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Who would buy this crap like Google Glass and smart watches. I would never waste money on something so useless. I don't need Google Glass and I don't need my watch telling the NSA where I am, when I take a dump and how much toilet paper I use.

In the BIOS under advanced setings. If your can't find it your motherboard probably doesn't allow for core unlocking.

You have to go into the BIOS and change the advanced settings. Unfortunately there is no gaurantee youll get to unlock either core and have it be stable. They are turned off for a reason. You can try unlocking one core at a time and see if it works but sometimes, you just can't unlock them.

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Ok here is my problem. I have a Gateway laptop (now Acer) that has a broken motherboard. This laptop is a model NV53 and is about 2 or three years old. I have written down all the motherboard information the problem is I don't know how or where to get a new motheboard. Can I get it from Acer or...

There is nothing you can do it's not going to run stable with that core(s) unlocked. All you can do is re-lock the core and take what you got.

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I just started a new tech job and the manager I work for insist that it is best to buy an anti-virus because free versions such as Avast doesn't give enough coverage. What do you guys think, is it worth the price? Right now my main protection is Avast for virus protection and Malwarebytes for...

I know I could do that but I chose not to because of all the bloatware garbage that comes stock on most OEM computers. With a clean install of Windows 7 OEM you have a nice clean HDD with nothing but the OS and the drivers. What I was going to do is this, and tell me if you think this will work...

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No the laptop is pretty new. I just wanted to get a bigger HDD. What I wasn't sure about was all the drivers. Sound drivers, touch pad drivers, video drivers and all that stuff. So all I have to do is Install my copy of Windows 7 then install all the drivers and everything should work just fine?

I have a question on something that I've been thinking about. I have an Asus laptop with a pretty measly 320 gig HDD. If I get a copy of Windows 7 OEM along with a new, bigger HDD from New Egg can I put a copy of Windows 7 on the laptop? Will a regular copy of Windows 7 be compatible with a big...

Go onto Dells website and look up the model. It will give you all the info you need to know. Www.Dell.com

I had a question. What is .Net service opitimizer? Is it a legitimate Windows program? Why I ask is because I feel that the last couple days my computer has been a little slower. As far as I can tell everything is the same except for this program running in the background. My computer use to...