Smart Computing Article - Motherboards On GlobalSpec

February 2000 • Vol.4 Issue 1 Add To My Personal Library What To Upgrade On This Vital System Component With improved sound, video, and three-dimensional effects making their way into many new software titles, computers need a boost to keep up with the times, and just adding more random-access memory(RAM) may not be the answer. Upgrading may involve changing more complicated components, including cache or a system's Basic Input/Output System (BIOS). There are no set rules for motherboard design. Not only are components in different locations on the motherboard, but some manufacturers allow components to be removed easily while others solder the components onto the board. These soldered components dislodge only with a soldering iron. Unless you look

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Chipsets

Chipsets are single chips that provide many of the functions of a motherboard. Generally, they integrate the clock generator, bus controllers, system timer, interrupt controller, DMA controller, CMOS/RAM clock, and keyboard controller functions.

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Card Guides

Card guides are attached to backplane motherboards to allow the insertion or mounting of computer cards.

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Computer Motherboards

Computer motherboards are printed circuit boards (PCBs) that house basic computer circuitry and vital components. They are devices into which other computer boards or cards are plugged.

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Memory Modules

Memory modules are computer chips used to add memory to a computer.

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Soldering Irons, Stations, and Accessories

Soldering irons, stations and accessories bond two or more metallic surfaces together with a low melting alloy solder such as tin/lead or Sn/Cu/Ni/Ge alloys, which is melted, wets the surface and resolidifies forming a soldered joint.

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