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The main board or motherboard is the single most
important
component of
your computer. Some may argue that the processor is the most
important, or the hard disk
or the video graphics card,
but, in the end, none of these would work if they didn't have a main
board of some kind to plug in to.
But not all main boards are the same. There are
many different kinds of PCB's (Printed Circuit Boards) catering to
different needs. In fact, taken down to its basic, PCB's can be
found just about anywhere, from your digital watch, to your
television, your mobile
telephone, the microwave oven, the computer mouse, a digital clock, toys,
robots,
radios and so
forth.
Printed circuit boards can contain all of the
information needed to operate the total machine or be a platform on
which various components are installed, as is the case with most
computer main boards.
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This is also the main board we are dealing with
here. The one which sits in your computer cabinet, and where all the
other computer components are plugged in or hooked up to.
The following sites offer prime information,
comparisons or detailed listings about computer main boards,
computer memory, the Basic
Input Output System (BIOS), or computer Central Processing Units
(CPU's).
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