Many things can cause aCPU fan error, but the common culprit is dust. Other issues can also be the cause, ranging from a loose fan connection to a failed fan. Dust may accumulate in your computer over time and prevent the heat sink from working correctly. This will make it difficult for your CPU to cool itself down, causing a CPU fan error. Fortunately, you’re able to fix this issue on your own without calling a technician....

Tom’s Hardware Verdict Creality’s K1C offers what we expected from the original K1 when it was launched in 2023. This improved model fixes issues with the tool head and makes the AI camera a standard feature. Impressive speed Less expensive than competition Terrible filament path Requires glue stick Why you’re able to trust Tom’s HardwareOur expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you....

CrowdStrike President Michael Sentonas has graciously accepted a trophy for the “most epic fail.” Thesecuritysoftware boss received the Pwnie award in person at the annual DEF CON hackers conference, in Las Vegas this weekend. Anerrant CrowdStrike software updatewas behind one of the largest IT outages in history, wreaking havoc with travel, banking, and healthcare networks around the globe. CrowdStrike accepting the @PwnieAwards for “most epic fail” at @defcon. Class act. pic....

PC cases offerbetter coolingand help innoise reduction. It even prolongs your components’ lifespan and helps prevent them fromdust buildupandstatic electricity. So,you absolutely need a PC case!But this doesn’t mean you may’t start your computer without one. If you’re frequently into hardware testing, connecting the components correctly andjump-starting the motherboardshouldcomplete the POST. Now, let’s delve deeper into my thoughts below. Times When PC Case Isn’t Essential you may certainly save a few bucks by not opting for a PC case and instead expand your budget for a CPU or GPU....

3D Printing used to be expensive and difficult. I remember my first 3D printer was an Anet A8 and it printed OK, but it was difficult to use, and it looked like a droid found at the back of a Jawa’s Sandcrawler! Oh, and it had the nickname “Firestarter,” which was worrisome. In recent years, 3D printers have become so much better. One of the best modern budget 3D printers is theElegoo Neptune 4 Pro, which we gave an Editor’s Choice award to in our review and it is now at its lowest-ever price!...

Earlier this year, Phison announced thePS5028-E28, the company’s next-generation PCIe 5.0 SSD controller. While PCIe 5.0 drives utilizing this high-performance controller are expected to be available later this year,Tom’s Hardwarehas obtained an exclusive preview of the E28’s capabilities. The Phison E28 SSD faced three formidable competitors: theSamsung 9100 Pro,Micron 4600, and Acer Predator GM9000. The benchmark utilized for the comparison was PCMark 10, specifically the Full System Drive test, which offers a realistic representation of each SSD’s real-world performance....

Facebook’s heavy-handed censorship of Linux groups and topics was “in error,” the social media juggernaut has admitted. Responding to reports earlier this week, sparked by thecurious censorshipof the eminently wholesome DistroWatch, Facebook contactedPCMagto say that it had made a mistake and that the underlying issue had been rectified. “This enforcement was in error and has since been addressed. Discussions of Linux are allowed on our services,” said a Meta rep to PCMag....

Tony Yu (viaHXL), Asus China’s general manager, created a “fanless"Ryzen 9 9950XPC featuring Asus components that seemingly performed better than the same chip operating with a liquid cooler. Yu benchmarked the system in Cinebench R23. Temperatures were also in check, running at up to 95 degrees Celsius. Yu recorded a Cinebench R23 multi-core score of 42,451 points at a maximum operating temperature of 95 degrees Celsius. For context, we tested the Ryzen 9 9950X at launch with a Corsair H150i RGB 360mm AIO liquid cooler and saw a multi-threaded score of 41,929 points in the same benchmark....

Using its automated binary analysis system Eclypsium Automata,Eclypsiumhas uncovered the existence of high-impactsecurityvulnerabilities in Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware used by a wide variety of motherboard providers and Intel CPUs spanning from 14th Gen to 6th Gen—all the “Lakes” in other words. This vulnerability also extends to several other UEFI BIOS vendors, includingLenovo, Intel, Insyde, and AMI. Phoenix is the latest to join the list. The specific Phoenix SecureCore UEFI firmware vulnerability that prompted this posting is referred to as “UEFIcanhazbufferoverflow” by Eclypsium, which is just a funny way of pointing out that this is a buffer overflow exploit....

You usually get the “A media driver your computer needs is missing” error whileinstalling Windows on your systemif you have a corrupt or incompatible installation media. This incompatibility can be due tofirmware conflictsor amissing SATA/IDE/RAID/USB driver. However, aloose USB connectionmay also cause it in some cases, and it onlyneeds a replug. To fix A Media Driver Your Computer Needs is Missing error,verify some BIOS settings,include necessary drivers,andrecreate the installation mediaaltogether....

You can come across the“Microsoft excel is waiting for another application to complete an ole action”error message while working with other applications such as Word or other in Excel. Generally, this happens when Excel doesn’t receive the required data from the other app it is interacting within the expected time period. And, it gets stuck waiting for the other application. Sometimes it may be a glitch, so restarting the app/system is worth a shot....

The error message “Windows Cannot Access Network Drive” is primarily a problem generated by improper network sharing configurations. The problem is often seen when users do not have sufficient permissions to access theshared drive or file. In rare cases, issues with the local network sharing protocols such as SMB can affect accessing the drive. Sometimes, the network drive access is restricted with an error message “Your organization’s security policies block unauthenticated guest access....

This error message occurs while using certain effects in Adobe Premiere Pro. The way that these software programs are coded prevents certain features or effects from displaying correctly without GPU acceleration. GPU acceleration is crucial to editing since it drastically improves the loading and rendering speed of the final project’s effects, editing, or compiling. GPUs are specifically built to handle certain types of calculations such as lighting, post-processing, and texture streaming....