What are the FORM FACTORS?
like what puzzle lego shape is the model & what fits with it?
They all have an "I/O AREA" = panel that tends to fit through slots in cases
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Different FORM FACTOR panels:
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ATX motherboard - most common "form factor"
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MICRO ATX - slightly smaller
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ITX middle size (uncommon)
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MINI ITX is even smaller
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server systems have extremely uncommon FORM FACTOR panels
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I/O shield adapts to any motherboard to any PC CRATE/INCASING [the box on the outside protecting computer guts)
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Old motherboards had too many specialized chips
SOUTHBRIDGE & NORTHBRIDGE chip sets. Like 2 tiny flat buildings
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Modern CPUs took over all NORTHBRIDGE functions
The remaining SOUTHBRIDGE interfaces with slower hardware
- like keyboards, hard drives, etc.
MOTHERBOARD manufacturers advertise their CHIP SETS and brag about them
(Make sure you always save your MOTHERBOARD's book, DVD, or PDF online)
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SATA cables are separate from the motherboard & connect to it
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SATA cables- for hard drives
- look like a little boot
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& SATA connection ports on a motherboard
look like tiny stacked USB ports
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VRM VOLTAGE REGULATORS + CAPACITORS- these break down electricity from power cord & adjust it to each tip
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Look for bubbled, melted, & domed up CAPACITORS to know a motherboard is fried .
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PCIE expansion slots
- to add new cards (video, sound, etc).
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Standard long 16 lane PCIE SLOT
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tiny PCIE SLOT is SINGLE LANE
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PCI was old & had too many parallel wires
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Bunch of little connectors look like forks USB CONNECTORS for DONGLES, etc
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DONGLES can have anything on it (usb, serial, hdmi, vga, etc)
helps with backwards compatibility
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(example of good cable management).
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SSD drive clamps down on motherboard.
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TOWER CASESCases come with standouts for any motherboard, pass throughs, hard drive mounts
BEFORE MOUNTING A MOTHERBOARD WITHIN A CASE
- test the motherboard with CPU and RAM sticks
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