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2. Remove the cover of the case, which you learned to do in Chapter 2. List the different
expansion cards in the expansion slots. Was your guess correct about which ports come
from the motherboard?
3. To expose the motherboard so you can identify its parts, remove all the expansion cards,
as discussed in Chapter 2.
4. Draw a diagram of the motherboard and label these parts:
Processor (Include the prominent label on the processor housing.)
RAM (each DIMM slot)
CMOS battery
Expansion slots (Identify the slots as PCI, PCIe x1, PCIe x4, PCIe x16, and AGP.)
Each port coming directly from the motherboard
Power supply connections
SATA or IDE drive connectors and floppy drive connector
5. Draw a rectangle on the diagram to represent each bank of jumpers on the board.
6. What is the brand and model of the motherboard?
7. Locate the manufacturer’s Web site. If you can find the motherboard manual on the site,
download it.
8. You can complete the following activity only if you have the documentation for the
motherboard: Locate the jumper on the board that erases CMOS and/or the startup
password, and label this jumper on your diagram. It is often found near the battery.
Some boards might have more than one, and some have none.
9. Reassemble the computer, as you learned to do in Chapter 2.
PROJECT 3-2: Examining BIOS Settings
Access the BIOS setup program on your computer and answer the following questions:
1. What brand and version of BIOS are you using?
2. What is the frequency of your processor?
3. What is the boot sequence order of devices?
4. Do you have a floppy drive installed? If so, what type of drive?
5. Do you have a CD or DVD drive installed? What are the details of the installed drive?
6. What are the details of the installed hard drive?
7. Does the BIOS offer the option to set a supervisor or power-on password? What is the
name of the screen where these passwords are set?
8. Does the BIOS offer the option to overclock the processor? If so, list the settings that
apply to overclocking.
9. Can you disable the USB ports on the PC? If so, what is the name of the screen where
this is done?
10. List the BIOS settings that control how power is managed on the computer.
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