Chapter 6

Motherboards

Lab Exercises

6.01 Researching New Motherboards

6.02 Identifying Internal Expansion Slots

6.03 Removing Expansion Cards

6.04 Removing a Motherboard

6.05 Identifying Motherboard Features

6.06 Installing a Motherboard

6.07 Installing Expansion Cards

6.08 Exploring Motherboard Features with CPU-Z

6.09 Managing Hardware with Device Manager

Lab Analysis Test

Key Term Quiz

While the CPU, system RAM, power supply, hard 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 or indirectly—a ...

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