Remove the CPU from the motherboard socket. Use the ATX 20-pin chart to refer to pin numbers on the board's connector. Keep the black lead on the chassis and use the red lead to test the GND pins on the motherboard connector: Pins 3, 5, 7, 13, 15, 16, and 17 should return a...
In my 30 years of experience as a computer technician, a motherboard is one of the most challenging components to diagnose due to the number of components connected to it. If a motherboard fails, you could have blue screens, freezing, beeps, inability to detect USB drives and other hardware...
Knowing how to test your motherboard and other critical components with a computer stress test lets you know what your PC can and can’t do. Understanding your computer’s specific capabilities allows you to get the most out of your device, and helps ensure you don’t run into hardware pro...
Installing RAM (Random Access Memory) is one of the most effective ways to boost your computer’s performance. Whether you’re upgrading your desktop computer or laptop, this guide will walk you through the process step by step. Learn how to install RAM memory safely and correctly to improve ...
1. Have Core Parts Properly Installed on Motherboard Make sure all the parts you want to test are properly installed onto the motherboard, which you should sit on a cardboard box or other non-conductive surface (motherboard box is perfect). Sitting it directly on a table will do, but si...
The BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is the software that runs your motherboard and communicates with the various components attached to it, including the processor. You can use the BIOS to change CPU clock multipliers and other critical settings – enabling great control over the overclocking pro...
We have to check whether the problems are caused either by Motherboard or by internet equipment (modem/Internet cable/wireless share device) or internet service vendors before we solve the Internet problem. This troubleshooting only offers the solution to internet dysfunction caused in Motherboard....
So, one of the first things to test with a lit DRAM light (if you can get into your BIOS) is to disable XMP and see if that at least lets you boot without any error lights. Mixing RAM Modules / Incompatible RAM Modules Not every RAM Module is compatible with every motherboard, and...
Option 4:You can check your BIOS version by directly entering into BIOS. For that, you may have to restart your system and hit Del, F2, F10, or F12 key on your keyboard while your system boots. For my motherboard, it’s Del or the Delete button. ...
with the introduction of the unibody MacBook Pro models in 2008/2009, Apple made it more difficult for users to replace the battery. It could still be done but involved removing the bottom panel of the MacBook, then unscrewing the battery fixings and detaching a cable from the m...