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 ...

Although some models of the Dell OptiPlex render graphics using an integrated video chip embedded to the motherboard, the 3D capabilities of these chips are often limited. If your company requires the ...

The new Mac Pro has a modular design that makes it easy to upgrade or swap out components. Read along for details on how to install PCIe cards as well as specs like the power of the PCIe bus and what ...

NVIDIA graphics cards plug into your computer's internal peripheral component interconnect express, or PCI-e, slots. These internal slots give them a direct connection to your computer and allow them ...

Back the late 2000s, when netbooks were the latest craze, some models would come with an inbuilt 3G modem for Internet access. At the time, proper mobile Internet was a hip cool thing too — miles ...

I am running win2k, with Shuttle ak32 v2, trying to install SIIG usb2.0 pci card. Followed all help from SIIG, but the system persists in looking for a driver (EHC1) that I don't have. I suspect ...

I've got a site with a VM-in-a-box setup on a single Dell R510. We're running some licensing VMs that need access to USB HASP keys only we've run out of available USB ports on the box. Does anyone ...

While PCIe expansion cards have always offered a great way to augment the capabilities of your PC, the average user doesn't bother with them. Most of the features they need on their modern computer ...