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Different motherboards use different utilities and procedures, so there’s no one-size-fits-all set of instructions here. However, you’ll perform the same basic process on all motherboards. First, head to the motherboard manufacturer’s website and find the Downloads or Support page for your specific model of motherboard. You should see a list of available BIOS versions, along with any changes/bug fixes in each and the dates they were released. Download the one you want to update to. You’ll probably want the newest BIOS version unless you want an older one for a specific reason. If you purchased a pre-built computer, head to the computer manufacturer’s website, look up the computer model, and look at its downloads page. You’ll find any available BIOS updates there. Your BIOS download probably came in an archive — usually a .zip file. Extract the contents of that file. You’ll find some sort of BIOS file — in the screenshot below, it’s the E7887IMS.140 file. The archi...

Your computer’s BIOS version is displayed in the BIOS setup menu itself, but you don’t have to reboot to check this version number. There are several ways to see your BIOS version from within Windows, and they work the same on PCs with a traditional BIOS or a newer UEFI firmware. To use a command, open a Command Prompt window — press Windows Key + R, type cmd into the Run dialog , and press Enter. Run the following command: wmic bios get smbiosbiosversion You’ll see the version number of the BIOS or UEFI firmware in your current PC. How to Open the System Information Panel on Windows 10 or 8 You can also find your BIOS’s version number in the System Information window. On Windows 7, you can search the Start menu for System Information to find it. On Windows 8, it’s more hidden — but you can still launch the System Information panel on Windows 8. The BIOS version number is displayed on the System Summary pane. Look at the BIOS Version/Date field ...

 Well at times your might have thought of using alinux based operating system on your PC, but we all know venturing into linux from platforms such as windows and mac is abit disturbing. and ofcorse it takes alot of time to get used to the commands and the terminal. The good news though is that you can have your linux installed along side your windows using asimple software called Virtual Machine , VM software is one that allows you to have and operating system as guest on your normal operating system, lets say I am using windows 7 and i would like to run Ubuntu along side My Win7. This would require us to download and install VirtualBox Vm from Oracle. for the case of this tutorial We used Virtual box from oracle. Download Virtual Box from Oracle. After installing Virtual box. Open Virtualbox and click at New button. Setup Wizard will appear and click at Next button. Enter your Virtual Machine name, and choose your guest OS and architecture (32- vs. 64-bit) f...

Google Drive is really the core of the Backup and Sync tool, so if you never used the Drive app then a bit of explanation may be in order. Essentially, this new tool will allow you to sync your Google Drive cloud storage with your computer—be that the entire Drive or just specific files and folders. These are then treated as local files on the computer, so your important stuff is always up to date on every computer you own (and in the cloud). The only exception here are Google Docs files (Sheets, Docs, Slides)—those are still online-only, as Backup and Sync will not download them for offline access. It will, however, put icons in the Google Drive folder so you can double-click them as if they were normal documents (you’ll just need an internet connection to view and edit them.) Backup and Sync also adds one more tool to the equation: the option to back up specific folders from your PC or Mac to your Google Drive. For example, I use Google Drive to store  almost...

Windows 8 provides the possibility to adjust, the calibration of the display of your computer. From the Control Panel , you can reach the color calibration tool. However, the integrated tool of Windows is rarely suitable if we want professional results. Especially if we don’t have a suitable instrumentation to perform proper calibration. Moreover, once the calibration is done, it could happen (and usually this is always the case) that you are not fully satisfied with the result , and you keep playing with RGB levels, hoping to restore the default calibration of the display that the system provides. There isn’t, oddly, a function that restores the original RGB levels without having to fiddle around too much. Let’s see how to restore Windows 8 display calibration First, we suggest you go to Control Panel – Color Management and uncheck “Use custom settings for the device”.  If you see an immediate change in the calibration, you probably have solved t...

The first problem that arises by using a limited data plan on a computer is the fact that the updates of the operating system and other programs, such as antiviruses, are started automatically , drying up in a few moments all the available traffic and causing many hardships. Windows 10, despite the automatic updates policy, has given importance to this need, introducing a feature that allows you to reduce data usage while using metered connections , by blocking automatic updates and optimizing overall consumption. This feature is available only for Wi-Fi networks, but, surprisingly, not for USB networks. Let’s see how to activate this function and what are the tips that could help you to save mobile data while using a metered connection on your Windows 10 PC. Tip  #1: Set the Wi-Fi connection as metered Click on the Wi-Fi icon on the taskbar at the bottom right side of the screen and select Network settings  (alternatively, you can r...

  Avast Free Antivirus is one of the best solutions. Firstly because, as it's name says, it's totally free. You can use this powerful protection tool without any cost and forever, with a simple free registry. Obviously, you can also access advanced functions by means of a paid version that will provide you with a serial or license number, but with the basic functions, you'll have more than enough to protect yourself against all sorts of viruses, spyware and trojans. And secondly, because with hundreds of millions of users collaborating to report about possible infections, there's no other antivirus so prepared to protect your PC. What is Avast Free? Much more than an antivirus Although it meets all the requirements we need in an antivirus, it also offers us other functions inherent to other programs like CCleaner, as it also takes care of making sure that our computer work at full throttle . Thus, it also offers us the following additional features: ...