Chapter 6 Notes Flashcards
(14 cards)
Which chipset is still considered a chipset today?
South bridge - the cpu took over all the north bridge functions
Chipset numbers
X299 X470 B36ON - these are the chipsets the motherboard is supporting. You will see numbers such as these on the side of the motherboard board box.
These tell you how many sticks you can support. How many video cards you can put in your system. How fast your RAM can be. How many and the speed of USB parts you can support. How many hard drives you can install.
The largest motherboard form factor is?
A. Micro ATX
B.ITX
C. ATX
D. Mini ITX
ATX
Which is true of an I/O shield?
The I/O shield is customized to fit the motherboards l/O area
Which chip is typically found on modern motherboards?
South bridge
The job of the south bridge is to act as the interface between the CPU and what?
Slow hardware
Which is typically not found on a motherboard?
SATA Cables
The small metal items that screw into a case and keep the motherboard from touching the case are called
Stand offs
How can you protect your system form ESD while installing the motherboard?
Antistatic wrist strap
Which much be done before installing a motherboard into a case?
Install the I/O shield
The motherboard contains the wires called ____ that make up the buses of the system.
A. Form factors
B. Chipsets
C. Traces
D. Components
E. Shit bitch idk
Traces
Case fan support
Every motherboard has a CPU fan power connector, usually 4 wire connector that supports 3 wire fans too.
Some motherboards offer 1 or more fan power connectors for case fans. These are almost always wire connectors
Original IBM APC had slots built into the motherboard called ______ for adding expansion cards and the new functions to the PC
Expansion slots
What’s the difference between PCI and PCIe
PC = 32 wires carry one bit of data
PCIe = 1 wire carrying 32 bits of data
