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A Quick Introduction to Gpu Accelerated Computing

21 Sep

GPU, short for Graphics Processing Unit, is a dedicated processor for rendering graphics. Traditionally, graphics are rendered by the CPU (Central Processing Unit). Therefore, theoretically speaking, the more powerful the CPU, the better the graphics. Unfortunately, having the CPU render graphics creates a few problems.

First, the load on the CPU is increased whenever there is graphic intensive software of applications in use. For example, it is almost impossible to run applications such as Adobe Photoshop (for photo editing) or Adobe Premiere (for video editing) if the system solely relies on the CPU. This gives rise to the second problem.

As technology continues to evolve, image and video software applications start to demand more processing power. Today, you can play 3D games on the personal computer, run sophisticated video encoding or decoding software, or use image manipulation software to edit images. Such activities usually involve lots of… Read More

 
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Windows Xp Installation Failed Due To Hard Drive Damage

21 Sep

A hard drive failure or damage can be caused while a user is performing certain normal operations, or due to certain external factors like, heat, water, high magnetic waves, natural calamities etc. A physically damaged hard drive can halt the functioning of operating system and stop the user to access the data stored in the hard drive. In such situations, if the user has not created any backup of the inaccessible data, then he needs to take help of Data Recovery services.

As a practical scenario, when a user attempts to install Microsoft Windows XP on a hard drive that is formatted with NTFS (New Technology File System), he encounters the below error message:

Stop: c0000218 {Registry File Failure} The registry cannot load the hive (file): \SystemRoot\System32\Config\SOFTWARE or its log or alternate

The above error message appears after Windows XP copies the installation files to the hard drive… Read More

 
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Common Hardware Devices and Computer Peripherals

20 Sep

The average computer user has a wide range of hardware devices and components installed on his or her system. Each has a corresponding device driver. Some of the most common include:

BIOS – Short for Basic Input Output System, BIOS is a type of software that resides on a motherboard chip. It contains codes that control devices such as the mouse, keyboard and various functions.

CD/DVD – Most newer computers come included with CD/DVD drives. These drives allow you to install software applications, play video games, and listen to music on Compact Discs among other functions.

Displays – Displays simply refer to computer monitors, such as flat panel screens and touch screens.

Game Controller – A game controller is a device that connects to a computer or game console and allows you to play video games. The most common example is a USB joystick.

Graphics/Video Adapter – Graphics video… Read More

 
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Types of Hard Drive Failure and Data Recovery

19 Sep

Hard drive is the most important part of a computer system, which stores all your data, applications and operating system. Because it has moving internal parts, it may fail at any point of time and may result into critical data loss situations. Such situations can be taken care of by deploying Data Recovery procedures.

Hard drives can fail in four different ways:

è Damage to firmware zone/ firmware corruption

è Mechanical failure

è Electrical failure

è Logical damage

Whether the lost data and information on the drive is retrievable or not depends upon the extent of the damage and exact cause of the data loss situation.

Firmware Corruption

Firmware means software embedded on hardware. It lies in physical hard disk hardware. It is a program which controls the hard drive. When firmware corruption occurs, operating system can not interact with the drive and thus cause data loss. After… Read More

 
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