About a year and a half ago, I scored what seemed to be a dead motherboard. With a dremel, soldering iron, and some donor parts, I got it working again.

Many find the difference between FSB, DDR, RAMBUS and how it works quite confusing, so in this short write-up, I'll try to explain the difference. Enjoy.

In dual processor x86 systems, the two processors operate indepedent of each other and are able to function simultaneously. But there are many myths and different beliefs on how SMP works. Read on to find out how it really works.