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How to Install a Hard Drive

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If you would like to replace your old hard drive with an upgraded drive, this is a simple process that can be done at home. Most new hard drives will come with installation instructions to make the task easier for you. Steps To install A Hard Drive Shut down the computer, and unplug all accessories attached to it. Continue by unplugging the computer completely from its power source, wait fifteen seconds, and “ground” yourself to prevent electrical shock. Remove the screws holding the computer’s cover in place. Remove the computers Read More

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How to Delete WD SmartWare

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Western Digital (WD) Portable Hard Drives are capable of storing quite a bit of information. Modern Western Digital drives come with a firmware called “SmartWare,” which can be useful to some users. The SmartWare can provide backup solutions that may not be available with the operating system in use. WD hard drives with SmartWare also have some utilities that some users will find useful if their computer can support them. The WD SmartWare may also be useless to some users who may want to remove it. The most common reasons Read More

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VideoGuard

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VideoGuard is an encryption method that NDS produced. It is used for conditional broadcasting services such as broadband television and the Internet. Since satellites, radio towers, and all other broadcasting equipment broadcast signals without discretion to which subscribers receive them, VideoGuard is necessary in order to distinguish which television channels, Internet features, and other services subscribers are able to receive.   How VideoGuard Works Since broadcasting systems broadcast the same signals to everyone, VideoGuard encryption must be built directly into the programming of the set-top box that is connected to the television. Read More

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