Biostar, has recently introduced a new Hi-Fi A85W 3D motherboard, intended to support APUs from AMD for Socket FM2 (Richland and Trinity generation APUs). The board is developed in ATX form-factor and features four DIMM slots for DDR3 memory modules. Expansion facilities are guaranteed by two PCI slots, two PCI Express x16 2.0 slots, and PCI Express x1 2.0 slots, while connectivity options are secured by eight SATA III ports with the support of various RAID configurations (RAID 0, 1, 5, 10). The model also boasts three video sockets (VGA, DVI and HDMI) and USB 3.0 ports. 
Last week Intel announced a new instrumentality for upgrading desktop PC, called Thunderbolt Ready. This tool will help in incorporating Thunderbolt interface into the motherboards which initially do not have the support for it. However, only the motherboards with ‘Thunderbolt Ready’ marking and an inbuilt General-purpose I/O (GPIO) socket might fall under the upgrade. In addition to this feature, the user will have to acquire a dedicated card to enable the interface.
Corsair is renowned for the whole galaxy of products designed for contemporary PC platforms. Its PSUs, memory modules, SSDs, cooling solutions, peripherals, and cases are widely incorporated in desktop and mobile segments. The latter count a list of series, targeted various customers with various needs. The most peculiar one is Carbide series that currently consists of eight models. Carbide Air 540 differs from its comrades, in the first place, by its cubic framework and, in the second place, by its mini-tower height but midi-tower internal spacing. Those are not the only attractions of the model, since Corsair always offers more than it’s seen on the surface.
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Compaq Presario Bezel Volume Control
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Compaq SCSI Tape Adapter
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Intel USB 82930 Test Board
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Mwave Midi Synthesizer
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Mwave SoundBlaster Compatibility
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Sierra SQ3465 (Voice)
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USB Diagnostic Device
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USB HID Device
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VLSI VL82C147 PCI IrDA Controller
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Compaq Deskpro Thermal Sensor
*BRI0200
Compaq Modem Audio
*CPQA0D2
Compaq Presario Bezel Volume Control
*CPQA0D4
Compaq SCSI Tape Adapter
*CPQA0D6
Compaq TV Tuner
*CPQA0E1
InfraRed connector on the King ISA Plug and Play PCMCIA Controller
*CPQA0E2
Intel PCI Test Card
*CPQA0E4
Intel USB 82930 Test Board
*CPQA0EF
Mwave DSP Processor
*CPQAE08
Mwave Midi Synthesizer
*CPQFD17
Mwave SoundBlaster Compatibility
*IBM0020
Sierra Quartet Combo System (Voice)
*IBM36E0
Sierra SQ3465 (Voice)
*IBM36F1
USB Diagnostic Device
*IBM36F2
USB HID Device
ISAPNP\SSC0001_DEV0001
VLSI VL82C147 PCI IrDA Controller
ISAPNP\SSC0101_DEV0001