What is SATA or Serial ATA? SATA or Serial ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment) is the next generation drive interface, following the traditional Parallel ATA (PATA). Anyone who has peered into a computer is...
Choosing which webcam to buy seems like a easy enough task. But in fact it can be very confusing and frustrating. Lets start from the basics: If you have a flat panel monitor - LCD you will need a webcam that...
Upgrading your hard drive can be a difficult task for some users and while there are a few things you need to know, it can easily be done by anyone.Homework You will have to do your homework before upgrading...
How To Distinguish Between Various USB Connectors This guide is meant to show you all the standard USB connectors. If you have a USB cable and one of the connectors is not shown here it is very likely a...
Using a SATA to IDE Dongle adapter, you can easily convert an IDE hard drive, to the newer and faster SATA interface. In my situation, my computer only allowed me to connect one extra SATA hard drive.I have...
USB Cable Length Limitations: The USB specification limits the length of a cable between full speed (or high speed) devices to 5 meters (16 feet 5 inches) and for low speed devices the limit is 3 meters (9...
CRT Monitors:CRT is the acronynm for cathode-ray tubes. This technology has been around for about 100 believe it or not and is found in most TV's and computer monitors. Cathode ray tubes work by moving...
How Do I Distinguish Between Various DVI Configurations? Shown below DVI connector interfaces that can be identified by the PIN configuration. They include DVI-A (Analog Only), DVI-D (Digital Only) and...
When everyone started buzzing about dual monitors, the big question on my mind was, (1) what's the point?, and (2) why not just buy a big widescreen LCD monitor? Boy, did I have a LOT to learn! First, there...
Epson printers have a non-removeable print head that is located inside the printer. If you allow an Epson printer to sit for several months without it being used, the internal print head may clog. A clogged...