Physical failures in an on-board sound card can degrade the quality of your computer's audio output in degrees ranging from nagging feedback to complete failure. However, you aren't locked into your ...

While most Lifehackers have developed a strong relationship to software, the nitty-gritty of hardware is often left alone. After all, that's why God invented the USB port, right? Well, that's fine and ...

Every hardware device connected to your computer requires drivers to function properly. This includes motherboard-integrated devices, such as graphics cards and sound cards. When a device stops ...

Audio and desktop PCs have a long history of not playing well together. Most PCs get okay audio, but your average desktop doesn't have great sound-system tuning, which leaves you having to do the ...

Despite the trend in shrinking PC sizes, larger desktop towers with ATX motherboards are still popular — and for fiends who want to get the most out of their systems, these have a secret weapon: PCIe ...