I recently had to fix a problem with a Toshiba laptop where the DVD-ROM drive no longer appeared in Windows. The drive was installed properly, and had recently appeared and the owner was able to use it. After uninstalling Norton Antivirus, the DVD-ROM drive suddenly disappeared.
The good news is that it could still be seen by the BIOS, so the drive was apparently still working from the system’s point of view. The problem, then, must lay within Windows. After doing some research, the information provided in this post corrected the problem.
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The most popular posts on Technically Easy has to do with resetting a wireless router, and securing a wireless router. Securing a wireless router can be confusing and difficult, and can provide a few headaches. Many people have e-mailed me, or left comments, regarding problems that they have had when securing their router. While I try to answer all, there are a few that I have trouble finding a solution for.
In this post, I will provide an answer to one of the comments that someone had posted regarding a level 15 message they were getting when logging into their router. I have finally found an answer to this problem, which is explained below.
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I have written many posts about security and archiving. Mostly I talked about backing up data, and securing a router. Today I’m going to talk about my new toy: a UPS.
I have discussed UPSs in my post titled What is a UPS?, but in this post I will talk about the one that I recently purchased. This UPS will protect my computer, and data, from the effects of “dirty” power and power outages that can occur on a regular basis during violent storms.
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I recently wrote a post that outlined how to connect to a network printer. The post, however, didn’t talk about how to setup a network printer at home so that any computer connected to your network can use the printer.
In this post I will explain the steps involved to setup a network printer so you can then connect, and use it from any computer that is connected to the network.
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For most home users it is very easy to connect to a printer. Older printers are usually connected to the parallel port, while the new printers are connected to the USB port. Once the printer is connected and drivers loaded you can easily select the printer from the list and begin printing.
For those on a network that have printers you can use, you have to take different steps to connect to the printers. While the steps to connect to a network printer are different than connecting to a local print, they aren’t complex and can be performed very easily.
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