Category Archives: Hardware

Connect to a blade server

Blade servers are a bit different to work with.  There are no keyboards, mice, or monitors (normally) connected to a blade server.  Instead, you either need to attach a USB/Keyboard dongle directly to the blade (not available on all models), or you can use the KVM switch built into the blade enclosure.

$70 for a USB stick?

System administrators who have HP blade servers in their environments probably know all about the pain of paying for HP-branded USB sticks for use in their BL490’s.  But why pay $70?

Pros and Cons of Tablet PCs

Tablet PCs are great. If you are a mobile person, and you have never considered getting a tablet PC in the past, now is as good a time as any to start checking them out – the technology is cutting-edge, the usability is superb, and prices are starting to drop.

Five Hardware Myths

The big boys in the computer industry want you to continue thinking the way you are. The major desktop computer manufacturers thrive on consumers lack of knowledge and old ideas about desktop computers and computer hardware to drive sales of new desktop computers.  

Memory Card Speed defined

In a few short years since the launch of the first 4Mb flash memory card, the number of flash memory cards available for digital cameras and other devices has exploded with a number of different formats and speeds of memory card. It’s no wonder the average person is totally baffled by this plethora of memory cards.

Power supply replacement overview

A bad or failing power supply can cause many problems such as your computer rebooting itself randomly or not coming on at all. Here we will explain how to replace the power supply and what to look for in a new one.