Chapter 1

Motherboards, Processors, and Memory

The following CompTIA A+ 220-801 objectives are covered in this chapter:

  • 1.1 Configure and apply BIOS settings.
    • Install firmware upgrades – flash BIOS
    • BIOS component information: RAM, Hard drive, Optical drive, CPU, Boot sequence, Enabling and disabling devices, Date/time, Clock speeds, Virtualization support
    • BIOS security (passwords, drive encryption: TPM, lo-jack)
    • Use built-in diagnostics
    • Monitoring: Temperature monitoring, Fan speeds, Intrusion detection/notification, Voltage, Clock, Bus speed
  • 1.2 Differentiate between motherboard components, their purposes, and properties.
    • Sizes: ATX, Micro-ATX, ITX
    • Expansion slots: PCI, PCI-X, PCIe, miniPCI, CNR, AGP 1x, AGP2x, 4x, 8x
    • RAM slots
    • CPU sockets ...

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