Unlike most of the devices, the motherboard cannot be found intuitively in the Device Manager. Instead, it is bundled with a myriad of other critical components under the “System Devices” tab. In this article we will look further into where is motherboard in Device Manager exactly, which tabs to open and which elements to look …
Connecting the case power button to the motherboard is a fairly simple processor. You will certainly need your motherboard’s manual for this though. Basically, to connect power button to motherboard, you need to locate the correct pair of pins (aka terminals) on the motherboard that are intended for power switch. These pins are often located …
Motherboards have a limited number of fan headers. Sometimes the number of fan headers is way lower than the amount of CPU fans you have on your case. So, exactly, how to connect extra fans to motherboard? If you want to add extra fans to your motherboard, you can get a Y splitter that allows …
Resetting your motherboard is not something that you would want to do often. It should always come as a result of troubleshooting a serious problem related to your hardware. In the following text we will talk in depth about how to reset motherboard using simple methods. Essentially, to reset your motherboard, you need to reset …
SATA is one of two primary interfaces through which you connect critical components to your PC (the other one being PCIe). It is used by storage drives including hard disk drives, optical CD/DVD drives, as well as SATA Solid State Drives. When you are new to building PC or adding a component, things can get …
Many questions can go through your mind when considering a new motherboard. They mostly have to do with whether or not the motherboard will be a good fit for you. You may also be stuck wondering what kind of parts can you expect to find packaged with a motherboard. One of the most essential parts …
When it comes to WiFi on computers, you have three very common options: Onboard Wi-Fi, PCIe WiFi Card and a USB WiFi dongle. They all have their respective pros and cons. For instance, the obvious benefit of onboard WiFi is that it saves an extra PCIe slot on your motherboard. Similarly, PCIe WiFi Cards are …
Motherboards are fairly complex instruments. Essentially, every computer has one and it plays many different roles. So why is a motherboard important? Modern motherboards are basically the main building block of a PC. If CPU is the brain, then motherboard is the body of a computer. Earlier computers didn’t have motherboards but they still worked …
The easiest way to tell if a certain RAM stick will work with your motherboard or not is to look at the motherboard specifications. This should give the details regarding the type, amount and the RAM characteristics that the motherboard can support. It should be noted that as far as the RAM type is concerned, …
Simply put, desktop motherboards do not ALL come with with built-in WiFi. Most often than not in the budget and mid range category, the motherboards do not offer built-in WiFi by default. Fortunately though, most manufacturer do offer WiFi variant of certain motherboards at an extra cost. Laptop motherboards, on the hand hand, do come …