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A+ Part I Computer Hardware
CPU Mathew Abraham
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CPU
Overview Terminology CPU Form Factors Trouble Shooting
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CPU - Overview
Four Basic Functions of A PC -Input -Processing -Output -Storage CPU affects either directly or indirectly all these functions
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CPU - Terminology
CPU – Central Processing Unit Speed of CPU measured in MHz
-first IBM Pc 8088 ran at 4.77 MHz (ie 4,770,000 cycles per second) -modern PCs run over a billion cycles per second
Cache- high speed access to memory that the CPU uses to store recently accessed items - L1 cache - memory that is onboard the CPU, runs at the same speed as the CPU
- L2 cache – High speed memory, not as fast as L1, and external to the CPU
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CPU - Terminology
CPU is composed of 3 basic components. I/O unit – contains data and address bus. Width of address bus determines how much memory the CPU can address. Control Unit – Keeps track of all the operations of the processor, translates information if necessary and forwards information to ALU
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CPU - Terminology
ALU – Executes instructions. Early PCs had a separate FPU (Floating Point Unit) to process complex calculations, Modern PCs have FPU onboard the CPU. Word Size/Internal Data Path – Largest number of bits the CPU process can process at one time. Data Path/ External Data Path - Largest number of bits that can be transported into the CPU. Prologic Recruitment Ltd.
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CPU – Form Factors
Socket Based
Slot Based
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Socket Type
PGA (pin grid array) 386,486 older Pentium
SPGA (staggered pin grid array)
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Pentium III
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How it fits?
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How it fits? Zero insertion force socket
Heat dispersing paste
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Processor should fit only one way
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Slot Type
SEC (Single edge cartridges)
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Slot Type Mother Board
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How it fits?
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Slot 1 on Board
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AMD Slot A
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Heat Sink for Slot type
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Evolution
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Evolution
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Troubleshooting PC won’t boot or intermittent problems. check - UPS - Power supply - Heat Sink - connection (Seal) - RAM - Chip “creep” (thermal cycling) - Dust
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