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How to buy a Motherboard

Edy — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:59:27 +0000

Is there any reason anyone should go to the trouble of building their own computer from the ground up – buy a motherboard and all those components, snap all the parts together, install the operating system and so on?

Well, you could do that if you are really particular about performance and getting a good deal. The kind of motherboard you get has a great deal to say about what kind of performance you get. And who’s to tell what kind of motherboard Dell and HP and Lenovo use?

Not to mention, there are so many little things you could control if you built your own PC – you could get the latest kind of USB port (SuperSpeed 3.0), you could get exactly the right kind of graphics card that you wanted – no more, no less, and you could buy exactly the kind of monitor you wanted.

You just won’t be locked some impractical configuration that the geniuses of the computer company put together. And of course, you’ll save some money this way.

Okay, now that you’re clear that building your own computer makes a lot of sense, let’s talk a little about how exactly you buy the most important component of your own hand assembled computer – the motherboard.

Most people don’t seem to realize this, but if there’s one part of the computer that you could point to and say – “That’s the soul, the main part of my computer”, it would have to be the motherboard. It’s not the processor or anything else.

For this reason, if you’re building your computer, you need to buy a motherboard first of all. Everything else that you buy, you buy to suit the motherboard you bought.

Picking a motherboard, of course, you do want to think about what kind of stuff you would like to plug into it.

Most parts that you stick into the motherboard – the hard disk, the graphics card, the sound card, the memory – happen to work to standard requirements no matter what motherboard you buy.

If there’s one kind of part, the most important, that requires that the motherboard be specifically built for it, it’s the processor.

The processor and motherboard need to be built for each other. Basically, you have a choice in two different standards when you’re talking about the motherboard-processor match.

There’s the standard adopted by Intel, and there is the standard adopted by its rival AMD. Both are mutually incompatible even if you could get very good performance with either. The first thing you need to do is to choose which standard you want to go with.

Intel is widely considered to be somewhat better when it comes to performance. AMD on other hand, while it does offer nearly the same kind of performance, is often far cheaper.

Once you make a choice of standard here, your next step is to choose how powerful a processor you need. If you’re going with Intel, you want to know how powerful the processor you’re planning on buying will be – the i3, the i5 or the i7.

Once you do that, you’re pretty much set for what kind of motherboard you want to buy.

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How to Install a New Motherboard

Edy — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 03:05:35 +0000

Maybe you feel confused when it will make the decision to replace your computer with a new type. Maybe some people need a thought that long to decide to replace motherboard components on their PCs.

This is reasonable because to do so there is an acceptable risk, although there is also the gain. It is usually the gains in the form of improving the quality of the computer.

Computers will be better able to work well when given an upgrade of the existing components in the computer, especially the motherboard. By replacing the older type of motherboard with a new type of motherboard it will set up computers with more reliable performance.

The problem for some people is How to install a new motherboard. Not a few people know about How to install a new motherboard.

Sure, this is a huge problem when it does not know How to install a new motherboard if you want to upgrade to the computer. That’s why we will talk about How to install a new motherboard.

To start installing the motherboard, then you must prepare the following tools, the first is a screwdriver, second is the motherboard, which is when the CPU, the fourth is a Fan. Once the tool is complete then you should prepare before the study.

Create a work space that can support your work so you can work optimally and can save your work time. Next is to prepare a good plan for your work maximum, then you check on the input and output of the motherboard, after that you must install your CPU on the motherboard.

That process is a very challenging process. After that you install the CPU Fan. After Fan installed, then you do last step, it is installing the motherboard. The final step is a step that you could easily to do, so you do not need to worry in doing so. Good luck..

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How To Properly Install A New Motherboard

Edy — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 15:38:08 +0000

The motherboard is the most expensive computer component so be sure to treat and handle it with great care.

There are a few things you should do to ensure no motherboard damage occur as you prepare for the installation.

Be sure you have a clean,well lit,and level work place.Relax your mind and make this task both fun and educational.

You will need such tools as a phillips screwdriver,maybe some needle nose pliers and the manual that came with the board.

Most importantly you must remove any and all electrical static discharge from your body and clothes.Static electricity is a big problem and will quickly damage chips on your new board.

PREPARING FOR THE INSTALLATION

Preparing to work on your system envolves work area,lighting, and much more.One great danger is the chance of electrical static charge.But this will be no problem when this static buildup is properly removes.

Remove this danger by grounding yourself.Touch the metal case of the system unit or better yet,touch a door nobt in your work area to remove all electrical static charge.

Set down and carefully read your user’s manual and familiarize yourself with your new motherboard and its layout.Taking this time will boost your motherboard installation performance ike you never thought.

Study your new motherboard and keep the box it came in.Remove it from its protective wrap very carefully and without damaging the wrap.This is done just in case you need to return the motherboard.

You may need to return the motherboard if you made any mistakes in the purchase.Does the holes of your new motherboard line up with the holes in the case?

If there are any reason to return the board,you can simply put it back in the box to return.

Make the installation of your new motherboard fun and prepare well.Go to www.ultimatepcrepair.com and click on the photos page to familiarize yourself with all of the components in the cmputer.Follow these procedures as a guildline to install your new motherboard.

REMOVING THE OLD MOTHERBOARD

First Turn on your computer and access your cmos setup. This is done as the computer counts its memory.Press the combination of keys to access your bios.once inside your bios,select “Standard CMOS Setup” and write down all information about your computer’s drives.

Make sure you get the density of your floppy drives and the type of hard drive you have. Once you have this, turn off and unplug the computer and remove the case.

Second Study your system unit layout and you may want to take notes as your remove components and connections so that it will be easier when it comes to re-installing these components or connections.

Go about unplugging the wires that are connected to your old motherboard.Remember to label any and all connections to make re-installing them easier later.

Here’s where its very important to take awhile to study your old and new boards before disconnecting anything.

Third Carefully disconnect all drives and label the connectors if needed.Remove the drives and set them out of the way in a safe place.Place all small screws in a cup or something where them won’t get lost.

Carefully grasp the motherboard and give it a gentle tug upwards to be sure on connections,screws,or other devices are not interferring with the board’s removal.

Once you are certain there are no obstruction for the board to be removed,lift the board out of the system unit.Look to see if such components as the memory need to be installed onto the new motherboard.

INSTALLING THE NEW MOTHERBOARD

Installing the new motherboard is the reverse order of removing the old motherboard.Be sure you remove all electrical static discharge from you body and clothes.

Inspect the new board for damage and to be certain it is the right motherboard for your computer.

Carefully align the new motherboard with the system unit case and secure the board.Be careful not to secure the screws too much.Install the CPU chip if it is not installed on the board from the manufacturer.

Connect the large power connector from the power supply the the motherboard connector.Take care in not forcing the connector which may bend a pin.

Install RAM Memory into their sockets and check to be sure they are puched in completely.Re-connect all other devices such as controllers,expansion cards and finally the drives.

Check the sound,and videos cards for proper installation. Did you install your internal modem,or scanner adapter card? Connect the leads to the On-Off switch as well the hard drive indicator.

After all connections and components are installed,stop and go back to check again,and then,check some more.Replace the system unit cover once you know all is well.

Your system should now be ready to go.The motherboard may come with a cdrom containing device drivers and other software utilities that may be required to be installed.

Now try turning on the computer and if the POST completed without a hitch,you’re there.If you experience problems,go back and check all connections and devices.

Ita that easy to install or upgrade not only the motherboard,but nearly every other component in the system unit.Get busy understanding your computer now and save big on future PC repair costs.

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Brief Introduction of Motherboard

Edy — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:32:55 +0000

Motherboard is one of the main components of a computer and made of the printed circuit board (PCB).

The motherboard is also known as mainboard, system board, logic board or sometimes, shortened as “mobo”.

It serves as the backbone of a system because it provides all the electrical connections by which other components of the system communicate.

Aside from that, it hosts the central processing unit (CPU), and other devices.

The parts of the motherboard are shown in the example below:

Processor Socket – this is where the processor is placed. On the picture above, the processor socket is Socket 478, which means that the compatible processor for this type of socket is Pentium 4.
Memory Module Slot – this is where the DDR DIMM is placed. Typical motherboards have 4 memory modules that can have a maximum of 1 GB of memory per slot.
North Bridge Chipset – Chipset located on the north bridge or near the CPU handles communication among CPU, RAM, AGP or PCI-Express and the South Bridge Chipset.
South Bridge Chipset – Chipset located on the south bridge supports input/output devices.
ATX Power Connector – this is where the power supply connected. Typical motherboards have 20-pin connectors. But new motherboards are now 24-pin power connector ready. Users can either place a 20-pin or 24-pin ATX connector.
HDD IDE Connector – this is where the IDE hard disk and CDROM drives are placed.
SATA Connector – SATA means Serial Advancement Technology Attachment. Its primary function is to transfer data between motherboard and media storage device. It offers faster data transfer rate.
Floppy – This is where the floppy drive connector is placed. Floppy drives are still important to computer systems especially when a user wants to have an emergency disk of a particular program.
AGP slot – This is the slot for the video card. Older motherboards still have AGP slots but as technology advances, AGP slots are now considered obsolete on new and modern motherboards.
PCI-Express – This is also the slot for the video card. It mainly replaces the functions of the AGP slot and it offers faster connection.
PCI slots – These are the slots where we can place extra network interface cards, modem cards, and other external cards used in computers.
Rear panel – This is also called the back panel of the computer. This is where the ports of mouse, keyboard, COM, USB, and Audio are located.
Front panel – This panel consists of connections for power, reset, sound, HDD LED, and power LED. This panel also consists of USB ports, depending on the architecture of the motherboard.

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Brief Introduction of Computer Memory

Edy — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 10:19:18 +0000

Computer memory is a very essential part of a computer system. It is commonly referred to as RAM (Random Access Memory).

When a user opens an application or program and any files opened on that application, they are loaded into the RAM.

But once these files are saved and closed, the files are written into the specified storage device. The files and the application are then purged from the RAM.

RAM is the temporary or volatile storage area utilized by the CPU (Central Processing Unit). With RAM, you can both read and write data.

SIMM and DIMM are the two commonly types of computer memory.

Single In-line memory module (SIMM) is dedicated to store memory chips while Dual In-line Memory Module (DIMM) is used to hold memory chips.

DIMM has a 64-bit upgrade path because of the Pentium processor requirements. With this, DIMMs can be installed one at a time unlike SIMM.

DIMM provides twice as much data as a single SIMM. Command address and control signals are buffered on the DIMM.

To determine the type of memory that fits your computer is to verify first the requirements of your computer system’s motherboard.

If your motherboard supports DDR 400/333/366, then you can choose the memory speed and capacity you prefer.

1 Gigabyte is the recommended computer memory capacity. It would be excellent if you can install 2GB or greater.

Higher memory capacity can help increase the speed in loading and opening the computer and applications installed.

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