Modern SSD hard drive on a motherboard

Flash Hard Drives or Solid State Drives (SSD)

Hard drives are the component of your computer that stores your files as well as what your operating system is installed on. Without a hard drive you can’t store any information on… Read More
How a laser printer works

How a Laser Printer Works: Internal Components Explained

Almost everyone who has a computer has printed or has had the need to print something at some time whether it’s been a document or picture etc. When it comes to printers,… Read More
DDR2 vs. DDR3 Memory

DDR2 vs. DDR3 Memory

RAM (Random Access Memory) or just memory for short is what your computer uses to temporarily run programs with or open files in while you use them. It’s much faster than hard… Read More
EASEUS Partition Master interface

EASEUS Partition Master Software

Partitioning of a hard drive is when you take a single physical hard drive and divide it into logical partitions or sections. For example if you have a 500GB hard drive you… Read More
Video card

PCI vs. AGP vs. PCI Express Video Cards

The video card is the hardware component in your computer that translates the video signal from your processor to your monitor. Without one you cannot see what is going on with your… Read More

What is Bluetooth?

Bluetooth is a wireless communication standard designed for short‑range data and voice transmission between both mobile and stationary devices. It was originally developed by a collaboration of technology companies including Ericsson, Intel,… Read More
Installing Hardware Components Such as Video, Sound or Network Cards

Installing Hardware Components Such as Video, Sound or Network Cards

Computers consist of many parts or components that have various functions such as providing video or sound to your computer. Without these components you will not be able to do things like… Read More
This device can perform faster message

Turn off “This USB device can perform faster if you connect it to a High-Speed USB 2.0 port” message

USB ports are used to connect USB devices such as external hard drives, flash drives, printers, MP3 players and so on. There have been different versions of USB throughout the years with… Read More
How a spinning hard drive works

How a Spinning Hard Drive Works: Internal Parts Explained

A hard drive is the component in your computer that stores information such as the computer’s operating system, programs and your files. They have been around for over 50 years. The very… Read More
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