the Computer BIOS

How to Identify the Computer BIOS

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is an integrated part of the motherboard that starts computer boot sequence and initiates all hardware. Motherboard BIOS is characterized by version number and released date. Upgrading (flashing) BIOS is often necessary to properly support newer hardware (mostly processors) and fix bugs. In order to flash BIOS, the user needs to know the current BIOS version. This information is displayed during computer booting.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1.      Step 1

In Windows XP/Vista, click "Start" in the lower left corner of the screen.

2.      Step 2

Select "Turn off Computer," and click "Restart" to restart your computer.

3.      Step 3

As soon as the first text lines appear on the screen, press the "Pause" button on the keyboard to freeze the computer.

4.      Step 4

BIOS version and release date (red circle) and motherboard model (green circle)

Read the information on the screen. The first line contains the motherboard model, BIOS version and the BIOS release date.

5.      Step 5

Press any button on the keyboard to resume computer booting.

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How to Increase the Virtual Memory in XP

How to Increase the Virtual Memory in XP

Virtual memory is a disk space reserved on a computer hard drive that may be used as the extension of the random access memory (RAM). Windows XP utilizes the virtual memory storage if running applications exceed the physical size of RAM. The increase of the virtual memory prevents RAM overflowing and system crashes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1.      Step 1

Log in the Windows XP administrator account.

2.      Step 2

Click the "Start" Windows button in the left lower corner of your screen.

3.      Step 3

Click "Control Panel" and switch to the "Category" view on the left panel. Then click on "Performance and Maintenance."

4.      Step 4

Click "System" and select the tab "Advanced."

5.      Step 5

Click "Settings" in the "Performance" field and select the "Advanced" tab.

6.      Step 6

Read the current size of the virtual memory in the field "Virtual memory." For example, "Total paging file size for all drives: 2046 Mb."

7.      Step 7

Click "Change" and enter the desired virtual memory size (in megabytes) in the fields "Initial size" and "Maximum size." Note: It is recommended that you enter the same amount of memory in both fields to increase the system performance.

8.      Step 8

Click "OK." When prompted, click "Yes" to restart the computer.

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How to Increase the Virtual Memory in XP

How to Increase the Virtual Memory in XP

Virtual memory is a disk space reserved on a computer hard drive that may be used as the extension of the random access memory (RAM). Windows XP utilizes the virtual memory storage if running applications exceed the physical size of RAM. The increase of the virtual memory prevents RAM overflowing and system crashes.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1.      Step 1

Log in the Windows XP administrator account.

2.      Step 2

Click the "Start" Windows button in the left lower corner of your screen.

3.      Step 3

Click "Control Panel" and switch to the "Category" view on the left panel. Then click on "Performance and Maintenance."

4.      Step 4

Click "System" and select the tab "Advanced."

5.      Step 5

Click "Settings" in the "Performance" field and select the "Advanced" tab.

6.      Step 6

Read the current size of the virtual memory in the field "Virtual memory." For example, "Total paging file size for all drives: 2046 Mb."

7.      Step 7

Click "Change" and enter the desired virtual memory size (in megabytes) in the fields "Initial size" and "Maximum size." Note: It is recommended that you enter the same amount of memory in both fields to increase the system performance.

8.      Step 8

Click "OK." When prompted, click "Yes" to restart the computer.

Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary.

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How to Identify the Computer BIOS

How to Identify the Computer BIOS

Basic Input/Output System (BIOS) is an integrated part of the motherboard that starts computer boot sequence and initiates all hardware. Motherboard BIOS is characterized by version number and released date. Upgrading (flashing) BIOS is often necessary to properly support newer hardware (mostly processors) and fix bugs. In order to flash BIOS, the user needs to know the current BIOS version. This information is displayed during computer booting.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

1.      Step 1

In Windows XP/Vista, click "Start" in the lower left corner of the screen.

2.      Step 2

Select "Turn off Computer," and click "Restart" to restart your computer.

3.      Step 3

As soon as the first text lines appear on the screen, press the "Pause" button on the keyboard to freeze the computer.

4.      Step 4

BIOS version and release date (red circle) and motherboard model (green circle)

Read the information on the screen. The first line contains the motherboard model, BIOS version and the BIOS release date.

5.      Step 5

Press any button on the keyboard to resume computer booting.

Please do not print this email unless it is absolutely necessary.

The information contained in this electronic message and any attachments to this message are intended for the exclusive use of the addressee(s) and may contain proprietary, confidential or privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please notify the sender immediately and destroy all copies of this message and any attachments.

WARNING: Computer viruses can be transmitted via email. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email.

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How to Increase Windows XP Memory With a Flash Drive

How to Increase Windows XP Memory With a Flash Drive

Windows Vista has a feature called ReadyBoost, which allows you to attach a USB flash drive and use it as an additional memory cache. You can also force Windows XP to use the USB stick for its virtual memory instead of using the hard drive. Virtual memory is storage space used on the hard drive when the computer's physical system memory runs out of space. USB flash drives tend to receive and transmit this data a lot faster than a hard drive. However, this procedure will probably not increase performance if you have more than 2GB of physical system memory.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

·       USB 2.0 flash drive (at least 1GB in size)

·       USB 2.0 port

1.      Step 1

Insert your USB 2.0 flash drive into a USB 2.0 port on your computer. Right-click on "My Computer" and select "Properties."

2.      Step 2

Click the "Settings" button in the Performance section at the top. Click on the "Advanced" tab.

3.      Step 3

Your flash drive will be labeled according to its manufacturer.

Click the "Change" button toward the bottom of the window. You will see a window containing all the drives attached to your computer. Select your flash drive (which is labeled according to the name of the manufacturer).

4.      Step 4

Click the "System managed size" radio button, then click the "Set" button to confirm your change.

5.      Step 5

Click on your Windows drive in the list at the top of the Window. (It's the one with a "Paging File Size" entry, drive C by default.) Click the "No paging file" radio button. Click the "Set" button, then click the "OK" button and restart your computer for the change to take effect.

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