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Drives are linked by cables called SATA cables, these send data through the motherboard
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What is on the house?
Everything is connected to the motherboard. Everything other than hard drives and disc drives would be directly on the motherboard.
Drives are connected to the motherboard with ribbon cables or thinner cables?
SATA cables.
When assembling a desktop computer which do you install first the drives or the motherboard?
Install the motherboard first. The drives will have wiring harness to connect to the motherboard.
What does the motherboard hold?
The motherboard holds most of the essential circuitry needed for the computer. It contains the CPU, the chipset, the buses, the memory, voltage regulators, the BIOS, the CMOS battery, and various controllers. The motherboard may or may not have integrated graphics. If not, the machine will need a separate video card.
What can be connected to motherboard?
items of a motherboard
The CPU the memory and the expansion slots are all connected to what component?
a the power supply b the disk drives c the heatsink d the motherboard
Why is it best to install drives before you install a motherboard?
Because you might drop the drives on your motherboard while installing.
What are the advantages of having built in Video Cards on your motherboard?
Without a motherboard no computer would function ! It is the main circuit board that holds the processor, memory modules and any expansion cards such as Graphics card, Modem card, Network card etc. Any harddisk drives, CD/DVD drives and floppy drives are connected to and controlled by the Motherboard. As are a keyboard, mouse, printer or scanner.
What is the motherboard attached to?
Technically it's the other way around, everything (keyboard, monitor, printers, hard drives, etc.) are connected to the mother board.
What does a SATA cable do?
SATA, or serial advanced technology attachment, connects the motherboard to hard drives and optical drives. This cable is inserted into the SATA slot on the motherboard.
Why does a sata motherboard contain sata connections?
It wouldn't be a SATA motherboard if you couldn't connect SATA drives to it.
What is ATA bus comntrol?
The IDE/ATA bus controller manages the flow of information between the hard drive and the rest of the computer. At this point in time, The IDE/ATA bus controller is typically built into the motherboard so hard drives can be connected directly to the motherboard.
