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Q&A: Is it safe to max out my RAM’s clock speed in the BIOS?

Posted on August 28, 2017

Question from Nathan P.: I just finished building my first computer from a bare-bones kit.

Everything worked fine from the moment I first powered it up, but the BIOS says the RAM is running at 1333 MHz even though the RAM sticks are rated at 1600 MHz.

My CPU is an Intel Core i5 and the RAM sticks are Corsair Vengeance 8GB DDR3 / 1600 MHz. Is it safe to bump up the clock speed in the BIOS to match the RAM’s rating of 1600 MHz?

This is my first build, and I seriously don’t want to fry anything by overclocking the RAM if there’s some reason the motherboard is running it at a slower speed..

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Q&A: Is there any way to make Chrome show passwords as you type them?

Posted on August 15, 2017

Question from Julia V.: I have a question about passwords Rick.

I use pretty long passwords that contain special characters. I often make a mistake when typing a password and have to re-enter the password again. That’s very frustrating to say the least.

Is there a setting in Chrome that will let you review a password you typed before pressing the Enter key or clicking the Login button?

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Q&A: Why is my computer only recognizing 4GB of RAM even though I installed 8GB?

Posted on August 11, 2017

Question from Shawn: Hi Rick. Having recently read your post about adding RAM to speed up your PC, I just bought two 4GB Crucial RAM sticks to upgrade my Dell 755 desktop computer to 8GB.

This PC is running Windows 7 Home Premium 64 bit so it should recognize the entire 8GB, but for some reason it’s only recognizing 4GB. Do you think I have a bad RAM stick?

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Q&A: Can I place an icon for ‘OneDrive’ on my Windows 10 desktop?

Posted on August 9, 2017

Question from Danielle G.: I use OneDrive all the time and I’d like to be able to access it by clicking a desktop icon.

The problem is I can’t figure out how to create an icon for it. Is it even possible to do that?

My computer is an Acer Aspire All-In-One with Windows 10 on it.

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Q&A: Why is the Internet not working on my laptop?

Posted on August 6, 2017

Question from Caleb H.: Rick, I have a Dell laptop with Windows 10 Home Edition. It’s connected to the Internet with a LAN cable plugged into my router (it’s an older router and not wireless, but it works great).

I know the router and modem are working fine because my desktop PC can load web pages with no problem at all.

The laptop was working fine last night, but when I woke it up from sleep mode this morning I couldn’t load any websites or check my email even though the little indicator in the lower-right corner of the screen says I have an active connection to the Internet.

What do I need to do to get my Internet connection working again? Rebooting the PC didn’t help. Thanks in advance.

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