IS there a site for Info

[UrbanPoet]

IS there a site for info about Computers?
basic stuff... like whats master and slave and how it works and how to do it...
how to install parts
basic general principles of bios...

stuff like that... Iwas just looking for a site that would help out a noob


thanks! ^_^

[John Prophet]

you mean besides this one?? lol,

Seriously though, I am sure there are some good ones....I cant say as I know any right away....I think most of us just search using google...so we end up on a variety of sites.

What you might consider is doing some searches for things like "building a pc" or "building your first pc" or "building your own computer"..stuff like that....because those type of articles would probably break down some of the stuff like master/slave, bios settings/ motherboard speeds/jumpers....etc.

I am sure there are plenty sites out there.

Also, dont forget the obvious ones..for instance Maxtor, western digital, seagate etc probably all have extensive instructions about master/slave/cable select etc. And some of the various motherboard makers probably have some bios info, or you could just try to download a few motherboard manuals.

Also both Intel and AMD sites are treasure troves of info.


Also sites like www.anandtech.com and www.arstechnica.com and www.tomshardware.com all have lots of articles and "guides" that break down most anything for you.

The most fun part is searching for it all!! lol. JP

[DVNT1]

Good site for all kinds of info, may be a litle hard to find the info you need though... http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ide4.htm

http://computer.howstuffworks.com/

[JPMiller]

http://peripherals.about.com/library.../aa101400a.htm
http://arstechnica.com/guide/building/bios/bios-1.html
http://www.tweak3d.net/tweak/airflowtweak/2.shtml
http://www.reefscuba.com/internettips.htm
http://www.lostcircuits.com/begin/
http://www.jscustompcs.com/power_supply/

[John Prophet]

For example I went to tomshardware and did a search there for "bios" and I got this http://www17.tomshardware.com/search...all&words=bios

So right off the bat the first article is about tuning a bios for max power. Now, keep in mind that an article like that will be about super modern motherboards with tonssssssss of settings..so it would be a little confusing for us non-overclockers.....but you see the idea of searching anyway. The bios in something like a new Dell or Hp would probably be hyper simple compared to that toms article.

You could search on google for "bios basics"

[dustyrun]

here are some for computer basics
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this is just a few.

luck,

Rick