Chapter 7

Motherboards

Lab Exercises

7.01      Researching New Motherboards

7.02      Removing a Motherboard

7.03      Identifying Motherboard Features

7.04      Installing a Motherboard

7.05      Exploring Motherboard Features with CPU-Z

7.06      Identifying Internal Expansion Slots

7.07      Installing Expansion Cards

7.08      Managing Hardware with Device Manager

Lab Analysis Test

Key Term Quiz

 

While the CPU, system RAM, power supply, hard disk drive, and all the other miscellaneous pieces of a typical PC are important, it is the motherboard that brings them together into a working whole. Every bit and byte of data that moves between devices passes through the motherboard’s sockets and traces. Every component plugs into it, either directly ...

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