motherboard
PC's central hub
A motherboard is the main circuit board in a computer, containing the central processor and providing connection points for other components—memory, storage drives, graphics cards, and peripherals.
Everything routes through it: The motherboard fried during the power surge.
Also called a mainboard or system board.
Coordinated circuit collection
Boot-up initialization firmware
Electronic component substrate
- traceMinute remnant or pursue
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- layerSingle thickness of material
- solderFusible bonding alloy
etching · conductive · pathway · component · fabrication · silkscreen · via · substrate
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
Device connection standard
- SATASerial disk interface
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- DisplayPortDigital video transmission standard
- EthernetWired network standard
chipset
Coordinated circuit collection
BIOS
Boot-up initialization firmware
- UEFIFirmware interface for booting
- POSTStartup hardware verification
- CMOSSemiconductor logic architecture
flashback · update · settings · overclocking
PCB
Electronic component substrate
solder · etching · conductive · pathway · component · fabrication · silkscreen · via · substrate · multilayer
standoff
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
USB
Device connection standard
- SATASerial disk interface
- HDMIAudio-video interface standard
- DisplayPortDigital video transmission standard
LGA
Three-letter airport code
- boardsblackboard, whiteboard, chalkboard, cutting board, clipboard
- MotherboardsPCB, chipset, BIOS, CPU socket, RAM slots
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- computingcomputer, computers, software, hardware, code
- computer hardwareCPU, GPU, RAM, hard drive, graphics card
- Computer PartsRAM, GPU, CPU, processor, hard drive
motherboardperipheral
External computer add-on
peripheral device · daughterboard · expansion card · accessory · plug-in