I posted this at another forum, but couldn't get any help.<P>Here it is:<P>I know that I have the jumpers set right so that's not an issue. The CPU was dead on this computer. I tested it with another ...

I have an HP Pavilion ze5501US notebook, which utilizes a 2.30GHz Mobile Intel Pentium 4. Per CPU-Z it's a Northwood model, socket 478 mPGA, 0.13 um. Sorry I don't have its S-code and manufacturing ...

Tired of waiting for your PC to perform simple requests? A processor upgrade can breathe new life into an old PC. Follow the straightforward steps you’ll need to take to see a dramatic speed ...

AMD just expanded its lineup of gaming CPUs, but it’s not a Zen 5 chip. Instead, AMD launched a new Zen 4 CPU, the Ryzen 5 7600X3D. Once again a Micro Center exclusive, the CPU could be an interesting ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior editor and author of Notepad, who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 ...

If you receive an error telling you your computer has failed the CPU test, this can be a result of issues in your BIOS, your computer overheating or faulty hardware ...

Unisys is phasing out its decades-old mainframe processor, which lags behind in speed and scalability compared to newer chips. The chip is used in some of Unisys’ ClearPath flagship mainframes, but ...

When I first began writing about personal computers in the early 1990s, the conventional wisdom was that to keep up with the rapid evolution of these revolutionary devices, it was a good idea to ...

Researchers at Google’s Project Zero set the tech world on its ear by revealing two major vulnerabilities, dubbed Spectre and Meltdown, in processors that could be exploited to steal sensitive ...

While Huawei is known to offer its smartphones with its proprietary chipset from the HiSilicon Kirin series, its PC offerings (including laptop and desktops) usually offer either an Intel or AMD ...