I’m a big proponent of DIY PC building and I tend to describe it as “relatively straightforward.” For the most part, everything just plugs in where it should. But there is one aspect of putting ...

What is the AAFP connector on your motherboard? Well, to answer the question briefly, it allows you to connect the front panel audio of your PC case directly to your motherboard. This is more for ...

If you’ve ever opened a PC case and stared inside, or looked at a bare motherboard, you may be taken aback by the number and variety of connectors, pins, and slots that exist on a modern PC ...

System users do not always know where all the critical points of cables are. Sometimes difficulties are encountered in connecting jacks to the motherboard. Generally the difficulty is located in the ...

I get the above message even after I've removed both front panel USB connectors (2.0 and 3.0). I originally thought it was because those had been damaged, since the 3.0 ones are very tight (my case is ...

I'm looking to get a nForce2(MCP) mobo, and the case has those front audio connectors which look pretty useful. So my question is...if I add a SB5.1Live, how can I connect those front panel connectors ...

Motherboard fan connectors are an important element of computer hardware that often go unnoticed. These connectors are small, specialized connections that allow fans mounted inside computer cases to ...

Adrian has been a tech enthusiast since the 90s with a particular passion for gaming that developed thanks to his first gaming outings on Pong, Zork and Space Invaders. In the years that followed he ...

I've built, upgraded, and benchmarked dozens of PCs over the decades I've been into computing. Back when you had to set individual drive jumpers and airflow for cooling wasn't a consideration, to the ...