WEEK 8

DAY 1 - INTEL & AMD MOTHER BOARD DETAILS (THEORY SESSION) DAY 2 - INTEL & AMD PROCESSOR DETAILS (THEORY SESSION)

DAY 3 - INTEL & AMD PROCESSOR & MOTHERBOARD DETAILS (THEORYSESSION) DAY 4 - SPECIAL PERIPHERAL DEVICES (THEORY SESSION)
DAY 5 - TROUBLE SHOOTING TIPS (THEORY SESSION)

Motherboard Components
The major components of the motherboard
Processor socket or slot Chipset Super I/O chip BIOS SIMM/DIMM sockets

Bus slots

Motherboard Components
Chipset and Functions
Different chips integrated to a single chip called the chipset. North bridge and South bridge was introduced to the motherboard with PCI slots.

The south bridge controls the slower I/O components like the Serial ports, USB ports and the IDE.

 The new technology, Intel Hub Architecture (IHA) uses two chips called hub controllers. The hub controllers are
Graphics and Memory Controller Hub (GMCH) I/O Controller Hub (ICH)

The chipset determine

The voltage provided to the processor
Number of processors that can be supported The speed of the processor The different memory modules that are supported

Bus speed
The different expansion bus that are supported Power Management

 Processor
Two major components
Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU) performs Arithmetic and Logic Operations Control Unit (CU) provides the control signals for performing different operations.

Cache Memory
It is high speed storage memory made of Static RAM (SRAM). Two types of cache memory are L1 or the internal cache and L2 cache or the external cache.

 I/O Ports
Each device connected to a computer uses I/O port address. Functions of I/O address Sending commands to the peripheral device Receiving the status of the device whether it is idle or busy Send and receive data Configure the device for interrupts

Bus Speed
The speed of the bus refers to the amount of the data that can be transferred across the bus.

 Some of the bus types are,

Front side Bus - The bus speed in general refers to the speed of the Front Side Bus (FSB).

AGP Bus It connects the video card to the memory and the CPU. Back side Bus It connects the processor to the L2 Cache

 Memory bus It connects the north bridge to the memory.

IDE or ATA bus It connects the south bridge to the disk drives.
PCI Bus It connects the PCI slots to the south bridge.

 Jumpers
It is a small connector which can be placed between two pins to make electrical connections.

DIP switch
The dual inline package switch is a small block provided with a lever.

INTEL MOTHER BOARD PENTIUM III

Key Features
Package Type Processor Type Front Side Bus Speed Product Type Socket Type Intel Boxed Pentium III 100 MHz Processor Slot 1

Processor
Manufacturer Clock Speed Processor Instruction Set Intel 450 MHz Intel MMX SSE

Memory
L2 Cache Size L1 Cache Size 512 KB 32 KB

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 845
Key Features Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processor Micro ATX PC Intel 845GV Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4 Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D Intel Pentium 4 533 MHz

Front Side Bus Speed Technical Features Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports

Storage Controller Types Processor

PCI x 3 Serial Port x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1, PS/2 Keyboard x 1 ,Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1,USB 2.0 x 6, Floppy Port x 1 DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2

Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type

1 Socket 478

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 845
Memory Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots Audio / Video 2 GB DDR SDRAM 266 MHz 200 MHz 333 MHz 2 x 184 Pin DIMMs

Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type

Sound Card Line Out AGP AGP 8x Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 AC'97 Audio Codec Intel Extreme Graphic Network Adapter

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 865
Key Features Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed ATX PC Intel 865G Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4 Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D 800 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports AGP x8 x 1 PCI x 6 Serial Port x 1- PS/2 Mouse x 1- PS/2 Keyboard x1 - Parallel Port ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1- RJ45 Lan Port x 1- Floppy Port x 1USB 2.0 x 8 Serial ATA x 2, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA x 2, DMA/ATA-33 (Ultra) x 2 Intel ICH5R

Storage Controller Type(s)

South Bridge Chip Processor

Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type

1 Socket 478

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 865
Memory Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 4 GB DDR SDRAM 400 MHz 266 MHz 333 MHz 4 x 184 Pin DIMMs

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type Line Out 5.1 Channels SPDIF out AGP 8x Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In SPDIF In 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 AC'97 Audio Codec AD1985 Intel Extreme Graphic 2 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 875
Key Features
Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed ATX PC Intel 875P Intel Pentium 4 800 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports AGP x8 x 1, PCI x 5 Serial Port x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1, PS/2 Keyboard x 1, Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1, RJ45 Lan Port x 1, Floppy Port x 1, USB 2.0x 8 Serial ATA x 2, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2 Intel ICH5R SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1

Storage Controller) Types South Bridge Chip RAID Support

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 1 Socket 478

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 875
Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 4 GB DDR SDRAM 400 MHz 333 MHz 4 x 184 Pin DIMMs 4 x 184 Pin RIMM

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Integrated Audio Networking Type Sound Card Line Out AGP 8x Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In AD1985 Network Adapter Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 910
Key Features
Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed Micro ATX PC Intel 910GL Express Intel Celeron D 533 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI Express x1 x 1 , PCI x 2 Serial Port x 1,PS/2 Mouse x 1 PS/2 Keyboard x 1 ,Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 Floppy Port x 1 USB 2.0 x 8 DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4 Intel ICH6

Storage Controller Type's South Bridge Chip

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 1 Socket LGA775

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 910
Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 2 GB DDR SDRAM 400 MHz 333 MHz 2 x DIMMs

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Sound Card Line Out 5.1 Channels PCI Express x1 Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem Realtek ALC860 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 915
Key Features Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed Technical Features Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI Express x1 x 1, PCI Express x16 x 1, PCI x 2 Serial Port x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1, PS/2 Keyboard x 1, Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 RJ45 Lan Port x 1, Floppy Port x 1 USB 2.0 x 8 Storage Controller Type's DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4, Serial ATA x 4, DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1 South Bridge Chip Intel ICH6 Processor Micro ATX PC Intel 915 G Intel 915G Express Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D 800 MHz

Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type

1 Socket LGA775

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 915
Memory Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots Audio / Video Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type Sound Card Line Out PCI Express x16 Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem, Realtek ALC860 Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet , Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet 4 GB DDR SDRAM 400 MHz 333 MHz 4 x 184 Pin DIMMs 4 x DIMMs

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 925
Key Features
Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors
Front Side Bus Speed

ATX PC Intel 925XE Intel Pentium 4, Intel Pentium Extreme Edition Intel Pentium 4 800 MHz 1066 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI Express x16 x 1, PCI x 4, PCI Express x 2 RJ45 Lan Port x 1,Serial Port x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1,PS/2 Keyboard x 1,Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1, Floppy Port x 1, USB 2.0 x 8 DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4 Intel ICH6R SATA RAID 0 SATA RAID 1

Storage Controller Types South Bridge Chip RAID Support

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 1 Socket LGA775

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 925
Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 400 MHz 533 MHz 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Audio Input Integrated Audio Sound Card Line Out 5.1 Channels, SPDIF out Coaxial Out Optical Out PCI Express x16 Microphone Jack 1 x Line In Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem Realtek ALC860 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

Networking Type

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 945
Key Features
Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed Micro ATX PC Intel 945G Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D, Intel Pentium D Intel Pentium D, Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D 1066 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI Express x1 x 1, PCI Express x16 x 1,PCI x 2 PCI Express x1 x 2 FireWire (IEEE1394a) x 3, Serial Port x 1, PS/2 Mouse x 1, PS/2 Keyboard x 1, Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1, RJ45 Lan Port x 1, Floppy Port x 1, USB 2.0 x 8 DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4 DMA/ATA-100(Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA II x 4 Serial ATA x 4,DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1 Intel ICH7R SATA RAID 0 , SATA RAID 1 ,SATA RAID 0+1, SATA RAID 5

Storage Controller Type's

South Bridge Chip RAID Support

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL 945
Processor Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 1 Socket LGA775

Memory Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots Audio / Video Audio Output
Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Audio Input Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type

4 GB DDR2 SDRAM 400 MHz 533 MHz 667 MHz 4 x 240 Pin DIMMs

Line Out 5.1 Channels SPDIF out 7.1 Channels Coaxial Out Optical Out PCI Express x16 Integrated Graphic Card Microphone Jack 1 x Line In 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 AC'97 Audio Codec Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL D101
Key Features
Form Factor Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors Front Side Bus Speed Micro ATX PC ATI RADEON Express 200 Intel Pentium 4, Intel Celeron D 800 MHz

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI Express x1 x 1, PCI Express x16 x 1, PCI x 2 Serial Port x 1 , PS/2 Mouse x 1 , PS/2 Keyboard x 1, Parallel Port (ECP/EPP/SPP) x 1 RJ45 Lan Port x 1, Floppy Port x 1 USB 2.0 x 8 DMA/ATA-133 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4 , DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 2, Serial ATA x 4 ,Serial ATA x 4, DMA/ATA- 100 (Ultra) x 1

Storage Controller Type's

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 1 Socket LGA775

INTEL MOTHER BOARD

INTEL D101
Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 2 GB DDR SDRAM DDR DRAM 400 MHz 333 MHz 2 x DIMMs 2 x 184 Pin DIMMs

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Integrated Graphic Card Video Out Ports Integrated Audio On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type 5.1 Channels PCI Express x16 Integrated Graphic Card 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 Intel High Definition Audio Subsystem Realtek ALC861 ATI RADEON X300 Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Ethernet, Network adapter, Fast Ethernet

AMD MOTHER BOARD

AMD ATHOLON
Key Features
Form Factor Chipset Compatible Processors ATX VIA Apollo KT266A AMD Athlon

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty 1

Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type 2 GB DDR SDRAM

Audio / Video
Audio Output Video Interface Networking Type Sound Card AGP 4x Network Adapter

AMD MOTHER BOARD

AMD DURON
Key Features
Chipset Compatible Processors SiS740 AMD Duron

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty 1

Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type 2 GB DDR SDRAM

Audio / Video
Audio Output Integrated Graphic Card Networking Type Sound Card Integrated Graphic Card Network Adapter

AMD MOTHER BOARD

AMD OPETORAN
Key Features
Compatibility Chipset Compatible Processors PC UNIX AMD-8111 / AMD-8131 AMD Opteron

Technical Features
Expansion Slots Integrated Input/Output Ports PCI x 2, PCI-X 64 Bit (100/66 MHz) x 2, PCI-X 64 Bit (66/33 MHz) x 2 Serial Port x 2, USB 1.1 x 2 ,PS/2 Mouse x 1 PS/2 Keyboard x 1, RJ45 LAN Port x 2 DMA/ATA-100 (Ultra) x 1, Serial ATA x 4 RAID 0 RAID 1 RAID 10 RAID 0+1

Storage Controller Type's RAID Support

Processor
Max supported CPUs qty Socket Type 2 Socket 940

AMD MOTHER BOARD

AMD OPETORAN
Memory
Max Supported RAM Memory Type Supported RAM Speeds Number of Memory Slots 16 GB DDR SDRAM 333 MHz 4 x DIMMs

Audio / Video
Installed Video Memory Integrated Graphic Card Video Out Ports On Board Graphic Processor Networking Type 8 MB Integrated Graphic Card 15 Pin D-Sub VGA port x 1 ATI Rage XL Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet