Category Archives: Computer Fixin'

Take that, Toshiba!

By jason | Published: February 25, 2009
Short Answer: To reset a BIOS on a Toshiba Satellite A215-S5825 that’s decided develop a password take off the RAM cover take out the RAM peel off the black sticker covering the motherboard find the solder pads labeled XXX re-install one stick of RAM in the upper slot short the solder pads using a small screwdriver or some other implement, scraping off [...]
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Windows Update Stalling/Stuck/Hang at “Searching for Updates”

By jason | Published: August 16, 2008
No time for introductions. I spent way too much time today trying for get Windows Update to work on a laptop.  When the “Searching for updates” screen would come on, sometimes the progress bar would be empty, other times it would run and run until it failed. I tried CCleaner and reinstalled the Windows Update Components.  Multiple [...]
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