About this tag
Discussions tagged with 'chip' on WindowsForum.com cover a range of hardware and security topics. Users have posted about AMD chip vulnerabilities related to Spectre and Meltdown-like flaws, BIOS settings for Gigabyte motherboards involving chipset configuration, and the process of replacing a BIOS chip on an older motherboard. Other threads mention NFC chips in mobile payment systems, memory chip advancements using atomic layer deposition, the Itanium chip's history and Microsoft's dropped support, and integrated graphics chips like the Intel 915G. These posts reflect user concerns about chip security, compatibility, and performance in Windows environments.
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ART Cooky Chips
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- advertisement caption chip cooky chips food humor funny ad humor image macro meme penny snack speech bubble two women
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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amd chips are not exempt …
make no mistake … even amd chips are not exempt … beware.- pnamajck
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- amd bugs chip computing cybersecurity exemption flaw hacks hardware industry issues meltdown performance research risk security spectre tech news vulnerability warning
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- Forum: Windows Security
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Windows 7 GA-MA785GMT Best Bios Settings
Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA785GMT-UD2H Rev 1.3 BIOS Ver. : F10B Not going into the overclocking/Voltages/freq Etc section. To access all features do CTRL+F1 to go to "Advanced Mode" This Article gives the best information explaining this options. Link Removed Internal graphic mode...- acolis
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- bios settings chip display dram configuration ga-ma785gmt gaming gpu graphics installation motherboard optimizaton overclocking performance power management ram allocation settings tech support virtualization
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Seeking Guidance on Updating BIOS: Stable vs. Beta Versions for Old Motherboard
The used motherboard that I ordered arrived today, and the BIOS version it contains is one of the oldest for this board (703). Therefore I want to update, but am not certain which one to choose, because the two latest versions are marked as betas, and the newest is marked as ONLY being for...- seekermeister
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- beta bios chip flash player motherboard support system stability update version windows xp
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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How secure is your wallet in Google's hands? (FAQ)
Google unveiled its mobile payment plans today, with private field trials starting in San Francisco and New York followed by a public launch sometime during the summer on the Nexus S. The system lets smartphones with NFC (near-field communication) chips use wireless technology to transmit...- reghakr
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- android authentication chip consumer data encryption fraud google malware nfc payment pin privacy retail security smartphone technology transaction users wallet
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Mega memory for next generation USB sticks
For several years now, research has focused on computer storage capacity and processor speed. Chips have become smaller and cheaper and each generation holds more and more data. Thanks to nano technology, researchers have managed to massively increase the data storage capability of...- cybercore
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- atomic layer deposition chip computer speed data capacity memory nanotechnology research storage technology advancements usb
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Itanium hits 10-year mark, less Windows
Big vendors aren't democracies, so when Kevin Armour, the CTO of Paycor Inc., heard last year that Microsoft was ending support for Itanium, he knew he was stuck. "I was a little disappointed," he said of Microsoft's decision, which was made a year ago next month. Armour's three-year-old...- cybercore
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- analyst architecture chip database hewlett-packard intel itanium market share microsoft performance poulson revenue server sql server support system technology unix windows x86
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- Forum: The Water Cooler
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Windows 7 Standard VGA Graphics Adapter Problems - Upgraded from XP
Hi all, I upgraded today from XP to Windows 7 and am using a 27-inch LCD as my monitor. I previously was able to use a larger resolution in XP without an issue, but with Windows 7, I'm confined to a 1024x768 resolution, which looks terrible. W7 says my graphics driver is a "Standard VGA...- TheYtsejams
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- adapter chip compatibility dell display drivers graphics graphics card intel lcd resolution support troubleshooting upgrade vga windows 7
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- Forum: Windows Graphics and Gaming
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Windows 7 AMD tapes out its Bulldozer CPU architecture
AMD tapes out its Bulldozer CPU architecture Mass production to begin in 1H 2011 On Friday, AMD announced that it has successfully taped out its much delayed Bulldozer architecture and hopes to begin sampling working chips with customers shortly. The company's new high-end architecture...- kemical
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- 32nm amd architecture bulldozer chip cpu globalfoundries high-end hot chips interlagos llano manufacturing maranello mass production performance processor sampling server tech education zambezi
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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VIDEO Intel is investigating reports of counterfeit Core i7 processors being sold to businesses and consum
Intel is investigating reports of counterfeit Core i7 processors being sold to businesses and consumers. The company is looking into claims that a shipment of 300 fake Core i7-920 processors had been sent to respected parts seller Newegg from a partner. “Newegg is currently conducting a...- reghakr
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- chip consumer core i7 counterfeit cpu d&h distributing demo units electronics fake products hardware intel investigation manufacturer newegg parts seller processor shipping supplier video youtube video
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Taiwanese boffins come up with 16nm chip
A group of Taiwanese boffins claims to have successfully developed the world's first 16nm chip. National Nano Device Laboratories said it managed to create the first 16nm chip, but don't expect to see the tech in real products anytime soon. Yang Fu-liang, the lab's chief, told AFT that the...- kemical
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- 16nm chip development innovation laptop nano device phone taiwan technology tsmc
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Windows 7 Intel: Initial Larrabee graphics chip canceled
Intel said Friday that its Larrabee graphics processor will initially appear as a software development platform only. This is a blow to the world's largest chipmaker, which was looking to launch its first discrete (standalone) graphics chip in more than a decade. "Larrabee silicon and software...- kemical
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- amd chip computing development discrete external graphics intel internal larrabee netbook nvidia performance processor research software standalone supercomputing technology teraflop
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 7GHz Chip anyone?
Link Removed Sorry about the link...- kemical
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- chip hardware overclocking performance processor technology
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Question for the memory experts...
i have been out of the states for a really long time, living on tropical islands where tech news isn't exactly the top subject. so i am coming back to the states for a visit, and wondered if anyone can give me some information about memory? for instance, what is the largest memory chip you can...- stevae
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- chip experts fast information laptop memory news price purchase technology
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows 7 Discussion on the Latest Developments in 12-Core Processors
Yes it's true.... Link Removed due to 404 Error- kemical
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- 12-core chip hardware performance processor technology
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- Forum: Windows Hardware
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Windows Vista Mind Over Computer
Everyone! Great new chip invented (Neuroscience) How would you like to command your computer using Brain Waves? No touch pads or mice required. Headphones necessary to single out certain brain waves. (How about a highscaler dvd box ? $ 150 Everything becomes high definition period) nice...- Celestra
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- brain waves chip computer device control headphones high definition innovation interface neuroscience technology
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- Forum: Windows Help and Support
