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Chapter 1: Finding and Installing the Hardware You NeedIn This Chapter✓ Discovering what upgrades will improve your Windows 7 experience✓ Making basic

782Upgrading the Basic Stuff Do you own a monitor but you don’t know its native resolution? As in so many other areas, Google is your friend. If you

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need783Upgrading the Basic Stuff 3. If you have more than one monitor, you can also choose w

784Upgrading the Basic Stuff 6. Click the Keep Changes button to keep the new settings or click Revert to return to the old ones. If the display di

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need785Upgrading the Basic Stuff ✦ Superfast and superexpensive video cards don’t do squat f

786Upgrading the Basic Stuff Seriously, if you spend more than a few hours a day at the computer, you’re probably wondering why your fingers hurt and

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need787Upgrading the Basic Stuff Which keyboard do I use? An old Northgate OmniKey Ultra (s

788Upgrading the Basic Stuff Figure 1-6: My personal favorite: the Microsoft Natural Wireless Laser Mouse 6000. Photo courtesy Microsoft Corporation

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need789Upgrading the Basic StuffGetting more out of USBYour Windows computer probably has tw

790Upgrading the Basic Stuff Figure 1-7: The Belkin In-Desk USB Hub fits into the hole in your desk, leaving room for cables. Photo courtesy Belkin

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need791Upgrading the Basic StuffHere’s how hard it is to use a USB drive in Windows 7: 1. Pl

774Knowing What Windows 7 WantsKnowing What Windows 7 WantsDo you have an old PC sitting in a corner, doing an uninspiring job of run-ning Windows XP

792Installing New HardwareIf you look closely at Figure 1-9, you see how Conficker can paste a folder icon in the Install or Run Program area. Confick

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need793Installing New HardwareAt one end of the scale, installing a new video card or hard d

794Installing New Hardware ✦ Write down everything you do in case you need to undo it or ask for help. This advice is particularly important if you’re

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need795Installing New Hardware Figure 1-10: The Device Manager window. Figure 1-11: The dri

796Installing New HardwareKnowing what to do if anything goes wrongIf your driver installation goes belly-up, try these strategies in any order that m

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need797Installing New Hardware 3. As soon as the computer starts to come back to life, press

798Installing New HardwareIf you’re extremely lucky and you’re installing a newer piece of hardware, you might have a gizmo that supports the Windows

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need775Upgrading the Basic StuffMoral of the story: You don’t need to spend a fortune to imp

776Upgrading the Basic StuffChoosing a new monitorOnce upon a time, cathode ray tube (CRT) screens ruled the roost: They were hot enough to fry an egg

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need777Upgrading the Basic Stuff ✦ If you play games or work with fast-moving images, make s

778Upgrading the Basic StuffTimes have changed. It doesn’t make any sense for the video card to trans-late bits into an analog signal, only to have an

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need779Upgrading the Basic StuffSmaller and older screens conform to the 4:3 aspect ratio: 8

780Upgrading the Basic StuffTaking a look at aspect ratioIf you’ve ever wondered why movies appear onscreen with a black band at the top and bottom, o

Book VIIIChapter 1Finding and Installing the Hardware You Need781Upgrading the Basic StuffAlthough you probably won’t spend most of your time sweating