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While writing up an article and scrounging for information on all the BIOS settings, I came across a couple Anandtech articles for other ASUS motherboards that have *very* similar settings to the P5K-E. If you’re looking to find out what most of the memory/cpu/fsb/frequency/voltage/timing options do, check out the articles here and here.

In a prior article, I was playing around with OS X installs on regular PC hardware. I’ve kept a couple of the installations going for the time being, and have been using one of them to recode some videos that we have in DivX and XviD format into H.264 for the Apple TV I recently [...]

I bought the 20″ SyncMaster 206BW to replace an old weak 17″ CRT that was showing signs of age. I also wanted something that would show a little more screen real-estate. Monitors are one of the few things where I’m very hesitant to buy online. Picture quality can vary drastically between monitors, and in no [...]

Setting up an HTPC to run Media Center, I was looking to get an optical output so that I could hook it up directly to our receiver. Current sound cards with an optical out unfortunately run around $100 at the low end. I had a couple motherboards that actually have optical outputs, but for the [...]

A couple years ago, I bought a Logitech wireless desktop that included a keyboard as well as the MX700 mouse. It had the advantage of being cordless, used 2 AA rechargable batteries in the mouse (for which it included a charger), and used 2 regular AA batteries in the keyboard which usually lasted around 6 [...]

I wanted the following in a printer: Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X support Print-to-CD ability Low cost ink cartridge replacements Low printer cost (less than $100) That was really about it.

I needed to connect 3 printers to a computer that was about 20-25 feet away (depending on which printer you looked at). Unfortunately, I didn’t have enough USB extension cables, and since the maximum cable length is around 5 meters (or about 16.4 feet) anyway, I decided to look for a cheap powered USB hub. [...]

Very recently (due mainly due to finding out that Epson and HP printers are the most well supported within the Linux community), I decided it was time to spring for another printer. Unfortunately, things have changed since I last looked. Printer manufacturers really don’t like the prospect of people filling their own cartridges, and are [...]

I’ll admit it. For the most part, I’m a Logitech fan. I’ve got a Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo, a Logitech 5.1 sound system, and for the most part, I look to Logitech when it comes to buying a new peripheral. The reason is simple: Logitech products are usually pretty decent – not necessarily the best, [...]

The Gigabyte GA-8I915ME-GL motherboard is a pretty basic Micro-ATX motherboard based on the Intel 915GL chipset. I won’t list all of the specifications here as they can also be found on Gigabyte’s website. In addition, there are no benchmarks in with the review. All that this review contains is information on the motherboard & included [...]