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SECOND ASSIGNMENT
HARDWARE
1. List down different kind of motherboard for the PC.
ATX motherboard
AX motherboard
2. What is the different between AX & ATX motherboard? Sketch the layout of the
motherboard.
AX motherboard is the old type of motherboard while ATX is the new type of
motherboard. The position of CPU for an AT motherboard is in series to the expansion slot
whereas for an ATX, is in parallel to the expansion slot.
3. List the pins number of various kind of connector on the motherboard and at the back of
the PC.
On the motherboard:
USB - 4 pins
P/2 - 6 pins
Serial port - 9/15 pins
Firewire 1394 - 6 pins
VGA - 16 pins
4. What are the DC voltages we can find from the DC power supply?
+12V
5. List down the electrical problem we are facing when operating our PC?
Electrical problems can be from outside of the PC entirely (a frayed power cable, a bad
socket, a dying UPS battery) or from within it (a failing system power supply, a faulty soft
switch).
6. What are ESD, EMI and RFI?
OPERATING SYSTEM
Start-up Win98
Press key to the BIOS setup
By pressing F2
Detect Drive
Select & then boot from CD
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