When you disconnect your computer’s power supply from the wall, it jumps in to save your BIOS or UEFI settings in your motherboard’s CMOS-RAM (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor). But even the ...

Even the most seasoned PC builders can fall into the trap of believing that their CPU's BIOS defaults are safe, sensible, and tuned for stability. After all, out-of-the-box settings provided by ...

Before we go forward and run some of the tests that we are going to see hereinafter, let us check a few of the symptoms to understand if those tests are worth doing. We have mentioned some symptoms ...

You can never have too many USB ports on your PC. More USB ports mean more convenient avenues to hook up devices and standalone storage, which allows you to broaden your PC's overall functionality ...

Knowing the motherboard’s model and serial number can be beneficial while searching for BIOS firmware updates from the manufacturer’s support site. A product’s serial number enables the manufacturer ...

Finding out the motherboard make and model inside your computer isn't always the easiest of challenges: Unlike, say, your graphics card, it's not listed in the Device Manager—and not everyone wants to ...

After many, many years buying pre-configured machines I decided to try assembling one (although that is just part of the story.. I just didn't find a store with all the parts I wanted with the prices ...