if the board was shipped without the ATA connector installed, you can bet that they left off a bunch of other components that are required for that port to work. <BR><BR>In short, the chances of you ...

Ok, so this question really isn't as dumb as it sounds... -- View image here: http://episteme.arstechnica.com/groupee_common/emoticons/icon_wink.gif --<br><br>What I ...

Heat up that iron, you’re going to want to try this one: [Hugatry] is adding hardware to his laptop by tapping into the i2c lines on the memory module. We love this because the penalty for borking ...

What do you do when your motherboard is covered in electrolytic grime, has damaged pads and traces that are falling apart? You call [RetroGameModz] to work their magic with epoxy and solder. While ...

Now we've got a product that looks somewhat akin to what you receive in the box. The larger components have been machine-fed on to the mainboard and been inserted ready for wave soldering. Optical ...