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Free Software Recommendations

Windows Live Mail - Get multiple e-mail accounts in one program – Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo!* and more. And now Windows Live Mail has a calendar, too. Mail combines the ease of use of Outlook Express, with the speed of Windows Live.
Thunderbird - Get Your Mail, Your Way! Thunderbird allows you to customize your email to suit your specific needs whether it’s how you search and find messages or listening to music right out of your inbox.
Open Office - OpenOffice.org is a multiplatform and multilingual office suite and an open-source project. Compatible with all other major office suites, the product is free to download, use, and distribute.
AbiWord - Is a free software word processor that is part of AbiSuite, a full Office Suite of free software. AbiWord has a comprehensive language database with multiple languages. It also has support for tables and footnotes, as well as a spell checker and an advanced grammar checking system.
Evernote - Allows you to easily capture information in any environment using whatever device or platform you find most convenient, and makes this information accessible and searchable at any time, from anywhere.
Journler - Is a daily notebook and entry based information manager. Scholars, teachers, students, professors, scientists, thinkers, the business minded and writers of every persuasion use it on a daily basis to connect the written word with the media most important to them.
Windows Defender - Windows Defender is the popular free antispyware solution available at no cost to users and provides a high level of detection capability of spyware and other malware threats.
AVG Antivirus - AVG Free is the most popular free solution available at no cost to home users and provides the high level of detection capability that millions of users around the world trust to protect their computers.
Malware Bytes - Malwarebytes is a site dedicated to fighting malware. Malwarebytes has developed a variety of tools that can identify and remove malicious software from your computer.
Comodo Firewall Pro - Secure your system against internal attacks such as Trojan viruses / malicious software and external attacks by hackers. Safeguard your personal data through a simple user friendly single click interface offering full immunity to attack.
ZoneAlarm - Is designed to protect your DSL- or cable-connected PC from hackers. This program includes four interlocking security services: a firewall, an application control, an Internet lock, and Zones.
Nero 9 Lite - What’s better than free? Free forever! Nero offers you the chance to enjoy Nero’s world-renowned
data disc burning and copying features for an unlimited time, absolutely FREE!
Totally Free Burner - Burn Audio CD using mp3, wma, ogg and wav files, VideoCD from Mpeg1 VCD files, Video DVD from existing DVD files, CD/DVD from BIN/ISO image directly and much more!
Google Chrome - A new web browser for Windows. Google Chrome is a browser that combines a minimal design with sophisticated technology to make the web faster, safer, and easier. On the surface, we designed a browser window that is streamlined and simple.
Mozilla Firefox - Mozilla Firefox is a fast, full-featured Web browser that makes browsing more efficient than ever before.
DivX for Windows - DivX for Windows gives you everything you need to create and play high-quality DivX videos on your PC and beyond.
FLV Player - FLV Player is a free standalone application to play Flash FLV files with. This utility can come in handy when viewing many FLV files, as it doesn't require the Flash IDE.
VLC Media Player - VLC media player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, mp3, ogg, ...) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.
XBMC - XBMC is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub for digital media. XBMC is available for Linux, OSX, Windows, and the original Xbox. Created in 2003 by a group of like minded programmers, XBMC is a non-profit project run and developed by volunteers located around the world..
Media Monkey - The Music Organizer for Serious Collectors. Manage small to very large collections of audio files and playlists (50,000+), whether on a hard drive, network, or CDs. Lookup missing information and album art online, tag almost any audio format, and automatically rename/re-organize tracks on your hard drive.
Orb - Your music at the office, in the hotel, at the WIFI hotspot.When you have Orb on your PC you can stream music to your laptop select songs, make playlists, right from the laptop ALL your music is available (and internet radio, podcasts, and videos)
Quick Media Converter - Is a powerful and very complete Free video and audio conversion software. Converts to and from formats including: flv, avi, divx, xvid, mpeg4, ipod, iphone, psp, 3GP, 3G2, AVI, DIVX, XVID, TS, DVD, VCD, MPEG, MPEG2, MP3, WAV, amr, m4a, mp4, vob, mov, h264, h263, wmv, wma.
Audacity - This editor can record and play sounds and import and export WAV, AIFF, MP3, and OGG files. Edit your sounds using cut, copy, and paste features (with unlimited undo functionality), mix tracks, or apply effects to your recordings.
Skype - Make free PC to PC calls from your computer – yep free calls to other people on Skype and great rates to phones and mobiles across the world. And the sound quality is excellent, too – keep Skype running all day and it’s like you’re in the same room as the person you’re talking to
Pidgin - Is an instant messaging program for Windows, Linux, BSD, and other Unixes. You can talk to your friends using AIM, ICQ, Jabber/XMPP, MSN Messenger, Yahoo!, Bonjour, Gadu-Gadu, IRC, Novell GroupWise Messenger, QQ, Lotus Sametime, SILC, SIMPLE, MySpaceIM, and Zephyr.
Picasa - Is a software application for organizing and editing digital photos, as well as tags and collections for further sorting. It also offers several basic photo editing functions, including color enhancement, red eye reduction and cropping
Acrobat Reader - Adobe Reader allows more securely view, print, search, sign, verify, and collaborate on PDF documents, online as well as offline, from your home or office.
WinRAR - WinRAR is a powerful archive manager. It can backup your data and reduce size of email attachments, decompress RAR, ZIP and other files downloaded from Internet and create new archives in RAR and ZIP file format.

 

 

Compatiblity Information & Resources

CPU Compatibility Resources
Intel® Processors Compatibility Tool
AMD Phenom Recommended Motherboards
AMD Phenom Recommended Motherboards
Motherboard Compatibility Resources
Intel® Motherboards Compatibility Tool
ASUS Motherboards CPU Support
Gigabyte CPU Support List
Memory Compatiblity Resources
Crucial Memory Advisor™ Tool
Kingston Memory Compatibility Search
Corsair Memory Configuration Utility
 

 

Driver & Firmware Resources

Video Card Drivers
NVidia Video Drivers
ATI Video Drivers
Motherboard Drivers (Video, Audio, NIC, Chipset)
ASUS Motherboard Drivers
Intel Motherboard Drivers
Gigabyte Motherboard Drivers
Third Party Driver Resources
DirectX End-User Runtime
Driver Guide
System Files (DLL, INF)
 

 

Computer How-To Guides & Information

Computer Setup & Basic Tutorials
How to Hook Up Your Computer
Microsoft Windows Tutorials
How to Install Windows XP
How to Install Winows Vista
How to Install Windows 7
How to Build Your Own Computer
How to Build A PC
How to Test Memory
How to Install Windows on a SATA Drive
Information on Buying Memory
How to Flash the BIOS
Intermediate How-To Guides
How to Setup a Home Wireless Network
How to Burn CD's to Backup Data
Covert Your PC into a Digital Video Recorder
How to Scan Pictures and Documents
Troubleshooting and Repair Guides
My Computer Won't Turn On?
How to Troubleshoot a Computer that won't POST
Checking for Grounding Issues
I Can't Get My Sound to Work?
Basic Modem Troubleshooting
How to Remove Spyware and Viruses

 

Vendor RMA Contact Information

Browse the vendors list or click on a specific vendor to be taken directly to their contact information.

  ACER

 

AMD
ANTEC
ASUS
BELKIN
BIOSTAR
CREATIVE LABS
EVGA
FOXCONN
GIGABYTE
INTEL
LINKSYS
LOGITECH
SAMSUNG
SEAGATE
WESTERN DIGITAL
 
ACER
Phone Number: (408) 533-7700
Technical Support: 1-800-816-2237 [Have product serial number ready]
RMA Department: 1-800-816-2237
Online Technical Support: N/A
Website: http://www.acer.com
Online RMA: http://secure.tx.acer.com/fixmyacer2/fixmyacer.aspx

 

AMD
Phone Number: (866) 824-3215
Technical Support: (408) 749-3060 [PRESS 1]
RMA Department: (408) 749-3060 [PRESS 1 "consumer" - PRESS 1 "recorded rma info" - PRESS 2"information on setting up rma" ]
Online Technical Support: http://forums.amd.com/
Website: http://www.amd.com
Online RMA: http://support.amd.com/consumer

 

ANTEC
Phone Number: (510) 770-1200
Technical Support: (800) 222-6832 [PRESS 1]
RMA Department: (510) 770-1200 [PRESS 130]
Online Technical Support: http://www.antec.com/NAnewticket.html
Website: http://www.antec.com/
Online RMA: http://www.antec.com/us/supportRMA.html

 

ASUS
Phone Number: (510) 739-3777
Technical Support: 502-995-0883 [TECH SUPPORT - PRESS 3]
RMA Department: (510) 739-3777 [RMA PRESS 3]
Online Technical Support: http://vip.asus.com/eservice/techserv.aspx
Website: http://www.asus.com
Online RMA: http://helpdesk.asus.com/

 

BELKIN
Phone Number: (800) 223-5546
Technical Support: (800) 223-5546 [PRESS 2263]
RMA Department: (800) 223-5546 [PRESS 2263 - For RMA PRESS 7]
Online Technical Support: http://www.belkin.com/support/
Website: http://www.belkin.com/
Online RMA: http://www.belkin.com/support/tech/rma/

 

BIOSTAR
Phone Number: (626) 581-1055
Technical Support: (626) 581-1055 [TECH SUPPORT - PRESS 2]
RMA Department: (626) 581-1055 [RMA PRESS 2]
Online Technical Support: http://www.biostar.com.tw/support/online/form_us.php3
Website:
Online RMA: http://www.biostar-usa.com/servicemain.asp

 

CREATIVE LABS
Phone Number: (408) 428-6600
Technical Support: (405) 742-6622 [PRESS 1 - PRESS 1]
RMA Department: (405) 742-6622 [PRESS 2 - PRESS 3 - PRESS 1]
Online Technical Support: http://www.creative.com/support/welcome.asp?bypass=1
Website: http://www.creative.com/
Online RMA: http://us.creative.com/support/warranty/

 

EVGA
Phone Number: (714) 528-4500
Technical Support: (888) 881-EVGA (3842) [TECHNICAL SUPPORT - PRESS 1]
RMA Department: (888) 881-EVGA (3842) [RMA - PRESS 2]
Online Technical Support: http://www.evga.com/support/getSupport/
Website: http://www.evga.com/
Online RMA: http://www.evga.com/rma/default.asp

 

FOXCONN
Phone Number: (714) 871-9968
Technical Support: (714) 871-9968 [PRESS 2]
RMA Department: (714) 871-9968 [PRESS 2]
Online Technical Support: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/en-us/support/online.aspx
Website: http://www.foxconn.com/
Online RMA: http://www.foxconnchannel.com/en-us/support/RMA.aspx

 

GIGABYTE
Phone Number: (626) 854-9338
Technical Support: (626) 854-9338 [TECH SUPPORT - PRESS 3 - PRESS 1 "end-user"]
RMA Department: (626) 854-9338 [PRESS 4]
Online Technical Support: http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/Support/ServiceCenter.aspx
Website: http://www.gigabyte-usa.com/
Online RMA: http://rma.gigabyte-usa.com/DirectRMA/EndUser_Main.asp

 

INTEL
Phone Number: (408) 765-8080
Technical Support: (916) 377-7000
RMA Department: N/A
Online Technical Support: http://supportmail.intel.com/scripts-emf/welcome.aspx?id=
Website: http://www.intel.com
Online RMA: N/A

 

LINKSYS
Phone Number: (800) 546-5797
Technical Support: (800) 326-7114 [PRESS 1 "ENGLISH" - PRESS 1 - Listen to menu options.]
RMA Department: (800) 546-5797 [PRESS 3 - PRESS 3]
Online Technical Support: http://linksys.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/linksys.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?p_icf_3=1
Website: http://www.linksys.com/
Online RMA: https://linksysrma.moduslink.com/Consumer/pag/ChooseRegion.aspx

 

LOGITECH
Phone Number: (510) 795-8500
Technical Support: (646) 454-3200 [PRESS 1 - PRESS 2]
RMA Department: (646) 454-3200 [PRESS 1 - PRESS 2]
Online Technical Support: http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/support_downloads/&cl=us,en
Website: http://www.logitech.com/
Online RMA: http://logitech-en-amr.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/logitech_en_amr.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php?

 

SAMSUNG
Phone Number: (201) 229-4000
Technical Support: (800) 726-7864 [1-800-SAMSUNG] [PRESS 2]
RMA Department: N/A
Online Technical Support: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/main/supportSupportMain.do
Website: http://www.samsung.com/
Online RMA: http://www.samsung.com/us/support/repaironline/supportOnlineServiceRequest.do

 

SEAGATE
Phone Number: (831) 438-6550
Technical Support: (800) 732-4283 [1-800-SEAGATE] [PRESS 1 "english" - PRESS 3 "technical support"]
RMA Department: (800) 468-3472 - (800).732-4283 [PRESS 1 "english" - PRESS 2 "rma"]
Online Technical Support: http://www.seagate.com/www/en-us/support/troubleshooting_assistance/
Website: http://www.seagate.com
Online RMA: http://support.seagate.com/customer/warranty_validation.jsp

 

WESTERN DIGITAL
Phone Number: N/A
Technical Support: (800) 275-4932 - PRESS 2 [installation support]
RMA Department: (800) 275-4932 - PRESS 1
Online Technical Support: http://support.wdc.com
Website: http://www.westerndigital.com/en/
Online RMA: http://websupport.wdc.com/warranty/rmainfo.asp?custtype=end&lang=en

 

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