A PC's USB ports are managed via the motherboard, with ports usually either sticking out of the back of your case or mounted on the top. You can easily determine how many USB ports you have on ...

Each SATA port on the motherboard has its own individual bandwidth, so you won't see a speed improvement by switching around the ports. This is a key difference between PATA, where devices on the ...

If your computer has a modern Thunderbolt port, you're probably not getting as much out of it as you could. Thunderbolt is one of the fastest, most versatile connection standards in the world of ...

I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, ...

Azalia digital audio header: You rarely find this connector, used to tie the motherboard to multichannel digital outputs on the case, on current motherboards. Serial-port header: This connector ...

How to Extract Files From a Computer With a Bad Motherboard. When a computer dies, the motherboard can often be pinpointed as the culprit as it's rather easy for one to overheat and fry out. If ...

This particular type of USB port ships on certain recent Asus-manufactured motherboards. This is a standard USB 2.0 port, and can be used as a normal connection to USB 2.0 devices.

The port panel is motherboard-specific and allows the motherboard ports –USB, Ethernet, etc.– to be accessed from the back of your case. It also functions as a barrier to keep dirt and dust ...

When it comes to ports there's a fair few on offer on the rear I/O. You've got HDMI and DisplayPort for your output choices, as well as three audio jacks and a 2.5Gb ethernet.