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hardware Last modified: Monday, June 25, 2007
Refers to objects that you can actually touch, like disks, disk drives, display screens, keyboards, printers, boards, and chips. In contrast, software is untouchable. Software exists as ideas, concepts, and symbols, but it has no substance. Books provide a useful analogy. The pages and the ink are the hardware, while the words, sentences, paragraphs, and the overall meaning are the software. A computer without software is like a book full of blank pages -- you need software to make the computer useful just as you need words to make a book meaningful.
Building Your Own PC  What hard-core techies and companies like Dell and Compaq have been doing for years is what any computer user can learn how to do - build a computer from scratch. Let SE take you on a stroll through the park and ease the pain of building a DIY PC. PC Mechanic - online guide to computer hardware  Contains overviews, purchasing and installation information for PC motherboards, memory, drives, expansion cards, and power supplies. Also contains links to companies and manufacturers and PC hardware related links. Tom's Hardware and Performance Guide  Provides performance, news, and information on mainboards, RAM, BIOS, hard drives, chipsets, CPU, and video. Anand's Hardware Tech page Offers hardware, software, and gaming reviews as well as programming information and links to related sites. Hardware reviews and news Contains links to articles for sound cards, large monitors, video cards, scanners, tablets and digitizers, and electronic storage technology. Physical Installation Procedures Covers procedures that are related to the physical installation of hardware devices. This page is from "The PC Guide." The View Web site The View site provides hardware reviews and news. Escape From Hardware Hell A comprehensive portal for help with everything hardware. HardwareCentral Resource site offering news and information about PC hardware elements. Includes timely feature articles and sections on optimization and troubleshooting. PC hardware FAQ Contains a collection of FAQs related to PC hardware. PracticallyNetworked.com PracticallyNetworked.com provides easy-to-understand help for small-network builders. The site contains how-to information for setting up and debugging home-office and small-business networks. Users can also find extensive troubleshooting information, tips on getting applications to work through firewalls, product reviews on network hardware and software, and more. PracticallyNetworked.com Discussion Forums If network connections, sharing computers, router problems or other networking issues are bogging you down, then the PracticallyNetworked.com discussion forum is the place to be. Here you'll find help and support for all your network-related problems. Webopedia's "Did You Know... Preventative Maintenance Tips for Your PC" The following tips will serve as a basic guideline to keep your PC maintained to run efficiently, increase component lifespan and also will help lessen the likelihood of PC failure. Comprehensive PC reference, troubleshooting, care and optimization information. Over 500,000 words of original text covering all the major components of the modern PC. Extensive information on not only what is in a PC, but how it works. Troubleshooting step-by-step for hundreds of typical problems. Dozens of optimization techniques and tips.	Related Categories Hardware Related Terms COTS firmware hard hard disk HWID interoperability keyboard monitor printer refurbished software hardware Products : Top Store Offers: TarpsPlus.com  2.45Blue Tarp 5' x 7' - Single Central Vacuum Stores  47.00The NuTone IA28 Chime Module Accessory allows you to play chimes throughout the intercom system. Have you ever missed a guest because you were out of ... CriticalTool, Inc.  3.29Single pole circuit breaker lockout with recessed holeAccommodates breakers up to 9/16" widthConstructed of rugged plastic for strengthGet true and re... Zappos.com  56.00Team designed hybrid to the classic screw. ; The upper features the same classic screw construction and profile. ; Some new features include new tongu... Crutchfield  0.89White fits single-gang wall boxes and brackets,attaches to any On-Q universal keystone connector Compare all matches: 1015189 Store Offers