Upgrading computers can save you considerable money versus buying new; these days, high-performance processors and motherboards are relatively cheap, and you save even more money if you install the ...

Replacing a PC’s motherboard takes time and more than a little sweat, especially if you’ve never done it before. You could trip on any number of little hurdles ...

The Balanced Technology Extended (BTX) interface specification was developed by Intel to provide standard interfaces and form factors in an effort to address the thermal and acoustical issues ...

Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

Fluctuation in the voltage or current rating of a circuit is known as a power surge and it can dismantle the working of that device. To put this simply, these power surges have the potential to harm ...

For Super Micro Computer Inc., San Jose, Calif., that meant a shift toward its X7 motherboards. The X7 Series includes boards that can support both quad- and dual-core, 64-bit Xeon ...

Dual Graphic Engines enable a 'multi-graphics' concept. Two engines work together in one system to generate a dual 3D graphics display. The 'Dual Graphic Engines' solution delivers dramatic efficiency ...

Almost everyone uses a computer daily, but many don't know how a computer works or all the different individual pieces that make it up. In fact, many people erroneously look at a computer and call it ...

A motherboard is the primary circuit board in a computer, serving as its backbone. It holds many essential components of a computer, such as the CPU and RAM, and establishes connections among them. A ...

The UEFI firmware implementation in some motherboards from ASUS, Gigabyte, MSI, and ASRock is vulnerable to direct memory ...