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“Older” All-In-One Motherboards Make Great Servers

All-In-One motherboards tend to be something either you love or hate (personally, I love them). One thing I have found to be the case though, is they make for a great foundation on home servers.
For example, I have a home server running on a Biostar all-in-one motherboard with a Celeron 1.3 Ghz processor and 512 [...]

PnP/PCI Configuration

A look at the PhP/PCI section of the BIOS

System Speed Settings

A rundown of settings to control system speed on motherboard that do not use jumpers to do so.

PC Form Factors

A discussion of the differences in the A look at motherboard form factors, including AT, ATX, LPX, and NLX.

CMOS Backup Battery

A brief look at motherboard batteries and how to replace them.

Via Chipsets

A discussion of many of Via’s chipsets, from the ancient VP1 to the KM133.

External Buses: USB and Firewire

A brief look at USB, USB 2.0 and the IEEE 1394 interfaces, why they are good and a bit on how they work.

Non-Intel Socket 7 Chipsets

Let’s take a look at some of the many chipsets out there not made by Intel for Socket 7 platforms.

Pentium Pro/Pentium II Chipsets

A look at chipsets for the Pentium Pro and Pentium II.

Installing a Motherboard - Step by Step

A tutorial on installing/upgrading your motherboard.

Updating/Flashing BIOS

A tutorial to show you how to flash your BIOS, recover from a failure, or install anew.

Pentium 4 Chipsets: i850, i845 & i845G

A brief rundown of the chipsets Intel has devised for use with the Pentium IV processor.

i820 Camino: Technical Look

Another look at the Camino chipset, but from a more technical perspective.

Intel-i815 Chipset

A brief look at yet another chipset from Intel, the i815.

Intel-i810 Chipset

A quick look at “Whitney”, the Intel i810 chipset that signaled a turn in chipset design for Intel.

Intel Fifth Generation Chipsets

A look at the Intel chipsets for the Pentium-class machines.

Chipsets

A general explanation on what chipsets do and how they are put together

Motherboard Slots

A brief rundown of the different slot types on a typical motherboard.

Standard Setup/CMOS

A look at the main section of the BIOS, standard settings.

Power Management

A look at power management and some basic settings in the BIOS.

Chipset Feature Settings

A look at the chipset settings in your BIOS.

Integrated Peripherals

A look at the Integrated Peripherals section of your BIOS.

Intro to the BIOS Setup Utility

A brief introduction to what BIOS is and hwo to navigate the setup utility. Serves as an intro to the other articles in this section

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