Recently, I visited an online forum where one engineer asked for options for duplicating an existing PC-based test system that has four PCI expansion slots. His problem: Consumer-grade desktop PCs ...

PCI and PCI-X are not directly compatible, and you’d be forgiven for thinking that means you’re out of luck if you need to use a PCI-X card in a machine that only has basic PCI slots. And yet, that ...

Building a computer isn't all that hard, but there are a few parts that can be confusing. When you start installing PCI cards—video cards, network cards, and other expansion cards—it's hard to know ...

Although the ability to expand a home computer with more RAM, storage and other features has been around for as long as home computers exist, it wasn’t until the IBM PC that the concept of a fully ...

You may have wondered which slot you're supposed to install a graphics card into on a motherboard when there's more than one slot. If it has only one PCI Express x16 ...

While most Lifehackers have developed a strong relationship to software, the nitty-gritty of hardware is often left alone. After all, that's why God invented the USB port, right? Well, that's fine and ...

Being able to identify the PCI cards installed in your company's computers can make upgrading or troubleshooting hardware an easier task. It can also make it easier to track down up-to-date drivers, ...

Today I tried to make a S3 Virge PCI card work as a second displaycard in Windows XP. The card works just fine except for the fact that Windows cpmpletely locks up after a minute. Cause of the problem ...

PCI-express SSD storage solutions are one of the fastest storage options available, but so far have only been limitedly available for OS X. Topher, an avid Mac user for the past 15 years, has been a ...

Anyone who has a gaming PC knows that you use a PCIe socket for installing the most important component on your PC, a ...

I'm potentially looking for two video cards for use in different machines. Both machines are running Win7 with i530/H55 boards with integrated video. For both there will be some blu-ray playback and ...