Hardware vendor links, memory resources, troubleshooting component links of the PC Friendly Internet Page

Hardware
(10/8/98)
Upgrading Your PC
Hardware Vendors & Manufacturers

SBA * Consulting	Computer Hardware Manufacturer's Index
Computer Industry Manufacturers	Hardware Manufacturers On The Web
Hardcore Hardware	ZDNet Company Finder
Spumador's HW Page

A collection of links to PC hardware information and best prices

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Additional

Advice	There is a growing list of pages with advice on how to build your own PC including: Build your own PC - a nice description of how to select and assemble a PC from scratch, How to Build a PC - Billy's Motherboard HomeWorld, Introduction to PC Hardware (Yale University), Learn to Build Your Own Computer (PC Currents), PCGuide (a guide to your PC questions, very broad, lots of good information), Hand-Me-Down PC - an upgrade workshop, Lost Circuits - information and reviews on motherboards, CPUS's, hard drives, and more. The PC Technology Guide - a very nicely done page describing PC hardware, TheRef(tm) TechTalk Table of Contents cables, connections, termination stuff, Tom's hardware page - lots of good info in one page (reviews, hardware information, and much more) Pages that are hardware help oriented: Help Me Now- free on-line respones and chat room for your hardware questions, PC Tech Archive - at PC Magazine, Solutions/explanations for common PC problems, Tip Finder - most everything from ZDNet is worth a visit, Manufacturer and vendor technical support contact information.
Cables	Cabling Pin-out Diagrams (T, S) - tech sheet HwB: The Hardware Book (T, S) - (adapters, cables, etc.). Very nice resource on construction of many cables and adapters. Standard PC Cabling Pin-out Diagrams (T, S)
Memory	FAQ's: DRAM_FAQ The Hardware Group FAQ - Significance of cacheable RAM A look at some different types of memory: Cache (SRAM) (T) - description and technical info DIMMs (Dual In-line Memory Modules) (T) - PowerRAM, TechWorks UK DRAM Technologies (T) - PowerRAM, TechWorks UK DRAM: The Next Generation (A) - June 1997. Writes about SDRAM, RDRAM, and where memory may be headed. EDO Memory (T) - Kingston's Memory Bits Glossary of PC Memory Terms - ZDNet Level 2 Cache Memory (T) - TechWorks UK SDRAM (T) - description & Explanation SDRAM Memory (T) - PowerRAM, TechWorks UK More: DIMM Performance Comparison Table - at LostCircuits SIMM's - DRAM (T) - SIMM's Buyer's Guide; getting old but still applies CPU and Memory (T) - Nice article on the relationship of memory and the CPU. DRAM - Main Memory (T) - System Optimization Page. Good descriptions of several memory types. Memory Information Bank - A quick description of current RAM memory types. The Memory Manual (T) - from PDP, general information about memory modules and how to identify them Manual The RAM (Random Access Memory) Guide (T) - Tom's Hardware Page SIMM Savers (A)

Resources

Standard PC storage devices and I/O connector pinouts.(T, S)
Standard IRQ assignments (T) - Dick Perron's home page.
Ralf Brown's Interrupt list (T, S) - The interrupt list is a comprehensive listing of interrupt calls, I/O ports, memory locations, far-call interfaces, and more for IBM PCs and compatible machines.

Troubleshooting

Beep Codes by Manufacturer (T)
Isolating Hardware Probliems (T)
Troubleshooting (T) -- Micron Technical Support

Viruses

Viruses - links located on Subjects page

General

Comp-Info (S) - a tool for finding specifications on just about every type of hardware

Links

Dick Perron's Hardware Link page
The Mining Co. - This is one very outstanding directory and information site. I see it eventually (if not now) as a leader in Internet directory assistance for many subjects.
Trish's Escape from Hardware Hell Computer Help - A leading directory for PC and other computer hardware.