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how do i know what is my motherboard

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  • Oneday77
    Oneday77 Posts: 1,242 Forumite
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    There is no point in updating your MB drivers or especially the BIOS for these issues. You say you changed hardware a while ago and it was fine until recently. You don't have any hardware conflicts then.
    It will be due to either a windows update or as repeatedly mention the browser. Try a different browser first and make sure you do a virus/malware/spyware scan.
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  • silkyuk9
    silkyuk9 Posts: 2,815 Forumite
    seems chrome has cured the problem. cant find the drop down on the address bar now though on chrome to select web addresses????
    All the big powers they've silenced me. So much for free speech and choice on this fundamental human right, and outing the liars.
  • 4743hudsonj
    4743hudsonj Posts: 3,298 Forumite
    silkyuk9 wrote: »
    seems chrome has cured the problem. cant find the drop down on the address bar now though on chrome to select web addresses????

    That feature is part of your web history, in chrome you start typing and it will appear below

    Also that same bar, is the search bar, ie if you type anything but a web address, it searches google.
    Back by no demand whatsoever.
  • 4743hudsonj
    4743hudsonj Posts: 3,298 Forumite
    One thing to consider is to "unchrome" chrome (google it)

    As by default, google monitors your browser usage (nobody knows what thye monitor and do with it) by tracking your unique browser ID

    Unchrome removes this ID and replaces it with 0's

    Its just something you want to do if you hold privacy dearly.
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  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    BTW never update your BIOS unless A) you know what you are doing and B) you really need to. Trying to update your BIOS and messing it up is an excellent way of trashing your PC.
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  • Oneday77
    Oneday77 Posts: 1,242 Forumite
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    BillScarab wrote: »
    BTW never update your BIOS unless A) you know what you are doing and B) you really need to. Trying to update your BIOS and messing it up is an excellent way of trashing your PC.
    I second that. The most likely/realistic reason to update a BIOS is to add newer CPU support or recognised I/O stability issues as recomended by the manufacturer. In 10 years I only ever flashed one machine and I have been near a few PC/laptop combinations I can safely say.
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  • pendulum
    pendulum Posts: 2,302 Forumite
    Thirded... don't try and update the BIOS, not necessary for this problem. Although the procedure is no longer as risky as it used to be . It's much harder to epically fail and ruin the computer these days.
  • BillScarab
    BillScarab Posts: 6,027 Forumite
    pendulum wrote: »
    Thirded... don't try and update the BIOS, not necessary for this problem. Although the procedure is no longer as risky as it used to be . It's much harder to epically fail and ruin the computer these days.

    It is on good quality boards. I recently flashed my Gigabyte board through Windows which felt completely wrong but worked a treat.

    However the OP's board isn't even registering a manufacturer in cpu-z so it's probably a budget board and is more liklely to use the more traditional and risky methods.
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  • Oneday77
    Oneday77 Posts: 1,242 Forumite
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    BillScarab wrote: »
    It is on good quality boards. I recently flashed my Gigabyte board through Windows which felt completely wrong but worked a treat.

    However the OP's board isn't even registering a manufacturer in cpu-z so it's probably a budget board and is more liklely to use the more traditional and risky methods.
    A bit lik ethe boot from the now non-existent floppy drives and pray ;)
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