Virtualization complicates the process of finding and remedying hardware problems, but a few techniques and tools can make the process more manageable. Although it's usually easy to troubleshoot ...

Sometimes hardware problems can be attributed to bad or missing device drivers. 3DP Chip (Figure A) can help you locate drivers for your computer. Upon installation, the software scans your computer ...

Discover the built-in hardware tests that can extend the life of your laptop and save you from expensive repairs.

Unexpected shutdowns, bad drivers, or file-system bugs can cause file corruption, so software checks are important. In other ...

Gadget blog Tested explains how to stress test your computer's most important hardware—and likely pain points in a buggy system—in order to diagnose and fix hardware problems that can commonly crop up ...

Dennis O'Reilly began writing about workplace technology as an editor for Ziff-Davis' Computer Select, back when CDs were new-fangled, and IBM's PC XT was wowing the crowds at Comdex. He spent more ...

Fixing a hardware problem in Windows NT is often a messy, expensive, and time-consuming process. Fortunately, Windows 2000 makes it easier to win the battle against the blue screen of death. Like ...

Star Trek and Star Wars denizens could have founded Tindie, which has a great name for its community members: Tindarians. Doesn’t that sound like a race from one of those two epic series? Tindie is an ...

I usually write about various issues in Windows, because there are so many and so frequent. Hardly do I run across major issues with Linux. Until the one I will mention here, which involves a very ...