Libraries for PC Settings?

ahaning asks: "I've recently been collecting mirrors for a file that I found a while back when I had messed up a motherboard and didn't have a manual for it. I haven't really needed the file since, but I'd hate to loose it. Unfortunately, I didn't find out about it until after the fact, but, as the file shows, there used to be a (yearly?) publication on CDROM called Total Hardware. From what I can guess, it contained all that's in the file but with images of every card (there's a little under 15,000 in all). Another similar library of information was called Microhouse. That library is still available. However, all of my attempts to wget the Microhouse library have failed. What I wanted to ask was if anyone else knew of any other good resources similar to these. Especially files (tar/zip) that can be downloaded and referred to offline." It's useful little things like this that the industry once did that I found extremely useful. It's sad that hardware companies either find no monetary value or even goodwill value in continuing to provide this information to its customers.