cManaging the traffic between subsystems (ie hard drive, processor and ram) across links called busses is the key function of any motherboard. Over the years many of the components that used to be added on to a motherboard in the form of cards have become integrated. Examples would be video and networking. The notebook/netbook and now tablet revolution have made the motherboard much smaller. More expensive motherboards tend to have faster busses and support the latest processors, sometimes more than one processor in the case of server motherboards.
As a user you can be happy not knowing what your motherboard is up to as it should just work. There is only one place to change the motherboard settings and that is the "system bios", also called cmos. However, modifications to these settings are best left to the professionals as many of these settings can do more harm than good.
Motherboards have become a very reliable component in any system because they have no moving parts and are shielded from static - any electronic components biggest enemy. As far as evidence as to how reliable they are - when troubleshooting a system for hardware faults we eliminate every other system before suspecting the motherboard as a problem component. If you are shopping for a new system you are best to stay with name brand motherboards. That is why our NCI Integra systems all have only the latest Intel motherboards - reliability and industry standards from a leader in the market.
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Click here for Part 3: The Hard Drive
Click here for Part 4: The RAM
- Paul C, Service Bench Supervisor
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