1. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 44 CHAPTER The System Unit - FAQ's

2. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 System Board Where find specifications for –motherboard for CPU –Video –Memory upgrade questions?

3. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 System Specs Manual or Web site of manufacturer Open the case and look at –boarder or center of board

4. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Motherboards Adding allowable CPU –change jumpers Newer boards jumperless –settings changed in BIOS

5. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 CPU Upgrade Add CPU if slot fits?

6. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Memory What is it? How much do I need? Are there different kinds?

7. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 RAM Memory types have been proliferating Match requirements of PC or motherboard manufacturer

8. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 System Clock When do I replace a system clock?

9. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 System Clock Batteries Dime-sized batteries easily replaced on motherboard If system clock continues to loose time

10. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Expansion Slots and Cards Where are they? What kind should I get?

11. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Bus Lines What are they? How are they used in the system?

12. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Video Cards What is available? Add to current boards?

13. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Ports and Cables Additional USB, parallel and serial ports can be added HPSB – 33 times faster than USB

14. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Increase Processing? Computer slowing down? What to do?

15. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002 Help! Need Help? Find Answers –Guarantees –Purchasing a computer

16. 4 © The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. 2002