First released by Intel in 1995, the Advanced Technology eXtended, or ATX, motherboard is still one of the most common form factors in the computer market. If you have a desktop computer, it's most ...

Sounds play an important role in troubleshooting a computer. Computers have pre-programmed beeps and sounds that notify you of clear hardware issues. Then there are the subtler sounds: a high-pitched ...

If the CPU is the brain of your computer, the motherboard is the spine that puts everything together and makes it work as a cohesive whole. Without it, the individual components of your PC can’t ...

You may be familiar with searching for components within your system, but the methods used to check your GPU model won't always apply to the motherboard. To make it easier, we've compiled a list of ...

Operating system patches alone can protect against the nasty Meltdown flaw affecting Intel processors, but fixing Spectre—Meltdown’s nasty sibling, which affects all CPUs—requires firmware updates for ...

Motherboards are complex PC components to shop for, but you'll be able to carry on a conversation about 'em—and buy wisely—with our de-jargonizer. I have been a technology journalist for 30-plus years ...

Asus recently issued the recall for the "ROG Maximus Z690 Hero Motherboard". The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) released the report at this link. This faulty ROG motherboard has part ...

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 ...

Computer motherboards sold at places including Best Buy and Amazon have been recalled because the capacitor “was installed in a reverse position which can lead to a short circuit, overheating or ...

A motherboard can be likened to what is essentially the nervous system of a computer. It allows for connectivity between components and a variety of input and output devices, while allowing the sum of ...

An original Apple 1 computer motherboard sold this morning at Sotheby's for $374,500. The auction house originally estimated the item would sell for $120,000 to $180,000. Filed under "Fine Books and ...