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Motherboard

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How a motherboard is made: Inside the Gigabyte factory in Taiwan

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Introducing CRYPTOLAND, Motherboard's New Documentary Series About All Things Crypto

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Replace the Motherboard | HP Pavilion 15z-ec000 CTO | HP

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Motherboard Connectors - All you Need to Know as Fast As Possible

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How to install a motherboard into a case

A motherboard is the main printed circuit board (PCB) found in general purpose microcomputers and other expandable systems. It holds and allows communication between many of the crucial electronic components of a system, such as the central processing unit (CPU) and memory, and provides connectors for other peripherals. Unlike a backplane, a motherboard usually contains significant sub-systems such as the central processor, the chipset's input/output and memory controllers, interface connectors, and other components integrated for general purpose use and applications.
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    • Bootstrapping using the Basic Input/Output System