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 ...

Q: Who do I have to buy lunch for so that somebody standardizes front-panel pins? A: Heh, this one’s a perennial annoyance, isn’t it? The front-panel pin layout on a motherboard varies a lot. Most DIY ...

I'm using a Cooler Master ATC 101-sx4 case with an Intel d845gebv2 motherboard. The case has two cables for the USB connection -- five sockets for five pins each. On the first connector, the first ...

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You can never have too many USB ports on your PC. More USB ports mean more convenient avenues to hook up devices and standalone storage, which allows you to broaden your PC's overall functionality ...