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 [...]
A look at the PhP/PCI section of the BIOS
A rundown of settings to control system speed on motherboard that do not use jumpers to do so.
A discussion of the differences in the A look at motherboard form factors, including AT, ATX, LPX, and NLX.
A brief look at motherboard batteries and how to replace them.
A discussion of many of Via’s chipsets, from the ancient VP1 to the KM133.
A brief look at USB, USB 2.0 and the IEEE 1394 interfaces, why they are good and a bit on how they work.
Let’s take a look at some of the many chipsets out there not made by Intel for Socket 7 platforms.
A look at chipsets for the Pentium Pro and Pentium II.
A tutorial on installing/upgrading your motherboard.
A tutorial to show you how to flash your BIOS, recover from a failure, or install anew.
A brief rundown of the chipsets Intel has devised for use with the Pentium IV processor.
Another look at the Camino chipset, but from a more technical perspective.
A brief look at yet another chipset from Intel, the i815.
A quick look at “Whitney”, the Intel i810 chipset that signaled a turn in chipset design for Intel.
A look at the Intel chipsets for the Pentium-class machines.
A general explanation on what chipsets do and how they are put together
A brief rundown of the different slot types on a typical motherboard.
A look at the main section of the BIOS, standard settings.
A look at power management and some basic settings in the BIOS.
A look at the chipset settings in your BIOS.
A look at the Integrated Peripherals section of your BIOS.
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