The motherboard is the central printed circuit board (PCB) in most modern computers and it holds many of the crucial components of the system, and provides connectors for other peripherals. The motherboard is sometimes alternatively known as the main board, system board, or, on Apple computers, the logic board.

Motherboard and its components

Most computer motherboards produced today are designed for IBM-compatible computers, which currently account for about 90% of global PC sales.
A motherboard is like the nervous system of the computer as it provides the electrical connections by which the other components of the system
communicate, it also hosts the central processing unit, other subsystems, and devices. If you motherboard goes down your whole computer will go down.
While it may be difficult for you to diagnose whether or not the issues you are experiencing are caused by a problem with your motherboard, our technicians
will be able to diagnose the problem and repair or replace the parts that are damaged.

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Helpful information about Motherboards

A typical motherboard of 2009 will have a different number of connections depending on its standard.

A standard ATX motherboard will typically have 1x PCI-E 16x connection for a graphics card, 2x PCI slots for various expansion cards, and 1x PCI-E 1x
(which will eventually supersede PCI). A standard EATX motherboard will have 1x PCI-E 16x connection for a graphics card, and a varying number of PCI
and PCI-E 1x slots. It can sometimes also have a PCI-E 4x slot. (This varies between brands and models.)

Some motherboards have 2x PCI-E 16x slots, to allow more than 2 monitors without special hardware, or use a special graphics technology called SLI
(for Nvidia) and Crossfire (for ATI). These allow 2 graphics cards to be linked together, to allow better performance in intensive graphical computing
tasks, such as gaming and video editing.

As of 2007, virtually all motherboards come with at least 4x USB ports on the rear, with at least 2 connections on the board internally for wiring
additional front ports that are built into the computer’s case. Ethernet is also included now. This is a standard networking cable for connecting
the computer to a network or a modem. A sound chip is always included on the motherboard, to allow sound output without the need for any extra
components. This allows computers to be far more multimedia-based than before. Cheaper machines now often have their graphics chip built into the
motherboard rather than a separate card.

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