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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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Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 08: OK, it's time once again for The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Aug/Sep 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. So if you're thinking of buying, building...; Tags: ASUS, Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, List, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Radeon, LGA775, Q9300, DDR3, XFX GeForce GTX 280, PSU, Western Digital Raptor/RaptorX, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Corporate Governance, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Hardware, Components, Semiconductors, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-07-25
Report: NVIDIA issues cover all G84 and G86 GPUs: Report: NVIDIA issues cover all G84 and G86 GPUsADVANTAGE - ATII sure glad AMD / ATI took the steps they did... they dont overclock the chips as bad... they use less power.. and just overalll better design chips...I Love how NVIDIA went out and said the future is...; Tags: Corporate governance, Notebooks, NVidia Corp., laptop computer, G86 GPU, ATI Technologies Inc., G84, motherboard, Advanced Micro Devices Inc., board; Discussion threads 2008-07-10
Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTs: Demystifying BIOS updates - The DOs and DO NOTsSome of this advice is overly-cautious ...[i]When there’s a darn good reason for doing the update (as a rule I find that if I buy a cutting-edge board then there can be a lot of BIOS updates released over a short period...; Tags: BIOS, BIOS update, motherboard; Discussion threads 2008-07-02
Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 08: OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 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. ...; Tags: Card, Video Card, Performance, Board, Motherboard, Price, CPU, RAM, Graphics, Intel Corp., Q9300, LGA775, AM2, DDR3, Logitech Z-5500 Speaker System, PSU, Galaxy EGX1000EWL, Samsung T220, Corporate Governance, Performance Management, Chipsets, Video Cards, Processors, Business Operations, Corporate Law, Human Resources, Workforce Management, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-28
Hardware 2.0 Best Kit List for Jun/Jul 08: OK, it's time once again for ... drum roll please ... The Hardware 2.0 "Best Kit List" for Jun/Jul 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. by Adrian...; Tags: Adrian Kingsley-Hughes, hardware, graphics, cpu, drives, motherboard, ram, sound, speakers, monitors, lcd; Image galleries 2008-05-28

Via open sources laptop designs; Will it make Via relevant as a chipmaker again?: Via has open sourced a laptop--computer assisted design documents, 3D models and all of the specifications--but let's be clear about the motives. Via wants to sell more chips and motherboards to power this device with hopes to become a little more relevant. Via calls this contraption the...; Tags: Open Source, Motherboard, Laptop Computer, Laptop Design, Wireless Module Option, Module Option, Chipsets, CAD, Notebooks, Wi-Fi, Wireless, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Software, Notebooks & Tablets, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-05-27
Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards: Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboardsI want one! But....How often is this BIOS replacement going to be updated? A normal BIOS gets a few updates flashes and then stays the same. That's no problem; it poses no security risks.But a BIOS replacement like this,...; Tags: BIOS, UNIX, Operating systems, OPEN SOURCE, Cable, Splashtop, ASUS, Linux, Asus Motherboard, motherboard; Discussion threads 2008-05-14
Linux's biggest victory so far - Splashtop to ship on ASUS motherboards: In what I think is the biggest victory for Linux so far, DeviceVM's Splashtop Linux desktop will ship across the entire P5Q range of motherboards, with more to follow by the end of the year. DeviceVM, the award-winning developer of Splashtopâ„¢, today announced the proliferation of their innovative software...; Tags: ASUS, Motherboard, Model, Linux, UNIX, Operating Systems, Open Source, Software, Adrian Kingsley-Hughes; Blog posts 2008-05-14
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,Â it's time once again forÂ ... drum roll please ...Â 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.Â He's found himself due to being unexpectedly made redundant moving from being an amateur video editor into doing this for a living.Â 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.Â 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".Â Using the phone option I called an 800 number and spent 3 minutes waiting and 3 minutes talking to a person.Â I didn't have...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista, Motherboard, Firmware, MSI, BIOS, Hardware, Components, George Ou; Blog posts 2007-12-24