The motherboard or mainboard is also referred to as mainboard, system board, the mobo or, in Apple devices, the logic board. The motherboard provides connectors for all peripherals, holds amongst other things the RAM, CPU and the BIOS. A typical motherboard schematic from Wikipedia:
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How to plug power/reset buttons from case to motherboard leads?
I have a motherboard I salvaged from a pre-assembled computer. Except now I'm trying to use it in my own custom build. The problem is, this motherboard doesn't have any documentation because it was ...
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Upgrading RAM - Motherboard Support?
According to my motherboard manufacturer the max amount of RAM I can use is 8GB. Why am I limited to 8GB? I have only two slots but I know I can buy 2 8GB sticks to get to 16GB and I am running a ...
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How to disable power to the mouse and keyboard after shutdown?
After my computer shuts down, I still have the power to the keyboard and mouse. This causes both the keyboard and mouse to have lights that remain lit while the system is off. How do I change this, so ...
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Does the Asus P8Z68-V LX support 3rd generation Intel Core I5 processors?
I'm having some trouble shopping for a hardware upgrade while trying to stay within budget.
According to the specifications on their web page, the P8Z68-V LX provides the following CPU supoprt:
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marvell bios setup
I have acquired the p9x79 deluxe and recently connected a 3TB hard drive to it. It now directly goes to marvell bios setup instead of the usual bios UEFI. What exactly is the marvell bios setup, and ...
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Does the BIOS encrypt the password?
Does the BIOS encrypt the password?
If not, can it be found with physical access?
If yes, which algorithm does it use?
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Intel server board support 2 types of RAM sticks - is it possible?
While trying to figure out what to do with an old Intel server I have. On the Intel site spec page for the server board: SR1435VP2 it is mentioned that it can support both DDR and DDR2 400.
I ask: ...
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What's a good mainstream Intel motherboard [closed]
I am replacing an Intel D945PVS motherboard in a custom-built PC, and I need some reliable options.
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Short, intermittent USB port timeouts
I have a data acquisition application controlled by a Windows PC. I am using an Intel Desktop Board DH67CL motherboard. This has 6 USB2 ports along with 2 of the new blue USB3 ports. The DAQ ...
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What do i do about this? Motherboard Error
Ok, I have this motherboard that is old and I dont even use. But I play around with it sometimes. I got it out today and found this...What do I do?
This cord or wire thing (could you maybe inform ...
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A PCI Express 3.0 Video Card into a PCI-E 1.0 x16 slot
Perhaps I'm trying to push my mobo too hard, but I think I have read that PCI-e 3.0 is back compatible to previous PCI-e specifications. But 3.0 into a 1.0, is it possibly asking too much?
I'm ...
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Desktop Configuration: More than 32GB RAM
For Particle Simulations, I considered upgrading my desktop PC. I would be willing to invest into 64GB of RAM, but as I have checked, all desktop motherboards have maximum memory limits of 32GB.
What ...
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Should I connect case fan to a pwr_fan or chassis_fan?
My Motherboard ( http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68V_PROGEN3/ ) has following fans:
2 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin, 1 x 3 -pin)
2 x Power Fan connector(s) (3 -pin)
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Choosing RAM for a new system: 1x8GB, 2x4GB, 4x2GB [closed]
I am currently researching parts for a computer I am building completely from scratch. I am planning on getting a motherboard that supports maximum 32GB of ram with four card slots, a pretty common ...
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Can I upgrade motherboard on Windows 7 system with only Windows 7 Upgrade disc? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What would happen if I take my hard drive out of my current PC and put it in a new PC?
I want to change out my ECS-USA GeForce6100PM-M2 2.0 motherboard for a ASUS ...
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For “Active Management Technology”, what hardware is necessary besides motherboard and CPU, and what steps are necessary?
I have purchased the following motherboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813121586 (Intel S2600CP4), and dual Xeon E5-2687 CPU's.
Supposedly, this motherboard supports ...
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Memory timings in CPU-Z : Memory and SPD tab discrepancy - What do they mean?
When I run CPU-Z in my netbook, in the memory tab, the timings displayed are 5-5-5-15, but in the SPD tab, the timings are 5-5-5-18 (JEDEC #3).
What do the differences in the timings between the tabs ...
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does ASUS AMD crossfire motherboard support intel core i5 cpu?
I would like to know if ASUS Crosshair V Formula AM3+ AMD 990FX motherboard ( http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131735 ) support intel core i5 cpu?
In the manual it says:
CPU:
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intermittent power up failure after shut down
My desktop with ASUS P5L-MX motherboard does not immediately want to boot up whenever it is completely shut down. When the switch is pressed there are no visible lights, fan motion or anything. It ...
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no POST while booting. monitor not displaying anything
The monitor not displaying anything.
I don't hear the POST signal as well. ( the beep while booting )
Things that I have tried.
Connected MONITOR to laptop ( which I am using currently ), ...
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sabertooth 990fx wont start [closed]
i recently bought a new mother(sabertooth 990fx) and a new processor (fx4100) and ive installed my psu ram cpu and tried to turn on my pc but it turns on for less than a second and the red cpu led ...
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Where can I buy an Intel HDA front panel connector?
Where can I buy an Intel HDA front panel connector? They usually come with the case, but mine didn't and I can't find it anywhere, and I've done a lot of google searching.
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how can i get a motherboard driver on my new computer without an optical drive?
I just built a new computer and I cannot get it to boot. it gets to the point where I can run a windows repair but then it tells me it is likely a driver issue. However I have no optical drive on this ...
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New Intel D2700DC won't start
I just bought an Intel D2700DC motherboard and powered it with a Picopsu 80 / AC-DC 12v 6.67A 80w adapter.
When I plug it in the STDBY led lights up but when i short-circuit the on/off pins, nothing ...
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Boot up troubles, power related - system always stable once booted
I've got a system that's been causing me a lot of trouble over the last few months. Below is a somewhat lengthy saga of my experience with it but it should hopefully provide some thorough problem ...
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Fitting a Motherboard into a Computer Case
I'm interested in building my own computer. I saw a motherboard and CPU that I want to buy from Tiger Direct.
My question is has to do with computer cases and motherboards.
Are all motherboards ...
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How to get audio output
I upgraded my laptop's processor and motherboard, but didn't check completely if it's working or not, because I was using another laptop. Now when I checked it, there was no audio output from it. I've ...
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Motherboards/components to eliminate USB Bandwidth issue
I'm currently running web streaming from a Dell XPS 15 running Windows 7 with a i5 M480 2.67ghz processor and 6gb of ram.
I connect TWO EasyCap DC60+ devices and a TV Tuner to all three of my ...
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PC hardware (HDD, BIOS / motherboard) acting weird
This is going to be long story. I'm trying to figure out what the hardware problem with my desktop is.
It started with my Windows XP's very slow response and later even a BSOD, when shutting down. ...
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Can I put two graphics cards on this motherboard?
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/Intel_Socket_1155/P8Z68V_LX/#specifications
ASUS P8Z68-V LX
Can I put two graphics cards with 1GB each on this motherboard?
I am also not sure if this motherboard ...
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Will this upgrade require a windows 7 reinstallation or would something go obviously wrong? (Specific) [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
What would happen if I take my hard drive out of my current PC and put it in a new PC?
I'm upgrading this:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MB-331-GI
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Laptop powers up just no BIOS
I have a laptop that you can power up and fans come on and stuff but getting no POST on start up. Does this mean the motherboard probably went bad?
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Cannot boot anymore, power supply broken?
My desktop computer is not able to boot anymore. Currently I have breadboarded my computer taking everything out of the case so the motherboard is only connected with:
500W power supply, connected ...
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How to switch monitor to other graphic card
I have two cards on my motherboard ASUS Maximus IV Extreme: GTX-580 and GTX-680 (yeah! just got it). I however have only one monitor.
I want to test this monitor on different card however the ...
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What to know before getting a motherboard manufacture?
I already have a motherboard for my device. Its a medical device, and the time when i get it manufactured, the manufacturer was unable to add some stuffs that was required.
Now i am in search for a ...
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Replaced CPU and black screen but no beep?
I'm having a bit of trouble with a GIGABYTE GA-MA78G-DS3H (rev. 2.0) motherboard. Recently when trying to clean my AMD Phenom II X 4 CPU, I dropped it and broke some pins.
I have now brought a ...
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Where to find universal asus sound driver for xp?
I have asus a7S333 motherboard and can't hear sound, so is there any where to find universal asus sound driver or driver for motherboard that use xp?
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Will Ivy Bridge Xeon's be compatible with Sandy Bridge motherboards?
I'm putting together a new server. I'm looking at the Xeon E3-1270 processor. I see that the the new ivy bridge line is coming out next week. The ivy bridge version of this chip will be called Xeon ...
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Using an old graphics card on a new mother board
I will be getting my ASUS P8Z77-V Z77 MB ATX 2400 (O.C) SLI Crossfire motherboard today that will be running the Intel Core i7-2600K. I have an old EVGA GeForce 8800GT and was curious if I could use ...
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Long Continous Beep with ASUS motherboard
I just built a computer, connected everything properly but there is one long continous beep, that does not stop. Bios loads up, there are no errors, and everything works fine. There is nothing listed ...
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Computer gives three beeps o starting and then no display
Today I turned on my desktop, and it did not turn on. Nothing was displayed on the monitor and
then i heard my computer give out 1 long beep followed by two short beeps. The monitor then just remains ...
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What limits my laptop on upgrading RAM at 8GB?
I have a Toshiba Portege M780-S7240. It's an i7, 64-bit and currently has 4GB RAM. I'd like to upgrade to 16GB. (If it matters, I'm running 64-bit Ubuntu.)
I checked with a RAM vendor who said it ...
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How can I fit 6 7970 Graphics Cards in one computer?
Okay, based on my previous question, it turns out I can find a motherboard to support 6 PCI slots and therefore 6 GPUs. But now I want to use 6 GPU's, specifically, the Radeon 7970.
Obviously, they ...
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Are there any motherboards out there that will let me install 5-6 GPU cards? [closed]
Specifically, I'm looking for GPU cards that take up 2 slots, so spacing is an issue.
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ASUS P8B WS - Endless Reboots
I am running a Intel XEON 1245 with 4GBx2 Kingston Memory ECC Unbuffered DDR3 on an ASUS P8B WS motherboard. BIOS Version 0904 x64. This system is a little over a month old. It is running Ubuntu ...
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Getting a new CPU and motherboard [closed]
I have the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40GHz, 8MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB, Kentsfield, Quad-Core, Socket 775, Processor and it has been nothing short of amazing since 2007. I'm now looking at the Intel Core ...
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Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 mobo won't boot from USB flash drive
I am trying to boot BAMT a Debian flavor via USB on a brand new Gigabyte GA-970A-UD3 motherboard. I tried various flash drive and various OS. I never had this problem with ASUS and MSI. The problem is ...
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CPU speed is lower than it should be
I have Intel Core 2 Duo E6400 that should run at 2.13 GHz but when I boot my compuer, BIOS shows CPU speed of just 1.6 Ghz ( I removed BIOS/Motherboard logo screen so I can see hardware details). ...
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Motherboard Specifications Clarification
So, my father (being not so computer-savvy) accidentally bought the wrong CPU for my brothers computer. He was going to send it back, but then I thought maybe it would work in my computer, and my ...
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Installing Heatsink (XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283) onto Motherboard (ASRock X79 Extreme9 LGA 2011 Intel X79)
I recently have purchased: XIGMATEK Gaia SD1283, in the instructions it states two different type's for the installation of the Intel LGA 2011. It lists Type 1 and Type 2.
Now I have the Intel Core ...
