AGP or Accelerated Graphics Port succeeded PCI or Peripheral Component Interconnect as a technology to connect graphics cards to a computer's motherboard. PCI is still used to connect other devices like ethernet and sound cards.

AGP slots provide a dedicated link between the card and the CPU and thus providing faster communication between them. There are other enhancements as well. See the source for more. But the bottom line is that AGP cards perform much better.

But now AGP is getting phased in favor of PCIe or PCI Express which is even faster and can be used as the bus for all the devices in a machine.

After taking apart the laptop (see instructions at

http://www.takeitapart.net/forum/index.php/topic,5.0.html) I found there is a CMOS battery under the keyboard, but it is soldered to the motherboard. This doesn't make it useful as a reset. I did not find a jumper or any other reset switch internal to the laptop. My research seems to suggest that holding the power button for 30 seconds is supposed to reset the CMOS. Unfortunately, that did not help in my case, but may for yours.

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There are different interfaces of which hard drives can be connected to the motherboard of computers.

ATA- More commonly ATA-133, the newest version not compatible with ATA-100(phased out) Typically this setup uses a Ribbon cable, however there are "Round" cables that have been made to reduce the turbulence and promote airflow inside the cases. These drives typically do not spin faster than 7,200 RPMS.

SATA- Serial ATA, uses a thin small cable, typically red. This is the first version, and finding hardware that SATA I is difficult. these drives typicall do not spin faster than 7,200 RPMS

SATA II - AKA SATA 3.0 GB, Uses an identical cable, but transfers data much more quickly. Most hard drives and computer accessories that use SATA are SATA II. Typically SATA II is backwards compatible with SATA I. These drives are currently capable of spinning to a maximum of 10,000 RPMS

SATA III - AKA SATA 6GB/s, use a similar cable but transfers data at twice the rate of SATA II and four times the rate of SATA (first version). SATA III is also backwards compatible. In order to take full advantage of the SATA III technology it is necessary to have a SATA III motherboard, cable and HDD.

SCSI- Pronounced "SKUZZY" a high speed interface typically only used on High end workstations and servers. Has high bandwidth and uses ribbon cables similar in look to ATA, but has more pins and a different connector. Older versions for SCSI required "terminators" on the empty connectors however they are becomming less prevalent and are typically not used on the current SCSI 320 Format. These drives are typically the most expensive and rotate the fastest typically 15,000 RPM's

The IBM BIOS is the BIOS (Basic Input Output System), or firmware, of the original IBM PC. Most "PC" systems created to this very day maintain almost complete backwards-compatibility with the BIOS, in order to run older programs and legacy operating systems.

P8 and P9 power connectors

Yes. This motherboard supports the AMD Athlon 64 X2. I believe the Athlon 64 X2 4800+ is the fastest processor this board will support.

A memory module called DIMM (dual inline memory module)

ATX

Yes, you can use different speed DDR2 RAM, but the faster one will be clocked down to the speed of the slowest one, so your not taking any advantage from the faster speed of one of those...however, this mix can probably cause instability (not in all cases), so if you can, get the RAM at the same speed :)

microATX motherboards are smaller than ATX motherboards, and have fewer components, such as expansion slots. They can still be sued in existing ATX cases, or in smaller microATX cases. Less material usage equals lower cost, while still providng a functional (if less upgradeable) computer.

It depends on the motherboard. If you can find out what type of motherboard you have, you can look up what type of memory and how much of it you can install into the memory banks. Keep in mind that the operating system that you have may limit how much of the installed memory you can actually use.

If you had to choose one then you would chooes SDRAM. it is faster than EDO

A motherboard nomally has slots for the addition or replacement of RAM modules. The particular type depends on the type of board. The manufacturer website or a memory manufacturer website can help you find out.

If you want to find this out without opening the case on desktop or laptop go to the crucial memory website and download the scanner tool. The Crucial System Scanner automatically analyzes your computer memory information and suggests an upgrade that's guaranteed compatible.

ATX is still the standard for most motherboards while the BTX was thought to take the place of the ATX form factor it wasn't as swift as people has thought. ATX is most popular still since a drawback with the Pentium 4 processor and thermal problems.

The Video Graphics Adapter (VGA) was one of the first standards for video cards so that manufacturers could create increasingly powerful video cards that would be used in a variety of computer systems. VGA also represents the 680x480 resolution that was standard on VGA-compatible monitors.

2 - Uses the P8 and P9 power connections.

No. The ASUS P5GD1-VM motherboard uses an Intel 915 chipset, which is too old for a Core 2 Quad (or even a Core 2 Duo). Probably the best processor you could get running on that board would be a Pentium Extreme Edition 840.

I assume you're asking "how do I know what kind of motherboard I have" and not the usually much easier "which part in the computer is the motherboard" (it's almost certainly the biggest circuit board in there).

The only sure one I know of is to look for the manufacturer's name and model number silkscreened onto the board somewhere.

Alternatively, if it's hooked up and working, the power-on self-test may tell you, though sometimes these are a little more vague than might be hoped (for example, while it's likely to tell you the manufacturer and possibly the model, it may or may not specify the particular revision).

The other names of "motherboard" are main board, system board, planar board & logic board. Because, a mother board contains significant sub- system such as the process and other

components. It is the main printed circuit board. It holds many of the crucial electronics components of the system such as CPU, memory and provides connectors for other peripherals.

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As far as I know, SiS, ViA and Intel all supply chipsets to the motherboard manufacturers, but they may not be the only ones.

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location on the motherboard into which a controller card for a peripheral device is stored

That completely depends on the motherboard. Some of them weigh much more than others. Ones that you get in desktop computers weigh more than the ones in laptop computers, for instance. It also depends on what types and amounts of components are part of the motherboard. If you look at specs for laptops it will give you the total weight of the laptop, but not usually the weight of the motherboard itself, unless that is part of its advertising strategy. :) To look at different types of motherboards, you might want to look at newegg.com or a similar online store where you can compare specifications.