Please complete the HOP exercise using your Entry Build Do the following to compare the wattage capacity of the power supply installed in your computer with the recommended value: Search the web for a power supply wattage calculator. Be sure the one you use is provided by a reliable website. For example, the ones at newegg.com […]

What are the two major components of a processor cooler assembly? How many pins does the CPU fan header on a motherboard have? If the power connector from the CPU fan has only three pins, it can still connect to the 4-pin header, but what functionality is lost? How do you determine the wattage capacity […]

Who are the two major manufacturers of processors? What is the name of the memory cache that is on the same die as the processor? What is the name of the memory cache that is closest to the processor die but is not housed on the die? What is the name of the Intel technology […]

Please complete the HOP 4-1 exercise , using the class PC. To identify your motherboard and find out the processor and processor socket a motherboard is currently using, you can use UEFI/BIOS setup, Windows utilities, or third-party software such as Speccy at www.periform.com/speccy. To research processors a board can support, you can use the motherboard […]

What are the three most popular form factors used for motherboards? Which type of Intel chipsets was the first to support the graphics controller to be part of the processor? How many pins does the Intel Socket B have? What is another name for this socket? What type of memory does the LGA1155 socket work […]

Using the motherboard brand and model installed in your computer, or another motherboard brand and model assigned by your instructor, download the user guide from the motherboard manufacturer and answer these questions: What processors does the board support? What type of RAM does the board support? What is the maximum RAM the board can hold? […]