How To Install a CPU Processor

-Installing a new computer CPU can seem a little over your head but it isn't. It's actually easier than many components. The installation will probably take you 10 minutes with no problem. CPUs were all similar up until recently. All AMD CPUs have pins attached to the CPU, Intel socket 478 CPUs also have the pins attached to the CPU. However, the new Intel socket 775 CPUs have no pins on the CPU, only holes, the pins are located on the motherboard itself. Intel chose this path for various reasons, mainly due to the fact the 478 "Prescott" processors produced to much heat.

The AMD and Intel 478 sockets are small square objects with gold pins on the bottom, and a lever to one side. The CPU will simply drop into the socket with the lever up and lock into place when the lever is down. Doesn't get my easier than that.

-AMD Socket (Also similar to Intel 478)

ZIF Socket

-AMD CPU (Also similar to Intel 478)

AMD CPU, notice notch on CPU

-Install-

-First off ground yourself. You do NOT want to allow a static electricity discharge on your new CPU. It will fry real quick! Make a habit out of touching the power supply in the case to discharge any amount of static electricity you may have.

-Unplug computer

-Open Case by removing screws. There are approximately 4 of them to remove.

 

Unscrewing the case

 

Slide case panel off the case

-After figuring out what CPU you have we need to install it. In this tutorial we install an AMD socket 754 CPU and after the new socket 775 Intel CPU.

Socket 754
-First off pull the sockets locking handle into the up position.

Picture same as above. Notice handle in UP position

-Now we want to place the CPU in the ZIF socket. The CPU is notched at one end and is also notched on the ZIF socket. Simply align these.

-Make sure your CPU is matched up with slot and let it fall gently into the slot. If it wont slide in well then check pins on CPU to insure they are not bent. If one is bent you can use a pocket knife to straighten carefully. Be careful! If many are bent, take back to store and get a new one.

-Now with CPU in the socket we need to lock it down. Push the handle all the way down and secure under its retainer.

CPU locked in place

-Now we need to install the heatsink and fan. This is an easy job too tho.

-Around the socket there will be a black device that holds the heatsink down on the CPU, this is called the heatsink retention bracket. The heatsink itself with have two hooks on each side, with one side having a device that locks the hook in place while locking onto the retention bracket. Make sure the device is unlocked but turning it anti-clockwise before starting.

-Hook one side of the heatsink to the bracket and then lower the heatsink on the CPU. The other side of the heatsink should be able to hook into the bracket now also. The heatsink should feel firmly in place but the hooks will be loose. The final step is to move that locking device clockwise till it locks into the retention bracket, this should make the heatsink secure.

Installed HeatSink and Fan

-You're Done!! Good job.. That wasn't so bad now was it. There is only one thing left to do and that is to hook up your CPU fan into a available power connector. Your BIOS should see new CPU and show it to you on the POST process.

Socket 775
-As mentioned earlier Intel's new socket has its pins integrated with the actual socket and are not located on the bottom of the CPU. The new CPUs looks like this:

Look no pins!

-The new socket has a protective cover on it to stop the pins being damaged. This will need to be removed first of all.

Socket 775 with protective cover on.

-Once the cover is off open the lever and lift up the metal flap. This reveals the pins and allows the CPU to be installed.

Socket open and ready for CPU to be inserted.

-As with all CPUs remember to look for the notch in the corner and match it up with the socket. Gently lower the CPU in the socket taking care to not bend any motherboard pins, and then lower the metal flap. Finally move the socket lever to the closed position to lock the CPU in the socket.

Socket closed with CPU installed, ready for heatsink.

-The CPU is now ready for the heatsink to be installed. This board is different in that it doesn't have a retention bracket. The heatsink simply slots into four holes. It is locked into place by twisting the four locking clips. Simply done.

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12 Yahoo Chat Commands for Yahoo Messenger.

If you are in the chatroom yahoo! then of course you can use a few basic commands that you can take advantage and make you more comfortable chat in chatrooms, however, here is a collection of yahoo chat command,

/join [room] go to what ever room you wish

/invite [buddys name] sends invitation request

/tell [user] [message] private messages a friend

/follow [user] follows a friend

/stopfollow [user] stop following someone

/stopfollow [yourname] to stop them from following you

/goto [user] enters the room the user is in

/away [off] turn your private messages back on

/think [message] type this to think what you want

/ignore [list] list everyone who you are ignoring

/ignore add [user] add someone to your ignoring list

/ignore [add all] ignores everything going on

Enjoy it....:)

How to Link Your Facebook Page to Twitter.

Over the past few months my blog has received thousands of hits a day from users looking for information on how they can link Twitter to Facebook. The following is a brief collection of links that will help all of you find what you need:

Twitter’s official page on how to add Twitter to Facebook. The Twitter app for Facebook integrates Twitter into your Facebook experience.

Here is the most popular Twitter Facebook Application.

A blog post from a Facebook employee discussing Publishing to Twitter from Facebook Pages.

The Facebook application Selective Tweets. Selective Tweet Status lets you update your Facebook status from Twitter – BUT you can choose which tweets you want – just end a tweet with #fb when you want to post it as your Facebook status – simple!

A nifty Facebook Page that helps you manage your Facebook Fan Pages connection to Twitter accounts.

Hope this helps!

Did You Know You Can Copy and Paste Images Directly into Gmail ?

 I was pretty surprised—turns out you can paste images from the clipboard directly into Gmail with Ctrl+V or the context menu… but only in Firefox 4 at the moment. In Google Chrome, it works a little differently.

Update: after doing a little more testing, seems like if you do this in Firefox, this might not make it through to the receiver properly in some or all cases. It does appear to work with Chrome, however.
Copy and Paste in Firefox

Update: This Doesn’t Work Right. Skip down to the Chrome section.

If you’re in Firefox, you can take a screenshot with the print screen key, with a third-party utility, or with the built-in Snipping Tool in Windows 7 or Vista. Or you can even right-click an image in any browser and choose “Copy Image”.

Then you can either Ctrl+V or right-click and choose Paste…

And just like that, the image will be in your new email.

Copy and Paste in Google Chrome
In Google Chrome, it works a little differently—you can’t copy an image from the clipboard, but you can copy images within Chrome. Just right-click on any image, choose “Copy image”…

And then you can paste it directly into Gmail.

Hopefully it’ll all work seamlessly between all browsers at some point in the future. At least you can drag and drop images to Gmail from most modern browsers.

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What is ASP.NET Ajax?

Ajax enables you to build highly interactive and responsive web applications by doing more in the browser.

The ASP.NET Ajax Library

The ASP.NET Ajax Library is an open-source JavaScript library that can be used with both ASP.NET Web Forms and ASP.NET MVC applications.

1.The ASP.NET Ajax Library includes the very popular, open-source, jQuery library. jQuery enables you to easily retrieve and manipulate elements from a HTML document by using a selector syntax similar to the syntax used in Cascading Style Sheets.

2.The ASP.NET Ajax Library includes the Ajax Control Toolkit. The Ajax Library contains more than 30 controls that enable you to easily create rich, interactive web pages. For example, you can use the Ajax Library controls to display HTML editors, auto-complete textboxes, cascading dropdown lists, picture slide shows, and modal popup dialog boxes.

3.The ASP.NET Ajax Library includes a powerful client data access library. By taking advantage of ASP.NET Ajax client templates and client data-binding, you can build a database-driven web application that executes entirely within the web browser.

Ajax in ASP.NET Web Forms

The ASP.NET Ajax Library enables you to enhance ASP.NET Web Forms applications with Ajax. You don't need to know JavaScript to use the controls in the ASP.NET Ajax Library. For example, if you want to add a popup calendar to a TextBox control, you can simply select the Add Extender task option and select the Toolkit Calendar from a dialog box.

If, on the other hand, you are comfortable working directly with JavaScript then you can instantiate ASP.NET Ajax Library controls by using jQuery. For example, the following line of code creates and attaches an Ajax calendar control to an input element with the ID startDate:

$(“#startDate”).calendar();

UpdatePanel Control

ASP.NET Web Forms also includes the UpdatePanel control which enables you to create a better user experience by performing partial page updates. The UpdatePanel hijacks a normal post operation and performs an asynchronous post operation instead. To learn more about the UpdatePanel control, watch the video How Do I Implement Dynamic Partial-Page Updates.

Ajax in ASP.NET MVC

The ASP.NET Ajax Library enables you to enhance ASP.NET MVC applications with Ajax. Many ASP.NET MVC developers are already passionate about jQuery. The ASP.NET Ajax Library extends jQuery with a rich set of over 30 client controls (the Ajax Control Toolkit), a client script loader, and a powerful client data access library. For example, you can create an Ajax watermark control in an MVC view like this:

$(“#firstName”).watermark(“Enter some text…”);

The ASP.NET Ajax Library includes a powerful client data access library that you can use to interact with MVC controller actions. For example, you can use the ASP.NET Ajax Library to retrieve a set of database records from an MVC controller action that returns a JSON result. By taking advantage of Ajax client templates, you can render the database records directly within the browser:

Ajax Helper Methods

Additionally, the ASP.NET MVC framework includes built-in helper methods that enable you to perform asynchronous form posts and partial page updates without writing any JavaScript. For example, theAjax.ActionLink() helper enables you to update a region of a view when you click a link.

Microsoft Ajax Content Delivery Network

The Microsoft Ajax content delivery network (CDN) enables you to easily add ASP.NET Ajax Library and jQuery scripts to your Web applications. You can start using the ASP.NET Ajax Library or jQuery simply by adding a <script> tag to your page that points to Ajax.microsoft.com.

By taking advantage of the Microsoft Ajax CDN, you can significantly improve the performance of your Ajax applications. The contents of the Microsoft Ajax CDN are cached on servers located around the world. In addition, the Microsoft Ajax CDN enables browsers to reuse cached JavaScript files for Web sites that are located in different domains. View instructions for using the Microsoft Ajax CDN.