November 17th, 2008 by admin

ASRock has a ploy to sell more of its motherboards: Instant Boot. The BIOS update for select MoBos promises to boot XP or Vista systems 10 times faster than standard PCs — in other words, about 3 to 4 seconds from a full shutdown. ASRock achieves this minor of miracles through manipulation of the Advanced Configuration and Power Interface that Microsoft manipulates for its sleep and hibernate modes. At the risk of oversimplification, ASRock appears to add the processing baggage to the backend of the shutdown process, essentially rebooting the OS and then dropping it into a suspended state ready to instantly pop on the next time you hit the power button. Pretty smart actually. Here’s the catch: the system you’re using must be limited to a single user account without any password protection — a definite no-no for corporate environments. See what happens when Hugo and George steal Dad’s camcorder after the break.

News : http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/14/asrocks-instant-boot-from-0-to-vista-in-4-seconds/

Official : http://www.asrock.com/feature/instantboot/index.asp

October 29th, 2008 by admin

Did you know you can verify whether Kingston memory you have purchased is a genuine Kingston product or not?

Step 1: Visit http://www.kingston.com/asia/verify/

Step 2: Fill in all necessary information and press SUBMIT button.

Step 3: Check your email to see the result.

You will receive an email from web_report@kingston.com, titled “Kingston Validation Confirmation”.

If your Kingston memory is genuine, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired about has been verified to be an authentic Kingston memory product. All Kingston memory modules carry a life-time warranty. Thank you for selecting Kingston Memory.”

If your Kingston memory has already been registered by another email address, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired was already registered by another user, so it may not be authentic Kingston memory product. We suggest that you double check the information on the product label. (Refer to the Kingston Verification website for details).”

If your Kingston memory is a fake one, you will get the following message:

“The memory you inquired about is not an authentic Kingston memory product. We suggest that you double check the information on the product label. (Refer to the Kingston Verification website for details).”

Good luck!