Chapter 6 Vocab Flashcards
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What are the 4 types of form factors?
Ax form factor
Micro ATX form factor
Mini ITX form factor
ITX form factor
I/O area
Where you put all your input item in the motherboard
Ax form factor
Biggest common form factor we have 12” x 9.6”
Micro ATX form factor
9.6” x 9.6” looks similar
Mini ITX form factor
Small systems the smallest form factor there are smaller systems but you can’t put RAM etc in other smaller ones
ITX form factor
not that common at all. Larger of the form factors
I/O shield
All mother boards come with one. Shape of I/O shielded —- fixed size
What are the OG chipsets?
North bridge and south bridge
North bridge
traditional acted as the interface of the CPU, memory controller, high speed expansion buses — fast stuff
South bridge
Enter connection to the slower stuff. USB ports
The only chipset now that the CPU took over all the north bridge functions
X299 X470 B360N
These are the chipset the motherboard is supporting. You will see numbers such as these on the side of the mother board box.
What can the chipset 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
Stand offs
(Included in the motherboards)
Made of metal
If you run electric through that mother board and it contracts metal. You can have a short
By using the standoff you get a small space allowing our motherboard not to contact that metal case and potentially short out
CompTIA A+ troubleshooting theory steps
- Identify the problem
- Establish a theory of probable cause
- Test the theory to determine the cause
- Establish a plan of action to resolve the problem and implement the solution.
- Verify full system functionality
- Document the findings , actions, and outcomes
Capacitor swelling
Very small circles.
Soul jog is to hold a charge
Lots of them on the mother board
If you notice capacitors are swelling immediately practice proper power handling
Form factors
Determines the physical size of the the motherboard as well as the general location of components and ports
Chipset
Defines the type of processor and RAM the motherboard requires and determines to a degree the built in devices the motherboard supports, including the expansion slots.
The built in _____ determines the core functionality of the system.
A. Chipset
B. Traces
C. Form factors
D. Components
E. Feeling fear
Components
Form factors apply to what three parts?
The case
Mother board
Power supply
What are the types of form factors?
AT = Advanced technology
ATX = Advanced Technology Extended
ITX = Information Technology Extended
At form factor
Now obsolete. Was dominant form factor for motherboards through the mid 90s
They were originally the largest 12” by 13”
AT form factor
Now obsolete. Was dominate form factor for mother boards through the mid 90s
They were originally the largest 12” by 13”
ATX form factor
Overtook AT in 1998. Full size 12” by 9.6”. Uses standard ATX connections but is 30% smaller than the regular size ATX form factor
