Almost every manufacturer uses a different layout and design for their motherboards, and different motherboards from even the same manufacturer can have different features, so it's hard to tell what a ...

The motherboard is one of the centerpieces of every PC — for better or worse. Motherboard problems can affect a variety of components and are not always easy to diagnose. One of the first signs of a ...

The motherboard is a crucial hardware in computers. You can consider the motherboard the heart of a computer because when a motherboard fails, your computer will become unusable. However, if a ...

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 ...

Building a PC isn’t easy for everyone, but if you’re someone who’s planning on doing it soon or just a PC enthusiast who’s passionate about PCMR, then this is the perfect blog for you. In this column, ...

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 ...

There are certain computer tasks that even professional technicians don't like tackling. For myself, one of the most nerve-wracking was updating a computer's BIOS. The BIOS is like a primitive ...

If you're a tinkerer who has built your own PCs and/or repaired/upgraded PCs yourself, then you know that the computer's insides have various ways of getting pretty grimy. Most commonly, dust gets ...