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Motherboard: Also called the "system board," it is the main printed circuit board in an electronic device, which contains sockets that accept additional boards. In a desktop computer, the motherboard...; Full Motherboard Definition >>

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Video: Psystar unboxing: Video: Psystar unboxingThat's some pathetic packaging...They must have learned that at NewEgg...Why are all computers re-boxed?This is not the manufacturer's original boxing.(Old--used not for re-sale)Packaging?I don't know about you but $25 worth of cardboard and styrofoam doesn't really do much for me. As long as it arrives undamaged its...; Tags: Corporate communications, Newegg.com, Psystar, video; Discussion threads 2008-04-30
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08: OK, it's time once again for ... (drum roll please) ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Apr 08/May 08. Here I've put together a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available, with some decent budget parts listed too, along with a few honorable mentions. These components are on...; Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, List, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-28
Examining Intel's Skulltrail platform - and Skulltrail "on the cheap": On Saturday an old friend got in touch with me. He's found himself (due to being unexpectedly made redundant) moving from being an amateur video editor into doing this for a living. He's now finding that he's getting more and more work in but that his current hardware platform is...; Tags: Board, Quad-core, Memory, Motherboard, Intel Corp., Skulltrail, Intel D5400XS, Corporate Governance, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-03-10
Worries about Intel, AMD demand abound: Worries about Intel, AMD demand aboundamd weaknessis that they don't advertise as aggressively as Intel, you ask the average joe with no computer background if they have ever heard of Intel they will tell you "yes it's a computer" but if you ask about AMD they would have no idea...; Tags: Chipsets, Semiconductors, AMD-systems, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., motherboard, chipset; Discussion threads 2008-03-04
Belated Friday Rant - ASUS Motherboard mass suicide: I was so busy yesterday that I forgot to post my usual Friday Rant. However, due to poplar demand, I've posted it today ... sorry it's late. Early last week we suffered the first motherboard failure in ages - a ASUS Striker Extreme board that we've had...; Tags: ASUS, Board, Motherboard, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-16

Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08: OK, here it is folks - The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Feb 08/Mar 08. Here I've tried to compile a list of the best high-end and mid-range components currently available. These components are on this list because I firmly believe them to be the best either in terms...; Tags: Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., LGA775, AM2, ASUS Maximus Extreme, Maximus Extreme, DDR3, PSU, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-02-12
HMonitor (zip): This is a software cooler for your CPU, reducing the temperature by up to 30 degrees. It also monitors and displays hardware parameters collected by the sensor chips installed on certain motherboards. The program monitors voltage, CPU and motherboard temperature, and the fan's speed. It supports a wide range of...; Tags: Motherboard, CPU, Corporate Governance, Business Operations, Corporate Law; Software downloads 2008-02-12
BitMicro+announces+1.6TB+solid-state+drive: BitMicro+announces+1.6TB+solid-state+driveSoWho do I sell my soul to to get a couple of these drives?On Newegg for $499 with rebateIt would be great, huh?It won't fit......in my MacBook Air, will it?While it is a 3.5" drive, they don't tell you it is two-feet thick. :DAsus Alpha-CenturiMary Jo; ...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Monitors & displays, memory, Nvida, motherboard, Microsoft Windows Vista, ASUS; Discussion threads 2008-02-08
Bombproof gadgets: Bombproof gadgetsNo Toughbooks?Granted, I have seen one fail, but that was only because the thing was running when it was dipped into a coolant tank. It not only failed, it flat-lined. But I have also seen them take more drops, kicks, tosses, and tumbles than any other laptop...; Tags: Notebooks, motherboard; Discussion threads 2008-02-05
The polycarbonate all-in-one 22" LCD PC: The last time I built a wooden all-in-one 19" LCD PC, my family wanted it in the kitchen and my mother wanted it in hers. To keep everyone happy, I built my mother another one (pictured above and below) out of 3/16th inch jet-black polycarbonate which...; Tags: PC, Chassis, Motherboard, CPU, LCD, Computer, Productivity, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2008-01-22
Vista deactivates me for upgrading Motherboard firmware: Vista deactivates me for upgrading motherboard firmwareBe careful of flashing through Windows ...... no jokes about the above statement please :-)Seriously though, be careful. I don't know about MSI because it's been a while since I've handled a board, but ASUS has a Windows-based flash that's dangerous to use....; Tags: Corporate governance, Operating systems, Nothing, MSI, BIOS, Microsoft Windows, board, Linspire, motherboard firmware, motherboard, Microsoft Windows Vista, firmware; Discussion threads 2007-12-24
Vista deactivates me for upgrading Motherboard firmware: Updated 8:40AM - After going to "Windows Help and Support" in the start menu, I searched for Activate and the second choice was "Activate this computer". Using the phone option I called an 800 number and spent 3 minutes waiting and 3 minutes talking to a person. I didn't have...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Motherboard, Firmware, MSI, BIOS, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-24
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Dec 07/Jan 08: Overall, I get more email asking me for kit and component recommendations that pretty much anything else, and that volume increases dramatically as the Holiday season comes into full swing. Also, over the Christmas period many people will have received new peripherals, tech toys and games and this will force...; Tags: ASUS, Video Card, Motherboard, CPU, Intel Core 2 Duo, RAM, Digital Equipment Corp., Graphics, Intel Corp., PSU, Video Cards, Chipsets, Processors, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-12-20
Hitting 50W peak on a dual-core desktop computer: The 50W no-compromise dual-core commodity desktop PC is now a reality!I have some great news for the green computing world. The 50W no-compromise dual-core commodity desktop PC is now a reality! It all started a few months back when I looked in to the possibility of building a main stream...; Tags: Desktop, Dual-core, Power Consumption, Memory, Motherboard, Computer, Watt, Desktop Computer, Processors, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-19
Give your PC a Holiday upgrade: Planning on putting in some time on the PC over the Holidays? Maybe you're going to be spending some time fragging zombies, or creating cards from friends and family, or maybe you're going to be rendering a family DVD to give out as a gift. Chances are that unless your...; Tags: Performance, PC, Motherboard, RAM, Memory, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2007-11-28
The $363 19-inch dual-core all-in-one LCD PC: Update 11/29/2007 - See updated AIO computer images This is the new all-in-one Intel dual-core 2.0 GHz E2180 19" LCD PC computer I built for the family. The shocker is that I did it for less than $363 in parts (not including keyboard...; Tags: Box, Hard Drive, Dual-core, PC, Price Tag, Motherboard, LCD, Computer, Shocker, Wood, Productivity, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-26
More images and products from supercomputing 2007: The SC07 supercomputing conference was a very interesting show for me this year and it was my first time attending this conference. Here are some more interesting products that I haven't covered yet all the way from the very high-end to entry-level HPC computers. Sun's 3456-node "petascale" constellation cluster...; Tags: Processor, Blade Server, Blade, Sun Microsystems Inc., Server, Power Supply, Motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Intel Corp., Supercomputing, Tyan, 1U, TST, Blade Servers, Utility Computing, Servers, Processors, Hardware, Semiconductors, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-11-16
SC07 Day 2: Emerging hardware to force drastic changes in programming: SC07 Day 2: Emerging hardware to force drastic changes in programmingI agree...The entire paradigm of coding is going to go through radical change. The real qustion in my mind is what tools will become available.Rethink the foundationsWe scratch our heads because we still program at a low level. Instead...; Tags: Desktops, PRODUCTIVITY, Development tools, programming, home PC, multi-core, GPU, graphics, motherboard, computer, hardware; Discussion threads 2007-11-13
Intel launches world's first 45nm processors: Intel launches world's first 45nm processorsup to 128 GBminor typo at end of article:"The new 5400 series chipset supports 128 MBs of Fully Buffered DDR2-800..."I think that should read 128 GBsFaster Video encoding sounds good to me! As well as more engery efficient.Price List?Now that these products are launched, when...; Tags: Processors, quad-core, processor, Intel Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-11-12
$60 Via Motherboard and C7-D 1.5 GHz CPU bundles OS and Google apps: $60 Via motherboard and C7-D 1.5 GHz CPU bundles OS and Google appsVia C7 TreeMark Rating[url=http://www.via.com.tw/en/initiatives/greencomputing/treemark_rating.jsp]You do the math![/url] ;)Think Green!Good story George. :)I'll be doing my own ratings on performance/watt when I get my hands on thiI'll be doing my own ratings on performance/watt when I get my hands...; Tags: C7-D 1.5 GHz CPU, performance/Watt, Google Apps, motherboard, Google Inc., operating system; Discussion threads 2007-11-10