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A motherboard is the central or main circuit board making up a multifaceted electronic system, such as a modern computer. It is also recognized as a mainboard, baseboard, system board, or, on Apple computers, a logic board, and is from time to time abbreviated as mobo.[1]
Most after-market motherboards formed today are designed for [...]
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Understanding Motherboard
August 18th, 2008 · No Comments
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The motherboard’s form is also important.
May 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The design of the motherboard is something that you should consider much. Aside from the specs and speed of it, the form and design of it are also important since this will determine the placement of your hardware in your computer. If you wish to have USB ports in front of your PC, you must [...]
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Things you must do before changing your motherboard. (part V)
May 27th, 2008 · No Comments
9. Making sure. Before installing an operating system, you have to make sure that all the hardware needed to install the said operating system is connected. If your installation will need a floppy disk (for boot disk concerns) and you “forgot” to install the floppy drive, things might get a little more complicated. Turning off [...]
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Things you must do before changing your motherboard. (part IV)
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
7. Install the fan. You may forget to put back or install new hardwares but you should never forget installing the fan power. Yes, you will be able to turn on your computer, but after few minutes, you will notice that your computer is producing quite an odd sound. A minute or so will pass [...]
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Things you must do before changing your motherboard. (part III)
May 20th, 2008 · No Comments
5. Disconnect all the wires. Of course, before doing anything else and before you start unscrewing all the parts, make sure that everything is disconnected. The least you would want is for the other parts to be damaged. The power supply is very easy to spot since the connecters are big, however, the small connectors [...]
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Things you must do before changing your motherboard. (part II)
May 15th, 2008 · No Comments
3. Find a large space for workspace. Changing a motherboard requires a lot of unscrewing the parts and so, you might want to consider doing it in a large open area. Although you might find it reasonable to open your CPU on a small table, it’s ok, as long as you can remember where you [...]
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Things you must do before changing your motherboard. (part I)
May 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Changing a motherboard is very far from changing your everyday clothing. It’s much more complicated than that since you have a lot of things to consider before doing it. Here are some of the few things to do prior to changing your computer’s brain:
1. Backup all your data. When doing this, you must keep in [...]
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Where to go for a review?
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
Are you planning on buying a new motherboard for your desktop computer? Of all the new motherboard products that are found in the market, no wonder people are so confused about the right motherboard for their PCs. We all know that the CPU is synonymous to a puzzle: everything inside has to fit and be [...]
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Important things to consider when buying a Motherboard Part 2
April 16th, 2008 · No Comments
Storage
The latest motherboards today usually offer both IDE and SATA connectors. This is because of the rise of the new SATA drives (Serial ATA). Choosing a motherboard that supports SATA drives is a wise option.
PCI slots
Most motherboards have at least two to four PCI slots for expansion and flexibility.
Standard PCI slots [...]
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Innovation Won’t Stop, and Motherboards will Never Die
April 5th, 2008 · No Comments
The features that have made PC’s so popular will never go away. Some people can live with a specialized appliance, and a lot of the PC market may shift to other products. However, many of us still want to have our own computer. The highest performance and newest software is likely to always be introduced [...]
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