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Note: When should clear CMOS
1. Troubleshooting
2. Forget
password
3. After over clocking system boot fail
CMOS Clear Setting
1-2 Short
：
CMOS Clear
JBAT
1-2 Open
：
Normal
2-3
Install
CPU
2-3-1 Glossary
Chipset (or core logic)
- two or more integrated circuits which control the interfaces
between the system processor, RAM, I/O devises, and adapter cards.
Processor socket
- the socket used to mount the system processor on the
motherboard.
Slot (PCI-E, PCI, RAM) -
the slots used to mount adapter cards and system RAM.
PCI
-
P
eripheral
C
omponent
I
nterconnect - a high speed interface for video cards,
sound cards, network interface cards, and modems; runs at 33MHz.
PCI Express2.0-
Peripheral Component Interconnect Express2.0, developed in 2003,
the speed of each line doubled from the previous PCI-E of 2.5 Gbps to 5 Gbps.
Serial Port
- a low speed interface typically used for mouse and external modems.
Parallel
Port
- a low speed interface typically used for printers.
PS/2
- a low speed interface used for mouse and keyboards.
USB
-
U
niversal
S
erial
B
us - a medium speed interface typically used for mouse,
keyboards, scanners, and some digital cameras.
Sound
(interface) - the interface between the sound card or integrated sound
connectors and speakers, MIC, game controllers, and MIDI sound devices.
LAN
(interface) -
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork - the interface to your local area network.
BIOS
(
B
asic
I
nput/
O
utput
S
ystem) - the program logic used to boot up a computer
and establish the relationship between the various components.
Driver
- software, which defines the characteristics of a device for use by another
device or other software.
Processor
- the "central processing unit" (CPU); the principal integrated circuit used
for doing the "computing" in "personal computer"
Front Side Bus Frequency -
the working frequency of the motherboard, which is
generated by the clock generator for CPU, DRAM and PCI BUS.
CPU L2 Cache -
the flash memory inside the CPU, normal it depend on CPU type.
