Computer Hardware

Recording content from a computer to a DVD recorder requires a special audio-video cable available at electronics stores. The cable connects to an open USB port on the computer, with standard...

Not too long ago installing a printer, scanner or other piece of computer hardware was a time consuming and confusing process. Owners of these devices would have to make sure a free parallel port...

Custom screensavers and images may be removed from the Kindle device by connecting the Kindle to a computer via a USB connection and simply deleting the files. Note that only custom screensavers...

USB 2.0 PCI cards provide USB 2.0 slots through a PCI motherboard interfacing card. This card allows for these USB slots in a computer without USB 2.0 slots or an insufficient number of them....

When sending emai, to contacts you may want to occasionally attach an image or word document to the message. However, the content you want to send to the contact may not be on your computer. If...

Most newer pieces of computer hardware connect to a computer via a USB cable. This includes the Dell Multimedia keyboard. Although it is possible to use the keyboard with any desktop or laptop...

HP (Hewlett Packard) is one of the largest manufacturers of Windows-based computers and hardware. Although HP does make standalone scanners, many of their printers do have scanner and copier...

USB and Firewire are competing external device connectors. These interfaces are used on everything from digital cameras to flash drives and printers. While many computers come with both USB and...

Few things are more frustrating than an input device that won't work. While USB technology has solved a few problems, you can still encounter issues with getting keyboards and mice to work.

LP records are not compatible with digital players or computers because they are in the analog format. Converting a LP record into MP3 files requires a USB turntable with a built-in analog to...

Despite great advances in the computer industry to make plug and play hardware a reality, the fact remains that there are still several disparate specifications which defy such an endeavor....

Flash drives are limited in memory but they make up for it in cost and portability. They are great for storing documents, photos or music which don't use a lot of memory, or for regularly...

So you have a desktop that did not come with wireless capabilities? Well, you will be happy to know that it is relatively easy to make a desktop wireless capable.

Use a USB flash drive to back up files, important documents, music, even pictures and videos. And use the flash drive to transfer all your files from an old computer to a new computer. Many...

In the long lifespan of the PC there have been a plethora of controllers made for every conceivable use. Whether it's a one button retro joystick, a complete driving simulator, or a multi-button...

Hip book lovers unite with new technology through Amazon.com's Kindle 2. The slim, slick wireless reading device is the online equivalent of a tiny public library -- with the capacity to store...

The Amazon Kindle allows you to access ebooks and documents on the go. But it can also be used to transport and access other files, such as podcasts and music files. The music files Kindle is able...

USB and Firewire ports supplanted the serial port, a ubiquitous hardware port on older personal computers, in the early 2000s. While you may find serial port PCI cards that you can install...

Superlink USB may look like any other USB cable. However, it is used to transfer data from one computer to another. Although the cable is a rather simple device, it is possible to run into...

Interactive whiteboards need a computer to function. You may find yourself in a room having an interactive whiteboard installed without a computer attached. Older whiteboards used serial ports to...

It's important to save files from you hard drive. You never know when your hard drive will crash. If it does crash, you'll lose all the files you have saved. Hard drive date recovery is pretty...

When you buy a flash drive in the store, it is automatically formatted in the FAT or FAT32 file format. FAT, and FAT32, use less space, but NTFS allows you to set security and permissions on your...

Fidelity Electronics, Inc. is a manufacturer of digital photo frames, data storage devices and computer accessories based in Vaughan, Ontario. Fidelity sells a line USB flash drives with memory...

Before USB ports came in hordes on computers, systems came with an assortment of different serial ports. These ports are made up of small pins that send and receive information from hardware such...

A Memory Stick is a type of storage device that allows you to save virtually any type of file, so long as the Memory Stick is large enough to hold it. The units range in storage size and can be...

Following this easy howto will teach you how to assign a drive letter to a USB drive in Windows XP so that "My Computer" will recognize it easily.

USB flash drives may be protected to prevent writing to the drive. To prevent unauthorized files such as viruses and Trojans from saving or replicating to the drive, write-protection may be...

The key element of a USB pen drive is its flash memory. Flash memory is a type of Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory (EEPROM). It is memory that stores data on a chip, rather...

With the trend of smaller, lighter and cheaper laptops dominating the market, chances are that your next computer might not have an optical drive. This creates the problem of fixing the computer...

You may have a box full of old records of your favorite music sitting in a closet somewhere, but most people don't own working record players these days, and it's difficult to bring records with...

There are several different forms of memory sticks available on the market. Some range from a USB thumb drive, while others are inserted into digital equipment, such as a camera. Over time, the...

Install a TV Tuner on a personal PC and have access to a personal media center. Most TV Tuner's are packaged with software that the user can install on their computer to record programs, save...

Sooner or later most computer users find that they require more USB ports to handle all the peripherals. Expanding a computer's USB ports is actually an easy task. Here is what to do. Just add an...

Microsoft introduced true plug-and-play support for USB devices such as flash drives, also known as memory sticks, starting with Windows 2000. Depending on your computer, with a little effort you...

Computers sold with the Windows 98 operating system preinstalled were among the first to offer USB (Universal Serial Bus) ports. Although the ports offered slower data transfer than what we...

Before USB ports became standard on all computers, you connected hardware, such as a printer or gaming joystick, to a computer through a series of serial ports on the back of the computer....

Adding a sound device to your computer can be beneficial for a number of reasons. You could add a high quality speaker system to improve sound, or a microphone to use for voice conferencing. You...

At one time, almost all keyboards and mice were connected to PCs via six-pin PS/2 ports. Since the introduction of the Universal Serial Bus (USB) in the 1990s, the PS/2 connection technology has...

A USB Camera is often used on a PC as a "webcam." A webcam is a camera that is designed to work with a computer and show video of you for sites such as Youtube, or for messaging software such as...

An Ethernet controller is an IC (integrated circuit) chip that controls Ethernet communications. Ethernet is the method most computers use to communicate with each other. This is also how most...

Microsoft released the Wireless Intellimouse Explorer 2.0 in 2003. The mouse features side-to-side scroll, along with a more traditional up-and-down scroll wheel. The Wireless Intellimouse...

Backing up files on your hard drive to an external USB flash drive is easy. Follow these steps to easily back up files and avoid losing them in a hard drive crash. For purposes of this article I...

A USB Flash drive is the easiest, fastest way to back up your important files. There is nothing worse than losing your pictures, music, financial spreadsheets and all the other important personal...

Although the USB port is commonplace on all new computers, a system that is dated by a few years may not have a USB port. Before the USB port, computers came with serial ports. These ports are...

SD is short for "secure digital." SD cards are small flash based cards that can store personal data. There are three types of SD cards: miniSD, microSD and the regular SD card. Storage space...

The advent of the digital picture frame has brought about a revolution in sharing photographs that sends the old laminar-style photo albums the way of the proverbial dinosaur. With the wide range...

There are many different types of removable memory. One of the most common types of removable media is the Secure Digital or SD card. Many computers can use this card to store information such as...

If you have two USB printers for specific printing needs, you don't have to disconnect one to use the other. An A/B switchbox allows you to easily use both printers with one computer.

As broadband Internet service coverage continues to increase, computer users are faced with the option of connecting their cable modems using a USB port or the Ethernet connector. However, they...

PC game sales totaled 29.1 million units in 2008, according to research conducted by the Entertainment Software Association. While this number is a far cry from the 189 million units sold for...