ATX Motherboard Slot Numbering System

ATX Motherboard Slot Numbering System

Here at DuroPC, we are always trying to improve upon the customer experience. When trying to offer our support, we have found that it can be somewhat difficult to pinpoint which expansion slot that our customers are referring to. Maybe they are experiencing an issue with the third PCI express slot. But is that third […]

Read more
Balancing The Computer Scales

Balancing The Computer Scales

Balancing The Computer Scales  Embedded fanless computers may be small, but they pack a big punch. Small barebone systems offers an alternative computer to the traditional desktop or rackmount.  Offering a variety of expansion configurations while still preforming at full capacity on a i-series processor and only a fraction of the size. These two systems […]

Read more

Microsoft Downgrade Rights

Microsoft Windows Downgrade. **UPDATE** Microsoft recently updated its downgrade rights. If Microsoft no longer supports the operating system we can not downgrade to it. Unless your company has been using the volume license system since the time the requested operating system was in use you can not longer downgrade to it. Because of this change […]

Read more

The difference between PCIe x1, x4, x8, x16

In a previous blog post, we covered the difference between PCI and PCI-X.  The response to the post was enthusiastic, and we were asked to write a complementary post explaining the difference between PCIe x1, x4, x8, x16.  We are always happy to answer customers’ questions (feel free to contact us with your questions regarding […]

Read more

IRQ Settings & Conflicts

What is an IRQ and why is does my device have a conflict?
IRQ is an acronym for Interrupt ReQuest and refers to individually numbered channels that are used by devices to when accessing a processor.

Read more