... function. Anything added to your computer is connected via the motherboard. Some of these components include; the CPU, RAM, cache sockets, system chipsets, expansion bus slots, disk interface, CMOS chip, BIOS chip, jumpers, switches, etc Costs of motherboards are dependent on the type of board that you prefer. ATX motherboards range in price from $49.99-$99.99. AT model motherboards range ... ...

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... : Monitor, and case. The case has a lot of chips inside, and it is the brain. Monitor is only used to transfer the datas on a screen. Modern computers has three important chip (or cards) in their cases: Graphics card (It is used for the connection between monitor and the case), CPU (Central Proccessing Unit - It is the main calculation unit. It processes ... datas.) and HDDs (Hard Disk Drive - Used for storing files. It is capacity can be changed.) Also it has a sound card (It is used to give sound), motherboard (The main chip which all other chips are put on it), mouse, keyboard etc. Bu...

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... Self Test (POST) When the power is turned on the computer the ROM BIOS begins the boot process by giving commands. Stored in Read Only Memory (ROM), on the BIOS chip, is a small set of software instructions that allow the computer to begin the process of self testing and configuration. These instructions include a series of diagnostics or power-on tests including ... Test: tests the memory chips. A running sum of the amount of memory tested will display up to the total amount of memory installed. An error message here indicates a faulty memory chip that will require replacement. 2. Syst...

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