The Serial ATA standard for connecting computer devices has largely replaced older standards, such as IDE. SATA offers several advantages over IDE, such as vastly increased speed and slimmer cables ...

Installing an internal hard drive is one of the more straightforward upgrades out there—and is often a better option than using external drives that may be dropped or misplaced. The process usually ...

MSI motherboards use light-emitting diodes to report the status of the computer. Most computers have an LED for the power and an LED for the hard drive. If the PC is turned on, the power LED glows ...

We had a recent incident in our lab where SATA 6Gb/s performance inexplicably dropped going from one motherboard to the next. In theory, both boards should have offered the same performance on the ...