The computer POST (Power On Self Test) tests a computer, to make sure that it meets the necessary system requirements before booting up. If the POST fails, beep codes are often produced that point to the nature of the POST error.

As many visitors to QBS PC Help are searching for help with these BIOS Beep Codes we have now put together a new site page of these codes and their meanings, split by BIOS manufacturer.

To view this new page please click here.

If you want games and other multimedia programs to run faster, upgrading to a more powerful graphics card should be your first priority.

So as promised in an earlier post, we have now released our latest help guide – How to Upgrade a Graphics Card.

To view this article please click here.

We have just published the latest article in our PC Help series – ‘How to share a broadband connection’.

If you’d like to read more about routers, Ethernet cables, Ethernet ports and wireless connections follow this link and see how a broadband connection can be shared.

As we, at QBS PC Help, designed our own web site (and a few others) we have accumulated a lot of good resources to help with designing CSS and data driven web sites.

Two of of our favourite web sites for design ideas and articles are ‘Sitepoint’ and ‘A List Apart’. Also take a look at ‘Help in using CSS for web design’ which is an article hosted on the QBS PC Help server.

If you have your own favourite resources please let us know.

Microsoft is planning to ship its next major version of Windows – known internally as version 7 – within roughly three years.

The company discussed Windows 7 on Thursday at a conference for its field sales force in Orlando, Florida, according to sources close to the company.

While the company provided few details, Windows 7, the next client version of the operating system, will be among the steps taken by Microsoft to establish a more predictable release schedule, according to sources.

The company plans a more “iterative” process of information disclosure to business customers and partners, sources said.

Source: ZDNet