if the board was shipped without the ATA connector installed, you can bet that they left off a bunch of other components that are required for that port to work. <BR><BR>In short, the chances of you ...

Does it matter which IDE slots to use with a DVD-Rom and a Hard Drive?<BR><BR>I have two identical IDE slots on my motherboard (IDE1, IDE2), but the motherboard only came with 1 IDE cable. Can I plug ...

Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

Over the years of computing, computers have always been known to have these ugly gray ribbon cables inside of them connecting there hard disks to the motherboard. Well recently people have been ...

It’s been quite a while since we at Tom’s Hardware Guide have reviewed any BX based motherboards. Since our last review 440BX Motherboard Review — FALL 1998 most manufacturers are shipping newer and ...

Page 2: Shuttle AV61 VIA Apollo Pro 133 Motherboard - Page 2 One thing I want to point out is the placement of the ATX, floppy and IDE connectors. I REALLY like their positions. Take a look at the ...

The board is dominated by the large heatpipe that cools the North Bridge, South Bridge and some of the PWM regulators located next to the CPU socket. We didn't have any issues with the placement of ...

They say, no one likes a know-it-all, but what about a do-it-all? - As enthusiasts we have a lot of toys and many of these devices store data on different forms of flash media. To add insult to injury ...