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A standardized specification of a motherboard (including its dimensions, supported power supply types, and layout of components) is known as the motherboard's form factor.

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Form Factor is a standardized specification of a motherboard (including its dimensions, supported power supply types, and layout of components). AT Form Factor AT (Advanced Technology) Form Factor was originally made by IBM. It became very popular because they allowed people to copy the design without being sued.

What is the most common motherboard type used in desktop PCs?

• ATX

• mATX

• LPX/NLX

• ITX

• mITX

Answer explanation

ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended) is a motherboard and power supply configuration specification developed by Intel in 1995 to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT design. It was the first major change in desktop computer enclosure, motherboard and power supply design in many years, …

Which of the following answers refers to a proprietary line of low-power consumption small form factor motherboard types for industrial and embedded PC applications?

• NLX

• ITX

• ATX

• LPX

Answer explanation

Short for Information Technology eXtended, ITX is a small motherboard form factor from VIA Technologies that was first introduced in November 2001 with the Mini-ITX. Later versions of ITX include the Nano …

NLX (short for New Low Profile eXtended) was a form factor proposed by Intel and developed jointly with IBM, DEC, and other vendors for low profile, low cost, mass-marketed retail PCs.

ATX (Advanced Technology eXtended) is a motherboard and power supply configuration specification developed by Intel in 1995 to improve on previous de facto standards like the AT design.

A common connector type providing power to graphics cards, CPUs, older type of storage media, or cooling fans on the PC motherboard is generally referred to as:

• P4 connector

• Molex connector

• PS/2 connector

• ATX12V connector

Answer explanation

A 6-pin power connector can provide 75 Watt to your graphics cards and an 8-pin connector can provide 150 Watt to the card. Most mid-range graphics cards come with one 6-pin connector and high-end graphics cards come with one 8-pin connector or both 6-pin and 8-pin connector if it has higher power consumption.

Which motherboard connector features an L-shape design that prevents its improper insertion?

• SATA

• M.2

• eSATA

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Although SATA connectors are described as a single port or connector, SATA encompasses two ports: The data connector and the power connector. The former is the short, L-shaped, seven-pin connector, while the latter is the more extended 15-pin connector — the taller “L” of the two.

Adding an eSATA device to a PC can be done either by attaching the device cable directly to the motherboard's integrated I/O panel, connecting it via eSATA port on a modular bracket mounted on the back of the PC case, or attaching it directly to a dedicated slot on the motherboard.

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Answer explanation

How to Connect an eSATA External Hard Drive

Step 1 Ensure that your eSATA hard drive is unplugged.

Step 2 Connect the eSATA cable from the back of the external hard drive to the eSATA connector on your computer. ...

Step 3 Plug you eSATA hard drive into the electrical outlet, and turn on any power switches.

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Inside a PC case, connector cables from a power switch, reset switch, or LEDs on the front/top panel of the case attach to their corresponding slots located on the PSU.

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The installation of USB ports located on the front panel of a computer case requires plugging in internal USB cable connectors into compatible groupings of metal pins (a.k.a. headers) on the motherboard.

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Which of the following dedicated expansion slots/ports on the PC motherboard enable(s) connecting an M.2 device? (Select all that apply)

• B key slot

• SATA port

• M key slot

• USB slot

• B+M key slot

Answer explanation

M.2 is a slot that can interface with SATA 3.0 (the cable that’s probably connected to your desktop PC’s storage drive right now), PCI Express 3.0 (the default interface for graphics cards and other major expansion devices), and even USB 3.0.

High-end PC motherboards typically contain microprocessor sockets compatible with chips from different CPU manufacturers.

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• Yes

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Answer explanation

There are some High-End Desktop and Server Sockets too: TR4, sTRX4 (for AMD Threadripper CPUs) and LGA2066, LGA4189 (For Intel X-Series CPUs and some Xeons) are some of them. Each motherboard is built with a specific type of socket which means you’ll need to find out what socket it has to guarantee compatibility.