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Hardware SIG Meeting Presentations:
Presentations made in 2010:
Date: February 16, 2010 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2010 Update
Date: January 19, 2010 (PDF - presentation slides) (PDF - comparative matrix spreadsheet)
Featured Topic: CPUs: 2010 Update
Presentations made in 2009:
Date: December 15, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)
Date: November 10, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)
Date: October 13, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)
Date: September 8, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)
Date: August 11, 2009 (PDF, spreadsheet) [NOTE: You may need Adobe Acrobat Reader v.9.1 or later to read the spreadsheet. Download here.]
Featured Topic: "Apple vs Intel (Non-Apple) Desktop and Notebook Solutions - A Value Comparison"
Date: July 14, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: none (only Hardware News)
Date: June 9, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: The Balance of Computer Components: 2009 Update
Date: May 12, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives and Other "Drives": 2009 Update
Date: April 14, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Graphics Cards, and Monitors: 2009 Update
Date: March 10, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: System RAM Plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets): 2009 Update
Date: February 10, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2009 Update
Date: January 13, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs: 2009 Update
Presentations made in 2008:
Date: December 9, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Backing Up Your Data and Your System (including use of RAID technology)
Date: November 11, 2008
Featured Topic: N/A - Senior Center closed for the Veteran's Day holiday (agenda carried over to December)
Date: October 14, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Installing Your OS and Device Drivers and Functional Testing
Date: September 9, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Installing the Balance of Your Components (alias, Assembly - Part 2)
Date: August 12, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Setting Up/Installing Your Motherboard, CPU, and RAM
Date: July 8, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Sourcing Your Components
Date: June 10, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Planning (Phase)
Date: May 13, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: The Balance of Computer Components: 2007-08 Update
Date: April 8, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives, "Floppies", Optical Drives, and Other Removable-Media Drives: 2007-08 Update
Date: March 11, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Graphics Cards, and Monitors: 2007-08 Update
Date: February 12, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: System Memory (RAM) plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic: 2007-08 Update
Date: January 8, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2007-08 Update
Presentations made in 2007:
Date: December 11, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs: 2007-08 Update
Date: November 2007
No Meeting (month is dark due to poor attendance at the October meeting; "Featured Presentation" returns in December)
Date: October 9, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: September 2007
No Meeting (Center closed due to fire damage)
Date: August 14, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: July 10, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: June 12, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: May 8, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: April 10, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: March 13, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: February 13, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: January 9, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Presentations made in 2006:
Date: December 12, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: N/A, "Hardware News" presentation materials only until 12/07 (tentative)
Date: November 14, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: The Balance of Computer Components: 2006 Update
Date: October 10, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Video Cards, and Monitors: 2006 Update
Date: September 12, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives, "Floppies", Optical Drives, and Other Removable-Media Drives: 2006 Update
Date: August 8, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: System RAM Plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets): 2006 Update
Date: July 11, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2006 Update
Date: June 13, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs: 2006 Update
Date: May 9, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2006 Update) - Installing Your OS and Device Drivers and Functional Testing
Date: April 11, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2006 Update) - Installing the Balance of Your Components (alias, Assembly - Part 2)
Date: March 14, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2006 Update) - Setting Up/Installing Your Motherboard, CPU, and RAM
Date: February 14, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2006 Update) - Sourcing Your Components
Date: January 10, 2006 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2006 Update) - Planning Phase
Presentations made in 2005:
Date: December 13 , 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Show & Tell (Part 2 of 2) - Balance of a PC's Components
Date: November 8 , 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Show & Tell (Part 1 of 2) - CPUs and Motherboards
Date: October 11, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Water Cooling (carry-over), PC Maintenance, and Troubleshooting
Date: September 13, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Overclocking Your PC
Date: August 9, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Other Components (Modems, NICs, Chassis, Power Supplies, HFAs, Fans, Keyboards, Mice): 2004-05 Update
Date: July 12, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Sound Processors, Sound Cards, and Speakers: 2004-05 Update
Date: June 14, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Video Cards, and Monitors: 2004-05 Update
Date: May 17, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CD, DVD, and Other Non-"Floppy", Removable-Media Drives: 2004-2005 Update
Date: April 12, 2005 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives and "Floppies": 2004-2005 Update
Date: February 8, 2005 (PDF)
Date: January 11, 2005 (PDF)
Presentations made in 2004:
Date: December 14, 2004 (PDF)
Date: November 9, 2004 (PDF)
Date: October 12, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Network Hardware: How It Works, Part 1 of 2 (Steve Schiffman)
Date: September 14, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hardware Show & Tell, Part 2 of 2
Date: August 10, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hardware Show & Tell, Part 1 of 2
Date: July 13, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Troubleshooting and BIOS Settings
Date: June 8, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Upgrading the OCIPUG General Meeting Room Computer
Date: May 11, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2003 update): Installing Your OS and Device Drivers; Functional Testing
Date: April 13, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2003 update): Installing the Balance of Your Components (alias Assembly - Part 2)
Date: March 2, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2003 update): Setting Up/Installing Your Motherboard, CPU, and System RAM
Date: February, 2004
No Meeting (SIG leader out of town)
Date: January 13, 2004 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2003 Update): Sourcing Your Components
Presentations made in 2003:
Date: December 9, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System (2003 Update): Planning Phase
Date: November 11, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Other Components (Modems, NICs, Chassis, Power Supplies, HFAs, Fans, Keyboards, Mice): 2003 Update and "The Motherboard CD"
Date: October, 2003
No Meeting (SIG leader out of town)
Date: September 9, 2003 (PDF)
Date: August 12, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Graphics Processors, Video Cards, and Monitors: 2003 Update and "BIOS Settings"
Date: July 8, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: CD, DVD, and Other Non-"Floppy", Removable-Media Drives: 2003 Update and "Flashing Your BIOS"
Date: June 10, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Hard Drives and "Floppies": 2003 Update and "Burn-In Procedures"
Date: May 13, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: System RAM plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets): 2003 Update and "Diagnostic Software"
Date: April 8, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2003 Update and "Upgrade Assessment Procedure"
Date: March 11, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topics: CPUs: 2003 Update and "Overview of System Architecture"
Date: February 11, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System: Installing Your OS and Device Drivers; Functional Testing
Date: January 14, 2003 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System: Installing the Balance of Your Components (alias Assembly - Part 2)
Presentations made in 2002:
Date: December 10, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System: Setting Up/Installing Your Motherboard, CPU and System RAM
Date: November 12, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System: Sourcing Your Components
Date: October 8, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Your New System: Planning Phase (the beginning of a five-meeting planning, sourcing, and hands-on assembly series)
Date: September 10, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Other Components (Modems, NICs, Chassis, Power Supplies, HFAs, Fans, Keyboards, Mice)
Date: August 13, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Sound Processors, Sound Cards, and Speakers
Date: July 9, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Video Cards, and Monitors
Date: June 11, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CD, DVD, and Other Non-"Floppy", Removable-Media Drives
Date: May 14, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives and "Floppies"
Date: April 9, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: System RAM plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets)
Date: March 12, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets)
Date: February 12, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs
Date: January 8, 2002 (PDF)
Featured Topic: BIOS Settings
Presentations made in 2001:
Date: December 11, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Backing Up Large Drives; RAID
Date: November, 2001
No Meeting (conflict with Fall COMDEX)
Date: October 9, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Show & Tell #2
Date: September 11, 2001
No Meeting (location closed prior to scheduled meeting; note date)
Date: August 14, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Show & Tell
Date: July 10, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs Revisited
Date: June 12, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Online Resources to Help in Resolving Hardware Problems; General System Maintenance
Date: May 8, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topics: Updating Your System BIOS; Exploring Your Motherboard CD
Date: April 10, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Other Components (Chassis, Power Supplies, HFAs, Fans, Keyboards, and Mice)
Date: March 13, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Modems and Network Interface Cards (NICs)
Date: February 13, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Sound Processors, Sound Cards, and Speakers
Date: January 9, 2001 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Assembly of the OCIPUG Club Computer
Presentations made in 2000:
Date: December 12, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Graphics Processors, Video Cards, and Monitors
Date: November, 2000
No Meeting (conflict with Fall COMDEX)
Date: October 10, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CD, DVD, and Other Non-"Floppy", Removable-Media Drives
Date: September 12, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Hard Drives and "Floppies"
Date: August 8, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: System RAM plus Motherboard Features Beyond Core Logic (Chipsets)
Date: July 11, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets)
Date: June 13, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: CPUs
Date: May 9, 2000 (PDF)
Featured Topic: General Troubleshooting
Date: April 11, 2000 (first meeting) (PDF)
Featured Topic: Overview of the Modern x86 Computer
General Meeting Hardware SIG Presentations:
Presentations made in 2010
Date: February 16, 2010 (System Spec - PDF)
Featured Topic: Show & Tell - OCIPUG's New General Meeting Room Computer
Presentations made in 2009:
Date: October 2009 and beyond - none (capsule SIG presentations dropped for the Hardware SIG - interested General Meeting attendees asked to come early to attend the monthly Hardware SIG meeting)
Date: September 8, 2009 (used the September Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: August 22, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Recap (partial) of the August Hardware SIG Featured Presentation + "What can I get for that $500 budget?"
Date: July 25, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: An (Updated) Marketplace Snapshot of Inexpensive, Major-Brand, Desktop and Notebook PCs
Date: June 27, 2009 (used the June Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: May 16, 2009 (no presentations - PC Workshop instead of regular General Meeting)
Date: April 18, 2009 (used the April Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: March 28, 2009 (PDF)
Featured Topic: BIY Systems: Reasons to Consider - An Update
Date: February 28, 2009 (used the February Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Added: AMD 6.5GHz Overclocking Demo link
Date: January 24, 2009 (used the January Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Presentations made in 2008:
Date: December 20, 2008 (used the December Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: November 22, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: Overclocking
Date: October 25, 2008 (used the September and October Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: September 27, 2008 (used an Intel slide set)
Capsule Topic: Portions of a Nehalem slide presentation from the 2008 San Francisco Intel Developer Forum (IDF)
Date: August 23, 2008 (used the August Hardware SIG meeting slide set, see above)
Capsule Topic: Recent "New Hardware"
Date: July 26, 2008 (no presentation materials - all "Show and Tell")
Featured Topic: An In Depth Tour of the OCIPUG Hardware SIG Web Site
Date: June 28, 2008 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: Building Your Own System (2008 Series) - Planning (Partial)
Date: May 24, 2008 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: The Balance of Computer Components: 2007-08 Update (Partial)
Date: April 26, 2008 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: Hard Drives, "Floppies", Optical Drives, and Other Removable-Media Drives: 2007-08 Update (Partial)
Date: March 22, 2008 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: Graphics Processors, Graphics Cards, and Monitors: 2007-08 Update (Partial)
Date: February 23, 2008 (PDF)
Featured Topic: The Cost, Value, Pros, and Cons of Popular System Upgrades
Date: January 26, 2008 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: Core Logic (Chipsets): 2007-08 Update (Partial)
Presentations made in 2007:
Date: December 15, 2007 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: CPUs: 2007-08 Update (Partial)
Date: November 17, 2007 (PDF)
Capsule Topic: A Marketplace Snapshot of Inexpensive, Major-Brand, Desktop and Notebook PCs - Round 2: Build-It-Yourself Alternatives (Desktops)
Date: October 27, 2007 (PDF)
Featured Topic: A Marketplace Snapshot of Inexpensive, Major-Brand, Desktop and Notebook PCs
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