Motherboard Components
What part is a silicon microchip that processes all instructions?
Central Processing Unit (CPU)
A hardware interface that enables communication between your PC and expansion devices such as sound cards, network cards (Wi-Fi, Ethernet, Bluetooth), and other connector cards (USB, FireWire, eSATA).
Expansion Slot
An intendent processor embedded on to a CPU.
Core count
An aluminum or copper cooling device that sits over the top of a processor or other heat-generating component, typically held down with a clamp.
Heat sink
What is the first step if your CPU overheats.
Trun off the power to the computer and leave it for 10 minutes.
RAM Slot
Used By most new expansion cards.
PCIe
A future of chips that places additional registers on a core.
Hyperthreading ability
A feature found on large and powerful heat sinks used for high end CPUs and laptops.
Heat pipe
A menu that helps you by finding the information on motherboard manufacture.
Pc Health or Monitoring
A set of integrated circuits that routes communication between computer components and the CPU.
A Chipset
What is the M.2 used for?
Used for storage and network devices
Fast memory used to process data or instructions.
Cache
A form of "active cooling" that uses a fan to blow air and improve heat dissipation.
Cooling fan
If the cooling system is not connected properly, what should you do?
Remove any existing paste and add a fresh layer
A three or four pin connector used for a CPU or case cooling fan.
Fan Connector
What is used to expand laptop devices via an external slot?
ExpressCard
a graphics processing unit on the same CPU chip.
Integrated GPU
A thermally conductive paste or pad that's placed in a thin layer between the heat sink and processor.
Thermal paste
Check the power, use the multimeter to verify the power supply.
Drive connectors connect modern hard disk drives, solid state drives, and optical drives to the circuitry to the motherboard.
Serial AT Attachment (SATA)
The speed of a bus is measured in what?
Megahertz (MHz)
Allows your computer system to run a unique system with full access to hardware for applications.
Virtualization
A cooler that uses water or some other liquid plumed through tubes to a heat sink or other heat reservoir away from the CPU, and sometimes even outside the case.
Liquid cooler
Is the airflow being obstructed in any way what should you do?
Make sure the cables or other obstructions are not blocking the vent, use tie wraps to secure cables and cords so that they are away from the vent.