How To Take Care Of Your Computer Hard Drive To Prevent A Crash
The computer has become one of the most important tools in our daily lives. In fact, there are so many people all over the globe who simply can't live without this technology. These people usually work and communicate through their compute that when their personal computer would malfunction, it would ...
What is 3Dnow
In late May, AMD released their new K6-2 processor. One of the main advances that AMD made with the K6-2 was the addition of the 3Dnow! instruction set. Many people have asked, how big a performance difference can an instruction set really have? Well, AMD believes that 3Dnow! is all ...
If you only remember one thing
It's been a long year and a half since I started managing (well, created) the Computer Hardware topic here at Suite101. But alas, it is time for me to move on. With the creation of HARDgame.Com, a gaming hardware site I am running with my partner, Vince Freeman, the time ...
Universal Serial Bus technology
With the recent release of Windows 98, the Universal Serial Bus (USB) has become a new buzzword in the computer industry. What's so great about USB? Well, the serial bus has been long neglected in the way of upgrades. We've seen faster video cards (2D and the introduction of 3D), ...
Tips on buying a new computer
I'm often asked questions similar to, "Should I upgrade to a Pentium-II 300?" or "What new system should I get". With any upgrade or new purchase decision, many factors contribute to making the purchase. However, there are some main points that everyone should keep in mind for when they upgrade ...
100mhz Bus Speed Advantages
On April 15, Intel released their Pentium-II 350- and 400-mhz chips and their new BX chipset (required to run the new Pentium-II 350 and 400). One important feature in the BX chipset and the new Pentium-II processors is the addition of a 100-mhz bus speed. For a long time the ...
Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) Sceens
Large monitors have been progressively getting more economical, as prices continue to fall. Whereas 21'' monitors used to cost $1500-2000 now they can be found for $900-1600. Additionally, larger monitors have come onto the market. Sony has released a 24'' CRT, it's got a large price tag, but what's next ...
Ask Michael: Your Hardware Questions Answered
Last month, I mentioned that for my January Article I would be running an "Ask Michael" column where I would answer any hardware questions (problems, upgrades, etc.). It went very well, and here are two of the e-mails and responses. I thought that both of them had some good general ...
How To Build A Computer Without Really Trying
I didn’t start out trying to build a computer. My CD disk drive stopped working and I kept getting an error message which said, “This drive is not available.” I went to the “my computer” file to check the status of the drive through the properties but the drive wasn’t ...
Cisco CCNA And CCNP BCRAN Exam Training: Frame Relay PVC, SVC, DLCI, and Map Statements
In today's CCNP certification tutorial, we'll concentrate on the BCRAN exam and Frame Relay PVCs, SVC, and DLCIs in particular.There are actually two kinds of virtual circuits - Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs) and Switched Virtual Circuits (SVCs). An SVC doesn't have anything to do with an L2 switch - it's ...
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