Thursday, February 24, 2005

Expansion Cards Part I

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The expansion slots available on motherboards allow for a variety of upgrades in a computer system, but matching the appropriate card to an available slot needs to be addressed before making any purchasing decisions. The most common types of expansion cards for modern computer systems can be broken down into three formats: PCI, AGP, and PCI Express. Each of these formats will be addressed separately in this three part series of Tech Tips, starting with PCI.

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Thursday, February 17, 2005

Motherboard Basics

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A recent Tech Tip covered the basics of selecting a computer case and made mention of the various sizes that correspond to motherboards of different form factors. A few people wrote in expressing interest in understanding more about the basics of motherboards, and that’s exactly what this Tech Tip intends to address.

A motherboard, also known as a main board, is the primary circuit board inside of a computer, and is where the central processing unit (CPU), memory, expansion slots, drives, and other peripheral devices are connected. The circuitry on a motherboard facilitates the communication between all of the devices in the computer, making them as critical to a system’s performance as items such as the CPU or memory.

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Thursday, February 10, 2005

Flash Memory Part II

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In the first part of the series on flash memory, an overview was provided for two fairly common formats; MultiMedia Card and Secure Digital. In this installment, we will wrap things up with an overview of four other common formats: CompactFlash, SmartMedia, xD, and Memory Stick (yes, there are actually even MORE, but these six constitute the ones used most in the Flash Memory universe).

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Thursday, February 03, 2005

Flash Memory Part I

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Flash memory is available in so many formats that it can be difficult to know what will work with any particular device.  Devices such as MP3 players, PDAs, mobile phones, digital cameras, and personal computers can take advantage of flash memory to bolster their storage capacity, but selecting the right format may be easier said than done.

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