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What is hardware?
Hardware
is best described as a device that is physically connected to your
computer or something
that can be physically touched. A CD-ROM,
monitor, and printer
are all examples of computer hardware.
Cleaning hardware
Information on
how to clean any of your computer hardware components can be
found on our cleaning page.
Drivers
If you are
looking for drivers for hardware
devices, we have a list on our drivers page.
Adding hardware
Additional
information and help with adding or installing computer hardware components can be
found on document CHADD. |
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How hardware can cause issues
Computer hardware
requires resources to correctly operate with the computer
and the software installed in the computer. If your computer
does not have the available resources, such as available IRQs,
this will cause your computer to not properly work and/or
the devices to not function properly.
In addition to needing resources, not all computer
hardware will work properly with all computers, or may have
incompatibilities with hardware that is already installed in
your computer.
Finally, almost all computer hardware requires some type
of software or
drivers
to be installed before it can properly communicate with the
computer. If these drivers contain problems or do not
properly work with the computer, this can cause issues with
the hardware device you are attempting to install in the
computer.
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