If you have an older AMD CPU based system and you attempt to install or upgrade to Windows 8.1 you will see a message like: You can’t install Windows 8.1 because your processor doesn’t support CompareExchange128. This is true but there are three important points to note: 32BIT Windows 8.1 […]
New CPU’s have between 4MB and 8MB of Cache Memory on them and that is all that Windows 95 required to run (and you did not even need a CD rom): System requirements for installing Windows 95: 4 megabytes (MB) of memory (8 MB recommended) 386DX or higher processor (486 […]
By Ian Matthews December 10, 2007 If you have noticed that your Windows 2000, XP or Vista PC is running slowly and that SVCHOST.EXE is taking 100% of your single core CPU system (or 50% of your dual core CPU system), this is the article for you! SVCHOST.EXE is a […]
In a dual core, dual CPU system which CPU’s are real and which are Hyperthreads? According to my research, on an Intel Xeon 5000 server, the following configuration is what Windows sees: CPU ordinal number CPU id CHIP SLOT FUNC1 (the first CPU)………. (0)……………. slot 1 real core A12 ……………………………….(1)……………. […]
TomsHardware http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/06/23/amd_quad_core_power/ Chicago (IL) – If AMD has its way, then Intel’s performance-per-watt leadership claim may be short lived: The first quad-core Opterons, due in 2007 will consume the same power as today’s dual-core processors, while AMD expects Intel to increase the power envelope when adding more cores. Intel will […]
TomsHardware.com http://www.tgdaily.com/2006/06/25/amd_to_build_32nm_fab_in_ny/ Sunnyvale (CA) – AMD has still room to expand its current manufacturing capabilities in Dresden, Germany and through its contracted manufacturing partners, but a recent surge in demand for its microprocessors apparently has prompted the company to build another high-capacity factory – New York State has won the […]
betanews.com As expected, AMD has announced the immediate availability of its dual-core processors for desktop PCs. The Athlon 64 X2 was unveiled at the Computex conference in Taiwan and pits AMD against rival Intel’s Pentium D, which launched late last week. Swapping their usual positions, however, Intel is taking the […]
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URTech.ca is dedicated to providing information on computer technology but usually focuses on Microsoft and Android products. However, consumer technology like televisions and smart speakers have become wildly popular and so from time to time we will include content like this explanation of some of the technology used in Hisense […]
If you work in the IT Department with Microsoft Windows technologies, you frequently need to determine details of a Windows Service. To help our Windows technicians we created this list of the top 100 Windows services in use today, along with a bit of detail to help them determine what […]
It is not uncommon for users and even newbie techs to think that files are on your computers’ hard drive are being processed directly by the CPU, but they are not. The CPU cannot work on files from hard drive, because it is far too slow. To manipulate files, the […]
We have been receiving a lot of questions about the new Intel core Ultra Series CPU’s. In response, we have created several articles explaining what makes the Core Ultra different and also in our review of the Dell latitude 5450 laptop. However we think it’s probably useful to have a […]
This is our video review of the Dell latitude 5450 laptop with the new Intel Core Ultra CPU. The bottom line on this laptop is that it is the same well built, good quality, fast, Latitude that corporate customers have come to expect from Dell, But it has the brand […]
If you’ve purchased a Dell Latitude 5450 it probably didn’t come with enough memory or a large enough SSD drive. In this easy to understand Dell latitude 5450 disassembly tutorial, We explain all of the parts and how to replace them, including the battery, the Wi-fi card, the Wan, the […]
If desktop computers and laptops have been performing artificial intelligence tasks for the last few years, what’s this new category of computer called an “AI PC” all about? While it is certainly true that you can run artificial intelligence processes on desktop and laptop computers made after 2020, especially if […]
Modern Setup Host, also known as SetupHost.exe, is a core component of the Windows Operating System. It’s a system process which prepares your computer for updates and facilitates the system setup when you upgrade your OS newer version (i.e. Windows 11 20H1 to 20H2 or Win10 to Win11). What Is […]