Hardware

Hard Drives
CPU & GPU
Connectors
BIOS/UEFI
Optical Drives
Memory

General Hardware

Repair Manuals for just about everything
Build your Own Computer
Hardware found inside your desktop
Batteries on the Motherboard
Battery Acid - How to Clean
Breath New Life into an old PC
10 Ways You Are Accidentally Damaging Your PC
Should you Upgrade or Replace?
32Bit, 64Bit, 128Bit
Virtual Memory
Laptop Batteries
LaptopWhat to look for when shopping for a new laptop.
SD Cards
SD Cards part 2
SD Card Format
Explaining SD Cards: 2025 Update - YouTube
Ink Station
Power Supply (Computer)
Printers
Connect an HP printer using Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) | HP® Support
Motherboards
Motherboard Sizes Explained
Simplecom NVMe M.2 + SATA HDD and SSD Dual Bay Docking Station (SD570) - Umart.com.au
ExplainingComputers.com by Christopher Barnatt
No, No One Is Forcing You to Buy a New Machine - YouTube
Why I Built My External SSD Instead of Buying a Premade One
Windows processor requirements Windows 11 supported Intel processors | Microsoft Learn
Samsung Galaxy A15 5G - Full phone specifications
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File System Formats - SD Cards and USB drives can be formatted using the same File Systems: FAT32, exFAT & NTFS
File Systems NTFS/FAT32/ExFat - Explained in Detail -
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Hard Drives

CPU

CPU Central Processor Unit Explained
CPU Socket types explained
Intel CPU Sockets Explained
AMD CPU Sockets Explained
Intel CPU Name Change - i has been dropped
CPU Central Processor Unit - See Which One You Have
CPU - Keeping it Cool
CPU - Core Temp Program
Graphene thermal pad for AMD CPUs
LGA1851 and LGA1700 Socket Incompatibility

Graphics (GPU)

Connectors

PC Connectors and cables
Explaining Display Connectors
HDCP - What is it?
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USB Connectors
USB Ports
USB-C (USB4)
Thunderbolt
Thunderbolt - High Speed USB-C -
Thunderbolt-5 - Latest Version -
How to Optimize USB Storage
Safely Remove USB
Detect and Test for FAKE USB Flash Drives
USB Device Not Detected
USB Port Not Working
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USB-C CABLES SPECIFICATIONS AND PRICES
$8 - .5amp - for charging small devices
$11 - 20volt 5amp - best option for charging and data transfer -
$15 - 65W 480Mbps - has multiple connectors -
$119 - Thunderbolt 40Gbps 100Watts - for gamers -
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BIOS/UEFI

Optical Drives

Optical Disk formats explained
Blu-Ray
Blu-ray the Last Optical Disc Format Ever?
DVDs Ripping with Make MKV
DVD Ripping Tools - WIN X DVD Ripper
CD/DVD Burner - CD Burner XP -
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Special Note about MKV Beta version. Requires a reg code to run which can be found at:
Make MKV Reg Code
If the reg code expires and you can't find a new one on the Forum, just change the date of your computer to an older date befrore the expire date.
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RAM (Memory)