Computer Hardware

Goldman on Intel: ‘Avoid the Stock’

2010-12-13T17:00:00.000-08:00

Tablets are the real deal and they’re affecting the PC market, say Goldman Sachs analysts, in a note on Intel pithily subtitled “tablets impacting PC dynamics, servers slowing, avoid the stock.”

Goldman’s Intel analysts piggy back on a call from new Goldman hardware analyst Bill Shope who estimates that PC and server units will grow 8% and 5%, year-over-year, which is “well-below consensus estimates for low-teens PC growth.”

With PC [manufacturers] now engaged with [vendors that sell chips that rely on rival chip technology licensed by ARM Holdings] the software ecosystems at Apple and Android growing quickly, and Microsoft potentially enabling Windows for ARM, we believe Intel will face increased processor competition. Given Intel’s 3% dividend yield, resumed buyback, and the 81% increase in November short interest, we remain Neutral rated on the stock and prefer [Texas Instruments] in large-cap semis.

The Philly semiconductor index is down noticeable 0.8% Monday. As we’ve mentioned tons of times, the index of chip makers has long been considered something of a leading indicator for the broader markets. But notes such as Goldman’s seem to suggest that semiconductor industry leaders might be battling some structural shifts, which would seem to make us a bit more skeptical as to the measure’s usefulness on a cyclical basis.

Source: http://blogs.wsj.com/marketbeat/2010/12/13/goldman-on-intel-avoid-the-stock/

AMD Cayman PCB naked shots

2010-12-13T16:53:00.000-08:00

After some naked shots of AMD's so-close-we-can-smell-it Radeon HD6970? Look no further, below there are some shots of the card with it's cooler taken off and put on it's coat hanger.

There are also various spec details regarding the GPU and it's board design also.

To begin with, the GPU indeed has a 256-bit wide memory interface, counting the memory chips on the obverse side, and looking at the size of the GPU package.

The size of the die, and taken that Cayman is a 40 nm GPU, indicate that Cayman is not much bigger than Cypress, it should be about 400~500 million transistors higher compared to Cypress.

Given the roughly 2500 million transistor count, the stream core count of 1536 seems more realistic. AMD is said to be using an architecturally
superior VLIW4 stream processor design that increases performance per mm² die area.

The board uses a high-grade 6+2+1+1 phase digital PWM voltage regulation design, draws power from 8+6 pin power connectors.

The reverse side of the PCB has no memory chips, so AMD might be using 2 Gbit memory chips to get 2 GB of total memory.

Source: http://tweaktown.com/news/18020/amd_cayman_pcb_naked_shots/

Behind the decision to combine Lexmark's divisions

2010-12-06T16:42:00.000-08:00

Lexmark International's recent decision to combine its laser and inkjet printer divisions was made to mirror the company's strategy of recent years, its chief executive said last week.

Paul Rooke is a firm believer that a company's management structure should follow its strategy, he said, and Lexington-based Lexmark's has been evolving to focus its inkjet division more on business customers, who are the core base for its laser division.

Lexmark has been radically realigning its inkjet division because the company found in recent years that the consumers who once bought their printers, which were sometimes bundled for free with computers, weren't buying enough of the highly profitable ink to meet profit expectations.

Since that time, the company has redesigned its inkjets to focus more on business customers, who print more than consumers. The printers now offer touchscreens and so-called "Smart Solutions" that allow companies to customize many settings and applications for individual users.

As the company evolved technologically to build those products, it already was consolidating technical functions because the laser and inkjet offerings were blending, Rooke said.

When the company began discussing the October retirement of CEO Paul Curlander and Rooke's elevation from inkjet leader to CEO, the latter said "it was a natural transition point, if you will ... to transition the rest of the organization."

"Structure follows strategy," he said. "I looked at our strategy and how it was evolving. As ... inkjet and laser's strategies were converging, it made sense to therefore converge the structure."

The combination of divisions didn't mean any job losses, the company has said, other than the position of inkjet leader, which wasn't filled after Rooke's promotion. Marty Canning, who led the laser division that was previously overseen by Rooke before he took over the troubled inkjet unit, leads the combined division.

The move will help Lexmark's salespeople, as the combined division will mean "a broader and better set" of offerings for customers as the development teams work united instead of as part of two divisions, Canning said.

"The sales organization was already representing both of these product portfolios," he noted. "They just didn't have a product development organization as aligned as we will be ...

"We can solve a larger set of their business problems because of this."

Rooke added that the combination of divisions also will mean "more consistency across the full breadth of technologies addressing business customers' needs."

"That will be a powerful statement for us," he said.

Employees have been receptive to the change, Rooke said, as many already had seen the shift coming since the inkjet strategy change in recent years.

One group of employees that will still be a standalone division, though, is Lexmark's recently acquired Perceptive Software unit. The Kansas-based company develops software that helps businesses manage content.

"We intentionally kept it separate because it's a smaller piece," Rooke said. "A lot of times if you try to combine a smaller piece with a bigger piece, it can get squashed, and we didn't want that to happen."

Perceptive Software CEO Scott Coons said the key is that Lexmark's reorganization hasn't changed its strategy.

"The goal is to grow Perceptive Software and leverage all the great things Lexmark brings to bear to grow our business," he said.

Reaction to the reorganization has been positive from the analyst community, Rooke said. Among those who find it encouraging is Ed Crowley, founder of Versailles-based printer industry research firm The Photizo Group.

"That's really going to be a big positive for them," Crowley said. "I think it's a smart move."

He said it didn't make sense at this point to have a full division and the infrastructure that comes with it to go after the business customers for inkjet.

"It really brings them to a singular focus," he said.

Source: www.kentucky.com/2010/12/13/1564495/behind-the-decision-to-combine.html

Gyration Air Mouse Elite Works with Mac

2010-11-09T05:19:00.000-08:00

The wireless mouse world gets a new boost with the entry of Gyration Air Mouse Elite.

This mouse proves to be a great possession for the travelers and businessmen who often need to travel and use their laptop in public meetings and project sites. Although there is nothing much new in this air mouse, there are some functions that will be helpful for the users.

The air mouse concept has already made it clear that no wired connection between it and the PC is required; it frees the user from getting hassled in the hotspots of the cables. The installation of the air mouse is just very simple, though at present, the Gyration Air Mouse Elite is compatible with the Mac computers only. The cost of the mouse also is pretty reasonable, only $80, something which anybody can afford.

The function of the Gyration Air Mouse Elite is just like a regular computer mouse and there is nothing new add-on. The only visible difference is that you can carry it without any hotspots and you will not have to look for any port to put its cord. Simply by placing it within the contact area of the PC, you can run it. It has 8 buttons, 3 are which programmable. This works only on OS X. The configurations might not have something new and innovative in it but again, that is not the issue as it works smoothly.

The good thing about the Gyration Air Mouse Elite is that it is very much user-friendly and responsive. Every command of the user is promptly followed and most of those are accurate enough.

Although there are drawbacks, these are just very common with some other optical mouse as well and hence, these can be ignored. The cons of the air mouse are that it does not respond to some software and sometimes, it creates problem in double-clicking. Another thing about the mouse is that even though it is portable by nature, still you can stretch it to a limit where the cradle charger works.

But in spite of all those pros and cons, at first look and a demo of the Gyration Air Mouse Elite will inspire you only to go for it and use it for your computer works.

Source: http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/11/08/gyration-air-mouse-elite-works-with-mac/

Hard drives and storage: 250GB Maxtor Momentus XT 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive - ST92505610AS on CCL now

2010-11-08T07:36:00.000-08:00

The new 250GB Maxtor Momentus XT 2.5 inch Hard Disk Drive - ST92505610AS is now available for order on CCL, offering super-fast loading times for power users.

Seagate's new solid state hybrid drive is designed to rival high-end SSD gaming drives for performance and in company testing the new Maxtor Momentus easily outstrips 10,000 RPM and 7,200 RPM disk drives in OS loading and program launches.

In further testing, the drive also scored highly in the PCMark Vantage benchmark for heat output and vibration.

The speed performance of the new drive may be of particular interest to gamers and users of other graphic-intensive applications.

Seagate adds: "The Momentus XT drive is designed for all standard laptop PCs and is OS-, driver- and software-independent, making this drive easy to integrate and easy to use."

Source: http://www.cclonline.com/news/newsArticle.asp?articleid=800211122&headline=Hard%20drives%20and%20storage:%20250GB%20Maxtor%20Momentus%20XT%202.5%20inch%20Hard%20Disk%20Drive%20-%20ST92505610AS%20on%20CCL%20now&tid=cclnews

New Marvell Quad-Core CPU Is Aimed at HPC and Servers

2010-11-08T07:32:00.000-08:00

After a fairly long time during which ARM stated its intention to power processors aimed at the enterprise market, Marvell seems to have finally turned this goal into a reality with the ARMADA XP.

So far, the x86 architecture has practically owned not just the consumer, but the enterprise market as well.

This is quite obvious from the fact that servers, data centers and HPC (high-performance computing) systems, supercomputers as it were, use either AMD or Intel chips.

Now, Marvell has issued a press release to announce that it has completed the very first ARM-based chip that is to be used in the making of such applications.

It is known as ARMADA XP and, on just 10 watts of power, provides a performance of 16.600 DMIPS.

It is a quad-core chip whose frequency can go as high as 1.6 GHz and which has 2 MB of L2 cache and a memory interface of 64 bits, with support for DDR3, DDR3 and DDR3L memory, plus ECC.

Said chips also has the benefits of four PCI-e Gen 2.0 units, multiple USB ports, up to 16 high-speed multi-functional Marvell SERDES lanes (PCI-e, SATA, SGMII, QSGMII) as well as four Gigabit networking ports.

The Marvell ARMADA XP is already sampling to customers.

"Marvell's introduction of a powerful solution for enterprise-class cloud computing applications is a very important milestone in the mobile Internet revolution - cloud computing mobile servers like those powered by the ARMADA XP are the key link in what I envision to be a seamless, unified ecosystem of mobile connected devices, information appliances and smart 'furnishings,'" said Weili Dai, Co-Founder of Marvell.

"Marvell's leadership in mobility, consumer, storage, enterprise networking and Wi-Fi products completes the circuit, delivering a powerful end-to-end total solution to anyone connected to the new global mesh, from consumers to small business and the enterprise," Dai added.

Source: http://news.softpedia.com/news/New-Marvell-Quad-Core-CPU-Is-Aimed-at-HPC-and-Servers-165338.shtml

Toshiba-Made MacBook Air SSD Hardware Now Available to All

2010-11-08T07:26:00.000-08:00

If you were wanting to get your hands on some of the Toshiba-made SSD hardware that found its way into the latest MacBook Airs, you’re in luck. Toshiba has announced that their Blade X-gale SSDs are now available for the masses. Offering up speeds of 220MB/s read and 180MB/s write, the X-gale hardware will certainly add some pep to your computer’s step. Though not the fastest SSD on the market, they are certainly faster than your standard platter-based drives.

The X-gale SSD drives will come in 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB capacities. Pricing is not yet available.

Source: http://gadgetsteria.com/2010/11/08/toshiba-made-macbook-air-ssd-hardware-now-available-to-all/

Mobile modems and routers

2010-01-15T02:35:00.000-08:00

Modems which use mobile phone lines (GPRS, UMTS, HSPA, EVDO, WiMax, etc.), are known as cellular modems. Cellular modems can be embedded inside a laptop or appliance, or they can be external to it. External cellular modems are datacards and cellular routers. The datacard is a PC card or ExpressCard which slides into a PCMCIA/PC card/ExpressCard slot on a computer. The best known brand of cellular modem datacards is the AirCard made by Sierra Wireless.[citation needed] (Many people just refer to all makes and models as AirCards, when in fact this is a trademarked brand name.)[citation needed] Nowadays, there are USB cellular modems as well that use a USB port on the laptop instead of a PC card or ExpressCard slot. A cellular router may or may not have an external datacard (AirCard) that slides into it. Most cellular routers do allow such datacards or USB modems, except for the WAAV, Inc. CM3 mobile broadband cellular router. Cellular Routers may not be modems per se, but they contain modems or allow modems to be slid into them. The difference between a cellular router and a cellular modem is that a cellular router normally allows multiple people to connect to it (since it can route, or support multipoint to multipoint connections), while the modem is made for one connection.

Most of the GSM cellular modems come with an integrated SIM cardholder (i.e., Huawei E220, Sierra 881, etc.) The CDMA (EVDO) versions do not use SIM cards, but use Electronic Serial Number (ESN) instead.

The cost of using a cellular modem varies from country to country. Some carriers implement flat rate plans for unlimited data transfers. Some have caps (or maximum limits) on the amount of data that can be transferred per month. Other countries have plans that charge a fixed rate per data transferred—per megabyte or even kilobyte of data downloaded; this tends to add up quickly in today's content-filled world, which is why many people are pushing for flat data rates.

The faster data rates of the newest cellular modem technologies (UMTS, HSPA, EVDO, WiMax) are also considered to be broadband cellular modems and compete with other broadband modems below.

RS-232

2010-01-10T02:39:00.000-08:00

In telecommunications, RS-232 (Recommended Standard 232) is a standard for serial binary data signals connecting between a DTE (Data Terminal Equipment) and a DCE (Data Circuit-terminating Equipment). It is commonly used in computer serial ports. A similar ITU-T standard is V.24.

The standard does not define a maximum cable length but instead defines the maximum capacitance that a compliant drive circuit must tolerate. A widely-used rule-of-thumb indicates that cables more than 50 feet (15 metres) long will have too much capacitance, unless special cables are used. By using low-capacitance cables, full speed communication can be maintained over larger distances up to about 1,000 feet. For longer distances, other signal standards are better suited to maintain high speed.

Since the standard definitions are not always correctly applied, it is often necessary to consult documentation, test connections with a breakout box, or use trial and error to find a cable that works when interconnecting two devices. Connecting a fully-standard-compliant DCE device and DTE device would use a cable that connects identical pin numbers in each connector (a so-called "straight cable"). "Gender changers" are available to solve gender mismatches between cables and connectors. Connecting devices with different types of connectors requires a cable that connects the corresponding pins according to the table above. Cables with 9 pins on one end and 25 on the other are common. Manufacturers of equipment with 8P8C connectors usually provide a cable with either a DB-25 or DE-9 connector (or sometimes interchangeable connectors so they can work with multiple devices). Poor-quality cables can cause false signals by crosstalk between data and control lines (such as Ring Indicator).

DDR3 SDRAM

2010-01-05T06:10:00.000-08:00

In electronic engineering, DDR3 SDRAM or double-data-rate three synchronous dynamic random access memory is a random access memory interface technology used for high bandwidth storage of the working data of a computer or other digital electronic devices. DDR3 is part of the SDRAM family of technologies and is one of the many DRAM (dynamic random access memory) implementations.

DDR3 SDRAM is an improvement over its predecessor, DDR2 SDRAM, and the two are not compatible. The primary benefit of DDR3 is the ability to transfer at twice the data rate of DDR2 (I/O at 8× the data rate of the memory cells it contains), thus enabling higher bus rates and higher peak rates than earlier memory technologies. There is no corresponding reduction in latency, as that is a feature of the DRAM array and not the interface.[citation needed] In addition, the DDR3 standard allows for chip capacities of 512 megabits to 8 gigabits, effectively enabling a maximum memory module size of 16 gigabytes.

With data being transferred 64 bits at a time per memory module, DDR3 SDRAM gives a transfer rate of (memory clock rate) × 4 (for bus clock multiplier) × 2 (for data rate) × 64 (number of bits transferred) / 8 (number of bits/byte). Thus with a memory clock frequency of 100 MHz, DDR3 SDRAM gives a maximum transfer rate of 6400 MB/s.

It should be emphasized that DDR3 is a DRAM interface specification; the actual DRAM arrays that store the data are the same as in any other type of DRAM, and have similar performance.

Mousepad

2009-07-29T07:47:00.000-07:00

Mousepad

A mousepad is a surface for enhancing the usability of a computer mouse. Modern mousepads are typically made of lesser density rubber composites with fabric bonded to the upper surface. However, many other types of material have been used, including fabric, plastics, recycled rubber tires, silicone rubber, leather, glass, cork, wood, aluminum, stone and stainless steel. High-quality gaming mats are usually made from plastic, aluminum or high-tech fibers.

ATX MidTower Computer Case

2009-07-29T07:27:00.000-07:00

A computer case (also known as a computer chassis, cabinet, tower, box, enclosure, housing or simply case) is the enclosure that contains the main components of a computer. A computer case is sometimes referred to metonymously as a CPU, referring to the primary component housed within the case; this was a more common term in the earlier days of home computers, when peripherals other than the motherboard were usually housed in their own separate cases.

ATX Midle Tower Computer Case

Wi-Fi Card

2009-07-27T06:26:00.000-07:00

PCI Card WiFi

Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices.

In some countries (and in this article) the term Wi-Fi is often used by the public as a synonym for IEEE 802.11-wireless LAN (WLAN).

Not every IEEE 802.11 compliant device is certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, which may be because of certification costs that must be paid for each certified device type. The lack of the Wi-Fi logo does not imply that a WLAN-device is incompatible to certified Wi-Fi-devices.

Wi-Fi is supported by most personal computer operating systems, many game consoles, laptops, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals.

DDR2 SDRAM

2009-07-27T05:55:00.000-07:00

DDR2 SDRAM is a double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory interface. It supersedes the original DDR SDRAM specification and the two are not compatible. In addition to double pumping the data bus as in DDR SDRAM, (transferring data on the rising and falling edges of the bus clock signal), DDR2 employs an I/O buffer between the memory and the data bus so that the data bus can be run at the twice the speed of the memory clock. The two factors combine to achieve a total of 4 data transfers per memory clock cycle.

With data being transferred 64 bits at a time, DDR2 SDRAM gives a transfer rate of (memory clock rate) × 2 (for bus clock multiplier) × 2 (for dual rate) × 64 (number of bits transferred) / 8 (number of bits/byte). Thus with a memory clock frequency of 100 MHz, DDR2 SDRAM gives a maximum transfer rate of 3200 MB/s.

Since the memory clock runs at half the external data bus clock rate, DDR2 memory operating at the same external data bus clock rate as DDR will provide the same bandwidth but with higher latency, resulting in inferior performance. Alternatively, DDR2 memory operating at twice the external data bus clock rate as DDR may provide twice the bandwidth with the same latency (in nanoseconds). The best-rated DDR2 memory modules are at least twice as fast as the best-rated DDR memory modules.

Home

2009-01-05T13:20:00.000-08:00

Computer hardware is the physical part of a computer, including the digital circuitry, as distinguished from the computer software that executes within the hardware. The hardware of a computer is infrequently changed, in comparison with software and hardware data, which are "soft" in the sense that they are readily created, modified or erased on the computer. Firmware is a special type of software that rarely, if ever, needs to be changed and so is stored on hardware devices such as read-only memory (ROM) where it is not readily changed (and is, therefore, "firm" rather than just "soft").

Sound Card

2008-10-07T05:51:00.000-07:00

Example image: Sound card

Example image: Sound card

Description

A sound card (also known as an audio card) is a computer expansion card that facilitates the input and output of audio signals to/from a computer under control of computer programs. Typical uses of sound cards include providing the audio component for multimedia applications such as music composition, editing video or audio, presentation/education, and entertainment (games). Many computers have sound capabilities built in, while others require additional expansion cards to provide for audio capability.

Onboard sound card connector

MSI N9800GTX-T2D512

2008-06-15T17:45:00.000-07:00

Specifications

Core/Memory
675 MHz Core
512MB GDDR3 2200 MHz Memory

GeForce® 9800 GTX graphics cards running on NVIDIA nForce® 7 series Motherboards Unlock Next Generation Platform Features
- Three GeForce® 9800 GTX graphics cards running in 3-way NVIDIA SLI® mode on the new NVIDIA nForce® 780i and 790i motherboards enable up to 2.8x performance increase over a single GPU for the ultimate gaming upgrade.
- NVIDIA HybridPower™HybridPower™ technology delivers graphics performance when you need it and low-power operation when you don’t. HybridPower technology lets you switch from your GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card to your motherboard GeForce GPU when running less graphically-intensive applications for a silent, low power PC experience.
- The GeForce 9800 GTX graphics card is designed for the new PCI Express 2.0 bus architecture featured in nForce 7 series motherboards offering the highest data transfer speeds for the most bandwidth-hungry games and 3D applications.
- The new ESA-enabled NVIDIA control panel provides a state-of-the-art interface for performance tuning and monitoring of your GeForce 9800 GTX graphics cards on nForce platforms.

Geforce 9800GTX Chipset Features

*NVIDIA unified architecture
*Full Microsoft DirectX 10 Support
*PCI Express 2.0 Support
*Giga Thread Technology
*NVIDIA Quantum Effects Technology
*Edge Enhancement
*Noise Reduction
*NVIDIA ForceWare unified Driver Architecture (UDA)
*128-bit floating point High Dynamic-Range (HDR) Lighting
*16x Anti-aliasing Technology
*OpenGL 2.1 Optimizations and Support
*Dual 400MHz RAMDACs
*Dual Dual-link DVI Support
*NVIDIA PureVideo HD Technology
*Discrete, Programmable Video Processor
*Dual-stream Hardware Acceleration
*Dynamic Contrast Enhancement & Color Stretch
*HDCP Capable
*Advanced Spatial-Temporal De-Interlacing
*Hardware Decode Acceleration
*High-Quality Scaling
*Bad Edit Correction
*NVIDIA Lumenex Engine
*Inverse Telecine (3:2 & 2:2 Pulldown Correction)

Video Output Function
*Dual-link DVI-I x 2
*TV-Out x1(via S-Video to Composite)
*HDTV-out
*VGA (via DVI to D-Sub adaptor)
*HDMI (DVI to HDMI adaptor)

ViewSonic E70fB 17"

2008-06-04T03:17:00.000-07:00

Features

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0.20mm horizontal dot pitch
0.25mm diagonal dot pitch
This ultra-fine dot pitch produces clear, crisp images with precise picture definition, even at the highest resolutions.

PerfectFlat® screen for distortion-free images
ViewSonic's award-winning PerfectFlat screen is absolutely flat, providing exceptional precision for video, graphics and engineered imaging.

SuperClear® technology
SuperClear screen technology incorporates enhanced phosphor treatment and optimized glass filter to deliver vivid colors and image clarity.

OnView® controls plus ViewMatch® color for superior screen adjustability
Screen adjustments are made via an on-screen menu using simple controls. This user-friendly control system easily adjusts image quality, size, position and geometry for optimal viewing.

OSD lock secures your settings
When activated, user-controlled OSD lock function prevents changes to monitor settings, maintaining an optimized image.

Three-year limited warranty
24/7 free technical and customer support.*

Intel Desktop Board D5400XS

2008-05-22T02:43:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits
Form Factor

Extended ATX (eATX) (12.00 inches by 13 inches [304.80 millimeters by 330.2 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for 45nm Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors in an LGA771 socket with a 1600 MHz system bus
* Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Xeon® processors in an LGA771 socket with a 1600, 1333, or 1066 MHz system bus

Memory

* Four Fully Buffered DIMM (FBDIMM) DDR2 Module sockets
* Support for FBDIMM DDR2 800MHz, 667 MHz, DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
* Support for ECC and non-ECC memory

Chipset Intel® 5400 Express Chipset
Audio

Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* 8-channel (7.1) Dolby Home Theater Audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two S/PDIF digital audio outputs (coaxial and optical)

Nvidia SLI* and ATI CrossFire* multi-GPU platform support

Nvidia SLI and ATI CrossFire technology enables two graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
I/O Control Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial header, and PS/2 ports
LAN support

Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem
Peripheral interfaces

* 10 USB 2.0 ports (6 external ports, 2 internal headers)
* Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 2 eSATA port with RAID support supplied by a Marvell* controller
* Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support (2 devices supported)

Expansion capabilities

* Two PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors)
* Four primary PCI Express* 1.1 x16 (electrical x16) bus add-in card connector

Microsoft Windows Vista Premium* Ready

With a PC built with Intel® processors and an Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista including a new visual sophistication of the Microsoft Windows Aero* interface.
Related products
Processors

* Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor
* Intel® Xeon® processor

Chipsets

* Intel® 5400 Express Chipset

Graphics tablet

2008-05-12T16:49:00.000-07:00

Description

A graphics tablet (or digitizing tablet, graphics pad, drawing tablet) is a computer input device that allows one to hand-draw images and graphics, similar to the way one draws images with a pencil and paper.
A graphics tablet consists of a flat surface upon which the user may "draw" an image using an attached stylus, a pen-like drawing apparatus. The image generally does not appear on the tablet itself but, rather, is displayed on the computer monitor.

LCD Projector

2008-05-07T09:02:00.000-07:00

Description

An LCD projector is a type of video projector for displaying video, images or computer data on a screen or other flat surface. It is a modern analog of the slide projector or overhead projector. To display images, LCD (liquid crystal display) projectors typically send light from a Metal halide lamp through a prism that separates light to three poly silicone panels -- one each for the red, green, and blue components of the video signal. As polarized light passes through the panels (combination of polarizer, LCD panel and analyzer), individual pixels can be opened to allow light to pass or closed to block the light. The combination of open and closed pixels can produce a wide range of colors and shades in the projected image.

LCD Projector Diagram

Computer fan

2008-05-03T06:01:00.000-07:00

Description

A computer fan can be any fan inside a computer case used for cooling purposes, and may refer to fans that draw cooler air into the case from the outside, expel warm air from inside, or move air across a heatsink to cool a particular component. The use of fans and/or other hardware to cool a computer is sometimes referred to as active cooling.

Webcam

2008-04-29T21:54:00.000-07:00

Description

Webcams (web cameras) are small cameras (usually, though not always, video cameras), whose images can be accessed using the World Wide Web, instant messaging, or a PC video conferencing application. The term webcam is also used to describe the low-resolution digital video cameras designed for such purposes, but which can also be used to record in a non-real-time fashion.

Web-accessible cameras involve a digital camera which uploads images to a web server, either continuously or at regular intervals. This may be achieved by a camera attached to a PC, or by dedicated hardware. Videoconferencing cameras typically take the form of a small camera connected directly to a PC. Analog cameras are also sometimes used (often of the sort used for closed-circuit television), connected to a video capture card and then directly or indirectly to the internet.

Comunication on PC with webcam

Network card

2008-04-16T05:32:00.000-07:00

Network card

PCI Wireles Network Card

CD

2008-04-16T05:07:00.000-07:00

Compact Disk logo

Description

A Compact Disc (or CD) is an optical used to store digital data, originally developed for storing digital audio. The CD, available on the market since late 1982, remains the standard playback medium for commercial audio recordings to the present day.

Standard CDs have a diameter of 120 mm and can hold up to 80 minutes of audio. There is also the Mini CD, with diameters ranging from 60 to 80 mm; they are sometimes used for CD singles, storing up to 24 minutes of audio.

Power Supply

2008-04-16T04:32:00.000-07:00

Description

A computer power supply unit (Computer PSU) is the component that supplies power to a computer. More specifically, a power supply is typically designed to convert 100-120 V (North America and Japan) or 220-240 V (Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia) AC power from the mains to usable low-voltage DC power for the internal components of the computer. Some power supplies have a switch to change between 230 V and 115 V. Other models have automatic sensors that switch input voltage automatically, or are able to accept any voltage between those limits.

The most common computer power supplies are built to conform with the ATX form factor. The most recent specification of the ATX standard is version 2.2, released in 2004. This enables different power supplies to be interchangeable with different components inside the computer. ATX power supplies also are designed to turn on and off using a signal from the motherboard (PS-ON wire, which can be shorted to ground to turn on the PSU outside the computer), and provide support for modern functions such as the standby mode available in many computers.

Power suplly conector

Power supply conect on motherboard

ROM

2008-04-16T04:22:00.000-07:00

Pronounced rahm, acronym for read-only memory, computer memory on which data has been prerecorded. Once data has been written onto a ROM chip, it cannot be removed and can only be read.

Unlike main memory (RAM), ROM retains its contents even when the computer is turned off. ROM is referred to as being nonvolatile, whereas RAM is volatile.

Most personal computers contain a small amount of ROM that stores critical programs such as the program that boots the computer. In addition, ROMs are used extensively in calculators and peripheral devices such as laser printers, whose fonts are often stored in ROMs.

A variation of a ROM is a PROM (programmable read-only memory). PROMs are manufactured as blank chips on which data can be written with a special device called a PROM programmer .

USB

2008-04-16T04:13:00.000-07:00

USB port

USB cable

Description

Universal Serial Bus (USB) is a serial bus standard to interface devices. USB was designed to allow many peripherals to be connected using a single standardized interface socket and to improve the plug-and-play capabilities by allowing devices to be connected and disconnected without rebooting the computer (hot swapping). Other convenient features include providing power to low-consumption devices without the need for an external power supply and allowing many devices to be used without requiring manufacturer specific, individual device drivers to be installed.

USB is intended to help retire all legacy varieties of serial and parallel ports. USB can connect computer peripherals such as mice, keyboards, PDAs, gamepads and joysticks, scanners, digital cameras, printers, personal media players, and flash drives. For many of those devices USB has become the standard connection method. USB is also used extensively to connect non-networked printers; USB simplifies connecting several printers to one computer. USB lock software can lock out memory devices and still allow other USB peripherals to function. The USB was originally designed for personal computers, but it has become commonplace on other devices such as PDAs and video game consoles. In 2004, there were about 1 billion USB devices in the world.

PCI, ISA, AGP

2008-04-16T04:03:00.000-07:00

Description

PCI
The Peripheral Component Interconnect, or PCI Standard (in practice almost always shortened to PCI), specifies a computer bus for attaching peripheral devices to a computer motherboard. These devices can take any one of the following forms:

* An integrated circuit fitted onto the motherboard itself, called a planar device in the PCI specification.
* An expansion card that fits into a socket.

The PCI bus is common in modern PCs, where it has displaced ISA and VESA Local Bus as the standard expansion bus, but it also appears in many other computer types. The bus is being succeeded by PCI Express, which launched in 2004 and offers much higher bandwidth. As of 2007 the PCI standard is still used by many legacy and new devices that do not require the higher bandwidth of PCI-E. New computers are also still provided with ample PCI slots.

ISA
Industry Standard Architecture (in practice almost always shortened to ISA) was a computer bus standard for IBM compatible computers.

AGP
The Accelerated Graphics Port (also called Advanced Graphics Port, often shortened to AGP) is a high-speed point-to-point channel for attaching a graphics card to a computer's motherboard, primarily to assist in the acceleration of 3D computer graphics. Between 2004 and 2007, AGP was replaced by PCI Express. As of 2007 new AGP cards and motherboards are still available to buy, however they are becoming much less common.

RAM

2008-04-16T03:53:00.000-07:00

Description

Random access memory (usually known by its acronym, RAM) is a type of computer data storage. Today it takes the form of integrated circuits that allow the stored data to be accessed in any order, i.e. at random. The word random thus refers to the fact that any piece of data can be returned in a constant time, regardless of its physical location and whether or not it is related to the previous piece of data.

Intel® Pentium® D Processor

2008-04-15T04:49:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits

Revved up multitasking
With an Intel Pentium D processor-based PC featuring two full processing cores, you get the flexibility and performance to handle multimedia entertainment, digital photo editing, even multiple users, simultaneously.

Your PC gets resources for multitasking, and you get to accomplish more while running multiple applications, such as editing video while downloading music.
Built for advanced applications

Get the most out of your demanding, multi-threaded applications, perfect for the new world of immersive, high-end entertainment. The Intel Pentium D processor-based PC with Intel® dual-core processing technology provides the performance to take advantage of sophisticated gaming software which can result in realistic game environments and challenging game play.
Multiply your multimedia experience

Combined with a digital media adaptor and a home network, an Intel Pentium D processor-based PC allows two people to share the content from one PC - in the same room, or even from different places in the house. For example, one person can be checking email while the other uses a remote control to access digital photos stored on the same PC and view them on the TV from the comfort of their living room.
Products in action

* Get an edge on gaming
* Build your own creativity PC
* Plan your digital home

Source: www.intel.com

Intel® Core™2 Duo Processors

2008-04-15T04:43:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits

Delivering the best overall performance. Period.
Now the best gets even better with Intel's latest Core 2 Duo processors built using Intel's 45nm technology, using hafnium-infused circuitry to bring you the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies. These amazing new processors include up to 6 MB of shared L2 cache, up to 1333 MHz front side bus for desktop, and up to 800 MHz front side bus for laptop. You've got the future of computing now, and only from Intel:

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency

Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance and smarter battery performance in your laptop

Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth

Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel® HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance

Additional desktop performance

Big, big performance. More energy efficient.² Now available in smaller packages.
The Intel Core 2 Duo processor-based desktop PC was designed from the ground up for energy efficiency, letting you enjoy higher performing, ultra-quiet, sleek, and low power desktop PC designs.

Multitask with reckless abandon.
Do more at the same time, like playing your favorite music, running virus scan in the background, and all while you edit video or pictures. The powerful Intel Core 2 Duo desktop processor PCs provides you with the speed you need to perform any and all tasks imaginable.

Love your PC again.
Don't settle for anything less than the very best. Find your perfect desktop powered by the Intel Core 2 Duo processor and get the best processing technology money can buy. Only from Intel.

Discover, heal, and protect your business.
The best Intel®-based desktops for business deliver the next stage in IT security & management with hardware-based proactive security and enhanced maintenance and management technologies, plus exceptional performance and energy efficiency to provide Intel's optimal foundation to power Microsoft Windows Vista*.

Source: www.intel.com

Intel® Core™2 Quad Processors

2008-04-15T04:39:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits

The high end just got higher. Introducing the latest additions to the Core 2 Quad family built using Intel's 45nm technology and hafnium-infused circuitry. These new processors deliver amazing performance and power efficiency. Whether it's encoding, rendering, editing, or streaming, make the most of your professional-grade multimedia applications with a PC powered by the Intel® Core™2 Quad processor. With four processing cores and up to 12MB of shared L2 cache¹ and up to 1333 MHz Front Side Bus, more intensive entertainment and more multitasking can bring a multimedia powerhouse to your house.

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve execution time and energy efficiency

Intel® Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver more energy-efficient performance

Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of the available data bandwidth

Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for multi-core and dual-core processors

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including video, speech and image, photo processing, encryption, financial, engineering and scientific applications. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel® HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance

Make highly threaded applications happy. Get in on the increasing number of highly threaded programs with quad-core technology from Intel. With four processing cores, an Intel Core 2 Quad processor-based PC will fuel more intensive entertainment and more media multitasking than ever.

Source: www.intel.com

HP Officejet J5780

2008-04-15T03:47:00.000-07:00

Hewlett-Packard Officejet J5780 All-In-One Color Inkjet Printer, Up to 4800 x 1200 DPI, Print / Fax / Scan / Copy, Model: Q8232A#ABA

Features

Color printing, color copying, color scanning, color faxing, black-and-white printing, black-and-white faxing. Black print speed: Up to 30 ppm. Color print speed: Up to 24 ppm. Black print resolution: Up to 1200 rendered dpi black when printing from a computer. Color print resolution: Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi. Duplex printing: Manual. Display: 2 lines of 16 charactors (5 x 8 pixels each); no backlight (Asian monochrome bit map 294 x 3 pixels with backlight). Borderless printing: Yes (8.5 x 11 in, 4 x 6 in media, 210 x 594 mm). Direct photo printing: No. Memory card support: None Real Life technologies: N/A. Scanner resolution: Optical: Up to 2400 x 4800 dpi, Enhanced: Up to 19200 dpi, Scanner bit depth: 48-bit. Maximum document scan size: 8.5 x 11.7 in. Scanner input type: Flatbed, ADF. Fax transmission speed: 6 sec per page. Fax resolution: Up to 300 x 300 dpi. Incoming fax memory: Up to 100 pages. Fax speed dials: Up to 100 numbers. Copy speed: Color: Up to 24 cpm, Black: Up to 30 cpm. Maximum number of copies: Up to 100 copies. Copy scaling: 25 to 400. Supported paper sizes: Letter, legal, executive, Mutsugiri, 3 x 5 in, 4 x 6 in, 5 x 8 in, 8 x 10 in, envelopes (A2), photo 5 x 7 in. Recommended monthly volume: Up to 3000 pages. Paper handling: 100-sheet input tray. Connectivity: 1 USB. Dimensions: 18 x 15.2 x 9.3 in. Supported operating systems: Windows 2000; Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional; Windows XP Professional x64; Certified for Windows Vista; Mac OS X v 10.3; Mac OS X v 10.4. Compatible cartridges: HP 74 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 140 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge,HP 860 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge,HP 74XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 140XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge,HP 860XL Black Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 75 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 141 Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 861 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 75XL Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 141XL Tri-colour Inkjet Print Cartridge, HP 861XL Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge, 99, 348, 138, 858 (photo ink cartridge).

Package Contents: HP Officejet J5780 All-in-One Printer, Paper trays, Black ink cartridge, Tri-color ink cartridge, Power supply, Power cord, Phone cord, Control panel faceplate, SW CD, Setup Poster, Fax Getting Started Guide

HP Photosmart D5160

2008-04-15T03:45:00.000-07:00

HP Photosmart D5160 Inkjet Printer, up to 4800 x 1200 DPI, Model: Q7091A#ABA

Features

Personalize your CDs and DVDs with colorful art and text by printing directly on inkjet printable discs. Easily share, save, and print photos with the HP Photosmart Express one-touch button. Print fast: get photos in as little time as 26 seconds, plus documents at up to 31 pages per minute in black, 24 in color. Send photos to print faster via the Hi-Speed USB 2.0. Print photos without a PC using memory cards, a camera, or a camera phone. Print custom sizes, with or without borders up to 8.5 x 24", plus panoramas. Use the automated photo tray for convenient printing of 4x6"s and 5x7"s. Automatically remove red eye, plus enhance detail in dark areas of photos with HP's Real Life technologies. Optimize the print quality for various plain papers and photo papers with the automatic paper type sensor. Enhance pictures and do projects with HP's Photosmart Premier software (a $49 value). Resist photo fading for generations and retain the clarity of stored text documents for decades. Save money and ink with HP's efficient inkjet cartridges. Amp up the color even more: Print photos in six-ink color and text in laser-quality black with HP's Vivera inks. Print artistic and vintage black-and-whites with the HP 100 Gray Photo Inkjet Cartridge.

Specifications: Black print speed: Up to 31 ppm. Color print speed: Up to 24 ppm. Black print resolution: Up to 1200 rendered dpi black (when printing from a computer). Color print resolution: Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color (when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi). Real Life technologies: HP Adaptive Lighting, HP Auto Red-eye Removal. Borderless printing: Yes (up to 8.5 x 24 in). Direct photo printing: Yes (memory cards, PictBridge cameras). Duplex printing: Manual (driver support provided). Automatic paper-type sensor: Yes. Display: LCD (1-line numbers and icons). Memory card support: CompactFlash, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Duo, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, xD-Picture Card Paper handling 125-sheet input tray, automated 20-sheet photo tray (supports 4 x 6-in and 5 x 7-in). Supported paper sizes: Letter, legal, executive, No. 10 envelopes, index cards, 5 x 7-in photo, 4 x 6-in photo, 4 x 12-in panorama, 4 x 24-in panorama, CD/DVD. Recommended monthly volume: Up to 3000 pages. Wireless capability: Optional, with HP bt450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer and PC Adapter. Networking: None. Connectivity: 1 USB, 1 PictBridge, 4 memory card slots. Supported operating systems: Windows 98 SE, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.3.9, 10.4. Compatible cartridges: HP 95 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (7 ml), HP 98 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (11 ml), HP 99 Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (13 ml), HP 100 Grey Photo Inkjet Print Cartridge (15 ml). Dimensions: 18 x 15 x 6.73 in.

Package Contents: HP Photosmart D5160 Printer. HP 98 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (11 ml). HP 95 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (7 ml). HP Photosmart Premier software on CD-ROM. Quick Start guide. User's guide. Power supply. Power cord. Media starter kit. Printable CD.

HP Photosmart 8750

2008-04-15T03:43:00.000-07:00

HP Photosmart 8750 Professional Photo Printer, up to 4800 x 1200 dpi, Model: Q5747A#ABA

Features

Print true-to-life photos at home for as little as 24 cents per photo1 with HP photo value packs (sold separately). Get rich color, fine detail, and realistic skin tones in nine-ink color with HP Vivera Inks. Get more realistic skies, water, and landscapes with the enhanced blues in the extended color palette. Get truly neutral grays, deep blacks, high contrast, and smooth transitions in black-and-white photos. Print in sizes as large as 13 x 19", with or without borders. Resist photo fading when displayed under glass for more than 100 years, or in a photo album3 for more than 200 years. Produce rich colors compatible with Adobe® RGB and sRGB with HP's color-management tools. Use on a small network of PCs and Macs, plus enable wireless printing. Choose the best HP products for you, then let them seamlessly work together so you can do everything from snap photos to print enlargements.

Specifications: Black print speed: Up to 19 ppm. Color print speed: Up to 18 ppm. Black print resolution: Up to 1200 rendered dpi black (when printing from a computer). Color print resolution: Up to 4800 optimized dpi color, 1200 input dpi. Borderless printing: Yes (up to 13 x 19 in). Direct photo printing: Yes (memory cards). Duplex printing: None (not supported). Automatic paper-type sensor: Yes. Display: LCD (2-line text, 2-line icons). Memory card support: CompactFlash Type I and II, Memory Stick, Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard, USB Flash drive, xD-Picture Card. Paper handling: 80-sheet input tray, 5-sheet bypass tray, rear manual feed. Supported paper sizes: Photo paper (13 x 19 in, 8 x 10 in, 5 x 7 in, 4 x 6 in), panorama, letter, legal, executive, No. 10 envelopes, index cards, banner. Recommended monthly volume: Up to 1000 pages. Wireless capability: Optional, with HP bt450 Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter, HP bt300 Bluetooth Wireless Printer Adapter. Networking: Standard. Connectivity: 1 USB, 1 Ethernet, 1 PictBridge, 4 memory card. Supported operating systems: Windows 98, 2000, Me, XP Home, XP Professional; Mac OS X v 10.1.5, 10.2, 10.3. Dimensions: 25.3 x 15.7 x 8 in.

Package Contents: Printer, Tri-color Ink Card, Blue Photo Ink Cart, Gray Photo Ink Cart, Power cord, Power supply, Quick Start booklet, User Guide, Software CD, Media sampler with bag, Setup poster, Reference guide and Network guide.

Canon ImageClass MF6530

2008-04-15T03:40:00.000-07:00

Laser Multifunction Printer, Print / Copy / Scan, P/N: 0564B001

Features

# Fast 23 pages-per-minute laser output.
# Duplex versatility -- two-sided copying, printing, and color scanning.
# 500-sheet cassette plus 100-sheet multipurpose tray.
# Legal-size platen and 50-sheet Automatic Document Feeder.
# Single Cartridge System.
# Scan in color up to 9600 dpi quality with 600 dpi optical resolution.
# USB 2.0 Hi-Speed for optimal performance.

Specifications: interface: (1) USB 2.0 port (USB cable included). Printer: Printing Method : Monochrome Laser. Print Speed: Black: up to 23 ppm (letter) Print Resolution : Black: 600 x 600 dpi. 1200 x 600 dpi quality. Copier: Copy Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi (mono). 1200 x 600 dpi quality. Zoom: 50% ~ 200% in 1% increments. Scaling: Reduction - 50%, 64%, 78% Enlargement- 129%, 200% Document Feeder: 50-sheets. Halftones: 256 Levels. First Copy Time: Less than 8 seconds. Copy Feature: 64MB Copy Memory (shared). Scanner: Scanner Element : Color Contact Image Sensor (CIS). Resolution: 600 x 600 dpi Optical. 9600 x 9600 dpi Interpolated. Color Depth: 24-bit. Document Size: Up to 8.5" x 14.0" (Platen). Up to 8.5" x 14.0" (ADF). Interface: TWAIN, WIA.

Canon PIXMA Pro9500

2008-04-15T03:38:00.000-07:00

Features

10 full-time color Lucia pigment ink system for professional image performance up to 13" x 19". Maximum 4800 x 2400 dpi FINE printhead technology. Professional quality B&W photos with matte black, photo black and gray inks included. Support for fine art paper with two separate paper paths, including front feeder for heavyweight paper types. Professional printer features using Easy-PhotoPrint Pro (plug-in software for Adobe Photoshop CS/CS2). New printer driver with advanced color controls.

Specifications: Interface/Bus: (1) USB 2.0 port (cable not included). (1) Direct Print port. Print Speed: 8" x 10" borderless: approximately 2 minutes 7 seconds. 11" x 14": approximately 4 minutes. Nozzles: Nozzle Text: 768 x 10 colors (Matte Bk, Photo Bk, C, M, Y, PC, PM, R, G, GY). Total : 7,680. Resolution: Black : 4800 x 2400 dpi. Color : 4800 x 2400 dpi. Ink Droplet: 3 picoliters (color). Buffer/RAM: 42KB. Paper Input: Top Feeding (Auto Sheet Feeder). Front Feeding (Single sheet up to 1.2mm paper thickness). Paper Sizes: Letter, Legal, 4"x 6", 4"x 8", 5"x 7", 8"x 10", 13"x 19". O/S Support: Windows XP/2000 and Mac OS X v.10.2.8 to 10.4.x. Noise Level: 36 dB(A) in best quality mode. Power Source: AC 120 volt, 60 Hz. Dimensions: 26.0"w x 7.6"h x 13.9"d.

Canon PIXMA MP530 All-in-One

2008-04-15T03:35:00.000-07:00

Features

Exceptional Resolution: 1,856 precision nozzles create exceptional resolution-up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi. More nozzles = high quality. Fine Detail: 1 picoliter sized ink droplets produce exceptionally detailed photos. Click-Connect-Print: Or, just capture an image with a PictBridge ready digital camera/DV camcorder, then connect and print! High-end faxing: Fax at up to 33.6 Kbps in color/B&W, store 40 speed-dial codes, and receive 150 incoming pages into memory. High-quality scans: Produce impressive 1200-dpi scans, with vibrant 48-bit color depth. Handles big jobs: The automatic document feeder holds 30 originals, so it's easy to copy, scan or fax multipage documents. Copy/scan thick originals: Produce clean copies/scans of thick items that do not lie flat on the platen. Faster data: The USB 2.0 interface enables the fastest possible image transfers and scanning speeds. Smart Copying: Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology automatically optimizes copy quality based on the type of originals you are copying.

Specifications: Printers Attributes: Print Speed (up to): 4" x 6" borderless photo: approx. 51 seconds, Black: 29 ppm (as fast as 2.1 seconds per page), Color: 19 ppm (as fast as 3.2 seconds per page). Number of Nozzles: Nozzles: Black:320, Color: 512 x 2 (C, M) 256 x 2 (Y, BK), Total: 1,856. Print Resolution (up to): Black: 600 x 600 dpi, Color: 9600 x 2400 dpi. Paper Sizes: Credit Card (2.13" x 3.39"), 4" x 6," 4" x 8," 5" x 7," 8" x 10," Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 envelopes. Copier: Copy Speed (up to): Black: 28 cpm (as fast as 2.1 seconds per page), Color: 19 cpm (as fast as 3.2 seconds per page). Reductions Enlargement: 25% - 400%. Copy Feature: Auto Magnification, AE (Auto Exposure), Borderless, Auto Duplex, Fit-to-Page, 4 on 1, 2 on 1, Image Repeat, Sort Copy, Continuous Copy: 1-99 Pages, Dual Color Gamut Processing Technology. Scanner: Scanner Element: Contact Image Sensor (CIS). Max. Resolutions: Optical: 1200 x 2400 dpi, Interpolated: 19,200 x 19,200 dpi, 48-bit internal/24-bit external. Max. Document Size: 8.5" x 11.7" maximum. FAX: Modem Speed: 33.6 Kbps (Super G3 color fax). Transmission Speed (approx.): Black: Approx. 3 sec./page;ox. 1 min. 20 sec./page. Transmission Reception Memory: 150 pages. Speed Dialing: 40 Coded Dials. Photo Card: Direct Print Port (cable not included). General Specifications: OS Compatibility: Windows XP/2000/Me/98 and Mac OS X version 10.2.8 to 10.4.x. Standard Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-peed4 (cable not included). Software Included: CD-ROM including MP Driver, MP Navigator, Setup Software and User's Guide, Electronic Photo Application Guide, Electronic User's Guide, ScanSoft Omnipage, SE, NewSoft Presto! PageManager, Easy-PhotoPrint 3.3, and Easy-webPrint (Windows only, requires Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.5, version 6.0 recommended)8. Dimension (W x D x H): 18.5" W x 18.4 D x 10.4 H.

Package Contents: PIXMA MP530 Office All-in-One, Power Cord, Telephone Line Cable, Print Head, Ink Tanks: PGI-5BK Black, CLI-8 (Black, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow), Easy Setup Instructions, Document kit: Setup Software & User's Guide CD-ROM, User's Guide, Registration Card, Canon Photo Paper Plus Glossy for Borderless, Printing 4" x 6" Sample Pack.

Canon PIXMA iP4500

2008-04-15T03:32:00.000-07:00

Features

* Exceptional resolution: 4,608 precision nozzles create exceptional resolution-up to 9600 x 2400 color dpi. More nozzles = high quality.
* Exceptional detail: Microscopic 1-picoliter sized ink droplets produce exceptionally detailed photos.
* Vivid color, bold text: Four dye-based inks plus a pigment-based black ink deliver superb photos and laser-quality text.
* 4"x6" Print Speed: Borderless 4" x 6" photo in approx. 21 seconds.
* Print 2 sided: Print 2 sided—and save paper.
* 2 Way Paper feed: Built-in dual paper trays for quick and instant paper selection.
* Auto-Image Fix:: The built-in Auto-Image Fix feature via Easy PhotoPrint EX helps you produce amazing results on all your photos.
* Snap and print: Print right from your infrared-enabled mobile camera phone!
* Click-Connect-Print: Just capture an image with a PictBridge ready digital camera/DV camcorder, then connect and print!

Specifications:

* Printer Type: Photo Printer
* Print Speed (up to): Black: 31 ppm (as fast as 1.9 seconds per page)2 Color: 24 ppm (as fast as 2.5 seconds per page)2 Postcard Size: 4" x 6" borderless photo: approx. 21 seconds2
* Number of Nozzles: Black: 512 Color: 512 x 3 (C/M), 512 x 1 (Y/BK) Total: 4,608
* Print Resolution (Up to): Black: 600 x 600 dpi1 Color: 9600 x 2400 dpi1
* OS Compatibility: Windows Vista? Windows XP/2000 and Mac OS?X v.10.2.8 to 10.4.x6
* Standard Interface: USB 2.0 Hi-Speed, PictBridge (cables not included)
* Ink Droplet Size: Picoliter Size: 1, 2 and 5
* Buffer/Ram: 42 KB
* Paper Sizes: Credit Card (2.13" x 3.39"), 4" x 6", 4" x 8", 5" x 7", 8" x 10", Letter, Legal, U.S. #10 Envelopes, Photo Stickers
* Noise Level (Approx.): 34.5 dB(A) in the best quality mode
* Physical Dimensions: 11.9"(W) x 17.5"(D) x 6.3"(H)
* Power Consumption: 13W (1.2W Standby)

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2008-04-14T09:25:00.000-07:00

ViewSonic 15" VA503b LCD

2008-04-12T03:26:00.000-07:00

Features

Works with Windows Vista? Works with Windows Vista™

Fast 16ms video response delivers superior picture clarity

Dynamic Structure™ technology
Innovative liquid crystal composition and pixel matrix accelerate video response for seamless video and intense graphics.

High brightness and contrast ratio
250-nit brightness (typ) and 500:1 contrast ratio (typ) for rich, detailed images.

1024x768 optimum resolution
Incredible image detail for sharp text and graphics.

Stylish slim-bezel design
An ultra-thin bezel lets you see more without taking up valuable desktop real estate.

Full 15" viewable screen
Displays a full, flat 15" viewable area with crisp detail and fully saturated color.

OnView® controls for superior screen adjustability
Screen adjustments are precisely made via an easy-to-use on-screen menu.

OSD/power lock secures your settings
Prevents changes to monitor settings and maintains an optimized image.

Works with Windows Vista? Windows Vista approved

VESA® 75mm wall-mount compliant

Energy Star TCO'99 and ENERGY STAR® qualified

PC and Mac® compatible

24/7 free technical and customer support.

ViewSonic 22” VLED221wm LED LCD

2008-04-12T03:25:00.000-07:00

Features

OptiColor" technology
Delivers 118% color saturation for richer, more precise colors. Enjoy more intense colors in your graphics, photos and documents.

Fast ClearMotiv® video response
Video response as fast as 3ms enables digital HD broadcast-quality video.

12000:1 dynamic contrast ratio (typ)
Provides for darker black levels and better overall front-of-screen performance.

Stylish slim-bezel design
An ultra-thin bezel lets you see more without taking up valuable desktop real estate.

OnView® controls for superior screen adjustability
Screen adjustments are precisely made via an easy-to-use on-screen menu.

OptiSync® digital/analog inputs expand your connectivity
Multi-mode input technology supports both digital (DVI) and analog (VGA) signals for ultimate compatibility and configuration flexibility.

SRS WOW HD sound
Extends the speaker frequency range, delivering better response and sound performance.

PC and Mac® compatible

Certified for Windows Vista? Windows Vista certified

Energy Star ENERGY STAR® qualified

ViewSonic 17" VG730m LCD Monitor

2008-04-12T03:24:00.000-07:00

Features

ClearMotiv™ 8ms video response time
Fast 8ms video response delivers broadcast-quality video.

Dynamic Structure" technology
Innovative liquid crystal composition and pixel matrix accelerate video response for seamless video and intense graphics.

High brightness and contrast ratio
280-nit brightness (typ) and 600:1 contrast ratio (typ) for rich, detailed images.

1280x1024 optimum resolution

OptiSync® digital/analog inputs expand your connectivity
Multi-mode input technology supports both digital (DVI) and analog VGA) signals for ultimate compatibility and configuration flexibility.

AutoTune® Function
Automatically optimizes display settings without requiring user adjustments.

Height adjustment and wall-mount versatility
Ergonomic flexibility with height adjustment and 360º swivel base and VESA® wall-mount interface.

Multimedia enhanced
Save workspace and enjoy rich, stereo sound with two built-in stereo speakers.

Works with Windows Vista? Windows Vista approved

PC and Mac® compatible

Energy Star TCO'03 and ENERGY STAR® qualified

ViewSonic 19" VX1962wm LCD Monitor

2008-04-12T03:22:00.000-07:00

Features

Full 19" viewable widescreen with 1680x1050 resolution
High resolution panel with 36% more clarity than a regular 19" wide monitor.

Fast ClearMotiv® video response
Video response as fast as 2ms enables HD broadcast-quality video.

6000:1 dynamic contrast ratio
Provides for darker black levels and better overall front-of-screen performance.

Stylish slim-bezel design
An ultra-thin bezel lets you see more without taking up valuable desktop real estate.

OptiSync® digital/analog inputs expand your connectivity
Multi-mode input technology supports both digital (DVI) and analog (VGA) signals for ultimate compatibility and configuration flexibility.

OnView® controls for superior screen adjustability
Screen adjustments are precisely made via an easy-to-use on-screen menu.

SRS WOW HD sound and high quality stereo speakers

Certified for Windows Vista? Windows Vista certified

PC and Mac® compatible

Energy Star TCO'03 and ENERGY STAR® qualifie

ViewSonic E50 and E50B 15"

2008-04-12T03:18:00.001-07:00

Features

0.24mm horizontal dot pitch; 0.28mm diagonal dot pitch
This fine dot pitch produces clear, crisp images with precise picture definition, even at the highest resolutions.

1024x768 maximum resolution
Displays a maximum resolution of 1024x768; 800x600 at 85z flicker- free refresh rate for easy viewing.

Anti-static, anti-reflection screen
This anti-static, anti-reflection screen coating refracts unwanted light away from the user while maintaining the highest quality of the displayed image.

PC and Mac® compatible

MPR II certified
This monitor complies with the world's strictest standards of low radiation, safety, ergonomics, recycling and power management while saving costs through automatic power saving modes.

Three year limited warranty
24/7 free technical support*.

ViewSonic E50 and E50B 15"

2008-04-12T03:18:00.000-07:00

Features

ViewSonic G90fB 19"

2008-04-12T03:16:00.000-07:00

Features

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0.21mm horizontal dot pitch
0.25mm diagonal dot pitch
Ultra-fine dot pitch delivers clear, crisp images with precise definition, even at the highest resolution.

See it all with 1920x1440 maximum resolution
With the maximum resolution of 1920x1440 you'll scroll less as you fit more on the screen. Your eyes will rest easy with a flicker-free 1600x1200 resolution at 77Hz.

PerfectFlat® screen for distortion-free images
ViewSonic's award-winning PerfectFlat screen is absolutely flat, providing exceptional precision for video, graphics and engineered imaging.

SuperClear® technology
SuperClear screen technology incorporates enhanced phosphor treatment and optimized glass filter to deliver vivid colors and image clarity.

OnView® controls
Screen adjustments are made via an on-screen menu using simple controls. This user-friendly control system easily adjusts image quality, size, position and geometry for optimal viewing.

OSD lock secures your settings
When activated, user-controlled OSD lock function prevents changes to monitor settings, maintaining an optimized image.

Energy Star TCO'03 and ENERGY STAR® '05 certified

Three-year limited warranty
24/7 free technical and customer support*

LG F720P

2008-04-12T03:12:00.000-07:00

17" FLATRON Monitor

Features

Size : 17"
Max Resolution : 1920 x 1440 / 65Hz

LG T730P

2008-04-12T03:11:00.000-07:00

Features

Size : 17"
Max Resolution : 1600 x 1200 / 75Hz

LG T730P

2008-04-12T03:10:00.000-07:00

Features

Size : 17"
Max Resolution : 1600x 1200 / 68 Hz

LG L1754SM

2008-04-12T03:08:00.000-07:00

Features

LG FALTRON LCD Monitor
17" Screen

LG L1972H

2008-04-12T03:05:00.000-07:00

Features

LCD Monitor
19" screen

Intel Desktop Board D945GCPE

2008-04-12T02:52:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits
Form factor microATX (8.60 inches by 9.60 inches [218.44 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 800 or 533 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor 400 series in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 533 MHz system bus

Memory

* Two 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 667 MHz or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 2 GB of system memory

Chipset

* Intel® 945GC Express Chipset

Audio High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* Realtek* ALC662 four Channel Audio (2 + 2)

Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 950 onboard graphics subsystem
I/O control Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial header, and PS/2* ports
LAN support 10/100 Mbits/sec LAN subsystem using the Realtek* RTL8101E-GR Ethernet LAN controller
Peripheral interfaces

* Eight USB 2.0 ports
* Two Serial ATA IDE interfaces
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support
* One diskette drive interface
* PS/2 keyboard and mouse ports

Expansion capabilities

* Two PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors

Related products
Processors

* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
* Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor
* Intel® Pentium® D processor
* Intel® Pentium® 4 processor
* Intel® Celeron® 400 series processor
* Intel® Celeron® D processor

Chipsets

* Intel® 945GC Express Chipset

Intel Desktop Board DG33TL

2008-04-12T02:50:00.001-07:00

Features and benefits
Form Factor Micro ATX (9.60 inches by 9.60 inches [243.84 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1333/1066/800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Celeron® processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* View all supported processors

Memory

* Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR2 800, or DDR2 667 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GB of system memory

Chipset

* Intel® G33 Express Chipset

Audio Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* 8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and one optical S/PDIF digital audio output using the Sigmatel STAC9271D* audio codec

Video Intel® Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 onboard graphics subsystem with Intel® Clear Video Technology
LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces

* Twelve USB 2.0 ports (6 external ports, 3 internal headers)
* Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 1 eSATA port with RAID support
* Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support (2 devices supported)
* One serial port via header

Expansion Capabilities

* One PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connector
* Two PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
* One PCI Express* x16 bus add-in card connector

Microsoft Vista* Premium Ready With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Windows Aero* interface.

Related products
Processors

* Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor

Chipsets

* Intel® G33 Express Chipset

Intel Desktop Board DG965WH

2008-04-12T02:47:00.000-07:00

Form Factor
ATX (11.60 inches by 9.60 inches [294.64 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Quad processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Core™2 Duo processor in an LGA775 socket with a 1066 or 800 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® D processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Pentium® 4 processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 or 533 MHz system bus
Support for an Intel® Celeron® D processor in an LGA775 socket with a 533 MHz system bus
View all supported processors
Memory
Four 240-pin DDR2 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
Support for DDR2 800, DDR2 667, or DDR2 533 MHz DIMMs
Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
Chipset Intel® G965 Express Chipset
Audio
One of the following:
8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem using the SigmaTel* STAC9271 audio codec
8-channel (7.1) audio subsystem using the SigmaTel* STAC9271D audio codec and Dolby* Home Theater certification
Video Intel® GMA X3000 onboard graphics subsystem
I/O Control Legacy I/O controller for diskette drive, serial, parallel, and optional PS/2* ports
LAN Support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral Interfaces
Ten USB 2.0 ports
Two IEEE-1394a interfaces: one back panel connector and one front-panel header
Six Serial ATA IDE interfaces
One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100/133 support
One diskette drive interface
One serial port via header
One parallel port
Expansion Capabilities
One PCI Express x16 bus add-in card connector
Three PCI Express* x1 bus add-in card connectors
Three PCI Conventional* bus connectors
Microsoft Vista* Premium Ready With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Windows Aero* interface.

Intel Desktop Board DX48BT2

2008-04-12T02:46:00.000-07:00

Features and benefits
Form factor ATX (12.00 inches by 9.60 inches [304.80 millimeters by 243.84 millimeters])
Processor

* Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Quad processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600, 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Extreme processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1600, 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for both 45nm & 65nm Intel® Core™2 Duo processors in an LGA775 socket with a 1333 or 1066 MHz system bus
* Support for an Intel® Pentium® dual-core processor in an LGA775 socket with an 800 MHz system bus
* View all supported processors

Memory

* Four 240-pin DDR3 SDRAM Dual Inline Memory Module (DIMM) sockets
* Support for DDR3 1600 MHz, DDR3 1333 MHz, DDR3 1066 MHz, or DDR3 800 MHz DIMMs
* Support for up to 8 GB of system memory
* Support for ECC and non-ECC memory

Chipset

* Intel® X48 Express Chipset

Audio

Intel® High Definition Audio subsystem in the following configuration:

* 8-channel (7.1) Dolby Home Theater Audio subsystem with five analog audio outputs and two S/PDIF digital audio outputs (coaxial and optical) using the Sigmatel* 9274D audio codec

ATI* CrossFire* multi-GPU platform support

* ATI CrossFire technology enables two ATI* graphics cards to work together for ultimate 3D gaming performance and visual quality
* Full support of Next Generation ATI Crossfire

I/O control I/O controller for Consumer IR
LAN support Gigabit (10/100/1000 Mbits/sec) LAN subsystem using the Intel® 82566DC Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Peripheral interfaces

* Twelve USB 2.0 ports (8 external ports, 2 internal headers)
* Six Serial ATA 3.0 Gb/s ports, including 2 eSATA port with RAID support supplied by a Marvell* controller
* Two IEEE-1394a ports (1 external port, 1 internal header)
* Consumer IR receiver and emitter (via internal headers)
* One Parallel ATA IDE interface with UDMA 33, ATA-66/100 support (2 devices supported)

Expansion capabilities

* Two PCI Conventional* bus add-in card connectors (SMBus routed to both PCI Conventional bus add-in card connectors)
* One primary PCI Express* 2.0 x16 (electrical x16) bus add-in card connector
* One secondary PCI Express 2.0 x16 (electrical x16) bus add-in card connector
* One PCI Express* 1.0a x16 (electrical x4) bus add-in card connector

Microsoft Windows Vista* Premium ready With a PC built with Intel® Core™2 Duo or Intel® Core™2 Quad processors, and the Intel® Desktop Board, you can experience a more responsive and manageable environment of Microsoft Windows Vista* including a new visual sophistication of the Microsoft Windows Aero* interface.
Related products
Processors

* Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor
* Intel® Core™2 Quad processor
* Intel® Core™2 Duo processor
* Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core Processor

Chipsets

* Intel® X48 Express Chipset

MSI P7N2 Diamond

2008-04-11T01:27:00.000-07:00

Specifications

CPU

• Supports Socket 775 for Intel® Core 2 Extreme, Core 2 Quad, Core 2 Duo, P4, P4EE, Pentium D, Pentium XE processors.
• Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800MHz.
• Supports EIST technology.
• Supports Intel® Hyper-Threading technology.

Chipset

• NVIDIA® nForce 790i Ultra SLI Chipset

• NVIDIA® nForce 570i SLI Chipset

Main Memory

• Supports dual channel DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600/2000 (O.C), using four DDR3 DIMMs.
• Supports a maximum memory size up to 8GB

Slots

• Four PCI Express x16 slots
- PCIE_1 and PCIE_4 support PCIE 2.0 x 16 mode.
- PCIE_5 supports PCIE 1.0 x 16 mode.
- PCIE_6 supports PCIE 1.0 x 8 mode.
- supports SLI technology.
• Two PCI Express x1 slots
• One 32-bit v2.3 Master PCI bus slot (support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface)

On-Board IDE

• Two IDE controllers (IDE1 by NVIDIA® nForce570i SLI, IDE2 byJMB363
- Supports PIO Bus Master and Ultra DMA133/100/66 operation modes.
- Can connect up to 4 IDE devices.

On-Board SATA

• nForce 570i SLI supports 6 SATA II ports
- Transfer rate is up to 3Gb/s.
- 2 eSATA port by JMicron JMB363

NV RAID
- 6 SATA ports support RAID 0, 1, 0+1, 5 or JBOD is supported

Audio

• Creative® SB X-Fi Xtreme H/W Audio Card (MS-4132)
- 24-bit / 96KHz audio quality
- 100dB SNR clarity
- Up to 7.1ch EAX 4.0 Surround Sound

LAN

- Supports Dual 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek® RTL8211BL

IEEE1394
• Jmicron® JMB381 chipset
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / Systemx4 FAN connectors
- Front panel audio connector (MS-4132)
- Front panel connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector
- 2 x USB 2.0 connector support additional 4 ports
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 6 x serial ATA connectors
- 1 x serial port connector
- SPDIF-out connector (MS-4132)
- 1 x TPM module connector
- 2 x ATA133 connectors
- Chassis intrusion switch connector
- Clear CMOS button

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x Clear CMOS button
- 1 x PS/2 Keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 Mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports
- 1 x IEEE1394 port
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x RJ45 LAN Jack
- 1 x 5 in 1 + Optical SPDIF out Audio Card

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 30.4cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

MSI Q35MDO

2008-04-11T01:23:00.000-07:00

Specifications

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale.
• Supports FSB 1333/1066/800 MHz.

Chipset

• Intel® Q35 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR2 667/800.

• Intel® ICH9DO Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 4 SATAII ports with 2 *eSATA ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1//5/10 or JBOD mode by ICH9DO.
- Integrated AHCI controller by ICH9DO.

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
• Supports up to 8GB memory size.
• Supports dual channel DDR2 memory architecture.
• Supports DDR2 667/800 memory interface.

Slots

• One PCI Express 16X slot (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0a compliant)
• One PCI Express x1 slot. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Two 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE/SATA

• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in Marvell® 88SE6111.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH9DO and Marvell® 88SE6111 chipest
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports 4 SATAII ports by ICH9DO with 2 eSATA ports.
- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 or JBOD mode by ICH9DO.
- Supports one SATAII port by 88SE6111.

Audio

• Chip integrated by Realtek® AL888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.

LAN

• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Intel 82566-DM.

IEEE1394

• VIA® VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

TPM

- Supports TPM by INFINEON SLB9635TT12.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin 12V power connector
- CPU x 1 / System x 1 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 5 x Serial ATAII connectors (optional)
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports (please refer to Intel website for eSATA function)
- 1 x Graphic Card port

- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (optional)

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 24.4cm(L) x 24.4cm(W) mATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 8 mounting holes.

MSI P35 Neo2-FR/FIR

2008-04-11T01:17:00.000-07:00

Specifications
CPU

• Supports Intel® Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale.
• Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz.

Chipset

• Intel® P35 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR2 667/800/1066 (OC).

• Intel® ICH9R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 4 SATAII with 2 eSATA ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
• Supports up to 8GB memory size.
• Supports dual channel DDR2 memory architecture.
• Supports DDR2 667/800/1066 (OC) memory interface.

Slots

• Two PCI Express 16X slots with 1x16 and 1x4 operations (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0a compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Two 32-bit PCI v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE/SATA

• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in Marvell® 88SE6111.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH9R and Marvell® 88SE6111 chipest
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAII ports and two eSATA ports by ICH9R.
- Supports one SATAII port by 88SE6111.

Audio

• Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888/ALC888T
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.
- Supports VoIP Card. (only for ALC888T)

LAN

• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B.

IEEE1394

• VIA® VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin VGA power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System x 5 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 5 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 2 x H/W OC pinheaders (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports

- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 2 x eSATA ports (please refer to Intel website for eSATA function)
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (optional)

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

MSI P35 Neo2

2008-04-11T01:08:00.000-07:00

CPU
• Supports Intel® Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale.
• Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz.

Chipset
• Intel® P35 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR2 667/800/1066 (OC).

• Intel® ICH9 Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 2 SATAII with 2 eSATA ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.

Main Memory
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 SDRAM
• Supports up to 8GB memory size.
• Supports dual channel DDR2 memory architecture.
• Supports DDR2 667/800/1066 (OC) memory interface.

Slots
• Two PCI Express 16X slots with 1x16 and 1x4 operations (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0a compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Two 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE/SATA
• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in Marvell® 88SE6111.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH9 and Marvell® 88SE6111 chipest
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports two SATAII ports and two eSATA ports by ICH9.
- Supports one SATAII port by 88SE6111.

Audio
• Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888/ALC888T
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.
- Supports VoIP Card. (only for ALC888T)

LAN
• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B.

IEEE1394
• VIA® VT6308 chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors
- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- ATX 4-pin VGA power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System x 5 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 3 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 3 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 2 x H/W OC pinheaders (optional)

Back Panel I/O Ports
- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports (please refer to Intel website for eSATA function)
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack
- 6 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jack
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (optional)

BIOS
• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension
• 30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting
• 9 mounting holes.

MSI X48C Platinum

2008-04-11T01:05:00.000-07:00

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale in the LGA775 package.
• Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® X48 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333/1600MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600, DDR2 667/800.

• Intel® ICH9R Chipset
- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 4 SATAII with 2 eSATA* ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.
*eSATA function would be fully supported by VISTA ( In Box driver with AHCI driver). eSATA function would not be fully supported without AHCI driver under WinXP.

Main Memory

• Supports Intel XMP
• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 SDRAM, 8GB Max
• Supports two unbuffered DIMM of 1.8 Volt DDR2 667/800 SDRAM, 4GB Max
- DDR2 and DDR3 can not be installed at the same time
- Memory Turbo Card must be installed with either DDR2 or DDR3

Slots

• Two mazarine PCI Express x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• Three 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slots.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE/SATA

• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in Marvell® 88SE6111.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH9R chipest
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAII ports and two eSATA ports by ICH9R.
- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH9R.
MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.

LAN

• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B.

IEEE1394

• VIA® VT6308P chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System x 5 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 4 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 1 x TPM module connector (optional)
MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers)
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

- 8 x USB 2.0 ports
- 1 x RJ45 LAN jacks
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (optional)
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

MSI X48 Platinum

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Specifications

CPU

• Supports Intel® Core 2 Extreme/Core 2 Quad/Core 2 Duo based processors in LGA775 package.
• Supports Intel® Yorkfield, Wolfdale in the LGA775 package.
• Supports FSB 1600/1333/1066/800 MHz.
Please refer to CPU Support for compatible CPU; the above description is for reference only.

Chipset

• Intel® X48 Chipset
- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333/1600MHz.
- Supports dual channel, DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 (XMP).

• Intel® ICH9R Chipset

- Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0) controller, 480Mb/sec, up to 12 ports.
- 4 SATAII with 2 eSATA* ports with transfer rate up to 3Gb/s.
- Supports Viiv technology
- PCI Master v2.3, I/O APIC.
- ACPI 2.0 compliant.
- Serial ATA RAID 0/1/5/10.
- Integrated AHCI controller.
*eSATA function would be fully supported by VISTA ( In Box driver with AHCI driver). eSATA function would not be fully supported without AHCI driver under WinXP.

Main Memory

• Supports four unbuffered DIMM of 1.5 Volt DDR3 SDRAM
• Supports up to 8GB memory size.
• Supports dual channel DDR3 memory architecture.
• Supports DDR3 800/1066/1333/1600 (XMP) memory interface.

Slots

• Two mazarine PCI Express x16 slots (PCI Express Bus SPEC V2.0 compliant; supports CrossFire Technology)
• Two yellow PCI Express x16 slots with x4 operations (PCI Express Bus SPEC V1.0a compliant)
• Two PCI Express x1 slots. (support PCI Express Bus specification v1.0a compliant)
• One 32-bit v2.3 master PCI bus slot.
- Support 3.3v/5v PCI bus interface.

On-Board IDE/SATA

• One Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE controller integrated in Marvell® 88SE6111.
- Supports PIO, Bus Master operation modes.
- Can connect up to two Ultra ATA drives.

• SATAII controller integrated in ICH9R and Silicon Image® 5723 chipest
- Up to 3Gb/s transfer speed.
- Supports four SATAII ports and two eSATA ports by ICH9R.
- Supports AHCI controller with SATA RAID 0/1/5/10 by ICH9R.
- Supports two SATAII ports by 5723. (fot storage devices with RAID function only)
- Supports SATA RAID 0/1, JBOD mode/ by 5723, default mode is RAID 1. (for SATA7 & SATA8 only)
MSI Reminds You...
• The RAID setup floppy disk is optional depending on the districts. You can download the files from the website to make the setup disk.

Audio

• Chip integrated by Realtek® ALC888
- Flexible 8-channel audio with jack sensing
- Compliant with Azalia 1.0 spec.
- Meet Microsoft Vista Premium spec.

LAN

• Supports PCI Express LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Realtek 8111B.
• Supports Gigabit Ethernet LAN 10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet by Intel 82566DC. (for ViiV)

IEEE1394

• VIA® VT6308P chipset
- Supports up to two 1394 ports. (Rear panel x1, pinheader x1)
- Transfer rate is up to 400Mbps.

Internal I/O Connectors

- ATX 24-Pin power connector
- 8-pin ATX 12V power connector
- CPU / System x 5 FAN connectors
- CD-in connector
- Front panel audio connector
- Front panel connector
- 1 x SPDIF-out pinheader
- 1 x chasis intrusion connector
- 1 x serial port pinheader (optional)
- 2 x USB 2.0 connectors
- 1 x Floppy disk drive connector
- 6 x Serial ATAII connectors
- 1 x ATA133 connector
- 1 x IEEE1394 connector support additional 1 port (optional)
- 1 x TPM module connector (optional)
MSI Reminds You...
• The floppy disk cable will be optional.

Back Panel I/O Ports

- 1 x PS/2 keyboard
- 1 x PS/2 mouse
- 2 x eSATA ports (support Command Based Port Multipliers)
- 1 x 6 in 1 audio jack

- 8 x USB 2.0 ports
- 2 x RJ45 LAN jacks
- 1 x IEEE1394 port (optional)
- 1 x Optical SPDIF-out

BIOS

• The mainboard BIOS provides "Plug & Play" BIOS which detects the peripheral devices and
expansion cards of the board automatically.
• The mainboard provides a Desktop Management Interface(DMI) function which records your
mainboard specifications.

Dimension

• 30.5cm(L) x 24.5cm(W) ATX Form Factor

Mounting

• 9 mounting holes.

ASUS P5E3 Premium/WiFi-AP @n

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Environment Friendly and Powerful Computing!
- Intel® X48 chipset
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS Express Gate
- ASUS WiFi-AP @n
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe/WiFi-AP@n

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Environment Friendly and Powerful Computing!
- Intel® X38 chipset
- Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS Express Gate
- ASUS WiFi-AP @n
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design

ASUS P5E3 Deluxe

2008-04-10T18:10:00.000-07:00

Powerful Computing with Saving the Earth in Mind!
- Intel® X38 chipset
- Intel® Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- ASUS EPU (Energy Processing Unit)
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power Design
- ASUS Q-Shield

ASUS P5E3

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Environment Friendly and Powerful Computing
- Intel LGA775 Platform
- Intel® X38 / ICH9R chipset
- Intel® Core™2 Extreme / Core™2 Quad / Core™2 Duo / Pentium® Extreme / Pentium® D / Pentium® 4 Processors
- Supports Intel® next generation 45nm Multi-core CPU
- Dual-channel DDR3 1800*/1600*/1333/1066/800 MHz
- ASUS EPU (Energy processing Unit)
- ASUS 3rd Generation 8-phase Power
- All High-quality Japanese-made Conductive Polymer Capacitors
- Precision Tweaker 2
- Pure Copper Heat Pipe
- AI Direct Link / AI Slot Detector / Q-Shield

Intel® Core™2 Extreme Processor

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Intel® Core™2 Extreme quad-core processor
When more is better-with four processing cores the Intel Core 2 Extreme processor delivers unrivaled¹ performance for the latest, greatest generation of multi-threaded games and multimedia apps.

Now with a new version based on Intel's cutting edge 45nm technology utilizing hafnium-infused circuitry to deliver even greater performance and power efficiency. The Intel® Core™2 Extreme processor QX9770 running at 3.2 GHz delivers the best possible experience for today's most demanding users.

* 12 MB of total L2 cache
* 1600 MHz front side bus

Intel® Core™2 Extreme mobile processor
Experience the world's highest performing mobile processor². Bar none. Now you have the performance to play the latest multi-threaded games anywhere, with the Intel® Core™2 Extreme dual-core mobile processor X9000.

* 6 MB of shared L2 cache
* 800 MHz front side bus

Features and benefits

When "Extreme" is an understatement.
It's not about playing the game. It's about dominating and winning the game. Designed for extreme performance, the Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel Core 2 Extreme processors feature the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies:

Intel® Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve gaming execution time and energy efficiency

Intel® Deep Power Down Technology, designed to deliver extreme energy-efficient performance

Intel® Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of all available data bandwidth

Intel® Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem. Optimized for industry leading multi-threaded games

Intel® Advanced Digital Media Boost, accelerating a broad range of applications, including ultra-realistic game physics and human-like artificial intelligence for an intense gaming experience unlike any other. Now improved even further on 45nm versions with Intel® HD Boost utilizing new SSE4 instructions for even better multimedia performance

Warning: Graphics may appear to be too real.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor has the power for incredible visual experiences. Get inside amazingly complex HD games and applications with the incredible performance from Intel's most advanced gaming desktop processor ever.

Energy-efficient performance? Rage on.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme processor was designed to enable energy-efficiency so you can maximize your performance. Plus, the added energy efficiency allows systems to run quieter so you only hear what you want to hear - the sounds of sweet victory perhaps?

Source: www.intel.com

Search

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Reasch result

Printer

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Example image: Inkjet Printer (Epson Stylus C58)

Example image: Laser Printer (Okidata C7200)

Description

A computer printer, or more commonly a printer, produces a hard copy (permanent human-readable text and/or graphics) of documents stored in electronic form, usually on physical print media such as paper or transparencies. Many printers are primarily used as local computer peripherals, and are attached by a printer cable to a computer which serves as a document source. Some printers, commonly known as network printers, have built-in network interfaces (typically wireless or Ethernet), and can serve as a hardcopy device for any user on the network. Individual printers are often designed to support both local and network connected users at the same time.

Inkjet printer cartridge

Dot matrix printer

CRT Monitor

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CRT Monitor (Philips 109B65 Monitor 19IN18V CRT 25MM 1920X1440 MNTR60HZ BLACK VGA PC MAC REA)

CRT Monitor

Description

Graphical displays for early computers used vector monitors, a type of CRT similar to the oscilloscope but typically using magnetic, rather than electrostatic, deflection. Magnetic deflection allows the construction of much shorter tubes for a given viewable image size. Here, the beam traces straight lines between arbitrary points, repeatedly refreshing the display as quickly as possible. Vector monitors were also used by some late-1970s to mid-1980s arcade games such as Asteroids. Vector displays for computers did not noticeably suffer from the display artifacts of Aliasing and pixelation, but were limited in that they could display only a shape's outline (advanced vector systems could provide a limited amount of shading), and only a limited amount of crudely-drawn text (the number of shapes and/or textual characters drawn was severely limited, because the speed of refresh was roughly inversely proportional to how many vectors needed to be drawn). Some vector monitors are capable of displaying multiple colors, using either a typical tri-color CRT, or two phosphor layers (so-called "penetration color"). In these dual-layer tubes, by controlling the strength of the electron beam, electrons could be made to reach (and illuminate) either or both phosphor layers, typically producing a choice of green, orange, or red.

CRT monitor screen size

LCD Monitor

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Example image: Acer AL-1931 19" LCD

Example image: Acer AL-1931 19" LCD

Description

A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a thin, flat display device made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of a light source or reflector. It is often utilized in battery-powered electronic devices because it uses very small amounts of electric power.

DDR SDRAM

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DDR SDRAM (double data rate synchronous dynamic random access memory) is a class of memory integrated circuit used in computers. It achieves nearly twice the bandwidth of the preceding [single data rate] SDRAM by double pumping (transferring data on the rising and falling edges of the clock signal) without increasing the clock frequency.

Motherboard

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Description

The main printed circuit board in a computer that carries the system buses. It is equipped with sockets to which all processors, memory modules, plug-in cards, daughterboards, or peripheral devices are connected.

There are primarily two types of motherboards, AT motherboard, and ATX motherboard. AT motherboards are older, and not commonly used now a days. The AT and ATX motherboards differ in the form factor. Full AT is 12" wide x 13.8" deep, and Baby AT is 8.57" wide x 13.04" deep. Full-ATX is 12" wide x 9.6" deep and Mini-ATX is 11.2" wide x 8.2" deep. Other major differences include power supply connector, and keyboard connector. AT has 5-pin large keyboard connector, where as ATX has 6-pin mini connector. Similarly, AT has single row two connectors +/-5V, and +/-12V, whereas ATX motherboard has double row single connector providing +/-5V, +/-12V, and +3.3V.

Source: Wikipedia.com, simulationexams.com

Computer Set

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Description

A personal computer (PC) is a computer whose original sales price, size, and capabilities make it useful for individuals, intended to be operated directly by an end user, with no intervening computer operator.

Today a PC may be a desktop computer, a laptop computer or a tablet computer. The most common operating systems are Microsoft Windows and Mac OS, while the most common microprocessors are the x86 and PowerPC CPUs. Software applications for personal computers include word processing, spreadsheets, games, and a myriad of personal productivity and special-purpose software. Modern personal computers often have high-speed or dial-up connections to the Internet, allowing access to the World Wide Web and a wide range of other resources.

A PC may be a home computer, or may be found in an office, often connected to a local area network. The distinguishing characteristics are that the computer is primarily used, interactively, by one person at a time. This is opposite to the batch processing or time-sharing models which allowed large expensive systems to be used by many people, usually at the same time, or large data processing systems which required a full-time staff to operate efficiently.

While early PCs owners usually had to write their own programs to do anything useful with the machines, today's users have access to a wide range of commercial and free software which is easily installed. The coming convergence of larger devices and the Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs), mobile phone and wearable computer markets which have similar functions, operating systems and even the same components, will decide if personal computer will refer to these devices.

Desktop Computer

UPS

2008-01-01T05:54:00.000-08:00

Example image: UPS (LG628C)

Example image: UPS with digital LCD monitor (UPS - 500VX)

An Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), also known as an Uninterruptible Power Source, Uninterruptible Power System, Continuous Power Supply (CPS) or a battery backup is a device which maintains a continuous supply of electric power to connected equipment by supplying power from a separate source when utility power is not available. There are two distinct types of UPS: off-line and line-interactive (also called on-line).

SATA Cable

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SATA cable

Description

Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA, IPA: /ˈseɪtə/, /ˈsætə/ or 'sɑrtə) is a computer bus primarily designed for transfer of data between a computer and mass storage devices such as hard disk drives and optical drives.

The main advantages over the older parallel ATA interface are faster data transfer, ability to remove or add devices while operating (hot swapping), thinner cables that let air cooling work more efficiently, and more reliable operation with tighter data integrity checks.

It was designed as a successor to the Advanced Technology Attachment standard (ATA), and is expected to eventually replace the older technology (retroactively renamed Parallel ATA or PATA). Serial ATA adapters and devices communicate over a high-speed serial cable.

SATA cable connection on motherboard

SATA connection on harddisk

ATA Cable

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ATA cable

Description

Advanced Technology Attachment (ATA) is a standard interface for connecting storage devices such as hard disks, solid state disks and CD-ROM drives inside personal computers.

The standard is maintained by X3/INCITS committee T13. Many synonyms and near-synonyms for ATA exist, including abbreviations such as IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics) and ATAPI (Advanced Technology Attachment Packet Interface). Also, with the market introduction of Serial ATA in 2003, the original ATA was retroactively renamed Parallel ATA (PATA).

Parallel ATA standards allow cable lengths up to only 18 inches (46 centimeters) although cables up to 36 inches (91 cm) can be readily purchased. Because of this length limit, the technology normally appears as an internal computer storage interface. It provides the most common and the least expensive interface for this application.

ATA connector on motherboard

Harddisk

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Harddisk

Harddisk no cover

Description

A hard disk drive (HDD), commonly referred to as a hard drive, hard disk or fixed disk drive, is a non-volatile storage device which stores digitally encoded data on rapidly rotating platters with magnetic surfaces. Strictly speaking, "drive" refers to a device distinct from its medium, such as a tape drive and its tape, or a floppy disk drive and its floppy disk. Early HDDs had removable media; however, an HDD today is typically a sealed unit (except for a filtered vent hole to equalize air pressure) with fixed media.

Speaker

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Example image: Computer speaker (LOGITECH X-540 5.1)

Example image: Computer speaker (Maxintec SPE-128)

Description

Computer speakers, or multimedia speakers, are external speakers, commonly equipped with a low-power internal amplifier. The standard audio connection is a 3.5mm (1/8 inch) stereo jack plug often colour-coded lime green (following the PC 99 standard) for computer sound cards.A plug and socket for a two-wire (signal and ground) coaxial cable that is widely used to connect analog audio and video components. Also called a "phono connector," rows of RCA sockets are found on the backs of stereo amplifiers and numerous A/V products. The prong is 1/8" thick by 5/16" long. A few use an RCA connector for input. There are also USB speakers which are powered from the 5 volts at 200 milliamps provided by the USB port, allowing about half a watt of output power.

Speaker diagram

Headset

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Example image: Headset

Example image: Headset

Description

A headset is a headphone combined with a microphone. Used in call centers and by people in telephone-intensive jobs, headsets provide the equivalent functionality of a telephone handset with hands-free operation. Many people use headsets at the computer so they can converse and type comfortably. Headsets typically have only one speaker like a telephone, but also come with speakers for both ears.

Bluetooth headset (no cable)

Modem

2008-01-01T05:22:00.000-08:00

Example image: Internal modem

Example image: External modem (Conexant V.9)

Modem (from modulator-demodulator) is a device that modulates an analog carrier signal to encode digital information, and also demodulates such a carrier signal to decode the transmitted information. The goal is to produce a signal that can be transmitted easily and decoded to reproduce the original digital data.

VGA

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Example image: VGA card

Example image: VGA connector

Description

The term Video Graphics Array (VGA) refers specifically to the display hardware first introduced with the IBM PS/2 line of computers in 1987, but through its widespread adoption has also come to mean either an analog computer display standard, the 15-pin D-subminiature VGA connector, or the 640×480 resolution itself. While this resolution has been superseded in the computer market, it is becoming a popular resolution on mobile devices.

VGA card plug on motherboard

Scanner

2008-01-01T05:10:00.000-08:00

Scanner (Canon CanoScan 8400F)

Scanner

Description

In computing, a scanner is a device that optically scans images, printed text, handwriting, or an object, and converts it to a digital image. Common examples found in offices are variations of the desktop (or flatbed) scanner where the document is placed on a glass window for scanning. Hand-held scanners, where the device is moved by hand, were briefly popular but are now less common due to the difficulty of obtaining a high-quality image. Mechanically driven scanners that move the document are typically used for large-format documents, where a flatbed design would be impractical.

Floppy Disk

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Floppy disk drive

Floppy disk

Description

A floppy disk is a data storage medium that is composed of a disk of thin, flexible ("floppy") magnetic storage medium encased in a square or rectangular plastic shell. Floppy disks are read and written by a floppy disk drive or FDD, the initials of which should not be confused with "fixed disk drive", which is another term for a hard disk drive. Invented by IBM, floppy disks in 8", 5.25", and the newest and most common 3.5" formats enjoyed many years as a popular and ubiquitous form of data storage and exchange, from the middle 1970s to the late 1990s. However, they have now been largely superseded by flash and optical storage devices while e-mail has become the preferred method of exchanging small to medium size digital files.

DVD-ROM

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DVD logo

Example image: DVD-ROM drive

Description

DVD (also known as "Digital Versatile Disc" or "Digital Video Disc" - see Etymology) is a popular optical disc storage media format. Its main uses are video and data storage. Most DVDs are of the same dimensions as compact discs (CDs) but store more than six times as much data.

Variations of the term DVD often describe the way data is stored on the discs: DVD-ROM has data which can only be read and not written, DVD-R and DVD+R can be written once and then function as a DVD-ROM, and DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, or DVD+RW hold data that can be erased and thus re-written multiple times. The wavelength used by standard DVD lasers is 650 nm[1], and thus has a red color.

DVD-Video and DVD-Audio discs respectively refer to properly formatted and structured video and audio content. Other types of DVDs, including those with video content, may be referred to as DVD-Data discs. As next generation High definition optical formats also use a disc identical in some aspects yet more advanced to a DVD, such as Blu-ray Disc, the original DVD is often given the retronym SD DVD (for standard definition).

CD-ROM

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Example image: CD-ROM drive

Example image: CD-ROM

Description

CD-ROM (an abbreviation of "Compact Disc read-only memory") is a Compact Disc that contains data accessible by a computer. While the Compact Disc format was originally designed for music storage and playback, the format was later adapted to hold any form of binary data. CD-ROMs are popularly used to distribute computer software, including games and multimedia applications, though any data can be stored (up to the capacity limit of a disc). Some CDs hold both computer data and audio with the latter capable of being played on a CD player, whilst data (such as software or digital video) is only usable on a computer (such as PC CD-ROMs). These are called Enhanced CDs.

Although many people use lowercase letters in this acronym, proper presentation is in all capital letters with a hyphen between CD and ROM. It was also suggested by some, especially soon after the technology was first released, that CD-ROM was an acronym for "Compact Disc read-only-media", or that it was a more 'correct' definition. This was not the intention of the original team who developed the CD-ROM, and common acceptance of the 'memory' definition is now almost universal. This is probably in no small part due to the widespread use of other 'ROM' acronyms such as Flash-ROMs and EEPROMs where 'memory' is usually the correct term.

CPU

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Example image: CPU (AMD Athlon 64 FX)

Example image: CPU (Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700)

Description

A Central Processing Unit (CPU), or sometimes just called processor, is a description of a class of logic machines that can execute computer programs. This broad definition can easily be applied to many early computers that existed long before the term "CPU" ever came into widespread usage. However, the term itself and its initialism have been in use in the computer industry at least since the early 1960s (Weik 1961). The form, design and implementation of CPUs have changed dramatically since the earliest examples, but their fundamental operation has remained much the same.

Processor on motherboard

Mouse

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Example image: Mouse (A4 mini-mouse)

Example image: Mouse

Description

In computing, a mouse (plural mice or mouses) functions as a pointing device by detecting two-dimensional motion relative to its supporting surface. Physically, a mouse consists of a small case, held under one of the user's hands, with one or more buttons. It sometimes features other elements, such as "wheels", which allow the user to perform various system-dependent operations, or extra buttons or features can add more control or dimensional input. The mouse's motion typically translates into the motion of a pointer on a display, which allows for fine control of a Graphical User Interface.

Optical mouse

Keyboard

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Keyboard (standar)

Multimedia keyboard

Description

Physically, a keyboard is an arrangement of buttons, or keys. A keyboard typically has characters engraved or printed on the keys; in most cases, each press of a key corresponds to a single written symbol. However, to produce some symbols requires pressing and holding several keys simultaneously or in sequence; other keys do not produce any symbol, but instead affect the operation of the computer or the keyboard itself.