The facts VGA, which stands for Video Graphics Array, has been the standard method for connecting monitors to Macs since the late 1990s and to PCs for some years before then. The newer DVI format, which stands for Digital Video Interface, is the preferred connection method for most non-budget LCD displays, a number of higher-end [...]
Entries from February 22nd, 2010
DVI and VGA Monitor Formats Explained
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, VGA
Tags: analog·digital·DVI·monitor video interface·Monitors·VGA
Digital Visual Interface (DVI) Explained
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · DVI, Introductions
We always complain about relatively minor differences in performance between chipsets, motherboards and even CPUs yet very little attention is paid to one of the most important aspects of computing – video output quality. Over the past few years, as 19″ and 21″ monitors have become more common users began noticing that the output from [...]
Tags: ATI·digital visual interface·display·DVI·DVI-D·DVI-I·graphic cards·Nvidia·Video Cards
Understanding CRT Monitor Specifications
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Computer Displays, How To Buy, Introductions
Cathode Ray Tube or CRT monitors are the oldest form of display for PC computer systems. Many of the earliest computers had their displays output to a standard composite video signal to be displayed on a regular TV. As time progressed, so did the level of technology used for computer displays. With the advent of [...]
Tags: cathode ray tube·computer monitor·CRT monitor·display·screen
Completely Erase a Hard Drive
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To, How To Keep Secure
When you replace a hard drive, what do you do with the old one? Most people give their surplus drives away to friends or charities. Some just throw them in the trash. But what about all the data on that old drive? Even if you deleted files or formatted the drive, your data might still [...]
Tags: data storage·deleting files·formatting·hard drive·HDD·important information
SSD – Solid State Drives: A Hard Drive Alternative Based On Flash Memory
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Introductions, Solid State Drives
This is actually technology that has been around for many years, but only now is it actually set to become something that consumer may actually get to use within the next year. This article takes a look at exactly what is a solid state drive and how it may benefit consumers, especially with their portable [...]
Tags: file storage·Hard Disk Drive·hard drive·HDD·PC data storage·solid state drive·SSD
How Liquid-cooled PCs Work
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Advanced Topics, Cooling, Motherboards
Whether you’re using a desktop or laptop computer, there’s a good chance that if you stop what you’re doing and listen carefully, you’ll hear the whirring of a small fan. If your computer has a high-end video card and lots of processing power, you might even hear more than one. In most computers, fans do [...]
Tags: computer liquid cooling·liguid cooling·PC cooling·PC temperature control
Hard Drive Failures
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, How To Maintain, How To Repair, Introductions
Introduction Hard drive crashes are one of the most frustrating experiences one can have with a computer. The inability to read data off of the hard drive can render a computer useless. Even if the OS can run, the data may be inaccessible or damaged. The only way to recover from such a failure is [...]
Tags: computer data storage·crash·file storage·hard disk drive crash·hard drive·hard drive failure·HDD
How Hard Disks Work
February 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Hard Drives, Introductions
Nearly every desktop computer and server in use today contains one or more hard-disk drives. Every mainframe and supercomputer is normally connected to hundreds of them. You can even find VCR-type devices and camcorders that use hard disks instead of tape. These billions of hard disks do one thing well — they store changing digital [...]