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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Why am I having issues waking up my machine (and how to debug)?
Recently I switched from buying off the shelf machines to building at work (Building AMD FX-6100 or FX-8100, older ones are A8 series or Phenom II, with Windows 7 Pro). Without going in to the ...
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What can I buy at radio shack to serve as a power switch for my desktop computer? [closed]
I have a desktop computer without a case. The parts are strewn across my desk. My motherboard is a gigabyte MA78LMT-S2. There isn't a power button on this motherboard like I've seen on most ...
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MSI 890FXA-GD65 Won't Boot from perfectly good bootable CDs
The issue is with a brand new 890FXA-GD65 motherboard, but likely affects other recent MSI models. When you place a good bootable CD in a working CD drive and attempt to boot it, it tries to load the ...
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Computer Stalls 5 minutes after cold boot
My computer stalls about 5 minutes after a cold boot.
I let it warm up, restart it and then it'll work fine until next cold boot.
Issue happens in XP, Win Vista and Win 7 (even happened during an os ...
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How can I use a live CD to boot off a specific harddirve partition manually?
I have a machine who's mother board is failing to detect the installed hard drives.
I can boot off a live CD (Ubuntu 11.10 or system rescue 2.4.1) and mount the partitions and the hard drives seem ...
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Can I upgrade my motherboard to 32gb of RAM? [closed]
I bought an HP Pavilion P6553w a number of months ago and it maxes out at 16gb of RAM. I have maxed it out with 4 x 4gb DDR3. I now see that 8GB chips are out and wonder if it can goto 32gb of RAM.
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Motherboard + graphics card combo [closed]
I'm really sorry but I just have no clue if this combination will work.
I've been trying to understand the differance between PCI express x16 etc but
I'm running out of time, a freind will sell it to ...
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Which kind of video card can I mount on an AGP 8x slot?
A Packard Bell PC mounting a P5S800-VM motherboard had some malfunctions; after some investigation they appeared to be caused by the ATI Radeon 9550 video card.
Since it is not the first PC I used ...
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Can I mix different RAM modules in PC?
I have 4 RAM slots on the motherboard P5K. At the moment I have two 1GB RAM modules and two 2GB RAM modules. Everything is working fine.
Can I buy one 4GB module and put it instead of the 1GB ...
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Upgrading motherboard without reloading OS
This question is an offshoot of soemthing I asked earlier:
Disable "Auto Restart after BSOD" from Command Line
Is there a way to wipe out current motherboard drivers on the HD so that you ...
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Motherboard LED is lit (constant green) but turns off immediately when I press the power button (No fans, no POST)
I'm not sure where to begin; I've been trying to get the thing working again for a couple of weeks (waiting on shipping is a pain). There are no trustworthy local shops (speaking from experience) so ...
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Why are there no motherboards that are designed for both Intel and AMD CPU chips?
I've been looking at motherboards for quite a while and noticed that they all belong to either one chipset family or the other.
The chips themselves look identical to my inexperienced eyes, each ...
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Hard disk shut down automatically eveytime [closed]
I am not able to find where is the fault.
I have window XP. After some random amount of time may be 12 hrs 24 hrs or 6 or 2 hrs. My Computer turn off automatically. Now i can still see the cPU fan ...
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How to get ASUS UEFI BIOS EZ Mode utility on my asus laptop?
i have asus laptop with the following specs:
Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc.
Model K53SC (CPU 1)
Version 1.0
Chipset Vendor IntelBIOS
Brand American Megatrends Inc.
Version K53SC.208
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Is there any way to have the onboard VGA enabled as well as a graphics card? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I enable onboard graphics AND dedicated card simultaneously?
I have an HP Pavilion S3000y computer running Fedora 15. [specs]
The motherboard has a VGA port, for ...
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Asus P8P67 Rev. 3.1 Motherboard issues powering on and saving settings
Edit: New Information
Have some updated information from the old question below:
So basically my issue right now is somewhat similar, but I've been able to rule out a couple of things. I don't think ...
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How to find out if cpu is overheated
From past few days my computer automatically turn off. This happens after 2-3 days. I am thinking of three reasons
I think i have very cheap grade power supply and may be that is not able to supply ...
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Can I have multiple motherboards share one hard drive?
Is there a way to share 1 hard drive between multiple motherboards (they will be old ones). I don't need to be able to write, just boot all of them from it.
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quick check: are ssd sata II/III hard drives compatible with a sata 6 Gb/s motherboard? [closed]
I'm purchasing this motherboard and just want to make sure if I purchase a ssd sata II or sata III hard drive, it'll all work out. Thanks!
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Motherboard rated ram is 1333 and 2000(O.C.)?
I have a RAM question...This is my mobo...
http://www.asus.com/Motherboards/AMD_AM3/M4A89GTD_PROUSB3/
And it says it is rated for DDR 1333, and DDR 2000 O.C.
First of all, I would have to assume ...
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New graphics card causes endless reboot loop
I decided to upgrade my ageing Radeon X1600 and grab a HD6770, but after installing it the computer boots up, waits a few seconds then powers off for a few (usually powers on for around 3 seconds or ...
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Add a hard drive to expand RAID 5 array on Intel RST (Rapid Storage Technology)?
I have a RAID 5 array of 3x1.5TB hard drives currently set up on my Asus P8P67 motherboard, and I'm wondering if I could add another 1.5TB hard drive to it without having to back up my data and ...
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Gigabyte P67A-UD5 with Asus GTS450 on x16 slot -> crash
When I first got this card, it was on the x16 slot of the motherboard. DirectX was unstable and nvidia driver was crashing in no particular circumstances. I realized that I had no such issue on the x8 ...
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How does Motherboard and CPU affect RAM choice?
I am seeking advice on which memory to use with my motherboard and CPU. Below are my components and some relevant information extracted from their official websites.
NOTE: Although this is a very ...
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Toshiba Tecra A11 laptop stays “on” after shutdown
Bit of a strange one. I hope I posted on the correct site.
When I shut down the laptop, the screen goes off and the fans shut down, but the power light stays on. On the front of the laptop, there are ...
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If I don't use PCI card , will it consume power [closed]
I have P4 with Windows 7. I have Nvidia inno3d 250 PCI express card which also gets extra power from power supply with 6pin connector.
That desktop PC is mostly turn on 24 hrs as I keep downloading ...
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Old and new parts won't pass POST [closed]
I recently acquired new parts for my PC. I plugged them all in correctly and started it up. The mother board lights up and is able to run on-board checks such as MemOk!, but for some reason I don't ...
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How to interpret Sandra's results to determine if my motherboard supports SATA 3?
I ran SiSoftware's Sandra which gave me the following data:
How can I interpret if this computer (HP Pavilion dv6-6b50ep Entertainment Notebook PC) supports SATA 3?
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Repairing traces on motherboard, will it have an effect?
I have an Asus Maximus IV Extreme-Z. While installing the standoffs for mounting my waterblock, the pliars slipped and I damaged 3 traces. Scraped it down to the 1st copper layer. The three traces ...
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What does the LN2 switch on Asus ROG motherboards actually change?
I have an Asus ROG series motherboard (it's a Maximus IV Extreme) and there's a toggle switch on the board called the "LN2 Mode Switch". I gather this is used to try and remedy cold boot bugs when ...
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How to calculate what maximum amount of HDD storage my motherboard can support
I want to create a NAS by myself, for about 4-12 TB of space, depending on what it will cost.
I see that I can buy hdds for 3TB now, but how can I know if the motherboard will work with it, and how ...
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MSI laptop will only turn on once
I am working on an MSI A6200 MS-1681. When you press the power button the lights all flash. The fan comes on. The screen comes on and shows the POST screen for a second and then it dies. I have been ...
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AT power connector wiring?
Ok, I have an old Compaq Presario Socket 7 motherboard from a ~5000 series Presario. A long time ago I let my brother borrow the power supply, and he tossed it claiming it "didn't work". Of course, I ...
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Computer doesn’t power on when a video card is inserted [closed]
I have a computer (MSI 845PE Max mobo) that doesn’t start (fans don’t spin up) with a video card inserted in AGP slot (it does start when the AGP slot is empty). That didn’t happen yesterday. It ...
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CPU Fan size for ZOTAC IONITX-G-E Intel Atom 330 motherboard? [closed]
I have had the ZOTAC ION-ITX G Series [IONITX-G-E] for about a year and a half and have had no problems until a few days ago. All the sudden the CPU Fan sounds awful, and i can hear it from the next ...
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How can I connect a P8 to a P4 motherboard?
I have an older motherboard and I would like to connect a newer power supply to it. The motherboard has a P4 input, while the power supply has a P8 connector only (it is actually a 6 pin + 2 pin ...
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Motherboard requires “Processor” which supports Intel HD Graphics Technology
I am interested in the following motherboard (Intel Hunter Cove DH55HC H55), which seems to have a DVI, HDMI, and VGA port on the motherboard but it requires a "Processor" with Intel HD Graphics ...
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Trying to install OS to new computer; Won't detect HDD
Mobo: Biostar th67+
CPU: i3 2100
GPU: Radeon 6850 (using integrated right now)
PSU: Antec 400 Watts
HDD: 80gb Deskstar IDE + external Seagate
I am trying to install Windows 7. My problem is that ...
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Do different motherboards have different USB speeds?
Like different USB pendrives ( ex : USB 2.0 pendrives ) have different transfer speeds , do different motherboards have different USB speed ?
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How do I check if my system supports hardware acceleration? Is it on the CPU or motherboard?
What is hardware acceleration? How can I check if my system supports it?
Is it a property of the CPU or Motherboard?
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What does (x16, x4) mean next to 2x PCIe2 x16?
UPDATE 1:
The motherboard which I am planning on getting is the Asrock P67 PRO3 SE.
Is it possible to get a motherboard which can do true x16 in both ports?
ORIGINAL QUESTION:
I am about to buy 2 ...
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My motherboard has 2 ram slots . Why does CPU-Z and Speccy show that I have 4 slots?
My motherboard has 2 ram slots . Why does CPU-Z and Speccy show that I have 4 slots ?
Gigabyte GA G41 MT S2P
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Is it possible because of low RAM the MotherBoard getting effected?
Is it possible to have Low RAM in the System and because of this the MotherBoard getting problem.Actually I have Apple MacMini with Lion OS and 2GB of RAM.when I Install Titanium with Android SDK and ...
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Computer works correctly but CPU fan won't run
I got a used pc from my job since a week.
The motherboard is an Intel, model DDG965WH.
CPU is Core2 quad.
I installed Linux Mint on it.
Everything's ok since a couple of days, but I just realized ...
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Are there any hardware vendors that ship to Argentina? [closed]
Before you ask yeah prices here are crazy, with some luck you will only pay DOUBLE for anything.
What I'm looking for is a site like say Dealextreme or Pandawill, but instead of selling cheap toys ...
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How to Remove SPDIF cable from Video Card?
This is probably a stupid question.. I'm trying to remove the 2-pin SPDIF cable connected to my video card and motherboard but it seems like the cables are too tight and the whole socket's coming off ...
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Motherboard for the Intel i3 2100
This might be trivial to some, but I am lost.
The Intel i3 2100 cpu has Intel HD graphics integrated.
How do I choose motherboard to use this feature?
If the motherboard doesn't have integrated ...
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What does a recommended PSU from motherboard include?
I'm looking at getting an Asus P5G41T-M LX G41 motherboard. In the manual here, it states that a minimum of 400 watt PSU is recommended. My question is, what is this figure including as I can't quite ...
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No image from graph card but image from motherboard
I have an HD 5970 running on a P8Z68-v LE motherboard and I have no image comming out of the graphic card.
When I plug my screen on my motherboard, I see the bios and the
OS.
When I plug my screen ...
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Max RAM: CPU vs Motherboard
Looking to put together a cheap(er) server/workstation for doing some big statistical analysis. Right now, it's running on a machine with 16gb and we're using 40gb of swap. So I want to maximize ...
