Concept in Definition ABC

The Base plate, also called motherboard and Motherboard, is a board that contains a printed circuit and to which are connected all the components that make up a computer. Among that series of integrated circuits that you have installed is the chipset, which is the center of connection between the computer, theRAM, expansion buses, and other devices.

It is contained within a sheet metal box and has a panel that allows connecting devices external and many other internal connectors and sockets that facilitate the installation of components inside the box.

Moreover, the motherboard includes software that is popularly known as BIOS and that allows to carry out the basic functions, such as: tests of the devices, management of the keyboard, video, loading operating system and device recognition.

So, the typical components of a motherboard are the following: one or more connectors of feeding, the socket CPU, the RAM slots and the chipset.

In addition, the Base Plate is divided into two sections, the

Northbridge (manages the connections between the computer, the RAM and the GPU) and the south bridge (allows connection between peripherals and communication devices storage, such as the HDD.

Most motherboards released after 2001 are classified into two groups: for AMD processors and for Intel processors. Among the most popular manufacturers are: Intel, MSI, Gigabyte Technology, Foxconn, Epox, Biostar, Asus, Via.

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