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[Bits und Bolts] has been restoring an old PC motherboard with the infamous bad electrolytic capacitors. The video of his exploits was interesting enough, but pretty standard stuff. What we …read more Continue reading Antique Motherboard Speaks
This week on the show we’re saying goodbye to Motherboard’s longtime editor-in-chief, Jason Koebler. Continue reading CYBER: The Jason Koebler Exit Interview, Part Two
Last time, I’ve shared my experience on why you might want to consider a laptop motherboard for a project of yours, and noted some things you might want to keep …read more Continue reading Laptop Motherboard? Let’s Boot And Tinker
Sometimes a Raspberry Pi will not cut it – especially nowadays, when the prices are high and the in-stock amounts are low. But if you look in your closet, you …read more Continue reading Laptop Motherboard? No, x86 Single-Board Computer!
We’re not sure if there’s any single characteristic that qualifies someone as a hacker. After all, we’re a pretty eclectic bunch, with skills that range all over the map, and …read more Continue reading Connecting a Keyboard to a Vintage PC-XT, the Hard Way
There was a time when an XT-class motherboard — like the old IBM PC with an 8088 CPU — was a high-tech accomplishment. Now, something like that is easily within …read more Continue reading Building your own 8088 XT motherboard
The Framework laptop is already a very exciting prospect for folks like us — a high-end computer that we can actually customize, upgrade, and repair with the manufacturer’s blessing? Sounds …read more Continue reading Framework Board Gets This Round Display PC Rolling
If you’ve been following the latest advancements in computing for a while, you already know that there’s a big problem with laptops: When they’re no longer useful as a daily …read more Continue reading Modular Laptop Maker Provides Mainboard Documentation for Non-Laptop Projects
We like projects where old gear is given a new life. [Splashdust] has a twenty-year old business firewall that’s build like a tank. He cracks it open and finds a …read more Continue reading Old Firewall Reborn as Retro PC
A couple of weeks ago, [Doug Brown] bought a Ryzen motherboard, advertised as “non-working” and discounted accordingly. He noticed that the seller didn’t test it with any CPUs old enough …read more Continue reading BIOS Flashing Journey Writeup Puts Tutorials To Shame