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updated: January 29, 2011 Sparks or smoke indicate the monitor needs replacement. The Dell E171FPB is a 17-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) personal computer monitor. Problems with this...

updated: January 29, 2011 Many older printer systems use a serial-based connection. All computer systems have some sort of an In/Out connection port. Although newer computers...

updated: January 29, 2011 Hardware web monitoring can be more reliable than software monitoring. To effectively monitor web activity, most users will turn to the software packages...

updated: January 30, 2011 RS232 ports can be monitored via terminal software. RS232 serial ports are present on many older computers and are still used in the workplace on...

updated: January 30, 2011 You can convert serial connections directly to a USB port. Before USB ports became standard on computer systems, serial ports served as the primary...

updated: January 30, 2011 Planet games tend to be the type of games that leave the user in total control of a large area of land. The player can take the persona of a divine entity, a...

updated: January 30, 2011 CNC machines increase the speed of machine production. While most people are not familiar with computer numerical control (CNC), it has been utilized in almost...

updated: January 30, 2011 Audio output device software is usually specific to the device Computer audio output devices usually come pre-built into a laptop or desktop computer. What, if...

updated: January 30, 2011 Polling software is used to help interface with electronic cash registers. However, you need to first register the software to validate that you are...

updated: January 31, 2011 THe logic board is the most expensive part of any Mac. The Mac Logic Board is easily the most expensive piece of a Mac laptop. Clocking in at about...

updated: January 27, 2011 USB cables are data cables, used to transfer data from USB devices, such as camcorders, external hard drives or game joysticks, to computers. Testing...

updated: January 28, 2011 Test your motherboard and keep your computer running smoothly. Your motherboard is the heart of your computer. It relays all the signals among other...

updated: January 28, 2011 Connect an older computer to a network with a serial adapter. Ethernet to serial adapters (or "adaptors") convert an older computer or serial-only component...

updated: January 28, 2011 The disc, the drives or the PC could be causing problems. If your computer doesn't have a DVD player or burner, universal serial bus (USB) DVD drives offer an...

updated: January 28, 2011 Software for USB to serial adapters comes in the form of software drivers. New computers come with a universal serial bus (USB) as standard equipment for...

updated: January 28, 2011 The book "USB Complete: Everything You Need to Develop Custom USB Peripherals" by Jan Axelson provides details on the creation and configuration of Universal...

updated: January 29, 2011 LEDs are small and simple electrical components. Light emitting diodes (or LEDs) are small electronic components that emit light with a minimal...

updated: January 29, 2011 USB cables are high-speed data cables that allow users to connect their computers to various devices, such as printers or external hard drives. In the...

updated: January 29, 2011 A fan can aid in exhausting heated air from a laptop. Build the fan with a USB connection to keep the fan as portable as the laptop. The fan will plug...

updated: January 29, 2011 A USB cable carries an electrical charge along with the data coming from the USB port on a computer or laptop. You can use a USB cable as an external...