MOTHERBOARD
Motherboard components:
CPU socket
Clock generator
Memory Slots
Expansion Slots
Chips
North Bridge
South Bridge
Low Speed I/O
BIOS / UEFI
Power Supply ports
Input
Motherboard
CPU
Output
Fans
Storage ports
Internal
External
Expansion Ports
Internal
External
Connectors
Front Panel:
Power Switch
Reset Switch
Power LED
HDD LED
Speaker
Battery Slot
Motherboard Buses:
Front Side Bus
Intel - Quick Path Interconnect
AMD - Hyper Transport
Internal Bus
Intel - DMI (Direct Media Interface)
AMD - UMI (Unified Media Interface)
Low Pin Count (LPC) Bus
Motherboard Manufacturers:
Asus
Biostar
Gigabyte
Intel
AMD
MSI
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Form Factor defines:
Motherboard size
Power supply and connectors
Computer cases
I/O Panel
Date
Form Factors
1984
AT (Advanced Technology)
1995
ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended)
1996
mATX (Micro ATX)
1999
Flex ATX (version of mATX)
1996
NLX (New Low profile eXtended)
2004
BTX (Balanced Technology eXtended)
EATX (Extended ATX)
2005
Mini ATX
Length x Width
305 x 330 mm
12 x 13 inch
305 x 244 mm
12 x 9.6 inch
244 × 244 mm
9.6 × 9.6 inch
228.6 × 190.5 mm
9.0 × 7.5 inch
203–229 × 254–345 mm
8–9 × 10–13.6 inch
325 x 267 mm
12.8 x 10.5 inch
305 × 330 mm
12 × 13 inch
150 × 150 mm
5.9 × 5.9 inch
ITX (Information Technology eXtended)
2001
Mini ITX (mITX)
2003
Nano ITX
Pico ITX
2007
Mobile ITX
DTX
2007
Mini DTX
170 × 170 mm
6.7 × 6.7 inch
120 × 120 mm
4.7 × 4.7 inch
100 × 72 mm
3.9 × 2.8 inch
75 × 45 mm
2.953 × 1.772 inch
200 × 244 mm
8.0 × 9.6 inch
203 × 170 mm
2007
Mini DTX
2008
HPTX
2010
XL-ATX
SSI EEB (Server System Infrastructure Enterprise Electronics Bay)
SSI CEB (Server System Infrastructure Compact Electronics Bay)
SSI MEB (Server System Infrastructure Midrange Electronics Bay)
8 × 6.7
345 × 264 mm
13.6 × 10.4
345 × 264 mm
13.6 × 10.4
305 × 330 mm
12 × 13 inch
305 × 267 mm
12 × 10.5 inch
411 × 330 mm
16.2 × 13 inch
Form factors:
https://www.silverstonetek.com/it/tech-talk/wh11_008
Other Form factors:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motherboard_form_factor#Comparisons
PowerCert:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQ1FgGidoic
MB Failures:
Catastrophic (burn-in failure (distended capacitors))
Component
Ethereal
Expansion Card Installation Steps:
Knowledge
Learn specifications
Physical Installation
Shutdown
ESD
Locking
Device Drivers
Correct drivers
Installation
Uninstalling
Rollback
Verification
Device Manager