How to check the serial number on a refurbished laptop

There are a number of ways to identify refurbished laptops versus new ones. The most popular ways to do this include looking for obvious wear and tear on the outside (may be tough to find), but also include running the computer’s serial number against a know database. The former is by far the easiest way [...]

How to boot USB drives

Trust me on this, everyone. Learning how to boot USB drives from your start-up menu is not too difficult if you have a little bit of basic knowledge about BIOS and its startup options on your laptop. If you know even just that much, you’ll stick with this just fine, so don’t worry! Learning how [...]

Bringing down your laptop’s CPU stress

Bringing down your CPU stress isn’t actually as hard as it sounds. Sometimes a few simple steps is all it takes in order to really make it so your computer performs just as it did when it came off the assembly line. If you’d like to be able to run all of your software at [...]

Laptop overheating? Check your CPU fan

An overheating laptop caused by a bad CPU fan isn’t an unusual thing at all. In fact, it’s probably one of the more common ailments you can see with a laptop. Usually overheating is caused by something simple: That is, accidentally blocking the outflow vents on your notebook. This can be caused by placing the [...]