I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

Q: Who do I have to buy lunch for so that somebody standardizes front-panel pins? A: Heh, this one’s a perennial annoyance, isn’t it? The front-panel pin layout on a motherboard varies a lot. Most DIY ...

System users do not always know where all the critical points of cables are. Sometimes difficulties are encountered in connecting jacks to the motherboard. Generally the difficulty is located in the ...

With Computex happening this week a lot of interesting PC projects have appeared online. One of the trends we're seeing emerge is a move towards hiding all of a PC's cables. The result is not only a ...

I'm using a Cooler Master ATC 101-sx4 case with an Intel d845gebv2 motherboard. The case has two cables for the USB connection -- five sockets for five pins each. On the first connector, the first ...

Information about the internal hardware components of what are claimed to be those for Apple's next gen iPad model has surfaced. The latest disclosure on the internet comes ahead of the official ...