Use lots of overhead light. Once you have all the parts together, find a flat, smooth, clean, static-free surface. Make sure your clothes are not polyester or you stand a chance of building up buttloads of static and having a merciless discharge turning your junk into… well… junk.
I like using Gatorade lids to hold my […]
For hardware removal, there are some simple rules you should follow.
Unplug the PC first!
Disconnect all wires coming from the power supply. Unscrew the four screws on the back of the power supply. Slide the power supply out of its case and set it aside.
Disconnect all IDE cables and FDD cables and set them aside.
Unscrew all […]
Installing hardware into a fresh PC is not that complicated, really.
If the prongs and the holes line up, read the part number and look it up and check compatibilities. Sometimes some hardware is too powerful, so checking specs is always a plus. 80% of the time they will work, but sometimes you can run into […]
If you are in the market for a new computer but are not sure if you should get a personal computer with a tower and a monitor, or a laptop, Hopefully this article will help you. I will try and weigh the differences for you.
For the first I will start with PC (personal computer).
Ups.
A personal […]
Everyone is all upside down about how a GPU can do in four days what a CPU takes a month to do. I realize “is this a pre-notice of what AMD is doing with ATI?”
With the release of that information, does this sound like the big gun warning shot from AMD over the bow of […]
